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Games could have still started next week. Round 3 had Donaghmore and Eglish playing each other. Why not make that the first round and redraw the remaining fixtures if that is the approach they are going with.

I also don't understand why it is such an issue this year that fixtures have to be redrawn. Cormac Munroe left the Tyrone panel last year once the league had started. There are probably others from last year as well which I can't remember as well. I can remember Clonoe once had 3 players leave the panel and there wasn't redraw of fixtures - so why is it a big issue this year?

The fixtures definitely were redone when those Clonoe players left

Maybe the best thing going forward is just leaving publishing fixtures until a week or so before the start date?

I stand corrected

Games could have still started next week. Round 3 had Donaghmore and Eglish playing each other. Why not make that the first round and redraw the remaining fixtures if that is the approach they are going with.

I also don't understand why it is such an issue this year that fixtures have to be redrawn. Cormac Munroe left the Tyrone panel last year once the league had started. There are probably others from last year as well which I can't remember as well. I can remember Clonoe once had 3 players leave the panel and there wasn't redraw of fixtures - so why is it a big issue this year?

https://wearetyrone.com/sport/tyrone-stalwart-donnelly-faces-lengthy-spell-on-the-sidelines/

Sounds nasty. You'd nearly think that could finish him with inter county?

Hope it isn't as he deserves to go out on his own terms. He has been a fantastic servant for Tyrone and would be a shame if we don't see him in a Tyrone jersey again

Games were at 8 last night. I see they've pulled them forward 15 minutes for next Friday which should help slightly. Certainly the bad weather hasn't helped. Evenings dropping down a bit quicker than normal at this time of year.

Is next Friday the last one before the Sunday game times restart

I think the week of the double fixture is the last Friday night game but the Senior games are a stand-alone fixture on the Friday. Think reserve games are on the Thursday

I'd imagine 99% do have respect for referees but once that whistle blows and for 60 minutes it goes completely out the window and he's out to ride your club.

Seen messages doing the rounds supposedly from a Fintona person claiming the referee fixed the game for Cookstown. Fixed an u16 game for crying out loud.

To even have that mindset after what had happened is scary and only further highlights the scale of the problem the GAA is facing regarding referees in general. The result of that game last night became irrelevant as soon as someone decided to enter the pitch and attempt to harm the ref.

It would completely balls up the starred system for club games though.

Maybe but so does the current approach of players leaving the county panel as soon as the club league starts

I think we need to look at the release players back to their clubs more next year.
The days of sitting on a county training  panel for more than a year or two seem to over. Fair play to those who stay in.

Down seem to be following this approach this year releasing players named outside of the first 18 to play for their clubs. Seems to have been mixed success for them. A few players have picked up knocks but some players seem to have played well and has meant they have got minutes for the county that they may not have got previously. Hopefully Tyrone will adopt a similar approach but I would be very surprised if they do

yeah seen that. How did they come to the figure of 18 though?

Surely the county management would have a good idea of what the first 15 would be. There may be one or two positions that a couple of people could be competing for. With Tyrone if everyone was fully fit you could be fairly confident of naming 18 players that would be likely to play. Hasn't changed an awful lot in the last few years

I think we need to look at the release players back to their clubs more next year.
The days of sitting on a county training  panel for more than a year or two seem to over. Fair play to those who stay in.

Down seem to be following this approach this year releasing players named outside of the first 18 to play for their clubs. Seems to have been mixed success for them. A few players have picked up knocks but some players seem to have played well and has meant they have got minutes for the county that they may not have got previously. Hopefully Tyrone will adopt a similar approach but I would be very surprised if they do

Give the same team a go this week?

Can't see it tbh. Surely there will have to be some sort of changes in defence at least. Also imagine McCurry will be in from the start

Like others on here had got trapped into shouting for Tintown. Then seeing the actions at the end of the match brought back memories of games against them ending the same. Spitting, dirt blows all the usual stuff.

Galbally showed class afterwards.

Both teams defeated and both with outside managers maybe inside men would have got them across the line.

Maybe inside men wouldn't have got them there?

A few managerial departures in Division 1 from what I have heard the last couple of days - let the merry-go-round of rumours begin.......

Who have you heard are on the lookout? I know of Coalisland and Donaghmore. Think a previous poster said Ardboe have new management with Horse going back

[2023]

Last year's panel of 45 (ages they will be at start of 2023)

32 - Peter Harte, Mattie Donnelly
31 - Niall Morgan, Darragh McAnenly, Ronan McNamee
30 - Niall Sludden, Richie Donnelly, Padraig McNulty

29 - Darren McCurry, Johnny Munroe
28 - Padraig Hampsey, Rory Brennan, Kieran McGeary, Conor Meyler
27 - Frank Burns, Cathal McShane, Sean Loughran

26 - Michael O'Neill, Ben McDonnell, Conor McKenna, Niall Kelly
25 - Michael McKernan, Conn Kilpatrick, Liam Rafferty, Nathan Donnelly, Ryan Coleman, Peter Teague
24 - Brian Kennedy, Conor Shields, Ryan McCusker, Emmett McNabb

23 - Liam Nugent
22 - Darragh Canavan, Cormac Munroe, Conor Quinn, Michael Conroy, Lorcan Quinn, Matthew Murnaghan, Joe Oguz
21 - Cormac Quinn, Rory Donnelly

20 - Niall Devlin, Steve Donaghy, Michael McGleenan
19 - Ruairi Canavan

Apart from McKenna are we likely to lose many of these players?
Now that the championships are out of the way are there many put their hands up for inclusion?

From the games that I had seen the main players to stand out were the county men already on the panel. If there were to be additions to the squad you would imagine they would come from the u20s this year with the likes of Conway, McHugh, Cush to be added with the players already called up from last years team.

Will Paudie McNulty give the county another go next year? He suffered a horrible injury which was massively disappointing for him and meant he never got a run at it.

I would like to see more of Peter Teague in the league anyway. I don't remember him playing much league football for Tyrone last year. Was he injured?

Anybody streaming the match? I've been trying to start it 10 minutes before the match but getting an error page.

Getting the same myself

Terrible first half performance ultimately cost Tyrone. The melee at the end was ridiculous. Did all 4 men who got reds get them for striking? The next league is very important now

Players who we have seen involved in Tyrone squad during the two McKenna Cup games and the charity game in Armagh. Albeit some established players featured in Armagh and haven't played since. Also, Ronan, Hugh Pat and Michael the only confirmed departures. Open to correction and/or addition to any here.

2021 squad members:
Niall Morgan
Darragh McAnenly
Lorcan Quinn
Conor Quinn
Liam Rafferty
Paudie Hampsey
Shea Hamill
Kieran McGeary
Rory Brennan
Peter Harte
Frank Burns
Conn Kilpatrick
Richard Donnelly
Cathal McShane
Conor Meyler
Lee Brennan
Matthew Donnelly
Darren McCurry
Michael Conroy
Niall Sludden
Michael McKernan
Paul Donaghy

Not involved in 2021 but have featured so far:
Sean Loughran
Conal Grimes
Ryan McCusker
Joe Oguz
Nathan Donnelly
James Garrity
Tomas Carney
Peter Herron
Liam Nugent
Ryan Colman
Conor Cush
Niall Devlin
Steve Donaghy
Ciaran Bogue
Ryan Jones
Luke Donnelly
Mark McKearney
Mattie Murnaghan
Rory Donnelly

2021 Squad members yet to feature:
Ronan McNamee
Jonny Munroe
Conor Shields
Mark Bradley
Darragh Canavan
Conor McKenna
Tiernan McCann
Michael O'Neill
Peter Teague
Ben McDonnell
Brian Kennedy
Cormac Munroe
Niall Kelly

New players rumoured to be involved but yet to feature:
Paudie McNulty
Emmet McNabb

Mark Bradley has left the squad according to teamtalkmag