Sure Jamie Clarke became a pro soccer player up here last year, despite soccer being a firm third in his list of priorities after gaelic football and barista work. He only took up the professional soccer contract when he felt he wasn’t up to the standard in gaelic football any more.
FAO of the forum - the example the gahliban have put forwards of a lad making it in football is a guy that plays for Evesham United in the 12th tier of English football
he was found out in semi pro football & now plays for them
These anecdotes are getting shodddier and shodddier.
Kevin Moran went straight from Croke Park to playing for the Manchester Red Devils.
Who was the last Shamrock Rovers player to make the step up directly to the Red Devils.
I had to Google what it is you could possibly be shiting on about there. You seem to be confusing some deaf footballer in England with a leading light in the Irish league.
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Had never heard of him so Googled.
“Armagh GAA star Jamie Clarke is excited about trying his hand with Premiership newcomers Newry City”
Liam O’Brien
So about the same hit rate as Dublin GAA players in last 40 years.
Jamie Clarke is 33 mate, when he wasn’t up to gaelic football anymore he was handed a professional contract in the top Irish league.
What anecdotes? He played for CUS, it’s not exactly difficult.
How many Irish rugby players have made the step up to the NFL in America.
Did O’Gara have a go ?
Yes I had never heard of him.
Your anecdotes about Dubs on their schools B/C teams - Rock played senior cup for 2 years. Ger Brennan was another who played senior cup, this list you had is getting thinner than your argument.
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Moran played LOI before he went to England
he signed for a semi professional team Newry Town - FFS
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You seem to have found the right fella this time, can you apologise to the deaf English lad for suggesting he is from Crossmaglen please.
The very top level in Irish football after a decade away from the game. They had some fanfare about signing him too, a huge coup to get a past it gaelic footballer on their books.
But of a tone deaf comparison
Why would they?
For CUS, it’s a cricket school first and foremost.