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The board very quite about the big wrestling event at last weeks lavey v bellaghy game. Is Tones First And Last not about anymore?

[Well done you.]

Genuinely not trying to court controversy here but Celtic Park is the most over rated surface in the county.

It's OK but there are plenty in the county of a similar or better standard.

Give us your list. I've piayed on a lot of them

Well done you.

Screen
Glen
Lavey Top Pitch
Banagher
Bellaghy
Dungiven hurling pitch

To name a few.

Dont get me wrong.  It's not a bad surface.  But it's pretty heavy, and there are huge patches of it that get extremely boggy after any rain at all.  And there are other areas that get bare very quickly when it dries up.  The only thing that saves it at times is lack of use.

Now all that said, this is true of lots of surfaces in the county.  But they are not afforded the mythical status that our city brethren seem to attach to CP.

Im not sure why you are taking that cheeky attitude.

Anyhow.

Screen - Poor pitch but has a stand, albeit old and uncomfortable
Glen-Decent pitch, decent stand, poor access
Lavey Top Pitch _Good pitch, no stand
Banagher- Middling pitch, no stand
Bellaghy-Never in the place
Dungiven hurling pitch-Good pitch, no stand, poor access

Screen got a brand new pitch laid a few years ago. Yes in the past screen could have been accused of having a poor, heavy pitch. But that argument doesnt hold up any more. Screen pitch is as good as or better than most others in the county

Genuinely not trying to court controversy here but Celtic Park is the most over rated surface in the county.

It's OK but there are plenty in the county of a similar or better standard.

Yeah, and it didnt look all that good for the weekends games. The grass looked far too long. And they obviously f**ked up when lining out the D's as as they had a small one and a large one

Are supporters allowed to attend the championship games?

Any idea what punishment those local clubs that have been caught playing games recently when still not allowed to do so? I heard that Limavady were reported by Glack?

I see online that apparently the leagues are changing again this year. League will run off as normal with 11 games. Then it will spilt in half (top 6/bottom 6) where clubs will have another 5 games to decide promotion/relegation.

Also hearing that some of these games will be starred* and without county players.

Anyone able to confirm?

Also hearing that the backdoor championship is coming back?

Any Eoghan Rua posters out there able to shed any light on the rumour that the two Seans have stepped down?

Some good games over the weekend. Banagher v Bellaghy game the standout for me. Nobody thought Banagher had that performance in them after a terrible league. But they were deserving winners.

Did Glen win the game last night or did Loup throw it away?

[There's not many managers in Derry who don't play a defensive brand of football]

Clubs strung along again and people wonder why there is such apathy around the Clubs towards the County setup.  The only way to turn things around was to give clubs a say but it has actually now alienated them more.  I don't expect anything less from a County board who goes down to congress and votes against motions opposite to the way clubs have instructed them to do.

Rory Gallagher - He will really get the fans flocking to watch his brand of football.

First part of what you say, I agree to a certain extent. However, some clubs would never be happy with the county setup no matter what so it's not as black and white as you say, IMO.

As for Gallagher, what ever you think of his "brand" of football, of the potentials listed, he has the most experience and been involved with an AI winning team.
I think it's funny that we get people trying to pick and choose the type of football we will play, for me the players you have and the type of football they are used to playing will dictate the type of football you play. If you don't have the attacking talent, you must make yourself hard to beat by playing defensively and countering.

How many club teams in Derry play an all out attack minded free flowing brand of football? And how many play defensively?
There's not many managers in Derry who don't play a defensive brand of football so I can't understand the comments deriding the brand of football Gallagher would bring. It would just be an extension of the club scene, IMO.

That's nonsense, other than Screen cant think of a defensive team in top 2 divisions.

So only Screen play defensive football? Most teams play sweeper. Some even play multiple sweeper systems.

Coleraine play a passing game with sometime 14 men behind the ball. Done them no harm as they are current champions.
Magherafelt game against Slaughneil in championship last year.
Lavey/Loup/Dungiven have played defensive football at time this year.

[Friday 6 September, 8pm @ Owenbeg]

Senior Championship dates have been announced

Friday 6 September, 8pm @ Owenbeg - Lavey v Greenlough

Saturday 7 September, 2.30 & 4pm @ Glen - Banagher v Bellaghy - Glenullin v Swatragh
Saturday 7 September, 6.30 & 8pm @ Owenbeg - Ballinderry v Dungiven - Magherafelt v Coleraine

Sunday 8 September, 1.30pm @ Bellaghy - Newbridge v Slaughneil
Sunday 8 September, 6 & 7.30pm @ Owenbeg - Kilrea v Ballinascreen - Glen v Loup

3 game to go in the league. Top 2 should finish Glen and S'neil. Bottom 2 Dungiven and Banagher.

Loup and Bellaghy not safe yet and could both be dragged into relegation battle. Both teams still have to each play Dungiven and Banagher.

Is it a straight relegation of the bottom 2?

[WILL NOT]

Is it true that if Derry u20s win on Sunday then the club leagues WILL NOT restart next week?

Whats going on with Greenlough? I hear the players are on strike and only prepared to train but refusing to play matches (no league matches until July so not a big just yet).

All this due to committee sacking manager. Committee then go to reinstate manager to appease players but manager tells committee to f*** off. Anyone able to confirm?

Club Championship draws tonight in Owenbeg

I see at long last the fixture lists for the leagues are now on the Derry website. However you do have to go looking for it.

Start with 4 games in April (first 3 games in 10 days?!?). Then a 12 week break, with the league starting up again in middle of July.