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[Be very suprised if any teams coming up from Junior stayed up in 2024, gap seems as big as I can ever recall.]

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Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by trueblue1234 - Today at 12:46:17 PM

Hopefully Stewartstown recover from that bad beating they got last night and don't go the way Strabane did this year.

They won't and will likely be back in Junior 2025.

Derrylaughan had began to rack up big scores in their last 2-3 league games, think even Kildress got a right hiding from them but it's always very difficult to come back from a championship hiding like last night.

The final I'd like to see is Clonoe v Pomeroy.

Ah I only said it in jest. Stewartstown are a solid Division 2 side and had a decent season considering they were on the go so late in the 2022 season. I'd be surprised if they ended up anywhere near junior for the foreseeable. They must have had a few injuries last night? I see Dan Lowe wasn't listed to start?

The bottom 3 in Division 2 this year were as bad as there's been for quite a while but it will be much tougher to stay up next year.

Be very suprised if any teams coming up from Junior stayed up in 2024, gap seems as big as I can ever recall. Stewartstown coming up were unlucky to go down in the first place following the covid reshuffle. Strabane lost one game in that junior league and went down this year with a stand alone win.

Fintona would stay up.
Strabanes problem is that, in Junior they had 40 odd men out training as they had a good chance of silverware, this year they were working of 15/20 as players didn't come out knowing it was a battle for safety rather than glory hunting.

I wouldn't be so sure. They're not a level about the other 2-3 teams kicking about the top of D3. Going from 3 to 2 is tough.  Fintona are a good D3 team at the min, but not exceptional by any grasp of the imagination.

[Be very suprised if any teams coming up from Junior stayed up in 2024, gap seems as big as I can ever recall.]

#2

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by Goals_Will_Come - Today at 12:26:48 PM

Hopefully Stewartstown recover from that bad beating they got last night and don't go the way Strabane did this year.

They won't and will likely be back in Junior 2025.

Derrylaughan had began to rack up big scores in their last 2-3 league games, think even Kildress got a right hiding from them but it's always very difficult to come back from a championship hiding like last night.

The final I'd like to see is Clonoe v Pomeroy.

Ah I only said it in jest. Stewartstown are a solid Division 2 side and had a decent season considering they were on the go so late in the 2022 season. I'd be surprised if they ended up anywhere near junior for the foreseeable. They must have had a few injuries last night? I see Dan Lowe wasn't listed to start?

The bottom 3 in Division 2 this year were as bad as there's been for quite a while but it will be much tougher to stay up next year.

Be very suprised if any teams coming up from Junior stayed up in 2024, gap seems as big as I can ever recall. Stewartstown coming up were unlucky to go down in the first place following the covid reshuffle. Strabane lost one game in that junior league and went down this year with a stand alone win.

Fintona would stay up.
Strabanes problem is that, in Junior they had 40 odd men out training as they had a good chance of silverware, this year they were working of 15/20 as players didn't come out knowing it was a battle for safety rather than glory hunting.

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Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by WT4E - Today at 12:24:31 PM

I see new tickets have been issued for the Kildress Moy match. Small grumble on an already hungry Tyrone Co Board but I see it now means that we are being charged double header price for single match. Should they not have issued refunds and made new tickets available.

I also notice that there is no way of buying tickets at the moment for Friday night so if you hadnt bought a ticket before the postponement - your not going?

Maybe they will give the winners a reduced price or free admission game versus Clogher 

[What it does though IMO is expose the hypocrisy of the Good Ra/Bad Ra brigade in its reference to 1916]

#4

General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread

Last post by Applesisapples - Today at 12:21:58 PM

Sinn Féin's online army are flat out

Don't sweat it, SF have gobshite followers just like every other party. Saw a clip from Shane Byrne, some times a good tune is just a good tune and 99% of people do not think of the meaning, same with up the ra. We get so worked upper songs ffs. They are just that and like most things in life everybody's taste is different.
Zombie is a good tune written as a reaction to Warrington which lets face it was reprehensible. What it does though IMO is expose the hypocrisy of the Good Ra/Bad Ra brigade in its reference to 1916. But you know pop stars are just that they often write stuff that doesn't stand up to the great poets and that is fie. It's a good tune.

What? How? I don't get ya.

It has a go, same old thing as 1916, ie no difference.

#5

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Club SFC 2023

Last post by general_lee - Today at 12:21:28 PM

Armagh Championship this year hasn't been overly exciting due to the tedious group stages followed by the completely unnecessary preliminary quarter finals.

The QFs proper did produce a couple of minor shocks, notably Harps almost proving the whole county wrong and toppling Cross despite being massive outsiders. Clans and Madden winning their ties while not totally unexpected, the manner of both victories will have caught the attention of their semi final opponents.

Clann Éireann and Cross are the bookies' favourites to make the final and it will be a major shock if either are caught on the hop. Cross have  stuttered slightly through league and championship this year, Clann Éireann have impressive from start to finish and are my tip to reclaim the title they relinquished last year.

#6

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by clubman21 - Today at 12:21:05 PM

Hopefully Stewartstown recover from that bad beating they got last night and don't go the way Strabane did this year.

They won't and will likely be back in Junior 2025.

Derrylaughan had began to rack up big scores in their last 2-3 league games, think even Kildress got a right hiding from them but it's always very difficult to come back from a championship hiding like last night.

The final I'd like to see is Clonoe v Pomeroy.

Ah I only said it in jest. Stewartstown are a solid Division 2 side and had a decent season considering they were on the go so late in the 2022 season. I'd be surprised if they ended up anywhere near junior for the foreseeable. They must have had a few injuries last night? I see Dan Lowe wasn't listed to start?

The bottom 3 in Division 2 this year were as bad as there's been for quite a while but it will be much tougher to stay up next year.

Be very suprised if any teams coming up from Junior stayed up in 2024, gap seems as big as I can ever recall. Stewartstown coming up were unlucky to go down in the first place following the covid reshuffle. Strabane lost one game in that junior league and went down this year with a stand alone win.

#7

General discussion / Re: The Late Late show

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 12:16:45 PM

The writers strike is over, everything back on, there will be a serious amount of promoting going on soon

#8

General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by Armamike - Today at 12:15:58 PM

Time to change the title of the thread?

[To be fair, I think in the rule book he's not meant to change his decision once given.. strangely]

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: Standard of Refs

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 12:15:20 PM

He's not actually admitting he's wrong, possibly the position he seen it was poorer to the umpires and they've given a different view on it.

To be fair, I think in the rule book he's not meant to change his decision once given.. strangely

I think in big televised games it would be smart to have the 4th 0fficail linked up to someone who can get quick replay information, to help with on field calls

I did wonder about that bit in bold.

There are many parts to the rules that need revisited

That said there is a online meeting this week from Croke in relation to all aspects of the game, there has been games development officers reviewing data and hopefully collating data to try and improve things

#10

GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly

Last post by LeoMc - Today at 12:09:21 PM

Plenty of eases fixes to that. i.e must have been a club member for the past 3/5 years on Foireann and can only ever be a member of one club

Only ever be a member of one club!

I assume you mean one club at a time?