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Replying To Overtheblackspot89: "Truagh competing against scotstown, when's the last time truagh beat scotstown in a championship game. Truagh are nowhere near it" Last year it came down to a last minute 2 point free from beggan for scotstown to beat Truagh. Otherwise Truagh would have put Scotstown out in the group. Truagh's biggest problem is keeping their main players fit and have struggled with injuries the last few years (mohan, kelly, o connell, and a few other injured all year) unitedparishes (Monaghan) - Posts: 12 - 26/08/2026 16:17:19 2691422 Link
Replying To Overtheblackspot89: "They couldn't win an intermediate championship the 3/4 years they were down there and now your saying they'll put it up to scotstown" Truagh were also only down for 1 year and went straight back up and won the league while losing the championship final against maghercloone unitedparishes (Monaghan) - Posts: 12 - 26/08/2026 16:18:39 2691423 Link
Replying To unitedparishes: "Last year it came down to a last minute 2 point free from beggan for scotstown to beat Truagh. Otherwise Truagh would have put Scotstown out in the group. Truagh's biggest problem is keeping their main players fit and have struggled with injuries the last few years (mohan, kelly, o connell, and a few other injured all year)" Truagh currently joint bottom of bookies odds to win the championship with Corduff. 25/1. It's Scotstown, inniskeen then blayney as favourites. Bookies are never far off. Jjoniel79 (Monaghan) - Posts: 281 - 26/08/2026 18:13:23 2691444 Link
Replying To veterngaa: "With the way the groups work is it an inniskeen Scotstown semi final this year ? Then who knows about the other group? Could see Carrick in a semi easily" Inniskeen/Scotstown final. Inniskeen to follow the example of Mayo. ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1224 - 26/08/2026 23:47:45 2691460 Link
Predictions for games this weekend Big round of fixtures for the u12s this weekend Friday Killeevan Sarsfields CLG v Clan na Gael - CNG by 4 Saturday Monaghan Harps v Castleblayney Faughs - Harps by 8 Doohamlet v Killanny - Killany by the minimum Blackhill Emeralds v Ballybay Pearse Brother - Ballybay by 3 Gaeil Triucha Clg v Emyvale - Emyvale by 10 Tyholland v Naomh Mhuire Padraigs - NMP by 5 Donaghmoyne v Carrickmacross Emmets GFC - CE GFC by 2 Magheracloone GFC v Inniskeen - Magheracloone by 15+ Emyvale B v Sean McDermotts B - Emyvale B by 2 Sunday Castleblayney Faughs B v Cremartin B - Cremartin by 20 Gaeil Triucha Clg B v Carrickmacross Emmets GFC B - Truagh B by 4 Latton O'Rahilly GAA Club v Clontibret O'Neills - Latton by 8 Hughie_Murph (Donegal) - Posts: 9 - 27/08/2026 09:26:42 2691472 Link
Replying To Jjoniel79: "Truagh currently joint bottom of bookies odds to win the championship with Corduff. 25/1. It's Scotstown, inniskeen then blayney as favourites. Bookies are never far off." Latton are 28/1 and out of championship Traugh are 33/1 and top of there Group So basically if you put tenner on truagh you will get €0 back GAAFAN1234512345 (Monaghan) - Posts: 19 - 27/08/2026 09:33:30 2691473 Link
Replying To Jjoniel79: "Truagh currently joint bottom of bookies odds to win the championship with Corduff. 25/1. It's Scotstown, inniskeen then blayney as favourites. Bookies are never far off." wouldn't be too worried about the bookies when some have Latton still priced up. can't see how Cremartin would be less odds when Truagh beat them well 2 weeks back unitedparishes (Monaghan) - Posts: 12 - 27/08/2026 09:52:29 2691476 Link
Replying To Hughie_Murph: "Predictions for games this weekend Big round of fixtures for the u12s this weekend Friday Killeevan Sarsfields CLG v Clan na Gael - CNG by 4 Saturday Monaghan Harps v Castleblayney Faughs - Harps by 8 Doohamlet v Killanny - Killany by the minimum Blackhill Emeralds v Ballybay Pearse Brother - Ballybay by 3 Gaeil Triucha Clg v Emyvale - Emyvale by 10 Tyholland v Naomh Mhuire Padraigs - NMP by 5 Donaghmoyne v Carrickmacross Emmets GFC - CE GFC by 2 Magheracloone GFC v Inniskeen - Magheracloone by 15+ Emyvale B v Sean McDermotts B - Emyvale B by 2 Sunday Castleblayney Faughs B v Cremartin B - Cremartin by 20 Gaeil Triucha Clg B v Carrickmacross Emmets GFC B - Truagh B by 4 Latton O'Rahilly GAA Club v Clontibret O'Neills - Latton by 8" Going of history and how each team got on in the league i'd have to agree with these predictions. However i feel your too generous to Latton to win by 8 as they are missing their talisman of Ruairi farmer who is flat out down in EP this weekend. Big miss for the Latton boys who was fairly reliant on Farmer during the u10 campaign. monaghanmad4567 (Monaghan) - Posts: 28 - 27/08/2026 11:42:20 2691503 Link
Bannigan gone. Disappointed as i thought he had a decent record despite an injury hit/poor league. Built a decent panel of hungry young lads. Hope we can bring in some one to take us up a level Dcgael (Monaghan) - Posts: 13 - 27/08/2026 20:27:34 2691595 Link
What's behind Gabriel Bannigan's departure ? I have seen his very gracious statement, which is quite detailed in places but references "goalposts being moved and conditions not being right". What's all that about ? Knoxboya (Monaghan) - Posts: 393 - 27/08/2026 20:30:12 2691597 Link
GB officially gone. No bad thing MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 256 - 27/08/2026 20:35:25 2691598 Link
Gabriel Bannigan steps down https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0827/1589500-bannigan-steps-down-as-monaghan-manager/ Shelbourne1 (Monaghan) - Posts: 460 - 27/08/2026 20:48:00 2691599 Link
The rumour mill will be in full flow now. Monaghanmad123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 31 - 27/08/2026 20:57:15 2691600 Link
Shocking treatment of GB. ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1224 - 27/08/2026 20:59:03 2691601 Link
Why did Gabriel Bannigan step down as Farney Manager. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2784 - 27/08/2026 21:21:59 2691605 Link
https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0827/1589500-bannigan-steps-down-as-monaghan-manager/ Gabriel Bannigan steps down ! Shelbourne1 (Monaghan) - Posts: 460 - 27/08/2026 21:32:59 2691607 Link
Replying To Darragh1987: "Any thoughts or predictions on the hurling games at the weekend ?" Castleblaney to win the first game easily be 15 to 20 points and Truagh to win the second one by 5 to 10 points DinnoDK (Monaghan) - Posts: 1 - 27/08/2026 22:14:19 2691614 Link
Goal posts moved when Gabriel Bannigan was putting his 2027 management team together. September on Tuesday and seeking another new manager is a far from ideal situation. His record as manager the last two years league and championship P27 W13 L14 (48% win percentage) Two All-Ireland quarter-final appearances and won the Division 2 title the highlights Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 4070 - 27/08/2026 22:15:21 2691615 Link
Good luck to Gabriel in the future some great days out very unfortunate with injuries best of luck Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 229 - 27/08/2026 22:17:26 2691616 Link
Best wishes and many thanks to Gabriel Bannigan for his time as Monaghan manager. It is easy to forget how bleak the situation looked when he took over from Vinny a couple of years ago. No takers at the time so it took a real Monaghan football man to step up. Plenty of good days in the meantime. A great league campaign in 2025 capped with a really enjoyable spin to Croke Park, a decent win over Cavan in USFC '26 to end a horrible run of results there, then a miracle win v Derry and a brave showing in the Ulster Final. The wins v Roscommon and Westmeath were great days, as too was the Louth game in Newbridge last year. Not a bad highlight reel. On the flip side, the failure to make the right calls in the last 20 v Donegal in Clones last year, and two very disappointing quarter finals in HQ were hard to take. Especially against a quite beatable Louth. You could argue too that we left an Ulster title behind this year. All told, the man has done the county some service indeed and we should be optimistic for the medium term. The players are there. Clean slate needed for a few big options too. Big call ahead for the county board. It's hard to know where to go next, but very clear where not to turn. Avoid the 'back to the future' option, that's for certain. Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1388 - 27/08/2026 22:34:43 2691619 Link