Tyrone Club Football and Hurling

[Angelo]

Imagine having a County team strong enough not to have Lee Brennan playing..........

The problem is we also have Bradley and McCurry, similar players - all left footers and there's probably only room for one of that type in the starting team.

Brennan dropped himself off so he needs to have the will to get back and work hard for his place.

Canavan and Quinn from Coalisland should be challenging hard next year but they are very similar types of players to McCurry/Bradley/Brennan in that they are footballers first and foremost but they lack the physicality and you can't fit them all in the team so it's obvious some players will get disillusioned and drop off.

The prototype for the modern day top inside forward is a guy who is around 6"1 with pace and power and can play a bit. You think of the likes of Clifford/McManus/Mannion - that type of player

Good Post!!!!

Just think our manager tends to make players try to endure some sort of footballing purgatory in an attempt to cleanse their footballing souls. Some great non Tyrone County player talent on show in the champo.

Look at Plunkett Kane what an example of an outstanding player screwed by the system.

What age is Kane now?

I think he was unlucky with Tyrone, never really got a good go but his vintage more or less got overlooked. The transition was happening with Tyrone when the AI winning sides were beginning to be phased out around 2011/12 and a good few guys came into the squad at the same time after that but were jettisoned when we won the AI U21 in 2015

I came across a programme from the 2013 semi with Mayo a few weeks back - a lot of names there of lads with fairly short Tyrone careers - Ryan McKenna, Ciaran McGinley, Johnny Lafferty, Kane, Conor Clarke and a few others.

Clarke was a guy who looked like he would be a Tyrone mainstay for years but the dreaded ACL completely ruined him.

[square_ball]

Kane would be nearly 35 now at this stage. Great club player. Even if he is quiet or seems quiet he pops up with at least a few points every game. I remember that Dublin league game where he made an impact but for whatever reason didn't really get a consistent run at it to build on that.

What's everyone's views on penalties deciding games? I see teamtalk criticising it and not being part of our games etc. Personally I think it's great adds another element of excitement. I would be a fan.

[rodney trotter]

Imagine having a County team strong enough not to have Lee Brennan playing..........

A dodgy haircut cut and headband. But a good performance by Brennan. Mark Bradley was good too.

I've seen it mentioned, the Tyrone club championship is so competitive because its knockout. There would still be good games if it was group stages. Training all year for 1 club championship game isn't great.

[GlenMan]

Imagine having a County team strong enough not to have Lee Brennan playing..........

A dodgy haircut cut and headband. But a good performance by Brennan. Mark Bradley was good too.

I've seen it mentioned, the Tyrone club championship is so competitive because its knockout. There would still be good games if it was group stages. Training all year for 1 club championship game isn't great.

You're clearly not from Tyrone. The Knockout Championship will never be changed here 

[rodney trotter]

I don't see the point of its knockout or nothing. The GAA will be changing the calendar year soon, so Clubs will have from July on to play games. Not like when a County would get to an all Ireland final in September, and rushing off the club championship in a few weeks

[LeoMc]

I don't see the point of its knockout or nothing. The GAA will be changing the calendar year soon, so Clubs will have from July on to play games. Not like when a County would get to an all Ireland final in September, and rushing off the club championship in a few weeks

The games have to mean something or else it is just a glorified league match. Doing away with 1 chance football and introducing a back door will, as we have seen at IC level, make the strong stronger and the gap will open up to a point where there is no recovery, as you would appreciate coming from Cavan.

[Aaron Boone]

TG4 should show all the Tyrone games. 

[inroundthesquare]

Derrylaughan put a decent fight up in the last 15 mins there.
Anyone know are the Semi-Finals pre-determined this year? Tyrone GAA seemed to be saying it's Coalisland v Trillick in the semis

[Norf Tyrone]

Derrylaughan put a decent fight up in the last 15 mins there.
Anyone know are the Semi-Finals pre-determined this year? Tyrone GAA seemed to be saying it's Coalisland v Trillick in the semis

I think the draw for the first round was set then for the whole way.

Nearly sure Coalisland v Trillick is correct.

[Angelo]

I don't see the point of its knockout or nothing. The GAA will be changing the calendar year soon, so Clubs will have from July on to play games. Not like when a County would get to an all Ireland final in September, and rushing off the club championship in a few weeks

A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4, it's hardly like they are missing out on a whole season when there is already a league campaign

[Angelo]

Semi finals are live on RTE next week.

[rodney trotter]

I don't see the point of its knockout or nothing. The GAA will be changing the calendar year soon, so Clubs will have from July on to play games. Not like when a County would get to an all Ireland final in September, and rushing off the club championship in a few weeks

The games have to mean something or else it is just a glorified league match. Doing away with 1 chance football and introducing a back door will, as we have seen at IC level, make the strong stronger and the gap will open up to a point where there is no recovery, as you would appreciate coming from Cavan.

Having more then 1 Club Championship game keep players involved and interested. If you played Club Championship in June or July as a knockout competition, teams in the past would lose players to America or other situations
There is better gates at a club championship game then lea, gue so having more championship game is good funds for clubs.

[GlenMan]

I don't see the point of its knockout or nothing. The GAA will be changing the calendar year soon, so Clubs will have from July on to play games. Not like when a County would get to an all Ireland final in September, and rushing off the club championship in a few weeks

The games have to mean something or else it is just a glorified league match. Doing away with 1 chance football and introducing a back door will, as we have seen at IC level, make the strong stronger and the gap will open up to a point where there is no recovery, as you would appreciate coming from Cavan.

Having more then 1 Club Championship game keep players involved and interested. If you played Club Championship in June or July as a knockout competition, teams in the past would lose players to America or other situations
There is better gates at a club championship game then lea, gue so having more championship game is good funds for clubs.

No

[rodney trotter]

Thanks for that Mickey Harte.

[Eire90]

knockout is better and it makes it different from the league