Ulster Championship 2025

[Truthsayer]

Aw lads just give up the whining.
We're not going back to 15 behind the ball boring sh1te.

Exactly that... might be more tweaking needed but to hear Mickey Harte girning about rule changes brought about because of coaches like him and Jimmy McGuinness who had ruined the game...

For a Tyrone fella you have an awful bee buzzing around in your bonnet with Mickey Harte while not realising without him Tyrone would likely be stuck on zero senior All Ireland titles so when he speaks it's worth paying attention.

As for Jimmy McGuinness "who had ruined the game"  Donegal in 2012 and 2014 on route to winning and challenging for the All Ireland was better spectacle than what we have seen so far under these Frankenstein changes.

I highly doubt Tyrone would have no All Irelands without him! Canavan, Cavanagh, Dooher, Gormley etc etc played their part too... but he did incredible job those years no doubt. Kinda got left behind the top coaches after 2010.
They won in 2021 because he was replaced and they were allowed play more expansive football... remember the two goals long kickout and high ball into the full forward.
Do you recall 2017 All Ireland semi-final Mark Bradley on his own up front againt 3 Dublin backs! 
2012 Donegal played expansive football after that reverted to a total defensive shitshow that was copied all over the place. The 2014 All Ireland final was a horror show...
McGuinness will do well now, shame the whole game had to be revamped after what he started and Mickey and others copied...

[trueblue1234]

I was just about to say you would need to stop giving your opinion on the rules lads or Rossfan would be in to give out to ya. But he beat me to it. 🤣

The only place there is constant giving out about the new rules is this forum
They were voted in by over 90%.

I think you need to speak to more people. There is a lot of discussion about them. Some positive, some not so much. But your constant attempt to shut down discussion about them is as irritating as f**k.

[Norm-Peterson]

Poor crowd at Tyrone game. Maybe they are saving their money to go watch their Conor Bradley, etc at Windsor.

[Truthsayer]

Poor crowd at Tyrone game. Maybe they are saving their money to go watch their Conor Bradley, etc at Windsor.

They were lucky. I was there and went for a coffee in the club during the second half and watched it on the big screen. It was dire. As people knew, Cavan brought no intensity.. nothing. Clones will be big crowd for the semi-final for clash of the giants!

[bennydorano]

4.45pm on a Saturday for Armagh v Tyrone, lucky getting 15,000.

[flowerpot]

Ridiculous time, it's nearly like they want folk to stay at home.

[Tyrone Dreamer]

Personally think it's a great time. Late enough for anyone doing a half days work or children activities in morning etc. And home at reasonable
time if want a few drinks after. And no work to worry about next day.

Gaa fans seem to complain about everything. Every other sport has fixtures at that time and attract good crowds.

[flowerpot]

Cause everyone does a half days work or no work on a Saturday!

[Angus MacGyver]

Can't see anything other than a comfortable Donegal victory next weekend. Monaghan have done well as a new team this year but will fall short against Donegals physicality and quality off the bench.
 A 7 to 9 point win for the Tir Conaill men.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Can't see anything other than a comfortable Donegal victory next weekend. Monaghan have done well as a new team this year but will fall short against Donegals physicality and quality off the bench.
 A 7 to 9 point win for the Tir Conaill men.

Donegal could win Ulster without having to play their strongest team.

Is the squad they have now much stronger than 2012?

[Wildweasel74]

Monaghan wouldn't lie off Donegal like Derry did. And have a keeper who can place the kickouts.

[Milltown Row2]

Monaghan wouldn't lie off Donegal like Derry did. And have a keeper who can place the kickouts.

I've yet to see a proper kick out strategy that works consistently. Be interesting to see his and how Donegal snuff it out

[ardtole]

Beggan is an exception. I was at Downs last league game v Monaghan in Clones and his kickouts had to be seen to be believed. He has the distance, can pick out men on the run, and make a decision in a split second.

Down played very well that day and won by a point in a great game, but Beggans influence was unreal, very impressive. Even when he comes out to join the Monaghan attack, his passing into the ff line was first class.

[flowerpot]

I would go for Monaghan by 3 or 4, Donegal aren't the amazing team the Sunday Game and Peter in particular is making them out to be, they are in a cohort of 5 or 6 who all could beat each other on a given day.

[rodney trotter]

The first Championship in a long time Monaghan won't have Conor McManus. The game being in Clones will be a help, but Donegal should prevail.