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Dates for the mckenna cup
Game 1: Friday 2 – Sunday 4 January

Game 2: Wednesday 7 January

Game 3: Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 January

Semi-finals: Wednesday 14 January

Final: Saturday 17 January
Quick turn around in the McKenna cup this year. A possibility of  team having 3 games in a week, tight going for a pre season competition

Its a tight turn around for sure.

You could probably do without the final, the week before we play Kildare in the league 25th Jan. Then Derry 1st Feb

If you did actually win the McKenna cup - or be runner up - you would be out every weekend for the first 5 weeks of the year with two extra midweek games thrown in as well. Heavy pitches too.

An opportunity for a run out of the development squad guys. It looks like we currently have a squad of 40 to 45 players, so ample opportunity to manage the workload

So who are we saying is in this year?

J Clarke
Callum Daly
R McCullagh (all confirmed)


Oisin McCann
Dalaigh Jones
Michael Conroy
Niall McCarney
Conor Cush?

McCarney is an interesting one. Definitely would give us a target man in at full forward. I know he's not playing the highest level at his club but he seems to have been going well this year.

We need different options rather than the same type of players. Guys like Fullerton and Jordan probably deserve a call up solely based on their form but don't really see them giving us anything we don't already have with the Canavans, McCurry, McElhom, McCullagh etc

Is McCarney definitely involved? I hadn't heard that reliably

Think he's fourth from left on the charity fundraiser image posted on Saturday

Post of some of the squad of Tyrone socials for charity event. Is there any new faces?

Looks to me like Michael Conroy in there, Ryan Jones too (could be Dalaigh)
Oisin McCann i think is in there, Niall McCarney too

Good few absent, perhaps enjoyed the TTM event in bundoran last night

Conroy an interesting player. Horse said on an interview year or 2 back that he was surprised he hadn't became Tyrone regular. Looks like Cush back as well?

Conroy is an interesting one, not much mention of him on the board here but glad to see him back. Couple of years older now, bigger and stronger for sure. Be interesting to see how it developes. He's a natural scorer, and would add that bit of height in the full forward line

I dont see Cush there myself, unless he is the one wearing the beanie hat

Post of some of the squad of Tyrone socials for charity event. Is there any new faces?

Looks to me like Michael Conroy in there, Ryan Jones too (could be Dalaigh)
Oisin McCann i think is in there, Niall McCarney too

Good few absent, perhaps enjoyed the TTM event in bundoran last night

Very true, you couldn't be far off with that team there and all them lads deserve nothing less. Would I be right in saying it could be one of the youngest all star teams this year on average? Great to see.

Good point re the average age.

I like Gobshites team. Personally id squeeze Turluc Muldoon (Eglish) in.

Scathing column by Cahir O'Kane in the Irish News about Healy Park. He's not wrong it's a soulless kip anytime of the year and a pure marsh when there's a lick of rain. He does note that most Tyrone supporters don't like it.
Doesn't even have catchnets.
Hopefully county games and club finals will go back to Dungannon.

Very fond of Dungannon. We should have 4 home games next year. It would be a crying shame not to get at least 2 games back in O'Neill Park in 2026.
However we have to be realistic, its not the long term solution for Tyrone either. Match day capacity, limited covered stand, lack of seating & car parking facilities the obvious concerns

[Will Cavan Cuchulainns give Clonoe a game?]

Will Cavan Cuchulainns give Clonoe a game? likely goin to Kilcoo game anyway,worth going early?

Couldn't see it, wouldn't bother going early

Yeah i expect to see Clonoe win pulling up

Conor Meyler hung up the boots. Super player, probably should have been player of the year in 2021
Retires with Sigerson Cup success at College, Oneill Cup success with his club and an All Ireland Title with his County

Opportunities opening up for some new talent to emerge on the panel...

Fight is on black eye friday, be carnage round belfast that night

Conor O'Neill and Ruairi McCullagh with the U20's
I liked how O'Rourke managed McElholm last year. Integrated him into the senior squad November to February, then released him full time to the U20s for the duration of their campaign. And brought him back in again after they won in May. Good template that for those two lads for the year ahead.

Any word on what the panel is looking like?

Not much word on potential call ups, the official return to training date is 21st November so hopefully word breaks soon

Sex on fire - Kings of Leon

Provisional 2026 NFL fixtures (gathered from other counties & press snippets)

Game Week 1 - 24th/25th Jan – Kildare at Home

Game Week 2 -  31st/1st Feb - TBC

Game Week 3 - 14/15th Feb  - Cavan at Home

Game Week 4  - 21st/22nd Feb - TBC

Game Week 5 – 28th/1st Mar - TBC

Game Week 6 – 14th/15th March – Cork at Croke Park

Game Week 7 – 22nd March - TBC

Why is the Cork game at Croke Park?

We play Meath in Croke Park on that date. Not Cork.

Sorry your right, it is Meath in Croke Park. Ive edited there now

We played Derry at Healy Park last year, so id assume we will be away to them
Only 3 home games last year, should get 4 home games in 2026
Expecting nothing less than top spot in Division 2.

Provisional 2026 NFL fixtures (gathered from other counties & press snippets)

Game Week 1 - 24th/25th Jan – Kildare at Home

Game Week 2 -  31st/1st Feb - TBC

Game Week 3 - 14/15th Feb  - Cavan at Home

Game Week 4  - 21st/22nd Feb - TBC

Game Week 5 – 28th/1st Mar - TBC

Game Week 6 – 14th/15th March – Meath at Croke Park

Game Week 7 – 22nd March - TBC

Could Ronan Fox be an option at full back next year? I know he's playing a bit further out the pitch for Loughmacrory but did play a fair bit at full back underage for Tyrone.

He's definitely worth a look. I think we need to look at options there and plan for the future. Ben Hughes looked the part at underage, but am told he is ruled out long term
In my opinion our main deficiencies are at full back and full forward.
Need someone who can at least contain Clifford a little - he completely destroyed us league and championship last year.
Also need a full forward with size and athleticism. The combination of the two Canavans and McCurry just dont cut it at the highest level
Could Joe Oguz be repositioned as a full forward the way Cathal McShane was in 2019? Lorcan McGarrity deserves a good run in the full forward line as well