Tyrone County Football and Hurling

[sam03/05]

Kerry were there for the taking this year and we couldn't do it. Blame the ref if you like.  We won 4 games all year. Two of them again Offaly & Cavan. Mayo missed a sitter to win the game v us in Omagh at the end of the game. If your best player wants to go to Australia for a month in the middle of the season and others go away on stag dos and holidays - then don't expect to be in a final. Time for change and a winning mentality.

[cjx]

Kerry were there for the taking this year and we couldn't do it. Blame the ref if you like.  We won 4 games all year. Two of them again Offaly & Cavan. Mayo missed a sitter to win the game v us in Omagh at the end of the game. If your best player wants to go to Australia for a month in the middle of the season and others go away on stag dos and holidays - then don't expect to be in a final. Time for change and a winning mentality.

O'Rourke Porter are a hinderance. Imagine if we had Tally Donnelly and even McGinley as management with the talent available Tyrone would have a great shot at several AllIrelands. Again on strength and conditioning look at the injuries RC DC RMcC hips and tendons all linked to S&C and muscle tone etc.
County Board need to act muscle up themselves or Tyrone will waste all the young talent who will move away .

[cjx]

Also great to see Conn K on team of year rte. If all had his commitment and iron determination Tyrone would be a lot better off too.

[tyrone08]

Kerry were there for the taking this year and we couldn't do it. Blame the ref if you like.  We won 4 games all year. Two of them again Offaly & Cavan. Mayo missed a sitter to win the game v us in Omagh at the end of the game. If your best player wants to go to Australia for a month in the middle of the season and others go away on stag dos and holidays - then don't expect to be in a final. Time for change and a winning mentality.

O'Rourke Porter are a hinderance. Imagine if we had Tally Donnelly and even McGinley as management with the talent available Tyrone would have a great shot at several AllIrelands. Again on strength and conditioning look at the injuries RC DC RMcC hips and tendons all linked to S&C and muscle tone etc.
County Board need to act muscle up themselves or Tyrone will waste all the young talent who will move away .

Agree with this. Our s&c hasnt been great for the past few years. Hearing mayo praise their medical and s&c team show how vital it is.

Always got the feeling something isnt right in the tyrone camp, as you said what other teams have players looking to take a month out to go traveling during the season. Soon as tyrone season was over Darragh was back playing for his club. Somethings not right there.

Even ruari decided to have an op during tyrone season so he could be back for club championships. I suspect a fall out between orourke and canavans

[DaleCooper]

Vindication for my basic theory of playing with 2ptr.


Tyrone need to cultivate comfortable strikers from distance and just keep plugging them. Did it last year against Dublin and in first half against Kerry but it didnt work out

 Won Mayo Sam in the end. Huge reward , andys forward instincts said "fk the risk"

[Aaron Boone]

As per usual, yesterday's final was between two Div 1 teams.

If Tyrone want to be at the top table, then they can't have a laboured Div 2 campaign again in 2027. Or they have to defy the statistics by even getting to a final from Div 2.

[DaleCooper]

Embarassing for Tyrone to be in Division 2 with the insane resources at our disposal. Big questions need answering I know several "orbiters" and I worry are they the best or just loyal Tyrone men.


Big effort to win promotion then forget about Ulster, have a rest to have a tilt at Sam.

[God14]

"insane resources"... catch yourself on

We dont have a specialist man marker in our full back line
We dont have a target man full forward who can win 50/50 ball
We dont have a half forward who can help the midfield and fetch clean kick outs, nor the physicality to dominate break ball.
We dont have a full forward in the county with the strength, workrate & combined end product of RO'D, or just the sheer class of Con O'Callaghan or David Clifford
We are heavily reliant now on a 35 year old Goalkeeper, the drop off to second choice keeper is very significant.

We do have a mighty crop of 18-22 year olds, but in reality most of them are not ready yet.

It takes time and there are no guarantees.

[tyrone08]

"insane resources"... catch yourself on

We dont have a specialist man marker in our full back line
We dont have a target man full forward who can win 50/50 ball
We dont have a half forward who can help the midfield and fetch clean kick outs, nor the physicality to dominate break ball.
We dont have a full forward in the county with the strength, workrate & combined end product of RO'D, or just the sheer class of Con O'Callaghan or David Clifford
We are heavily reliant now on a 35 year old Goalkeeper, the drop off to second choice keeper is very significant.

We do have a mighty crop of 18-22 year olds, but in reality most of them are not ready yet.

It takes time and there are no guarantees.

Majority of what you listed is player development. Teams develop these types of players through s&c, training and tactics. Only thing you cant do is grow height. Look at mcshane, had all the physical attributes you want but took him working with steve oneill to develop him into the great player he was in 2020 and 2021.

Game plan is massive depending on type of players you have. Tyrone have had fast skillful forwards for years but would never give them what they needed which was early fast ball into FF.

[DaleCooper]

Was talking about Garvaghy and the money spent.

[Goals_Will_Come]

After six hugely successful years, Gerard Donnelly has stepped down from his role as Tyrone Minor Football Manager.

Gerard leaves behind an outstanding record, having guided Tyrone to four Ulster Minor Football Championship titles, three All-Ireland Final appearances and, most memorably, All-Ireland Championship success in 2025.

Beyond the silverware, Gerard has played an important role in the development of a generation of young Tyrone footballers, helping prepare players to progress through the county pathway while representing their clubs and communities with distinction on the national stage.

His six years in charge have been marked by tremendous commitment, leadership and consistency, and we are extremely grateful for the time and energy he has given to Tyrone football.

We thank Gerard, his management teams and backroom personnel for an outstanding contribution over the past six years and wish him every success in the future.

[God14]

Gerard Donnelly, an absolute class act.

[tiempo]

Has come a long way since getting Stewartwtown into Ulster minor and crowing that Dan Lowe was overlooked for Tyrone minors, always liked him for that, to the point, no malice

[Aaron Boone]

Best of luck to GD. Hope he's not lost to the inner Tyrone hierarchy when it comes to future manager discussions.

He guided the minors over the line for the first time in 15 years in 2025, but will have regrets over the 2 final losses. He has certainly done his bit.

[square_ball]

Who's next in line for that job? Plenty of coaches involved in those development teams up in Garvaghy.

Gerard probably lined up for the U20s when Paul Devlin steps down. An O'Neill Cup with Carmen in the meantime while he waits for that job.