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According to Teamtalk
"Adult leagues to be divided into two groups of 8 offering a minimum of 7 competitive games to each participating team. These leagues would commence on 31st July and, on completion of the first four rounds, the three football championships JFC, IFC and SFC begin as already drawn."

Time enough yet for club fixtures, sure the start date is only 4 weeks away 😉 No panic at all. Best idea is to read the Irish News on the Tuesday beforehand if you are lucky.

In all seriousness, a total disregard for club football in this county in recent years but I am hoping this new youth fixture system for 2020 and planned 4x12 at adult level will change that over the next few years.

Sure the Youth fixtures plan has already been disrupted. Games scheduled for last weekend and this weekend all called off in advance by County board because of the weather forecast

Is this definitely going to be off?? Meant to be going to Omagh tomorrow night for my sins...

Weather has been fairly good in Omagh today but the forecast isn't good for tomorrow

Looking like a washout Saturday.Pomeroy on standby apparently be some culture shock for the Blues.

Some culture shock is right. How would their entourage fit in those changing rooms?

a club senior team can barely fit in the changing rooms and often have to move half the lads into another changing room to get togged out, and then bring everyone into the one room for the team talk. I would guess the majority of the dublin lads have never experienced anything like that before... and i would think pomeroy might pull the old trick were the electric for the building has suddenly stopped working, leaving the changing rooms with no source of light 

also worth noting that the warm up is done on a tiny area of the back pitch that is literally surrounded by parked cars, it would make for an interesting spectacle.

Truly hope the game goes to pomeroy

The game needs to be played there to embarrass the county board into doing something with Omagh pitch

I agree. People on here in the past making remarks about Omagh not wanting to pay the money to have the pitch sorted but when was the last time Omagh couldn't play a home league game because Healy Park wasn't playable

Not sure how true it is but heard that media in Australia reckon McShane wouldn't have cut it in AFL and that Brisbane might be glad he didn't sign their contract before he went out for the "trial"

That would have been no shame not to make it in the AFL, especially as a key forward. McShane is a big enough lad in GAA terms, height wise he's something similar to an AFL key forward but he's nowhere near the athlete of Lance Franklin or the top guys in that position in AFL footy. It would have been a massive gamble for any of those clubs on him.

I wasn't suggesting that there would have been any shame. It probably worked out better for Brisbane and definitely for Cathal. It would have been an awful waste and loss of talent to Tyrone (and Qwen Roes) if he was out there on a 2 year contract as has been suggested and not made the grade. I'm glad to see him back in a Tyrone jersey and wish him every success in his new job!

Not sure how true it is but heard that media in Australia reckon McShane wouldn't have cut it in AFL and that Brisbane might be glad he didn't sign their contract before he went out for the "trial"

Will this be allowed to happen as Dregish is part of a different parish? Any similar examples in the past?

Is there another club in their parish?

Castlederg. Both they and Dregish lie in Ardstraw West, while NTS lies in Ardstraw East.

Not a problem, Errigal Ciaran are 4 parishes put together.

Care to name them?

Not a problem
Altamuskin, Ballygawley, Garvaghey and Glencull

I often hear this mentioned like its fact especially from the East Tyrone crowd. Errigal Ciarian is one parish, albeit one large parish but I wouldn't think their pick would be any more than other large parishes Carrickmore, Dromore etc. It would definitely be less than town teams like Omagh Coalisland etc

Not a chance, twice the size of Coalisland

And remember there are 4 clubs in and around Omagh

[I underestimated the pitch]

Got to be some concerns of what state the pitch will be in for the double header in Healy Park tomorrow with all the rain that's been falling this afternoon and also expected until dawn. Forecast for Omagh tomorrow afternoon gives it to be dry, but will it be playable for both games?

It would struggle to hold up for 1 game but with plans for live streaming and advance tickets sold they are likely to try to go ahead with a double header.

I underestimated the pitch. It survived 2 cracking games. Well done Rock and Galbally!

And well done Omagh ground staff

Hurson declining the senior final as he felt he shouldn't be doing it this year, possibly due to already reffing one recently and that others deserved their chance. Shane Meehan declining to do standby in senior final as hes outraged that McHugh got it. Can see his point, dont understand why they couldn't have gave Meehan the senior final while keeping McHugh where he was with intermediate. only reason I can think of is that Meehan done semi final between errigal and carmen but there has to be another reason

No doubt he was ruled out due to his awful performance in the Semi Final. I wouldn't trust Meehan to referee a Minor game never mind the Senior Championship Final.

+1

I see Rock manager in the paper saying they can 'do a T****reagh'. Big Talk!

Is he talking about having the club's Senior, Reserve, Minor, U16 and U14 teams all finishing/lying bottom of their leagues (with all youth sides in the lowest grades), failing to win a single championship game, and only achieving one win collectively among all five squads in competitive matches this year?

Because if it is, it's a weird aspiration to have.

Yeah but that one win was against Rock

U20 Philly McGuinness Cup Final

Tyrone 1-23
Sligo 1-10

Tyrone: O Grimes, A Clarke, C Quinn, D McGuigan, C Grimes, A Fox, C Devlin; R Gormley, J Oguz; P Og McCartan, L Gray, M McKearney; T Quinn, S Og McAleer, C Gallagher.
Subs: O Mallon for T Quinn, C Munroe for Devlin, B McNulty for Oguz, M Murnaghan for McCartan, P Mullan for Clarke, E Jordan for Gray.

Scorers: S Og McAleer 1-06 (0-03 F), T Quinn 0-06 (0-01 F), P Og McCartan 0-03, J Oguz 0-02, C Gallagher, R Gormley, L Gray, M McKearney, E Jordan, M Murnaghan 0-01 Each.

No Darragh Canavan?

[Was it a case of him dropping himself off the panel or being dropped for playing with Trillick?]

Lee Brennan played for Trillick this evening! Dropped out of Tyrone panel this morning!

Was wondering what was the story with Lee. Thought he played well last year at times and with Tyrone playing more direct football I thought it would suit a player like Lee or Bradley feeding off mcshane or mattie.

He's behind McCurry and McAliskey in the bench options now so I can understand his frustration at not getting minutes but at the same time I don't think he has proven enough to get in ahead of any of these players at the minute. Was it a case of him dropping himself off the panel or being dropped for playing with Trillick?

With Ronan O'Neill off the panel as well as Bradley taking the year out, it does make us a little lighter up top. Will Mickey think about adding another attacking option to the squad?

Omagh captain was told at toss that he had withdrawn from panel

Lee Brennan played for Trillick this evening! Dropped out of Tyrone panel this morning!

Lee Brennan played for Trillick this evening! Dropped out of Tyrone panel this morning!

Ronan O'Neill gone

Is Grugan away as well or has he been injured?

Injured