Ulster Minor Football Championship 2011

[Armamike]

You won the minor all ireland last year. Wouldn't hit the panic button yet.

[bennydorano]

Heard last week ago that Armagh fully expected to meet Cavan, so it's not big suprise tbh.

[ziggysego]

Just back from the game. Disappointing all round. Tyrone never really looked like they were in contention for it. Cavan lads were too big and physical for the Tyrone boys. Think Cavan will have problems with Armagh, as they struggled against a poor Tyrone.

[imtommygunn]

Disapointing scoreline for Tyrone.

Have we lost our way a wee bit in terms of development, and bringing players on, or is it a cyclical thing?

Cavan always produce good underage teams and some monsters on this team.

[NP 76]

Mickey Donnelly should of held back on his comment about the best 3 minors scratching themselves considering 2 of them are involved in their senior teams 1 of them playing in the Ulster final while he will be sitting at home scratching himself watching it

[mylestheslasher]

Mickey Donnelly should of held back on his comment about the best 3 minors scratching themselves considering 2 of them are involved in their senior teams 1 of them playing in the Ulster final while he will be sitting at home scratching himself watching it

Remind me what this was all about

[never kickt a ball]

Mickey Donnelly should of held back on his comment about the best 3 minors scratching themselves considering 2 of them are involved in their senior teams 1 of them playing in the Ulster final while he will be sitting at home scratching himself watching it

Remind me what this was all about

http://www.vimeo.com/24413673

[sheamy]

Mickey Donnelly should of held back on his comment about the best 3 minors scratching themselves considering 2 of them are involved in their senior teams 1 of them playing in the Ulster final while he will be sitting at home scratching himself watching it

In fairness to Mickey I would interpret that as meaning that the current system doesn't serve minor players well. Minor teams now prepare nearly as much and as hard as seniors. Why no second chance for them? The back door system should have been set up for minors in the same way as the seniors. That's what I take from it anyway.

[neilthemac]

agreed. young lads deserve at least two games. If they perform badly on day one they have a chance to redeem themselves

Munster and Leinster have back door systems
Connacht and Ulster do not.

[nrico2006]

agreed. young lads deserve at least two games. If they perform badly on day one they have a chance to redeem themselves

Munster and Leinster have back door systems
Connacht and Ulster do not.

I can't understand how that's allowed to happen.

Its a crazy situation, you would think that it would be standardized across the 4 provinces.

[drici]

http://www.examiner.ie/sport/gaa/finnegan-fires-cavan-to-final-battle-with-armag
Cavan 2-13 Tyrone 2-10

TWO-GOAL Conor Finnegan was Cavan's hero as they booked their place in the Ulster Minor Football Championship Final with a three points win over All-Ireland champions Tyrone at Brewster Park last night.

Finnegan struck twice late in the game to set the Breffni lads on their way to a big day out at Clones later this month, when they will take on Armagh.

Scorers
Cavan: C Finnegan 2-0, D McVeety 0-3, J Dillon, M Argue 0-2 each, P Graham, A Graham, K Bouchier (free), V Coyle, N O'Donnell, F Moore 0-1 each.
Tyrone: D McNulty 1-1 (0-1f), S Molloy 1-0, D McCurry 0-5 (4f), M Cassidy 0-2 (1f), R Mayse, P Barker 0-1 each.

TYRONE: M McReynolds, M McAleer, S Molloy, B Burns, M Heagney, C McAleer, T McCarron, P Barker, N Donaghy, M Cassidy, J Munroe, D McNulty, D McCurry, C McCullagh, S Hackett.
Subs: R Brennan for McAleer, R Devlin for Munroe, R Mayse for Hackett

CAVAN: B O'Mara, B Sankey, K Clarke, F Moore, G Smith, C Brady, A Dewart, P Graham, L Buchanan, M Argue, J Dillon, D McVeety, A Graham, K Bouchier, C Finnegan.
Subs: C Moynagh for Buchanan, V Coyle for Moore, N O'Donnell for McVeety, C Tubman for Graham

Referee: B Rice (Down).


http://www.teamtalkmag.com/?p=6788
Tyrone's Minor Run Ends In Brewster Park
Tyrone find themselves a point ahead against Cavan at the break 1-4 to 0-6 and in truth they could be leading by as much as ten points having created five great chances of goals but managing to convert only one. the first chance came within twenty seconds when Mc Curry broke through but was denied by a brilliant save from the Cavan keeper O'mara. Cavan opened up a three point lead by the third minute before Mc Curry again broke and this time he found Daniel Mc Nulty who finished to the net to leave the sides level. Cavan then missed a penalty through Andrew Graham before Tyrone missed two more great goal scoring chances through Munroe and Hackett. It remained nip and tuck for the rest of the half but with Darren McCurry and Cahir Mc Cullagh showing well Tyrone just about deserve their half time lead. Indeed it was a free from the Edendork youngster that edged the red hands ahead just before the break.

Tyrone's grip on the all Ireland minor title looked precarious for long periods in the second half and then ended completely at the hands of a very committed and well organised Cavan team. Corner forward  Conor Finnegan struck twice for goals in the last ten minutes to put Cavan five points ahead at one stage but in truth Cavan were the better side throughout as Tyrone survived on scraps all evening. A late Sean Molloy goal narrowed the gap to two points with time almost up but try as they might they failed to really threaten again and Cavan held on to win deservingly 2-13 to 2-10.

[Radda bout yeee]

Do you think losing centre half back Conor McAleer so early in the game to injury had any bearing on the outcome?

[tyroneman]

Was Devlin the fella who was injured most of last year and who had been tipped to make a big impact? Was he still injured this year as seems to have been mainly coming on as a sub?

[omagh_gael]

Was Devlin the fella who was injured most of last year and who had been tipped to make a big impact? Was he still injured this year as seems to have been mainly coming on as a sub?

Clarshack would be the man to answer that. Was surprised myself to hear him only coming on for last 10.

[Norf Tyrone]

agreed. young lads deserve at least two games. If they perform badly on day one they have a chance to redeem themselves

Munster and Leinster have back door systems
Connacht and Ulster do not.

Not a mission should that happen. The Club game is squeezed enough as it is without another problem in the mix.

That young lad Molloy that scored the second, does he play full back for the minors? Just wondering as he scored a trick of goals in a club game last week. Against ourselves I should add which qualifies it a bit.