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Aghaloo just scrape by Glenelly.

A real game of two halves - Conroy's umpires could have done with having a set of balls and making calls for blatant pulling down of Glenelly players in the square.

Overall Glenelly probably left themselves with too much to do at Half time. McElroy lucky to get off with 2 yellows rather than a straight red for striking for his second offence

Well done to Niall Morgan with his second All Star. Looked unlikely but he was certainly our most consistent player this year along with D Canavan.

 I'm sure Armagh people will feel B Hughes should feel aggrieved given he'd kept 14 clean sheets in 17 games.

[A repeat final in consecutive years - first since 02-03. Errigal again return for this repeat - last time they won one and lost one. It's not a certainty that history won't repeat itself but will take a monumental effort.]

Hard to see by a Trillick back to back at this stage, especially if Canavan's injury is as serious as we are led believe.
The scoring options for Trillick are vast and when they can hold players like Micky Gallagher and Simon Garrity for impact subs it's hard to see anything but another O'Neill Cup travelling to the Fermanagh border.

Killyclogher again left it late to try and stage a fight back but Petey Harte showed he is still dangerous when given the time and space. Errigal's goal was too easy for my liking but with teams experimenting with outfield players in goal these results can happen.

A repeat final in consecutive years - first since 02-03. Errigal again return for this repeat - last time they won one and lost one. It's not a certainty that history won't repeat itself but will take a monumental effort.

Intermediate semi finals were really unentertaining. The only positive on the day was the soup from JP's shop. Greencastle should be fortunate that they get a second bite in this. Shane Meehan is getting his fair bit of stick but the umpires were in position and need to consider if they provided the support given the number of bodies in the square. Moy should have been preparing for a final if Conroy had converted the free prior to the goal. Surprised to see John McCullagh back on the field so soon after his ACL injury and setbacks along the way. All I hope is Friday nights game on a better pitch and with less of a gale force wind might make for better viewing.

Moortown tactics baffled me. To concede the kickout when playing with the wind is criminal, regardless of the booming lock James Kennedy has. Derrylaughan sh*thousery at the end pulling and dragging players to the ground was cleary cynical and warranted some punishment but I feel they did enough to win.

The hurling finals at the weekend provided some real excitement to an otherwise dull weekend. Omagh have some exceptionally skilful young hurlers and they got their just rewards for their second half performance.
The senior final was a fine spectacle and Eire Ogs showed they weren't letting this game slip and Sean Og Grugan stepped up to get them over the line.

History repeats itself once again and the wait for back to back rolls onto 20 years...

In recent years anything half decent that has come out of brocagh has either moved to a different club or simply stopped playing altogether. Must be something in the water (Not talking about the algae!)

Aye mods sort this oul boy out clearly hasn't a humorous bone in his body with a name like that



TUBE!

Must have upset your wee girlfriend here Openyoureyes

I think we should get the conversation back on track. Who is refereeing the Final next weekend? I have my own opinions on who should lead the charge.

With Cahal Bell & Stevy Campbell reffing the semi finals, I think that rules them out. Imagine it will be between Kieran Eanetta, Sean Hurson or cathal Forbes

Hard to see by a Trillick back to back at this stage, especially if Canavan's injury is as serious as we are led believe.
The scoring options for Trillick are vast and when they can hold players like Micky Gallagher and Simon Garrity for impact subs it's hard to see anything but another O'Neill Cup travelling to the Fermanagh border.

Killyclogher again left it late to try and stage a fight back but Petey Harte showed he is still dangerous when given the time and space. Errigal's goal was too easy for my liking but with teams experimenting with outfield players in goal these results can happen.

A repeat final in consecutive years - first since 02-03. Errigal again return for this repeat - last time they won one and lost one. It's not a certainty that history won't repeat itself but will take a monumental effort.

Intermediate semi finals were really unentertaining. The only positive on the day was the soup from JP's shop. Greencastle should be fortunate that they get a second bite in this. Shane Meehan is getting his fair bit of stick but the umpires were in position and need to consider if they provided the support given the number of bodies in the square. Moy should have been preparing for a final if Conroy had converted the free prior to the goal. Surprised to see John McCullagh back on the field so soon after his ACL injury and setbacks along the way. All I hope is Friday nights game on a better pitch and with less of a gale force wind might make for better viewing.

Moortown tactics baffled me. To concede the kickout when playing with the wind is criminal, regardless of the booming lock James Kennedy has. Derrylaughan sh*thousery at the end pulling and dragging players to the ground was cleary cynical and warranted some punishment but I feel they did enough to win.

The hurling finals at the weekend provided some real excitement to an otherwise dull weekend. Omagh have some exceptionally skilful young hurlers and they got their just rewards for their second half performance.
The senior final was a fine spectacle and Eire Ogs showed they weren't letting this game slip and Sean Og Grugan stepped up to get them over the line.

The Clonoe Errigal game could be a complete massacre.

Would be history repeating itself after Ardboe dispatched of Coalisland last year...

[Edendork]

Senior Championship

Ardboe v Edendork
Carrickmore v Dromore
Trillick v Eglish
Errigal Ciaran v Pomeroy
Omagh v Killyclogher
Dungannon v Donaghmore
Loughmacrory v Galbally
Coalisland v Clonoe

Intermediate Championship

Cookstown V Aghyaran
Owen Roes V Gortin
Moortown V Fintona
Naomh Eoghan V Moy
Derrylaughan V Clogher
Stewartstown V Rock
Drumragh V Beragh
Kildress V Greencastle

This tier 2 & 3 minor championship is some BS....  minors have played what 9-10 games already and now going into a b competition after being comprehensively beaten by Derry in the Ulster championship
Seriously...  club minor season is a shams, away behind, U16s has been delayed by a few months already ...

Do Tyrone need to be in a tier2 competition?

What the GAA have done at national level to the Minor and U20 grades is a joke. The round robins and tiers have completely diluted the significance of the competitions. Added to this is the fact they added this format against the request of counties and the Ulster council. No speeches or interviews further adds to the idea that the GAA are trying to take the competitiveness out of the Minor grade.
Tyrone minors have played I believe 9 games this season and lost 4 of them and deservedly exited the Ulster Championship at the Semi Final stage against Derry. Should be season over and plenty to mull on for the team and players going forward into Under 20 age group. But instead of being finally able to rejoin up with their clubs and play the remaining league games, they are off to play a Tier B competition no one wants to be in that could potentially run for another 3 weeks.
At club level the minor season has been shambolic. CCC telling clubs players are available to clubs and then the county management telling players to not play and then some players playing and others not playing. Ridiculous.
If the GAA are going to insist on continuing down this route of Round Robin and tiers then Club Minor season should not start until late June and conclude prior to the Senior Club Championships starting.

What I would like to see at club level would be -
A modified calendar along the lines of:

U12 - April - June
U14 - July - October (finish before school football begins)
U16 - March - June (starting after the conclusion of school football which is generally St Patrick's Day and the traditional club start anyway - County Minors available to all clubs as was supposed to be the case this year but enforced by CCC - problem would be lessened as less players affected)
U18 - Late June - September (beginning after County Minor season and exams and concluded prior to Senior championships)
Reserve (with anyone Over 16 eligible - giving those lads football through Spring) - April - August
Senior (Over 17 only eligible) - May - October

Why should club fixtures be based around school fixtures?
These players are club players first off.

Are you saying U12's finisb in June?

It is either u12 and u16 finish end of June or u14 and u18 finish end of June as was the plan this year.

Is it not a bit mad U12's stop playing in June, tbe start of the summer and have no action for nearly 4 months of the year?

If U12 finish in June, they join up with U14 panel in July.
Just like when U16 finishes they join up with either U14 or Minor depending on their age.

This would make far too much sense for our CCC to go along with it.

Urney conceded their first reserve league game-ominous sign for them 

"Just call us Dregish" as one player put it

Daly a class act and the half back line would be fairly strong as well with all impressing tonight. Ohare electric pace which is hard to handle at any level

Brolly & O'Hare always willing runners on the wing. Rafferty quality through the centre. Gormley will be a major loss if injury keeps himon the sidelines going into the knockout rounds. MCCullagh McCann & Grimes off the bench are quality assets to have

Both clubs happy to play midweek but issues with CCC confirming a venue/ref

Has the Grade 2 Minor league Final been played?

Both Domnaigh v Loughmacrory. I had heard a possibility of mid week but nothing on the website yet

Senior / Division 1

Ardboe - Noel O'Neill & Gavin Devlin
Carrickmore -
Clonoe - Kevin Madden
Coalisland -
Donaghmore  - Mark Counihan
Dromore -
Dungannon - James Slater, Ryan Pickering, Gerard Cavlan & Barry Gillis
Edendork - Conleth Gilligan
Eglish -
Errigal Ciaran - Enda McGinley & Stephen Quinn
Galbally -
Killyclogher - Dermy Carlin, Stephen O'Neill & Eoin Bradley
Loughmacrory - Martin Boyle
Omagh - Sean Teague
Pomeroy -
Trillick - Jody Gormley & Peter McGinnity

Intermediate / Division 2

Aghyaran -
Beragh - Conor Gormley & Damian Leonard
Cookstown - Des Tracey & Conleth Donnelly
Clogher - Macartan McKenna
Derrylaughan - Kevin Niblock
Drumragh - Colm Bradley
Fintona - Martin Greene
Greencastle - Sean Pol Harte and Emmett Hackett
Gortin - Kevin McCullagh and Nigel McCarron
Kildress -
Moortown -
Moy -
Naomh Eoghan -
Owen Roes - Stefan Deery & Johnny Lafferty
Rock - Tommy Bloomer & Conor Bayne
Stewartstown -

Junior / Division 3

Aghaloo -
Augher -
Brackaville -
Brocagh - Peter Armour
Castlederg -
Clann na nGael -
Derrytresk - Mickey Rea
Donaghmore III -
Drumquin -
Errigal Ciaran III -
Eskra -
Glenelly -
Killeeshil -
Killyman -
Strabane - Richard O'Neill
Tattyreagh -
Urney - Matthew Neeson

Does anyone know when the grade A minor championship will be played out. It looks like it's only at the semi final stages.

No fixtures scheduled so far. Was the Trillick-Dromore Q-final game ever replayed? Imagine it was held back with Trillick's Championship run

Grade 2 championship finally getting their semi finals on Saturday and this Tuesday.

At this rate, the leagues will still be running in December.

CCC needs to seriously look at clubs playing down
we could have a number of situations this year where a number of big clubs have walked Grade 2 competitions
has already happened at u16 level

Surely the TCB have to put in place sanctions on clubs crying that their main minors are focusing on Senior when it comes to knockout stages.

Without McElholm & Donaghy, Lough would still be competitive with young MCCullagh & Co, but with those two back, they'll walk to a Double.

Will be severely unfair on the other clubs in the grade, given Lough's strong 2nd place finish in grade 1 last year

Eugene be back he cannot be lost a man of his talent and enthusaism for the cause.

While I don't agree with the pricing of the Tyrone TV setup, losing a man of Eugene's experience would not be a positive.

While I have felt Eugene has put his foot in it with some of his statements over the years, I think he has led the Tyrone Comms team well in the last 5 years. I've no doubt he will remain in Garvaghey in some capacity, be it as VC or in various sub committees.

Good to see some youth in the form of Rory Cox as PRO. Very enthusiastic and has been a great support to his club. Hopefully he can continue to grow the Tyrone GAA brand.

On a separate note, with Gortin's motion of separating the roles of VC & CCC Chair being carried, I wonder who will be put forward at the first 2023 board meeting for CCC Chair?