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Manager threw no one under a bus, its not the first time he dropped off to go to America, I can't understand how gaa rules allow u to play for different club teams in the same year, if u playing for a club in America u should not be able to return and play for u club team in the same year. Derry past 10+yrs always got guys going to America, Tyrone never had that problem. Donegal had lads going that direction for long term work not fball.

I agree. McFaul had the chance to stay on the bus, he chose to get off. Good luck to him.

Yip. You're correct. The history books will show we won all our div 4 league games and then did the same in 3. The crazy appointment of Mcerlean by Mcivor took us to a place we never should have been so promotions out of 4 and then 3 were expected.
A cursory look at the fixtures for this year's league and anyone with even a passing interest in Gaelic football in Derry would have realised that the final 3 games would be the real tests. The draw in Roscommon was credible, the Galway game was a capitulation and embarrassing for us. There is no other way of describing it.
Championship defeats to Armagh and Donegal are in there to be dissected as well.
Flogging players is a short term philosophy that can only end badly. Players aren't stupid. They know when a manager has thrown a player under the bus.
As I said earlier, I think we will be competitive against Tyrone but that style of football will only take a team so far. Fear of losing as opposed to having a crack at it....the problem here is the manager actually doesn't trust ANY of his players.

The arrogance of this post speaks for itself. Doire we're in Div 4 because they weren't good enough to stay in Div 3. Fact.

'Ciaran's form this year has not been what he would expect of himself'
That's what he said. Talk about loyalty!
He's been injured for the best part of the year yet when he did play he was still our best player.
Players are forbidden from kicking the ball in training- fact.
Who wants to play in that type of restrictive football. Certainly not a player of Mcfaul's calibre and vision.
Derry will run Tyrone close  and might even slip a win but that's only because Tyrone are poor at the minute. We won't win Ulster unless the style of football changes.

We won't win Ulster without more quality forwards. Maybe Gallagher is to blame for all failings since 1998? I mean the cheek of him winning matches and making the team competitive again - in Division 2. Disgraceful!

McFaul for me is a loss but not as big as being suggested in my opinion. For a number of years with Derry his temperament was very suspect and was actually a liability. He then matured and became much more a team player and less individual. However his lack of discipline seemed to return v Galway, where he got sent off for verbals. Also hit a couple of great scores. Therein is the lack of balance. A loss but you would question his judgement if he was really serious about adding to Doire's cause this year.  Good luck to him.

Such tragic news , his performance against Derry in the 2017 Minor quarter final still sticks in my mind, he was unplayable that say ,

Nearly beat us on his own. God bless agus go ndéanfaidh Dia trócaire air

He was superb that day, my main memory of the match. Suaimhneas síoraí dó.  Terrible news for his family and community.

Hopefully a big response after the Gaillimh game from the team tomorrow v an Mhí. Important to get a win for morale  Strong team named, Paudie Tad starting.

When Derry team management  and players sit down tonight to analyse what went wrong last Sunday against Galway, it should not take either party long to reassess the situation and plot the way forward for a convincing display against Meath next Sunday.

Derry were a good team before last Sunday and they are still a good team.Likewise the management were an excellent combination and they still are. Costly mistakes,admittedly,were made but they can be easily rectified.So, no one should be too despondent as the best way to overcome any obstacle is to face it immediately and the Meath game provides an ideal opportunity to do that.

With the enforced absences of Oisin McWilliams and Gareth McKinless, I would recall Shea Downey who had an excellent match against Offaly to replace McKinless in the half back line and Shane McGuigan to come in instead of Lachlan Murray in the full forward line. Hopefully Jack Doherty and Micael McEvoy who has not appeared so far are fit to take their place in the match day squad instead of the two absent players. Doire Abu

Is McEvoy still on the panel?

Nope

Thanks - that's what I had heard but wasn't sure.

When Derry team management  and players sit down tonight to analyse what went wrong last Sunday against Galway, it should not take either party long to reassess the situation and plot the way forward for a convincing display against Meath next Sunday.

Derry were a good team before last Sunday and they are still a good team.Likewise the management were an excellent combination and they still are. Costly mistakes,admittedly,were made but they can be easily rectified.So, no one should be too despondent as the best way to overcome any obstacle is to face it immediately and the Meath game provides an ideal opportunity to do that.

With the enforced absences of Oisin McWilliams and Gareth McKinless, I would recall Shea Downey who had an excellent match against Offaly to replace McKinless in the half back line and Shane McGuigan to come in instead of Lachlan Murray in the full forward line. Hopefully Jack Doherty and Micael McEvoy who has not appeared so far are fit to take their place in the match day squad instead of the two absent players. Doire Abu

Is McEvoy still on the panel?

[Has progress been made though?]

Bad day at the office and we leave it at that. Just too many things malfunctioned all at the same time. Galway will play there reserve team against Roscommon to rest them for league final plus Mayo Early in April. Still nice to finish on a high and beat Meath.

Still progress has been made, Shane McGuigan might have got another few points there today to take bad look off it

Has progress been made though? What do we know now that we didn't seven weeks ago? Are we any closer to competing with Tyrone in the championship than we were this time last year?

IMHO the answer are no, nothing and no. Gallagher's a charlatan.

We were lucky down and cork were both at their lowest ebb ever and Offaly and Clare were poor for div 2. Another short summer awaits.

Of course it has, to suggest otherwise is nonsense.

I would be happy for you to expand on that.
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I'll expand for you soon but boys have landed in to play cards of a Sunday!

[Has progress been made though?]

Bad day at the office and we leave it at that. Just too many things malfunctioned all at the same time. Galway will play there reserve team against Roscommon to rest them for league final plus Mayo Early in April. Still nice to finish on a high and beat Meath.

Still progress has been made, Shane McGuigan might have got another few points there today to take bad look off it

Has progress been made though? What do we know now that we didn't seven weeks ago? Are we any closer to competing with Tyrone in the championship than we were this time last year?

IMHO the answer are no, nothing and no. Gallagher's a charlatan.

We were lucky down and cork were both at their lowest ebb ever and Offaly and Clare were poor for div 2. Another short summer awaits.

Of course it has, to suggest otherwise is nonsense.

Correct.

Bad day at the office and we leave it at that. Just too many things malfunctioned all at the same time. Galway will play there reserve team against Roscommon to rest them for league final plus Mayo Early in April. Still nice to finish on a high and beat Meath.

Still progress has been made, Shane McGuigan might have got another few points there today to take bad look off it

Has progress been made though? What do we know now that we didn't seven weeks ago? Are we any closer to competing with Tyrone in the championship than we were this time last year?

IMHO the answer are no, nothing and no. Gallagher's a charlatan.

We were lucky down and cork were both at their lowest ebb ever and Offaly and Clare were poor for div 2. Another short summer awaits.

Harsh on the players and management. If you expected us to be at a level to beat the All Ireland Champions this year, you're delusional. We don't have enough quality players but progress has been made, no doubt about that - and Gallagher has played his part.

Disappointing today with a good crowd there to support but we just never got a foothold in the game to give them the opportunity to get behind the team. Gaillimh have some great footballers with pace, power and ability to finish. A Division 1 team - so maybe a timely reality check for Doire. Galway's early press worked perfectly for them but some of it was self-inflicted and another ref may have given 2 frees out which instead led to goals. Very disappointing for the players but they tried hard in the second half and will learn from the first one. We clearly don't have a cutting edge up front against the better teams, which we knew anyway, but the gaps in defence today would be the most worrying. Anyhow, we are where we are and have still made good progress in the last two years. Have we reached a ceiling?

:'(again poor yous restore

Again ashamed of your county?

It was a bad decision but the coverage of it on social media makes us look like a pile of whingers, it's a league match he's hardly missing AIF.

No whinging - just calling out an injustice to one of our best and most committed Gaels. "It's a league match" - well spotted, just a very f**king important one!

Is saying this is a f**king joke classed as abuse of a official, I may be in trouble given about about my company office practices sometimes.

Had to be more said than that!

I think it's a very poor attempt by gough to deflect from other incident in the game.

Exactly. And who enjoyed, with dramatic pomp, flashing 5 reds in Armagh? Dangerous arrogance.