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Derry / Re: Derry Club Football & Hurl...

Last post by Squareball71 - Today at 12:09:37 AM

Drumsurn changed management again? senior championship this year too, i think its going to look grim for them the rest of the year

Why are Drumsurn in senior championship? Have we not gone back to 16 Division 1 teams in senior? I have lost track.

This is what the clubs have voted for over the course of the last few years. An influential few wanted the 16-12-9 structure for both league and championship and others fell into line.

I'm not sure it serves anybody except the handful of in senior who can continue living a lie at the bottom end too proud to go to IFC

Eh?? Ballinderry won last years Intermediate Championship and Castledawson are in it this year!

The league is a different competition from the championship so there is no relationship at all. You could win D1 and still be in IFC.

In 2024 there were 12 teams in SFC and 14 in Div.1. Clubs then voted to increase both to 16.

So 2 teams had to go up to Div.1 - Faughanvale (1st in D2) and Castledawson (2nd in D2). Also 4 teams had to go up to SFC (the semi finalists Faughanvale, Drumsurn, Ballinderry and Banagher).

I think Castledawson were in Division 1 last season as well. Was it not Faughanvale and Glenullin that went up to Division 1?

With regards to the new Championship format there was a majority vote to go to 16 teams. I'm not sure who would have fallen into line???

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Derry / Re: Derry Club Football & Hurl...

Last post by zapped - Today at 12:04:14 AM

Drumsurn changed management again? senior championship this year too, i think its going to look grim for them the rest of the year

Why are Drumsurn in senior championship? Have we not gone back to 16 Division 1 teams in senior? I have lost track.

This is what the clubs have voted for over the course of the last few years. An influential few wanted the 16-12-9 structure for both league and championship and others fell into line.

I'm not sure it serves anybody except the handful of in senior who can continue living a lie at the bottom end too proud to go to IFC

Eh?? Ballinderry won last years Intermediate Championship and Castledawson are in it this year!

The league is a different competition from the championship so there is no relationship at all. You could win D1 and still be in IFC.

In 2024 there were 12 teams in SFC and 14 in Div.1. Clubs then voted to increase both to 16.

So 2 teams had to go up to Div.1 - Faughanvale (1st in D2) and Castledawson (2nd in D2). Also 4 teams had to go up to SFC (the semi finalists Faughanvale, Drumsurn, Ballinderry and Banagher).

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Donegal v Meath semifinal ...

Last post by Blowitupref - July 07, 2025, 11:49:04 PM

Who is playing in the preliminary match in Croke Park on Sunday?

Junior football final. Kilkenny v

New York v Warwickshire  and Kilkenny v London semi finals on Friday in Abbottstown and the two winners play in the final on Sunday at 1:30pm.  Can't imagine many Meath and Donegal fans will be rushing in to watch that?

#4

GAA Discussion / Re: Minor All Ireland Footbal...

Last post by nrico2006 - July 07, 2025, 11:28:07 PM

Is Darren McAnespie a brother of Monaghan footballer Ryan McAnespie?

Yeah. Be a bit of a unique one if he ended up making senior in a few years and played against Monaggsn with Ryan still about.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Donegal v Meath semifinal ...

Last post by Dunneroyal - July 07, 2025, 11:08:16 PM

Who is playing in the preliminary match in Croke Park on Sunday?

Junior football final. Kilkenny v

#6

GAA Discussion / Re: Tyrone v Kerry Semifinal 2...

Last post by Aaron Boone - July 07, 2025, 10:36:27 PM

When Kerry won the minor, u21 and senior in 1975, it was the seniors who were quite unfancied. They also had a new manager coming into the championship.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Minor All Ireland Footbal...

Last post by trileacman - July 07, 2025, 10:27:53 PM

Is Darren McAnespie a brother of Monaghan footballer Ryan McAnespie?

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Derry / Re: Derry Club Football & Hurl...

Last post by screenexile - July 07, 2025, 10:27:15 PM

Drumsurn changed management again? senior championship this year too, i think its going to look grim for them the rest of the year

Why are Drumsurn in senior championship? Have we not gone back to 16 Division 1 teams in senior? I have lost track.

This is what the clubs have voted for over the course of the last few years. An influential few wanted the 16-12-9 structure for both league and championship and others fell into line.

I'm not sure it serves anybody except the handful of in senior who can continue living a lie at the bottom end too proud to go to IFC

Eh?? Ballinderry won last years Intermediate Championship and Castledawson are in it this year!

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GAA Discussion / Re: County Manager Merry go ro...

Last post by Cunny Funt - July 07, 2025, 10:27:01 PM

Reported tonight it could Up to 7 weeks to appoint the next Mayo senior manager.  U17/U20 Mayo managers have stepped down also will be be a busy time for the Mayo county board.

Stephen Rochford the current favourite to become the new Roscommon manager,  another county board who normally drag things out and are then left with slim pickings.

#10

General discussion / Re: Russia invades Ukraine Feb...

Last post by Dag Dog - July 07, 2025, 10:25:17 PM

BBC News - Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7nvxzrvr0o

Why bother sacking him? Just kill him like the others.