Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[Estimator]

Well, well, well! Who would've predicted that. Well done Banagher!  What a result.👏👏👏

Looks like Toby was the only one (on here) who predicted a win for Banagher.

[Silver hill]

Well, well, well! Who would've predicted that. Well done Banagher!  What a result.👏👏👏

Even worse, ewe predicting Lavey!
I'll get my coat.

[seanyb1]

Banagher v Magherafelt - both teams will be happy to draw each other. What an opportunity for both of them to reach a county final

Slaughtneil v Glen - Anyone give Glen a chance??

[Estimator]

Only attended the double header in Owenbeg over the weekend, so I can't really comment on the first two Quarter Finals.  Did Swatragh get caught out? Did they already have one eye on the semi-final? Ballinderry seemed to have the measure of Slaughtneil for 25mins and then they were playing catch up.

For the Screen game, it started as predicted, cagey, defensive, pedestrian. Screen butchered a few attacks in the first half, and at times Lynch looked shakey in goals.  Screen found it difficult to contain Kearns with his pace charging from the HB line.  But the over reliance on Heron and Mulgrew for scores was always going to catch up with us.  Thought the Screen management should have had McGlade off at half time.  Everyone in the crowd knew that just one slightly mistimed challenge would result in the second yellow.  He should never have been put in that situation.  Heron's 2nd goal brought it back to 2pts, but with the space at the back and the pace M'felt were moving the ball, there was only going to be one outcome.  The only gripe with the ref would have been the use of advantage, seemed to give M'felt more leeway with this than Screen, but the result wasn't affected by that.

Stayed for most of the second game.  For me the game hinged on two bits of indecision. For the first one, Lavey were in control on the scoreboard and in possession.  One misplaced ball played between two Lavey players and both waited on the other to move, Doherty stole it, travelled 40yds and hammered in a great goal.  The second was the Glen keeper, looked like he was going to come for the ball 3 times, when he finally made the decision it was too late, plus he went with the sliding tackle, took out the Lavey forward.  Definite free kick and some sort of card (some refs may have given a black for the trip).  There was stunned silence from everyone in the ground when the ref played on.  Not sure why he came back after the incident to speak to the umpires. Didn't make any sense at all.  Lavey briefly rallied in the second half, but Glen always seemed like they had another gear and they could pull clear whenever they wanted.

There will be some crowd at the semi final between Slaughtneil and Glen, for most people it is the defacto county final. Glen will be out to avenge the hammering in the league and Slaughtneil will be out to show that they still are the number one in club football.  Glen have every opportunity of causing an upset, but they can't start the games the way they have done against both Loup and Lavey.

And in the other semi, its an excellent opportunity for either Magherafelt or Banagher.... to get hammered in a County Final. 

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Surprised there hasn't been more made of the pulling & dragging off the ball from McKaigue on Gareth McKinless which resulted in Gareth going off with a knee injury. Very close proximity of the ref and in the linesman's view point too.

Huge moment in a very good game which petered out after Sammy's goal. Couple of fantastic points by Sammy and Daniel McKinless.

Was Feeney lucky not to get a black card for the pull down?

[tbrick18]

Only attended the double header in Owenbeg over the weekend, so I can't really comment on the first two Quarter Finals.  Did Swatragh get caught out? Did they already have one eye on the semi-final? Ballinderry seemed to have the measure of Slaughtneil for 25mins and then they were playing catch up.

For the Screen game, it started as predicted, cagey, defensive, pedestrian. Screen butchered a few attacks in the first half, and at times Lynch looked shakey in goals.  Screen found it difficult to contain Kearns with his pace charging from the HB line.  But the over reliance on Heron and Mulgrew for scores was always going to catch up with us.  Thought the Screen management should have had McGlade off at half time.  Everyone in the crowd knew that just one slightly mistimed challenge would result in the second yellow.  He should never have been put in that situation.  Heron's 2nd goal brought it back to 2pts, but with the space at the back and the pace M'felt were moving the ball, there was only going to be one outcome.  The only gripe with the ref would have been the use of advantage, seemed to give M'felt more leeway with this than Screen, but the result wasn't affected by that.

Stayed for most of the second game.  For me the game hinged on two bits of indecision. For the first one, Lavey were in control on the scoreboard and in possession.  One misplaced ball played between two Lavey players and both waited on the other to move, Doherty stole it, travelled 40yds and hammered in a great goal.  The second was the Glen keeper, looked like he was going to come for the ball 3 times, when he finally made the decision it was too late, plus he went with the sliding tackle, took out the Lavey forward.  Definite free kick and some sort of card (some refs may have given a black for the trip).  There was stunned silence from everyone in the ground when the ref played on.  Not sure why he came back after the incident to speak to the umpires. Didn't make any sense at all.  Lavey briefly rallied in the second half, but Glen always seemed like they had another gear and they could pull clear whenever they wanted.

There will be some crowd at the semi final between Slaughtneil and Glen, for most people it is the defacto county final. Glen will be out to avenge the hammering in the league and Slaughtneil will be out to show that they still are the number one in club football.  Glen have every opportunity of causing an upset, but they can't start the games the way they have done against both Loup and Lavey.

And in the other semi, its an excellent opportunity for either Magherafelt or Banagher.... to get hammered in a County Final. 

Screen were very disappointing. Just couldn't get a score and both goals were quite fortunate.
Magherafelt were on top in all areas of the pitch and were much more mobile so we can have no complaints.

Glen are certainly a team on the up. Slaughtneil probably a step to far for them yet, but it will suit Glen to be underdogs.

[allseasons]

Surprised there hasn't been more made of the pulling & dragging off the ball from McKaigue on Gareth McKinless which resulted in Gareth going off with a knee injury. Very close proximity of the ref and in the linesman's view point too.

Huge moment in a very good game which petered out after Sammy's goal. Couple of fantastic points by Sammy and Daniel McKinless.

Was Feeney lucky not to get a black card for the pull down?

surprised Ballinderry are complaining about referees and not taking their medicine 

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Surprised there hasn't been more made of the pulling & dragging off the ball from McKaigue on Gareth McKinless which resulted in Gareth going off with a knee injury. Very close proximity of the ref and in the linesman's view point too.

Huge moment in a very good game which petered out after Sammy's goal. Couple of fantastic points by Sammy and Daniel McKinless.

Was Feeney lucky not to get a black card for the pull down?

surprised Ballinderry are complaining about referees and not taking their medicine 

I must have missed those posts

[Saynotodrugs]

What did mckaigue do to him? If it was foul play sure the game was videoed!? Did a ballinderry man try to stomp on a s'neil players head towards the end?

[You, Yew and Ewe]

Well, well, well! Who would've predicted that. Well done Banagher!  What a result.👏👏👏

Even worse, ewe predicting Lavey!
I'll get my coat.

I didn't want to be a sheep and follow the general consensus.

Could you lift my coat too Silver? 😉

[restorepride]

Surprised there hasn't been more made of the pulling & dragging off the ball from McKaigue on Gareth McKinless which resulted in Gareth going off with a knee injury. Very close proximity of the ref and in the linesman's view point too.

Huge moment in a very good game which petered out after Sammy's goal. Couple of fantastic points by Sammy and Daniel McKinless.

Was Feeney lucky not to get a black card for the pull down?

Nothing in either story.

[Silver hill]

Surprised there hasn't been more made of the pulling & dragging off the ball from McKaigue on Gareth McKinless which resulted in Gareth going off with a knee injury. Very close proximity of the ref and in the linesman's view point too.

Huge moment in a very good game which petered out after Sammy's goal. Couple of fantastic points by Sammy and Daniel McKinless.

Was Feeney lucky not to get a black card for the pull down?

Nothing in either story.

Was hard to see but McKaigue and McKinless seemed just to tangle off the ball. A coming together, maybe accidentally on purpose. Only Chrissy will really know if it was intentional. Ramos/salah a few years back springs to mind. Intentional or not, job was done, whatever challenge Ballinderry were mounting, it ended there and then. The other incident, I actually thought it was frank Mceldowney and not Feeney. It was cynical as he was in on goal, he did drag him to the ground so yellow was a cop out.

[restorepride]

Surprised there hasn't been more made of the pulling & dragging off the ball from McKaigue on Gareth McKinless which resulted in Gareth going off with a knee injury. Very close proximity of the ref and in the linesman's view point too.

Huge moment in a very good game which petered out after Sammy's goal. Couple of fantastic points by Sammy and Daniel McKinless.

Was Feeney lucky not to get a black card for the pull down?

Nothing in either story.

Was hard to see but McKaigue and McKinless seemed just to tangle off the ball. A coming together, maybe accidentally on purpose. Only Chrissy will really know if it was intentional. Ramos/salah a few years back springs to mind. Intentional or not, job was done, whatever challenge Ballinderry were mounting, it ended there and then. The other incident, I actually thought it was frank Mceldowney and not Feeney. It was cynical as he was in on goal, he did drag him to the ground so yellow was a cop out.

Yellow was the right call imo. Hope the wrong player hasn't been given a black! That would be a very poor decision!!

[allseasons]

Having watched the majority of senior teams in action over the last couple of months here is my take on it all.

Slaughtneil - clear favourites for the title. Defensively so strong. Young Mc Neill could be a loss as they don't seem to have great cover in the back line. Who is the next player up if theres another injury? So strong on breaking which makes ballinderrys decision to go long with their kick outs even more puzzling. What is the craic with Patsy?

Glen - the contenders. Have been impressive so far especially in the wide open spaces of owenbeg. Could be bullied in the semi final? Great pace throughout their team and now look to have a bit of depth to their panel.

Magherafelt - Probably next up. Defensively well set up. Seemed to catch the surfers trying to see the game out the first day. Is it finally their time to step up and challenge slaughtneil?

Banagher - Have had a great championship run and getting to a final is not out of the question. Ive been impressed with their midfield of lynch o neill and mc Gilligan. Keeper also hugely impressive. Under no pressure going into a semi final.

Ballinderry - A team in decline unfortunately. Very little pace around the middle on sunday and sideline tactics would have to be questioned.

Screen - Also look to be a team in decline with many of their big hitters having seen better days, Mc Bride etc.

Lavey - Lavey had their chance last year. Will have to try to hang on to their older players to help the young lads come through in the next few years. No john Mc Laughlins heading their way for a while.

Bellaghy - Similar to lavey only maybe a year or two further down the line.

Swatragh - Disappointing end to what should have been a much better year for them. May rue this missed opportunity. Lots if big players but maybe missing a bit of craft at both ends of the park.

Coleraine - Best days behind them

All the rest could flirt between intermediate and senior in the next few years with none really with a realistic chance of winning the big prize.

[Derry Optimist]

"allseasons" gave a very good realistic overview of all the team performances in the Derry Senior football championships.Perhaps he would like to take his analysis a bit further and name his standout players in each side from a Rory Gallagher perspective.