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[Sludden and McCann resurgence. I'd written both off in my mind.]

Did Richie tog out yesterday?  I wonder how far away he is. He was having a really good game against Cavan before going off.

You'd have to find a place on the 15 for McKenna. Anywhere from 5 to 12

Looks likely that Darragh Canavan will be available. Serious plus.

McShane could really do with 60mins under his belt with the club. The man needs game time

Brilliant to see Sludden and McCann resurgence. I'd written both off in my mind.

Still a concern at centre half back. Has been evident in each of the games this year

Still plenty of options for the management team to consider, and our bench should be pretty loaded for the next day

This statement just highlights your poor insight and footballing sentiment

Are we not stuffed in the north now? Basically if the government want another lockdown then furlough ends soon so anything post furlough needs more money and any money would need to be approved by parliament which will hardly approve furlough money if England not getting it.

I don't think that a widespread "lockdown" will be needed, but even closing pubs etc would create a need for financial support.

No more closing anything. It's over. Would love to know if the roles were reversed would the OAPs throw away 2 years of their prime to help the youth?

Honestly don't know why people are surprised. Despite the oft told story about his uncle Mickey McDonald playing for Armagh which people use to claim him as "one of us", his upbringing and background is as British as Finchley. If that's what his choice is good luck to him. Better that he's honest than pretending to be something he isn't.

Exactly.

From a nordie and Rory fan.

He is just a golfer

Only thing that would worry me is that Donegal got joy from men carrying the ball from midfield and beyond straight through the heart of our defence, midfielders, CHB and sweeper not putting a hand on them.
Monaghan have two electric WHB and Darren Hughes that could exploit this.

I'd like to think McGeary and especially Meyler would do a job putting the shackles on those lads. But I agree once the opposition get a run on us we do look vulnerable to goals and black/yellow/red cards
- I don't know what's what with these anymore.

Did all these pomeroy men give up drugs recently or what? Bound to catch up to them in the later stages of the championsip

Is the manager likely to press charges against the striker. Didn't look like the manager done much wrong in the incident bar a bit of a verbal exchange.

Highly doubt it, known yella belly

Both midfielders done well yesterday but both were gassed at the time of being replaced.
Being subbed off when your race is ran is no bad thing.

Agreed. Tyrone still missing a solid midfield player to come on and solidify the midfield off the bench. A Decky McClure type of player who can attack and defend and is reliable on the ball

Tyrone are missing many things, but don't think Decky McClure is one of them. Very solid club player but hasn't delivered at county level.

Had a good run with them a while back and managing to squeeze into a starting place in midfield in the very competitive Tyrone squad at the minute. However, I would agree he isnt everybodys cup of tea.

What are you talking about? When did Decky McClure have a good run with Tyrone? No idea what you mean about him managing to squeeze into a starting place.

https://www.gaa.ie/football/football-league-roinn-1/armagh-tyrone/1949703/

Yes the game where he was subbed off before half time and then left the panel a few days later

Not the point I was making - on the day he didn't show up but he obviously was good enough to warrant a start in such a competitive Tyrone side. He was also used heavily by Mickey Harte in their 2018 campaign were they reached the AI Final

Both midfielders done well yesterday but both were gassed at the time of being replaced.
Being subbed off when your race is ran is no bad thing.

Agreed. Tyrone still missing a solid midfield player to come on and solidify the midfield off the bench. A Decky McClure type of player who can attack and defend and is reliable on the ball

Tyrone are missing many things, but don't think Decky McClure is one of them. Very solid club player but hasn't delivered at county level.

Had a good run with them a while back and managing to squeeze into a starting place in midfield in the very competitive Tyrone squad at the minute. However, I would agree he isnt everybodys cup of tea.

What are you talking about? When did Decky McClure have a good run with Tyrone? No idea what you mean about him managing to squeeze into a starting place.

https://www.gaa.ie/football/football-league-roinn-1/armagh-tyrone/1949703/

Got asked a question in a bar one time - who's the better player Sean Cavanagh or Michael Murphy?

Would be a tight enough saying Cavanagh is 38 but I'd still have to say Cavanagh.

Never worried about results but would be worried if fundamentals were not there-that comes down to the coach

Bullshit. Some kids never have a ball or a hurley out of their hands some don't pick it up from one week to the next. That's the reality. If you think some coach is gonna turn a kid into David Clifford then you need your head looked at. The job of the coach is to demonstrate and encourage. The child needs to practice if he/she wants to get better. And you know what if? If they do they do and if not, then nobody should be too worried. We've kids who come for the craic and the fun and others want to win All Irelands. There needs to be room for all at underage and all get equal playing time.

Do you think Clifford picked up the ball once every other week? Did he fck he was brought up with it. Football is his bread and butter and the kingdom youth system was the knife.

Never worried about results but would be worried if fundamentals were not there-that comes down to the coach

No it doesn't some kids are clean useless. No athletic ability, no balance etc. Then then chose when & when not to come to training. Coach can do nothing with those kids.

Seen that a few times myself more of a babysitting match

Will the 18,000 sell out, 35 euro for tickets with no discount for OAPs and students will likely turn plenty away.

Will sell out surely. How long has it been since we got to watch an inter-county game at this stage?

If Michael Murphy can be considered done, then some new measuring tools are required

Yes.

A wee bit early to be writing his obituaries after a season in which he played one league game at full fitness and ended it getting the line because, due to being half-fit, he missed a pick-up he would normally pull off with his eyes closed.

He'll be 32 for next season. Maybe going forward they'll have to ask him at some point to ease up on the tracking back to save his legs, but things like his shooting, passing ability and his sheer vision and game intelligence should not be affected much.

Plenty of ball in that man yet. It's not as though he ever really relied on his speed so as you say, all his other qualities won't diminish.

You men must've been wathcing a different Michael Murphy than me..... I suppose it's a common enough name

In my eyes its obvious with the recent results who is going down and who is staying up. Teams like Derrylaughan are a shoe in this year to fall to g2 as these starred games are proving a mammoth task for them. It's a pity to see them crumble like this as they are a respectable club. The loss to the fianna last week followed swiftly by the departure of their coaching staff didn't do them any favours. Their draw against the rahillys was a disgrace in my eyes as I heard clonoe missing upwards of 8/9 starters due to a stag do and they still couldn't capture a victory at home. This is a sign of the times of a team who are dysfunctional without "Big Brian" at the helm. Old hands from the kevin barrys will be quick to point out their results against loughshore rivals in the past couple of years but its time to face the facts; derrylaughan are destined for the drop.

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[Football is very competitive in Down at U11s]

its happening in the  team my lad plays with U11. players drifting away. in our club its by and large the coaches fault. its a pity, in a good few cases its lads that have loads of potential just not there yet, now they might never be ''there'' but they have potential.
but as others have said its easy to criticize from the sidelines the reality is any of the coaches would  probably gladly hand me the whistle if i thought i could do better. in my defense i do coach with another team in the club, with my younger lad and at this stage the best i can hope to do is learn from the mistakes of this bunch.

firstly they each have a kid on the team and each seem to believe that their lad is the next cillian o connor. this is bad enough but the real problem is they are bizarrely obsessed with winning U11 games. this results in team selection that leaves loads of player out and piles huge  pressure on those who play.
at one game the ''A'' team had 3 subs whilst the ''B'' team had 11 subs
now the result of this Cody like desire to win is that so far they have lost every game they have played ( GO games, so no one keeping score only themselves). and worse the other result is good lads/girls walking away (luckily the girls walk around the corner to the girls club).
now my lad would not be the greatest but not the worst either, incredibly enthusiastic absolutely LOVES football and  has a super attitude, never gives up, never complains. but after one recent match he was down in the dumps and upset for a week. i was so mad i was going to talk to them but he begged me not to.  instead he killed himself training for a week at home and when he went back things were  a bit better (only because 3/4 other players were away on holiday) but it will happen again next week, nothing surer and to be honest i will not  have him like that again,  ill sooner  pull him out, he plays soccer and rugby as well and while football is his first love they will have to do.

its a huge pity but the reality is the coaches have no interest in lads they dont think will be good enough  and they dont care if they go in fact i think they are happier. nothing is going to change this attitude and the longer my lads sticks it out the more knocks he going to have to take before he eventually gets the message and gives up.

Could the club not have 3 teams in that case?

Our club had too many for 1 team for the first time this year so entered a B team. A team carried 11 players and no subs, B team took whatever was left and maybe had a couple of very young U9s on the line in some games. It's worked well - not perfect by any means but better than we expected.

Football is very competitive in Down at U11s, in contrast the hurling is seen as a bit of a run out and lads enjoy it more. There's nowhere near the same yapping from the sidelines etc.

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