Armagh all time greatest XV: one player per club
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PatMustard
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Had to get my big shoehorn out for this one. Here goes:
McAlinden
Reid Donaghy Shields
O’Rourke McGeeney McCann
McGrane Loughran
Toye Mackin McConville
McDonnell Clarke Marsden
McAlinden
Reid Donaghy Shields
O’Rourke McGeeney McCann
McGrane Loughran
Toye Mackin McConville
McDonnell Clarke Marsden
ragingbull
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Tierney
Reid
Donaghy
Vernon
Mckeever
McGeeney
A O'Rourke
McGrane
J Burns
O McConville
Marsden
McGurk
McDonnell
Houli
P Rafferty
Reid
Donaghy
Vernon
Mckeever
McGeeney
A O'Rourke
McGrane
J Burns
O McConville
Marsden
McGurk
McDonnell
Houli
P Rafferty
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PatMustard
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McGeeney’s Mullaghbawn. You can’t use his Dublin club you cheat 
Caolan or John at 15?
Caolan or John at 15?
PatMustard
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1 Benny Tierney (Mullaghbawn)
2 Patrick Burns (Forkhill)
3 Ger Reid (Éire Og)
4 Mark Shields (Whitecross)
5 Aidan O’Rourke (Dromintee)
6 Brendan Donaghy (Clonmore)
7 Andy McCann (Tír na nOg)
8 Jarlath Burns Snr (Silverbridge)
9 Paul McGrane (Ballyhegan)
10 Kieran McGurk (Sarsfields)
11 Gerard Houlihan (Pearse Og)
12 Denis Holywood (Newtown)
13 Oisin McConville (Cross)
14 Stevie McDonnell (Killeavy)
15 Diarmaid Marsden (Clan na Gael)
quite a swashbuckling half forward line if I do say so myself..defence quite hard to pick
2 Patrick Burns (Forkhill)
3 Ger Reid (Éire Og)
4 Mark Shields (Whitecross)
5 Aidan O’Rourke (Dromintee)
6 Brendan Donaghy (Clonmore)
7 Andy McCann (Tír na nOg)
8 Jarlath Burns Snr (Silverbridge)
9 Paul McGrane (Ballyhegan)
10 Kieran McGurk (Sarsfields)
11 Gerard Houlihan (Pearse Og)
12 Denis Holywood (Newtown)
13 Oisin McConville (Cross)
14 Stevie McDonnell (Killeavy)
15 Diarmaid Marsden (Clan na Gael)
quite a swashbuckling half forward line if I do say so myself..defence quite hard to pick
ragingbull
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GerryMcGeeney’s Mullaghbawn. You can’t use his Dublin club you cheat
Caolan or John at 15?
ragingbull
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You didn't spot another player that I've on that team that played for another club,I just found out after this that he played for another club so I didMcGeeney’s Mullaghbawn. You can’t use his Dublin club you cheat
Caolan or John at 15?
pablo
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My Dad still often speaks about Jimmy Whan. Thought he was a genius and always told a story about him chipping a ball up into his hands while it was rolling away from him.
I was lucky to have parents and family friends who used to enjoy trading yarns and stories about great Armagh footballers and epic games.
As a youngster, I was captivated, hearing about Jack Brattan, Sean Quinn and Mal McEvoy. In particular I loved the stories from an elderly neighbour about Jim McCullough, who she claimed could fist a ball over the bar from the 50. She hated Cavan, and referenced them with the sort of venom our generation reserve for Tyrone. This was due to intense rivalry between Armagh and Cavan in the 30s/40s and she spoke about an Ulster Final in which Jim McCullough was attacked by the crowd as he went to kick a side line ball.
Like many of you, I am grateful for these stories. This is our folklore and to my young mind, these guys were Cúchulainn. I hope these stories get told time and time again as they are part of what etched my love of Armagh football into my DNA.
In the 70's and early 80's, Paddy Moriarity, Jimmy Smyth and Joe Kernan were heroes for me. Big Joe is mainly celebrated as a manager, but don't forget how magnificent he was as in the late 70's as an Armgh midfielder. I also really enjoyed watching Denis Stevenson- a very speedy Andy Mallon like defender.
green flag
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Armaghlad asks that we pick our all time greatest Armagh 15, and then stipulates that we can only pick one player per club surely this defeats the object of picking the best team, as a number of clubs had several of the best players ever to play the game.
ragingbull
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Your missing the point
PatMustard
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I think the idea was to distract us and stop us all from going stir crazy.
I liked the idea. We need more like it.
ragingbull
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Which loughran Philip,Jim or Peter,which McConville Jim,Oisin or Niall,which O’Rourke Aiden,Cathal,Martin or the one that played for Newtown what's his name,which Mackin Malachi or Des,didn't know chrisy Toye played for Armagh
PatMustard
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Which loughran Philip,Jim or Peter,which McConville Jim,Oisin or Niall,which O’Rourke Aiden,Cathal,Martin or the one that played for Newtown what's his name,which Mackin Malachi or Des,didn't know chrisy Toye played for Armagh
Shouldn’t need to explain, as I’m sure you know who I means
But for clarification:Philip Loughran - a very underrated player. Had a great 2003 (in particular), should have got an All Star that year.
Oisin McConville - the first Armagh forward I seen that you could rely on for scores. Absolutely deadly.
Aidan O’Rourke - solid wing back. Great passer of the ball.
Malachy Mackin - good fielder and ball carrier. Gave his all, a workhorse. Was never fully appreciated for what he did, I thought.
Martin Toye - very fit, had a fantastic engine. Won a lot of dirty ball, and wasn’t afraid to get stuck in.
portadownarmaghfan
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So did Ray Cosgrove on 1st September 2002