Derry Club Football & Hurling original

[Interstellar]

What a complete shambles of a performance by Derry. 14 wides, 2 points up, in possession with seconds remaining and couldn't close out the game. Mcguigan's accuracy for sometime has been way off it and he slows everything down. No-one able to kick a 2 pointer. The switches of Glass and McEvoy doesn't work and Forbes suspect under the high ball.

[Brendan]

What was the targets at start of the year? Promotion and an Ulster final...

[Ryan O]

Theres an elephant in the room that we insist on building a team around, he wore 11 today. 

He's not our leader, Doherty and Mc Guigan go missing when the pressure really goes on.
Mentally soft and easy to get at.

[oakleafgael]

What was the targets at start of the year? Promotion and an Ulster final...

One or the other and ideally both. Football is a completely different sport with the new rules. We have taken a long time to adjust for a variety of reasons. I still think there's plenty of football to be played this year.

[LoughNeagh]

Don't want to mention individuals but today a few big players didn't stand up and control the game. The fact they were left on in the second half of extra time was a very poor choice.

Some of the subs today that didn't get on should really be considering the point of being there

[jb77]

Bench is fairly light, days of bringing McFaul or big Emmett on are behind us now sadly. Matthew Downey hasn't been seen in some time and of course McAteer and J Doherty weren't long for it.

[Stickittotheman]

Theres an elephant in the room that we insist on building a team around, he wore 11 today. 

He's not our leader, Doherty and Mc Guigan go missing when the pressure really goes on.
Mentally soft and easy to get at.

I think that's unfair. We had too many wides and when Monaghan had their spell they made hay with 2 pointers. It gave them and the crowd a boost. Inexcusable to lose the game though. They showed a great mentality though to go 3 points up in extra time, be pegged back but still be a point clear with a minute to go. Not too many make that 2 pointer in the end which is why Beggan is one of the best on the island.

A lot of soul searching needs done after that lose though. Poor decision making over scores and at times when we needed to just keep the ball. It was all so unnecessary.

[marty34]

Lads are putting in the effort and time for their county. Some of the statements on here are bang out of order. Players don't deliberately go out to have bad games or make mistakes.

If you're angry, fair enough, come on here tomorrow morning and dissect the game.

[ElJeffe]

McFaul would have brought the fight ... would have added a bit punch..

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Couple of classy boys in here, I've called out one before, tries to be nice but the true colours never long in coming through

[Wildweasel74]

Am that cross am saying nothing to tomorrow, once i cooled down.

[MoneyneenaMunchie]

Should've been well clear and had game won. There were two goals on in second half and tapped over. That would have finished them. All that being said I thought thon ref was brutal

[Interstellar]

I think this one is on the management and the senior players. What was the game plan at half time when the game should have been over? Whatever the short comings these could be addressed but surely the message was to see it out. What was the hurry for the last kick out in normal time and where was the support for Doherty when he was being closed down and lost the ball. Meenagh complained after the Meath game about tactical fouling to close a game out. There were multiple chances to do this deep in the Monaghan half with 20 seconds to go rather than 50 from our own goal. This was like the end of Mickey Harte in Div 1 when we found ways to lose matches that looked won. I'm sure the players will be hurting.

[Ghost]

Few lads very touchy..he's been shown up to be a liability time and time again...Reality is he's only getting game time because he's from the city.

Token gestures biting Derry in the hole today. If that's whose inspiring the kids round Derry city we'd be better off leaving them to the soccer.

[Ryan O]

Tactics, systems styles of play all you want but eventually you have to have a big enough back bone to take the game by the scruff of the neck and win it.

Dessie Ward, Rory Beggan absolutely dominated that game in last 15 with a mentality that we do not have, Shea Mc came out and up the left near the end and had no option but to turn back as nobody else wanted the ball.

Sean Kearney should have been on alot earlier,
Taking men off normal time, on extra time and then back off again is poor management.