DERRY V FERMANAGH Healy Park Sat 21st June Throw in: 6pm

[jodyb]

There's no doubt, that our best 6 (bar dook) started yesterday, but the only man that's irreplaceable is still PB and no team has one of those on the bench. Derry, like it or not has 3 half forwards that will contribute no more than  4 points between them, on average, per game and the 2 corner forwards will generally contribute about 2 - 3 apiece

[glenullinabu]

There's no doubt, that our best 6 (bar dook) started yesterday, but the only man that's irreplaceable is still PB and no team has one of those on the bench. Derry, like it or not has 3 half forwards that will contribute no more than  4 points between them, on average, per game and the 2 corner forwards will generally contribute about 2 - 3 apiece

fermanagh will double team on paddy
whoever derry pick as the spare man will be vital
i would go for gerard okane - uses ball well and good coming forward

[Our Nail Loney]

What is wrong with Ciaran O Reilly and how long is he out for?

[Uladh]

whoever derry pick as the spare man will be vital

Ah but Fermanagh will decide who the spare man is

[glenullinabu]

whoever derry pick as the spare man will be vital

Ah but Fermanagh will decide who the spare man is

o no they wont

[Uladh]

You're new to the game? of course they will

[inisceithleann]

What is wrong with Ciaran O Reilly and how long is he out for?

O'Reilly has a persistent cartilage problem in his knee. He had surgery at the end of last year but it's still troubling him and is only likely to pay club football this season.

[wherefromreferee?]

Anybody got the latest on Sean Martin?  Heard he limped off at the weekend during the club champiobship game.  Would be a big loss, although on the plus side, I hear young M McGoldrick is back playing again.

An all ticket affair, should be a good crowd.  Would you get 15000?

[Will Hunting]

Anybody got the latest on Sean Martin?  Heard he limped off at the weekend during the club champiobship game.  Would be a big loss, although on the plus side, I hear young M McGoldrick is back playing again.

An all ticket affair, should be a good crowd.  Would you get 15000?

I'd say you'd get close to 15000 anyway. There was 17'000 at Ballybofey, indicating that Derry's support-base is as large as it's been since probably the mid-late 90s. Expectation of reaching an Ulster Final must be pretty high in Fermanagh also, so i'd say this game will attract close to a capacity crowd.

[Estimator]

Thought I get this thread back to the top again.

Deighan not expected to be fit for the game. Gillis in goals McGuckin on the bench!

[wherefromreferee?]

Thought I get this thread back to the top again.

Deighan not expected to be fit for the game. Gillis in goals McGuckin on the bench!

Why is McGuckin on the bench?

[screenexile]

Goalkeeper Shane McGuckin!

[wherefromreferee?]

Goalkeeper Shane McGuckin!

Get ya now!  Estimator, be clearer!  Thats like saying Bradley (3no) or McGoldrick (2no)

[screenexile]

Starting to get a bit nervous now... was on to McElroy there and the hoor won't even mention the match. Fermanagh are targeting this one big time!

Don't get me wrong I totally believe we have the players to win this game I'm just not sure about the tactics. I think Fermanagh will have their homework done on us and have 2/3 systems of play to try out should things not be going for them. We will not have anywhere near that amount of planning and I think we rely too much on individuals to pull us out of the holes we get into. One of those individuals is Doc andfor his leadership alone he will be a big miss although we have strong backup in the MF department which should see us through.

Anyway I just think that the ability of our players far outweighs Fermanagh and for this reason I am going for us to win by 3... it won't be one for the faint hearted I imagine!

[billy the kid]

exile have to say im testing the strength of my underware also.  I def think Derry are a better team man for man but MOR will be aware of that and will def have a sweeper in front of Bradley. We also cant fall into the trap that snared us against Monaghan last year where they broke alot of ball around Mid-field and picked up the breaks.  I think this will be a stiff test of Croziers management and his tactical abilitys in particular. 

However I still say Derry by a point or two but only just with no room for a below par game