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What happened Ruairi Canavan?

With the greatest respect, when have you actually seen him play well? Apart form the odd YouTube clip. He has done nothing for tyrone nor ballygawley sports group inc. Orourke seems to have completely lost the run of himself and the panel

He went off injured

How many changes before throw in?

I assumed he was injured along with Teague. Thought he would be in v Meath but obviously not. Niall Devlin has been playing around there but is he a centre half back??

Callum Daly from Omagh looks a good prospect at 6 but not involved this year

Anyone hear why Rory Brennan has stepped away?

Massive loss. Tyrone struggling badly at centre half back and now the best centre half back in the county has walked away because they wouldn't play him there. Baffling.

Strange he wasn't played much.

Would it be harsh to say he doesn't do enough at the other end? For example Armagh, Donegal and Derrys number 6s would cause damage going the other way as well as holding the defence. Got a half v Louth and wasn't at the pitch of it but it is hard coming in off the bench.

Orourke looking more direct running from half back line by playing Cassidy there

Anyone know what way injuries are fixed for saturday?

Killian Conlon said on derry gales that clucky and mcevoy could play?

Will be a hostile environment on saturday but we should have too much for them

Meenagh was saying in an interview after the cork match that mcevoy is backing training and should be getting game time very soon. So wouldn't be surprised if he is in the squad

Ardee pitch v heavy at Tyrone game so I wouldn't take any chances if not 1000% fit

Everlasting Tyrone 2 big men problem CHB and CHF. Teague the man who held S O'Shea scoreless in AI semi ( after O'Shea scored 12 against Armagh in QF). He is a very focussed man and surely best for CHB for now. But Tyrone so badly need 2 pointer shooters like Mulroy of Louth and plan/work to setup 2 pt chances. It is the key in many ways to the new rules game and has a massive psychological impact on teams. Kennedy great 48m 2pt v Awfully and RC. The 'respect'/lack of confidence v Offaly in 1st half was very sad and must never happen again. Meath at Croker will bury Tyrone if Tyrone behave anything like 1st half v Offaly must get confidence and plan execute 2pt plans. Daly seems to messup goal chances regularly and can't afford that. But l would have RC on from start for his angry determination alone but most of all we surely  need determination and power down the middle to win. Not sure about O'Kane at Croker yet.

Peter Harte was our go to 2 point kicker. McCurry hasn't played much either. R canavan would be a threat but not a sure starter. It's something that has left Ciaran Dalys game at the moment too

Know he was playing in-house games so hopefully hes fit. Would like to see our strongest team leaving out DC v Meath. Who plays in the strongest team?

Morgan

Niall Devlin
Hampsey
Cormac Quinn/Aidan Clarke/Joey Clarke

McKernan
Teague
Ben Cullen/McGeary/Rafferty

Conn
Kennedy

Daly
Ronan Cassidy
Seanie ODonnell

McCurry
Donnelly
R Canavan/McElholm

McGeary back according to the Irish news.

Yea he was kicking about with the side last night. Hopefully Malachy can pick his best 15 in the next 2 games. Im not sure what the best side looks like at the moment

What were Offaly like v Tyrone?
Would they have any hope v Cavan?

Kildare will lose by 6+ in the last two games. Rumours doing the rounds that Alex Beirne is gone for the rest of the league.

Offaly were decent against tyrone and probably should have been. ahead at half time.
but they didn't show up in the 2nd half and when tyrone brought on mccurry it just got away from them.
But they had improved a lot from the Derry game I thought, much more direct. But seem very low on confidence.

Tyrone are poor at the minute though, so its hard to be sure.

Offaly won and held onto the ball well in the first half against the wind and got a few nice scores running at Tyrone. Tyrone a bit nervous at the moment and things not happening freely but a lot of young players playing.

Tyrone upped the tempo in the second half and dominated the ball and the kick out and moved it at pace. Cavan would be a better side imo 

It's unfortunate, but let's face it, two of them who left aren't good enough to play. Which is why they haven't played. McAteer had potential (and did play) so he's the only one that we can consider a loss.

As for Kearney, the fella has won the lottery currently as he'll probably never be on another county squad. So no idea why he'd walk away now. Byt he'll be further down the pecking order when the U20s are finished so who knows.

It's obviously a huge commitment for them but I wouldn't be losing any sleep. If Derry are to win an all Ireland it'll be with 18 or 19 core players not a raft of lads who blow in and out.

no sure of the winning the lottery analogy but 18/19 players will 100% not win us an all Ireland. It'll be a minimum of 22 odd all playing at a set standard.

Currently theres a gap between our best 5 and the next 12.
Its these squad players with potential that we really need to be holding onto. Massive commitment with very little glory but that's key to building the whole thing.
From the U20 squad who do you expect to join? Tommy Rogers and James Sargent are already floating about it.

Eamon young and Conal Higgins are part of the panel

Are young, Higgins and Roger's still under 20?

Healy park have some protests

Some men on here are mad. Morgan been off the boil, conn very average, daly not a midfielder, cullen no feet, cassidy is a forward, burns not a footballer, mckernan not a 6, strength and conditioning doesnt look anywhere near what it was in years gone by. Only going to get worse when darragh goes hotel trivago

Wouldnt be running to sack a manager but when everyone can see what he's doing wrong and he's not seeing it himself its not looking good.
the county board should ring peter donnelly and pay him whatever it takes.

Maybe in the wrong but I thought Daly was one of the better ones yesterday an a much better all round footballer than con at the moment. Ben Cullen can kick 2 pointers and showed that for his uni but doesn't look like he's capable at the moment.

Just wondering who is the younger lad on the line with the water boy bib on?

That's Mickey Moynagh on the line but again would he be the differential we need. It's unlikely. 

No not him ha. Younger lad does a bit of shouting on potential breaks

Conor McCrory I think you're describing, he's the s&c coach (or one of them)

Thanks that's him. Is Peter Hughes involvement online only?

Some men on here are mad. Morgan been off the boil, conn very average, daly not a midfielder, cullen no feet, cassidy is a forward, burns not a footballer, mckernan not a 6, strength and conditioning doesnt look anywhere near what it was in years gone by. Only going to get worse when darragh goes hotel trivago

Wouldnt be running to sack a manager but when everyone can see what he's doing wrong and he's not seeing it himself its not looking good.
the county board should ring peter donnelly and pay him whatever it takes.

Maybe in the wrong but I thought Daly was one of the better ones yesterday an a much better all round footballer than con at the moment. Ben Cullen can kick 2 pointers and showed that for his uni but doesn't look like he's capable at the moment.

Just wondering who is the younger lad on the line with the water boy bib on?

That's Mickey Moynagh on the line but again would he be the differential we need. It's unlikely. 

No not him ha. Younger lad does a bit of shouting on potential breaks

Some men on here are mad. Morgan been off the boil, conn very average, daly not a midfielder, cullen no feet, cassidy is a forward, burns not a footballer, mckernan not a 6, strength and conditioning doesnt look anywhere near what it was in years gone by. Only going to get worse when darragh goes hotel trivago

Wouldnt be running to sack a manager but when everyone can see what he's doing wrong and he's not seeing it himself its not looking good.
the county board should ring peter donnelly and pay him whatever it takes.

Maybe in the wrong but I thought Daly was one of the better ones yesterday an a much better all round footballer than con at the moment. Ben Cullen can kick 2 pointers and showed that for his uni but doesn't look like he's capable at the moment.

Just wondering who is the younger lad on the line with the water boy bib on?

What do we do to offaly? I would be keen to mix it up

Okane

Cormac Quinn
Teague
Niall Devlin

Mckernan
Brennan
Cullen

Kennedy
Daly

Conor Oneill
Cassidy
Mattie Donnelly

Jordan
L Mcgarrity
McCurry

Don't know how you can justify Ben Cullen of all men to retain his place.

Where are the big 2 point shooters that are so badly required?

Jordan, McCurry, Conor ONeill, Ronan Cassidy, Cullen, McKernan, McGarrity all no problem kicking 2 pointers if they are worked. The forward play is poor at the moment