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    Posted: 02 Apr 2023 at 4:05am
Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by turbo10 turbo10 wrote:

Ginty was the best I played against. He went on the play a few games with the Crystal Palace first team. I have nightmares of trying to mark him underage.
I work with him nowadays, was doing one of those icebreaker things at a team building thing one day, everyone else pouting out things like "I once ran a marathon" etc, this lad comes out with, "I made my Premier League debut at Anfield coming on as a substitute for Atillio Lombardo". Great line

I've been watching the Peep Show series, so it may influence this question. Did you suck him off as part of the paint balling team building?
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Ah too many to mention.
Met loads of ex-players on coaching courses over the years.
Actually nutmegged Gary Howlett doing the UEFA B 26 years ago.

A 72yo Charlie Cooke wasnt too bad 😂


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There was an article in him in the 42 a couple of years back.
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Originally posted by turbo10 turbo10 wrote:

Ginty was the best I played against. He went on the play a few games with the Crystal Palace first team. I have nightmares of trying to mark him underage.
I work with him nowadays, was doing one of those icebreaker things at a team building thing one day, everyone else pouting out things like "I once ran a marathon" etc, this lad comes out with, "I made my Premier League debut at Anfield coming on as a substitute for Atillio Lombardo". Great line
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I grew up in Gakway, and played with or against a few good players. Billy Cleary, Colin Hawkins, David Forde, Tony Folan and Rory Ginty. 

Ginty was the best I played against. He went on the play a few games with the Crystal Palace first team. I have nightmares of trying to mark him underage.

I played against David Forde in Gaelic Football once. He was playing midfield and was excellent.
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PE football in a school hall with Damien Duff in secondary school. He ran rings around everyone 
Richard Sadlier in primary school 50 kids chasing a tennis ball. 
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Played up front with Jason Sherlock in a charity match before.

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probably Peter Hynes who won the FA youth cup with Villa against Rooney's Everton and seems to have fell by the wayside after that after he came back home, very decent player though.
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Originally posted by Banana_RepublicFC Banana_RepublicFC wrote:

A few of my mates went to the same school as Jeff Hendrick. He fancied his chances at making it as pro even back then. He was right.

Obviously miles ahead of your average 14/15 year old Irish teenager. 


I can imagine him probably walking round with his shinpads out and the whole swagger of teenage wannabe pro
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Originally posted by doherty doherty wrote:

Originally posted by MC Hammered MC Hammered wrote:


I was briefly team mates with Wes Hoolahan for a few months. He’s the best known of the lads I played with. 

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Originally posted by kevjreilly kevjreilly wrote:

Originally posted by Gaz Gaz wrote:

Played on the same side as Alan McCormack before he moved across the water and had a successful career playing in the UK. He's now a coach at Luton


He was by far the best player on the pitch nearly every week. It's crazy how good you need to be to make it 
Played gaa with Alan and on the school football team and a few other very good players, including current Palace asst manager Paddy McCarthy. another lad was a Leeds for a while but most skilful was Ray Whelan, was on Arsenal books but ended up playing junior football at a very good level for years. 
I say played with them but that very much is stretching the truth, basically sat on the bench and went training, but got me out of classLOL

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Played with Wes Brown for Manchester Boys (County FA Team) and grew up playing against him too for my club and school teams. Played with him last year at Old Trafford in a corporate match where he made me captain because he was manager of one team and Rio Ferdinand the other Cool LOL
Gets a lot of stick from non United fans but he was a really good player growing up and a sound fella too
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Originally posted by Gaz Gaz wrote:

Played on the same side as Alan McCormack before he moved across the water and had a successful career playing in the UK. He's now a coach at Luton


He was by far the best player on the pitch nearly every week. It's crazy how good you need to be to make it 
Played gaa with Alan and on the school football team and a few other very good players, including current Palace asst manager Paddy McCarthy. another lad was a Leeds for a while but most skilful was Ray Whelan, was on Arsenal books but ended up playing junior football at a very good level for years. 
I say played with them but that very much is stretching the truth, basically sat on the bench and went training, but got me out of classLOL
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Played on the same side as Alan McCormack before he moved across the water and had a successful career playing in the UK. He's now a coach at Luton


He was by far the best player on the pitch nearly every week. It's crazy how good you need to be to make it 
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A few of my mates went to the same school as Jeff Hendrick. He fancied his chances at making it as pro even back then. He was right.

Obviously miles ahead of your average 14/15 year old Irish teenager. 
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