Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[Estimator]

Doesn't look like there was a lot of effort from some teams today. Wasn't at the 'Screen game, but according to the pics from the Derry Post, Greenlough arrived with 16men. Loup managed 3 scores against Dungiven. Lavey had one eye on the Hurling. Bellaghy shipped a heavy defeat after guaranteeing safety during the week with a draw. All the entertainment seemed to be at the S'neil / Swa game, where Swatragh gave up a massive lead for the second game running. 'Screen's high scoring victories over Claudy and Kilrea after the break certainly helped improve the score difference which ultimately kept us in the top flight.

[restorepride]

Some clubs in "free-fall"?

[tonesfirstandlast]

A good weekend. 3 in a row U14s. Senior football established for another year and the the Tyrone ones didn't get the opportunity of relegating us. The futures bright , its blue and white 😄😄😄

[Glenman93]

Some clubs in "free-fall"?

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[Leaveherlong]

Really healthy crowd in Owenbeg last night for the two intermediate Championship games - 1700 +. Looking forward to some ding dong games there over the next couple of months. Foreglen will be kicking themselves they let another big lead against Banagher slip whilst some of the scenes in the Fvale v Ballerin game didn't do much for those involved. Whilst the idea of the CCC of making every division in the new league set up competitive seems fa good one, the big problem they haven't considered is what happens all those teams who already were competitive at Intermediate and Junior levels but will now have very little chance of winning anything for years to come. The new league set up might actually have the opposite effect of turning off a lot of players who now think they have no chance of ever making a final, never mind winning anything, and a lot of these clubs are already struggling to field 15 players at the best of times.

[JoG2]

The new league set up might actually have the opposite effect of turning off a lot of players who now think they have no chance of ever making a final, never mind winning anything, and a lot of these clubs are already struggling to field 15 players at the best of times.

There's already been a whole reck of games conceded in junior this year, 1 team has been docked 9 points for no shows. At least 4 clubs, that's 50% that I know have had less than double figures at training most of the year. Limavady are head and shoulders above the rest, and the rest are struggling as is. The average age of Ardmore atm must be well into the 30s with a lot of men who can't train , and fair play to them as I think they have fielded every single game this year. Add in 6/7 intermediate teams into the mix next year, with the guts of 3 of them playing in the junior championship, a lot of players struggling to commit at the minute will maybe not kit out next season.. Will be interesting to see how it plays out but it'll most likely be a mini 'intermediate' league at the top, and the likes of the city clubs and a couple of others struggling bigtime at the bottom

[restorepride]

Some clubs in "free-fall"?

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Read posts above.

[toby47]

Nearly Prediction time?

Friday 7th September 2018
8 15 PM Coleraine Vs Glenullin

Saturday 8th September 2018
2 00 PM The Loup  Vs  Claudy
6 00 PM Swatragh  Vs  Glen 
7 30 PM Ballinascreen Vs  Bellaghy 

Sunday 9th September 2018
12.30PM Greenlough  Vs   Sean O'Leary GAC Newbridge 
2 00 PM Kilrea  Vs  Ballinderry
6 00 PM Lavey  Vs  Dungiven
7 30 PM Magherafelt  Vs  Slaughtneil

[JohnDenver]

Friday 7th September 2018
8 15 PM Coleraine Vs Glenullin   Coleraine by 10+

Saturday 8th September 2018
2 00 PM The Loup  Vs  Claudy  Loup by 8
6 00 PM Swatragh  Vs  Glen   Glen by 4
7 30 PM Ballinascreen Vs  Bellaghy  Ballinascreen by 3

Sunday 9th September 2018
12.30PM Greenlough  Vs   Sean O'Leary GAC Newbridge  Newbridge by 2
2 00 PM Kilrea  Vs  Ballinderry   Ballinderry by 4
6 00 PM Lavey  Vs  Dungiven   Lavey by 2
7 30 PM Magherafelt  Vs  Slaughtneil  Slaughtneil by 3

[tooolonggg]

[quote

Friday 7th September 2018
8 15 PM Coleraine Vs Glenullin

Saturday 8th September 2018
2 00 PM The Loup  Vs  Claudy
6 00 PM Swatragh  Vs  Glen draw
7 30 PM Ballinascreen Vs  Bellaghy 

Sunday 9th September 2018
12.30PM Greenlough  Vs   Sean O'Leary GAC Newbridge 
2 00 PM Kilrea  Vs  Ballinderry
6 00 PM Lavey  Vs  Dungiven
7 30 PM Magherafelt  Vs  Slaughtneil
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[JoG2]

Friday 7th September 2018
8 15 PM Coleraine Vs Glenullin   Coleraine by 5

Saturday 8th September 2018
2 00 PM The Loup  Vs  Claudy  Loup by 5
6 00 PM Swatragh  Vs  Glen   Glen by 2
7 30 PM Ballinascreen Vs  Bellaghy  Draw

Sunday 9th September 2018
12.30PM Greenlough  Vs   Sean O'Leary GAC Newbridge  Greenlough by 1
2 00 PM Kilrea  Vs  Ballinderry  Ballinderry by 7
6 00 PM Lavey  Vs  Dungiven   Dungiven by 2
7 30 PM Magherafelt  Vs  Slaughtneil  Draw

[seanyb1]

Friday 7th September 2018
8 15 PM Coleraine Vs Glenullin   Coleraine by 8

Saturday 8th September 2018
2 00 PM The Loup  Vs  Claudy  Loup by 8
6 00 PM Swatragh  Vs  Glen    draw
7 30 PM Ballinascreen Vs  Bellaghy  screen by 3

Sunday 9th September 2018
12.30PM Greenlough  Vs   Sean O'Leary GAC Newbridge  bridge by 1
2 00 PM Kilrea  Vs  Ballinderry  Ballinderry by 6
6 00 PM Lavey  Vs  Dungiven   Dungiven by 2
7 30 PM Magherafelt  Vs  Slaughtneil  Draw

[thepundit]

The new leagues have not even started and there are people complaining already about them! Give them a bloody chance! Derrys league has been a nothing tournament for the past decade with only Magherafelt believing it was an achievement to win it! Finally this year we had a bit of excitement in the league, all be it towards the relegation zone! For too long teams have yoyo'd from senior to intermediate! As well as that teams unwilling to get promoted and on the other hand teams scrapping survival in division 1. This new restruction of leagues in my opinion is promoting exciting competitive games which the neutral will be willing to watch! The teams that were relegated this year under the restructuring did not do enough this year to maintain their league status! As for the Junior teams that are struggling to field. Take a look at their championship squads for this season. Sean Dolans who failed to field a number of league games suddenly have about 30 men? Says it all really

[Keyser soze]

The new leagues have not even started and there are people complaining already about them! Give them a bloody chance! Derrys league has been a nothing tournament for the past decade with only Magherafelt believing it was an achievement to win it! Finally this year we had a bit of excitement in the league, all be it towards the relegation zone! For too long teams have yoyo'd from senior to intermediate! As well as that teams unwilling to get promoted and on the other hand teams scrapping survival in division 1. This new restruction of leagues in my opinion is promoting exciting competitive games which the neutral will be willing to watch! The teams that were relegated this year under the restructuring did not do enough this year to maintain their league status! As for the Junior teams that are struggling to field. Take a look at their championship squads for this season. Sean Dolans who failed to field a number of league games suddenly have about 30 men? Says it all really

No offence to you but you are talking a pile of manure, you sound to me like somebody who doesn't attend many league matches if you think it has been a nothing tournament for 10 years.

The new structures will only make a lot of these things a lot worse than they were previously in terms of yoyoing as you put it. You obviously believe a 12 team senior league won't be as competitive as the 16 team was and nobody will be relegated in future. Pure balderdash. 

[JoG2]

The new leagues have not even started and there are people complaining already about them! Give them a bloody chance! Derrys league has been a nothing tournament for the past decade with only Magherafelt believing it was an achievement to win it! Finally this year we had a bit of excitement in the league, all be it towards the relegation zone! For too long teams have yoyo'd from senior to intermediate! As well as that teams unwilling to get promoted and on the other hand teams scrapping survival in division 1. This new restruction of leagues in my opinion is promoting exciting competitive games which the neutral will be willing to watch! The teams that were relegated this year under the restructuring did not do enough this year to maintain their league status! As for the Junior teams that are struggling to field. Take a look at their championship squads for this season. Sean Dolans who failed to field a number of league games suddenly have about 30 men? Says it all really

What does it say? You've lost me