Tyrone Club Football and Hurling

[The Trap]

Rock just did what every other club does.......looked after themselves! The game was of no importance to them.........Edendork played a reserve team against Urney because they have an Ulster club game coming up and couldn't win the league, Galbally agreed a point each with Eskra because they had the league wrapped up, Kildress let Loughmacrory win as they were already assured a home game in play offs.......

[parttimeexile]

But that is my point, the team that was willing to field does not have the chance to increase their scoring difference so is therefore at a disadvantage. Another team not fielding should not have a negative impact on the team that is willing to field. If these rules apply then that is what happens. To be fair to kildress they did not let lough win, lough had more to play for and more hunger and so won the game.

[laceer]

How do the teams approach these games with predetermined results?
Do the management tell them to go easy before the match? What if someone says f**k it, and plays away like hell?
It must be odd going out to play a match and trying to lose - think I'd rather sit in the house.

[50fiftyball]

Hearing Galbally v Eskra was a bit of a farce towards the end!

As far as I'm aware Kildress apparently weren't out to give the Lough anything!

[TF15]

I hate the throwing of points. It's a pathetic practice. If you need to do it to stay up you should t be in that division. If I was a player asked to do that I wouldn't turn up.

[leenie]

Rumour has it that the greencastle / donaghmore game was farcical too.. And made very obvious, which played a factor in moy going atomically down .. I'd like to see the Clarkes beat donaghmore in playoffs

[Norf Tyrone]

Can't understand this practice either. If I was a player out training since January and asked to turn up in October and deliberately lose/ draw I'd question what was the point, and how valued I was as a player.

[Soup an Samajiz]

It's costin some man a fortune to keep a team in div1 every year just to be the whipping boys year in year out.

[WT4E]

Rumour has it that the greencastle / donaghmore game was farcical too.. And made very obvious, which played a factor in moy going atomically down .. I'd like to see the Clarkes beat donaghmore in playoffs

I think the majority would like to see Donaghmore finally go down considering how "good" they have been in previous seasons of accumulating points at the end of the year!

[W.A.G. Lover]

I cant fathom how Loughmacrory, and particularly Gortin are been punished for the Rock's actions. I am hearing last night that the reason Rock didnt field was because they had a stag. Last game before a playoff and lads decide to go off on a drinking weekend - some commitment. Moy also had a stag and they were able to field a team v Augher. Rock need punished for this. Did Glen Maghera not do something similar in Derry this year v Ballinderry. They were punished with 3 point deduction and 1 point next year to memory. Dont know if the deductions stuck wtih Glen, but if i had my way they certainly would. Dirty action on 2 clubs affected. If Gortin do end up playing in a playoff game, it will be a tasty affair!!

[tyroneStatto]

That reminds me of a discussion I had with yourself regarding relegation in Division 2 in 2013...

think you are right. 13 points might not be enough to stay up in div 2. hopefully eskra will win ifc and they'll not be too bothered about playing remaining league games especially ours.

they've long memories in fintona lol, anyway we beat eskra on the pitch that year which is the way it should be. 

[Stay On the Endline]

The whole thing is a mess. Gortin are at a disadvantage because the Rock did not field, that has to be wrong. If gortin had played the rock and had managed to beat them they would now be safe. As it stands some of these teams could end up playing 4 games to determine if they are to stay in Division 2. They are making the rules up as they go along!

loughmacrory are also at a disadvantage here.

if gortin had beaten rock on the pitch yesterday then the playoff game would have been urney v rock

the ccc have went by the rules 100% here but the rule has been unkind to both loughmacrory and gortin. this is why there should be a sanction for clubs who don't field whether it is a massive fine or deducted points for the following season.

If the play off ends up Rock v Loughmacrory or Gortin it would be tasty after what Rock did!!

[WT4E]

By all accounts Greencastle were 6 points up v Donaghmore before Mickey McCann awarded 2 fortuitous goals to rescue Donaghmore and relegate Moy. Dungannon will beat Donaghmore next week. Predicting an Aghyaran v Dungannon promotion/relegation finale.

The Division 2 relegation playoff will take us well into the middle of November. Owen Roes or the Tatts will have a bit of a wait to find out who they eventually will play.

I have feeling Aghyaran will get it tough to beat Cookstown although home advantage is a great plus for the men the border!

All the same fancy Cookstown to beat Aghyaran

[on the sideline]

Sent out tonight.

Due to the three-way tie in division two, in accordance with T.O R6.20(4), a play-off draw was made at tonight's meeting of CCC.  The draw is as follows: Gortin will play Urney with the winners retaining their status and the losers going to play Loughmacrory; the winners of Gortin/Urney V Loughmacrory will retain their status and the losers will play Rock.

Thought this was how it would have to happen.

[SkillfulBill]

By all accounts Greencastle were 6 points up v Donaghmore before Mickey McCann awarded 2 fortuitous goals to rescue Donaghmore and relegate Moy. Dungannon will beat Donaghmore next week. Predicting an Aghyaran v Dungannon promotion/relegation finale.

The Division 2 relegation playoff will take us well into the middle of November. Owen Roes or the Tatts will have a bit of a wait to find out who they eventually will play.

Was at the Greencastle game that was no fix. Greencastle played to put Donaghmore down and would have done so if  McCann had not awarded either goal. One goal given by umpire for crossing the line before being cleared by full back. The other Greencastle keepers kick out hits his full back in the head ball drops in Donaghmore fullforwards hands and he lobs the keeper from 21. Farcial yes. Fix no. Won't make any difference Donaghmore and Dungannon will both go down neither good enough for division 1. Augher won't be long behind them next year.