If the troubles hadn't happened occupied counties would have won way more

[Orior]

I sometimes go to matches with an older gent who played for Tyrone back in the 60's I think.
Some of the stories he tells are unreal like how there was hardly any training and if they had to cross the border you had to have a certain docket which if it didn't have the right date & time on it then you wouldn't be allowed through.
He said loads of times players would be held back on purpose and accused of being in the IRA.
They would miss matches are half the players would be late or not show at all.
Transport was a major issue as was communication. East and West Tyrone were quite split and so you could be playing with someone on a county team that you didn't have much experience with.

Anyone else any information on this?

Hush now Fuzzman. According to some revisionists on this board, that sort of thing never happened.

[Rossfan]

I sometimes go to matches with an older gent who played for Tyrone back in the 60's I think.
Some of the stories he tells are unreal like how there was hardly any training and if they had to cross the border you had to have a certain docket which if it didn't have the right date & time on it then you wouldn't be allowed through.
He said loads of times players would be held back on purpose and accused of being in the IRA.
They would miss matches are half the players would be late or not show at all.
Transport was a major issue as was communication. East and West Tyrone were quite split and so you could be playing with someone on a county team that you didn't have much experience with.

Anyone else any information on this?

Hush now Fuzzman. According to some revisionists on this board, that sort of thing never happened.

That Tyrone were crap for 115 years???

[Champion The Wonder Horse]

I sometimes go to matches with an older gent who played for Tyrone back in the 60's I think.
Some of the stories he tells are unreal like how there was hardly any training and if they had to cross the border you had to have a certain docket which if it didn't have the right date & time on it then you wouldn't be allowed through.
He said loads of times players would be held back on purpose and accused of being in the IRA.
They would miss matches are half the players would be late or not show at all.
Transport was a major issue as was communication. East and West Tyrone were quite split and so you could be playing with someone on a county team that you didn't have much experience with.

Anyone else any information on this?

That shite was still happening in gallant south Derry when I retired in 1997.

[seafoid]

I sometimes go to matches with an older gent who played for Tyrone back in the 60's I think.
Some of the stories he tells are unreal like how there was hardly any training and if they had to cross the border you had to have a certain docket which if it didn't have the right date & time on it then you wouldn't be allowed through.
He said loads of times players would be held back on purpose and accused of being in the IRA.
They would miss matches are half the players would be late or not show at all.
Transport was a major issue as was communication. East and West Tyrone were quite split and so you could be playing with someone on a county team that you didn't have much experience with.

Anyone else any information on this?

Cavan must have been colluding with the security forces going back to the 20s....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Senior_Football_Championship#Roll_of_honour