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No complaints from Cargin on Sunday, beaten by a better team on the day. Clontibret adapted to the horrid conditions much better than we did and moved the ball well at times. The scoreline flatters them a little as we dominated for parts of the game but failed to score.

They're a young and fit team who could cause Cross problems though I personally reckon Cross will be a wee bit too cute for them.

Would agree with that. They never missed in front of goal and got scores at the right times. Ye had a good ten minute spell at start of second half but couldn't get a score. They broke from their full back line and scored a goal as good as you'd see anywhere. Thing you got something on the shot but it made its way over the line. Game was over after that. They looked good and were actually missing 5 regulars. Don't think they'd have the strenght in depth to go any further.

We met twice in the Ulster championship.  In 1996 we played them in Clones and the build up was mad.  there were stories on men from Blaney going into pubs and laying massive bets on the counter and being matched.  The whole thing was spiced up by the fact that a lot of the players knew each other as we all socialised in Blaney at the weekends and there were a lot of relationships between people from the two areas eg Jim McConville is married to a Blaney woman who played  at the time for the faughs camogs/footballers. The craic was great and we all socialised after the game together.  The second game in 2000 was like that too but with bit more needle as we had beaten them easily in the first game.  They gave us the worst trimming we ever had at any level and it was a tough one to be involved in.

The second game was great day but we never took it any further. Lost to Errigal Ciaran in the semi. Blayney (note the spelling  ) waited for that day since 96 and played out of their skin. Thought we would win Ulster but it wasn't to be.

There was a great buzz alright in the build up. Taveys was the centre of the betting industry in the region for a few days. The first day in Clones was Prob must disappointing for Blayney as they took a while to get over it. We had a few injuries, Pip Duffy, Jason Hughes, but nothing prepared us for the display of Cross that day. The sleeping giant had arrived and as they say....the rest is history.

Round Three will be interesting. Could have been this weekend.

I was there, it was more of a handbag swinging session. The lads that got taken to hospital weren't hurt in the melee, one of them just went down with nobody near him and seemed in a bad way-rushed to hospital. The Clontibret manager ran onto the field and wrestled a Cargin player, he got a couple of digs for his troubles and ran back to the line.

The 9 minutes came from the injury to Niall Malone (I think), the paramedics had to be careful moving him as it was his back/neck he hurt. Hope he's ok.

Cheers Slim. Typical overhype of incidents from word of mouth and Hoganstand message board reporting.

Will prob get the details from the In-laws. All Clontibret folk. Will let ye know.

Anyone at the Cargin/Clontibret game?

Heard it got real nasty near the end and was held up for 9 minutes following a slapping match which saw the Cargin keeper get a red and two clontibret players taken to Hospital.

And not an Aussie in sight! Should be an interesting replay next week.

Club: Castleblayney Faughs

County: Monaghan

Best GAA memory: Winning Championships at club level. Winning Under-13 final as mentor in 2004.

Best County GAA memory: Watching Jason Hughes play for county after his battle with Cancer.

Nice new board.

Arsenal to get stuffed at weekend. (Wishful thinking, I'll take a boring 0-1 off crouchs knee)