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Lovely chant by LD players, classy.

What was it? Where u at game?

Hard to argue with any of that.

Interesting proposal about putting more teams through to the Ulster club.

McHugh has been saying that for years. Totally agree with it. Still play off the club c/ships but all 4 semi finalists should get into Ulster Club c/ship. It would be great for clubs and the Oct - Dec schedule would improve.

Remember what I said in previous posts, McHugh has a book on the way.
Hard to argue with any of his points though.

Who is in the final?

Pace wise I'd have Danny Hughes in there from Down.  Fastest man I've seen in a long time!

Agree but James Loughrey of Antrim is possibly the fastest player in the modern game. Read somewhere that he was a sprinter in his youth. I saw him burn Barry Dunnion of Donegal, and Dunnion is a flyer.

ok fair enough. Seeing as Monaghan have quite a few flair players I can see how Dick has more relevance than he would say at Armagh, F'managh or maybe Donegal.
Interesting that he is being used in the McKenna cup, maybe just for fitness reasons.

I think he just never stops playing. He's one of our players who seems to line out in every competition we play. I doubt he's be struggling for fitness at all.

Also, the idea that he wouldn't make an impression on the Fermanagh or Donegal teams is a bit of a joke, in my opinion.

Maguire, would you be the kinda man who always has to win the argument? lol
No-one said he wouldnt make an impression on those teams, I just said he may be more important to Monaghan given that he is surrounded by the likes of flair players like Freeman and Finlay. Other teams substitute this kind of quality with more work horses, like Clerkin.

ok fair enough. Seeing as Monaghan have quite a few flair players I can see how Dick has more relevance than he would say at Armagh, F'managh or maybe Donegal.
Interesting that he is being used in the McKenna cup, maybe just for fitness reasons.

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Monaghan have many of their big guns playing? Queen's have any big names?

Sure Finlay and Clerkin are really the only big guns on the entire panel.

Surely Tomas Freeman would fit the bill? Wouldn't really include Dick as a "big gun". What age are those three lads now? Feels if they have been around forever. Must be 30+ Hope you have good youngsters coming through.

What are you talking about? Freeman isn't on the panel. Finlay and Clerkin are the only two on the panel who started last year's Ulster Final. Hence they are the big guns. (And as for Clerkin not being one of Monaghan's 'bug guns', he was our only player on the Ulster All-Stars team last year and was probably our best player.)

Ah right didnt know they were the only two on the McKenna cup panel.
Dick was the only player on the "Ulster All-stars"? What are the Ulster All-stars? That Irish news thing? Wouldnt read too much into that if that's what you are referring to. Yeah he's a decent oul player and good worker but nothing more than that. 

Sounds like a great game. Fair play to both teams for going out and going at it at that level in January!
Did PO'R get any stick?

Is nolan gay? i listen most days what make you think hes gay?

As I said, a mate interviewed him. I used to work in radio ad sales and worked through Citybeat (his old station) and it was well known then. Now that you know, it will be obvious when you listen to the way he responds when people slag him about needing a good woman etc. I just have no idea why he doesnt just come out officially, he probably sees it as a bad career move which is silly this day and age.

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Monaghan have many of their big guns playing? Queen's have any big names?

Sure Finlay and Clerkin are really the only big guns on the entire panel.

Surely Tomas Freeman would fit the bill? Wouldn't really include Dick as a "big gun". What age are those three lads now? Feels if they have been around forever. Must be 30+ Hope you have good youngsters coming through.

why are there two McKenna cup threads, one below the other with the same people writing on both?

I started the other one to keep it based on 2011 by adding a poll.

I listen to the fatboy when traveling up north. He is a decent journalist but god his ego drives me mad. This biggest show in the country is a bit like me saying I have the most money in my house! He is obssesed with hos career, him on TV and him on 5 live. He is also very very pro British.

As for the aformentioned rumours? I assume you are talking about his sexuality? That's old news. He's not openly gay but doesn't deny it either. A mate of mine interviewed him years ago and he told him not to mention it.

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Anyone know why the colleges have all to play their games away? A bit unfair? I suppose like everything else it come back to money and the fact that the colleges won't have a big support base therefore the games are played in the conties in the hope they will bring their own support?

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Monaghan have many of their big guns playing? Queen's have any big names?