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The 2 football semi-finals ovr the week-end were very disappointing.

I expected a lot more from Tyrone than Meath but both were poor, especially in the 2nd half.

Tyrone, after a bright start, fizzled away badly. Missed chances early on Seemed to suck the life out of them. Hard to know what went wrong.

I suppose Meath, Tyrone and Derry will be bursting to get out of Div. 2 next season. One will lose out you'd think. 

I noticed there that Donegal are wearing the gps trackers and Meath are not. Shows the difference between the two set ups.

Would have thought all county sides have them, a lot of club teams would be wearing them,

Some have them in their jerseys.

Others wear them in a vest.

Would that be roughly the same panel of Meath players the CO'R had?

When you strip it back in a week or so, it's been a good year for Meath - to where they had come from. Everything is relative.

They made good progress this year after a few very poor years so it's positive. Today, clearly, is a learning experience.

The age profile is decent and get  few more players on board after the club championship and Brennan will be raring to go in Div. 2 in early '26.

Hard to believe that the county season is nearly over. 

Harte on the circuit big time and has been for years.  Can't get enough of it.

You'd think that he'd sit nd watch the match at home. Like Mc Conville too, into the media all the time.

Mc Ginley is knowledgeable. Good live match analysis in my opinion.

McKeirnan acting the w**k, and Kerry just putting the ball over the bar.

Someone needs to get in Clifford's face 🤷

It'll not matter.

You think roughing him up will put him off?

Mc Kernan is a muppet.

Got Clifford booked.

Davy Fitz

Wee Davy gives his breakdown on the Cork demolition of Dublin and where Dublin went wrong.

I'd agree with him on most of it as the Dublin half backs were caught in limbo as they never pushed up on the Cork half forwards who were roaming around midfield picking up an abundance of loose ball and able to pick out their FF line as the very same Dublin half backs weren't covering back enough in front of their fullback line leaving them badly exposed.

you either stay deep to cover that space to prevent the ball going into those spaces but allow yourselves to be outnumbered in midfield where Cork can take long range points and kill you off that way or you follow them out the field and make that area an absolute battleground and be extremely physical in there to put the Cork halfbacks and midfield on their arses and not allow them the time and space to get the running game going or to get quality ball into their full forward line.

Clare did it last year, backed their corner backs in particular to do a job on their respective markers and hope your midfielders can punch holes in the Cork defence which the Dublin lads were able to do even with the scraps they were working from.
The problem was they were leaking heavily at the back.

Will Tipp push out on the Cork half forwards and maybe keep Connolly back in around the house and allow Maher the freer role???

Much to ponder for Liam Cahill going into next Sunday week.

Davy Fitz giving out about Dublin and their management after the year he had with Antrim.

OMG.

Is the  train  into Drumcondra an option for Ulster teams? From the likes of Dunboyne/Enfield?

How about the airport bus?  Would this be a good  option to avoid  traffic jams  around Drumcondra? And would this provide a  good head start for  the journey home again?

Do what Michael O'Leary did and buy a taxi licence. 

Straight on to the bus/taxi lane.

[The Dungiven manager probably the closest thing we have but he's a few years away, hugely promising though]

Didn't see that news coming! Yet again I don't see any internal 'derry' candidates capable of taking the role. Gilligan and Muldoon the closest but even then I don't know if they've ever been in the lead role. Paddy Bradley or Johnny McBride, both unlikely. Same with Barry Dillon.

The Dungiven manager probably the closest thing we have but he's a few years away, hugely promising though

Who's he and what you basing that on?

Yeah, a complete joke.

Derry county board and this senior job has become a bit of a drama this past few years.

A circus in fact.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjgn2dzpg2o

Asbestos, Risk to power lines,  hospitals nearby.... but go ahead,  light your bonfire.

The north really is  a retarded cesspit run by  a shower  of useless  pricks

A joke.

You go and try to gather up bushes in a field and burn them - never mention the tyres etc. and council will be down on you like a ton of bricks.

Wouldn't be tolerated anywhere else in Europe.

Does anyone have a list of managers and coaches for the clubs?

No

It would be interesting to see how many clubs that are not preforming very well have outside managers and coaches.

The below list was posted here in early 2025. Not sure how accurate it is at the moment.

Senior / Division 1

Ardboe - Barry Dillon
Carrickmore - Noel Slane/Ciaran McBride
Derrylaughan - Paddy Bradley
Donaghmore  - Mark Counihan / Seamus Mulholland
Dromore - Jason Reilly, Stefan Deery
Dungannon - James Slater, Ryan Pickering, Gerard Cavlan
Edendork - Brian McGuckin, Mal McGlinchey
Errigal Ciaran - Enda McGinley, Steven Quinn
Galbally - Gavin Mcgilly
Gortin - Kevin McCullagh, Nigel McCarron and Diarmuid McNulty
Killyclogher - Eoin Bradley
Loughmacrory - Martin Boyle & Ciaran Meenagh
Moortown - James Conway, Declan O'Neill & Gareth McKinless
Omagh - Owen Devine
Pomeroy - Paul Mellon / Denver Nugent
Trillick - Richard Thornton / Peter McGinnity

Intermediate / Division 2
Aghaloo - Minty O'Hagan, Gerard Daly
Aghyaran - Ricey McMenamin
Beragh - Conor Gormley and Damian Leonard
Clonoe -  Kevin Madden
Coalisland - Damian O'Hagan, Peter Herron & Peter Donnelly
Drumquin - Darren Mullan, Declan Armstrong and Stevie Ferguson
Eglish - Colm Bradley, Aidan McElroy
Fintona - Martin Greene, Kevin Cassidy
Greencastle - Sean Pol Harte & Emmett Hackett
Kildress - Sean Murtagh & Philip McKenna
Killeeshil - Lorcan Martin, Gary Currie
Moy - Gerard McCrudden, Colm Cavanagh
Naomh Eoghan - Stephen McHugh, Macartan McKenna
Owen Roes - Barry Tracey/Johny Lafferty
Rock - Adrian Nugent / Ronan Murphy
Stewartstown - Conor Bayne

Junior / Division 3

Augher - Tommy Bloomer
Brackaville - Stephen McNulty and Dara McGuinness
Brocagh -
Castlederg -
Clann na nGael - Ben McGuckin
Clogher - Steven McKenna, Mark Donnelly and Leo Meenan
Cookstown - Jason Quinn, Barry Hughes
Derrytresk - Kyle Coney
Donaghmore III -
Drumragh - Shane Cleary
Errigal Ciaran III -
Eskra - Declan Treanor
Glenelly - Conleth Donnelly
Killyman - Emmett Bradley (Greencastle)
Strabane -
Tattyreagh - Mickey Rea
Urney - Finbar O'Neill

Does anyone have a list of managers and coaches for the clubs?

No

It would be interesting to see how many clubs that are not preforming very well have outside managers and coaches.

The below list was posted here in early 2025. Not sure how accurate it is at the moment.

Senior / Division 1

Ardboe - Barry Dillon
Carrickmore - Noel Slane/Ciaran McBride
Derrylaughan - Paddy Bradley
Donaghmore  - Mark Counihan / Seamus Mulholland
Dromore - Jason Reilly, Stefan Deery
Dungannon - James Slater, Ryan Pickering, Gerard Cavlan
Edendork - Brian McGuckin, Mal McGlinchey
Errigal Ciaran - Enda McGinley, Steven Quinn
Galbally - Gavin Mcgilly
Gortin - Kevin McCullagh, Nigel McCarron and Diarmuid McNulty
Killyclogher - Eoin Bradley
Loughmacrory - Martin Boyle & Ciaran Meenagh
Moortown - James Conway, Declan O'Neill & Gareth McKinless
Omagh - Owen Devine
Pomeroy - Paul Mellon / Denver Nugent
Trillick - Richard Thornton / Peter McGinnity

Intermediate / Division 2
Aghaloo - Minty O'Hagan, Gerard Daly
Aghyaran - Ricey McMenamin
Beragh - Conor Gormley and Damian Leonard
Clonoe -  Kevin Madden
Coalisland - Damian O'Hagan, Peter Herron & Peter Donnelly
Drumquin - Darren Mullan, Declan Armstrong and Stevie Ferguson
Eglish - Colm Bradley, Aidan McElroy
Fintona - Martin Greene, Kevin Cassidy
Greencastle - Sean Pol Harte & Emmett Hackett
Kildress - Sean Murtagh & Philip McKenna
Killeeshil - Lorcan Martin, Gary Currie
Moy - Gerard McCrudden, Colm Cavanagh
Naomh Eoghan - Stephen McHugh, Macartan McKenna
Owen Roes - Barry Tracey/Johny Lafferty
Rock - Adrian Nugent / Ronan Murphy
Stewartstown - Conor Bayne

Junior / Division 3

Augher - Tommy Bloomer
Brackaville - Stephen McNulty and Dara McGuinness
Brocagh -
Castlederg -
Clann na nGael - Ben McGuckin
Clogher - Steven McKenna, Mark Donnelly and Leo Meenan
Cookstown - Jason Quinn, Barry Hughes
Derrytresk - Kyle Coney
Donaghmore III -
Drumragh - Shane Cleary
Errigal Ciaran III -
Eskra - Declan Treanor
Glenelly - Conleth Donnelly
Killyman - Emmett Bradley (Greencastle)
Strabane -
Tattyreagh - Mickey Rea
Urney - Finbar O'Neill

Some lads on that list have went around the clubs.

I think Tyrone will edge it.

Be hard for Kerry to bring the same fire they brought V Armagh in my opinion.

If only the GAA top brass put as much effort into promoting our game as theses 'celebs' and commentators etc.

GAA marketing is poor enough in my opinion.