Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[Wildweasel74]

We don't seem to vary much from the starting team all through the league. I don't think the forwards are strong enough but we haven't tried many players up front. Did Ryan Bell leave the panel after Gallagher first season or did he drop him.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Great to see the hurlers promoted yesterday, playing nice hurling the year

[Keyser soze]

I hear the referee in the Bridge/Ballinderry match got the score wrong, had it a draw when it should have been 2 point win for Bderry. Obviously marked a score in the wrong column which is an easy mistake to make. Apparently there is video evidence showing he got it wrong. 

[JohnDenver]

Was there a brawl in the Bellaghy Magherafelt game?  Also heard that Bellaghy had a row with Ardboe in a challenge game recently.  Cassidy maybe trying to bring a bit of the fear factor back to the Tones.

[bannside]

If there was I'm sure the referees report will mention it....lol.

[LoughNeagh]

Was the Newbridge / Ballinderry result overturned?

[Ball]

Ciaran McFaul left the senior panel? Big loss ahead of championship!

[Derry Optimist]

Since he made his debut for Derry against UUJ, in the McKenna Cup in January 2013, Ciaran McFaul  has been practically an ever - present for Derry in the intervening nine years.During that time he has been consistently very good and for the last three years he has easily been Derry's best player.

Even though he is still very young  it was inevitable,given the huge commitment to play both club and county football nowadays,that Ciaran would step back giving that wholehearted dedication which he put in for so long.Undoubtedly it is a huge blow to the present Derry team and hopefully no other panellists follow the same route.

Perhaps when Ciaran  is away for a while the buzz to return next year will reignite and he will come back to commit himself fully to the fold.In the meantime all Derry supporters will thank him for all that he has done for Derry football.In the process the way is open for the rest of the team to raise their own game in Ciaran's absence and that someone else will also come into the team and play their part in a great Derry revival of their footballing fortunes.Indeed maybe a certain exiled talent will return to these shores to help that comeback!One person's difficulty is certainly another person's opportunity.

[Blowitupref]

https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/gaa/rory-gallagher-confirms-ciaran-mcfaul-no-longer-part-of-the-derry-senior-football-panel-3648517

I'd say this was known for some time and probably explains why he started few league games this year.

[screenexile]

No two ways about it he's a big loss!!

[tbrick18]

McFaul is a massive loss to Derry.
Not only is he probably our best player, he's a real leader on the pitch.
We certainly don't have a like for like replacement.

We can only hope he returns next year.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

probably just thought season is over until next year

[lenny]

McFaul is a massive loss to Derry.
Not only is he probably our best player, he's a real leader on the pitch.
We certainly don't have a like for like replacement.

We can only hope he returns next year.

He's a big loss but if his hearts not in it we're better off without him.

[Wildweasel74]

Why pull out a month before the championship, why even bother playing in the league, any games in America in the summer. Championship be finished

[the goal was on]

Did a few of lavey and magherafelt boys pull the plug recently too? Harder than ever to keep fringe players happy