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I see cahair o Kane is naming his best team of twenty years for each ulster county.

Does someone want to give it a whack here?

My Whack here. Some out of position. Everyone will have different ideas.

1. Barry Gillis

2. Sean Marty
3. Kevin McCloy
4. Kieran McKeever

5. Gerard O'Kane
6. Henry Downey
7. Johnny McBride

8. Anthony Tohill
9. Ferbie

10. Sean Leo
11. Mark Lynch
12. Paul McFlynn

13. Skinner
14. Enda Muldoon
15. Paddy B

Nearly made it's .... Deets, Patsy Bradley, Kevin McGuckin, Chrissy.

The County Convention takes place next Monday night in Owenbeg. 

Can anyone tell me who is currently the County Treasurer ? I know Michael Hasson resigned early in the year for personal reasons. 

Also this is Brian Smiths last year as Chairman so there will be a few changes.

I believe there has been no Treasurer this year since Michael resigned. There has been help for the club championship gates from various people.

I'd imagine there will be very few votes needed this year and you could probably take a fair stab at naming next years County Board now from the nominations.

Good man brick
It must have taken you most of the day to find all the soundbytes from Sunday Game panellists over the year and piece them altogether. 😂😂😂
Usual nonsense.

It's my opinion. I'd be surprised if TSG panellist had said much about Derry, but if they have and it's similar to what I've said we must be right. 
Instead of calling it as nonsense, how about you retort with some reasonable argument which demonstrates how it is nonsense. All in keeping with the ethos of a discussion board.
Or perhaps you don't have any self formed thoughts of your own?

McIver's job related to our underage structures because we'd been very poor for a decade or so at those levels. My impression is that we've improved a good bit at minor, u21, u17 and u20 in the last few years. I've no idea how much of that is due to McIver but in the last 4 or 5 years we're competitive again after years of getting beat in the first round. We also seem to be doing okay at u15 and u16. Perhaps people closer to the underage structures could give a more accurate opinion.
On yesterday, we had our chances and joe McQuillan made a very poor call in not allowing the advantage which meant we missed out a goal which could have been crucial. Kilcoo just had more experience but what a year for us.

Why did you wait until 5 minutes from the end before trying the long ball into the FF line? It was causing panic to what was a fairly small FB line of Kilcoo. Your main players didn't perform as well as they have in the past and Kilcoo definitely moved the ball a lot quicker.

Regarding the advantage the whistle had blown a few seconds before the ball ended up in the net. Yes maybe he should have not been as quick to blow but once he did there was no going back on the decision. Kilcoo were the better side and I don't think that decision cost you the game.

Good man brick
It must have taken you most of the day to find all the soundbytes from Sunday Game panellists over the year and piece them altogether. 😂😂😂
Usual nonsense.

I'd say there are quite a few people around the County would agree with his last sentence. That's not nonsense.

Any truth in the rumor that Ollie Cummings has replaced John McMahon as S+C coach?

Saw Ollie at most of the Club Championship matches this year. I wondered would he get involved again.

Another success for Magherafelt tonight. Some good football on display from both sides despite the conditions. I'd say a few of these lads be on County duty next year for the Doire U.17's.

Care to elaborate tfal

I'd be taking a wild guess that Damian has something to do with Bellaghy's camogs who were defeated at the weekend by Kilrea.

[if you're to take the CB at their word]

More to the point what's O'Kane sprouting this all in the papers and not let it be dealt internally between the County board and the clubs at the meeting. Good to know the pound signs for the paper come before been a Derry Supporter.

+ 10. Think his latest contribution will not even sit well with more mature journalists or with Irish News. Trying too hard. Getting too personal.

That's balls on both of your points. He is simply doing his job.

I'd agree with the 2 men above. You're talking about volunteers at the end of the day who give up their time for the county. To have inaccuracies about them and their procedures splashed all over the back pages of the IN doesn't sit well with me. It's tabloidesque, gossipy gutter press stuff.  This mornings article had a glaring untruth in it (if you're to take the CB at their word last night).

And would you take them at their word?

[Senior]

Championship weekend, who's is it to win?  I'd say Slaughtneil, Claudy and Glack

Senior
Friday (Owenbeg: 20:30) Lavey v Greenlough
Saturday (Glen: 14:30) Newbridge v Slaughtneil
Saturday (Glen: 16:00) Ballinderry v Dungiven
Saturday (Owenbeg: 16:30) Banagher v Bellaghy
Saturday (Owenbeg: 20:00) Magherafelt v Coleraine
Sunday (Bellaghy: 13:30) Glenullin v Swatragh
Sunday (Owenbeg: 18:00) Kilrea v Ballinascreen
Sunday (Owenbeg: 19:30) Glen v The Loup

Intermediate
Friday (Owenbeg: 19:00) Craigbane v Castledawson
Friday (Celtic Park: 20:30) Steelstown v Claudy
Saturday (Celtic Park: 12:00) Drumsurn v Slaughtmanus
Saturday (Celtic Park: 13:30) Faughvale v Foreglen
Sunday (Bellaghy: 12:00) Ballerin v Ballymaguigan
Sunday (Celtic Park: 15:00) Limavaday v Doire Trasna

Junior
Thursday (Owenbeg: 19:30) Magilligan v Ardmore
Thursday (Celtic Park: 19:30) Sean Dolan's v Doire Colmcille
?? (??: ??) Glack v Drum

I'll go Slaughtneil, Claudy and Moneymore.

A gamblers treble of Lavey, Drumsurn and Magilligan.

Go to Cahair's Twitter message about Gallagher's proposed backroom team and read the replies.

The allegation is that it happened in the team hotel and involved members of the extended management panel. That's when the the line is crossed.

A Hotel belonging to one of the sponsors as well.

Stand for it??? The clubs will endorse it at Convention. It will be the same crew, maybe in different positions but the status quo will continue. Too many there for their own vanity and for personal ambition and have been for too long. Not for the love of County or the clubs in it.

I don't know if they still happen but there used to be "think tank" meetings at the start of the year to discuss leagues and fixtures. I was at a few but soon became apparent they were talking shops to pay lip service to the clubs and CCC did whatever they wanted. Do these meetings still continue? If so was there one this year where the clubs thought a 12 week gap in the leagues was a good idea?

It doesn't matter how good,bad or indifferent underage coaching and development squads are if we are going to keep making a mockery of the leagues. As some alluded to earlier very few, if any senior players are turned on by a 12 week break and playing what can only be described as glorified friendlies.
As far as I am aware there are players who have played County U.17/Minor and U20/U21 over the last couple of years that decided to go to America to play rather than stay at home and play these meaningless games. For me that is not improving anything in the County.

Lol, what utter bulls!it. Players have been going to the USA for years. If we cancelled the Larkin cup, mcglinchey cup etc next year and ran a 22 match league there'd still be the same number of young players heading off to the states and back for the championship. Ridiculous to suggest otherwise.

Granted players do go away each and every year but there are young players who, when they realised there was going to be a 12 week break this season were looking away and did go and that is a fact.

It doesn't matter how good,bad or indifferent underage coaching and development squads are if we are going to keep making a mockery of the leagues. As some alluded to earlier very few, if any senior players are turned on by a 12 week break and playing what can only be described as glorified friendlies.
As far as I am aware there are players who have played County U.17/Minor and U20/U21 over the last couple of years that decided to go to America to play rather than stay at home and play these meaningless games. For me that is not improving anything in the County.   

I think it is sad to see that 4 games have been conceded in Division 2 in the last 2 weeks. Has the break meant that players in these teams have lost interest or why have they had to concede?

Was speaking to a Tyrone man from a Senior club with County players a couple of weeks back who was giving off about the lack of league games they had played ( 7 ). I told him my club had only played 4 and there was a 12 week break playing recreational leagues and divisional cups. He thought I was pulling his chain and said there would be uproar in Tyrone if that happened. They play starred games without County men and CCC try to fix the games so a club with county men missing will play league games against similar clubs.