Tyrone Club Football and Hurling

[GetOverTheBar]

My preseason predictions for what they're worth;
Div 1; Usual suspects from past 2 or 3 years. Ardboe to push on into a solid top 4/5 team
Edendork, Tattyreagh, Carrickmore and Derrylaughan to be in relegation trouble. Clarkes and Eglish will have full squads and no county men all year which might give them a better chance. Can see Tatts in serious trouble from early on. Can't see them repeating their recent heroics for another year and an injury or two to key players would have them struggle.

Div 2; Pomeroy for championship, too many county men missing starred games which will cost them league. you can't afford to lose more than a game or two to win this league. League between Galbally and loughmacrory.
Beragh and Newtownstewart to go straight back done.

Div 3: Aghaloo to bounce straight back up. Drumagh to push on this year and give it a rattle.

Harsh on the loughshore men - thought they were very good last year and in with a shout of playoffs until the very end.

[Tyrone95]

Any word on fixtures?
League to start 31st March so roughly 8 weeks so id imagine they'd be out soon enough.
Any early prediction on any teams who will make big push this season?

A few early points on team and things im hearing on players who could be missing. Ill try go through other teams when i hear some stores on there pre season or if anyone has input for us, all views welcome for discussion:

Errigal should be stronger with Canavan but then Cathal McCrory and Big Bru in Oz for the year and Decky Quinn injured for a lengthy period could they actually be weaker?

Killyclogher minus Sparky for most of the season will surely weaken them despite the fact Matty Murnaghan has well and truly arrived on the scene

Monroe gone from Carmen in an already aging team, could the mighty carmen actually get relegated or have they a bunch on successful minors too come through?

Heard McCarron is back for Dromore, in his last game for them he was their best player by a mile, also they seem to have a hugely talented U21 team competing in Ulster, this years dark horses maybe??

Certainly Munroe will be a massive miss for us this year. This current U21 team won the double at minor level so perhaps a run in this years competition will give some of them the belief that they can step up to the plate at senior level.. a few of them have shown glimpes last year of how they can cause trouble for any team in the league i.e Murray, Mckee and Cormac Munroe. This younger generation have to step up and accounted for at some stage! Hopefully Ryan Daly gives them a chance and they can let the shackles off.. Wouldn't just be jumping to conclusions about a relegation/relegation battle just yet!!

[GetOverTheBar]

Would Kildress not walk division 3? Hard to believe they are in junior football. Assuming they've got some good talent, they always done very well number wise at youth level.

[OffTheDeck]

Having seen them against Beragh in the playoff there won't be too many teams afraid of them. Wouldnt walk out of your road would be more like it.

[youhavenofans]

Any word on fixtures?
League to start 31st March so roughly 8 weeks so id imagine they'd be out soon enough.
Any early prediction on any teams who will make big push this season?

A few early points on team and things im hearing on players who could be missing. Ill try go through other teams when i hear some stores on there pre season or if anyone has input for us, all views welcome for discussion:

Errigal should be stronger with Canavan but then Cathal McCrory and Big Bru in Oz for the year and Decky Quinn injured for a lengthy period could they actually be weaker?

Killyclogher minus Sparky for most of the season will surely weaken them despite the fact Matty Murnaghan has well and truly arrived on the scene

Monroe gone from Carmen in an already aging team, could the mighty carmen actually get relegated or have they a bunch on successful minors too come through?

Heard McCarron is back for Dromore, in his last game for them he was their best player by a mile, also they seem to have a hugely talented U21 team competing in Ulster, this years dark horses maybe??

You need to check your hearing - 50% of the above is lies.

[GaaFanatic123]

Any word on fixtures?
League to start 31st March so roughly 8 weeks so id imagine they'd be out soon enough.
Any early prediction on any teams who will make big push this season?

A few early points on team and things im hearing on players who could be missing. Ill try go through other teams when i hear some stores on there pre season or if anyone has input for us, all views welcome for discussion:

Errigal should be stronger with Canavan but then Cathal McCrory and Big Bru in Oz for the year and Decky Quinn injured for a lengthy period could they actually be weaker?

Killyclogher minus Sparky for most of the season will surely weaken them despite the fact Matty Murnaghan has well and truly arrived on the scene

Monroe gone from Carmen in an already aging team, could the mighty carmen actually get relegated or have they a bunch on successful minors too come through?

Heard McCarron is back for Dromore, in his last game for them he was their best player by a mile, also they seem to have a hugely talented U21 team competing in Ulster, this years dark horses maybe??

You need to check your hearing - 50% of the above is lies.

Oh good its good to put some facts straight then, can you update me on whats not correct then??

[PMG1]

Great win for Dromore U21's today beating a highly fancied Magherafelt bu6 points in the Ulster Semi, Final in two weeks time should be a cracker

[Double D]

Would Kildress not walk division 3? Hard to believe they are in junior football. Assuming they've got some good talent, they always done very well number wise at youth level.

Kildress will probably be thinking the same themselves, which will probably be their downfall. Cant see any team "walking" it as Junior is looking very competitive this year, Aghaloo, Kildress, Derrytresk, Eskra, Castlederg (if they can get heads right) Killeeshil all capable of mounting a serious challenge, but you'd have to think it will be the two big guns there fighting it out at the end of the year.

[Double D]

My preseason predictions for what they're worth;
Div 1; Usual suspects from past 2 or 3 years. Ardboe to push on into a solid top 4/5 team
Edendork, Tattyreagh, Carrickmore and Derrylaughan to be in relegation trouble. Clarkes and Eglish will have full squads and no county men all year which might give them a better chance. Can see Tatts in serious trouble from early on. Can't see them repeating their recent heroics for another year and an injury or two to key players would have them struggle.

Div 2; Pomeroy for championship, too many county men missing starred games which will cost them league. you can't afford to lose more than a game or two to win this league. League between Galbally and loughmacrory.
Beragh and Newtownstewart to go straight back done.

Div 3: Aghaloo to bounce straight back up. Drumagh to push on this year and give it a rattle.

Think Beragh will surprise a lot of teams this year, think out of the 3 teams that came up they'll do best. Clogher and Newtown both haven't the quality or the playing style to survive Intermediate and they will be the 2 to struggle badly. But as for league winner's id be with you on Galbally, been there and done it. Pomeroy should be very strong in the championship.

As for Drumragh in junior, they'd be a fair bit away from the previous teams I've mentioned and would be lucky to even make the playoffs.

[Eastie]

Would Kildress not walk division 3? Hard to believe they are in junior football. Assuming they've got some good talent, they always done very well number wise at youth level.

Kildress will probably be thinking the same themselves, which will probably be their downfall. Cant see any team "walking" it as Junior is looking very competitive this year, Aghaloo, Kildress, Derrytresk, Eskra, Castlederg (if they can get heads right) Killeeshil all capable of mounting a serious challenge, but you'd have to think it will be the two big guns there fighting it out at the end of the year.

Possibly not Killeeshil, hear the managers have walked due to numbers at training. Very young team but I seen they conceded against Dungannon in the under 21 competition. However, enough time to get something in place.

[Double D]

Would Kildress not walk division 3? Hard to believe they are in junior football. Assuming they've got some good talent, they always done very well number wise at youth level.

Kildress will probably be thinking the same themselves, which will probably be their downfall. Cant see any team "walking" it as Junior is looking very competitive this year, Aghaloo, Kildress, Derrytresk, Eskra, Castlederg (if they can get heads right) Killeeshil all capable of mounting a serious challenge, but you'd have to think it will be the two big guns there fighting it out at the end of the year.

Possibly not Killeeshil, hear the managers have walked due to numbers at training. Very young team but I seen they conceded against Dungannon in the under 21 competition. However, enough time to get something in place.

Killeeshil are a funny club. Always seemed to have good youth, but over the last 5/10 years they have struggled apart from the Junior success in 2013. Never really kicked on from that, and if as you say is correct about struggling for numbers already it wouldn't look good for the year ahead. They must have a serious turnover on players or why do the youth players not seem to come through there?

[Eastie]

Would Kildress not walk division 3? Hard to believe they are in junior football. Assuming they've got some good talent, they always done very well number wise at youth level.

Kildress will probably be thinking the same themselves, which will probably be their downfall. Cant see any team "walking" it as Junior is looking very competitive this year, Aghaloo, Kildress, Derrytresk, Eskra, Castlederg (if they can get heads right) Killeeshil all capable of mounting a serious challenge, but you'd have to think it will be the two big guns there fighting it out at the end of the year.

Possibly not Killeeshil, hear the managers have walked due to numbers at training. Very young team but I seen they conceded against Dungannon in the under 21 competition. However, enough time to get something in place.

Killeeshil are a funny club. Always seemed to have good youth, but over the last 5/10 years they have struggled apart from the Junior success in 2013. Never really kicked on from that, and if as you say is correct about struggling for numbers already it wouldn't look good for the year ahead. They must have a serious turnover on players or why do the youth players not seem to come through there?

Too many like podge quinns on a Saturday night, from a young age.

[Maor Uisce]

Div 1 championship will again be extremely competitive even if the quality imo has subsided over the last year or two. Errigal, Trillick, Omagh and Coalisland are all in with a great chance Clonoe will take time to rebuild, Dromore are a total enigma regarding champo this last few years a change in management combined with U21 success may be the catalyst they require, Kyc are very systematic and hard to beat, a heavy inter county season won't help their chances. League will again be top half comfortable and bottom half fighting for survival.

Div 2 is an absolute mind field. Would love to know stats on average points difference between top 4 and bottom 4 over the last 10 years. One team rarely totally dominates this division and teams coming down have to be really tuned in or they can be easily caught out. Pomeroy and Galbally both have the potential to do very well but whether or not they can achieve that potential is another question.Aghyarn have a great tradition and will win nearly all home games. Loughmacrory have a good young squad who will have another years experience. Stewarstown have a potentially good squad of the back of a few u21 teams. Augher and Gortin both are well organised and competitive teams, probably both struggling with low numbers. Owen Roes will be looking to push on after a very solid first season. All three Div three teams will take great motivation from last years promoted teams. Urney will have a few younger lads around this summer, if Johnny Lafferty is available they will be a handful. Strabane have a very young squad with a decent sprinkling of talent. Would not like to be making predictions for this division.

Div 3 if Kildress get themselves sorted under new management they should manage to get promoted. Although an extremely competitive top half with eskra,rock, derrytresk and aghaloo all in with a great chance.

[Targetman]

Can any of you good Tyrone folk confirm Poacher and Mulholland are managing the Moy

[Norf Tyrone]

Is the Club Championship draw tonight?