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Clubs voted to make the league meaningless. Cb wanted to make the leagues more competitive and clubs looked after their own interests

Senior league up an running. Kilrea doing well  Coleraine in a serious diffs. Glen ticking over considering the players they are short. Magherafelt should be doing better. I believe that Loup management have walked. I expect to see the mood change around mid June as team starting lifting their prep for championship. Lavey top in the intermediate league.

[Who plays alongside McKinless in the event McEvoy and Doherty do indeed drop out?]

Galway half forward line is definitely their weakest line, and another option (Cathal Sweeney) just dropped out through injury. So if the Derry injuries do arise, it's probably the area you'd be able to troubleshoot best

Who plays alongside McKinless in the event McEvoy and Doherty do indeed drop out? I assume they won't move Rodgers back on Comer again, leaving the task to McKaigue?

Shea Downey, Gilmore, Eunan Mulholland would be the natural half backs on the bench. Declan Cassidy has been used in half forward but is a 'middle third' player so could be used. Emmett Bradley is the best player on the bench so if there's a re-jig they could try get him into the 15 if the likes of McFaul goes back into the half back line.

Both u20's can play half back, but it'd be a long shot they would be brought in for a start.

In short.....it's hard to know   

Don't agree Bradley is the best county player on the bench, seen all our games and his contribution has been very poor. Cassidy a much better aggressive and powerful player, has contributed alot more in the games he has been involved.

Matthew Downey, Jack Cassidy, Conleith McGuckain all left the panel in recent weeks-they are no misses currently.

Its the four certs being injured thats has left us vulnerable.

it will be interesting to see how each of the provincial winners cope with their first games, each of the winners last year all struggled with the first game of the group. Kerry lost to Mayo, Derry were flat against Monaghan, Galway struggled in the group. Psychological difficult after winning a championship to lift yourself immediately for a new competition.

its true

Well Tyrone looked like a team that were out on there feet against Donegal at the finish, and that was just after their second consecutive game. Why oh why are you comparing amateur players who go to work on a Monday to a professional. 

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0330/1039632-derry-see-off-dogged-leitrim-to-take-division-4-crown/

Just 5 years ago. In fairness some turn around in fortunes for Derry but they never were a division 4 side anyway.

Just four players from that starting team still playing. The new players introduced improved the quality significantly.

The experienced heads that dropped off the panel have been missed massively over the last couple of years.

The lads can either give up or learn from this and raise their level over the years to come

there is no learning in a stuffing like that other then the psychological superiority grip the opposition have over you.

Are Ballinderry and Lavey both division 2 and Intermediate or have I picked that up wrong?

Lavey are in Division 2 (relegated from Division 1 last season) and will play senior championship
Ballinderry are in Division 1 and will play in the intermediate championship (relegated from the senior championship last season)

league and championship are not linked, they are 'decoupled'

Watched that tackle on Loughlin a no of times now, for the life i can't see how he not brought to the ground there for a penalty.

total stonewall penalty. incredible decision

[Don't see EL causing any problems]

Don't see EL causing any problems  he has settled in well and hopefully will lead a forward line that I feel was far too individual in the past. He's popular with players and management and might just add that extra % in terms of belief.

Got a serious run of away fixtures to all the top sides in the second half of the league, but tbh, whatever way it pans out, round here there's only one monkey that needs to be eliminated, and that's the only priority.

well that will be a first, in truth likely next year when a leopard who doesn't change his spots surfaces, due to 1st yr syndrome.

Its interesting to read that one poster doesn't think our county players sacrifice anything to play county football.   

Just watched all of Yellowstone, 1883 and 1923 in a week. What a show. I just want to move to Montana now

watched on prime?

watched a series on Netflix called 'seven seconds' over the past week. Thought it was excellent. Would highly recommend it.

Row, u lads not about when they were proper rows In the 90's. Think Meath v Mayo, Laois v Louth. The reason so many lads get involved in stuff now, is half them know they not get buried.I think if they bring in red cards for grabbing players by the throat,and yellow card every man coming Into a melee a start, whole f**king team or not. Ref not stand back and let it escalate. They would been more involved  to break it up years ago.I was at Ice hockey other nite and the refs were in the players face the minute they squared off.Years ago it was just a beating session.

Just loved that post, no truer words. 'The reason so many lads get involved in stuff now, is half them know they not get buried'      lol on the money