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This tier 2 & 3 minor championship is some BS....  minors have played what 9-10 games already and now going into a b competition after being comprehensively beaten by Derry in the Ulster championship
Seriously...  club minor season is a shams, away behind, U16s has been delayed by a few months already ...

Do Tyrone need to be in a tier2 competition?

What the GAA have done at national level to the Minor and U20 grades is a joke. The round robins and tiers have completely diluted the significance of the competitions. Added to this is the fact they added this format against the request of counties and the Ulster council. No speeches or interviews further adds to the idea that the GAA are trying to take the competitiveness out of the Minor grade.
Tyrone minors have played I believe 9 games this season and lost 4 of them and deservedly exited the Ulster Championship at the Semi Final stage against Derry. Should be season over and plenty to mull on for the team and players going forward into Under 20 age group. But instead of being finally able to rejoin up with their clubs and play the remaining league games, they are off to play a Tier B competition no one wants to be in that could potentially run for another 3 weeks.
At club level the minor season has been shambolic. CCC telling clubs players are available to clubs and then the county management telling players to not play and then some players playing and others not playing. Ridiculous.
If the GAA are going to insist on continuing down this route of Round Robin and tiers then Club Minor season should not start until late June and conclude prior to the Senior Club Championships starting.

What I would like to see at club level would be -
A modified calendar along the lines of:

U12 - April - June
U14 - July - October (finish before school football begins)
U16 - March - June (starting after the conclusion of school football which is generally St Patrick's Day and the traditional club start anyway - County Minors available to all clubs as was supposed to be the case this year but enforced by CCC - problem would be lessened as less players affected)
U18 - Late June - September (beginning after County Minor season and exams and concluded prior to Senior championships)
Reserve (with anyone Over 16 eligible - giving those lads football through Spring) - April - August
Senior (Over 17 only eligible) - May - October

Why should club fixtures be based around school fixtures?
These players are club players first off.

The sky is the limit for Donaghmore once all these winning lads come through.

They'll do nothing.

It's Donaghmore.

If JMcK does or has stepped down,I can't see Pg1 ratifying that management duo(2 eejits)I think it's uncle and nephew not brothers,a lot off teams as Bannside says looking or mulling over potential managements

They're already paying their own club man a kings ransoms so why would the Kelly's be treated any different?

Ballinderry probably be the strongest team at that level since Glen dropped down 10yrs bck.

On what basis?

Poor outfit. 

Meenagh gone.

Source?

If you know any Derry players ask them.

Well known over a month Meenagh was gone.

The director of operations and chairman have been working overtime to try and lay the ground for a return for Gallagher but others such as sponsors have other ideas.

Meenagh gone.

Source?

If you know any Derry players ask them.

Firstly they are not mercenaries so can't see them ever taking clubs apart from their own.
PD has delivered Ulster titles and AI titles in the last number of years at u20 level - is it 3 Ulster and 1 Al title?
The senior management have delivered AI titles at senior and u21 level.
One of the management has captained Tyrone to two All Irelands and managed them to one. He has been directly involved in all 4 senior titles. Is there many people can say that in and around the club scene?

So yeah I'd say they would be fairly qualified to get a club  job alright, they have won a lot more than many of the brown envelope crew on the circuit.

Is Gerry Donnelly staying with the u17s ?

Gerard Donnelly stepped down from the U17 post. A pity as him and Hetherington are talented coaches
I wonder did they have one eye on the U20 job when they stepped down though?

This is actually incorrect. Gerry said his term was up to the press and they reported it wrong. He has sought and years and will get it

He has taken over at Eskra

Would these boys get a top club job in Tyrone?

Would Paul Devlin get a top club job in Tyrone?

Wasn't talking about Dooher and Logan.

Never mentioned brown envelopes.

Both Gerry Donnelly and Paul Devlin have managed other clubs.

Meenagh gone.

RTE saying they're getting to stay on.

County Board probably have made the decision that's been leaked. The nodding dogs in the county committee will just vote it through unchallenged.

I think if they move on, a Plan B would be needed.

Who is Plan B?

There is no plan B, the sensible approach is to agree a rolling extension and not another 3 year term and start to forward plan. But sense isn't easy found.

Paul Devlin is plan B

Is Gerry Donnelly staying with the u17s ?

Gerard Donnelly stepped down from the U17 post. A pity as him and Hetherington are talented coaches
I wonder did they have one eye on the U20 job when they stepped down though?

This is actually incorrect. Gerry said his term was up to the press and they reported it wrong. He has sought and years and will get it

He has taken over at Eskra

Would these boys get a top club job in Tyrone?

Would Paul Devlin get a top club job in Tyrone?

[Aidan O'Rourke is the greatest charlatan GAA coaching has ever produced.]

Aidan O'Rourke is the greatest charlatan GAA coaching has ever produced. Money for old rope.  Great win for Down today, think we'll take Armagh in the long grass next day out.

Paddy Bradley as well. Cleaned out an awful lot of clubs at this point.

Poor Paddy Carr carried the can while these bluffers continued to claim their expenses. 

Shameless.

Lads that was f**king class!!

We're back!

Typical Derry.

Win a division two league game against a team not next nor near their previous imperious best and your back 

Allegations of spitting at opposition camp not easily settled.   

Carlow definitely a team on the up, gave Dublin a better game than Tyrone did.
We'd probably have taken a draw at this stage of the season.

You can't be serious.It's Carlow.A Division 4 outfit!!!!

The figures on coaching salaries in the accounts will be for full time contracted employees like Peter Donnelly, Ryan Daly, Anne Daly etc - won't cover official 'expenses' (never mind other types!!!!!!) paid to team coaches for mileage and so on.