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Replying To Bernardo: "It was a poor showing today but I would not be too concerned. We could go down but I think we should concentrate on getting all the players back for the championship." Your not concerned about a 19 point hammering? MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 158 - 22/02/2026 18:21:10 2657869 Link
Replying To McGuirk1985@: "And you're heading for division 3 then 4 hopefully then out of existence" I'll go easy on you guys this week. All joking aside, I fancied you to put it up to Mayo. That was a surprising scoreline. KingdomofBreifne (Cavan) - Posts: 244 - 22/02/2026 18:25:23 2657874 Link
The shock when people are realising the junior lads aren't cut for county football farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 533 - 22/02/2026 18:31:27 2657878 Link
I wouldn't knock yourselves to much. We really needed a reaction after last week and kobe mcdonald is just differnt gravy it's awful we are loosing him. I felt bad for ye today actually. I think ye will be able to put it up to kerry . You have some good forwards . S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 845 - 22/02/2026 18:37:17 2657881 Link
Replying To S1234: "Try play Mayo anytime this week under Andy and with Kobe McDonald doubt ye will win. .. Monaghan will still get further then Cavan ." They wont though. Theyre miles off it. As for us playing you this or any week. Im a great admirer of what Mayo have achieved over the last few decades but we've no fear of you and always have a performance ready for your team. It would be a lot closer than that result today. KingdomofBreifne (Cavan) - Posts: 244 - 22/02/2026 18:44:30 2657884 Link
Sobering day at the office, we can make all the excuses we want… apart from the obvious, the gulf in conditioning and running power was stark, years behind… were trudging along ground coming out of defence and midfield while the likes of Donegal and Armagh are gliding over it…ponderous and lateral passing on the ball isn't helping our inside line, you would want the patience of a saint in there waiting on the ball to come in… I do feel sorry for the younger lads on the team.. div 1 is a tough place and coming into a sinking ship is tough…we need to get behind these lads and keep encouraging and hope for better days ahead starting with the Cavan game..the standard of club football is average at the minute so it's no huge surprise that's we're on a spiral… mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 649 - 22/02/2026 19:00:47 2657891 Link
Replying To KingdomofBreifne: "They wont though. Theyre miles off it. As for us playing you this or any week. Im a great admirer of what Mayo have achieved over the last few decades but we've no fear of you and always have a performance ready for your team. It would be a lot closer than that result today." LOL S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 845 - 22/02/2026 19:12:49 2657898 Link
Replying To mick2007: "Sobering day at the office, we can make all the excuses we want… apart from the obvious, the gulf in conditioning and running power was stark, years behind… were trudging along ground coming out of defence and midfield while the likes of Donegal and Armagh are gliding over it…ponderous and lateral passing on the ball isn't helping our inside line, you would want the patience of a saint in there waiting on the ball to come in… I do feel sorry for the younger lads on the team.. div 1 is a tough place and coming into a sinking ship is tough…we need to get behind these lads and keep encouraging and hope for better days ahead starting with the Cavan game..the standard of club football is average at the minute so it's no huge surprise that's we're on a spiral…" Could not agree more conditioning, general fitness and running power is well behind the other counties at division 1, unsure if it's player issue or coaching problem. Today was sobering, alot of late 90s early 2000s vibes as the game wore on. A bit like dublin the whole energy around monaghan football is flat, crowds being one. We are definitely in a rut and it's not good. I hope our u20 team are facing proper conditioning to be ready for the demands of this new game. Another difficult assignment next week to follow. The cavan game is going to be huge and there will be a kick of the ball in it. We need to up it, players and managment, no more nice talk and excuses. 222 (UK) - Posts: 908 - 22/02/2026 19:15:39 2657900 Link
Replying To Bernardo: "It was a poor showing today but I would not be too concerned. We could go down but I think we should concentrate on getting all the players back for the championship." If you think getting lads back who haven't played inter County in almost a year into a side who are currently getting beat out the gate in their home league games is going to sort things I have a bridge to sell you. Theres v few if any other Ulster venues Mayo would have such a handy day out in as they had today. Just waltzed through for scores too easy not a hand laid on one of them. Season is over now focus on u20s minors that should be priority. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1950 - 22/02/2026 19:19:22 2657903 Link
Replying To S1234: "LOL" That was another shocking performance. Some players did OK but the wide open defence and the lack of fluency up front were awful. To lose by 19 points on your home pitch in February in bad conditions tells everything you need to know. The last 20 or so minutes were nearly unwatchable. Buck has to stop here with the management and not so much the players, or at least not all of them. Management look well out of their depth. The team is not a cohesive unit by any metric. They are all over the place. The physical development of the players is very poor. At this stage, regardless of injuries, some of the players should be locking down their championship places. Instead we seem to have some sort of endless shuffling. I could see Monaghan going through the year without winning a game at this rate. Something else that needs to be addressed is the complete lack of bite. When Kobe McDonald came on to a big cheer from the Mayo fans he should have been put on the seat of his pants immediately. That's what would have greeted him if he was playing Kerry. How many yellow cards did Monaghan get? One or 2 near the end is all I can recall. In division one it's physical first and then earn the right to play football. Monaghan are losing that battle. PolicemanFox (Monaghan) - Posts: 209 - 22/02/2026 19:29:47 2657908 Link
Replying To S1234: "I wouldn't knock yourselves to much. We really needed a reaction after last week and kobe mcdonald is just differnt gravy it's awful we are loosing him. I felt bad for ye today actually. I think ye will be able to put it up to kerry . You have some good forwards ." Mayo can win it all without Kobe, no worries. Wonderful young player for sure. Monaghan could target Galway for a win. maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1258 - 22/02/2026 19:47:25 2657913 Link
Replying To S1234: "I wouldn't knock yourselves to much. We really needed a reaction after last week and kobe mcdonald is just differnt gravy it's awful we are loosing him. I felt bad for ye today actually. I think ye will be able to put it up to kerry . You have some good forwards ." If play that no way will thry get near kerry ffs Mayo big win now think no other team wpuld be capable of kicjing 225 plus maybe kerry rest 10 Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1203 - 22/02/2026 19:49:34 2657914 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "The shock when people are realising the junior lads aren't cut for county football" Some kunior lads play for kerry not always that juniors cant Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1203 - 22/02/2026 19:50:41 2657915 Link
Replying To 222: "Could not agree more conditioning, general fitness and running power is well behind the other counties at division 1, unsure if it's player issue or coaching problem. Today was sobering, alot of late 90s early 2000s vibes as the game wore on. A bit like dublin the whole energy around monaghan football is flat, crowds being one. We are definitely in a rut and it's not good. I hope our u20 team are facing proper conditioning to be ready for the demands of this new game. Another difficult assignment next week to follow. The cavan game is going to be huge and there will be a kick of the ball in it. We need to up it, players and managment, no more nice talk and excuses." A lot of it is genetics as well, not being critical but I was shocked by the physical make up of some of our subs warming up today in front of me…the new rules aren't helping us, wiped out in the middle of the field again and the the safety blanket at the back is gone, it's way harder to turn the game into chaos which was always our forte and made us very very hard to beat, fitness and that hard running power has never been more important as it is now and we're paying a heavy price for our lack of it… mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 649 - 22/02/2026 20:19:09 2657927 Link
Dear Kerry GAA, Please accept this gift of 2 points as the Monaghan football community cannot endure another hammering. Love Monaghan GAA Abysmal stuff, absolutely abysmal Blackcardnot (USA) - Posts: 78 - 22/02/2026 20:33:28 2657931 Link
Replying To mick2007: "A lot of it is genetics as well, not being critical but I was shocked by the physical make up of some of our subs warming up today in front of me…the new rules aren't helping us, wiped out in the middle of the field again and the the safety blanket at the back is gone, it's way harder to turn the game into chaos which was always our forte and made us very very hard to beat, fitness and that hard running power has never been more important as it is now and we're paying a heavy price for our lack of it…" Can just be down that sure theres few big players but they might bot be footballers all issue judt do physical its attiude and skill level toi . You can control strength and fitness though nitbheight can go just alk big men either. Its lack of attiude more so thab wpuld be worried Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1203 - 22/02/2026 20:56:25 2657939 Link
Replying To mick2007: "A lot of it is genetics as well, not being critical but I was shocked by the physical make up of some of our subs warming up today in front of me…the new rules aren't helping us, wiped out in the middle of the field again and the the safety blanket at the back is gone, it's way harder to turn the game into chaos which was always our forte and made us very very hard to beat, fitness and that hard running power has never been more important as it is now and we're paying a heavy price for our lack of it…" Good post fully agree and our lack of appetite for the breaking ball is poor if nothing else wee need a couple of raw hungry dogs to win the breaking ball there has to be someone in the county think eddie walsh deserves a start next day out Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 116 - 22/02/2026 21:02:23 2657943 Link
How is a 17 year old physically out performing our senior players? I'd hope to god the county board are asking some questions around this team's preparation. The most un-Monaghan team I've ever seen MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 158 - 22/02/2026 21:53:41 2657962 Link
55 days until championship Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1288 - 22/02/2026 21:58:45 2657966 Link