Football All Stars 2014

keane2097 wrote: »

He was very good in the replay but that was his first really good game all year.

He was excellent v Cork also.

ciarriaithuaidh wrote: »

Lads, lot of ridiculous stuff here. Firstly a few facts.
1. Páidi O'Sé was a great corner back but that 0-1 conceded in Finals thing is a myth. For one thing he was marking Paudge Quinn in 1986 and he got a goal at least.
2. Higgins v JOD was a great battle. JOD got 1-3 from play in Croker, 0-4 on Saturday. In both games Higgins won at least 40% of 1v1 contests. Not the majority, but there is no corner back in the game that could do better on Ham-ez right now. Look at the first point he got on Saturday. Receives a great ball into a 1v1 situation. Higgins prevents him going inside for goal but JOD turns outside and hooks the ball high over the bar to avoid the attempted block. Nothing more any corner back could do.

The 2 of them are nailed on All stars if the awards have any credibility left. It's been a long time since I've seen such a captivating 1v1 duel in the football championship.

Giles v Ryan in the 97 trilogy? Both won all-star on the back of it.

Bellew v Donaghy in 06 was pretty captivating also.

I think the All Stars are definitely going to come from the 4 semi finalist, but I hope Tipp's Colin O Riordan gets a nomination. He was outstanding all year and won player of the month for his performances against Laois and especially Galway when we were very much up against it.

Footballer of the year is James O Donoghue so far. If Murphey or Ryan McHugh are on the winning side and produce m.o.m. performances it might be a different outcome.

Ed Winchester wrote: »

I might be a bit biased, but i think Paul Flynn is POTY so far. He's been simply incredible every time he's walked on to the pitch this year.

I think Paul will be our only All Star this year, there's always a degree of disparity with these awards. The AI Champions will invariably get 5-7, losers 4-5 and the crumbs will fall to those who genuinely deserve one and then some charity cases. Unfortunately the likes of McCarthy who I thought was outstanding this year and of course Cooper will have fallen on their sword after last Sunday .. not that they'll care tbh

I think Jason Doherty is worth a shout for an all-star. He's done excellently in every Mayo game I've seen, winning breaks, working hard and getting some great scores.

DoctaDee wrote: »

Again much like the Dublin set up, Mayo won't get 2 all stars in the forward line

There's a decent chance they'll get two if they decide to give Aidan O'Shea the number 11 jersey, because O'Connor is a cert. Anyway, I think the number 11 jersey is between Connolly and O'Shea, so either Mayo or Dublin could have 2 in the one line.

GBXI wrote: »

There's a decent chance they'll get two if they decide to give Aidan O'Shea the number 11 jersey, because O'Connor is a cert. Anyway, I think the number 11 jersey is between Connolly and O'Shea, so either Mayo or Dublin could have 2 in the one line.

I'm not saying they don't deserve one, but with probably 9-10 taken from the finalists - I'd suggest maybe Hennelly would be Mayo best shout at a 2nd all star - to give a more representative feel to the team I'd say the likes of Shane Walsh might get a HF nomination

No way in hell regardless of the result should Kerry get the GK spot.

Has to be Durkan for me.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

No way in hell regardless of the result should Kerry get the GK spot.

Has to be Durkan for me.

I'd agree with you there, I don't particularly rate the Kerry keeper at all, but look at the bookies odds, Hennelly isn't even priced!! Don't ask me how!

Interestingly, barely anyone on this thread has mentioned Karl Lacey even though he is 1/7 with the bookies to win a half back All Star!

Current odds from Paddypower

Goalkeeper

Paul Durcan 2/5
Brian Kelly 5/2
Rory Beggan 4/1
Stephen Cluxton 7/1

Full Back

Keith Higgins 1/12
Neil McGee 1/9
Eamon McGee 6/4
Paddy McGrath 2/1
Andy Mallon 10/3
Paul Murphy 4/1
Drew Wylie 9/2
Aidan O Mahony 5/1
Marc O'Se 7/1
Philip McMahon 7/1
Shane Enright 9/1

Half Backs

Karl Lacey 1/3
Frank McGlynn 2/5
Colm Boyle evens
Dessie Mone 3/1
Killian Young 9/4
Peter Crowley 9/4
Fionn Fitzgerald 9/4
Anthony Thompson 7/2
Lee Keegan 4/1
James McCarthy 5/1
Aaron Kernan 13/2

Midfielders

David Moran 1/3
Neil Gallagher 4/9
Aidan O'Shea 5/2
Johnny Buckley 9/2
Anthony Maher 9/2
Michael D MacAuley 5/1
Thomas Flynn 16/1


Half Forwards

Ryan McHugh 1/8
Diarmuid Connolly 3/10
Paul Flynn 3/10
Odhran Mac Niallais 8/13
Donnchadh Walsh 8/15
Leo McLoone 9/1
Shane Walsh 14/1
Stephen O Brien 16/1
Bryan Sheehan 16/1
Tony Kernan 25/1
Kevin Dyas 25/1

Full Forwards

James O'Donoghue 1/500
Michael Murphy 1/10
Cillian O'Connor 1/8
Paul Geaney 9/2
Declan O'Sullivan 11/2
Bernard Brogan 15/2
Colm McFadden 8/1
Conor McManus 10/1
Jamie Clarke 14/1
Paddy McBrearty 14/1
Colm O'Neill 25/1
Conor Sweeney 33/1

Based on those odds (and assuming that there is no switching of positions the 15 All-Stars would be

Paul Durcan 2/5
Keith Higgins 1/12
Neil McGee 1/9
Eamon McGee 6/4
Karl Lacey 1/3
Frank McGlynn 2/5
Colm Boyle evens
David Moran 1/3
Neil Gallagher 4/9
Ryan McHugh 1/8
Diarmuid Connolly 3/10
Paul Flynn 3/10
James O'Donoghue 1/500
Michael Murphy 1/10
Cillian O'Connor 1/8

This would be
Donegal 8
Mayo 3
Kerry 2
Dublin 2

You would have to imagine that this is very likely to be the outcome if Donegal win - does seem a bit odd that currently only 2 Kerry players are in the 15

If Kerry win those likely to come into the reckoning are

Donnchadh Walsh 8/15
Killian Young 9/4
Peter Crowley 9/4
Fionn Fitzgerald 9/4

lots of half-back competition so very hard to see all these 3 getting in [anyone know the lowest number of All-Stars a winning All-Ireland team has picked up ?]

looking at these odds hard to see anyone outside the 4 semi-finalist teams pick up a nod

Ryan McHugh is 1/33 for YPOTY - if he has a quiet final he might be edged out of an All-Star seeing as he is almost a cert to pick up YPOTY

I think even if JOD has a quiet final he still has a massive chance at picking up POTY

GBXI wrote: »

I'd agree with you there, I don't particularly rate the Kerry keeper at all, but look at the bookies odds, Hennelly isn't even priced!! Don't ask me how!

Hennelly conceded 23 goals in 14 games this year,
Kelly has conceded 9 in 10 games {prior to the 2 Mayo games Kelly had conceded 5 in 8 games}

Durkan has conceded 10 goals in 13 games

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

1/500 before a ball kicked in the final

Wow

You wonder just how bad he'd have to perform not to pick up an All-Star.

He kept Dublin goalless too. His defence helped but he was there when it mattered.

Isn't much of a danger of that now in fairness

No mention of McNeilis in the centre of the field??!!