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Replying To sporto: "It would be the losing team in the championship final if Toome done a double to go up, Aghabog currently on course to meet Toome in a quarter final as it stands. Seans have to get something from their final game otherwise their season is over." A new rule was brought in that if a team wins the double, the league runners up and the championship runners up play off to decide who go up. monman91 (Monaghan) - Posts: 50 - 26/08/2024 16:44:41 2566990 Link
Replying To mick2007: "Was at the blaney harps game on sat and it was atrocious stuff and that's being kind… if blaney are dark horses for intermediate it's not saying much for the rest of the teams… Senior is a dead duck, as I said previously my granny could manage scotstown to a championship and it won't change anytime soon… junior looks between toome and drumhowan with possibly eire og as an outside shot.. looks like aghabog have flopped in the champ again, could go up by way of toome doing the double.. god help the bog in intermediate next year if that happens…." The standard of Intermediate football is terrible. And as poor as some of the teams in the Senior Championship are, I couldn't see any of the current Intermediate teams even winning a game at Senior. BrehonBlonde (Monaghan) - Posts: 81 - 26/08/2024 18:36:16 2567023 Link
Replying To monman91: "A new rule was brought in that if a team wins the double, the league runners up and the championship runners up play off to decide who go up." When did that rule come in? ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 386 - 27/08/2024 01:13:03 2567058 Link
Replying To ORIELMAN85: "When did that rule come in?" Last year but intermediate didn't have a double and Tyholland was runners up in both competitions in junior so it didn't need to be used. monman91 (Monaghan) - Posts: 50 - 27/08/2024 07:18:26 2567066 Link
Replying To mick2007: "Was at the blaney harps game on sat and it was atrocious stuff and that's being kind… if blaney are dark horses for intermediate it's not saying much for the rest of the teams… Senior is a dead duck, as I said previously my granny could manage scotstown to a championship and it won't change anytime soon… junior looks between toome and drumhowan with possibly eire og as an outside shot.. looks like aghabog have flopped in the champ again, could go up by way of toome doing the double.. god help the bog in intermediate next year if that happens…." That's the way most games this year have gone unfortunately. It's all about who wants to Concede the least and not who wants to score . Blauney done their job conceded 7 points against truagh and 8 against the harps , they will fear nobody . Especially come championship they're a different animal and always have been Monaghan37 (Monaghan) - Posts: 28 - 27/08/2024 07:40:01 2567068 Link
Replying To BrehonBlonde: "The standard of Intermediate football is terrible. And as poor as some of the teams in the Senior Championship are, I couldn't see any of the current Intermediate teams even winning a game at Senior." I've seen a good few intermediate games this year and I would say the style of games are a direct impact of the competitiveness of the division. Its very tactical and no one wants to go behind too far or too early and then be forced to chase a game opening and then potentially conceding more. I've also heard of one management banning certain players from shooting but that's nothing new... Every team has one fella who thinks he is the Gooch when he is actually Francie Bellew... MrPBoylan (Monaghan) - Posts: 203 - 27/08/2024 08:09:00 2567070 Link
Replying To Monaghan37: "That's the way most games this year have gone unfortunately. It's all about who wants to Concede the least and not who wants to score . Blauney done their job conceded 7 points against truagh and 8 against the harps , they will fear nobody . Especially come championship they're a different animal and always have been" "Especially come championship they're a different animal and always have been"… Have you been in a coma for the last 15 years?! I'd say you could count on your fingers how many championship games Castleblayney have won in that time frame. You might not even need to use your thumbs. HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 246 - 27/08/2024 09:47:20 2567080 Link
Replying To MrPBoylan: "I've seen a good few intermediate games this year and I would say the style of games are a direct impact of the competitiveness of the division. Its very tactical and no one wants to go behind too far or too early and then be forced to chase a game opening and then potentially conceding more. I've also heard of one management banning certain players from shooting but that's nothing new... Every team has one fella who thinks he is the Gooch when he is actually Francie Bellew..." Typical Teacher, public sector mindset. Don't dare make a mistake and do what you're told. Doing nothing is better than trying to do something and not getting it right… Jjoniel79 (Monaghan) - Posts: 174 - 28/08/2024 17:18:51 2567417 Link
Replying To Jjoniel79: "Typical Teacher, public sector mindset. Don't dare make a mistake and do what you're told. Doing nothing is better than trying to do something and not getting it right…" Stupid post. Some of the greatest managers in the GAA have been teachers. Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6138 - 28/08/2024 19:23:15 2567430 Link
Replying To Jjoniel79: "Typical Teacher, public sector mindset. Don't dare make a mistake and do what you're told. Doing nothing is better than trying to do something and not getting it right…" I'm not sure if this was directed at me personally but I'm not a teacher and the origin of this type of game has come from Jim Gavin with Dublin. Dublin players got all the stats on shooting percentages and chances of winning games from certain positions. They used this to develop a gameplan that was the most effective ever seen in gaelic football. Now every Tom, Dick and Harry is using this template plus a little of the RG Derry template of defending narrow inside a 45m arc. Next year it might be the Armagh narrow attacking spine that will be copied, who knows! MrPBoylan (Monaghan) - Posts: 203 - 29/08/2024 08:29:10 2567474 Link
Aaron McCarey back playing for Scotstown juniors? Wonder if he will be able to contribute anything at senior level for them. He was some prospect back in the day. HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 246 - 29/08/2024 15:49:58 2567573 Link
Replying To HB245: "Aaron McCarey back playing for Scotstown juniors? Wonder if he will be able to contribute anything at senior level for them. He was some prospect back in the day." Won 3 minor champs back in the day .. all div 1 titles underage too.. played senior a small bit too. Add in an all Ireland community games gold soccer medal in to that. Not that they need players but you never know what he would be able to contribute but I would doubt he would play senior football veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 640 - 29/08/2024 16:41:33 2567579 Link
Replying To veterngaa: "Won 3 minor champs back in the day .. all div 1 titles underage too.. played senior a small bit too. Add in an all Ireland community games gold soccer medal in to that. Not that they need players but you never know what he would be able to contribute but I would doubt he would play senior football" He is long past being a Senior player. Saw him a couple of weeks ago in a Junior Championship game. Barely got a touch of the ball. Outplayed by a young full back a foot smaller than him with a heavily bandaged thigh so the young lad was more than likely playing injured. That ship sailed a long time ago. ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 386 - 30/08/2024 12:59:58 2567662 Link
Replying To veterngaa: "Won 3 minor champs back in the day .. all div 1 titles underage too.. played senior a small bit too. Add in an all Ireland community games gold soccer medal in to that. Not that they need players but you never know what he would be able to contribute but I would doubt he would play senior football" He was one of the most talked about prospects that I can ever remember in the county. Unfortunately for us he was too good at soccer! HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 246 - 31/08/2024 09:16:55 2567765 Link
Fixtures this weekend Senior Aughnamullen v Cremartin - Cremartin Scotstown v Corduff- Scotstown Inniskeen v kilanny- inniskeen Latton v donaghmoyne- donaghmoyne Intermediate Tyholland v blackhill- blackhill Maghercloone v clones- maghercloone Carrick v harps- Carrick Emyvale v Truagh- draw Junior Oram v toome- toome Eire og v Sean's- draw Rockcorry v kileevan- rockcorry Scotstown v drumhowan- drumhowan What's people's predictions.? Wambamalam (Monaghan) - Posts: 17 - 02/09/2024 12:53:02 2568011 Link
Replying To Wambamalam: "Fixtures this weekend Senior Aughnamullen v Cremartin - Cremartin Scotstown v Corduff- Scotstown Inniskeen v kilanny- inniskeen Latton v donaghmoyne- donaghmoyne Intermediate Tyholland v blackhill- blackhill Maghercloone v clones- maghercloone Carrick v harps- Carrick Emyvale v Truagh- draw Junior Oram v toome- toome Eire og v Sean's- draw Rockcorry v kileevan- rockcorry Scotstown v drumhowan- drumhowan What's people's predictions.?" Fixtures this weekend Senior Aughnamullen v Cremartin - draw Scotstown v Corduff- Scotstown Inniskeen v kilanny- inniskeen Latton v donaghmoyne- Latton Intermediate Tyholland v blackhill- blackhill Maghercloone v clones- maghercloone Carrick v harps- Carrick Emyvale v Truagh- Truagh Junior Oram v toome- toome Eire og v Sean's- Eire og Rockcorry v kileevan- rockcorry Scotstown v drumhowan- drumhowan SouthMonMan (Monaghan) - Posts: 144 - 02/09/2024 14:52:14 2568046 Link
Game of the weekend is undoubtedly in Emyvale on Sunday evening. When is the last time that Truagh and Emyvale met in the championship? A lot at stake also, whoever loses will almost certainly find themselves in the relegation group. Two teams that have not performed to the best of their ability in the last few years, the mind boggles how Truagh have found themselves in this position considering where they were 2/3 years ago. Anyone in the crowd would what their wits about them because this one could get feisty. The intermediate final looks set to be a south Monaghan derby for a fourth year in a row with Carrick and Magheracloone likely to top both of their respective groups. Thank god Scotstown continue to save the blushes of North Monaghan clubs. Anybody going to stop Toome in junior? Rock and The bog had great leagues but seem to have fallen off when the ground hardened up and the real football started to be played, good progress being made in both clubs though to be fair. Should be a good weekend of ball, hoping to get to a few games this weekend. Looks like south Monaghan are going to get at least two championships again this year, hopefully our new county management will take note of this imbalance between north and south. Monaghansclown (Monaghan) - Posts: 187 - 02/09/2024 17:30:05 2568090 Link
Replying To Monaghansclown: "Game of the weekend is undoubtedly in Emyvale on Sunday evening. When is the last time that Truagh and Emyvale met in the championship? A lot at stake also, whoever loses will almost certainly find themselves in the relegation group. Two teams that have not performed to the best of their ability in the last few years, the mind boggles how Truagh have found themselves in this position considering where they were 2/3 years ago. Anyone in the crowd would what their wits about them because this one could get feisty. The intermediate final looks set to be a south Monaghan derby for a fourth year in a row with Carrick and Magheracloone likely to top both of their respective groups. Thank god Scotstown continue to save the blushes of North Monaghan clubs. Anybody going to stop Toome in junior? Rock and The bog had great leagues but seem to have fallen off when the ground hardened up and the real football started to be played, good progress being made in both clubs though to be fair. Should be a good weekend of ball, hoping to get to a few games this weekend. Looks like south Monaghan are going to get at least two championships again this year, hopefully our new county management will take note of this imbalance between north and south." In relation to your last sentence… what south players should be on the panel that aren't…? Because I can't think of any that would make much difference. I can't believe that people genuinely think an intercounty manager would care what part of the county a player is based. This has been a thing in Monaghan for years and I've never understood it. HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 246 - 02/09/2024 19:07:34 2568107 Link
Fixtures this weekend Senior Aughnamullen v Cremartin - Aughnamullen Scotstown v Corduff- Scotstown Inniskeen v kilanny- Draw (expecting a firey one here) Latton v donaghmoyne- Latton (what has happened Donaghmoyne) Intermediate Tyholland v blackhill- blackhill Maghercloone v clones- maghercloone Carrick v harps- Carrick Emyvale v Truagh- Truagh (just about) Junior Oram v toome- toome Eire og v Sean's- Eire og Rockcorry v kileevan- rockcorry Scotstown v drumhowan- Scotstown It's starting to get real now. farneygael (Monaghan) - Posts: 296 - 02/09/2024 19:54:24 2568110 Link
Any updates or even a bit of gossip on the county job? Not much being said or at least I'm not hearing much. We are still a good enough team at present to make the quarters and with a lucky draw the AI semi. Or have I the blinkers on? farneygael (Monaghan) - Posts: 296 - 02/09/2024 19:57:31 2568111 Link