Quote from: BackInTheGame on March 28, 2018, 11:36:31 AMQuote from: lenny on March 28, 2018, 09:29:54 AMYou are absolutely correct - Chrissy made 6 fouls before he got a yellow card, and a couple of them (pulling Bradley to the ground when he ran at him) were possible black card offences.Quote from: call it as i see it on March 28, 2018, 08:50:59 AMQuote from: BackInTheGame on March 27, 2018, 11:03:49 PMQuote from: call it as i see it on March 27, 2018, 04:32:43 PMEmmett Bradley not County standard? Too slow? Every time he runs towards goal he either scores or gets fouled. He's easily county standard.Quote from: Derry Optimist on March 27, 2018, 04:03:19 PM
With the Slaughtneil central defenders back and Management urgently addressing our current desperate defensive deficiences hopefully Derry will put in at least a good competitive performance in the first round of the Ulster championship.My team for that encounter would be as follows.
Ben McKinless
Kevin Johnston Brendan Rogers Karl McKaigue
Liam McGoldrick Chris McKaigue Michael Bateson
Conor McAtamney Padraig Cassidy
Benny Heron Emmett Bradley Enda Lynn
Niall Toner Mark Lynch Shane McGuigan
Substitutes: Oran Hartin,Carlus McWilliams,,Michael McEvoy.Terence O'Brien,James Kielt,Jack
Doherty,Ruairi Mooney,Peter Hagan,Conor McCluskey,Padraig McGrogan and Conor
Doherty.
P.S. In an ideal world no U20 players should be included in the Senior championship
panel.However unless management have a change of heart and recall or select
at least five or six of our top experienced players who are not currently on the
panel there is no other choice but to include them as substitutes.
Derry optimist firstly mark lynch ful lforward the man couldnt run out of your way never mind run to a ball
emmett bradley is not county standard to slow for it
again benny heron great club man not county standard
carlus mcWilliams would he even be there if hes father wasnt paying big money into the county?
DerryOptimist's idea of Cassidy midfield and Bradley in half forward is exactly what I would do, and that's a good triumvirate there - add Chrissy at CHB and the middle diamond is strong.
well seen you are a glen man emmet bradley great club player but not county standard when have you seen him get the ball in a county match and drive at a defence and open them up? maybe he will be fit to do it in divison 3 against offaly. and also did he even touch the ball against slaughtneil in the semi final?
But another great question to ask is have you ever seen him make a tackle lol
He gave mckaigue plenty of bother in that semi final. If the ref has applied the rules mckaigue could've been black carded twice when Bradley ran at him. Were u even at that game? Bradley has been one of the few plus points for Derry in this league campaign.
Anyway, call it as i see it, "when is the last time you saw him in a county match run at a defence and open them up" - if that is a serious question and you would like a serious answer, refer to the recent game against Wexford. His goal was a simple punch in but it was his driving run and the 1-2 with Lynch that opened the chance up, and in the same game, throw in at very start of second half, he won the ball, charged down the field and popped it over the bar from 35m. Easy as pie. Him and big McAtamney easily two of our best players in that league campaign, and as I said before, with Cassidy in and around the middle there too, there are at least 10 other positions to be worrying about before wanting any of those 3 lads dropped.
well ill agree about chrissy as i dont rate him as a sucessful defender as well as a lot of other slaghtneil men.
yes i wasnt at the wexford game and he may have played well but would you rate wexford in the top 12 teams in ireland? being realistic here derry played in division3 in the league this year the compatition wasnt that great so he should have stared in a few games in acordance with you. but he is still not a county standard player in my opinion as i said before you might think hes the best player in the world but that is your opinion
