Tyrone v Monaghan USFC Final

Tyrone Dreamer · July 12, 2007, 10:41:25 PM

This isnt a bad forward line to be sitting on the bench:
Ryan Mellon
Tommy McMuigan
Colm Cavanagh
Niall Gormley
Stephen O'Neill
Enda McGinley
Im sure some counties in Ireland wouldnt mind that forward line. You can only put 15 on the field at one time though but its good to have a decent bench. We certainly didnt look to have options like this in the run up to the Donegal game - a few weeks can make a big difference either way.

ExiledGael · July 12, 2007, 10:42:28 PM

Maybe Cavan in 97??
We'll get there eventually, answer better not be Tyrone!!

ONeill · July 12, 2007, 10:43:40 PM

Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on July 12, 2007, 10:41:02 PM

Thanks for that, Down in '91?

No, O'Rourke, Carr, Blaney etc had played in '86

ONeill · July 12, 2007, 10:45:51 PM

Quote from: ExiledGael on July 12, 2007, 10:42:28 PM
Maybe Cavan in 97??
We'll get there eventually, answer better not be Tyrone!!

So, a rake of them played v Tyrone in '95 and before you ask - not Cavan in '95 as Stephen King had come on as a sub in '83 the oul bollix.

ExiledGael · July 12, 2007, 10:47:22 PM

f**k all really left, Donegal in 92

ONeill · July 12, 2007, 10:48:21 PM

Quote from: ExiledGael on July 12, 2007, 10:47:22 PM
f**k all really left, Donegal in 92

Afeard not - sure they'd been in the previous 3 finals.

Fear ón Srath Bán · July 12, 2007, 10:48:46 PM

Armagh in '77?

ExiledGael · July 12, 2007, 10:50:01 PM

Quote from: ONeill on July 12, 2007, 10:48:21 PM
Quote from: ExiledGael on July 12, 2007, 10:47:22 PM
f**k all really left, Donegal in 92

Afeard not - sure they'd been in the previous 3 finals.

Showing my age badly here, I'll give up

ONeill · July 12, 2007, 10:50:47 PM

Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on July 12, 2007, 10:48:46 PM
Armagh in '77?

That team were virgins OK, but we've had virgin winners and finalists since then. It might scare you if you're superstitious.

ONeill · July 12, 2007, 10:52:33 PM

OK - the last winners of the Anglo-Celt cup and all players were getting their hands on a winners medal having never appeared before in the final were......Monaghan!! In 1979.

Fear ón Srath Bán · July 12, 2007, 10:53:45 PM

Good thing I'm not superstitious then

ONeill · July 12, 2007, 10:53:55 PM

The last all-new losing finalists were Derry in 1985...and they lost to....Monaghan!!

Fear ón Srath Bán · July 12, 2007, 10:58:38 PM

Quote from: ONeill on July 12, 2007, 10:53:55 PM
The last all-new losing finalists were Derry in 1985...and they lost to....Monaghan!!

Ah... but who were the last twice-SAM-winning Ulster finalists to lose to virgins?

ONeill · July 12, 2007, 11:01:43 PM

J Devine,
R McMenamin, C Gourley, D Carlin,
D Harte, C Gormley, P Jordan,
J McMahon, S Cavanagh,
B Dooher, R Mulgrew, G Cavlan,
C McCullagh, K Hughes, O Mulligan.

Tyrone's last Ulster winners in 2003:

J Devine,
R McMenamin, C Lawn, D Carlin,
C Gormley, D McCrossan, P Jordan,
C McAnallan, S Cavanagh,
B Dooher, B McGuigan, K Hughes,
E McGinley, P Canavan , O Mulligan.

In the replay McConnell came in for Devine, McAnallan replaced Lawn, Gourley replaced McCrossan, Hughes was moved to MF, and Seamus Mulgrew played LHF. Cavlan then came on for Dooher.

Goats Do Shave · July 12, 2007, 11:38:29 PM

It is getting more difficult to second guess Micky Harte each match. Why so many changes after a convinving win v Donegal??

Joe McMahon played very well when he came in at full back the last day & has always done a solid job when called upon in there!!

Kevin Hughes had a tremendous game at midfield the last day (bar his shooting!!)