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The integrity of the Tyrone ACL is all gone. So many pre arranged results. Why are we delaying the leagues to start in May for games to be thrown in August?

Good point Jerome.

Leagues should start in April - club season already too condensed with double weekends - CCC talk about player welfare!!!
Teams benefitting from playing opposition with nothing to play for, this year in particular has been a bit of a joke. Usually, the teams who are either handing out points or are actively asking for favours end up in trouble a few years down the road and they run out of partners in this carry on.

C/ship Predictions:
Senior - Carrickmore
Inter - Cookstown
Junior - Stewartstown

Isn't it ridiculous that the minor season is still probably a month from finishing with teams out training from before xmas....the minor comps have been completely diminished in my view
Most minors in the lower grades are all playing senior football..what should be their primary focus has become their secondary..youth leagues are running longer than senior leagues are

Clubs caused the issue at Senior level by refusing to start the season without their U20s. By all accounts CCC are going to enforce an April start date next year either via a new ACL structure or else by including U20 as starred players in the current ACL format.

Management caused the issue at Minor level as they didn't want their players getting injured, so club season was put on hold until county was finished, got to All Ireland final, so after two month break club minor season resumed after July break and is running into September clashing with U16, reserve championship and Senior league and Championship.

Tyrone seems like a real messy league structure.

No point teams complaining that they have no county players then the throw the towel in in games at end of league.


Most leagues in each county have issues but Tyrone's seems like a total mess. 

Tyrone league is the best in Ireland as linked to championship with promotion and relegation and is very competitive. It is that competitive that clubs have now pushed it to later and later starts as they won't play without U20s. Clubs now paying that price as injuries pile up and are crying to county board about player welfare. Preliminary round draw in Ulster made the league an even tighter schedule. Reality is the league schedule this season has been their own fault.

The integrity of the Tyrone ACL is all gone. So many pre arranged results. Why are we delaying the leagues to start in May for games to be thrown in August?

Good point Jerome.

Leagues should start in April - club season already too condensed with double weekends - CCC talk about player welfare!!!
Teams benefitting from playing opposition with nothing to play for, this year in particular has been a bit of a joke. Usually, the teams who are either handing out points or are actively asking for favours end up in trouble a few years down the road and they run out of partners in this carry on.

C/ship Predictions:
Senior - Carrickmore
Inter - Cookstown
Junior - Stewartstown

Isn't it ridiculous that the minor season is still probably a month from finishing with teams out training from before xmas....the minor comps have been completely diminished in my view
Most minors in the lower grades are all playing senior football..what should be their primary focus has become their secondary..youth leagues are running longer than senior leagues are

Clubs caused the issue at Senior level by refusing to start the season without their U20s. By all accounts CCC are going to enforce an April start date next year either via a new ACL structure or else by including U20 as starred players in the current ACL format.

Management caused the issue at Minor level as they didn't want their players getting injured, so club season was put on hold until county was finished, got to All Ireland final, so after two month break club minor season resumed after July break and is running into September clashing with U16, reserve championship and Senior league and Championship.

Do Naomh Eoghan consider themselves as a Notth Tyrone club?

Most consider them as a bit like Errigal - a multi parish club.

So NE would be the first north Tyrone team to play senior football since Clan Na Gael had Dooher and ONeill?

Aghyaran were Senior in 2018. Strabane and Urney were Senior in 2017.

Congratulations to Fintona Pearses on their swift return to Intermediate Football after winning the Junior League title.

Intermediate just became a lot more competitive in 2027 with Fintona coming back up. You see where Cookstown are at this year and Fintona will likely operate at a similar level next year.
Add in two coming down from Senior be it Omagh, Coalisland, Moortown or whoever and you have a real minefield in Intermediate next year.

Ardboe are in no position to be giving points to anyone. Far from safe and have struggled for a number of years. They are closer to Intermediate than they are to Senior Champions.

[Connollys of Moy Senior Football Championship]

Connollys of Moy Senior Football Championship
Thursday 3 September
• Edendork v Ardboe — Dungannon, 7:30pm

Friday 4 September
• An Charraig Mhór v An Droim Mór — Omagh, 7:30pm

Saturday 5 September
• Trillick v Galbally — An Charraig Mhór, 1:30pm

• Omagh v Moortown — Pomeroy, 4:00pm
• Loughmacrory v Dungannon — Pomeroy, 5:30pm

Sunday 6 September
• Donaghmore v Eglish — Edendork, 2:00pm
• Coalisland v Clonoe — Edendork, 3:30pm

• Killyclogher v Errigal Ciaran — Omagh, 7:00p

[Connollys of Moy Intermediate Football Championship – First Round]

Connollys of Moy Intermediate Football Championship – First Round
Thursday 27 August
• Killeeshil v Derrylaughan — Stewartstown, 7:30pm

Friday 28 August
• Aghyaran v Moy — Omagh, 6:45pm
• Cookstown v Drumquin — Omagh, 8:15pm

Saturday 29 August
• Greencastle v Beragh — Loughmacrory, 4:00pm
• Rock v Kildress — Loughmacrory, 5:30pm

Sunday 30 August
• Clogher v Pomeroy — Eglish, 1:30pm

• Owen Roes v Aghaloo — Killyclogher, 4:30pm
• Gortin v Naomh Eoghan — Killyclogher, 6:00pm

[Connollys of Moy Junior Football Championship – Preliminary Round]

Connollys of Moy Junior Football Championship – Preliminary Round
Saturday 15 August
• Fintona v Urney — Killyclogher, 1:30pm
• Stewartstown v Strabane — Killyclogher, 3:00pm
• Eskra v Augher — Clogher, 5:30pm

Connollys of Moy Junior Football Championship – First Round
Friday 21 August
• Errigal Ciaran III v Cookstown III — Stewartstown, 6:30pm
• Derrytresk v Killyman — Stewartstown, 8:00pm

Saturday 22 August
• Donaghmore III v Drumragh — Killeeshil, 1:30pm
• Stewartstown/Strabane v Omagh III — Killeeshil, 3:00pm
• Brackaville v Tattyreagh — Errigal Ciaran, 5:00pm
• Eskra/Augher v Fintona/Urney — Errigal Ciaran, 6:30pm

Sunday 23 August
• Clann na nGael v Brocagh — Greencastle, 1:30pm
• Glenelly v Castlederg — Greencastle, 3:00pm

Don't know how Dungannon ended up in bother but going by the team they had out last night, how they played, the subs they brought on and the men coming back in, they will be fine.
Them and Loughmacrory will be some game in the first round of the Championship, probably the best fixture across all three divisions,

Very few clubs over the years have gone up to Senior and gone straight back down the following season. Urney, Tattyreagh and Derrylaughan the only ones I can think of over the last 10 years.

Dungannon Omagh and Coalisland will all be starting to really panic now. Big wins to get for Edendork, Errigal and Clonoe.

Dungannon v Moortown on Monday night and Coalisland v Omagh on Friday are going to have a big say come the end you'd think

What is going on with Dungannon? They have been comfortably third best team in Tyrone over the past 6 years - just behind Trillick and Errigal but ahead of the rest of the pack.

[TYRONE]

Kerry v Tyrone, Croke Park, 6.15pm - GAA+

Both Kerry and Tyrone have named unchanged teams for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final.

That means Kerry have elected to hold Seán O'Shea and Gavin White in reserve on a very strong looking subs bench again.

There's one change to the match-day panel with Micheál Burns returning to the 26 after the suspension that kept him out of Rounds 2 and 3. Tomás Kennedy drops down to the Stand By Players list.

There's also the notable inclusion of a fit again Tom O'Sullivan on the Stand By Players list. It'll be interesting to see if he makes the jump to the match-day panel by the time the game comes around.

Tyrone supporters were surely hoping that Darragh Canavan would be in a position to play a bigger part in this match after coming on as a substitute against Mayo two weeks ago, but he isn't even named in the Stand By Players list as he was for that game.

The extra week's preparation is definitely an advantage for Tyrone, but based on what we've seen from both teams thus far in the championship it's hard to look beyond a Kerry victory.

If they break even in the battle for possession in the middle third of the pitch then the superior scoring power provided by David Clifford, Dylan Geaney, and Paul Geaney should make them too hot to handle for Tyrone.

And even if it is a match of fine margins you'd fancy a Kerry bench that includes players like O'Shea, White, Burns, Tony Brosnan, and Keith Evans to make a decisive impact.

KERRY: Shane Murphy; Paul Murphy, Jason Foley, Dylan Casey; Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Mike Breen, Graham O'Sullivan; Mark O'Shea, Seán O'Brien; Joe O'Connor, Paudie Clifford, Diarmuid O'Connor; David Clifford, Paul Geaney, Dylan Geaney.
Subs: Shane Ryan, Evan Looney, Tony Brosnan, Keith Evans, Cillian Trant, Armin Heinrich, Gavin White, Tadhg Morley, Killian Spillane, Seán O'Shea, Micheál Burns.
Stand By Players: Seán Broderick, Tomás Kennedy, Tom O'Sullivan, Charlie Keating

TYRONE: Niall Morgan; Cormac Quinn, Peter Teague, Joey Clarke; Michael McKernan, Niall Devlin, Kieran McGeary; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Seanie O'Donnell, Ronan Cassidy, Ciaran Daly; Eoin McElholm, Mattie Donnelly, Ethan Jordan.
Subs: Oisin O'Kane, Michael Rafferty, Aidan Clarke, Frank Burns, Ben Cullen, Ruairi McHugh, Oisin McCann, Conor O'Neill, Ciaran Bogue, Lorcan McGarrity, Darren McCurry.
Stand By Players: Matthew Og McGleenan, Peter McCaughey, Conor Owens, Noah Grimes

Donegal have shown twice if you throw a slap or two at them and get physical they lie down. Tyrone need to follow this mantra and also learn from Armagh's mistakes and go at them. Jordan's two point potential could be crucial for Tyrone. Fitness of Canavan also a big factor, even for squad depth. Teague on David Clifford, Devlin on Paudie Clifford, McKernan for O'Shea when he features, not sure what the plan for Joe O'Connor would be.

Donegal have shown twice if you throw a slap or two at them and get physical they lie down. Tyrone need to follow this mantra and also learn from Armaghs mistakes and go at them. Jordan's two point potential could be crucial for Tyrone. Fitness of Canavan also a big factor, even for squad depth.

There are 7 starred games scheduled in Div 1 & 2, to take the fixtures up to Friday 3 July. Then there is a break until Friday July 17.

The All Ireland quarter finals are 27/28 June, semi finals are 11/12 July then final is 26 July.

The only way the league could be delayed after the scheduled starred games is completed is if Tyrone get to the All Ireland final.

In that case, the fixtures for 17 July and 24 July would then be refixed or starred system might continue.

If Tyrone don't get to the final, then the fixtures should continue as per schedule sent to the clubs

I think I am correct with these dates.

You are yes, delays only happen if Tyrone reach All Ireland final.