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Jeez I would never write Ardboe off?  I have ye in the top 5. Ardboe will either click and win the feckin thing or they'll not bother their arses at all.  The question is will Mickey Coleman be singing just about "the men of '98"  in 30 years time or will the 2008 breed get a mention?   

Well any nervous wee Fermanagh heads out there.

Absolutely and they are in the top 4.

some good posts there.  The big questions is how open is this championship.  On the basis of what Ive seen so far this season I would rate the teams in their capability of lifting silverware as follows. 
Carmen / Dromore 
Clonoe
Omagh / Ardboe/ Coalisland / Kildress
Donaghmore
Eglish
By the time the quarter finals are played 2 out of the top 4 tteams will be gone.  This season looks to have all the hallmarks of another classic championship.  I think we can forget the bottom 2 teams - Never rule out Kildress to go all the way - always a fine detremined football team who most people forget came as close to beating  Dromore as any team last year.  I think at this stage I fancy Carmen to pip Dromore in 08.       

Im 40 odd years old and a fine judge of character, and Mugsy is a fine character, great craic and fun,  hes also a very good person, enjoys life on the edge and with a little bit of white dublin leather in his hands is a sporting genius.  With Canavan retired I guess some Tyrone player has to take the Armagh wrath or judgement on an ongoing basis.  Put it like this if we compare this one to Oisisn.  Oisisn wrote his book, in it he admitted he lived the life the way he lived his life , but it was his choice to make it an issue, he wanted his book to sell at the expense of some very private problems and issues - his desicions, no proiblem.    Canavan wrote a book - a picture book - kept it football, his decision.   Mugsy has not wrote a book, hasnt chosen to write a book and lives a private life.. If he wrote a book how many pages should he devote to the scraper gate scandal - my guess despite the national and british press devoting pages and pages to it - 3 lines would be sufficient.   Why because its not important.  People will always remember Mugsy as the man who made sure Francie Bellew didnt step out of line or get near an injured Canavan in 2003, people will remember the genius that was him in 2005, the goal, the boots, the hair, the hill the flamboyance, the respect for others and himself as every true sporting great has.  Yes we know hes maybe a few problems but havent we all, hes flamboyant and hes two all Ireland medals.  Not bad for a cub.
2 weeks ago maybe he was only sending out a message to the average   joes that forever dellight in knocking him - Mugsy dosent need to scrape the floor these guys do it for him. 
I think people like to knock and its far too easy when you dont know the guy.  But Owen is one of the guys its kinda not right to knock him because you wouldnt if you knew him. 

Hardy are you a true ayrian Meath man - dosent sound like it.   

Good paste Tyrone 86.  Come on guys lift the heads its championship week.  


WJ Dolan Tyrone Senior Football Championship
Domhnach Mór v Coill an Chlochair @ Carrickmore 6:45pm

Donaghmore come into the back of this game suffering their most recent defeat against a overtly physical Killclogher team that are not far away from the top 4 teams in the county.  Donaghmore are rebuilding - their year will not be this year, but we will try to at least compete with an experienced Killyxclogher team that has been there and have taken a championship 5 years ago.  To put this win into context Mickey Coleman interviewed this week was talking about winning championships whilst referring back 10 years.  Its 10 years since expectations have been so realistic in Donaghmore, but we do understand where we are and we know where we are going but this Thurdsay may be a little much to ask the young lads.

Cluain Eo v Aireagal Chiaráin @ Carrickmore 8.15pm      

Errigal are the ewquivalent of a GAA PLC - Information is leaked to the press through chatboards etc in the week up to the big game - all to establish competitive advantage for one reason or another.  Errigal Spin is already rife about injury.  Clonoe must put that out of their mind to take Errigal this year.  When any other player in a club team gets injured clubs dont shout about it in the week before a big match - Errigals injuries tend to be the worst , the most devastating and the most talked about in the county  - then they just beat you with one of their many replacements.  I just think that Clonoe would probably deserve to take Errigal but that Errigal will be harder, faster fitter and can influence the referee that little bit more.    


WJ Dolan Tyrone Senior Football Championship
Cill na mBán v Oileán a Ghuail @ Dungannon 8.15pm

Coalisland to finally get a cahnce to ease a littl pain for last years final defeat.  Perhaps the first step on the recovery for the thus far damp squib blues.  Killyman need to realise that its only 15 men against 15 instead of talking up near achievements or near misses.  Failure is failure.  You are not defeated by anyone you fail to win yourself.,  

An Droim Mór v An Ómaigh @ Trillick 8pm  

May I - Omagh for a real crack at this one and possibly a draw or a win.  Mc Ginns system is impresssive but surely Omagh have now had time to study this.  the shock of the round.  


WJ Dolan Tyrone Senior Football Championship
Cill Dreasa v Gallbhaile @ Pomeroy 2.00pm

Kildress to eliminate the Pearses who since their opening day victoire over parish have went out of their way to emphasise what a one off that really was.  This will be hardy.

An Eaglais v An Chorra Chríochach @ Pomeroy 3.30pm
Cookstown to progress but only just.  Eglish are picking up points - but how?

Achadh Uí Aráin v Ard Bó @ Killyclogher 6.30pm              

Ill actually tip agyaran for this - on the balance I think they are playing fairly well this year and with Marty P anything is possible.

Loch Mhic Ruairí v An Charraig Mhór @ Killyclogher 8.00pm

Lochmacrory are facing into the abyss this season,   are they going to jump in like lemmings or finally take a bit of a stand against their neighbours - cant see it.  

Im with you lads - this shouldnt have changed by July 13th but Im also now going to go one further and predict that it will be the same story on the 19th as well.  Hows that for ballsy prediction.  By the way this Saturdays  lotto numbers will be 1, 7, 11, 25, 35, 18 and the bonus 12.  If we all go and spend a £1 on this this saturday night then subject to the big win we can all  share the big one.  Think what you could do with it.  Imagine eh.....

Its 22 years since Kerry last beat Tyrone, 13 years since the mighty dubs last beat Tyrone and its 51 years since Louth last beat Tyrone in the championship.  To put this game into context psychologically Kerry couldnt take Tyrone in a game of marbles,  and certainly the dirty dubs just want to fight us in the league anmd bend the knee gracefully in the championship, so how can we expect a Louth team to compensate for 51 years of pain against the redhand men on the 13th.    Therefore its a a dream draw for Harte and Tyrone fans.  Louth gave Tyrone great trouble twice a couple of years ago but have since went back.  For Louth to give Tyrone trouble a third time particularly when they look so stagnant and uncompetitive would cement in many doubters minds that this era holds no more serious success prospects for Tyrone - I think there may be something left in Tyrone this year so hear we go with the prediction:  Tyrone should be winning this game by 5 points which is a good win in any championship game, If they can win by 10 it will only help us alleviate the still hurting memory of  the 1957 all Ireland semi final, so come on Tyrone beat them by 10 - we left it behind that day.  As much as Louth is nice to the people that live in it, it is probably more fondly thought of as a pass through zone to Tyrone fans on our way to Dublin, literally and metaphorically speaking.  I dont totally expect that to  have changed by 8 45 Pm on July 13th.    

Holy Christ I might be against abortion but by God this ones a no brainer. 

If its a too legged game in a week why dont they just play 180 minutes in the middle of the week and be over and done with it.  

"Ive an urgent delivery for for Larry Reilly"

I think it is ridiculous to build a house that big and stop on the final wall.  Problem is the GAA dosent need the extra capacity that the final stand would bring.  Always thought it kind of ironic that we stand in the wet all year around until we get our big day out in Croker where we pay treble the price for a seat ... in the wet.  Croke Park should be sold to and rented back from the government, as we need it.  Time to cash in our chips. 

Kerry have as much right to claim to be the originators of long ball, glorious route one football 2 years ago as they have of being labelled the founders of rampant indiscipline and rag losing in the face of referees.  I definitely seen both these thing happening before Kerry reinvented football 2 years ago.   What I would say is that eac h team capable of winning all ireland knows how to mix it, fist it, kick i  

know a fella who boasted he was an professional escort to a think Older English woman - feckin worked too..