Tyrone Club Football and Hurling

[omagh_gael]

Out of 10 u21 games this evening only two went ahead with big wins for the Lough over Omagh and Stewartstown beating Ardboe. Wtf is going on in this grade? I can understand games being cancelled/conceded a number of weeks back as the minor leagues etc were reaching their conclusions but as far as I am aware there more or less wrapped up across the board. Is it just a case of clubs not bothering? Or am i missing something obvious?

[The Golden Years]

Out of 10 u21 games this evening only two went ahead with big wins for the Lough over Omagh and Stewartstown beating Ardboe. Wtf is going on in this grade? I can understand games being cancelled/conceded a number of weeks back as the minor leagues etc were reaching their conclusions but as far as I am aware there more or less wrapped up across the board. Is it just a case of clubs not bothering? Or am i missing something obvious?

I find it very strange myself. A lot of the big teams have even withdrawn from the competition altogether. Moortown who won the minor double 3 years ago have not enter. It dilutes the competition for the teams that want to give it a real go.

Also only 6 teams in the u16s grade 1. That's a bit of a joke. Clubs now appear to think they can't win anything at grade 1 and drop down to grade 2. Errigal a prime example of this. They done the same at u14.

[square_ball]

Out of 10 u21 games this evening only two went ahead with big wins for the Lough over Omagh and Stewartstown beating Ardboe. Wtf is going on in this grade? I can understand games being cancelled/conceded a number of weeks back as the minor leagues etc were reaching their conclusions but as far as I am aware there more or less wrapped up across the board. Is it just a case of clubs not bothering? Or am i missing something obvious?

I find it very strange myself. A lot of the big teams have even withdrawn from the competition altogether. Moortown who won the minor double 3 years ago have not enter. It dilutes the competition for the teams that want to give it a real go.

Also only 6 teams in the u16s grade 1. That's a bit of a joke. Clubs now appear to think they can't win anything at grade 1 and drop down to grade 2. Errigal a prime example of this. They done the same at u14.

It is very strange alright I think a lot of clubs just can't be bothered. I know my own club have lost a lot of players after they played minor football. The current minor team is also very young with the majority being U16 so i don't think they were even eligible to play. They tried hard to scrape together a team but numbers were very stretched. Maybe that is the case with other clubs too? It definitely does dilute the competition for those that are taking it seriously.

[tyroneStatto]

seen this on the Tyrone website:

Tuesday 8th Aug 2017
Errigal Ciaran(---)v(---)Pomeroy Plunketts
2017 U21 KO1 Preliminary Round
Errigal Ciaran 7:30 PM

Tuesday 15th Aug 2017
Stewartstown Harps v Coalisland Fianna GFC
2017 U21 KO1 Quarter Final
Stewartstown 7:30 PM

Loughmacrory St. Teresa's v Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
2017 U21 KO1 Quarter Final
Loughmacrory 7:30 PM

Coill an Chlochair Naomh Mhuire v Carrickmore St Colmcille's
2017 U21 KO1 Quarter Final
Killyclogher 7:30 PM

I assume the winners of Errigal v Pomeroy will play Galbally.

Whatever about teams pulling out of the competition prior to it commencing, most of the teams listed above are pretty strong. If Tyrone were to get beat on Saturday then Ardboe would obviously have David Mulgrew back for the 1/4 finals. It is strange that Moortown didn't enter unless they have a good few players from their minor winning team of 3 years ago not playing anymore?

Coalisland is a very tough one for us. They were missing 6 players when we beat them last week so it will be a totally different game in 2 weeks time.

[blewuporstuffed]

Th U21 competition was much better when it was just a  knockout championship without these group stages etc.

[square_ball]

Coalisland is a very tough one for us. They were missing 6 players when we beat them last week so it will be a totally different game in 2 weeks time.

Do you have many from last years team still playing Clarshack?

[tyroneStatto]

Coalisland is a very tough one for us. They were missing 6 players when we beat them last week so it will be a totally different game in 2 weeks time.

Do you have many from last years team still playing Clarshack?

there's 11 from last year's starting team in the final still playing this year.  The fianna aren't missing too many from last year either.

[WT4E]

Anyone see the boxing footage in Galbally v Greencastle game?

One greencastle lad starts it and seems to be doing alot of boxing but gets his just desserts. I know two wrongs don't make a right but it was kind of funny - hope hes alright all the same!

[Goals_Will_Come]

Pomeroy have sacked Peter Doherty and Conal Sheridan. The clonoe defeat at the weekend was the final straw.

There are several clubs in Tyrone that are very sore on managers if the tenure at places like Pomeroy, Stewartstown & Ardboe are anything to go by

Carrickmore have changed their management as well. Fergal McCanns away to be replaced by Ciaran McBride.

[Localexpert]

Anyone see the boxing footage in Galbally v Greencastle game?

One greencastle lad starts it and seems to be doing alot of boxing but gets his just desserts. I know two wrongs don't make a right but it was kind of funny - hope hes alright all the same!

we've heard about the "people in glass houses" advice well in this lads case people with glass chins shouldnt go around throwing punches..... legs just collapsed on him.

[square_ball]

Pomeroy have sacked Peter Doherty and Conal Sheridan. The clonoe defeat at the weekend was the final straw.

There are several clubs in Tyrone that are very sore on managers if the tenure at places like Pomeroy, Stewartstown & Ardboe are anything to go by

Carrickmore have changed their management as well. Fergal McCanns away to be replaced by Ciaran McBride.

Is McCallan still there?

[Wee Roddy]

McCallan is still there, it is just the coach that is changed.
In fairness there was an awful brand of football on display this past two years. I know it is debatable that it is all the coaches fault but the powers that be seem to have laid the blame with McCann

[The Golden Years]

McCallan is still there, it is just the coach that is changed.
In fairness there was an awful brand of football on display this past two years. I know it is debatable that it is all the coaches fault but the powers that be seem to have laid the blame with McCann

I would say if McCann wasn't charging money he could be still be there.  What is the point paying for something that obviously isn't working.  Seamus has to hold his hands up an accept some reasonability because after all the buck stops with him.

[skeog]

If God was over Carmen he would fail also.

[Tyroneforsam]

McCallan is still there, it is just the coach that is changed.
In fairness there was an awful brand of football on display this past two years. I know it is debatable that it is all the coaches fault but the powers that be seem to have laid the blame with McCann

A few Carmen posters previously lead us to believe they were playing an attractive brand of football and not defensive as alleged by others. Seems the others may have been correct