Tyrone County Football and Hurling

[Hereiam]

Any word on who the ref is?

[Taylor]

Brendan Cawley from Kildare

[CK_Redhand]

Listening to BBC GAA podcast and some lies still being perpetuated on the 2021 Tyrone v Kerry match. Oisin McConville said (paraphrasing here):
The covid year.
Tyrone got the match delayed 2 weeks.
Tyrone ambushed Kerry.

1. 2021 was the second year of covid affecting football.
2. Tyrone requested the match to be postponed 6 days and Kerry agreed.
3. Wtf even is an ambush in relation to a football match? Did Tyrone hide in the dressing room and jump out at the Kerry lads?

[PMG1]

The good news is the Kerry media men only have 5 days to bad mouth Tyrone and influence the referee this time, but watch how they give it a go anyway, Tomas got it underway saying Tyrone have their nastiness back, the rest will row in soon

[ClubScene13]

Listening to BBC GAA podcast and some lies still being perpetuated on the 2021 Tyrone v Kerry match. Oisin McConville said (paraphrasing here):
The covid year.
Tyrone got the match delayed 2 weeks.
Tyrone ambushed Kerry.

1. 2021 was the second year of covid affecting football.
2. Tyrone requested the match to be postponed 6 days and Kerry agreed.
3. Wtf even is an ambush in relation to a football match? Did Tyrone hide in the dressing room and jump out at the Kerry lads?

I really like Oisin as a pundit but he's never been good at hiding the bitterness with regards Tyrone. I don't blame him for it either, it was a lot worse a few years ago than it is now to my memory as well!

[square_ball]

The good news is the Kerry media men only have 5 days to bad mouth Tyrone and influence the referee this time, but watch how they give it a go anyway, Tomas got it underway saying Tyrone have their nastiness back, the rest will row in soon

Good job there was nothing controversial in the Donegal match or Tomas would be looking men suspended.

[HokeyPokey]

In fairness...

Tomás seems to have grudging respect and admiration for Tyrone. I've heard him speak about those 00s games and he has interviewed Ricey and Mugsy and seems to get on with them and mixed with them while playing Aussie rules. Jack O'Connor definitely has a deep hate inside him haha. I remember seeing him on the way to a match (which wasn't Tyrone and Kerry) and he gave the most dirty looks.

Oisín is also pretty open about his hate for Tyrone, but I think he recognises it and does have respect somewhere deep, deep inside. I'd say it's partly the same reason for the Kerry hate. Armagh had an unbelievable achievement in winning their first sam, but Tyrone beat them the following year and would overshadow their achievement. Kerry won plenty in the 00s, but couldn't get the better of Tyrone.

[Squareball71]

Bring on Derry, the dubs can wait

Just you worry about Kerry first before thinking of who to wait for.

[RedHand88]

Morgan
Mckernan
McNamee
Hampsey
C Quinn
Michael o neill
Harte
Kennedy
Kilpatrick
Meyler
R Canavan
McGeary
Mccurry
Donnelly
D Canavan

[square_ball]

Line up as expected. Canavan x 2, McCurry and Donnelly will take a bit of marking. We've also a better midfield duo. Someone on the match thread said it could be Kerry by 12 or Tyrone by 2. Heart ruling the head maybe but I'll go with the latter.

[statto]

What are the general thoughts of Tyrone supporters on M'Oneill? For a lad that has played in key positions namely 6 & 11 for Tyrone he doesn't do much for me.  Can you win an AI with him at 6?  What would be the other viable alternatives?  Tyrone teams generally have excellent half back lines and have provided them with a great platform down the years, but could be their weakest line currently? 

[God14]

McGleenan absent from the subs (injury?) and Niall Kelly has usurped Rory Donnelly on the bench from the last day.

[WT4E]

What are the general thoughts of Tyrone supporters on M'Oneill? For a lad that has played in key positions namely 6 & 11 for Tyrone he doesn't do much for me.  Can you win an AI with him at 6?  What would be the other viable alternatives?  Tyrone teams generally have excellent half back lines and have provided them with a great platform down the years, but could be their weakest line currently?

He's been better at 6 than at 11 but I would agree hes lucky to hold on to his place. Would someone like Niall Sludden with good vision and ability to kick a point be an option?

[WT4E]

I have spare family tickets. 2 x Adult 2 x Juvenile.

Lower Davin if anyone interested

[Fuzzman]

2023 Team v Kerry
Morgan           
McKernan
McNamee
Hampsey
C Quinn
Michael o neill
Harte
Kennedy
Kilpatrick
Meyler
R Canavan
McGeary
McCurry
Donnelly
D Canavan

AI final team 2021
Morgan
McKernan
McNamee
Hampsey
Burns
Harte
McGeary
Kennedy
Kilpatrick
Meyler
Michael o'Neill
Sludden
McCurry
M.Donnelly
McKenna

Would yis say our starting 15 is stronger or weaker than 2021?
Sludden, McKenna and Burns the 3 men not starting this weekend.

I think we've better scoring forwards now although we will miss McKenna ball winning ability to create havoc and score goals.
Hopefully McGeary can get his confidence back and kick a score or two like he used to.

Are Kerry stronger this year than they were in 2021? As many have said we struggled at MF against them in 2021 but we would appear to be stronger there this year.