Ulster Colleges

[Walter Cronc]

I'd imagine Pat's Navan are very strong Jinxy?? Is O'Rourke over them?

[yellowcard]

Edenderry are out lads.
Pats Navan beat them in the Leinster final a couple of weeks ago.

Is Colm O'Rourke still over Navan?

[Jinxy]

Yes and yes.

[ranch]

Anybody know who Holy Trinity play in the u18 Vocational semi finals?

[brokencrossbar1]

Tactically St Paul's were caught out,particularly in the first half.  It was so obvious that that O'Docherty at no 10 was sweeping everything infront of O'Hanlon. Eoghan Burns should have been  pushed right up onto him and occupy him. Instead he simply swept up all the loose passes and cut down the space into O'Hanlon.  I also thought that physically Maghera were stronger than Bessbrook. Bessbrook rarely were able to break through into the space   as they were physically bottled up but the Magera lads seemed to get the ball in space a lot easier and were able to win the 1 on 1 battles easier.  Still a lucky goal won it and as St Brigid's showed the luck generally favours the victors over the season.

[ranch]

Tactically St Paul's were caught out,particularly in the first half.  It was so obvious that that O'Docherty at no 10 was sweeping everything infront of O'Hanlon. Eoghan Burns should have been  pushed right up onto him and occupy him. Instead he simply swept up all the loose passes and cut down the space into O'Hanlon.  I also thought that physically Maghera were stronger than Bessbrook. Bessbrook rarely were able to break through into the space   as they were physically bottled up but the Magera lads seemed to get the ball in space a lot easier and were able to win the 1 on 1 battles easier.  Still a lucky goal won it and as St Brigid's showed the luck generally favours the victors over the season.

Agree totally. Had Burns been pushed up he could have caused some bother to Maghera.

[onefaircounty]

Thought it was more bad decision making than tactics. One of Bessbrook's key qualities this year has been the lack of panic and slow moving of the ball out of defence. Today so many defenders hoofed the ball in the first 20 minutes, O'Doherty couldn't believe his luck. Think this was maybe the occasion getting to some.

No issues with result. Maghera physically stronger. Two minutes at the end was a joke, but referee gave St Paul's plenty of help in the second half.

[sbw]

St pats were lucky to get over the line in the end but they showed much better discipline throughout the game but on this occasion it could have back fired as higgins seemed to give st Paul's frees easier than st pats in second half

[brokencrossbar1]

Thought it was more bad decision making than tactics. One of Bessbrook's key qualities this year has been the lack of panic and slow moving of the ball out of defence. Today so many defenders hoofed the ball in the first 20 minutes, O'Doherty couldn't believe his luck. Think this was maybe the occasion getting to some.

No issues with result. Maghera physically stronger. Two minutes at the end was a joke, but referee gave St Paul's plenty of help in the second half.

On the field it may have been bad decision making but once it became clear what was happening then the management should have addressed it. The fact that the 'sweeper' won MOTM tells its own story on his influence on the game.

[elk]

st. pauls were always chasing the game and st.pats were always in control. the only reason st. pauls got so close in the end was the ref who definitely favoured st. pauls in the 2nd half.

[Throw ball]

st. pauls were always chasing the game and st.pats were always in control. the only reason st. pauls got so close in the end was the ref who definitely favoured st. pauls in the 2nd half.

Maybe he was cheesed off with the amount of time he and Bessbrook had to stand in the cold before Maghera decided they wanted to play the second half.

[Walter Cronc]

st. pauls were always chasing the game and st.pats were always in control. the only reason st. pauls got so close in the end was the ref who definitely favoured st. pauls in the 2nd half.

Maybe he was cheesed off with the amount of time he and Bessbrook had to stand in the cold before Maghera decided they wanted to play the second half.

Why do managers continue to do this! Can't understand it at all. Ref always seems to go against the side who appears late in 2nd half.

[ranch]

st. pauls were always chasing the game and st.pats were always in control. the only reason st. pauls got so close in the end was the ref who definitely favoured st. pauls in the 2nd half.

Other than the last free where O'Hanlon could have been adjudged to be charging I can't remember any decision he gave St. Paul's which stands out as bad?
It's not as if Maghera weren't given frees in the 2nd half either.

[lenny]

st. pauls were always chasing the game and st.pats were always in control. the only reason st. pauls got so close in the end was the ref who definitely favoured st. pauls in the 2nd half.

Other than the last free where O'Hanlon could have been adjudged to be charging I can't remember any decision he gave St. Paul's which stands out as bad?
It's not as if Maghera weren't given frees in the 2nd half either.

He blew numerous frees against maghera for picking the ball off the ground but let bessbrook off with the same offence at least 3 times.

[sbw]

That's how we saw it for sure . Poor game I thought but finals are for winning and st pats won't care less and why should they