Tyrone County Football and Hurling

[WT4E]

Long time to next season for tyrone. Hopefully get the back room issues sorted out. Would like to see darragh starting more. Rurari may be able to get some game time as well.

Wouldn't be taking back any of the players who walked away this season.

What are the issues?

[Aaron Boone]

Tyrone were in catch-up mode after the New Year holiday, McKenna Cup campaign was notably weak with the League so close. 

But wouldn't be too disheartened. Plenty of counties such as Mayo or Monaghan would love the problem of having to defend Sam. 

[NotedObserver]

Another bad day office this year

- Strange team selection and assuming it was based on training performances
- No line breakers at pace apart from mckernan
- No idea how to attack fast
- Not enough score takers on or players with natural attacking intent

[tiempo]

Very strange team selection, all up for selections based on training but doing no favours to MO'N who barely kicked a ball since the AIF last year to start the 2 Championship games, while leaving the player of the year out

Felt rough for Teague, hopefully he can bounce back

Burns, different position every game, does him no favours

Darragh Canavan is the nearest thing to Brian McGuigan and probably most suited to 11, hopefully that resolves itself next year

Conroy of Moy comes on v Fermanagh, doesn't make the squad today
R Canavan drafted in to sit on the bench

Both lads missing club football Friday night and no minutes today, wonder how that sits with them, its an imperfect situation unlikely to resolve itself

[Under Lights]

Very strange team selection, all up for selections based on training but doing no favours to MO'N who barely kicked a ball since the AIF last year to start the 2 Championship games, while leaving the player of the year out

Felt rough for Teague, hopefully he can bounce back

Burns, different position every game, does him no favours

Darragh Canavan is the nearest thing to Brian McGuigan and probably most suited to 11, hopefully that resolves itself next year

Conroy of Moy comes on v Fermanagh, doesn't make the squad today
R Canavan drafted in to sit on the bench

Both lads missing club football Friday night and no minutes today, wonder how that sits with them, its an imperfect situation unlikely to resolve itself

The likes of Conroy, Monroe and many others maybe on panel for 2 years training but Mike McGleenan comes on yesterday with a week and a half with the squad, what are them lads thinking today.


Real lack of cutting edge and pace coming from our defence, McKernan the only one who do it for the goal but nothing really after that. That's where you miss someone like Tiernan McCann who could come on and really punch holes in an oppositions defence.

[southtyronegael]

Very disappointing end to the year yesterday. Not enough scoring forwards, no energy,  teague gamble backfired badly.  M o Neill should never get a number 11 jersey ahead of Darragh canavan again. No scoring threat at all in the half forward line. Hopefully the club season gets finished in good time this year and lads get a few months off. Don't forget the club season finished on 19th December last year which is a joke and it really showed this year. We will be a different animal next year.

[HokeyPokey]

Very strange team selection, all up for selections based on training but doing no favours to MO'N who barely kicked a ball since the AIF last year to start the 2 Championship games, while leaving the player of the year out

Felt rough for Teague, hopefully he can bounce back

Burns, different position every game, does him no favours

Darragh Canavan is the nearest thing to Brian McGuigan and probably most suited to 11, hopefully that resolves itself next year

Conroy of Moy comes on v Fermanagh, doesn't make the squad today
R Canavan drafted in to sit on the bench

Both lads missing club football Friday night and no minutes today, wonder how that sits with them, its an imperfect situation unlikely to resolve itself

The likes of Conroy, Monroe and many others maybe on panel for 2 years training but Mike McGleenan comes on yesterday with a week and a half with the squad, what are them lads thinking today.


Real lack of cutting edge and pace coming from our defence, McKernan the only one who do it for the goal but nothing really after that. That's where you miss someone like Tiernan McCann who could come on and really punch holes in an oppositions defence.

In fairness there was a clear issue at midfield and there weren't really any other options. I think he should have been brought on earlier.

[Onthe40]

will there be an exodus now to the US?

[Taylor]

I had thought there was a rule that you couldnt play in the US if you had played cship here?

[Christmas Lights]

Very disappointing end to the year yesterday. Not enough scoring forwards, no energy,  teague gamble backfired badly.  M o Neill should never get a number 11 jersey ahead of Darragh canavan again. No scoring threat at all in the half forward line. Hopefully the club season gets finished in good time this year and lads get a few months off. Don't forget the club season finished on 19th December last year which is a joke and it really showed this year. We will be a different animal next year.

You got your wish STG, grass isnt always greener, let this be a lesson.

[southtyronegael]

Very disappointing end to the year yesterday. Not enough scoring forwards, no energy,  teague gamble backfired badly.  M o Neill should never get a number 11 jersey ahead of Darragh canavan again. No scoring threat at all in the half forward line. Hopefully the club season gets finished in good time this year and lads get a few months off. Don't forget the club season finished on 19th December last year which is a joke and it really showed this year. We will be a different animal next year.

You got your wish STG, grass isnt always greener, let this be a lesson.

grass was very green last year! Are you suggesting we shouldn't have got rid of Harte? Jesus wept.

[Christmas Lights]

Very disappointing end to the year yesterday. Not enough scoring forwards, no energy,  teague gamble backfired badly.  M o Neill should never get a number 11 jersey ahead of Darragh canavan again. No scoring threat at all in the half forward line. Hopefully the club season gets finished in good time this year and lads get a few months off. Don't forget the club season finished on 19th December last year which is a joke and it really showed this year. We will be a different animal next year.

You got your wish STG, grass isnt always greener, let this be a lesson.

grass was very green last year! Are you suggesting we shouldn't have got rid of Harte? Jesus wept.

That's exactly what I'm saying. Mickey still the greatest manager we ever had.  I felt we would have won the all Ireland last year with Mickey in charge, it was just a continuation of what he had done previous.  We really could have done with him yesterday imo.

[clarshack]

Very disappointing end to the year yesterday. Not enough scoring forwards, no energy,  teague gamble backfired badly.  M o Neill should never get a number 11 jersey ahead of Darragh canavan again. No scoring threat at all in the half forward line. Hopefully the club season gets finished in good time this year and lads get a few months off. Don't forget the club season finished on 19th December last year which is a joke and it really showed this year. We will be a different animal next year.

You got your wish STG, grass isnt always greener, let this be a lesson.

grass was very green last year! Are you suggesting we shouldn't have got rid of Harte? Jesus wept.

That's exactly what I'm saying. Mickey still the greatest manager we ever had.  I felt we would have won the all Ireland last year with Mickey in charge, it was just a continuation of what he had done previous.  We really could have done with him yesterday imo.

we would never have scored 3 goals against Kerry last year with Mickey in charge.

[Under Lights]

The biggest elephant in the room for me is the fact that Tyrone have 45 players on the panel. This is an absolute joke. The naming of the 26 on the match day panel being delayed and not releasing players that didn't make the panel back to clubs to play on a Friday night is poor from management, these lads could do with the football.

[Scoring Zone]

Think we could be heading for a period of (bullshit term) transition. Really think there was a leadership within the players all year, and it looking like a lot of players were waiting on someone else to kick on, and heard recently training really stepped up a gear in physicality/intensity when Donnelly returned, a poor reflection on the rest of the squad if true. I have no problem with lack of form which could be explained but the basic errors and discipline by key players where hugely disappointing and hopefully will be addressed by a long autumn/winter of being reminded of that. The balance will be to integrate some of the u20's by giving them time to adjust to the physicality of seniors whilst removing some guys that with all due respect haven't made an impact or can't be relied on making an impact. That said McCurry, McKernan, Kilpatrick, Meyler in particular deserve to be complimented as they (imo) where consistently performing well throughout a tough although short year - big club season/championship for a lot of players