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#1
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
November 29, 2022, 04:46:29 PM
the club transfer mill should be starting soon, anybody know of any in the works?
#2
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone County Football and Hurling
November 16, 2022, 09:51:04 AM
Have there be any men dropped from the panel or word of new men brought in? Probably too early for that yet to be fair
#3
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
November 10, 2022, 01:29:03 PM
Quote from: square_ball on November 10, 2022, 12:41:23 PM
Fossa are only in the Kerry final at this stage. Eamonn Fitzmaurice is the manager as well.

How in the world did they manage to cop that. Is he living around there or something, must have some kind of connection unless they're a junior club full of cash
#4
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
November 10, 2022, 01:25:56 PM
Quote from: The Coddfather on November 10, 2022, 12:15:30 PM
Errigal will get to an ulster final
Galbally will lose first round
Stewartstown will get to an AI final

Fancy a Galbally win, but they do need a massive game from Conor Quinn to curtail Eoin Bradley. If Bradley is kept quiet, i think Glenullin will struggle. However McNicholl in midfield is also very good, not actually sure who will pick him up, Enda McGarrity perhaps. Any particular reasons you feel the pearses will lose?

Agree with Stewartstown prediction, a final against Fossa is a long way out but definitely a real possibility.
#5
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
November 10, 2022, 11:29:51 AM
I think Errigal have a decent chance of an upset this weekend, Glen are a fantastic outfit but Errigal certainly have a puncher's chance if the Canavans get fully firing on all cylinders. Whats is the verdict?
#6
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
September 29, 2022, 10:25:25 AM
Quote from: Stan on September 28, 2022, 11:02:14 PM
Tough year for dungannon - the loss of Damian Casey would have hit that team hard

Quote from: Fionntamhnach on September 28, 2022, 02:26:09 PM
Naomh Colum Cille's last (and up until now their only) appearance in the Tyrone SHC final was in 2011 when they lost out to Carrickmore after beating Dungannon in a semi-final - the previous year they were in the All-Ireland JHC final losing out to Blackrock of Limerick. Every single Tyrone SHC final from 2012 onwards until now has been Carrickmore vs. Dungannon.

The SHC & JHC finals are down for the weekend of the 22/23 October, Dungannon will play the winners of a semi-final play-off between Omagh & CĂșchulainn an Ghleanna in the Junior final.

Yeah, certainly a very difficult year for those lads mentally dealing with it and coming to terms. Hopefully they can re-group next year
#7
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone County Football and Hurling
March 06, 2022, 07:25:04 PM
two brennans left the panel i hear. a lot of players opting off, will a few men who were dropped be called back into it again?
#8
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone County Football and Hurling
January 29, 2022, 04:53:26 PM
Quote from: GaelTheGael on January 29, 2022, 02:31:27 PM
Quote from: Redhand Santa on January 29, 2022, 01:44:52 PM
It's a pity they don't release the team in advance. Even if they made a change or two on the day at least it would give a topic of conversation pre game. I'd be going with something like the following but it's hard to know who is available:

Morgan
Hampsey
McNamee
McKernan
Brennan/Rafferty
McGeary
Harte
R Donnelly
Kilpatrick
Meyler
M Donnelly
Sludden
McCurry
McShane
Donaghy
Hard to know who is available with Sigerson and injuries but my selection:
Morgan
Hampsey McNammee J Munroe
Brennan McGeary Harte
Padraig McNulty Kilpatrick
Meyler Sludden McKenna
McCurry McShane Mattie Donnelly

With Cassidy and McCann leaving the panel it creates an opportunity for Johnny Munroe. It would be good to see him get an injury free run at it to see where he could end up.

i would guess theyll start 1 or 2 of the new lads, for a better look at them.. any word on what men were cut from the McKenna Cup panel?
#9
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone County Football and Hurling
January 12, 2022, 10:49:30 AM
are there any more players leaving the panel, other than Ronan O'Neill, Michael Cassidy and HP McGeary? a previous comment says Paul Donaghy has walked, is anyone aware of others? i assume that each player who leaves will be replaced by the time the national league comes round. at a minimum there'll be 4 new faces so far.
#10
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
November 19, 2021, 11:55:59 AM
Quote from: Onionbag_82 on November 19, 2021, 11:08:22 AM
Quote from: kickitin on November 19, 2021, 11:00:52 AM
anyone else be hearing the rumours about jack mc carron? heard the whispers a few weeks ago, and heard a few days ago it's 99% confirmed

buying/has bought a house in balygawley. going out with God's daughter, out playing golf with the two brothers a few weeks ago, will be lining out for errigal next year

bring on the grief i'll get for rumour spreading but it'll be looked back on next year as i know im right  ;D

Gods Niece I believe, but also heard these rumours. Would be some addition if true.

this is confirmed behind the scenes ive been told
#11
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
November 19, 2021, 11:54:33 AM
Quote from: Tyrone Gaa on November 19, 2021, 11:43:52 AM
Quote from: kickitin on November 19, 2021, 11:02:29 AM
also, sad to see about cormac o hagan, would have been very close to a tyrone trial/ call up with the football he was playing

Big blow to Coalisland in their battle for safety. He was having a good year. I still expect Coalisland to pull it out of the bag.

I doubt anyone will be lining up to do them any favors if there in an opportunity to get them out of the league/championship for a year. Remaining games. Probably 2 wins to be safe.

Clonoe
Dungannon
Eglish ( could be a decider)
Ardboe

Clonoe game this week will certainly be tough for them after a weeks drinking and then losing O'Hagan, who was having his best season in senior football to date IMO. but still fully expect the fianna to retain D1 status, no matter how bad they start the season they always dig out the results when they have to
#12
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
October 07, 2021, 10:55:03 PM
Quote from: redzone on October 07, 2021, 09:48:29 PM
Any reports of killyclogher and donghamore tonight and the minor championship final last night of donghamore and loughmacroy

I'm stupid to say that Donaghmore will have an O'Neill cup within the next 5/6yrs?
#13
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
October 07, 2021, 10:51:25 PM
Does anyone think that Edendork are set up to produce a shock result against the fianna? It should certainly be close
#14
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
July 24, 2021, 08:21:20 PM
Quote from: Fionntamhnach on July 24, 2021, 05:31:58 PM
Quote from: redzone on July 24, 2021, 10:36:14 AMI hear Coaisland are blaming the 3rds for the poor run. Can't get anyone out on a Sunday morning for training with all the drinking

Sounds feeble. Any club entering a thirds team has to list 40 players that are ineligible to play for their clubs' thirds & thirds reserve teams (see No. 38 in the link to the CCC Regs below), with the intention that these players are playing for the first and/or first reserve teams. And it's not as if the Coalisland III team are setting the Division 3 league on fire ATM.

Quote from: Under Lights on July 24, 2021, 12:25:39 PM
When Coalisland win the championship but end bottom four in league what happens?

2021 Tyrone CCC Regulations...

https://tyronegaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021TyroneCCCRegulations.pdf

Quote22. In Division 1 the four bottom placed teams (excluding the Senior Championship winners), will be relegated to Division 2 in 2022.

This is the case, however, i believe that teams will usually name club members who are long past their playing days and would never be participating in any games anyway, this is the same for section 9 of the document.

The rules may have been changed to be more strict on this though, im not 100% sure.
#15
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone County Football and Hurling
November 03, 2020, 02:45:52 PM
Quote from: Angelo on November 03, 2020, 12:46:46 PM
The squad for next year should see a fairly comprehensive overhaul though whoever is manager. I think part of the reason I'd like to see a fresh voice in is for that purpose.

These are the players I think should be around for next year:

GK:
Morgan
Gallen

Defenders:
Brennan
McNamee
Rafferty
McCann
Hampsey
Cassidy
M O'Neill
McKernan
K McGeary
F Burns
HP McGeary
Kelly
Grimes
Quinn
Murnaghan

Midfield:
Kennedy
R Donnelly
Kilpatrick

Forwards:
M Donnelly
McKenna
McCurry
Bradley
Canavan
McShane
Meyler
Sludden


That's about 28 players so you have the potential to add 10 or so new faces in there. I think in terms of defensive talent in the country we probably have more or less the best available to us on the panel at present, possibly a few new additions if some of those guys aren't available or moved on.

In terms of midfield, we're now short, it's an area we need to improve on. I'd defintitely hop we can get McNulty back in there and I also like Nugent from Galbally and think he could be given a go during the McKenna Cup.

With the attackers, there is loads of talent not available for whatever reason this year. It's time to give new some new blood a go here, plenty of talent on the u20 squad this year. The likes of McAliskey and Brennan should be tried to commit again, Donaghy should be a certain call up and a few others too. You look at us playing guys like Meyler, McGeary and Burns as wing forwards  - they don't score enough and when you contrast with teams like Mayo, Donegal and Kerry who get big scoring returns from these areas it's something we really need to improve on but looking at the club scene - we don't really seem to have too many natural scoring half forwards do we?

Donnelly plays best when he is given a free role in the middle of the pitch and I think Harte is probably best utilised as a ball winning inside forward from now on.

Hopefully for whoever is in charge going forward, a fully fit squad will allow the likes of McKenna, Harte, Donnelly, McShane and one of Canavan/Bradley/McCurry etc to operate in that final third of the pitch. The bottom line is when you're against the big sides you are probably going to need a dog in there like Meyler or McGeary to take an opposition player out of the game - a lot of the other counties play with one but that's not to say that we don't need a much bigger return from whoever is chosen to do that job at the other end of the pitch. Meyler and McGeary really need to start contributing on the scoreboard if they are to justify their selection.

I think Donaghy will be worth a call up but it will take him two or three years to develop and play at the highest level against the likes of dubs/kerry/mayo etc. People saying he should have been on the team for the donegal game is madness in my view, massive difference between scoring from play in a club game and a county game, and i can't see him being given the free kick duties, so his scoring capacity will be massively reduced. However, with that said, give the lad two years of development with the squad and he could/will become a great outlet.

I think the list included is fair but I would include Kerr from Galbally as a player to retain, he's intelligent, skillful and accurate. I'm not too sure why he isn't closer to the starting team but obviously there is a reason for it, would definitely have him on ahead of Mulgrew anyway.

I think the players that deserve a Mckenna Cup campaign are Donaghy (Dungannon), Teague (Dromore), Mallon (Dungannon), Quinn (Coalisland), Kilpatrick (Pomeroy), Leonard (Coalisland), Herron (Coalisland), Sheilds (Clogher) and then Breenan and McAliskey to return. Just an opinion and im sure ive forgotten a few

I would love to see the team cleared and everyone having to trial again and see what panel they end up with. This would obviously never happen but it would certainly be interesting as Harte is renowned for not dropping players.