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David Clifford The Goat

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The greatest of all time ?another POTY on the way? You expect him to score 3-6 at least Saturday.

hlynch12 (Limerick) - Posts: 141 - 23/06/2026 14:10:19    2681485

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Replying To hlynch12:  "The greatest of all time ?another POTY on the way? You expect him to score 3-6 at least Saturday."
not even the best forward to come out of Kerry........yet

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1958 - 23/06/2026 15:10:16    2681512

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Between potties and goats my brain is addled....

Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 701 - 23/06/2026 15:51:12    2681527

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "not even the best forward to come out of Kerry........yet"
I would agree. To say he was the greatest of all time out of Kerry alone would be some statement. Too much of this GOAT stuff going on. Just enjoy them for what they are. Artists of their craft. You can't really compare players of a decade apart, never mind generations.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2292 - 23/06/2026 16:32:50    2681545

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Impossible to say again bur yes IMO he is the best in his era.

David was asked after last years All Ireland and i think It was Damien Lawlor asked how do you feel when you hear people say you re the greatest.David s reply was brilliant.He said something like "I dont take much notice as I think people are coming out with those comments and not coming from the right place.They are trying to build you up so they can knock you down"

I kind of agree and posters who start a thread like this would probably love David to be knocked down.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4205 - 23/06/2026 17:47:25    2681563

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Brilliant footballer and I do think he'll end up the goat if he can maitain his fitness etc but at the moment as others have said, I'm not sure you could even class him as greatest Kerry forward ever.

DubAbove (Dublin) - Posts: 7 - 23/06/2026 20:37:11    2681588

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He would want to be careful or he will be stuck up on a Pedestal in Killorglan for a few days

Southsham (Limerick) - Posts: 756 - 24/06/2026 16:47:48    2681713

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He is the greatest

Shearer (Louth) - Posts: 931 - 01/07/2026 16:31:52    2683486

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The greatest I have ever seen..We saw him come up through minor and win two All-Irelands almost on his own. Then to come up to senior, get even better and win two more All Irelands that Kerry definitely would not have won without him.. 2021 he went off injured against tyrone and Kerry lost that semi final. Its the headaches he give opposing teams and managers...how do we deal with this guy...how do we plan?? if the plan to thwart Clifford doesnt work (which it rarely does) then you simply lose that game most of the time. The
energy needed to negate him is huge because you cant mark him. Apart from his incredible footballing skills his vision to put through a pass to open a defence is something special. He has also played many years under the old rules, now in new rules and getting better so there is no player comparable to him in.my own humble opinion.

Dothesimplethingswell (Sligo) - Posts: 97 - 01/07/2026 17:34:02    2683497

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "Impossible to say again bur yes IMO he is the best in his era.

David was asked after last years All Ireland and i think It was Damien Lawlor asked how do you feel when you hear people say you re the greatest.David s reply was brilliant.He said something like "I dont take much notice as I think people are coming out with those comments and not coming from the right place.They are trying to build you up so they can knock you down"

I kind of agree and posters who start a thread like this would probably love David to be knocked down."
I concur. I think some people like to build David Clifford up so they can knock him down. Its hard to say who is the best ever but he is an incredible footballer. .He has scored some of the best scores I have ever witnessed .He is delightful to watch.

gaa.88 (Kerry) - Posts: 54 - 01/07/2026 21:06:51    2683527

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Will be first footballer to win 10 AI medals at inter county level.

TommyBermingham (Kildare) - Posts: 26 - 01/07/2026 21:15:48    2683528

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "Impossible to say again bur yes IMO he is the best in his era.

David was asked after last years All Ireland and i think It was Damien Lawlor asked how do you feel when you hear people say you re the greatest.David s reply was brilliant.He said something like "I dont take much notice as I think people are coming out with those comments and not coming from the right place.They are trying to build you up so they can knock you down"

I kind of agree and posters who start a thread like this would probably love David to be knocked down."
I would mostly agree with your comments, but this sounds a bit paranoid, I would think the vast majority of people that express an opinion about the merits of a player are being genuine.

sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 1152 - 01/07/2026 21:40:01    2683536

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