McKenna Cup 2024

[rodney trotter]

Ben McCarron. I remember watching him last year in the All Ireland intermediate club final against Trim and thought he'd have a big impact with Derry last year. Gallagher didn't play him much.
Playing Sigerson aswell with UUJ.

[Estimator]

Funny moment from the first half.. everything was quiet in the stand. Tyrone on the attack, but playing into that breeze, they weren't attempting a shot, it was all about holding possession.
A massive roar from a Tyrone women in the crowd...
"We're 5pts down, just fuckin shoot!!"

[imtommygunn]

Ben McCarron. I remember watching him last year in the All Ireland intermediate club final against Trim and thought he'd have a big impact with Derry last year. Gallagher didn't play him much.
Playing Sigerson aswell with UUJ.

That's him. Yeah I definitely thought he looked useful. Him and Murray should add a bit to that forward line.

Still a pre season tournament so hard to say as ulster will probably still be very open. Derry probably made themselves favourites there though and Tyrone will either capitulate or have got the kick up the arse they needed.

[yellowcard]

Dooher and Logan should have retired at the end of last season. They've already scaled the peak and don't have the time and energy required to take on the challenge again. They got lucky with the Covid All Ireland and fair play to them but I don't see them arresting the decline. Some might argue it's only the McKenna Cup but Tyrone were second best everywhere tonight.

Derry look like the team to beat in Ulster and if Glen win tomorrow it will only give them an added layer of self belief.

[square_ball]

Dooher and Logan should have retired at the end of last season. They've already scaled the peak and don't have the time and energy required to take on the challenge again. They got lucky with the Covid All Ireland and fair play to them but I don't see them arresting the decline. Some might argue it's only the McKenna Cup but Tyrone were second best everywhere tonight.

Derry look like the team to beat in Ulster and if Glen win tomorrow it will only give them an added layer of self belief.

Not this shite again. Said in another thread the only people who say this just simply don't like Tyrone.

[An Watcher]

Westmeath, Laois, Meath, Cavan and Mayo.  Now there's an easy all ireland if ever I saw one.  Fairly recent too

[CK_Redhand]

Dooher and Logan should have retired at the end of last season. They've already scaled the peak and don't have the time and energy required to take on the challenge again. They got lucky with the Covid All Ireland and fair play to them but I don't see them arresting the decline. Some might argue it's only the McKenna Cup but Tyrone were second best everywhere tonight.

Derry look like the team to beat in Ulster and if Glen win tomorrow it will only give them an added layer of self belief.

Not this shite again. Said in another thread the only people who say this just simply don't like Tyrone.

Dubs won the original covid all ireland 2020.
Tyrone 2021 was covidball 2.
Of course then Kerry vanquished covid once and for all.
/s

[An Watcher]

I'd take a covid all ireland every year

[Captain Obvious]

What around 7 of Tyrones 2021 All-Ireland final starting team started today? Don't think I'd be laying any judgement on Tyrones 2023 campaign yet apart from their strength in depth is probably not the best.

[Walter Cronc]

It was obvious against us that Petey, as you lot affectionately call him is miles off top club football never mind county!

[square_ball]

It was obvious against us that Petey, as you lot affectionately call him is miles off top club football never mind county!

Are you on the beer already??

[Wildweasel74]

Too many off Tyrone old hands have slowed down, McKeigue / Heron(slowed down too) the only older guys on the current county team. Need rebuild with 5/6 of their U-20 team in. Midfield was poor given their larger size advantage there.

[Armagh18]

I'm more worried about Tyrone than Derry as Ulster challengers this year, still a serious team if they can get the finger out. Remember in 2021 it wasnt that long between Kerry tanking them in the league and that seminfinal game.

[screenexile]

It's fine to win the McKenna cup but we need to get promoted by whatever means necessary!!!!

If we don't that will be a huge knock back in terms of the teams overall development... we need to be playing and challenging against the top teams and while we were unfortunate last year the level we have been at since the end of the league last year leaves no room for excuses!

[Itchy]

To those basing their assessment of the season to come on the McKenna cup, last year's winners were Monaghan who just about stayed in Div1 afterwards, won one game in ulster and we're knocked our in the 1st round of the qualifiers.