Derry Club Football & Hurling original

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MATCH SQUAD
SFC ROUND 1 vs. ARMAGH
30.05.26 | 7:15 PM
ATHLETIC GROUNDS, ARMAGH

1. Shea McGuckin
2. Diarmuid Baker
3. Ruairi Forbes
4. Conor McCluskey
5. Conor Doherty
6. Gareth McKinless
7. Padraig McGrogan
8. Eoin McEvoy
9. Brendan Rogers
10. Ethan Doherty
11. Conor Glass
12. Paul Cassidy
13. Niall Loughlin
14. Shane McGuigan
15. Lachlan Murray

16. Ryan Scullion
17. Charlie Diamond
18. Shea Downey
19. Dan Higgins
20. Sean Kearney
21. Patrick McGurk
22. James Sargent
23. Niall O'Donnell
24. Ruairí Ó Mianáin
25. Niall Toner
26. Sean Young
27. Conall Higgins
28. James Murray
29. Ryan Mulholland
30. Louis Regan

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MATCH SQUAD
SFC ROUND 1 vs. ARMAGH
30.05.26 | 7:15 PM
ATHLETIC GROUNDS, ARMAGH

1. Shea McGuckin
2. Diarmuid Baker
3. Ruairi Forbes
4. Conor McCluskey
5. Conor Doherty
6. Gareth McKinless
7. Padraig McGrogan
8. Eoin McEvoy
9. Brendan Rogers
10. Ethan Doherty
11. Conor Glass
12. Paul Cassidy
13. Niall Loughlin
14. Shane McGuigan
15. Lachlan Murray

16. Ryan Scullion
17. Charlie Diamond
18. Shea Downey
19. Dan Higgins
20. Sean Kearney
21. Patrick McGurk
22. James Sargent
23. Niall O'Donnell
24. Ruairí Ó Mianáin
25. Niall Toner
26. Sean Young
27. Conall Higgins
28. James Murray
29. Ryan Mulholland
30. Louis Regan

Matthew Downey still injured?

[Ryan O]

I would expect Mc Closkey - Conaty,
CD - Mc Mullan, Forbes - Turbitt.
Baker - Mc Conville.

On the opposite end Mc Cabe with get job of tagging Shane.

This game will be won and lost between Armagh half back line and our half forward line. If we stop that Armagh initial fast break that totally relights on Burns, Kelly, and probably mc Quillian we'll win.
Absolutely one if the top 4 teams in the country but we should have no fear of.

Can't see this happening McCabe has played most of his football in the half forward line this year and has been good there. 

I suspect will be Paddy Burns or McKay will get the job or possibly McCambridge if a curve ball is thrown to start him. 

I'm basing this off the fact that Loughlin and Murray have alot better seasons so I expect them to get more man marking attention. Mc Cabe floats around the half back/midfield role where I think Shane spends a fair bit of time.

Jarlath Og at midfield will be surely just be to mark Conor Glass.

Barry Mc Cambridge very poor man marker, new rules haven't been good for his inter county career.
Rory Grugan coming on with 20mins to go may well decide the game.

Why would this be? JOB has contributed significantly to Armagh's attacking play this year, he may be paired up against Glass but it certainly won't be be a direct man marking job.  Burns scored 0-04 off Murdock in the Down game who would be a bigger attacking threat than Glass. 

In relation to McCambridge, he has had a long spell on the sidelines and has went toe to toe with plenty of top forwards in the past an all star full back in 2024 on All Ireland Winning team, so not sure how you can say he's a very poor man marker. 

As previously said the new rules haven't been good to him, defending was a much easier art when you had 14 others nice and close around you. He gets isolated and isn't good 1vs1, very rarely gets a specific job in this new look team.

[Newbridge Exile]

Great to see James Sargent named on the bench for tomorrow

[JB3456]

Great to see JAmes Sargent on bench , hopefully he gets on

Lets get behind the team tomorrow, if we get a performance there is no reason we cant win, monaghan and tyrone both took armagh to extra time and they are no better than we are

[Ryan O]

Christ that was poor display by our minors, do we refuse to kick the ball or is it coached out of them?
 
Tyrone hunting for turnovers in 3s and 4s and we're fist passing a ball 6 yards, surely in that scenario there has to be spare men somewhere.

[Interstellar]

Christ that was poor display by our minors, do we refuse to kick the ball or is it coached out of them?
 
Tyrone hunting for turnovers in 3s and 4s and we're fist passing a ball 6 yards, surely in that scenario there has to be spare men somewhere.

It has to be the coaching, fist pass and run but under no circumstances kick. The seniors are no different. No quick ball into the forwards. They simply don't score enough under the new rules, 5 points in the second half says it all.

Why do the seniors bother to name a list of subs when they are unlikely to be given any game time?

[marty34]

Christ that was poor display by our minors, do we refuse to kick the ball or is it coached out of them?
 
Tyrone hunting for turnovers in 3s and 4s and we're fist passing a ball 6 yards, surely in that scenario there has to be spare men somewhere.

It has to be the coaching, fist pass and run but under no circumstances kick. The seniors are no different. No quick ball into the forwards. They simply don't score enough under the new rules, 5 points in the second half says it all.

Why do the seniors bother to name a list of subs when they are unlikely to be given any game time?

Not sure if that's the general coaching philosophy in Owenbeg these day but it seems to be.


Minors and U20's playing the exact same way. Seniors similar. All about short possession but no risk kicking the ball. I always envisage these underage levels are good to watch, the 'exuberance of youth' and all that but seems to be very manufactured unfortunately.

In saying that, I think Derry have a great chance today V Armagh.

Re: Naming all subs. Keeps everybody happy.   

[Brendan]

What character from the hurlers, massive turnover in players every year, so many Christy Ring finals without a win, league relegation then to look dead and buried in the Ring group stages to go on and do this as massive underdogs. Brilliant performances throughout the team on the day to

[GTP]

Well done to hurlers, hope they enjoy it.

[Derry Man]

Fair play to Johnny McGarvey getting to the 2nd tier of hurling without possibly 10 players who could start is some going

[OakLeaf]

Unbelievable. They completely outfought a good Kerry team who were hot favourites. Very happy for Cormac. He's stuck in there through a lot of tough years. Same fir McGarvey. Fair play.

[jb77]

Serious heart after all those finals losses, grand stuff

[LoughNeagh]

Tactically, unfit for purpose

[Interstellar]

This team and management are going nowhere or maybe even going backwards. Tactically inept,  totally outplayed, cleaned out at midfield (although supposedly had the best midfield in the country), no squad depth, no-one who can kick a long range free or 2 pointer and some players that look like they need time away from the game (I won't name them). There is no progression or development here just the same old issues. Back to the bad old days when you just want the season to end soon.