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Poll: Who Is The Greatest Gaelic Football Manager Of All Time?

Poll: Who Is The Greatest Gaelic Football Manager Of All Time?
Conor Neville
By Conor Neville
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Jim McGuinness

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Greatest achievements: Turning a dishevelled group on a road too nowhere into All-Ireland champions within two years; winning three Ulster titles in four years; masterminding the defeat of a Dublin side reputed to be almost unbeatable

Most likely to say: We're not happy with some of the things that have been said over the last wee while

Actor most likely to play him: Daniel Day Lewis is currently coaching an U12 side in Wicklow in preparation for hiss performance

Kevin Heffernan

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Greatest achievement: Taking a Dublin team that couldn't win a match in Leinster to All-Ireland champions in his first year; Holding off Kerry to win the 1976 All-Ireland and returning to win another title in '83; Reviving GAA in the capital; Compromised rules win over Australia

Most likely to say: We tried to become the fittest team in the country. Back in the 70s, it wasn't hard

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Actor most likely to play him: A middle-aged, bespectacled Paul Newman

 

Mick O'Dwyer

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Greatest achievements: Managing Kerry during an ridiculously intense period of success, even by their standards; Winning two Leinster titles with Kildare and one with Laois

Most likely to say: It was an exceptional display of football I can assure you. There's no question or doubt about it

Person not likely to vote for him: Colm Parkinson

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Sean Boylan

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Greatest achievement: Winning four All-Irelands in two decades as Meath manager. Inheriting a team in the wilderness, and transforming them into perennial All-Ireland contenders

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Most likely to say: Something that makes him sound awful sound

Actor most likely to play him: Jim Norton

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John O'Mahony

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Greatest achievement: Leading Galway to two All-Ireland titles and, arguably more impressively, guiding Leitrim to their second ever Connacht title. Also brought Mayo to their first All-Ireland final in 38 years

Most likely to say: Something methodical

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Person not likely to vote for him: Fianna Failers and left-wingers

 

Mickey Harte

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Greatest achievement: Turning Tyrone from nearly men into multiple All-Ireland winners in the 2000s

Most likely to say: Nothing to RTE

Person not likely to vote for him: Just left-wingers

 

Almost nominated: Billy Morgan, Pete McGrath, Brian McEniff, Joe Kernan, Pat Gilroy (most underrated manager of all time)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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