Tyrone Club Football and Hurling

[healypark]

The Errigal versus Omagh saga was all handbags! How it annoys me how much other clubs love to exagorate this.
There are some amount of clubs jealous of us.

On the football scale we are chalking up the points and winning the breaks around the middle, something which we lacked last year.

Aye and the people that are stirring were not even at the match.

In agreement Wouldn't go as far as stating its a 'saga'. Wasn't a dirty stroke in the game until the sending offs. Then was pretty tame again through to end of game. After that didn't see too many wayward strokes which was quickly diffused. Evident in the punishments handed out by the county board. Though don't agree with the joey one but sure cant win them all. Have to admire certain individuals especially prospective championship opponents with their version of events on the 'grapevine' 

Football side – thankfully errigal reserves not in senior. That was some performance. Whoever beats errigal this year will win senior championship again, if beaten. There's steel but not the fluency of canavan's playing days.

Hammer – whatever you are smoking can I have some. From a previous posting – u mentioned u were a 'neutral'...

[goal and a point]

Even players said that themselves while socializing together on sunday evening. Without any hostility either mite i add.
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why would there be any hostility - that is what gaelic football is all about. I have seen plenty of incidents over the years between players that is left once a match is over - especially county players - I am sure people like Canavan and Mc garrity never held too many grudges and socialied happily

[The Hammer]

Even players said that themselves while socializing together on sunday evening. Without any hostility either mite i add.

why would there be any hostility - that is what gaelic football is all about. I have seen plenty of incidents over the years between players that is left once a match is over - especially county players - I am sure people like Canavan and Mc garrity never held too many grudges and socialied happily
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exactly but they way people go on you would swear there is bad blood between the two teams

[MR99]

Even players said that themselves while socializing together on sunday evening. Without any hostility either mite i add.

why would there be any hostility - that is what gaelic football is all about. I have seen plenty of incidents over the years between players that is left once a match is over - especially county players - I am sure people like Canavan and Mc garrity never held too many grudges and socialied happily
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Maybe the fact that they are brothers in law might convince them to socialise?

[The Hammer]

The Errigal versus Omagh saga was all handbags! How it annoys me how much other clubs love to exagorate this.
There are some amount of clubs jealous of us.

On the football scale we are chalking up the points and winning the breaks around the middle, something which we lacked last year.

Aye and the people that are stirring were not even at the match.

In agreement Wouldn't go as far as stating its a 'saga'. Wasn't a dirty stroke in the game until the sending offs. Then was pretty tame again through to end of game. After that didn't see too many wayward strokes which was quickly diffused. Evident in the punishments handed out by the county board. Though don't agree with the joey one but sure cant win them all. Have to admire certain individuals especially prospective championship opponents with their version of events on the 'grapevine' 

Football side – thankfully errigal reserves not in senior. That was some performance. Whoever beats errigal this year will win senior championship again, if beaten. There's steel but not the fluency of canavan's playing days.

Hammer – whatever you are smoking can I have some. From a previous posting – u mentioned u were a 'neutral'...

i am as neutral as you can get

there was many a neutral at that match

[Onthe40]

The weekends action !!! some nice games


Trillick St Macartan's     ---      v     Errigal Ciaran     --- Errigal should win this comfortable
Aghyaran St Davogs    ---    v    Clonoe O`Rahilly's    ---Clonoe by 5 plus ?
Carrickmore St Colmcille's    ---    v    Moy Tír na nÓg    ---A DRAW ?
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa    ---    v    Cookstown Fr Rocks    ---Ardboe, by 4 points
Domhnach Mór Naoimh Pádraig    ---    v    Killyclogher St Mary's    ---A real tight one, if killyclogher dont give away easy free's they could win this
Dromore St Dympna's    ---    v    Coalisland Fianna    ---Fianna, Dromore seem to be missing too many big players
Greencastle St Patrick's    ---    v    Omagh St Enda's    ---Another tight one i reckon, Omagh may just have enough, but they will have to fight for every inch
Kildress Wolfe Tones    ---    v    Galbally Pearses    ---Galbally will win, this will be a firey match

agree with most of the above, except think Donaghmore will take KC, and Dromore - Fianna a draw
Have heard a few say now, that Greencastle are a decent outfit and are gettin better, a point in Dromore and running Ardboe close
ive a feeling they may get maximum pts this weekend !!

[longrunsthefox]

Who are Dromore missing? Didnt look like too many in papers!

Heard championship is weekend of 20th June, any truth or is it just speculation?

As I posted earlier your man is pushing for it be be after 20th June but was rejected by county committee.  20th June is Ulster semi-final which obviously Harte presumes they will be in when he made that request.

[carmenstacks]

Clonoe 2-12 Carrickmore 0-10

It was always going to be a big ask for Carmen heading to the Far East of the county without key men to come away with a result. But St Colmcilles did start well, with Michael Gallagher taking full advantage of a fair breeze to send over a well taken point from distance on the right side to take an early lead. However it was about the only advantage Carmen took of the breeze that half. Clone responded instantly, working through on the counter to find a man in space, his shot was saved but after a few deflections the ball was in the net and from then on Carrickmore were chasing the game. After 6 minutes it was 1-2 to 0-1. Doris did the most damage for Clonoe at number 14, giving Benny McLaughlin, a natural wing back, a torrid time at full back for the day scoring 1-4 (?) in the first half.
Carmen did respond well for the better part of the 1st half trading points with the O'Rahillys to go in at half time with only the early goal between them.

Carrickmore came out well in the 2nd as well with Kevin McNally scoring to make it a two point game. But that was as close as they got as Clone broke through (the number 12 again) only for Ciaran McAleer to bring him down for a penalty which they converted. Clonoe quickly followed with 2 or 3 more points, making full use of the breeze in the 2nd half to go 9 points in front. The signs of Carmen's problems up front became abundent again with Mark Donnelly being forced to come deep to win the ball and carry it forward himself. A series of wasted point scoring opportunities left Carmen looking goals from then on.

St Colmcilles did rally well with the help of a few substitutions for the latter part of the second half, but couldn't make the possession count and Clonoe easily absorbed the attacks and punished Carmen with well worked counters and availing once again of the breeze.

Clonoe's agile and fast forwards were probably the difference on the day, forcing through opportunies to create the two goals to mean the result was never really in doubt. Carmen are now left with 2 wins from 4 and will have to look again at their forward line. The long ball strategy did result in a few 1st half scores, but mostly the long ball went wasted and there was no plan B.

Carrickmore badly missed Colm McGurk and Conor Gormley. Paul Hughes, James Nugent and Niall Loughran's absence also saw them turn to inexperienced James Rafferty in midfield, who did struggle today. There was one positive sign with Conor Mullan's 2nd half return, but Pearse Cunningham also remains on the injury list.

Carrickmore: P McCallan, M Slane, B McLaughlin, J Donnelly, M Gallagher, P Daly, C McAleer, J Rafferty, G McCallan, P McNally, C McAleer, S McAleer, K McNally, M Donnelly, B Daly.
Subs used, C Mullan, F MaGill, C McGarrity, M McCallan

If anyone wants to add the Clonoe line out and attribute the score, fe


I dont agree with this report it blows Clonoe up which to me is not loyal to the club.
Conor Gormley is missed badly, how would he not be when hes 1 of the top defenders in Ireland and when he returns I would push him to the middle of the park and get Gaby up front in full forward so we can have a man to hit.  But where to play Donnelly?
Was very surprised with the subs made on Sunday, taking of Michael Gallagher and moving Michael Slane out, when it was easy to be scene that it was Slane that was getting a skinning. I wouldnt say Brendan McLaughlin got a tough time as his man didnt score 1.4 as he wasnt marking no. 14. Check the Dungannon and top scorer scored 1-1. Paul Daly was guilty of ball watching, very uncharacteristic for Paul.
Moy will be a different story with 4 county players so big game needed and hope all our injured players return to the fold.

[Shadylimp]

just interesting to read the carmen followers posts and how they're missing so many men, you also say you's are struggling up front yet of all these main men your missing i dont recognise too many forwards. From seeing you's against dromore last year in the championship, i feel you's will be up against it this year to be even close to challenging for any honours.

[carmenstacks]

Good point lad.
But it puts pressure on a defence when the ball doesnt stay up there for long and most Carmen teams can handle this from having astute defence but when players like Colm McGurk, Conor Gormley, Pearse Cunningham, Niall Loughran, James Nugent, Ciaran Fox arent available it proves difficult. We have had to pull Michael Gallagher to defence, which weakens the forwards, Finbarr Magill is only coming back from injury also.

[Wee Roddy]

Peter Loughran, Ronan McNally, Magill not being fit enough to start, Kevin McNally just returning from a broken leg. just a few missing from the forwards then. Gaby played in the forwards last year alot of the year as well until Paul Hughes got injured.

[Club Rossa]

Any more word on the condition of Shane McMahon?

[MR99]

Any more word on the condition of Shane McMahon?

I hear Shane is still critical in an induced coma, lets pray that it wont be long before he is back out charging up and down the pitch along with his teammates in Dromore.

Does anyone know who the Brian Taggart from Clonoe that has just passed away is?  Is this the guy who plays on the Clonoe reserve team?

[nrico2006]

I think Brian Taggart plays hurling For Naomh Colmcille and football for Clonoe.  What age was he?  Very sad news.

[The Hammer]

I think Brian Taggart plays hurling For Naomh Colmcille and football for Clonoe.  What age was he?  Very sad news.

What happened to him ?

sad sad news