Hastings Cup 2016 - Now back to normal

[LaurelEye]

FT 1-9 to 0-10 Well done to our neighbours Longford their first Hastings cup success since 2006. Sounded like a real game of two halves?

One quarter to three quarters would be more like it.

[Westside]

Well done to Longford. This could be good for Cavan depending on the manner in which they take the defeat. We did exactly this to Roscommon in the Hastings Cup last year didn't we? A goal by Jack won it for us in the dying stages of the game? Roscommon then beat us in the AISF.

Could be a point about Peter not knowing his best team. An issue Terry certainly never had. Hopefully this defeat will hurt them and the backlash will be felt in Ulster.

[Syferus]

Things are really looking up for Longford at all levels now. The ideal scenario would be for ourselves, Longford and Can to emerge as provincal champions. Based on Cavan and Longford's form and the draw we have it's entirely possible that two Hastings teams could meet in the later stages of the championship for a second successive year.

[anglocelt39]

could any of the Cavan posters hazard a guess at how many lads likely to start against Monaghan would be in their last year at this level. I can only speculate that it's Flanagan, Conroy, Jack Brady. Maybe there are others. I understand from one of our other posters that McLoughlin and O'Donnell will not be available. Also, what has happened to Turlough Mooney could anybody tell me. I'm fairly sure he started in the final two years ago against Galway and is still available this year-injury???

[rodney trotter]

Dara Sexton, Flanagan, Paul McEvoy, Jack Brady, Chirs Conroy, Enda Reilly,
Paul O Connor are in their last year at u21.

Turloch Mooney did his cruciate last year in a club game with Redhils and missed the Ulster u21 campaign, He played in the Hastings cup last year, and had a great game in the final

Conor Moynagh, Joe Dillon were missing today, Jason McGlaughlin played against Leitrim so I wouldn't say he won't be unavailable come the championship

[rodney trotter]

McGlaughlin is also in his last year at u21.

Think there will be a few changes for the Monaghan game, Dara Sexton for one should have been starting today.

[Aaron Boone]

Tyrone under-21's will be strong the year.

[Captain Obvious]

Tyrone under-21's will be strong the year.

Tyrone having won the 2010 minor All Ireland will be the team to beat in Ulster. Tipperary,Dublin will also be strong this year.

[tommysmith]

Tyrone under-21's will be strong the year.

Tyrone having won the 2010 minor All Ireland will be the team to beat in Ulster. Tipperary,Dublin will also be strong this year.

Armagh won the 2009 All ireland and were very poor at U-21 last year.

[Captain Obvious]

Tyrone under-21's will be strong the year.

Tyrone having won the 2010 minor All Ireland will be the team to beat in Ulster. Tipperary,Dublin will also be strong this year.

Armagh won the 2009 All ireland and were very poor at U-21 last year.

They did and underachieved at U-21 level. Do you expect Tyrone to do the same?

[tommysmith]

I dont know its possible i supose.

[Westside]

The Tyrone All Ireland Minor winning team from 2008 also lost the Ulster Final in 2011. It's no guarantee for success at all.

[ross4life]

Longford (with the help of our own Diarmuid Murtagh) have added Leinster vocational schools title to their Hastings cup. They Beat Kildare tonight 2-14 to 2-4

Hastings shield final tomorrow Leitrim v Roscommon in Kenagh,Longford. Should be interesting game as we play Leitrim again in the championship.

[rodney trotter]

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=205010

Twelve counties will compete in next year's Hastings Cup U21 football tournament which gets underway on Saturday, January 4.

The long-running competition, which the competing counties use to prepare for the U21 championship, will consist of three groups of four teams. The top team from each group along with the best second placed team will qualify for semi-finals.

The other two group runners-up will contest the Hastings Shield Field. Last year's winners Longford have been included in the same group as Mayo, Offaly and Cavan.

Group 1

Round 1 - 4th January 2014

Longford - V's - Mayo
Cavan - V's - Offaly

Round 2 - 11th January 2014

Offaly - V's - Longford
Mayo - V's - Cavan

Round 3 - 18th January 2014

Longford - V's - Cavan
Mayo - V's - Offaly

Group 2

Round 1 - 4th January 2014

Roscommon - V's - Clare
Westmeath - V's - Kildare

Round 2 - 11th January 2014

Kildare - V's - Roscommon
Clare - V's - Westmeath

Round 3 - 18th January 2014

Westmeath - V's - Roscommon
Clare - V's - Kildare

Group 3

Round 1 - 4th January 2014

Leitrim - V's - Tipperary
Meath - V's - Wicklow

Round 2 - 11th January 2014

Meath - V's - Leitrim
Tipperary - V's - Wicklow

Round 3 - 18th January 2014

Wicklow - V's - Leitrim
Tipperary - V's - Meath

[larryin89]

It just amazes me the way they dont put the venues down along with the fixture list, ffs do they not want people to attend these type of games. 4th Jan is only 6 or so weeks away, be nice to have a chance to see if one could manage to attend or pick the ones that suit.

GAA, have not a clue sometimes.