Who Is Your Favourite GAA Personality From Outside Your Native County?

Straight Talker · 16-11-2012 08:04PM #1

Well apart from Larry Tompkins and Shea Fahy mine would be Tom Ryan.Tom strikes me as a no bull**** straight talking kind of guy.The interviews with him in Unlimited Heartbreak were hilarious! :pac: Of course he was a tough player as well he wasn't known as timber tom for nothing!While the Waterford team of the last few years would be ranked as one of the best teams not to win an all ireland i think the Limerick team from the mid 90's would be up there with them.I think Tom would have landed an all ireland with Limerick eventually if he wasn't kicked out.He was the one Limerick manager that took no crap from the county board.

btw A book by either Tom Ryan or Richie Bennis would be best sellers!:pac:

Syferus · 16-11-2012 09:27PM

Andy Moran.. ahem.. does he count? :pac:

zetecescort · 16-11-2012 09:31PM

The Sean Quinn rallies aside, Mickey Harte always comes across very well despite what has happened to him and his team

Max Power · 16-11-2012 09:33PM

Petew Fitzpatwick

kapa · 16-11-2012 09:37PM

Dan Shanahan::D

Tombo2001 · 16-11-2012 09:37PM

in football, maurice fitz. in hurling, difficult one......brian lohan or ken mcgrath.....across all codes.....paul brady.

bootybouncer · 16-11-2012 09:39PM

Tombo2001 wrote: »

in football, maurice fitz. in hurling, difficult one......brian lohan or ken mcgrath

the greatest player doesnt make for a great personality......Maurice Fitz, the mans as boring as dessie farrell

Tombo2001 · 16-11-2012 09:43PM

bootybouncer wrote: »

the greatest player doesnt make for a great personality......Maurice Fitz, the mans as boring as dessie farrell

yeah fair point......

.....but some people do their talking on the pitch.....

.....if you mean favourite personality, then that really has nothing to with if they can play the game or not......still probably pick paul brady.

Xenophile · 16-11-2012 09:47PM

Sean Boylan.

Clareman · 16-11-2012 09:54PM

+1 for Sean Boylan

bootybouncer · 16-11-2012 09:56PM

Brolly, ORourke, Brady and Parkinson for the nonsense they come out with............Darragh OSe,

bootybouncer · 16-11-2012 09:58PM

As a dub Anthony Daly and Whelan of course..........................Val Andrews is a nightmare......

mickmackey1 · 16-11-2012 10:56PM

Still after all these years nobody can match the wild eyes of Ger Loughnane:D

Paddyontherun · 16-11-2012 10:58PM

Pat Spillane - A legend on and off the field.

SeaFields · 17-11-2012 12:08AM

Paul Galvin :pac:

beggars_bush · 17-11-2012 02:38AM

Joe Canning

I'd drive anywhere to see him play.

Inventive User Name · 17-11-2012 05:32PM

Colm Cooper

68Murph68 · 17-11-2012 06:53PM

Davey Fitz for his air of utter madness and lunacy.

Was impressed with this willingness to take the piss out of himself in the ad about coming up with the DNA of a star player.

Alphonso · 17-11-2012 07:31PM

Has to be "Star", Galvin, Andriú OLoughlin, David "Bitter Begrudger" Brady, Wee Mairtín McHugh, Bernard "sliabhín eyes" Flynn and Paul McSatay, he's asian so well;)

On a serious note - Mícheal O'Muircheartaigh, Con Houlihan, Anto Daly, Jimmy-Barry Murphy (though I wish he'd make up his mind about his name), Cyril Farrell, Dan The Man and John Mullane. Davy Fitz and Ger Loughnane in controlled doses! I've met Anto and he's wired (in a manageable way, in real life, off the job. So I can only imagine what Davy & Loughnane are like!

Alphonso · 17-11-2012 07:39PM

bootybouncer wrote: »

As a dub Anthony Daly and Whelan of course..........................Val Andrews is a nightmare......

Whelan? Outside your county?

Teebor15 · 17-11-2012 07:50PM

Davey Fitz for his air of utter madness and lunacy.

Was impressed with this willingness to take the piss out of himself in the ad about coming up with the DNA of a star player.

Dont think that was Davey himself. Think it was Richie Hayes who plays him in a musical.

Sunnyisland · 17-11-2012 07:55PM

Colm o'rourke.

Pat spillane.

Eugen mcgee.

Paul galvin.

Micky harte.

Straight Talker · 17-11-2012 08:10PM

Alphonso wrote: »

Has to be "Star", Galvin, Andriú OLoughlin, David "Bitter Begrudger" Brady, Wee Mairtín McHugh, Bernard "sliabhín eyes" Flynn and Paul McSatay, he's asian so well;)

On a serious note - Mícheal O'Muircheartaigh, Con Houlihan, Anto Daly, Jimmy-Barry Murphy (though I wish he'd make up his mind about his name), Cyril Farrell, Dan The Man and John Mullane. Davy Fitz and Ger Loughnane in controlled doses! I've met Anto and he's wired (in a manageable way, in real life, off the job. So I can only imagine what Davy & Loughnane are like!

C'mere biy.What are you talking about la?He's JBM 6 foot two and eyes wide blue Jimmy Barry Murphy we love you as the old chant from the city end went!

Anyway on a more serious note am i the only man that admires Tom Ryan and Richie Bennis?You could not find two more articulate and intellectual hurling men.:pac:

billyhead · 17-11-2012 08:37PM

mickmackey1 wrote: »

Still after all these years nobody can match the wild eyes of Ger Loughnane:D

Davy Fitz for me. Not playing with the full deck at all:D

Ando's Saggy Bottom · 17-11-2012 09:16PM

Ger Lougnane
Anthony Daly
Babs for his redness alone
Martin Storey

bootybouncer · 17-11-2012 09:51PM

Alphonso wrote: »

Whelan? Outside your county?

Tis Sack Big Al.......................anything goes

phkk · 17-11-2012 10:32PM

Mine off the top of my head would be Liam Griffin- I could listen to him talk all day. I'd love to hear him in the dressing room before a big game and see his passion, desire, determination etc in person. Without doubt, an inspirational leader and a fantastic man to give a speech. I always enjoy listening to him being interviewed and the speed at which he talks!

sheff the ref · 17-11-2012 11:08PM

Tom is dynamite.

I often put in the CD of my interview with him for Unlimited Heartbreak if I am going on a long journey somewhere. It is dynamite, toxic, whatever else you want to call it. The stuff that didnt make the book makes great listening.

One of these days I will crash the car listening to it!!!!!

Straight Talker wrote: »

Well apart from Larry Tompkins and Shea Fahy mine would be Tom Ryan.Tom strikes me as a no bull**** straight talking kind of guy.The interviews with him in Unlimited Heartbreak were hilarious! :pac: Of course he was a tough player as well he wasn't known as timber tom for nothing!While the Waterford team of the last few years would be ranked as one of the best teams not to win an all ireland i think the Limerick team from the mid 90's would be up there with them.I think Tom would have landed an all ireland with Limerick eventually if he wasn't kicked out.He was the one Limerick manager that took no crap from the county board.

btw A book by either Tom Ryan or Richie Bennis would be best sellers!:pac:

WumBuster · 18-11-2012 12:03AM

I loved watching Joe brolly as a player and as a pundit not as much but I still liked him. But after his recent selfless gesture to his friend, my opinion of the man has soared exponentially.

Rasheed · 18-11-2012 12:11AM

Mick O Dwyer for me. Id say he's as cute as hell but love to see him interviewed. And to be still manager of a county at 76, he's some man.

Deskjockey · 18-11-2012 09:46AM

Anthony Daly. I love to hear his views on a game.

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