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Definitely some harsh comments on the performance of kids.

The Abbey were the stronger team and I think the first half of the drawn game was an aberration as opposed to the level that could have been between the teams. DOR said it after the game that last week they played the occasion as opposed to playing their game. Once they settled into things last week they pulled away comfortably and were the better team by a distance.

Mad watching DOR and young Keelan striding around the field like their da's at that age. Frightening when you see a generational follow through like that. From an Armagh perspective there's serious footballers on both teams last night who can push through so the future is bright

What's the Armagh/Down split on the team? Roughly.

What is Malachy & Co actually coaching these players?

There is no attacking system whatsoever. And the midfield/kickout strategy is equally baffling.

[Poor crowd]

Another frustrating tyrone performance. Poor crowd and poor weather left things a bit flat. Morgan was a clown show. Few new lads done well so hopefully things can improve and they really need to.

Said it before but I was more than likely going to go depending on what the starting lineup looked like. They didn't release the squad list until about 13:00 was it? Armagh had their squad list out at 21:00 on the 22nd

So if you decide that you don't like the lineup you don't go?

Yeah? If I knew Canavan, McElholm, Joey Clarke, Jordan were all available to play I probably would have went. What's the issue with that?

I would assume most supporters would go to the game regardless of who is starting in the league? While it may not be the championship 15 there's a fair chance there's going be 8/9 first teamers involved.

In fairness I've never bothered going to county games really. Just doesn't draw me in the same way club football does. Have been to 2 games since covid, the one that sent Armagh down and against Kerry last year. I would have went to this one had I known who was available to play because I am a fan of a lot of these younger players

Calling yourself a Tyrone supporter is questionable at best. 2 games in 6 years? Ridiculous.

Has the panel being trimmed?

Shea O'Hare, Oisin Gormley, Callum Daly, Shane Hughes & Liam Gray.

Source/link?

It was in the report sent to clubs for the county committee meeting on Tuesday.

I see Conor Devlin has been named captain for the u20s this year and it was announced with him in the no 6 jersey.

So effectively that will be a corner back from the previous years team stepping up to the no 6 jersey and captaincy for the third year in a row following the footsteps of Rafferty and Clarke.

Maybe it's a good omen.

Or they chose a jersey at random from the bag?

Injury updates from Peter Canavan in the Irish News today. Darragh not fit for the first few games of the year and Niall Devlin and Ruairi out for 6 weeks with hamstring injuries.

Not ideal but it leaves opportunities for others. We seen no sign of Hampsey or Teague in McKenna Cup and I don't think McGarrity, Daly or McElholm featured at Sigerson this week.

For Kildare I would be going along the lines of:

1. Morgan
2. Clarke
3. Brennan
4. C Quinn
5. McKernan
6. Burns
7. O Donnell
8. Kennedy
9. Kilpatrick
10. Oguz
11. C Donaghy
12. Gormley
13. Cassidy
14. Donnelly
15. Conroy

We seem like we are down a lot of attackers. McCurry not on the bench midweek, 2 Canavans injured, McGarrity taken off in a Sigerson game last week and not named on Sigerson squad this week, no sign of McElholm yet or Daly. Jordan having to be taken off midweek. That's potentially 7 forwards not available.

Think it would only leave McCullagh and Bogue as options on the bench.

Id question your CF choice in C Donaghy. Had a bad day at the office against monaghan during the week. Missed 2 or 3 scoring chances and out fetched in the middle. A Donaghy feels better suited.

C Donaghy had an amazing club championship campaign and as a result Ive seen him feature in many top 15 squads. But you're only as good as your last game as the saying goes.

I thought he was one of our better players against Monaghan.

But he definitely shouldn't be starting at 11.

Thought mcglennon, Jordan and Conroy decent enough tonight. Some poor performances. Who impressed others?

Good to see Kennedy back but rusty

Conroy has been poor enough all 3 games. He is accurate from free's but also kicks a lot of silly snapshots and gives the ball away far too often. Doesn't matter that much as he'll be nowhere near that forward line come championship time

Conroy was the top scorer across the 3 games?

Michael Conroy – 14 pts (1-11 total)
Ethan Jordan – 10 pts(0-10 total)
Mattie Donnelly – 8 pts (1-5 total)

It was refreshing to see two natural attackers in the forward line for once. Him and Jordan are a positive addition.

Anyone any idea who played in the challenge game today against Fermanagh?

Ben Cullen scored the equalising point I saw.

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

[Whats your source for this?]

Whats your source for this?

Tyrone GAA Annual Report to County Convention 2024

The figures are for registered members. I'm sure we're all aware that some clubs don't register 100% of their members, keeping the fees withing the club - something which comes back to bite them when All-Ireland tickets are being distributed.
Camogie & LGFA Memberships wouldn't be included. I removed the hurling only clubs.
Interesting to compare size V ranking; many clubs roughly where they "should be" with some over/under achievers

Couple of things here.

Registering a male member, to the best of my knowledge (I'm 3 years out of the loop to be fair) doesn't cost anything. When I was looking after things for Ballyholland, fees paid to both county board and central funds (insurance) are based on the number of teams entered, and not on the number of players. So if you've 40 players at say u14 and need 2 teams, the fee wouldn't change whether all 40 players are registered, or just 10.

Also... are Foireann teamsheets not a thing in Tyrone juvenile football? They're now pretty much omnipresent in Down football. Players can't appear on those unless they're registered centrally.

Foireann definitely has some major plus points. 

Some clubs use the foireann template, some just use their own excel/word templates. Obviously all players still need to be registered for competitive games (u13 and up in tyrone)

Alot of clubs wouldn't officially register u6/u8/u10 players etc in Tyrone.

Players i would like to see feature in a Tyrone jersey in 2026:

Paul Donaghy
Ruairi Mccullagh
Michael Rafferty
Danny Fullerton
Conor Oneill
Ethan Jordan
Ciaran bogue
Dalaigh Jones
Conor Cush

Anyone else have any other shouts?

I've been impressed with Shea Coney from clonoe. Believe he was in the development team last year

Thought this was all voted on and sorted in April???

https://wearetyrone.com/sport/gaa/senior-and-intermediate-club-leagues-set-for-2026-revamp/

I hear Martin sludden setup a new committee to come up with these recommendations with a group of people that have little experience in organising games

Anyway according to my club rep, the meeting last night went down like a cup of cold sick. Clubs shot the proposals and their reasoning down

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.

I really hope we take the opportunity to have a proper reset of the squad - and rebuild with some younger talent. I have to admit I was disappointed last year that we defaulted back to the '21 squad in the most part - relying on Mattie, Mickey O'N, Frank burns, Hampsey, Mccurry, Mcgeary, Harte etc. They're not getting any younger.

Whilst there were some positive signs from some of the younger players, we need to be using division 2 to blood a whole batch of new players - many of the names mentioned above.

I hear that we will have a new S&C coach which is a big positive.

Do you mean a new S&C coach or the return of an old one?

Yep, maybe return is a better way to put it. Flights home are booked as far as I know

I really hope we take the opportunity to have a proper reset of the squad - and rebuild with some younger talent. I have to admit I was disappointed last year that we defaulted back to the '21 squad in the most part - relying on Mattie, Mickey O'N, Frank burns, Hampsey, Mccurry, Mcgeary, Harte etc. They're not getting any younger.

Whilst there were some positive signs from some of the younger players, we need to be using division 2 to blood a whole batch of new players - many of the names mentioned above.

I hear that we will have a new S&C coach which is a big positive.