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Celtic Park was not in favour when we had the poor run over the past 10 years or so.
There was no investment in the Park where as Owenbeg got it all.
Owenbeg is some spot and is the centre of the county.
With crowds back Celtic Park has to be used, it has a great surface and with a crowd it generates a great atmosphere.
I don't buy into the traffic issues, park around the city centre and walk over, its only 15 mins or so.
You generally get away fairly quickly thereafter.
Yes new investment is now needed, the changing rooms are 35 years old and are totally inefficient.
The changing room end is in need of a total rebuild, and this is recognised by all.
The PA is very poor and toilets need upgraded, small scale upgrades but necessary.
The Dubs are coming in early March, they brought a v good support last year, with a Saturday night game most stay over bringing monies into the town, no other sport in the city brings a spending support.
Speaking to some Dubs last year they loved coming to Derry, the pitch is so close to the town's bars and to them Derry is a fairly cheap stay.
 Long live Celtic Park.

I believe Dungiven have a full time GPO for the past 2 or 3 years.

Who says Banagher would have won Derry if Glenullin had been promoted.
They had Glenullin beaten going into injury time, then they sh1t themselves

What's better for a club go up a grade and yoyo year after year same as Norwich, West Brom etc in the premier league. Glenullin aren't good enough for senior and don't get everything their own way in Intermediate as their 2 final wins have shown, you won't hear any other Intermediate clubs in Derry complain because they understand this to be the case

So they should stop promotion from the English Championship?

Soccer is a business and the tens of millions parachute payments make it a far easier decision for the boards of the clubs mentioned

Tiernan Moore is a fine footballer and Banagher are a very good Intermediate team.
I think he may have been asked before and word is he and his brother are heading to Australia in the new year to meet up with half of North Derry.
Ryan Mc Nicholl is just a class footballer, Derry could easily have won the minor title in 2022 if he had been available.

Cahair Mc Monagle has to be considered
A natural inside 2 footed player.
Don't know what he was like last night, but Marty Bradley from the Screen has been talked about in this years championship

It's a great competition and a superb springboard for minor football.
I remember Derry winning it in 2001 and 6 players started in the 2002 winning minor team.

Very few in Derry have much time for Brolly.
Was fortunate to be in the 93 team of a dozen or so leaders.
When it was his time to lead in his later 20's he was hiding.

Both Lavey and The Screen should be in the top 8 in Derry.
Lavey had their internal issues this past year.
Screen are a joke, one of the largest parishes in Derry and continually delivering nought.
Lavey will bounce back immediately but they will need a sat nav heading to small clubs like Lissan and Craigbane.
It keeps the show interesting for 2024

The Murdock U20 player also played senior for Down and is apparently highly rated.
He may be nominated but I don't think there is any one around that is up to the standard Mc Evoy has set this year.

Aye Grant and Mc Cloy are.
Adrian Mc Guickan's cub is too.
I think there is 10 or 11 on the panel that are eligible next year.
Sargent from Lavey is some operator.

Saw him first in '83 in the minor final v Derry, he was playing midfield.
Met him the day after the senior final in '93 in the Burlington
Same age , makes you realise what life is about when these thing hit your pens age.
Fantastic athlete around the middle for a relative small midfielder.

I took the bus last week to Dublin airport, £27 return from Strabane.
Far less hassle, I usually drove, good value I believe.

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Barry played on the 2002 minor team
Was a minor in 03
Around 37 ?