McKenna Cup 2024

[onefaircounty]

Thought Inniskeen or Crossmaglen would have got a game but it just shows you what Ulster Council think.

North and Mid Armagh fans have had to travel to Cross for years. There hasnt been any matches in North armagh for years either. Now we have a fantastic ground in the Cathedral city and it's handy for everyone in the county.

I was at the Armag v Queens match a couple years back. Plus Davitt has been getting redeveloped the last year and a bit or so (Clans posters can correct me?) that has ruled it out.

There was a game against (possibly) Derry in Lurgan as well. I think it was 2008 as it was on tg4 and I think it was Peter McDonnell's first match in charge.

I think you're right,  was that the match Enda Lynn had a bit of a stormer against us?

I also think your clubman McCreesh was playing that day, how is he doing now, is he still playing? Two McCreeshs on that day - Paudie and Gerard I think.

[JUst retired]

Armagh`s home games are at The Morgan Athletic Grounds. This was in yesterdays Irish News.

[Onion Bag]

Any word on an Armagh panel yet, everyone else has announced theirs?

[tonysoprano]

Anybody know anywhere to view odds on McKenna cup?

[fan01]

Team is in todays Irishnews.

[Agent Orange]

Niall Geoghan, Andy Mallon, Brendan Donaghy, Finian Moriarity, David Lavery, Ciaran McKeever, Declan McKenna, Charlie Vernon, Malachy Mackin, Gareth Swift, Aidan Forker, Billy Joe Padden, Micheal O'Rourke, Sean Moore, Brian Mallon, Sean Hughes, Adrian Conlon, Mark Shields, Aaron Findon, James Lavery, Eugene McDonnell, Stefan Campbell, Pauric Gribben, Eugene McVerry, Ryan Rafferty, Michael Stevenson.

[DownFanatic]

Full Down Panel for the Mc Kenna Cup competition

1 Brendan McVeigh An Riocht
2 Damian Turley Downpatrick
3 Daniel McCartan Burren
4 Dan Gordan Loughinisland
5 Niall Brannigan Kilcoo
6 Kevin Duffin Castlewellan
7 Mark Doran Longstone
8 Peter Turley Downpatrick
9 Conor Gough Shamrocks
10 Kalum King Bryansford
11 Ambrose Rogers Longstone
12 Aidan Carr Clonduff
13 Daniel Hughes Saval
14 Niall McParland Glenn
15 Brendan Coulter Mayobridge
16 Michael McAllister Clan Na Banna
17 Arthur McConville Clonduff
18 Conor Laverty Kilocoo
19 Eoin McCartan Burren
20 Marcus Miskelly Darragh Cross
21 Aidan Brannigan Kilcoo
22 Liam Doyle Liatroim
23 David McKibben Bryansford
24 Kevin Anderson Annaclone
25 Keith Quinn Mayobridge
26 Ryan Brady Mayobridge

[Orior]

Niall Geoghan, Andy Mallon, Brendan Donaghy, Finian Moriarity, David Lavery, Ciaran McKeever, Declan McKenna, Charlie Vernon, Malachy Mackin, Gareth Swift, Aidan Forker, Billy Joe Padden, Micheal O'Rourke, Sean Moore, Brian Mallon, Sean Hughes, Adrian Conlon, Mark Shields, Aaron Findon, James Lavery, Eugene McDonnell, Stefan Campbell, Pauric Gribben, Eugene McVerry, Ryan Rafferty, Michael Stevenson.

and does not include Armagh man Conor Gough. What were you thinking Conor?

[PAULD123]

Niall Geoghan, Andy Mallon, Brendan Donaghy, Finian Moriarity, David Lavery, Ciaran McKeever, Declan McKenna, Charlie Vernon, Malachy Mackin, Gareth Swift, Aidan Forker, Billy Joe Padden, Micheal O'Rourke, Sean Moore, Brian Mallon, Sean Hughes, Adrian Conlon, Mark Shields, Aaron Findon, James Lavery, Eugene McDonnell, Stefan Campbell, Pauric Gribben, Eugene McVerry, Ryan Rafferty, Michael Stevenson.

Is Rory Grugan injured or unavailable? He really impressed me last season.

[mountainboii]

Grugan has a shoulder injury. Apparently out until April. Could be a big miss for the u21s in particular.

[Orchardman]

What is micky harte playing at?

Paddy tally has spoke against this today, about St Marys having a small pick of players and yet harte wants Marys's two best players, sean o neill and peter harte. Why does peter harte, who played plenty of football last year, have to play for his county in the micky mouse mckenna cup. It's one thing taking players from UUJ or Queens, but St Mary's have very little to start with.

National league, which no team ever seems to want to win, is surely plenty of time to get a team together to get systems going. I would say the same if Armagh did this as well. And yes, harte and other managers will say that it's up to the players to choose, but we all know they don't really have a choice. The only thing that's important at this time of year for a college player is sigerson next month, the mckenna cup and national league are shadow boxing cups, rubbish

[LeoMc]

Where a player is established on his County panel (e.g. P Harte) the County Manager is not going to learn much in the McKenna cup and they should be allowed to play for the University to leave room in the County panel for another player. 

It is slightly different for fringe players who may be border line for making the cut for the National league. They will have established themselves in the Sigerson panel but may need a couple of games to impress their County manager so they have some football beyond Sigerson.

[Armaghgael]

Anyone have the Queens panel?

[trileacman]

What is micky harte playing at?

Paddy tally has spoke against this today, about St Marys having a small pick of players and yet harte wants Marys's two best players, sean o neill and peter harte. Why does peter harte, who played plenty of football last year, have to play for his county in the micky mouse mckenna cup. It's one thing taking players from UUJ or Queens, but St Mary's have very little to start with.

National league, which no team ever seems to want to win, is surely plenty of time to get a team together to get systems going. I would say the same if Armagh did this as well. And yes, harte and other managers will say that it's up to the players to choose, but we all know they don't really have a choice. The only thing that's important at this time of year for a college player is sigerson next month, the mckenna cup and national league are shadow boxing cups, rubbish

Agree wholeheartedly.

[tyroneman]

I would imagine MH wants to let the fringe/new players have a solid base of established players to bring them on in each game and help them ease into the side. It makes no sense for Tyrone to field 15 inexperienced players.

A new forward will show what he can do much better with Peter Harte feeding him the ball than chasing after poor ball in which is a result of, nerves, over eagerness or a 'look at me' syndrome.

Add in the fact that MH doesn't believe the colleges should be wagging the dog.....

Not saying this is right or wrong but would be my take on the logic behind it.