Derry Club Football & Hurling original

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There's an article about Dougan and his job in Irish examiner or times or something today. It sounds like he travels a lot with his work. I couldn't read it as it's behind a paywall.

Cahair and the Irish News online have it as well yesterday about him only coming back in July and traveling and working for a few months. Also a few of the other lads being away and only coming back about then. It shows that O'Rourke has trust in lads to keep in half decent shape and come back and do the hard yards when it really matters. Warnock in another Irish news interview last week said that they are not being run into the ground early on in the year. By the time the important time in the season comes round a lot of lads just want it all to be over to get a break is is his view on training. Probably a good few clubs have lads flogged at this time of the year thinking that's what they need to do to compete with Glen in September/October time.

Not every team can afford to take it easy until mid season and then up the ante. The quality of Glen players allows them to do that plus they have done the hard yards in previous seasons playing right up to Xmas time when every other club in Derry was finished few months earlier and as a result a high fitness level is in the bank.

If you can't match the Glen quality of player then the obvious other way to narrow the gap is fitness and that's why some clubs feel that is their best way of closing the gap.

As long as the Derry championship stays in the format it is then Glen will most likely win. They can pace themselves through that system and come good when it matters.

Only challengers realistically are Magherafelt & Slaughtneil.

Yes fair point although I hear the Championship format is to get a shakeup. Slaughtneil and M'felt will see Glens All-Ireland win as an opportunity to step in as Glens hunger will ease for a year or so at least. Slaughtneil in particular were very close last year, Rossa perhaps a bit to go yet with a younger age profile.

[STREET FIGHTER]

Has big Conor Glass travelled down to Kerry??

[Silver hill]

Has big Conor Glass travelled down to Kerry??

Travelling, but not playing.

[Derryman forever]

Has big Conor Glass travelled down to Kerry??

Travelling, but not playing.

Is the team picked? Anybody got a link to it?

[p3427977]

Has big Conor Glass travelled down to Kerry??

Travelling, but not playing.

Is the team picked? Anybody got a link to it?

No sign of it yet.

[Derryman forever]

Has big Conor Glass travelled down to Kerry??

Travelling, but not playing.

Is the team picked? Anybody got a link to it?

No sign of it yet.

I thought it had to be announced by a certain time prior to the game , or is that just for the Championship?

[STREET FIGHTER]

Has big Conor Glass travelled down to Kerry??

👀

[Wildweasel74]

That's Madness playing them men.

[STREET FIGHTER]

Outstanding result....

Fair play to the Glen men 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻...

Winners breed winners....

Derry bound to be delighted with that result and deserved winners...

[Interstellar]

Someone needs to show there Derry No11 how to properly defend and let his man continuely get by on the inside.

[STREET FIGHTER]

Someone needs to show there Derry No11 how to properly defend and let his man continuely get by on the inside.

Cut him some slack..very early in his County career..all in all...so far so good generally....

[marty34]

Someone needs to show there Derry No11 how to properly defend and let his man continuely get by on the inside.

These things happen. It'll be a learning experience for him.

He showed well through the game and put a good shift in. Key thing is he scored a late point.  Showed great character.

[Wildweasel74]

Was a bad goal to concede, totally on the wrong side,  not as if he didn't play in defence for the Convent.In saying that,we stopped a possible 2 other goals.

[Jim Bob]

Has big Conor Glass travelled down to Kerry??

Travelling, but not playing.

Stated as a matter of fact.
Can you explain why you came out with this post ?

[Silver hill]

Has big Conor Glass travelled down to Kerry??

Travelling, but not playing.

Stated as a matter of fact.
Can you explain why you came out with this post ?

Because that's what he told me when I was talking to him mid week in Maghera. Either a late change of heart or that was the company line adopted. All 3 did rightly considering the week they'd just had.