Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[toby47]

I hear Bellaghy vs Lavey Minors on Monday night broke into a free for all, bad scenes and a few red cards.

Then last night Bellaghy got 3 red cards in their u14 championship defeat to Magherafelt, Magherafelt also received a red.

[tonesfirstandlast]

Really bad scenes at both games. Not all Bellaghy fault but players and managers would need to catch themselves on and take their beating. It's not all about winning at all costs.

[Estimator]

Went to an U14 championship semi final tonight. No wonder that Derry have got the bad reputation for club football. It's tine that managers and parents got a good tight grip of themselves. These boys are just 14.

Read a tweet from Gareth Doherty a couple of weeks ago, giving off at parents/coaches at an U8 & U10 tournament. And from the responses to that tweet it seems like it is a widespread issue.

[theticklemister]

Went to an U14 championship semi final tonight. No wonder that Derry have got the bad reputation for club football. It's tine that managers and parents got a good tight grip of themselves. These boys are just 14.

Read a tweet from Gareth Doherty a couple of weeks ago, giving off at parents/coaches at an U8 & U10 tournament. And from the responses to that tweet it seems like it is a widespread issue.

and Mal McMullan had a fantastic piece in this week's CDP about the pressures of refereeing.

[Gaagaagaa20]

Fantastic display by Slaughtneil tonight, Showed a great hunger for silverware this evening against a tame Glen outfit. Has to be said they will be hard to look past for the senior championship if they can string a few performances like that together

[DERRYSFINEST]

The Glens, Magherafelts and Screen's just don't have it when it really matters

[Gaagaagaa20]

The Glens, Magherafelts and Screen's just don't have it when it really matters

With regards Glen it must be said that given their u21 success in recent years this should have been translating into senior success already

[theticklemister]

What was the attendance tonight?

[Gaagaagaa20]

What was the attendance tonight?

4500 I saw in Twitter, shows what the people of Derry think of league football when it matters

[braveheart]

What was the attendance tonight?

4500 I saw in Twitter, shows what the people of Derry think of league football when it matters

Yes. There would have been less in Celtic park. A good junior championship game between 2 Derry city team's at Celtic park would almost get double figures paying at the gate. South derry is the heartland and always will be. Next year at senior football the only real north Derry team playing senior football will be Claudy. Coleraine will also play but really Coleraine are outsiders to both south and north derry.

[theticklemister]

What was the attendance tonight?

4500 I saw in Twitter, shows what the people of Derry think of league football when it matters

Yes. There would have been less in Celtic park. A good junior championship game between 2 Derry city team's at Celtic park would almost get double figures paying at the gate. South derry is the heartland and always will be. Next year at senior football the only real north Derry team playing senior football will be Claudy. Coleraine will also play but really Coleraine are outsiders to both south and north derry.

The amount of shite talked there was fantastic

[braveheart]

What was the attendance tonight?

4500 I saw in Twitter, shows what the people of Derry think of league football when it matters

Yes. There would have been less in Celtic park. A good junior championship game between 2 Derry city team's at Celtic park would almost get double figures paying at the gate. South derry is the heartland and always will be. Next year at senior football the only real north Derry team playing senior football will be Claudy. Coleraine will also play but really Coleraine are outsiders to both south and north derry.

The amount of shite talked there was fantastic

All factual,other than the Coleraine issue but they are an enigma. They don't want to be part of anywhere apart from portstewart.

[toby47]

What was the attendance tonight?

4500 I saw in Twitter, shows what the people of Derry think of league football when it matters

Crazy for a league game.

And only hundreds going to National League games

[theticklemister]

What was the attendance tonight?

4500 I saw in Twitter, shows what the people of Derry think of league football when it matters

Yes. There would have been less in Celtic park. A good junior championship game between 2 Derry city team's at Celtic park would almost get double figures paying at the gate. South derry is the heartland and always will be. Next year at senior football the only real north Derry team playing senior football will be Claudy. Coleraine will also play but really Coleraine are outsiders to both south and north derry.

- Of course there would have been less in Celtic Park. This was a designated home game for Slaughtneil.

- There are two Junior Championship games involving city teams this Saturday in Celtic Park. The numbers will be small, but that's what happens when you are Junior.

- And the Coleraine thing🤪🤪🤪😱😱😱😱😱😱😱🤪🤪🤪🤪

[Ball]

Duno what you're getting at Braveheart. Great crowd surely, think 4,000 might be a bit generous.

Slaughtneil though, they looked back to their best, it's hard at this stage to see who will stop them winning the championship.