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GAA Discussion / Re: R.I.P. Farrandeelin
« on: February 06, 2023, 08:48:37 AM »
Shocking news, RIP Far.

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100% on the officials. The Club Champions should not be punished because the officials made a slight error on the day. Ireland didn't get a replay with France after Henry's handball.
Have Tyrone released their 2023 National League/ master fixtures yet?
Looks like provisional league fixtures are as follows:
Round 1: Sunday January 29th
Tyrone v Roscommon away.
Round 2: Sat Feb 4th/Sun Feb 9th
Tyrone v Donegal home.
Round 3: Sat Feb 17th/ Sun Feb 18th.
Tyrone v Galway home.
Round 4: Sat Feb 25th/Sun Feb 26th.
Tyrone v Mayo away.
Round 5: Sat March 4th/Sun March 5th.
Tyrone v Kerry home.
Round 6: Sat March 18th/Sun March 19th.
Tyrone v Monaghan away.
Round 7: Sunday March 26th.
Tyrone v Armagh home.
Crossmaglen vs Ballybay on RTE this Saturday.
Gowna vs Enniskillen Gaels rearranged the following weekend to the Saturday night I wonder is this due to RTE coverage also.
Ballybay always remind me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqu2mwPdkGE
Are Armagh and Derry the real thing or will Tyrone walk all over them ?
It's a long way to Christmas
I think Derry and Armagh will remain competitive in Ulster. Tyrone, can't be as bad as this year, but unless they improve their panel from what it was this year, they will not walk over anyone. They could slide back even more.
Hard to know what Monaghan/Donegal will be like given new management coming in and probably new playing personnel. Will Murphy still be there for Donegal?
Antrim improved, but still not a threat IMO.
Cavan might surprise a few next year with their run in the Tealteann cup this year.
Down - can't see them doing much, but who know.
Compare to other provinces, we're probably still most competitive where realistically we have at least 4 teams in with a real chance of winning the provincial.
On the all Ireland stage, we have 5 teams in the top 10 in the country, so in general I'd say compared to other provinces we are very strong. However, none of those 5 teams would be favourites for an AI - Kerry, Dublin, Galway all would be ahead of them.
For what it's worth, my opinion on to 10 teams in order are:
Kerry
Dublin
Galway
Derry
Armagh
Mayo
Donegal
Monaghan
Tyrone
Roscommon
**Getting ready for the outrage at some of the ratings
Dermot McNicholl. Played minor for 5 years.
He played in five consecutive MacRory Cup finals (1980–1984), winning four of them. He was captain for the last two. (Only one of two men to do that, Greg Blaney's father, Sean, was the other one) He was only in third year when playing on his first MacRory team. In 1980 and 1984 he was runner-up in the Hogan Cup to Carmelite College, Moate and St. Jarlath's College, Tuam respectively.
He won 3 Ulster Minor Football Championships ('80, '81, '83), played in the All-Ireland final each of the three times - winning in '83, as captain.
He won Ulster U-21 in '83, but lost the AI U21 after a replay.
As an aside, though he wasn't still a minor (bad birthday), he won an all star (still youngest ever), played senior inter county and represented Ireland in the International Rules, while still at school.