Quote from: Angelo on October 25, 2019, 11:22:01 AMQuote from: cornerback on October 25, 2019, 11:18:13 AMQuote from: Pearse Blue on October 25, 2019, 09:50:35 AMQuote from: oakleaflad on October 25, 2019, 09:48:14 AMAwk oakleaf wise up they strolled through it, yes it was because they were an exceptional team but they still walked through it
To suggest Slaughtneil were strolling through Derry is just nonsense. They won because they were the best team but some of their Derry championship games were tougher than some of the Ulster club games.
But in 2014 Slaughtneil won their first Derry title in 10 years and went on to win Ulster... how does this fit the narrative that you need to be regularly competing in Ulster to win it??
It certainly helps. The fact is Slaughtneil were coming back again and again after that, they pipped an Omagh side in the final who had just won their first Tyrone title in 26 years.
But the Derry championship is litter with one-off (or first-time) winners going on to in Ulster in the same season; why not Tyrone... maybe because they aren't good enough!!??
Bellaghy 1994
Dungiven 1997
Ballinderry 2001
Loup 2003