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agree and disagree FermPundit.
Monaghan did not have a full team on today.
Woods and D Freeman came of the bench

From what I read on the Monaghan message boards Damian Freeman is a spent force and is unlikely to feature much this year, whilst Woods is heavy but granted will improve as the year goes on

Division 2 will be a battle.  Murphy is the big loss at the minute.  We could probably survive without any of the others apart from him and Marty.  Indeed if Sherry could've stepped up to the plate then we could have moulded Womble into the Full Forward that we were so lacking last year....

What about Niall Leonard? No sign of him getting a run out in the full back line?  Put him FB and Lyons CHB?

Are we sure its the bearded one and not the also quite famous Mickey Joe Harte who could write a column on the fortunes of Lifford Naomh Padraig and Donegal GAA in general?  It could be a bit like the celebrity out and about columns you get in the Sun or the Star..."Devenney spotted last night with Gráinne Seoige eating chips in Bundoran" etc

Aye snowed in in London here meself.  At least 6 inches here now and its still coming down.  Think the office may shut down tomorrow too.  If I had of known I would have stayed up for the end of the Super Bowl!

Mon 2-12 Fer 1-10

Fermanagh 1-10  Monaghan 2-10

Shane O'Brien two points

Ferm 1-6 Monaghan 1-7

Sherry on for Kelly after Y card
D keenan seems to be on
Yeah Ferm missed penalty in first half

Monaghan just got a pen too. Freeman v Gallagher. Goal

Aye and the winner of the half time draw...but sure it all adds to the atmosphere!

Monaghan 1-7 Ferm 1-4

D Kelly yellow card

S O Brien playin well in MF for Ferm

Finay good point and few for Tommy

Cavan 1 Longford 1

Gary MacEnaney on for Gary McQuaid - foot injury

big loss for Monaghan

D Kelly on for R Foy
M McGrath off M Little on
P Sherry off T McElroy on

John Bannon to referee - great

there's a bit of snow about london today..tropical

Is this match on the radio? Q101 aint workin for me :/

In London meself and hoping to see the Tyrone Dublin match tonight.  Might call around.  Waxy O'Connors and o'Neills in Leicester Square have RTE but I don't know about Setatnta Ireland.  MIght be worth ringing them or somewhere like the Kingdom or The Crown in Cricklewood

JUst checked and Waxys is showing soccer http://www.waxyoconnors.co.uk/london/whatson.asp

Hard to find a big bar on saturday night with it on I guess

Marquis of Granby in New Cross says they might have it on but the guy didnt sound too convincing!

Its on Setanta Sports 2 at 22.00 so that may be the best bet.  Though by that time on a Saturday night I might not be as interested!

That would have to be considered a very experimental Fermanagh team.  It shows that the McKenna Cup, whilst much maligned, is more effective in allowing players to show their worth than in say challenge matches or training drills.  Shows the strength in depth at the back that we can field a team without Owens, Kelly, McCluskey, McElroy, Bogue etc and i'm still pretty optimstic about our FB line and HB line.  Similarly it has the makings of a decent FF line and I think Ferris could have a good league campaign.  Having said that I would have concerns about the HF line and Sherry at MF.

Both line ups have punctured my dreams of winning the Gaelic Life fantasy comp...