Ulster Club SFC 2024

[illdecide]

I watched that Cross team a lot as I was involved directly against them for years, it certainly was no fluke that they always seemed to grind out a late draw or win when you thought the other team had them on the ropes. We drew with them in the County final but lost the replay easily enough and that was the start of it as they went on to win the AI that year...All if's buts and maybe's...seen it so many times but that was the thing about that team, it wasn't just one or two players stepping up, there were so many leaders in that team it was someone different pulling it out for Cross (I sound like a Cross Cheerleader now...lol).

[Lucifer]

Enniskillen lost to Crossmaglen in the '99 final, kicking 13 wides in the process.  Cross didn't take the lead in the 2nd half until they got the winner late on from John McEntee.  I could say Enniskillen should have won, but how many teams felt like that over the years?  Same result in the first round in 2000 when Cross just eked out a result by 2 points.  Then in 2001 Enniskillen beat Cross in the 1st round in Brewster, which at the time felt like a massive moment.  It was, but it didn't lead them to where they thought they were going to end up as Castleblaney, deservedly, beat Enniskillen the next day out!  So many brilliant teams in Ulster in that period, and yet several never won an Ulster Club.
 
Cross may not have won as many in Tyrone, but they would have won a helluva lot.  The thing is too, it becomes a vicious cycle that becomes harder and harder to break.  They reminded me of Alex Fergusons Man United, you could actually play better than them on any given day but mentally they just had an unbreakable will to win that was only fortified year on year as the victories piled up.  It took a remarkably good team with massive mental strength to get over them on any given day.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

That was a great Enniskillen Team.

Hard to believe they nearly ended up junior in Fermanagh a few years ago.

They are on the way back and should win Fermanagh again this year.

[Hoof Hearted]

Bellaghy in 96
45 or a free in last minute. Bellaghy dropped it short and they went the length of the Clones pitch and Cahal Short goaled.

[brokencrossbar1]

Bellaghy in 96
45 or a free in last minute. Bellaghy dropped it short and they went the length of the Clones pitch and Cahal Short goaled.

There's so many games from that period,  could roll them all off. Someone mentioned Alex Ferguson above. Big Joe is a huge United fan and big admirer of Ferguson. It would not be an understatement to say our mindset was akin to that group that United had. If we were within a score going into the last few minutes we genuinely believed we would win no matter what. Few stories about that which are better told over pints!!!

[Easttyrone23]

There an Armagh / Tyrone Club fball thread on the sub board. Any particular reason why the Armagh /Tyrone championship not discussed on that,

We can't wind up as many Derry ones on those threads.

[J70]

Eunans through in Donegal.

0-8 to 0-7 over Gaoth Dobhair

[ck]

Predictions

Antrim - Cargin
Armagh - Clann Eireann
Down - Kilcoo
Monaghan - Scotstown
Fermanagh - Derrygonnelly
Tyrone - Erigal Ciaran
Derry - Slaughtneil
Donegal - St.Eunans

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Predictions

Antrim - Cargin
Armagh - Clann Eireann
Down - Kilcoo
Monaghan - Scotstown
Fermanagh - Derrygonnelly
Tyrone - Erigal Ciaran
Derry - Slaughtneil
Donegal - St.Eunans

Derrygonnelly do well to win it without the Jones.

You forgot Cavan?

[JoG2]

Predictions

Antrim - Cargin
Armagh - Clann Eireann
Down - Kilcoo
Monaghan - Scotstown
Fermanagh - Derrygonnelly
Tyrone - Erigal Ciaran
Derry - Slaughtneil
Donegal - St.Eunans

Derrygonnelly do well to win it without the Jones.

You forgot Cavan?

Thought all their senior teams play junior / intermediate...? 

[J70]

Eunans through in Donegal.

0-8 to 0-7 over Gaoth Dobhair

Dungloe through as well, 0-9 to 0-8, over St Michaels. Langan flew back for it, but not enough.

St Eunans v Dungloe final

[Sheedy]

Kilcoo v Burren in the Down final (again)

[ck]

Predictions

Antrim - Cargin
Armagh - Clann Eireann
Down - Kilcoo
Monaghan - Scotstown
Fermanagh - Derrygonnelly
Tyrone - Erigal Ciaran
Derry - Slaughtneil
Donegal - St.Eunans

Derrygonnelly do well to win it without the Jones.

You forgot Cavan?

Whoops, forgot Cavan. Who do you reckon there?

[tyroneStatto]

Predictions

Antrim - Cargin
Armagh - Clann Eireann
Down - Kilcoo
Monaghan - Scotstown
Fermanagh - Derrygonnelly
Tyrone - Erigal Ciaran
Derry - Slaughtneil
Donegal - St.Eunans

Derrygonnelly do well to win it without the Jones.

You forgot Cavan?

Whoops, forgot Cavan. Who do you reckon there?

Arva?

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Predictions

Antrim - Cargin
Armagh - Clann Eireann
Down - Kilcoo
Monaghan - Scotstown
Fermanagh - Derrygonnelly
Tyrone - Erigal Ciaran
Derry - Slaughtneil
Donegal - St.Eunans

Derrygonnelly do well to win it without the Jones.

You forgot Cavan?

Thought all their senior teams play junior / intermediate...? 

You's Derry wans definitely can't talk aren't your Junior champions still junior this year?