Irelands best ever posible Ireland team

AngelofFire

if ireland were to field their 11 best players of all time in their respective positions who would they be.
mine would be

Given

Carr
Mcgrath
Moran
Irwin

Giles
Brady
Keane
Duff

Aldrige
Robbie Keane

What do you think

GuanYin

To be fair its ot much of an arguement!
Its not like we have had a plethora of superb Irish players.
But, for the sake of arguement.

Bonner (circa '88)

Irwin O'Leary Moran Sheedy

McGrath Giles Keane

Brady

Duff Keane

coke

Yep, i'd say bonner ahead of given, and o'leary must be in there. I'd say Frank Stapleton with robbie up top though.

GuanYin

Originally posted by coke
Yep, i'd say bonner ahead of given, and o'leary must be in there. I'd say Frank Stapleton with robbie up top though.

I thought about stapleton (defo over aldridge) but who do you leave out?

Johnny_the_fox

what about Ronnie Whelan...?? :eek:

jonno

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Bonner

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Carr---McGrath---Moran---Irwin

Giles----Brady----Keane----Duff

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Stapelton---Keane

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Sposs

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Bonner

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Carr---McGrath---Moran---Irwin

Giles----Whelan----Keane----Brady

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Stapelton---Keane

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tHE vAGGABOND

Noel Cantwell, Jonnie Carey etc etc

60 or 70 years of players just written off?

people played footie before Jack Charlton took over you know

If your playing 4-4-2 the midfield 4 has to contain Giles, Keano and Brady..that last spot will be hotly contested. I would pick Ray Houghton as a) I know him in real life and b) he scored the 2 most importat goals in history!!

Sposs

Originally posted by tHE vAGGABOND
Noel Cantwell, Jonnie Carey etc etc

60 or 70 years of players just written off?

people played footie before Jack Charlton took over you know

Yes and they qualified for nothing and usually got beaten,so therefore were never really proven on the big stage in a big international tournment unlike the players that most people have picked.

"Best ireland team" is to pick the players that perform the best in an ireland shirt not just great players who played brillantly for there clubs but were crap at internationals.

Steve_o

Try this!!

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Bonner

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Dunne

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McGrath----Moran

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Irwin--

Houghtan----Keane

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Giles

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Duff--

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Stapleton

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Quinn--

DapperGent

Kiely

Morris Breen Babb Harte

Carsley McGoldrick McCloughlin Kilbane

Slaven Coyne

GuanYin

Originally posted by DapperGent
Kiely

Morris Breen Babb Harte

Carsley McGoldrick McCloughlin Kilbane

Slaven Coyne

I was waiting for a post like this......


Kiely? surely Gary Kelly, formally of Bury would be better
Morris was decent..... Terry "the greyhound" Phelan might edge out Harte

and Jeez... where is Alan Kernaghan?

DapperGent

Kiely more for his early retirement than his skills.

Morris was ****ing pants. Good call on Phelan.

I can't believe I forgot about Big Alan.

Eddie McGoldrick and Bernie Slaven are gods.

GuanYin

Originally posted by DapperGent
Kiely more for his early retirement than his skills.

Morris was ****ing pants. Good call on Phelan.

I can't believe I forgot about Big Alan.

Eddie McGoldrick and Bernie Slaven are gods.

Everytime I see Santas little helper in the Simpsons I'm reminded of Terry