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http://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/apr/03/newsstory.sport?CMP=share_btn_tw

Doesn't read well for Phil Neal

Lots of great arguments here.  From the perspective of a small club, like ourselves, with an under 21 player, the games had to be called off.  We have started both our first two league games without him.  We physically don't have the numbers/quality to do this.  It's fine and dandy for Div. 1 clubs to claim the moral high ground by saying that it's only one match.  For us, it increases the likelihood that we can't field a reserve team.  I for one am glad to see a postponement and wish the under 21s all the very best.  Far too much anti-county teeam agendas out there at the minute.

Only one reason to play the first round of a knockout championship in May...
Get money into the coffers to help fund the county teams for the year.

Surely you mean fund the county senior team?

Totally agree MM. Winning the under 21 title would be massive for the county going forward. My point is moreover that in fact the ccc seems to provide every obstacle possible. Our club has a game on Saturday and the county minors have a game that morning. Crazy.

The CCC and the county board are two entirely different things with entirely differing agendas.

Fitting that his career was more or less bookended by championship defeats by Armagh in 02 and 14

His three celtic crosses will help him get over that ailment.

Not true.
Joe Canavan is.

Tyrone GAA's statement smacks of what we all knew the County Board didn't want the embarrassment of having a banned team win the championship, the sending off was ridiculous the Rock committed similar offences and they went unpunished and ultimately turned the game on its head, we were fouled twice in the corner and the resulting turnover ended up in the net. Ciaran Gourley persistently fouled and was only carded 50 minutes in, Eugene McConnell witnessed a Rock player elbow one of our players last week and he only received a yellow yet this week a less nasty offence earned a red card. Yes we missed chances but the sending off completely changed the dynamic of the game.

Someone should've told the linesman at your semi final who missed a Castlederg man getting busted right under his nose that the County board wanted Derrytresk stopped at all costs!

+1

Might be a job that's a poison chalice. The Under 17s were hammered in the Jim McGuigan final this year by Donegal who they meet in the opening round of the championship. Now that'll count for nothing in May but if Tyrone are beat there'll be some crying one way or another by the other party.

We're no worse off than Donegal who are making Declan Bonner reapply

Correction.
We are just as bad as Donegal.  Our minor management also had to reapply following last year's All Ireland final.

Owen Roes in playoff action this weekend Norf?

Owen Roes play Aghaloo on saturday at 4pm in Owen roes

Any truth in the rumor that the most hated man in club football has taken up undercover tv journalist work?

Who's the most hated man in club football?

Dromore have responded well to their championship defeat, fair play to them. Looks like league is between them and Coalisland. As usual the race at the bottom is much more interesting and a lot of teams are still involved in terms of escaping the play-offs. Donaghmore are the form team in the league, could they push on next year and make a bid for honours?

Division 2 much more clear cut. If Trillick win the championship, they will go straight back up with Greencastle and at the bottom looks like Newtown and Killeeshil will go straight back down. Fair play to Lough who really consolidated this year.

Division 3 very straightforward with Rock and Derrytresk back up. Much stronger teams than Killeeshil and Newtown and it will make Division 2 a minefield next year!

D3 could be very open next year. Likes of Owen Roes, Castlederg, aghaloo etc will see it as a fantastic opportunity. Clogher who finished 2nd in the league last year have slipped down the table but could be back challenging.

Totally agree. Div 3 will be wide open next year.  We suffered badly this year through emmigration, tragedies and injuries but I would expect us to make a big push next season.
We haven't ruled out this year yet though!! 

How does Remy fail a medical at Anfield and ends up being signed by Chelsea?

Have we any chance at all of acquiring Reus? Despite a lot of money being spent already we still haven't purchased proven world class to fill a gap left by LS.

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