Ulster Colleges

[theticklemister]

As you wish!

St Patrick's Maghera - Mc Cloy (Glen), Glass (Glen), Hughes (Lavey), Hegarty (Glen), Mulholland (Glen), Carville (1-00) (Glen), Gallagher (Glen), Kearney (Swatragh), Cassidy (0-01) (Bellaghy), O'Doherty (Slaughtneil), Bradley (0-02) (Slaughtneil), Mc Faul (Bellaghy), Cassidy (Slaughtneil), O'Hara (1-01) (Glen), Tallon (Glen). Subs: Hagan (Banagher), Convery (0-01) (Glen), Mc Atamney (Swatragh).

Btw Ryan Dougan is overage Tickle!

Good man Walt. That Gallagher fella was missing for yer club minor team this year isn't that right? Good to see a few Bellaghy boys on the winning team for once!lol!

[Walter Cronc]

Conor Gallagher missed the 1st Ulster Minor winning campaign but played midfield this year. Very good player!!

[Dougal Maguire]

A big congratulations to St Pats, thought they were the best team, and whilst the game went down to the wire and you couldn't ignore St Pauls guts, it was St Pats greater quality that eventually bore the result. Also congratualtions to Sean Marty Lockhart and Martin Mc Connell on stepping from underneath a great but ledendry shadow of Big Adrian, the first MacRory to be taken to the school without Adrians influence. But it must be said, that this final like last year was nearly lost as a result of negative tactics and and not allowing players to express themselves to the full. When Maghera were on top in the 1st half it was very obvious how much better they were to St Pauls, but instead of pushing up and taking full advantage of their superiority they stay rigid to their policy of trying to stifle the oppostion, it was this tactic that invited St Pauls unto them in the last 10 mins and without doubt could have resulted in a replay, the same tactic resulted in St Pats loosing the final last year, and it seems nothing has been learned. There is nothing wrong with playing sweepers etc, but when you attack you have to have players supporting the play in numbers to make the tactic an effective counter attack, and this is where St Pats struggle, but on the other side of the arguement the end justifies the means. On the postive side there were many players on the St Pats team yesterday who have won every competion they have entered from 1st year, the O Farrell , the Dalton, the Corn Na Og, the Brock, the Rannafast and now the MacRory, quite incredible, and I wonder has this ever happened before with an age group, at any other college, at this level. Onwards and upwards to the Hogan.

BTW it would make sense that Glen should have the biggest representation on the team, the school serves its primary schools.

You'll notice the McCormick Cup is missing from that and regardless of what your views might be fact is St Paul's beat them that night and had yesterday's match lasted a few minutes more they could have won that too 7 scores to 10 would indicate that Pats were not as dominant as you suggest but such is life. Fair play to St Paul's lads they did their school clubs and community proud

[Walter Cronc]

No one gives a monkeys about the Mc Cormick and never will.

[Dougal Maguire]

You might say that but the fact is its there

[Walter Cronc]

Well go enjoy it there!

[Rawhide]

A big congratulations to St Pats, thought they were the best team, and whilst the game went down to the wire and you couldn't ignore St Pauls guts, it was St Pats greater quality that eventually bore the result. Also congratualtions to Sean Marty Lockhart and Martin Mc Connell on stepping from underneath a great but ledendry shadow of Big Adrian, the first MacRory to be taken to the school without Adrians influence. But it must be said, that this final like last year was nearly lost as a result of negative tactics and and not allowing players to express themselves to the full. When Maghera were on top in the 1st half it was very obvious how much better they were to St Pauls, but instead of pushing up and taking full advantage of their superiority they stay rigid to their policy of trying to stifle the oppostion, it was this tactic that invited St Pauls unto them in the last 10 mins and without doubt could have resulted in a replay, the same tactic resulted in St Pats loosing the final last year, and it seems nothing has been learned. There is nothing wrong with playing sweepers etc, but when you attack you have to have players supporting the play in numbers to make the tactic an effective counter attack, and this is where St Pats struggle, but on the other side of the arguement the end justifies the means. On the postive side there were many players on the St Pats team yesterday who have won every competion they have entered from 1st year, the O Farrell , the Dalton, the Corn Na Og, the Brock, the Rannafast and now the MacRory, quite incredible, and I wonder has this ever happened before with an age group, at any other college, at this level. Onwards and upwards to the Hogan.

BTW it would make sense that Glen should have the biggest representation on the team, the school serves its primary schools.

You'll notice the McCormick Cup is missing from that and regardless of what your views might be fact is St Paul's beat them that night and had yesterday's match lasted a few minutes more they could have won that too 7 scores to 10 would indicate that Pats were not as dominant as you suggest but such is life. Fair play to St Paul's lads they did their school clubs and community proud

The Mc Cormack cup is a league final and has nowt to do with MacRory, both teams were unbeaten in the MacRory until yesterdays game. The only unbeaten team in the MacRory is St Pats.

[sbw]

If , but , why and maybe dougal 

[Walter Cronc]

No one gives a monkeys about the Mc Cormick and never will.

Although the McCormick cup is obviously not on the same level as the MacRory, the fact remains that if St. Pat's had won it then a lot of people would be keen to add it to their list of achievements since 1st year. None of the boys who played in the final before Christmas did so with the intention of losing. St. Paul's deserve credit for winning it. That said, they'd obviously swap it for the MacRory.

Also, I can't remember who posted it but I honestly don't think the final was as one sided as some on here are suggesting. The more clinical side won and were deserving of their success. Had St. Paul's managed to convert one of their goal chances though and went on to win no one could have begrudged them the title either.

Jeez will you ever give over. Your like an aul women harping on there!

[Dougal Maguire]

Gracious in victory. You're a credit to yourself

[Walter Cronc]

Gracious in victory. You're a credit to yourself

I already gave credit to Bessbrook. Fair played to them and I wish them all the best in the next coming years but if Maghera had been beat I wouldn't be going on and on about it. The fact remains the Mc Cormick cup is a nothing competition and will remain that way. Leagues are for playing in, championships are for winning!

[DuffleKing]

Going into the final, Bessbrook were the only unbeaten team left

[Rawhide]

Going into the final, Bessbrook were the only unbeaten team left

If you include the Mc Cormaick cup as part of the MacRory competition I would agree,but he fact of the matter is that it isn't. But both teams playing the final were unbeaten in the MacRory Cup, its seems you think that the Mc Cormick Cup is part of the MacRory, it is not. Hope that i have clarified that small matter for you.

[qubdub]

How many Glen Maghera men were on the St Pat's panel? Seen there were something like 14 Clann Eireann players on the St Michael's McLarnon squad, albeit a grade lower I was just wondering has any other club contributed more players to one team at colleges' level???

[Walter Cronc]

11 Glen lads on the panel, 8 started the final. Should have been 12, but the Maghera management didnt see a place for last years Derry U17 captain!