Fermanagh Football & Hurling

[sammymaguire]

never heard, thought someone would have stuck this up if so 

[Emmett]

Haven't heard any word of the championship draw yet

After chatting to quite a few people there could well be a decent Fermanagh contingent down in Offaly this weekend. Hopefully the players will be recovered after their seemingly brutal training weekend at the Curragh camp. Here would be my starting 15 for the opening league fixture (bearing in mind that Ryan Keenan has left the panel)

C Breen
M OBrien
S Lyons
S Goan
R Foy
T McElroy (if fit)
B Mulrone
J Sherry
R Jones
D Kelly
C Flaherty
D Keenan
A McCarron
R Carson
M Keenan

The forward line is still the troublesome area but hopefully will improve when Rory Gallagher and Eamonn join the fold

[118cmal]

Why has Ryan Keenan left?

[haranguerer]

Has the nfl panel being finalised?

[bennylewis]

The word is the bonding weekend in kildare was a disaster, players getting hosed with cold water as they shower, running about the place carrying logs, sleeping in sub standard accomodation, getting flogged the week before the start of the league, sounds like the pressure is on the management and panic is setting in already   

[Caid]

The word is the bonding weekend in kildare was a disaster, players getting hosed with cold water as they shower, running about the place carrying logs, sleeping in sub standard accomodation, getting flogged the week before the start of the league, sounds like the pressure is on the management and panic is setting in already   

Bullshit

[Paper Aeroplane]

Well said Caid!

Lets hope for a good start on Sun.

[sammymaguire]

why is Seamie Quigley not on the panel again? best forward in the county by a stretch last year 

[Caid]

why is Seamie Quigley not on the panel again? best forward in the county by a stretch last year 

Few stories pointing to a "can't be arsed" attitude - not sure if they are true or not.  Big loss though.  Adding him and Rory into last years team would have made for a much stronger forward line (on paper at least).

[sammymaguire]

don't need lads like that in the panel anyway, toxic attitude would spread and do untold damage - does he play soccer for Ballinamallard, I heard that but didn't believe it.

[ExiledGael]

Wouldn't surprise me, know he's pretty handy at it and played for Clones and maybe Monaghan.
What's this about Ryan Keenan?

[Caid]

Wouldn't surprise me, know he's pretty handy at it and played for Clones and maybe Monaghan.
What's this about Ryan Keenan?

Not sure of the details of why he was huffing but word is he's back anyway.

[FermPundit]

Disappointing start to the league. Ger Tracey was very downbeat on Radio Ulster.

9 wides and 8 balls dropped into the keeper's hands. 

5 of Fermanagh's forwards didn't even feature in the championship last season. It was a big ask to win down in Tullamore, especially when you think of the lack of experience in the forward line.

Mattie Keenan and Daryl Keenan appartently missed scoreable fress as well. Surely Rory should take on this responsibility?

[sammymaguire]

another year of misplaced optimism 

[FermPundit]

another year of misplaced optimism 

We were missing Ryan Carson, Eamon Maguire, Ciaran McElroy and Mark Little from last year. Add to this Marty McGrath in midfield. I know it doesn't sound like many players but a county of our resources can ill afford to miss players of that quality.

If Rory makes himself unavailable in the next few weeks because of committments with St. Gall's, we might be in trouble.

Massive game against Roscommon next week.