McKenna Cup 2024

[everymanaman]

Should be a double header @ Casement, that would draw a great crowd.

Double header in Armagh

[whitegoodman]

Should be a double header @ Casement, that would draw a great crowd.

Double header in Armagh

Is that definite?

[Orior]

3 Quigley brothers from Roslea Shamrocks who have won back to back championships in Fermanagh and the double last season. Conor oldest (about 26 I think) then Seamy is about 23/24 and Sean is 19/20. All good footballers on their day, Conor being a back is most under rated out of the 3, Seamy is an enigma, quality footballer who comes with a hot temper.

Would 3 Quigleys be a Trigley?

[everymanaman]

Should be a double header @ Casement, that would draw a great crowd.

Double header in Armagh

Is that definite?

Yes-much more atmospheric ground than the one in West Belfast

[timmyot501]

Monaghan played ok tonight. Too many wides cost them in the end and without McManus for the next while means an over reliance on Finlay. Mind u he did kick 3 or 4 cracking points from play.  Owen duffy did manage to knock over a few nice points too.  But some of the misses were awful. The game had a really good finish with Armagh looking to have won it only for Finlay to fire over the leveller.  The last free was moved back by the ref only for the linesman correctly moving it forward again, not that it mattered because it was superbly fired over the bar by the armagh sub off the ground.  Monaghans other best players were Morgan, Turley and Corey.

[sammymaguire]

Should be a double header @ Casement, that would draw a great crowd.

Double header in Armagh

Is that definite?

Yes-much more atmospheric ground than the one in West Belfast

Mightn't hold the big crowd. What's the capacity? 

Could be a cracking day out if that is right. Shame for all the Armagh heads though suffering without the might of Cross amongst the ranks

[tyroneman]

Marty Penrose, for all his qualities, really needs to learn how to score. His shooting is awful.

[ONeill]

How did Lafferty perform? Is there life after Philly Jordan in the wing backs?

[Mid Down Gael]

Super Sunday! Both Power NI Dr McKenna Cup Semi Finals will take place on Sunday 22nd January at the Morgan Athletic Grounds, Armagh. The Derry v Down game will take place at 2.00pm and will be followed by Tyrone v Fermanagh At 3.45pm.

[Orangemac]

3 Quigley brothers from Roslea Shamrocks who have won back to back championships in Fermanagh and the double last season. Conor oldest (about 26 I think) then Seamy is about 23/24 and Sean is 19/20. All good footballers on their day, Conor being a back is most under rated out of the 3, Seamy is an enigma, quality footballer who comes with a hot temper.

Seamy Quigley undoubtedly is the best forward in Fermanagh in terms of talent (what has he scored in the McKenn cup 2-21 in 3 games?) but can Canavan get him to knuckle down and stay committed all year?

[ONeill]

Great chance to wreck Armagh once and for all etc. Brian Boru my hole.

[mountainboii]

Rough enough game in Armagh tonight. Monaghan need to work on shooting. Armagh need to work on passing. Martin Higgins needs to work on not being an officious wee bollix.

Positives for Armagh:
Anto Duffy. Has a serious engine, if he goes well in the league he could solve one of those HF line problems.
Eugene Mc Verry. Had been a bit disappointed by him in previous games but he had an excellent first half before fading a bit.
Paul Carville. Super free taking cameo. Don't know if he'll cut it from open play, pity he didn't get more McKenna Cup time.
Peter Carragher. Didn't do a lot tonight, but he's been one of the most impressive underage players we've produced in recent years and it's good to see him in a senior jersey.
A clean sheet.
A win! Might not get many more of them over the next few months.

Negatives for Armagh:
A lot of dreadful passing.
A lot of dreadful fumbling.
A lot of slack marking in the second half, which would've been costly had Monaghan anyone able to shoot other than Finlay.
Some very quiet displays from boys that looked superb against St. Mary's.
The Vernon experiment not really working, he's much more effective out the field.
No Kingham. Would've been interesting to see if he was capable of backing up Sunday's performance.

[Maguire01]

Any standout players (for the right or wrong reasons!) for Monaghan, AFS?

[sandwiches_in_the_boot]

Tyrone ran riot in first half, turning over Fermanagh and getting acres of space around midfield and half forward. SON was in great form and Lafferty looked very sharp. Mattie Donnelly had a lot of possession but maybe just needs a bit more confidence. Hughes also did well.

Fermanagh came at Tyrone with Seamus Quigley in the second and deployed a tighter blanket defence which frustrated Tyrone, forcing them to shoot from difficult angles, but they still missed a bagful. Aidan McCrory and Peter Harte's runs were among the highlights of the night, pity their efforts weren't converted.

Felt ref awarded a lot of soft and easily converted frees to Fermanagh, bumping up Seamy Quigley's score tally. He did take a nice point from play, but wouldn't get carried away with his impact. Mickey Murphy missed an absolute sitter on bascially an open goal, but to be fair Fermanagh had at least 3 good goal chances before they bagged one.

Quigley (the wider) is clearly not fit for 70 mins against Tyrone, least Canavan doesn't think so. Pace was fairly fierce for McKenna football. Why else wouldn't he start? Will be interesting (if he starts) on Sunday, how long he lasts. Nicely teed up.

McCrory, Harte, Cavanagh and SON very strong for Tyrone, with Hughes and Lafferty looking good. Hope they get a stab at the league.

[Feckitt]

Monaghan have a nice mix of 'planter and gael' in their panel.  It would be nice if Armagh could do the same in the near future.