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The Downeys are listed as Lavey players for tonight

No Official transfer through as of yet.

I thought 2 had gone through with 4 to follow. (Source: Wooly Parkinson / Smaller Fish Podcast).

Transfer List is up to date until yesterday and they aren't on it.

Sligo by 5
Cavan by 5
Dublin by 5
Galway by 2

Galway v Kerry - Galway
Roscommon v Donegal - Roscommon
Tyrone v Armagh - Tyrone
Mayo v Monaghan - Mayo

Clare v Limerick - Clare
Dublin v Louth - Dublin
Kildare v Meath - Kildare
Cork v Derry - Cork

Cavan v Fermanagh - Fermanagh
Westmeath v Tipperary - Westmeath
Offaly v Down - Down
Longford v Antrim - Antrim

Wexford v Carlow - Wexford
London v Laois - Laois
Waterford v Wicklow - Wicklow
Leitrim v Sligo - Leitrim

I've been involved in club football for the guts of the last 20 years in some capacity. The difference is night and day. Players are much better now, coaching is much better now. It's not just fitness either, far more players comfortable off either foot and decision making is much better. Defenders are better too, 20 years ago you'd a decent amount of defenders (not all) who were almost happy enough to let you get the ball and shadow you as long as you didn't make an arse out of them (and that was without a 'blanket defense') or else you'd the other side where a lot of defenders over-committed. Now you'd be lucky to see that in a reserve game.

At Intercounty level things are maybe slightly different as there are more better players but the same mostly applies. Our memories of games are great but if you go back and watch one in it's entirety the amount of mistakes is off the charts.

Highland Radio reporting Paddy Carr has resigned as Donegal manager.

Highland Radio reporting Paddy Carr has resigned as Donegal manager.

Armagh v Galway - Galway
Kerry v Roscommon -  Kerry
Monaghan v Tyrone - Monaghan
Donegal v Mayo - Donegal

Meath v Dublin - Dublin
Derry v Clare - Derry
Louth v Cork - Cork
Limerick v Kildare - Kildare

Antrim v Cavan - Cavan
Down v Longford - Down
Fermanagh v Westmeath - Fermanagh
Tipperary v Offaly - Offaly

Carlow v Sligo - Sligo
Waterford v London - London
Wexford v Wicklow  - Wicklow
Leitrim v Laois - Leitrim

I was told not to focus on which brand with running shoes as even the same brand can have different types of shoe based on if you are an overpronator or underpronator. So 1 pair of Asics for example could be perfect for you while another may be the opposite. That was about 10 years ago though so maybe things have changed. I know they had machines in some stores to see how your foot struck the ground etc. Maybe a bit of research into that for folks who are finding it tough. Maybe buying one with too much or not enough support in certain parts of the foot.

It's a kick in the face to some of the other subs, Cassidy or McCarron should been brought on instead of Toner. It end up a situation like J Doherty not getting any game time last year and lads leave the panel, which is already bare thin already. We got no reliable right footed free taker, plus 45 or long range frees, we one of the few teams who keeper doesn't hit them.

Yeah for all the positives of that second half Gallagher isn't showing much faith in the squad he has. Toner works hard he had a poor enough game and hardly warranted coming back on.  It could come back to bite those sort of decisions. Jack Doherty is a loss from that squad.

True. I wonder why panel members would hang about after that. I'd walk and get back in action with the club.

Does no player pull him on it?

Personally, I don't think Gallagher would have anyone on the panel he doesn't feel happy with.
I'm going to guess Toner was a quick option to get on the field as he was already down on the sideline warming down and with wanting to run town the clock as quickly as possible he may just have been the first player in the line of site.
I could be wrong, but I can't think of another reason to not throw Ben McCarron on, for example.
Really it was the last 2 mins of the game.


In terms of the promotion hunt, if Derry lose their final two games and both Dublin and Cork win their final 2 games (though Louth could throw a spanner in the works there and they currently have the same points as Cork), then Dublin would finish on 12 points and Cork and Derry equal on 10. What happens in that scenario? Score difference?


Points against Clare will guarantee it, but that will be no easy game regardless of where Clare currently sit in the table.
Clare must get something out of the Derry game to have any chance of staying up so they will be up for this next game.
Limerick are gone, so really the other relegation spot is between Clare and Kildare.

It was in added time with the game in the balance. Toner was already warm, possibly unlike some of the subs. Also, the game was still up for grabs and McCarron has an awful habit of getting the ball and sprinting 15-20 yards backwards and laying off a hand pass in a Derry jersey. This wasn't what brought them back into and eventually won them the game. I wouldn't be questioning Gallagher too much, he knows what he's doing.
Talking of getting no game time - Is Kevin Johnson injured, noticed he hasn't even been named in subs in the last number of games but I think i've spotted him on the bench? Is Tohill still involved?

Can anyone tell me why they believe the even numbers is a better option? I know it's popular on twitter and the likes but the odd age groups seem to work much better for me given the transition from primary school (doesn't leave a big gap from U11.5 to U14) and the extension to U19 gives everyone at school age the ability to play underage football (U18 would mean half in last year of school would miss out). Are there obvious reasons or counterarguments to my points that i'm missing?

Can anyone answer the above. My question isn't when you'd play U18 but why? The odd numbers seem to work much better from what I can tell unless i'm missing something (which is very possible).

Anybody know what the story is with young McEvoy's injury?

Can anyone tell me why they believe the even numbers is a better option? I know it's popular on twitter and the likes but the odd age groups seem to work much better for me given the transition from primary school (doesn't leave a big gap from U11.5 to U14) and the extension to U19 gives everyone at school age the ability to play underage football (U18 would mean half in last year of school would miss out). Are there obvious reasons or counterarguments to my points that i'm missing?

[Armagh]

Armagh v Donegal
Galway v Monaghan - Draw
Tyrone v Kerry - Draw
Roscommon v Mayo - Draw

Derry v Dublin
Clare v Cork - Draw
Louth v Kildare - Draw
Limerick v Meath

Fermanagh v Tipperary
Cavan v Down - Draw
Westmeath v Antrim
Longford v Offaly

Laois v Waterford
London v Carlow - Draw
Wicklow v Leitrim
Sligo v Wexford

Both shot selection and execution from Kildare has been really poor. Derry have a few bad misses ourselves and haven't really got into top gear, but haven't had to so far.

[Kerry]

Rd 4:

Kerry v Armagh
Mayo v Tyrone
Donegal v Galway
Monaghan v Roscommon

Dublin v Clare
Kildare v Derry
Meath v Louth
Cork v Limerick

Antrim v Fermanagh
Down v Westmeath
Offaly v Cavan
Longford v Tipperary

Laois v Wicklow
Waterford v Wexford
London v Sligo
Leitrim v Carlow