Tyrone Club Football and Hurling

[Stay On the Endline]

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.

You would be 100% right. Donaghmore would never have fixed a game before

[blewuporstuffed]

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.

So who exactly IS good enough for div 1 in you opinion?
Do you think there are better teams in div 2?

[Gaafan2]

In my opinion Cookstown are going to take some stopping. They are hitting form just at the right time although they can consider themselves quite fortunate in making the play offs having only made it on score difference from a Pomeroy team who finished strongly after the appointment of Adrian O'Donnell a few weeks ago.

I predict Dungannon v Cookstown with cookstown returning to senior football.

[tyroneStatto]

In my opinion Cookstown are going to take some stopping. They are hitting form just at the right time although they can consider themselves quite fortunate in making the play offs having only made it on score difference from a Pomeroy team who finished strongly after the appointment of Adrian O'Donnell a few weeks ago.

I predict Dungannon v Cookstown with cookstown returning to senior football.

i wouldnt read too much into cookstown's last 2 results especially our game against them, one of our players got married last saturday and we were down a few key men.  i'd fancy aghyaran to take them especially up there.

think it will be aghyaran v derrylaughan, with derrylaughan then playing dungannon. hard to pick a winner in that one...

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There is usually a lot of talk of matches being "fixed" near the end of the season but does it actually happen?  I think there is a lot of talk but it rarely/never really happens.

[everymanaman]

There is usually a lot of talk of matches being "fixed" near the end of the season but does it actually happen?  I think there is a lot of talk but it rarely/never really happens.

It's going on a long time. If you think it doesn't I presume you're still a fan of Santa and the Easter Bunny

[blewuporstuffed]

There is usually a lot of talk of matches being "fixed" near the end of the season but does it actually happen?  I think there is a lot of talk but it rarely/never really happens.

It's going on a long time. If you think it doesn't I presume you're still a fan of Santa and the Easter Bunny

I agree with Christmas lights, it doesn't go on nearly as much as is made out.
Im sure there are still occasions where it happens but it is relatively rare.
If you believed what you read on here you'd think pretty much every one of the last 3 rounds of league fixtures where rigged.

[Tyrone Gaa]

Clubs with nothing to play for can lose interest which is different than fixing a match.  I would say Ardboe lost interest in the year and subsequently Augher took advantage.  Regarding the reports from Greencastle who by all accounts were cruising to a win only to get beat after it was widely expected on this forum Donaghmore would win by various posts raises questions.  Its something that happens but wont ever be proved.

We have said for the past 3/4 years Donaghmore come to life September/October pity for them that wasn't championship time because they would be hard stopped 

[blewuporstuffed]

Clubs with nothing to play for can lose interest which is different than fixing a match.  I would say Ardboe lost interest in the year and subsequently Augher took advantage.  Regarding the reports from Greencastle who by all accounts were cruising to a win only to get beat after it was widely expected on this forum Donaghmore would win by various posts raises questions.  Its something that happens but wont ever be proved.

We have said for the past 3/4 years Donaghmore come to life September/October pity for them that wasn't championship time because they would be hard stopped 

The same Ardboe that then beat Carrickmore who where looking for points to get into the top 4 playoff in the following round of fixtures? 

There is no doubt that some clubs that have little to play for can come up against clubs fighting for their lives and you get unexpected results, but this is completely different thing to games being 'fixed' that is widely talked about.

[Stay On the Endline]

There is usually a lot of talk of matches being "fixed" near the end of the season but does it actually happen? I think there is a lot of talk but it rarely/never really happens.

Chat to a few Donaghmore lads and they will tell you different 

[blewuporstuffed]

There is usually a lot of talk of matches being "fixed" near the end of the season but does it actually happen? I think there is a lot of talk but it rarely/never really happens.

Chat to a few Donaghmore lads and they will tell you different 

well they certainly didn't do much of a job of it this year then saying they only picked up two wins and finished second bottom.


Im not saying it never happens, but it certainly doesn't happen these days with the regularity that people seem to think it does.

[Tyrone Gaa]

Lets get real, it happens, everyone knows it happens.  This time last year we were debating alternative league structures to prevent this type of fixing.   I remember a suggestion that top 8 are seeded for the championship that kind of thing.  I don't know how the same club(s) can keep dipping in the same well year in year out to prevent relegation.

I don't know if there is a way of prevention, that will be decided by people much brighter than me.  The 4 teams at the bottom of Div 1 were all awful.  Moy are down, were they the worst team? In my opinion no.  They had difficulties with starred fixtures and the stag that proved the nail in the coffin, but in the end were not good enough.

Dungannon or Donaghmore will join them, I actually think both will end up in Div2 because neither have shown the quality to warrant another stab at senior football.  5 points and 6 points would normally automatically relegate a team by some distance.  In the past 12 points was a benchmark maybe even 14.

I look forward to the Dungannon/Donaghmore game, I expect it will be played at championship pace, not only survival but the fact the opportunity to send your neighbour down.  For bragging rights alone its a great game to win.

[Norf Tyrone]

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