seamus
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Post by seamus on Oct 13, 2016 10:24:10 GMT
Sill can't believe Darragh never joined Marc and Tomas as Player of the Year. He was phenomenal in 2002 but incredible in 2006 when the hype around Donaghy at 14 pipped him.
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Post by dart on Oct 13, 2016 11:14:07 GMT
A great player, will miss seeing him in inter-county action.
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Post by baurtregaum on Oct 13, 2016 12:36:33 GMT
[/quote]Could not agree more regarding his role in this year's championship- had the footballl nous plus the pace to play the sweeper role- a lost opportunity! Many favourite memories but PUC equaliser stands out in 2010 plus his goal in ASP vs Armagh in league game '03- superb run & finish. [/quote]
That was a great score in '03, he was young and still finding his feet, rather than just focus on his role he had the guts to go for it and he nailed it.
A great footballer and ambassador for Kerry and the GAA. It was a privlige to watch these men represent us.
Thanks for the memories Marc.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Oct 13, 2016 18:10:19 GMT
Someone mentioned 50 consecutive championship starts between 2002 and '12, an average of 5 or more a year, that IS serious, how does Unc Paidi stack up on this one?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2016 20:36:00 GMT
Marc mentioned in colm Parkinson's podcast that eamonn played him at sweeper in the AvB games this year and it was a real option but he was not able to dislodge Aidan.
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Post by kerrygold on Oct 13, 2016 20:48:10 GMT
Marc mentioned in colm Parkinson's podcast that eamonn played him at sweeper in the AvB games this year and it was a real option but he was not able to dislodge Aidan. The ultimate compliment to Aidan..................
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 13, 2016 21:01:46 GMT
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Post by thebluepanther on Oct 13, 2016 21:13:47 GMT
Class act , Wish Marc well in his retirement.
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 13, 2016 21:16:47 GMT
Mike Quirke
So Marc is gone. And with him, the living and breathing Ó Sé dynasty is no more.
It’s a sobering thought for all of us in Kerry to think we will never see any of the famous brothers grace the manicured sod of Fitzgerald stadium in high June, or in Croke Park on All-Ireland final day, ever again.
Think about that for a minute… three brothers from under the one roof, from a small corner in the heart of west Kerry, all went on to become three of the country’s most lauded footballing heroes. Unbelievable.
During my time involved inside the four walls of a Kerry dressing room, there were always dangerous guys you had to be constantly mindful of. I used always sit inside the door on the right, next to Kieran Donaghy and Paul Galvin among others. In the half hour just after training or games when the pressure valve was open and guys were able to breathe a little more freely, most of us descended back into adolescence. advertisement
Marc was deadly in that time. He used to sit at the far side of the dressing room directly opposite to us, like a cheetah, lurking in the long grass, waiting for his unsuspecting victim to drop his guard for a second. His preferred weapon of choice would be the strappings he’d remove from both ankles. He’d take great care to ball it up into the perfect round missile, and store them up at his feet… just eyeing his prey, waiting for his chance.
The second you relax and take your eyes off him. It was like an old Batman comic… Wham! Bang! Wallop! He’d hurl his projectiles across the room as if shot out of a rocket launcher.
And as soon as you got smacked upside your head with a sweaty ankle strapping, it was too late to react. Marc would be already looking in a different direction talking to an accomplice like Tom Sullivan, and your chance at retribution was gone. In the showers a few minutes after he’d somehow hold in the laughing, and swear blind it was Tom who was doing the throwing; he was only an innocent bystander caught up in the cross-fire. He’d nearly make you feel sorry for him, as you stand there nursing a swollen lip with an ice cube after getting nailed by another Ó Sé ambush.
Everybody knows the eye-watering numbers; five All-Ireland’s, 10 Munsters, three All Stars, and one footballer of the year. They’re the really obvious bits. But they don’t fully do justice to the calibre of footballer and team-mate he was with Kerry. While he was an absolute messer of the highest order when the time was appropriate, he was also viciously serious about his craft and the proud tradition of Kerry football when it was time to work. At a time where the majority of inside backs were destructive by nature, Marc’s corner-back game was a rose among thorns. He had all those classic corner-back traits; he was aggressive, had brilliant foot quickness, superb timing, and was as tough as teak. But unlike a lot of number twos and fours, he didn’t need to pull or drag, he didn’t talk * in your ear or hit guys with dirty strokes.
What separated him from most others in his position; he was the most constructive inside back I have ever seen. He could break up and attack and deliver a 40-yard foot pass off either leg to set Kerry off on the counter-attack. If we really needed a score, in the dying moments of a tight game, how many times has he burst up the field to get on the end of a move before stroking it over the bar from 30 yards, but not before leaving some poor character eating grass after throwing one of his patented dummy solos. Corner-backs weren’t supposed to be so skilful.
But he wanted that responsibility of mattering to Kerry. He wanted that weight of expectation. And more often than not, he delivered.
To Marc, like it was to his brothers, the pressure was a privilege. And as I said on Twitter yesterday, for his whole career, he was Pablo Picasso trapped as a house painter. He was an artist restricted by his environment but did his painting dutifully. I genuinely believe he could have played in whatever line of the field he set his mind to, such was his footballing ability and drive.
Watching Kerry run out won’t be the same without him. But at least guys can rest a little easier in the dressing room after training now he and his projectiles are gone. He may have only have been painting houses for the past 16 years, but the colour in his work will shine through when others have long faded.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Oct 14, 2016 2:40:32 GMT
Animals and Spoilt come to mind, Paidi was right, spoilt we are, is he greatest all time No 2? I think those of us who have lived outside the county appreciate Kerry a tad more, wood from trees?
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Post by greengold35 on Oct 14, 2016 7:36:16 GMT
The O'Se brothers plus PO would be deserving of a golden years video all to themselves!
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Post by baurtregaum on Oct 14, 2016 9:54:19 GMT
With all due respect to the great players of the past 20 years, "Kerry - The O'Sé Years" would be a great title, starting with Darragh winning his first in 1997 and ending with Marc in 2014 - managed by Paidi for a portion of that time too.
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Post by Corner Back on Oct 14, 2016 11:07:05 GMT
My first sighting of Marc in a senior Kerry jersey was 2001. Tomas was suspended for the semi final against Meath. Marc got the last seat on the subs bench. The following year he made the team and they lost the All Irealnd Final. All we hear of was nepotism. 5 years later he was voted best player in the Country.
Marc was asked to recall his favourite games in an interview on Newstalk during the week. The Quarter Final against Armagh in 2006 and the Semi Final against Mayo in Limerick in 2014 were his answers.
Firstly the Quarter Final against Armagh. The game that was being billed as Seamus Moynihans last game for Kerry. For those of you too young to remember - Marc got much of the blame for the All Ireland Final loss to Armagh in 2002. The following year Tyrone tore us to shreds. Marc's first All Ireland followed the following year but it was considered soft (no such thing) as the powerhouses at the time Armagh and Tyrone were knocked out at the Quarter Final stage. It was still said Kerry were unable to beat 'the northern teams' The first half of the 2006 quarter final was a cagey affair. Eoin Brosnans early goal was cancelled out by Steve McDonnels. Kerry made one positional switch at half time. Marc to wing back and Aidan O'Mahony back to the corner. Jack O'Connor said at the time that they thought at half time Marc "might give us a bit more going forward" It didnt take long. Marc kicked a lovely point off his right. Shortly after Marc again found himself on the 21 yard line. He went to kick with the right. McNulty dived in. Marc soloed and pointed with his left. Marc was heading back to the half way line while McNulty was left grazing grass like a cow being left out after the winter. After the game Brolly exclaimed "and that is the teams corner back" Seamo got a repreive.
Marc was voted footballer of the year in 2007. His display against Monaghan in the Quarter Final comes to mind. Tremendous defending of all kinds including an incredible block. In the semi final Marc was given his usual duties as cheif firefighter on an ageing Jason Sherlock. The first ball Marc won he tore up along the Hogan Stand and set up a score at the other end. Sherlock was unable to follow and was taken off soon after.
The 2010 Munster Final when the game was in the melting pot Marc takes it upon himself to find a score at the vital time. Leadership. Skill. Bravery. Gra na geansai.
2014 saw him sit down at a Kerry game for the first time in 12 years. He was hurt to be dropped by his friend Eamonn Fitzmaurice. He took it on the chin as he knew it was for the good of the geansai. Luck would have it that he got early game time and played his way back into the team for the final. His reaction at the final whistle lives in the memory.
Kerry would not have beaten Tyrone in the semi final of 2015 only for his block on a Tyrone attacker in the later stages.
The 2016 league final marked the changing of the guard. He would no longer start a game for Kerry.
We will miss him running up the field like a spring lamb, his ballerina type quick feet, his controlled agression and willingness to do whatever it takes for the cause. His trademark agility which allowed him to turn so fast that even if he was sold a dummy he was around on top of the attackers other boot in a micro-second.
To the man that describes himself on his twitter profile as Ciarrioch (of Kerry) Slan agus go raibh maith agat.
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Post by peanuts on Oct 14, 2016 12:22:55 GMT
Kerry would not have beaten Tyrone in the semi final of 2015 only for his block on a Tyrone attacker in the later stages. Sorry for being pedantic but that block down happened early in the game. Marc was actually black carded in the first half.
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Post by MrRasherstoyou on Oct 14, 2016 16:44:24 GMT
One of the best and classiest players, and individuals to have ever played the game. His many duels with forwards like Bernard Brogan were worth going to games to see alone. There were times when he looked invincible, and like he could do anything. To some extent it may have been overlooked how he helped re-define the role of a full-back, whilst other players and teams were given great publicity for changing the game etc.
As many have said he could have excelled in several roles, he sacrificed alot for the cause. Best of luck to him, and sad to see an end to the run of O'Sés playing with the senior team. No doubt the line will return though, at least in coaching form.
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 14, 2016 18:35:39 GMT
Kerry won the All ireland the after Paidi ceased to be Kerrys manager,
Kerry won the All Ireland in 2009... the year after Darragh retired
Kerry won the All Ireland in 2014.... the year after Tomas retired
Just thought i would try to lift the spirits this Friday evening..............
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2016 19:32:19 GMT
Darragh retired in 2009 mick.
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Post by fitz on Oct 14, 2016 20:43:15 GMT
I have paid heed to patterns too (trying to desist now due to overwhelming number of recent big game losses) where a past recognizable pattern that ended with Kerry winning, is latched onto without much convincing, when another matching set or close to set of circumstances appears. I did this in 2015, when finally beating Tyrone in Croker. After defying defeat in 2014, with this pattern + defeating Tyrone, I thought the stars are aligning now to set things right with Dublin. Nonsense - Dublin whooped us.
Not to be deterred this year I latched onto Mayo's unconvincing form slowly improving by game. Weathering a late storm in a tight game with Tyrone, unconvincing against Tipp, I thought this is their time, they will do it. Time a big performance to deliver on big day.
Dublin win again. Dublin only care about their own pattern, winning the fcuk out of everything. The real pattern here is that Dublin like in 2015 proved to be best, despite another brave Mayo effort.
It seems the pattern of accurately identifying the best team is the one to go with. Maybe it's our willingness to hope so much for want we want that makes some of us latch onto these things.
Bar the odd aberration, the team that wins is the best, because they have the best players collectively, they go out, believing they will and do it.
Not because they saluted magpies, or all wore their lucky cacks, or a myriad of other nonsense beliefs. Mayo are unlucky, definitely, but they haven't proven yet good enough to win Sam, because the team in their way for every final loss, with maybe Meath in 96 as only exception have been better. No other reason.
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 15, 2016 10:28:33 GMT
The team with the best panel wins the All Ireland. Look at Tipp....6 great new players (all under 21)
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Post by Mickmack on Oct 15, 2016 21:38:40 GMT
The turbo charge of the O'Se brothers in the 2006 QF v Armagh
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Post by veteran on Oct 16, 2016 21:50:17 GMT
Colm O'Rourke wrote today that Marc was the best back he has seen . That is a remarkable tribute.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Oct 17, 2016 3:08:39 GMT
Colm O'Rourke wrote today that Marc was the best back he has seen . That is a remarkable tribute. Remarkable insight also, yerra come on now Veteran an don't let them Meath lads get wan up on us, a good wan is well due!
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