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Ah fek, that is all :( realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8678 - 19/11/2024 12:48:20 2580296 Link
Best of luck to Brian Fenton in his retirement.Imo he is the best midfielder since Jack Shea.A gentleman on and off the field.He is a huge loss to Dublin.I always felt James McCarthy and Fenton were the two most important players to Dublin and were irreplacable.Brians highfielding and score taking were of the highest quality.He will go down as one of the all time greats.Hope he enjoys his well deserved rest. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3844 - 19/11/2024 13:04:56 2580300 Link
My favourite player outside of my own county. What an athlete and what a player. He always turned up in the clutch moments too. Got the Dubs through a few tricky games. From memory he lost only 3 championship games: Mayo 2021 (which was his first champ loss in 6 years) Kerry 2022 Galway 2024 How many champ games did he play overall? He should have a pretty high win %. Hope he enjoys his retirement. Who knows he might do a Murphy and come back again. peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1036 - 19/11/2024 13:12:34 2580301 Link
Replying To CiarraiMick: "Best of luck to Brian Fenton in his retirement.Imo he is the best midfielder since Jack Shea.A gentleman on and off the field.He is a huge loss to Dublin.I always felt James McCarthy and Fenton were the two most important players to Dublin and were irreplacable.Brians highfielding and score taking were of the highest quality.He will go down as one of the all time greats.Hope he enjoys his well deserved rest." great footballer good luck to brian fenton mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1871 - 19/11/2024 13:18:52 2580304 Link
A class act Brian Fenton. Enjoy the retirement as the best of all time. Shearer (Louth) - Posts: 885 - 19/11/2024 13:25:23 2580306 Link
Replying To peiledoir20: "My favourite player outside of my own county. What an athlete and what a player. He always turned up in the clutch moments too. Got the Dubs through a few tricky games. From memory he lost only 3 championship games: Mayo 2021 (which was his first champ loss in 6 years) Kerry 2022 Galway 2024 How many champ games did he play overall? He should have a pretty high win %. Hope he enjoys his retirement. Who knows he might do a Murphy and come back again." I think when he started he went something like 30 games without losing in either league or championship. (Am allowing for some urban legend exaggeration but it was close.) BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3120 - 19/11/2024 13:29:09 2580307 Link
Replying To peiledoir20: "My favourite player outside of my own county. What an athlete and what a player. He always turned up in the clutch moments too. Got the Dubs through a few tricky games. From memory he lost only 3 championship games: Mayo 2021 (which was his first champ loss in 6 years) Kerry 2022 Galway 2024 How many champ games did he play overall? He should have a pretty high win %. Hope he enjoys his retirement. Who knows he might do a Murphy and come back again." 64 Championship games and only 3 defeats. Scored 4-72 What a player....! Hopefully he does a Michael Murphy on it - still only 31... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3981 - 19/11/2024 14:23:45 2580316 Link
Sad news for Dublin football fans and Gaelic football fans everywhere, what an absolutely fantastic player Brian Fenton was for Dublin. He will be sorely missed by the Dubs, enjoy the retirement Brian and thanks for all the great displays of midfield brilliance. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3030 - 19/11/2024 14:54:56 2580321 Link
As a Galway man Brian Fenton was an outstanding player tough athletic chipped in with lots scores and great sportsmanship in my memory himself and Jack o Shea 2 Finest midfielders of last 40 years I hope he might come back again after a year still young but he definitely owes football nothing Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 953 - 19/11/2024 15:41:20 2580326 Link
With Fenton, McCarthy gone and possibly Cluxton next, Dublin's 15 in a row in Leinster could be in a bit of trouble. Jack L (None) - Posts: 3141 - 19/11/2024 16:22:08 2580334 Link
Replying To Jack L: "With Fenton, McCarthy gone and possibly Cluxton next, Dublin's 15 in a row in Leinster could be in a bit of trouble." They are not the only 3 to be Retiring apparently. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3981 - 19/11/2024 16:59:51 2580343 Link
Replying To Jack L: "With Fenton, McCarthy gone and possibly Cluxton next, Dublin's 15 in a row in Leinster could be in a bit of trouble." You might be right there, we're automatically dropping a level with Fenton gone. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8678 - 19/11/2024 18:31:53 2580351 Link
What a player ,one of the best ever Hopefully he will change his mind and maybe see him around early March germac (Down) - Posts: 555 - 19/11/2024 18:57:51 2580352 Link
Replying To realdub: "You might be right there, we're automatically dropping a level with Fenton gone." I agree Realdub.While I think both Fenton and James McCarthy were two of Dublins greatest ever players (actually two of the greatest in the gaa),Jamsie was starting to fade but Fenton was still the best midfielder in the game..There was at least another two years in him for top level.Q huge loss ! CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3844 - 19/11/2024 19:06:49 2580353 Link
Jack OShea was the best player I ever saw and never thought I'd see better until Fenton arrived. For me, he's the greatest and what a winning record. carlovia (None) - Posts: 1525 - 19/11/2024 19:15:36 2580356 Link
Great player and what a career. Now with himself and McCarthy gone there might be hope for the other teams in Leinster. Is he going travelling or something else? Like Murphy still young to be retiring but with Murphy you could not blame him with everything going on off the pitch. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2813 - 19/11/2024 20:58:08 2580369 Link
Replying To Jack L: "With Fenton, McCarthy gone and possibly Cluxton next, Dublin's 15 in a row in Leinster could be in a bit of trouble." The stands of football in Leinster is very poor. Definitely the weakest province. Only one team in Division 1 so that tells it's own story. A lot more would need to retire before Dublin would fall to the standard of the chasing pack. eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1958 - 20/11/2024 08:41:01 2580394 Link
Replying To panamasam: "Great player and what a career. Now with himself and McCarthy gone there might be hope for the other teams in Leinster. Is he going travelling or something else? Like Murphy still young to be retiring but with Murphy you could not blame him with everything going on off the pitch." I'd imagine he has missed out a bit on his career. Hopefully for Raheny he will stay with them as they are still in with shout of winning county. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3120 - 20/11/2024 08:59:09 2580395 Link
A generational talent and a gentleman to boot! Was fortunate to meet him on the way back from Thurles after a Cork v Clare hurling match. He was sporting the Clare colours (Think his mam is from Clare?) so got some ribbing from us, all good banter though, and a great conversation was had on all aspects of the GAA and further afield. All the best in retirement.. Left nothing behind, and achieved it all..... bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 349 - 20/11/2024 09:01:02 2580396 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "I'd imagine he has missed out a bit on his career. Hopefully for Raheny he will stay with them as they are still in with shout of winning county." I think the travelling will give him a well earned rest, and who knows..... when he returns, he might re-consider.... ;o) 10 years is some commitment for any player to Inter County, and his decision was a hell of a lot easier, having already achieved so much. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3981 - 20/11/2024 09:49:16 2580406 Link