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Confirmed AISF and Final pushed back a week!

Could have pushed it back to 2008 to give Tyrone a decent chance of winning it.

If players have COVID a 1 week delay would not be much time to recover from it.

The match was originally scheduled for Sunday (a week from the outbreak) and now with the rescheduling to Saturday week there is now 13 days until the game. Jesus christ  use your head man

Think the poster was saying a 6 day delay isn't going to help players recover. They will be out of isolation but won't be anywhere near fit. To stand a chance at making a game out of it all tyrone players would have to be fully fit.

Surely questions must be asked of the players how do many of them caught it. Is there regular testing in county set ups

[Hearing there were many more who had tested positive before the Monaghan game]

Hearing there were many more who had tested positive before the Monaghan game ! Tyrone were down to bare bones in training ! Post match celebrations can't have helped situation though hard to avoid

I heard McGeary had his positive test result written on his arm and kept showing it to the Monaghan players.

Well if an anonymous contributor on a web forum heard it from another anonymous source, I suppose it must be true then.

Only if it came from a forwarded message on WhatsApp

Yeah I completely believe that a player who risk a suspension and a huge backlash by going round telling opposition players he had covid. Unreal stuff that people believe, but like the time the rumour was going round that Steve o'neill poisoned a kerry player.

Hearing more players tested positive for covid since the Monaghan game

Any ideas who? If it was recently they should be OK to play from a self isolating point of view but if they are unwell then they may not be fit for it.

11 days out from probably the biggest game for Tyrone since the '08 final.

What about the all Ireland final in 2018

2018 was strange as no one expected anything other than a Dublin win. Ironically tyrone done very well for the first 15 mins but once Dublin for the goal around the 20 min mark it was game over. I still have the image of tryone being down by about 4-6 points in the 2nd half with all Tyrone players in their own half bar Colm Cavanagh standing on the half way line willing tyrone to push forward to no avail.

Yes and the one man who came out and thumped the ball into the Dublin area was Morgan   It what was needed at that time and he obviously was frustrated his teammates lack of urgency

Yip. When tyrone did pump the ball in colm I think scored 1-1 from it. Tyrone didn't do it enough. For me that was ehe I I decided mickey needed to go. Poor negative game plan, defending a loss is ridiculous. If you are losing in the final 15 mins you may as well go all out attack. Getting beat by 1 point or 16 points is still the same

11 days out from probably the biggest game for Tyrone since the '08 final.

What about the all Ireland final in 2018

2018 was strange as no one expected anything other than a Dublin win. Ironically tyrone done very well for the first 15 mins but once Dublin for the goal around the 20 min mark it was game over. I still have the image of tryone being down by about 4-6 points in the 2nd half with all Tyrone players in their own half bar Colm Cavanagh standing on the half way line willing tyrone to push forward to no avail.

Kerry are a few years ahead of Tyrone at the minute

In what way? That Tyrone side to me would appear to be longer on the road than Kerry who have much more scope for improvement than Tyrone.

I would say in terms that kerry have been working on a system for a number of years where as tyrone are trying to play a new system after years upon years of playing a certain negative way. Interesting article from Niall Morgan Irish news, gives an insight into mickeys my way attitude.

Do you watch Kerry at all. Kerry working on a system for a number of years lol ffs weren't they bt by Cork last season trying to play defensively. A new system this year in contrast to last season's dismal defensive tripe. Tyrone similar to their typical game except letting in some early ball

System was probably the wrong choice of words. The kerry players and management have been working together for a number of years whereas tyorn have been working togfor only a few months.

Last year kerry defeat was a bit of freak. It was one long hit and hope ball in at the last min which beat them.

Not sure why the media is saying how well beggan played. Had a terrible first half and lost alot of kickouts and played a ridiculous role in the 2nd half. Could have easily costed monghan 2 goals.

Foolish in my opinion. I dont see the point in sending your keeper up when a defender has to stay back on the line to cover. I can understand the moving up to cover space for an opposition kickout, but soloing into the opponents half to take a shot, not for me.

I agree. Media after the game was getting on my nerves. He didn't contribute to Monaghan by coming that far outfield at all. Nearly cost them 2 goals, 1st one was a good recovery challenge on Mattie Donnelly (who shouldn't have been getting caught by a keeper) and the second the ball spilled between 2 tyrone players and 1 monaghan player. It was lucky to fall to the Monaghan player. There are things creeping into the GAA that simply aren't right. These keepers who are coming miles off their line as well as the diving. The amount of times players go down now and grab their heads even though they weren't touched their is scary.

Noticed that alot in the tyrone v monghan game. I counted at least 4 monaghan players going down holding their head without any contact. Mcmanus done it after getting hit on the arm as soon as he went down he held his head.

Years ago McCann rightly got massive stick for it now its an acceptable part of the game apparently. Disgraceful really

Indeed mccurry is playing brilliant and winning his own ball but the ball was kicked in plenty under harte to mcshane. Plenty of mccurrys scores come from coming of a player as well. No doubt players like mccurry have had a new lease of life and I think that's why everyone was glad to see a change buts it's pretty much the same system. We really struggled in the second half for ideas and it was Peter Donnelly who rushed to make the changes when they were on top in the second half as dooher stood in a trance on the sideline which would be quite concerning

Bit concerning that but it may be that dooher doesn't want to be seen to be the mad one shouting at the side lines. I have been watching tyrone football for more than I care to admit  but have no idea why but tyrone can never seem to kick on in the 2nd half when they are leading at half time. It somehow doesn't seem to suit them. That and the fact they find goals hard to come by are 2 things that need addressed if they want to challenge in future.

Yes we kicked the ball in a bit under harte but no where near as frequent. McCurry scored 17 points in 2 games would never have happened under mickey. Generally they are alot more postive and looking to move forward. The system isn't in place yet as they only have been in charge for a few games but you can see what they are trying to do.

Kerry are a few years ahead of Tyrone at the minute

In what way? That Tyrone side to me would appear to be longer on the road than Kerry who have much more scope for improvement than Tyrone.

I would say in terms that kerry have been working on a system for a number of years where as tyrone are trying to play a new system after years upon years of playing a certain negative way. Interesting article from Niall Morgan Irish news, gives an insight into mickeys my way attitude.

Match scheduled for Sunday.

Anybody know the days for the semi finals? Will this one be on the Saturday or Sunday? Or will the CCC meet tomorrow morning to decide?

Been wondering this myself. I'm assuming they will decide tomorrow once the 4 semi finalists are confirmed.

Would almost guarantee Dublin will be playing on Saturday to suit them better.

Why would Saturday suit better?

Day drinking for the dubs fans on sat with most being off the Sunday.

Anybody know the days for the semi finals? Will this one be on the Saturday or Sunday? Or will the CCC meet tomorrow morning to decide?

Been wondering this myself. I'm assuming they will decide tomorrow once the 4 semi finalists are confirmed.

Would almost guarantee Dublin will be playing on Saturday to suit them better.