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Is there a more mouthy team than Donegal. Unreal shouting at the Derry kick outs.

Watching the game again there. Mccurry got taken out just before the tyrone goal on the 41st min after he got rid of the ball. How anyone can say a push in the face is more dangerous than an off the ball shoulder from behind is beyond me

I did have a chuckle when Jim mcguinness got stuck in talking about tyrone players considering some of the antics his Donegal team got up to.

Should win the appeal

Can't lift your hand in any shape or form. Can't see it being lifted, liability when it comes to handbags always does something stupid. Another poor performance from donaghy. More space in a club game to shine. Bottled up to easy and often shoots from stupid angles which proves costly at this level. Major positive is how good mc curry is shaping up.

I agree donaghy is finding out the hard way the difference between club and county football although it's only his first handful of games. He would have benefit from mckenna Cup games and a few more league games had this been a normal year.

Silly from Mcnamee. Those saying it isn't dangerous play, where is the cutoff? Closed fist, open hand, finger poke? Just don't put your hand near an opponents face ffs.

Yep. If some slabber who can't take his beatin is in your face just point at the scoreboard and laugh like Brian McGuigan did when getting dogs abuse.

That's the best approach. McNamee has got a bad side to his game. Always best just to laugh it off, it would annoy the opposition more rather than get involved in a shoving match

Silly from Mcnamee. Those saying it isn't dangerous play, where is the cutoff? Closed fist, open hand, finger poke? Just don't put your hand near an opponents face ffs.

Cut off in my opinion is a fist. In you push a player a few inches lower in the chest it's at best a yellow card if even that. Mckerarn got a challenge to the face beside the side line during play in the first half and a free wasn't even given so how is push during a stop in play a red. Like I said we will see how many pushes in the face are reds this year cause it happens in most games. Anyway tyrone won't get past Donegal.

Absolutely brainless by McNamee

There was nothing really in it. He was pushed beside the ref and pushed back albeit in the face. If that's a red the game is finished. Mcgough usually is a good ref but has let too many fouls against Tyrone go today.

Don't talk shite.  After Darren Hughes getting sent off for ruffling McCann's hair you would think you would know that you can push a man in the face

Not talking shit. Simply stating its not a red. Darren Hughes wasn't a red either. I am not some dumb fan like yourself who is afraid to call out a player on their team. McCann dived and should have been banned but a push isn't a red regardless of where it is. See how many of them are given this year. Stupid, needless and uncalled for but it's not a strike or dangerous play.

Absolutely brainless by McNamee

There was nothing really in it. He was pushed beside the ref and pushed back albeit in the face. If that's a red the game is finished. Mcgough usually is a good ref but has let too many fouls against Tyrone go today.

Might not have actually hurt the player, but that doesn't change the fact that it was brainless. If you put your hand on an opponent's face, you're taking a needless risk. It was stupid of McNamee whatever way you want to look at it.

Yeah completely stupid and needless but not a red

Absolutely brainless by McNamee

There was nothing really in it. He was pushed beside the ref and pushed back albeit in the face. If that's a red the game is finished. Mcgough usually is a good ref but has let too many fouls against Tyrone go today.

Ref is soft enough on cavan was 4 or 5 clear fouls there that should have been given but ignored. Decent game so far. Can't really see tyrone going far this year though.

Subs interesting
No Liam Rafferty
Niall Kelly and Ben McDonald wouldn't have been on the bench much during the league
Conroy recently called into squad makes it
Lee Brennan or Ronan O'Neill don't make it

Tyrone have 42 on squad. Far too many.

I doubt Lee brennan will stick around much longer. Ronan should have gone a long time ago. Mckenna has not played well in the last few games either.

Red or not? Twitter seems to think not but Jesus your man's leg.

No red card for me. If you have to stop now and think how might by foot follow through after I get the ball they may as well make it non contact. Cleanly got the ball, he can't help the  player charging in after it.

When I first saw it I was like no chance thats a red, and I am still thinking that. The slow-mo looks brutal though but the fella ran into his challenge

Slow mo makes it worse but for me the 2 important questions are, did he get there first and did he cleanly get the ball. Its a yes for both.

Red or not? Twitter seems to think not but Jesus your man's leg.

No red card for me. If you have to stop now and think how might by foot follow through after I get the ball they may as well make it non contact. Cleanly got the ball, he can't help the  player charging in after it.

I think tyrone will struggle over the next 2-3 years. They have had the same problem for the last 5-6 years, too many "nice" footballers. These lad will score all day if you put it on a plate for them and give them a bit of space.

Tyrone don't have the aggressiveness of the top teams e.g mayo, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal etc. These teams have players who win the dirty ball and who get in the face of the opposition. Too many of the tyrone players don't have that desire they are more concerned about looking good.

O'Neill, mulligan etc were very skillful but could also win the dirty ball and bully defenders. Peter harte is a prime example, wonderfully skilled player but constantly allows himself to be bullied in the big games. Last year he allowed himself to be simply pushed back by the kerry defender anytime he tried to move. Yes he was being fouled but he had to find a way into the game.

For all the abuse tyrone get about being dirty I think they are far too nice. You simply nee players who never say die. Tyrone in the 00's had a team full of them

Not sure what the issue with mckenna is, he doesn't look too happy and has not really stood out in any of the 4 games so far. Donaghey confidence seems low. Either dooher and Co are playing a long con here and are going to unleash a completely different tyrone team in the championship or its going to be a very short season