Monaghan v Derry

[Maguire01]

Let the battle commence!

[donelli]

Doherty and mullen will be back from suspension. freeman wont.

ffs ..what another sh1te draw for monaghan...at least its at home.

[Archie Mitchell]

It's all Dick Clerkin's fault!

Hopefully both teams will learn and try and play football this time as they found out what happened the last time they met.

I wonder what banner the Monaghan fans will have next week for Brolly.

[ExiledGael]

Deadly. Such a run of draws, even the big man in the sky hates Monaghan.
Monaghan at home? Have to get to this.

[Owenmoresider]

Let the battle commence!

Quite literally!

[donelli]

Not another 2 threads running in this qualifier too...

make this one the main..

[thebuzz]

Doherty and mullen will be back from suspension. freeman wont.

ffs ..what another sh1te draw for monaghan...at least its at home.

We feel exactly the same - what another shite draw for Derry!! The wife said 'If you get Wicklow we could all go away for the weekend.' Can't see her wanting to go to Clones for the weekend.
Don't get me wrong. I love Clones but I'd have preferred any other team to Monaghan.

[tyronefan]

Not another 2 threads running in this qualifier too...

make this one the main..

Why? Mine was made first.

yours is the wrong way around  Monaghan were first out of the hat   

[Schkite]

Someone really doesn't like us up there! F**king Derry again, what way will this one end up?  

Oh to get a team outside of Ulster and Kerry...

[Maguire01]

Not another 2 threads running in this qualifier too...

make this one the main..

Why? Mine was made first.

Posting on 30th June when the draw is only made today is cheating. 

[donelli]

Someone really doesn't like us up there! F**king Derry again, what way will this one end up?  

Oh to get a team outside of Ulster and Kerry...

cavan would have been ok!!

[fan01]

this draw will show how good monaghan are/aren't..

[Trevor Hill]

Let the battle commence!

And it will be a battle, not one for the purists, but it will be the live game next week. Monaghan may just shade this as Derry just dont have the stomach for a fight, especially after their display against Tyrone.

[JMohan]

Let the battle commence!

And it will be a battle, not one for the purists, but it will be the live game next week. Monaghan may just shade this as Derry just dont have the stomach for a fight, especially after their display against Tyrone.

Agree completely
Doubt about Cassidy has set in too
It'll be Monaghans to lose

[JMohan]

So, can we pick thing up from that disastrous effort v Tyrone?

Back on the panel are:

Defs
Doc
Mullan
Patsy Bradley
Mc Cusker

Maybes
Muldoon
Cartin


A lot of things went wrong for us the last day, but look what happened in 07 we ended up in Croker and came with in a whisker of beating the Dubs.

All being well, my team would be:

1. Gillis

2. Lockhart
3. Mc Cusker
4. Mc Guckin

5. Sean Leo
6. Barry Mc Goldrick
7. Geard O Kane

8. Doc
9. Patsy Bradley

10.Brian Mullan
11. Enda Muldoon
12. Enda Lynn

13.Seamus Bradley
14. PB
15. Skinner

Dropped:
Browner (Just not county Standard)
Chrissy Mc Kaigue (Usually the freeman v Tyrone but never made use with it)
Diver (Harsh but I think that he is a great fielder but he has no scoring power, he kicked about 7 wides v Lavey last night)
Lynch (Has yet to prove himselve, a spell on the sideline could do him the world of good)
Paul Murphy (Can't remember the last time he played well for the county)


The defence more or less explains itself, midfield, we could have Fergal dropping back to cover the defence while covering Midfield, Pasty Bradley covering Midfield and feeding ball in and Enda Muldoon playing as a 3rd attacking midfielder. Lynn and Mullan half forward with Seamus Bradley coming out to half forward leaving the 2 Bradleys in on their own. Lynn if not playing needs to come ff no point taking him off ten minutes before the end- gives the sub very little time to do anything. If things are away up the left, bring Cailean O Boyle into half forward played well when he came on the last day but got little chance to do anything in the time he had.

My questions over that panel would be as follows ...

Is Cartin not gone off the panel?

You need better and stronger half fwds than Lynn and Mullan to beat Monaghan - that was Cassidys problem against Tyrone

You can't drop Diver on one club game and him the best player against Tyrone - he destroyed McGinley - He at least deserves a start minimum.

You need McCloy in at Full Back again McCusker wouldn't last in the full back line after no training all year against a fast Monaghan back.