Tyrone County Football and Hurling

[Wee Roddy]

Omagh pitch let's us all down again ......

Its beyond a joke at this stage. Far too many big games called off in Healy cos of a drop of rain.

Carrickmore unplayable as well. More than just a drop of rain

Was it really?It is Funny the seniors trained on it that morning.
Could there have been another reason for the pitch being unplayable??

[SG08]

Omagh pitch let's us all down again ......

Its beyond a joke at this stage. Far too many big games called off in Healy cos of a drop of rain.

Carrickmore unplayable as well. More than just a drop of rain

Carrickmore pitch was not prepared for a game on Sunday. May have been playable had they been given more than an hours notice.

[Fuzzman]

Will Garvaghey ever have the capacity and parking to host an intercounty game?
What's the likelyhood Omagh won't be ready for this Sat night? Forecast doesn't look great.

[SG08]

Will Garvaghey ever have the capacity and parking to host an intercounty game?
What's the likelyhood Omagh won't be ready for this Sat night? Forecast doesn't look great.

When the weather is so bad that Omagh can't hold it I'm sure Garvaghey would be a lovely place for a game...

[The Trap]

This is what the recent changes (last 2 years) will mean for club football in Tyrone in 2018:

County minors are not allowed to play for the club seniors until Tyrone are beat in minor championship (somewhere between end of May and end of August)
County minors are not allowed to train with the club at minor or senior level for the same period
17 year olds are not allowed to play for the club seniors/reserves
County Under 20s will be preparing for a summer championship match thus not training with the club and probably missing games for friendlies etc at the managers wishes.
County seniors will be playing O'Fiach Cup, McKenna Cup, National League, Ulster Championship and Super 8s if they qualify as expected. All of this has to be squeezed in by end of August.
In Tyrone there are usually 5 starred games to accommodate county players and they then play the rest of the club league games. Where are these club games going to be fitted into a compressed schedule? There wont be much of a gap between end of league and start of Ulster championship and between Ulster championship games and then on to qualifiers/super 8s.
The answer is there will be very little if any opportunity to play for the club.

For people who say that these proposals will help club football I think you don't understand the reality of the situation. Personally I have no time for the county scene any more but I know lots of people who go to county games that have no allegiance to any club. The fixtures makers in Tyrone already have a nightmare, we don't know the dates of any league or championship matches in any divisions and normally don't know what is happening from one week to the next. 2018 is going to be an absolute nightmare and it is only when we are going through it that people will realise the extent of the problem.

Anybody who can come back to me during/after the 2018 club season in Tyrone and can tell me any different to the nightmare scenario above I will be glad to say I was wrong.

[youhavenofans]

Will Garvaghey ever have the capacity and parking to host an intercounty game?
What's the likelyhood Omagh won't be ready for this Sat night? Forecast doesn't look great.

Garvaghey has only one pitch with a fence around it, I don't think it would be too safe to play a county game on a pitch where there isn't some form of barrier to prevent supporters entering (you see some mad c***ts at games dying to get onto the pitch).

I could think of 5 club grounds that would be better suited to hold a county game than Garvaghey i.e. Carrickmore, Killyclogher, Lough, Dungannon

I know these grounds aren't ideal for a county game but a better option than Garvaghey

[smort]

Will Garvaghey ever have the capacity and parking to host an intercounty game?
What's the likelyhood Omagh won't be ready for this Sat night? Forecast doesn't look great.

Garvaghey has only one pitch with a fence around it, I don't think it would be too safe to play a county game on a pitch where there isn't some form of barrier to prevent supporters entering (you see some mad c***ts at games dying to get onto the pitch).

I could think of 5 club grounds that would be better suited to hold a county game than Garvaghey i.e. Carrickmore, Killyclogher, Lough, Dungannon

I know these grounds aren't ideal for a county game but a better option than Garvaghey

There is no doubt that the venues you have named would be better equipped to host the crowd for a county fixture in comparison to Garvaghey but none of them will be of any use this Saturday evening at 7pm.

The Omagh venue has had to cancel several fixtures both club and county in recent times at very short notice, we will no doubt have a call from our penny pinching county board to build a new stadium to host these games but in my opinion the money would be better spent upgrading the likes of Carrickmore & Dungannon to floodlit venues to give more options for club and county fixtures to proceed. Come to think of it Dungannon would probably need more than lights to upgrade their facilities but still a reasonably good venue none the less.

Dungannon needs a lot of work. Pitch wouldn't be the greatest and the changing facilities are dated. Also don't think it has great access in terms of location

[Tyrone95]

Unfortunately I think the reality is Omagh will continue to host the county games regardless if other clubs such as Carrickmore or Dgn get floodlights, mainly down to the fact of the stand and capacity which they hold.. Would a solution of draining and re surfacing Healy park be a more viable solution?

[RedHandTom]

i see sean cavanagh has issued a statement via tyrone pro stating  the tyrone team are happy with the funding they recieve from county board. i think most people have seen through hartes attempt to discredit roisin jordan.

Honestly, if Mickey Harte was behind that letter I'd be disgusted with him.
Is there any evidence to suggest he has or is it just empty speculation?

[StGallsGAA]

i see sean cavanagh has issued a statement via tyrone pro stating  the tyrone team are happy with the funding they recieve from county board. i think most people have seen through hartes attempt to discredit roisin jordan.

For someone who can't spell or use punctuation you're quite the Miss Marple! 

[southtyronegael]

i see sean cavanagh has issued a statement via tyrone pro stating  the tyrone team are happy with the funding they recieve from county board. i think most people have seen through hartes attempt to discredit roisin jordan.

For someone who can't spell or use punctuation you're quite the Miss Marple! 

sorry sir il get my secretary to proof read my posts from now on.lol

[Fuzzman]

I didn't realise McClure was 23 as I thought he was younger. According to today's Irish news he played u21 in 2014
It seems like him and Sludden seem to be coming into the team looking much stronger than others who have been there for a while.

How many of the current squad are 35 or under? Mattie is 26 I think. Morgan is 25.

[Il Bomber Destro]

I didn't realise McClure was 23 as I thought he was younger. According to today's Irish news he played u21 in 2014
It seems like him and Sludden seem to be coming into the team looking much stronger than others who have been there for a while.

How many of the current squad are 35 or under? Mattie is 26 I think. Morgan is 25.

Sean Cavanagh and Joe McMahon are/will be 34 at some point this year.

Justy will turn 31 this year.

Think Colm Cavanagh and McCarron will both turn 30 this year.

Mattie, Peter Harte and McNabb were all minors in 08 so will turn 27 at some stage this year.

Morgan, McAliskey, McCann, McNamee were all minor in 2009 so will be 26 at some stage this year.

Richie Donnelly, Sludden, O'Neill, McNulty and HP McGeary were all minors in 2010 so will turn 25 at some stage this year.

Conall McCann, Munroe, McCurry, McClure, Loughran and McCullagh were all minors in 2011 so will turn 24 at some stage this year.

Bradley, Hampsey, Kieran McGeary, Rory Brennan, Meyler and Cassidy were minor in 2012 so will turn 23 at some stage this year.

McShane, Burns and Fox were part of the u21 squad last year so will be 22 at some stage this year.

Lee Brennan is in his final year u21 this year so will turn 21 at some point, Mulgrew has another year left at u21 so will turn 20 at some point this year.

Not sure what age McCrory and Mickey O'Neill would be exactly, i would say around 28/29. Ronan McHugh is probably around 23?

It's a very young squad by and large with a good few exciting players there who have yet to firmly establish themselves yet so you'd imagine this side will be around for a while.

[redzone]

What age is Mickey out of interest

[southtyronegael]

What age is Mickey out of interest

i think he around the same age as mick o dwyer.