Tyrone County Football and Hurling

[southtyronegael]

where is conan grugan? big tall fella and full of football. could do a job in full forward too.

[Tyroneforsam]

where is conan grugan? big tall fella and full of football. could do a job in full forward too.

Had his chance and didn't show enough to suggest he could make it at inter county level. Like it or not, there are no other options out there other than the men that are currently on the senior panel!

[Man Marker]

Dan Mc Nulty is an option not explored. 6ft 2" with power. One poster talked about how Hampsey marked him out of it when Coalisland played in the championship semi final. They broke even in the first game Mc Nulty played the replay sick and Hampsey definitely got the better of him. They neglected to mention he absolutely destroyed Justin Mc Mahon in both games , a player who major big game experience and has successfully marked Micheal Murphy in senior championship, he also easily got the better of  Carrickmore full back. He offers us a ball winning physical presence who is a proven free taker under immense pressure. Maybe next year.

[Jeremiah O]

Had Justin McMahon been fully fit for the Clonoe games I don't think Dan would have done much damage.

[Legoman5]

McCurry, Brennan, O'Neill, McAliskey and Bradley are all good players. If they were about 10 years ago or more they would have really prospered but in the modern game, forwards of their stature will struggle. All these guys are 5ft10 or under.

Contrast that with the likes of Dublin and the players they have for their inside forwards slots:

Brogan 6ft
Andrews 5ft11
Mannion 6ft2
Costello 6ft
Connolly 6ft2
O'Gara 6ft1
McManamon 5ft11

You can talk about being more direct and ensuring the forwards get more time and space on the ball but that's not going to be effective when your forwards are only really comfortable winning it one way. Sweepers will cut out low ball so you're reliant on going over them and our lads are not going to win much in the air, unfortunately we don't seem to have a natural option here to use as a target man.

Cavanagh has more influence further out, Harte doesn't fancy McKenna for it and the other lads put forward for the job aren't natural forwards. Outside of the squad, who is an option? McNulty? Maybe but he's not there. Coney? Had plenty of chances just doesn't have the right mentality to succeed at county level.

I think McCurry and Bradley should start the league for us inside. They seem to be the two form men at present. People tend to forget McCurry is still only 23. I wouldn't write him off, we have good depth with those lads, the problem is that they are all too much like for like players.

Hard to forget McCurry is only 23, been about for so long so still time to step up and make a big impression in hi County career!!
Brennan also very young but imo its going to take a lot of time for him to step up, what he needs is a year or 2 without County footballs and just concentrate on hard graft club football everyweek! Didnt Matty Donnelly do the same and look how much he came on! Niall Sludden another prime example of a man who concentrated on club football and when the time was right he walked straight into the senior team because he was ready for it!

[Fuzzman]

Were any of yis at the Mickey Harte event in Omagh talking to Paddy Hunter last night?
Any interesting points made or news.
Was the topic about free taking brought up and how much more important free taking now is with so much more scores coming from frees because of mass defence?

[GetOverTheBar]

Dan Mc Nulty is an option not explored. 6ft 2" with power. One poster talked about how Hampsey marked him out of it when Coalisland played in the championship semi final. They broke even in the first game Mc Nulty played the replay sick and Hampsey definitely got the better of him. They neglected to mention he absolutely destroyed Justin Mc Mahon in both games , a player who major big game experience and has successfully marked Micheal Murphy in senior championship, he also easily got the better of  Carrickmore full back. He offers us a ball winning physical presence who is a proven free taker under immense pressure. Maybe next year.

Long questioned why McNulty hasn't at least been called into the panel - I know he suffered with a back problem for a long time but is there another target man like him playing in Tyrone currently? Its a strange one.

[Wee Roddy]

Had Justin McMahon been fully fit for the Clonoe games I don't think Dan would have done much damage.

I would question if he got the better of the Carrickmore full back or not. He scored a goal at the end because Carrickmore's goalie and full back both thought the other was going to contest the ball. Our full back was Kieran McCartan who was playing his 2nd game in nearly two years because of injury. I don't think Dan destroyed Justy either but I could be incorrect in this.

[redhandefender]

Dan Mc Nulty is an option not explored. 6ft 2" with power. One poster talked about how Hampsey marked him out of it when Coalisland played in the championship semi final. They broke even in the first game Mc Nulty played the replay sick and Hampsey definitely got the better of him. They neglected to mention he absolutely destroyed Justin Mc Mahon in both games , a player who major big game experience and has successfully marked Micheal Murphy in senior championship, he also easily got the better of  Carrickmore full back. He offers us a ball winning physical presence who is a proven free taker under immense pressure. Maybe next year.

Long questioned why McNulty hasn't at least been called into the panel - I know he suffered with a back problem for a long time but is there another target man like him playing in Tyrone currently? Its a strange one.

Maybe because he doesn't want to

[GetOverTheBar]

Dan Mc Nulty is an option not explored. 6ft 2" with power. One poster talked about how Hampsey marked him out of it when Coalisland played in the championship semi final. They broke even in the first game Mc Nulty played the replay sick and Hampsey definitely got the better of him. They neglected to mention he absolutely destroyed Justin Mc Mahon in both games , a player who major big game experience and has successfully marked Micheal Murphy in senior championship, he also easily got the better of  Carrickmore full back. He offers us a ball winning physical presence who is a proven free taker under immense pressure. Maybe next year.

Long questioned why McNulty hasn't at least been called into the panel - I know he suffered with a back problem for a long time but is there another target man like him playing in Tyrone currently? Its a strange one.

Maybe because he doesn't want to

Not my understanding. Although the brother had a bit of a fall out with Harte, so that likely won't have helped the cause.

[leenie]

Anyone in the know .... know anything regarding youth fixtures?

[WT4E]

Has Tyrone minor squad been picked yet? What are their chances this year?

[Tyrone Gaa]

Has Tyrone minor squad been picked yet? What are their chances this year?

Working with a panel of 41 players I believe so plenty of cuts to take place before they get to their final numbers.

[leenie]

Clubs to be denied access to their best young players, according to leaked Tyrone training schedule

That is when club managers and coaches are invited along to Tyrone's state of the art centre of excellence to discuss the new training schedule in place for the Tyrone Academy members.

We reckon there are going to be a lot of queries. First and foremost is likely to be: "When will we have access to our best 16-18-year-olds?"

The existence of Under-17 and U-18 tournaments will exacerbate issues this year but an email sent to the clubs, and published here by SportsJOE, suggests they are getting the thin end of the wedge in the Red Hand county.

Without a provincial title in five years, Tyrone are clearly gunning for the minor grade this year as they let clubs know they will be requiring their U-17 and U-18 county players for three sessions each week – two on the field, Mondays and Thursdays, plus a weekend gym session.

If these development squads are also playing a game each week that will see them on county duty four days each week.

The whole email is below.

FAO Club managers and youth officers

We wish you all a happy new year. Tyrone Academy would like to convey to you and your club our best wishes for the season that lies ahead. No doubt some of your teams have already started to prepare diligently and we would like to ensure that Tyrone Academy teams work closely and in cooperation with your clubs. We wish to convey our sincere thanks and appreciation to all of you for the great support and encouragement that Tyrone Academy has received in recent years. Tyrone Academy is working hard with players and coaches from all clubs to improve playing standards for all players, so that players return to your clubs with a positive experience. 17s and 18 county teams both have fully fledged competitions. The demand on club players is therefore going to be more than normal and we wish to work with clubs to mitigate as far as possible the effects of running two squads for what is a one off occurrence due to the change in age rules for minors. Our county minor squad aim to have pitch sessions on Mondays  and Thursdays with a gym session on Saturday morning and to avoid disruption the under 17 squad will mirror this schedule. Currently the under 17 squad has players representing two or more teams and to avoid unnecessary pressure being applied on players, we want to work closely and in cooperation with clubs and schools to manage the training loads.

We wish to ensure that clubs, parents and players can communicate effectively with ourselves where there are concerns so that these can be dealt with before the concern becomes a bigger problem. We cannot function effectively without your goodwill, support and cooperation. We reinforce to players that your club is of paramount importance – a player begins with the club and ends with the club and that is one of the reasons we insist that players wear their club jersey to training. Players have full access to their training programmes which enables club managers / coaches to see what they are doing.
We are happy to provide answers to questions clubs may have and in order to facilitate this process, we are having an open training session whereby club managers can attend and the managers of both the under 17 and 18 teams will be in attendance to answer any queries you may have. The session will take place on Monday 6th Feb in Garvaghey and everyone is invited along to discuss any concerns you may have. In addition to that the players will have the contact details for both sets of management who will be happy to take your call and resolve any issues.
We look forward to working with you throughout the year and we would invite you to contact us at any time and thank you for your ongoing support.
Tyrone Academy.

[keepherlit]

Clubs to be denied access to their best young players, according to leaked Tyrone training schedule

That is when club managers and coaches are invited along to Tyrone's state of the art centre of excellence to discuss the new training schedule in place for the Tyrone Academy members.

We reckon there are going to be a lot of queries. First and foremost is likely to be: "When will we have access to our best 16-18-year-olds?"

The existence of Under-17 and U-18 tournaments will exacerbate issues this year but an email sent to the clubs, and published here by SportsJOE, suggests they are getting the thin end of the wedge in the Red Hand county.

Without a provincial title in five years, Tyrone are clearly gunning for the minor grade this year as they let clubs know they will be requiring their U-17 and U-18 county players for three sessions each week – two on the field, Mondays and Thursdays, plus a weekend gym session.

If these development squads are also playing a game each week that will see them on county duty four days each week.

The whole email is below.

FAO Club managers and youth officers

We wish you all a happy new year. Tyrone Academy would like to convey to you and your club our best wishes for the season that lies ahead. No doubt some of your teams have already started to prepare diligently and we would like to ensure that Tyrone Academy teams work closely and in cooperation with your clubs. We wish to convey our sincere thanks and appreciation to all of you for the great support and encouragement that Tyrone Academy has received in recent years. Tyrone Academy is working hard with players and coaches from all clubs to improve playing standards for all players, so that players return to your clubs with a positive experience. 17s and 18 county teams both have fully fledged competitions. The demand on club players is therefore going to be more than normal and we wish to work with clubs to mitigate as far as possible the effects of running two squads for what is a one off occurrence due to the change in age rules for minors. Our county minor squad aim to have pitch sessions on Mondays  and Thursdays with a gym session on Saturday morning and to avoid disruption the under 17 squad will mirror this schedule. Currently the under 17 squad has players representing two or more teams and to avoid unnecessary pressure being applied on players, we want to work closely and in cooperation with clubs and schools to manage the training loads.

We wish to ensure that clubs, parents and players can communicate effectively with ourselves where there are concerns so that these can be dealt with before the concern becomes a bigger problem. We cannot function effectively without your goodwill, support and cooperation. We reinforce to players that your club is of paramount importance – a player begins with the club and ends with the club and that is one of the reasons we insist that players wear their club jersey to training. Players have full access to their training programmes which enables club managers / coaches to see what they are doing.
We are happy to provide answers to questions clubs may have and in order to facilitate this process, we are having an open training session whereby club managers can attend and the managers of both the under 17 and 18 teams will be in attendance to answer any queries you may have. The session will take place on Monday 6th Feb in Garvaghey and everyone is invited along to discuss any concerns you may have. In addition to that the players will have the contact details for both sets of management who will be happy to take your call and resolve any issues.
We look forward to working with you throughout the year and we would invite you to contact us at any time and thank you for your ongoing support.
Tyrone Academy.

Good lad Benny! At this rate, think it would be best if we scrap the Club Minor Competition and just let them get on with it sure!