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yes but when you win three games with basically three different teams then you have a strong bench

Winning 3 games with almost different teams in February doesnt matter a bit if youre losing games come the summer though, the strength in depth wasnt there last year! (albeit any side would struggle without so many key men). All bodes well though, the panel looks like it should be a good bit stronger this season, there shouldnt be room for the passengers Tyrone were carrying last summer.
Also a great bonus to see Dooher back and flying. Thats him and Gormley back well before expected and McGuigan talking about a comeback in the next few weeks, things look decent enough for the Red Hands at this stage.

Davy Harte - one of Tyrones best footballers, has been superb in the past 2 years.  Placed nailed down like Jordan guys.  Donnelly i felt needed a little more time at full back, our problems werent there. Justin Mc Mahon had a shaky enough debut eventually got his point, but must admit I would like to see Rouse, Hughes, Mc Carrons (2) getting their chances. Hughes should have been brought on for his namesake. Carlin, Boggs and Mc Caul must all be close at the moment. 

Would agree with that. There was a tendency to criticise him when he came into the team because he was MH's nephew and didnt have the same great underage pedigree as a few of the other lads. Credit to him though he has gone from strength to strength and far from being a weakness has actually nailed down his place as rrhf says. Its only right that there is pressure from the bench and Tyrone need that but Id be quite surprised if Davy Harte isnt at number 5 come the summer.

So still no word on Cavlan eh?

And still no Joey McMahon.
Does Mickey not like him or something?

Isnt Joey injured?? Seem to remember hearing he was unlikely to be fit for sometime.

As for Cavlan Im not sure about his role for Tyrone thesedays, for various reaons its a long time since he had a good run of form for the county. If he is willing to knuckle down maybe he still has something to offer but if Mickey feels its more important at this stage to give the younger ones like Raymie Mulgrew and Colm Cavanagh a run then its hard to disagree.

Glad to see MH seems to be using the league (opening rounds at least) to experiment a wee bit. Encouraging also to see so many changes and still be quite impressed by the look of the team.
Big day for Donnelly at FB. He's yet to convince for Tyrone but FB is up for graps so now lets see what he can do there.

Paul Marlow played one of the McKenna Cup games did he not? How is he looking thesedays?

Some posts disappear from this thread??? Anyway thats a good bit of business by Celtic. Now McGeady has to show an extended run of form.
Was really impressed by Paul Hartley for Celtic the other day, he drove the team on and looks like he will improve the midfield.

Lynchbhoy how do you hear Alloa u19 scores in Ireland...they hardly mention them over here :oThey did win their derby against Stirling the other week.

I think Caley in the league is different then the cup.

And much harder if history is anything to go by

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic
Queen of the South v Hibernian
Motherwell v St Johnstone
Dunfermline v Partick

Tricky enough draw there, Celtic got a lucky victory at Caley Park last weekend so wont be easy. Decent draw for Hibs and another chance for them to bury their Scottish Cup hoodoo, 105 years and counting

Was expecting Dublin to win that match and had a wee fear Tyrone might get a pasting so have to be happy with the comeback and win. Good victory to get Tyrone started in the league and hopefully the next few weeks will see a number of the key men returning to the starting 15 and make for a stronger all round panel than last season.
As people have said nothing is won in February but still nice to have the 2 points on the board and a wee boost for morale to come back and win from being well behind

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If Maloney came out and said he wanted to run down his contract and then look at his options I think most would accept that as well within his rights, whilst not being happy with his decision. However he didn't, he hummed and hawed and when one agent had more or less agreed a deal with Celtic he dropped him and hired another. Again they were near a deal and then, low and behold, he was off to Villa. At least Brown came out this week after removing his transfer request and said he intended to run down his contract and then consider his options. I don't think Celtic fans have a problem with MON or Villa (especially after they paid 1 million for him) so the fact that you say Celtic fans are hypocritics for "having a go at Maloney" even though their club signs other players on Bosmans is factually incorrect.

Move as far away as u like from the party line, but there's no need for every post on SPL matters to include a dig at Celtic. Like I said, u don't like them, we get it, move on.

Of course its not factually incorrect, Celtic fans have a history of throwing a hissy fit when a young player leaves them yet they welcome similar players from other clubs with open arms. Its not the kind of point which could be factually correct or incorrect.
As for the second point only the most paranoid Celtic fan would claim every post I make has a dig at them. All I was doing earlier in this thread was raising a point about the Maloney thing...your "u don't like them, we get it, move on." line was irrelevant, uncalled for and also a strange to say on a discussion forum. Is this KWB with a new username??

Anyway Celtic cruising through to the last 8 of the cup today and looks like a very open competition, the draw will be interesting.

U misread what I said, the fact that Hartley signed a deal ensured that Hearts could be able to sell him (I'm sure he had his own interests first). This is not a like for like comparision with Maloney.

You don't like the two big clubs from Glasgow, we get it, move on.

My feelings towards the Old Firm are hardly relevant, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy of Celtic fans having a go at Maloney for exercising his right to run down his contract and move on given how often they do the same thing to other clubs.

Once again a siege mentality from some Celtic fans on this board with anybody who dares to move away from the party line getting it in the neck.

Poor form from Maloney, repeated what Miller did before him. Except Celtic stood by him during his cruciate and this is how he rewards them. 
Great news on Hartley, better player than Thompson and cheaper as well...

Bit of irony there surely, you could just as easily argue that Hearts took Hartley from obscurity and he repays them by moving to Celtic!

I used to be of the opinion that Maloney was indeed as Lynchbhoy said "a headless chicken" but his performances last season were excellent and suggested he had matured into a fine player. Might well have benefited him to stay in Scotland for another season or two though before trying his luck down south.
With McGeady and Riordan though will Celtic really miss him?

The last couple of weeks have been disappointing for Scottish football IMO. After a few seasons when the rest of the clubs were putting it up to the Old Firm we have seen Rangers sign Thompson from Hibs with Brown likely to follow in the summer. Theyre also taking Gow from Falkirk in the summer and probably McDonald from Motherwell too.
Celtic have got Pressley (albeit down to Hearts themselves) and Pressley having recently raided Hibs for Riordan. And whilst its good news for Celtic to have lured the Hibs Youth Coach its not so good for the Hibees!

Then when the Old Firm dominate they complain they dont get a challenge from the rest - after stripping them off their best players!

P McConnell, R McMenamin, C McGinley, M McGee, D Harte, D Carlin, M Penrose, M Murphy, S Cavanagh, R Mulgrew, O Mulligan, C Cavanagh, R Mellon, C Donnelly, E McGinley.

Few surprises there and I thought we might have seen more than 2 debuts. Never been convinced about McGinley at FB and hoped a younger man would be given a run of games there in the league. Mugsy hasnt been the answer at no.11 in the past and would prefer to see him in the full forward line. Big day for the likes of Carlin and Murphy to prove they are worthy of a start.

Apologies if this has already been posted elsewhere but great news from the BBC site that Brian McGuigan is hoping to be back in Tyrone colours by the end of next month

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/6313155.stm

Im sure it will take time and games for him to find full fitness but very encouraging that he feels close to returning. Hopefully he will get back to his best.

I reckon Tyrone'll win too, but they'll not get in easy with Dublin looking for a bit back after last year's fiasco!

Tyrone will be going into the game without Conor Gormley, Brian Dooher, Brian McGuigan and Stephen O' Neill (and whats the situation with Jordan?). Thats the spine of the team and All-Stars the lot of them. As such Id say the priority for Tyrone is to go and put it up to the Dubs and see how the young lads on the panel cope with the Croke Park experience. Would be a big surprise if Dublin didnt win (although a great boost for Tyrone).

Not too sure about the new residents on Ramsay Street with the exception of the PE teacher, had a young blonde PE teacher flashed her knickers at my class there would have been uproar.

Zeke must be about the biggest gimp to ever walk the Street, well overdue a good kicking.