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Anyone any insight predictions for kilcco game ?

Will be a close game Kilcoo should win it.

Personally I think Ballybay will win it.  The have the fitness and pace to match Kilcoo and the workrate and in Paul Finlay they have a top class operator.  I reckon they will win it by 4.

Ballybay have been the best team in Monaghan over the past 2 years. They would have won the SFC last year only too Latton daylight robbed them in the semi final. They play a lovely brand of pacy attacking football with excellent passing and support play. But Jap Finlay is on his honeymoon and unlikely to be present for the Kilcoo match. He's undenieably their best player and would be a huge loss to them. Their pacy forwards such as McGuiness brothers and Thomas Kerr rely on Jap's superb foot passing a lot. If Jap was available I'd fancy Ballybay, but if not Kilcoo to win.

If Stevie McDonnell had been fit I would have fancied Killeavy to beat Cookstown. I spoke to some relatives from Granemore who said Killeavy are a good young footballing side but McDonnell is still the main man. Too much will rest on Ciaran O'Hanlon to produce the goods and while he's got huge potential it's probably a bit much to ask of him to carry the scoring burden. I think Cookstown's experience will win it out for them. They're rightly favourites for Ulster. Experience at this level counts for a lot - witness Craigbane last year.

Doohamlet v Lacken is a very hard one to call. Lads from the Killinkere club have told me Lacken are ideally siuted to play ing football at this time of year - a very phsyically strong team with Joe and Trevor Crowe the enforcers. Finbarr O'Reilly is the key man I believe, kicking long accurate ball into Ray Galligan. They play a very simple route one style. They're a top 5 senior side in Cavan which shows their consistency.
Doohamlet though are not a team of shrinking violets either. They lost their league final at the weekend so a lot depends on how they can lift themselves from that. But again they came very close to winning the Ulster title 2 years ago and have about 13( i think) of that team lining out this weekend.
I'm gonna predict an awful game of football, littered with frees and Doohamlet to win it by the minimum.

Some Teemore supports i've spoken to are not that confident of their chances with Warrenpoint. they're reckoned that while they strolled to the title in Fermanagh, their form in senior league was a truer reflection of their form. Warrenpoint will be the best team they'll have met in championshipt this year. I beleive Warrenpoint made hard work of beating Bosco who had several players suspended. If Ross McGarry isn't getting the scores will Warrenpoint get enough to win? again a very close one to call - I'll go for Warrenpoint.

Donegal IFC final is Termon v Aodh Ruadh, on Friday 2nd November

Donegal IFC semi finals
Aodh Ruadh  v Naomh Colmcille (replay)
Buncrana v Termon

The only way Cross will be beaten in ulster is if they are complacent against a team they don't percieve as a major threat. The likes of Burren, Mayobridge, Galls, Ballinderry & Bellaghy if they were in Ulster ,would all cause Cross to be alert and ready.

The likes of Errigal, Ballybay, and whoever comes out of Donegal may catch Cross napping. That's the only chance of Cross being beaten.

"Colin Malone now has the distinction of winning senior, intermediate and junior championships with his club. Not to many men have that achievement."

Yes well done to Colin Malone, playing a long time and took his goal well y'day.  What age would he be anyway?

In the program yesterday it mentioned 5 players who were going for a collection of Minor, Junior, Intermediate and Senior medals.  Jap was one of the names and I think 2 McCabes and then 2 others.  So they must join Malone?

I think Colin is 35 or 36.  I remember playing against him when Ballybay were junior and at also against him at underage level. He was always a good player and glad to see him achieve this. Sound bloke.

I'm not sure about the other ballybay lads. Jap, Fergal McArdle and Barney mcCabe would have been just out of minor if that's right. So possibly true.

Well done to ballybay winning the monaghan SFC again after a 25 year wait. Deserving champions and great to see a new team rise to the top of the pile. Special mention to Paul Finlay being MOTM and captain, he led by example. Also Colin Malone now has the distinction of winning senior, intermediate and junior championships with his club. Not to many men have that achievement.

Doohamlet from Monaghan are a very experienced, physically powerful team. Star man is Monaghan defender Colin Walsh who anchors them from CHB. He was one of the few Monaghan players to emerge with reputation intact from this year's ulster campaign. A player with scorching pace who reads the game superbly and is the launch pad for most of their attacks. Their other county player is Paul McArdle (squad player), who is mercurial and combustable in equal meassure. He's arguably the best free taker in Monaghan, consistently kicking scores from 45-50 yards. But he's a bit of a ticking time bomb.

Other key men for them are ex Monaghan players Shane and Ciaran McManus, Darren Connolly and Ted Duffy.

Lisnaskea beat Doohamlet by 3 pts, 2 years ago in the ulster final. I seen from websites they beat Bundoran, Sarsfields of Armagh and gave Derrylaughan of Tyrone a right trimming. Doohamlet made hard work of winning the Monaghan IFC final this year. They should have won a lot more comfortably than they did but hung on in the end. Deserving winners though and far and away best team at intermediate level in monaghan. Still, they'll came back down from senior next year as they have a paper thin squad. But their first 15 are strong and I think they are presently at full strength.

It'll be a good game between Doohamlet and winners of Swatragh / Cavan champs.

We (Lacken) played Tyholland in a challenge game earlier in the year. I thought they would won intermediate in Monaghan.. maybe not as good as Doohamlet if they were beaten in the final

We were close to full strength that day bar Ray Galligan. Think they were missing one or 2. They had a very good wing forward. Meegan I think it was.

You sure it was a Meegan? No Meegan's play for Tyholland. Karl O'Connell normally plays for Tyholland in that position. O'Connell was a regular on the Monaghan team this year and scored the goal against antrim in Clones so it sounds like him you're referrring to.

A potential Killeavy - Cookstown fixture looks like the tie of the round.

In the Ulster JFC championship, you have to look at the Tyrone, Monaghan and Cavan clubs for a winner. Clubs from these counties have dominated the ulster junior club football championship. It's hard to look beyond previous winners Drumhowan in this competition. Though Brackaville and Mountnugent would be good contenders I suspect.

Doohamlet from Monaghan are a very experienced, physically powerful team. Star man is Monaghan defender Colin Walsh who anchors them from CHB. He was one of the few Monaghan players to emerge with reputation intact from this year's ulster campaign. A player with scorching pace who reads the game superbly and is the launch pad for most of their attacks. Their other county player is Paul McArdle (squad player), who is mercurial and combustable in equal meassure. He's arguably the best free taker in Monaghan, consistently kicking scores from 45-50 yards. But he's a bit of a ticking time bomb.

Other key men for them are ex Monaghan players Shane and Ciaran McManus, Darren Connolly and Ted Duffy.

Lisnaskea beat Doohamlet by 3 pts, 2 years ago in the ulster final. I seen from websites they beat Bundoran, Sarsfields of Armagh and gave Derrylaughan of Tyrone a right trimming. Doohamlet made hard work of winning the Monaghan IFC final this year. They should have won a lot more comfortably than they did but hung on in the end. Deserving winners though and far and away best team at intermediate level in monaghan. Still, they'll came back down from senior next year as they have a paper thin squad. But their first 15 are strong and I think they are presently at full strength.

It'll be a good game between Doohamlet and winners of Swatragh / Cavan champs.

Loos like a strong Ulster IFC this year.

You could possibly have
Cookstown - 2009 all ireland Intermediate football champions
Teemore - 2011 Fermanagh SFC finalists
Doohamlet - 2010 Ulster IFC finalists
Killeavy - Stevie McDonnell's club look like strong contenders
Lacken, Swatragh and Warrenpoint I would imagine will be good clubs for this level.

Who is likely to emerge from Donegeal? Termon? Buncrana?

Doohamlet win the Monaghan IFC, 0-12 to 1-8.
Swatragh win Derry IFC 2-7 to 2-6
Down IFC final is between Warrenpoint and St John Bosco.

Swatragh are into the Derry IFC final.

Derry IFC semi finals

Foreglen v Slaughtmanus
Swatragh v Castledawson

Killeavy made it to the Armagh IFC final. The other semi final between St Peter's and Wolfe Tones was a draw

In Derry, Slaughtmanus, Swatragh, Foreglen all into the IFC semi finals. Ballerin drew with Castledawson.

In Down, IFC semi finals are:
Warrenpoint v Tullylish
St John Bosco v Drumgath

Cavan IFC final is Lacken v Cootehill

Monaghan IFC final is a repeat of 2 years ago with Doohamlet meeting Tyholland.

Ulster IFC looks like it could very tasty this year. Potentially could have Teemore, Lacken, Killeavy & Cookstown all in it. That's serious quality at intermediate level.