Who is The Worst Player to ever Play for Ireland ?

Pal · 13-03-2011 5:26pm #1

Now I have a view but it would provoke outrage and go off topic so I will hold fire.
(Hint : he's a ginger)

Nevertheless, very interested to hear your views.
we've had a lot of plonkers in Green jerseys over the years so should be interesting.

Ashley Spiderman Grimes would be my second choice ..........

over to you folks

tonycascarino · 13-03-2011 5:31pm

Paul Butler & Joe Lapira. McShane and Green of the current squad aren't too far away from it either.

major bill · 13-03-2011 5:32pm

Joe lapira or whatever his name was!!!

helimachoptor · 13-03-2011 5:32pm

Mcshane end of thread

Xavi6 · 13-03-2011 5:35pm

Mickey Evans

Pauleta · 13-03-2011 5:38pm

Joe Lapira actually played alright in his one appearance with Ireland :pac:

Of my lifetime i would say McShane. Im sure there were some farcical players back in the black and white days though.

carlop · 13-03-2011 5:39pm

I think it has to be Lapira. He's currently plying his trade in the Indian 2nd division.

major bill · 13-03-2011 5:44pm

helimachoptor wrote: »

Mcshane end of thread

for a player that continually gets caps then mcshane defo wins hands down. Plus he was responsible for most of the goals scored against us in the world cup qualifiers.

builttospill · 13-03-2011 5:48pm

Alan Kernaghan or Gary Doherty.

Jax Teller · 13-03-2011 5:50pm

Gary Doherty

Balmed Out · 13-03-2011 5:57pm

There is no debate certainly in the last 30 years of players who got more then two or three caps then ALAN KERNAGHAN has gotta be the worst. If you think not Id hope your too young to remember.

Pierce_1991 · 13-03-2011 6:04pm

Roy Keane

tommyhaas · 13-03-2011 6:09pm

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Roy Keane

A fcuk off Mick, thought you's buried the hatchet

Muff_Daddy · 13-03-2011 6:14pm

Eamon Dunphy.

barbarians · 13-03-2011 6:16pm

Another vote for McShane.

barbarians · 13-03-2011 6:17pm

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Roy Keane

No, no the thread title says "Who is the Worst Player to ever Play for Ireland ?"

bonerm · 13-03-2011 6:18pm

Paul Butler is the worst I've ever seen. On top of it all his connection to the country is tenuous at best and his shambolic 45 minute debut/farewell v Czech Rep will be hard to forget.

McShane is definitely the worst player to have nailed down a regular place since the 1980s. Ironically he played out of his skin on *his* debut v Czech Rep. The country has been paying for it ever since. He could do the national team a great service by retiring.

darsar · 13-03-2011 6:27pm

Alan O Brien wouldn't lace McShane's boots.

I honestly think McShane gets a raw deal here. Take the France game and I accept Henry got around the back of him (to handle the ball) but Shay Given is getting away scot free. He was/is superglued to the line, the ball was in the 6 yard box FGS

WallyGUFC · 13-03-2011 6:30pm

McShane? Paul Green? John Douglas? Tough call!

tdv123 · 13-03-2011 6:30pm

Alan Moore or Curtis Flemming.

grenache · 13-03-2011 6:30pm

I'm old enough to remember Kernaghan, Phelan, Evans, Butler, Waddock, etc.

None of them get near Wicklow's finest. No, Paul McShane is Ireland's worst by a considerable distance.

tdv123 · 13-03-2011 6:34pm

grenache wrote: »

I'm old enough to remember Kernaghan, Phelan, Evans, Butler, Waddock, etc.

None of them get near Wicklow's finest. No, Paul McShane is Ireland's worst by a considerable distance.

Was he that bad for us? Granted he got the run around against Mexico but he really maned himself up for the Norway game.

bonerm · 13-03-2011 6:41pm

tdv123 wrote: »

Was he that bad for us? Granted he got the run around against Mexico but he really maned himself up for the Norway game.

I think he's lucky Sheedy retired and Staunton moved up because he'd never had a look-in with Stan at LB.

Thanx 4 The Fish · 13-03-2011 6:41pm

Dunno, Docherty was dreadful in two positions. Does that make him doubly bad?

eh i dunno · 13-03-2011 7:10pm

Eddie McGoldrick...shoite player and a total dick too cus he wouldnt give me his autograph while sitting on the bench :mad:

Doherty was probably worse tho

Kerrydude1981 · 13-03-2011 7:26pm

Eddie McGoldrick,Paul McShane and Paul Butler

curry-muff · 13-03-2011 7:39pm

Ah come on Doherty wasn't as bad as some of the others mentioned, certainly wouldn't call him the worst anyway.

Hank_Jones · 13-03-2011 7:45pm

Alan McLoughlin.

Paully D · 13-03-2011 7:53pm

bonerm wrote: »

McShane is definitely the worst player to have nailed down a regular place since the 1980s. Ironically he played out of his skin on *his* debut v Czech Rep. The country has been paying for it ever since. He could do the national team a great service by retiring.

On his debut for Sunderland he was absolutely fantastic and had the fans saying he was a bargain at £1.5m. Sadly around three games later he was at fault for 5 of the 7 goals we conceded against Everton and that was that.

bohsboy · 13-03-2011 8:46pm

curry-muff wrote: »

Ah come on Doherty wasn't as bad as some of the others mentioned, certainly wouldn't call him the worst anyway.

Ah, give Doherty a break, I'll never forget his 87th minute winner against Georgia in Tblisi with all the bottle and knives landing around him as he finger wagged a celebration in front of the locals.....legend.

flahavaj · 13-03-2011 8:53pm

tdv123 wrote: »

Was he that bad for us? Granted he got the run around against Mexico but he really maned himself up for the Norway game.

Phelan was excellent for us for a long period. In no way desrrves mention in this thread.

Doherty was no world beater either but again was better than the likes of Lapira and Mickey Evans and he never made the mistakes Mc Shane has.

SomethingElse · 13-03-2011 8:57pm

Don't think Doherty was that bad. That said, I hated seeing him playing but he could do a job when he was selected.

Butler would be my choice.

bobbysands81 · 13-03-2011 8:58pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

Mickey Evans

Anyone remember how he got his cap???

OhNoYouDidn't · 13-03-2011 8:58pm

Anyone who thinks McShane was the worst player to every play for Ireland is presumably a teenager.

In recent memory, McGoldrick, Lapira, Butler, Joe O'Cearuill, Evans, Milligan spring to mind.

flahavaj · 13-03-2011 9:00pm

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

Anyone who thinks McShane was the worst player to every play for Ireland is presumably a teenager.

In recent memory, McGoldrick, Lapira, Butler, Joe O'Cearuill, Evans, Milligan spring to mind.

MIKE MILLIGAN. Great shout.

eagle eye · 13-03-2011 9:04pm

Some people here are so clueless. McShane and Doherty are way better than some that have played for the Republic. As for naming one player, well I don't think thats fair at all. You don't have to play international football and everybody that does do it deserves credit and not some dickhead thread about who was the worst.

bonerm · 13-03-2011 9:16pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Some people here are so clueless. McShane and Doherty are way better than some that have played for the Republic. As for naming one player, well I don't think thats fair at all. You don't have to play international football and everybody that does do it deserves credit and not some dickhead thread about who was the worst.

Take it easy Paul.

JerryHandbag · 13-03-2011 9:27pm

I thought Gary Breen was sh1te for years. Then he had a brilliant WC2002. Then he went back to being sh1te again.

billymitchell · 13-03-2011 10:23pm

Jaysus, all these players mentioned here actually make zinedine kilbane look like the real zinedine

ricero · 13-03-2011 10:58pm

clinton morrison or mcshane

GLaDOS · 13-03-2011 11:02pm

ricero wrote: »

clinton morrison

Never, scored some important goals for us, always tried his best. Not the best but hardly the worst

bonerm · 13-03-2011 11:04pm

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Never, scored some important goals for us, always tried his best. Not the best but hardly the worst

Technically he scored no important goals for us.

(but he's also a long way from deserving mention on this thread).

GLaDOS · 13-03-2011 11:15pm

bonerm wrote: »

Technically he scored no important goals for us.

(but he's also a long way from deserving mention on this thread).

He scored the only goals for us during two 1-1 draws during the 2006 WC qualification (Away at Israel and the Swiss). As well as the opening goal in a 3-0 win over Cyprus. They were important at the time.

Actually, those 3 goals made him our 2nd highest scorer in that campaign, after Keane with 4, who took the penos.

monkey9 · 13-03-2011 11:18pm

Depends on the boundaries really. The likes of Paul Butler and Joe Shapiro only played one game for Ireland. Now you can say that says it all. Fair enough.

From that point of view, i'll opt for Shapiro. At least Butler was decent at a good standard of club football.

The best debate is for players who made more than one appearance for Ireland and were somewhat of a regular for a certain period.

From that point of view, i'll opt for Paul McShane. But honourable mentions go to Chris Morris, Phil Babb (besides USA 94), Alan Kernaghan and Paul Green.

Gary Doherty got some important goals for us whilst playing as a striker so i wouldn't have him on the list.

The poster putting Clinton Morrison forward, that's ridiculous. He wasn't great but he was decent for Ireland whenever he played!

ironictoaster · 14-03-2011 1:44am

You have to say McShane, he only one of two players I can think of where I just get worried when someone gives him the ball.

Johner · 14-03-2011 1:51am

Has to be,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGMuoxihmu4

Pinturicchio · 14-03-2011 3:01am

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

Anyone who thinks McShane was the worst player to every play for Ireland is presumably a teenager.

In recent memory, McGoldrick, Lapira, Butler, Joe O'Cearuill, Evans, Milligan spring to mind.

Good shout. He was shite at Pat's, never mind at international level.

pickarooney · 14-03-2011 11:42am

Alan Kernaghan was the worst player I've seen earn more than three caps for Ireland.

JimsAlterEgo · 14-03-2011 12:27pm

Peter Eccles or Pat Scully

edolan · 14-03-2011 12:34pm

A toss up between McShane and Phil Babb.

bonerm · 14-03-2011 12:38pm

monkey9 wrote: »

Depends on the boundaries really. The likes of Paul Butler and Joe Shapiro only played one game for Ireland. Now you can say that says it all. Fair enough.

From that point of view, i'll opt for Shapiro.

Who's Joe Shapiro? Any relation to Helen?

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