USFC Final 2010, Clones, Sunday 18th July: Tír Eoghain vs Muineachán

[The Subbie]

Belgium blue if I am not mistaken

wonder who won it

If Mickey Harte bought a ticket on the way in I'd say he would have won the beast as well as the anglo celt......

[orangeman]

Thought that was Jordan had his best game of the championship so far. Those few times he lost it were more or less when the game was over in the last 7/8 mins.

Was a bit dissapointed with his actions on the pitch during the lat 10 mins. He goaded 2 seperate Monaghan players, almost inciting them to headbutt him. I thought he learned from his actions in 2003 against Armagh. A class player such as Jordan doesnt need to be at that carry-on.

He's an absolute disgrace, they had the game won. A hateful yoke.

Hold on a minute - Jordanwas only after receiving an upper cut from Mc Quaid in the incident you're talking about - he did well not react. Monaghan were going in hard and late at that stage.

Jordan was immense yesterday.

[orangeman]

Caption time - what is Banty looking at in the ground ?

[orangeman]

Another good one :

[orangeman]

Looks like Big Colm had a wager on him scoring first goal !!

[omagh_gael]

Looks like Big Colm had a wager on him scoring first goal !!

No wonder he didn't pass to McCullagh!

[never kickt a ball]

On a slightly different note I thought the ref was goo yesterday.  Quite often they get the headlines for the wrong reasons but I thought Coldrick did a good job yesterday.

On a slightly different note I thought the ref was goo yesterday.  Quite often they get the headlines for the wrong reasons but I thought Coldrick did a good job yesterday.

wasthinking the same during the game myself.
I have been critical of coldrick in the past, but yesterday he had a superb game. Off the ball tackles, third man tackles etc - he spotted. He allowed the game to flow, he gave damien freeman a yellow and then two black book ticks- as he didnt want to disrupt the game etc.
Very sensible refereeing - almost mcananey-esque in its application yesterday.
Well done coldrick.

Totally agree. Bet you his assessment will not be as good as Sludden's in the Leinster final though. He will be criticised for not sending Freeman off and not giving Woods a yellow card when he kicked the ball away near the end.

[Asal Mor]

Had a fair sized bet on Monaghan yesterday. Made the mistake of writing off Tyrone again. Great performance, their defence and workrate were especially impressive. I thought the game was very well refereed. None of the soft frees that turn me off watching football (almost none anyway). Well done ref.

[orangeman]

Please tell me someone else saw Pat McEnaney standing in a garden beside a cow selling tickets for a raffle?  Is it only in Monaghan that a cow is offered as a raffle prize?

Here's the picture :

[under the bar]

I wonder how Fiona Fearon enjoyed her day out having won tickets for the big game?  Can't have been easy for her watching Armagh minors crushed by the mighty red hand and then have to sit thru Tyrone seniors cantering home as well.  I wonder who Fiona took with her for the big day out? 

Did anyone spot Fiona & her lucky companion?

[omagh_gael]

Thoroughly enjoyable day yesterday. Came into Clones from Ballybay side, along with my Monaghan relatives, and felt like the only Tyrone man in town! Some craic in Fermanagh street before the game, definitely my favourite venue for a match.

With the luxury of a day off work today, I had the pleasure of spending my morning watching the game in the knowledge it would make pleasant viewing. In my eyes that was the best 70 minutes we've put in since the AI final in 08. Not a bad individual performance on the day, which is highlighted by the wide variety of MOTM choices. Personally i'd go with McCarron, didn't give Freeman a sniff the whole game. He was completely neutered, then again so was the majority of the Monaghan front men.

Two major incidents which didn't help the Farney men were Freeman's early goal chance and, more importantly in my view, Jap Finlay's relatively simple free kick that he missed in the first 5/10 minutes. This along with his '45 miss appeared to knock the stuffing out of him.

Great spread of scorers through-out the team and a very strong bench make me more optimistic for further honours than I was earlier in the year. With SoN to come back it only provides further ammunition, maybe not for scores alone, as he's been relatively quiet, but he is a big distraction for the opposition defenders. 

Fair dues to Mickey again. All selections completely vindicated and many of us feeling rather stupid for questioning him. Roll on the QF's and if we can steer our way through this notoriously dangerous game who knows where we may end up.

Finally, one of my favourite sights in the GAA, hard to bate!

[thebandit]

Please tell me someone else saw Pat McEnaney standing in a garden beside a cow selling tickets for a raffle?  Is it only in Monaghan that a cow is offered as a raffle prize?

Here's the picture :

They're selling those tickets since the end of May! Pat was on the street at the Carrick festival on June Bank Holiday weekend. Banty's daughter Laura was selling them in Clones yesterday as well.

[Main Street]

Totally agree. Bet you his assessment will not be as good as Sludden's in the Leinster final though. He will be criticised for not sending Freeman off and not giving Woods a yellow card when he kicked the ball away near the end.

He delegated Freeman to turn peacemaker after his last infringement.

[Fuzzman]

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I thought Mugsy played much better yesterday despite not getting a score
He was always out in front of his man and often did the simple thing
Unlike Big Sean he can vary what he does and can do that wee dummy so well to give himself a yard to look up

Was very disappointed with Tommy again as he has so much talent but seems lazy and doesnt seem to buy into the team ethic as well as the others. Its almost he's always thinking I have to play myself into this team by getting loads of scores.

I thiought Jordan had an excellent game as well but sure everyone made the odd mistake. Look at Justy's fumble for what could have been Freeman's goal.

[Man Marker]

Enjoyed yesterday, its been a while since I enjoyed a win like this, and it was because I had bulit Monagahan up in my own head, and should have known better with Tyrone. The older players really came through in styel and it looks like we are a serious punt for the major. The half back line was class, we have just so many good footballers who all want to play as a team. Tackling, support play and passing the ball to the players in the best position. The minor win made it an unforgettable double, to come to Clones with two teams and win both at a canter made for some slagging Another question for another day i know, but new blood does have to be introduced to keep the turnover sensible, nothing mental, just one or two.