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Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "God, but you are all coming out of the woodwork now. Have you any wird other than "like" in your vocabulary."
Topping the meaningless group ( an easy one too ) and getting the extra rest really stood to Monaghan…

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4182 - 29/06/2025 11:43:50    2622019

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Lads,especially the bandwagoners need to calm down. We are a team in transition. 12 months ago the bandwagoners and know alls were singing our demise. Relegation to Div. 3 and not to be heard from for another 25 years. J said then and I say now Monaghan football is in a good place. Yes we could all pick out stuff from yesterday that didn't work, but many of those same things worked earlier in the year. This team will not reach their peak for at least another 2 years. Only the deluded could expect a small county like Monaghan to rebuild over night and get right back to the top. The Donegal goal was the game changer and it resulted from a Donegal free that was a terrible decision by the referee. Then add in the injuries to 2 of our most experienced players. As for johney come latelys shouting about capitulation, you havent been around Monaghan football for long.Anybody who knows the modern game , knew it wasnt over at half time. This is a serious Donegal team. Hopefully them and Armagh meet in the All Ireland Final. Would be a classic. As for our lads and the management team, thank you for a successful year and looking forward to many more great days out with the Orielmen.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 666 - 29/06/2025 12:09:44    2622026

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Listen, implosions happen all the time in sport, it's not unique to Monaghan football. Let's not let one half of a game define our year. We're made of sterner stuff than that.

Blackcardnot (USA) - Posts: 68 - 29/06/2025 12:12:02    2622027

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Hard luck Monaghan, you played a great first half, Donegal just came alive in the second half and played like we can, a pleasure to be in the company of the Monaghan supporters.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3300 - 29/06/2025 12:24:51    2622033

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Hard luck Monaghan, you played a great first half, Donegal just came alive in the second half and played like we can, a pleasure to be in the company of the Monaghan supporters."
Not a lot to argue with there. Donegal are a serious team. Always one of my two favorite teams to support when we are out. My other is Armagh. What a classic final that would be. I think they are the only team who could play with you for the full 70 minutes. Great memories of mingling with Donegal supporters over the years. Great games between us in the 'teens. Always gracious in defeat and in victory. Especially remember the generosity of your players at the end of the 2013 final. Colin McFadden for special mention as he congratulated my then 11 year old son on our win after he had tripped over him on his rush onto the field. Class act from an All Ireland champion who had just missed a chance to win 3 Ulsters in a row. Was very disappointed the next year when you missed out on the All Ireland that you deserved to win. There are a few clowns on these forums from both counties who would gladly sow the seeds of enmity. A few of our ones on our site this morning disparaging our team and management. The clowns don't realise it has been a very successful year for us in the middle of a transition. Good luck to Donegal and I hope you go on and bring Sam back to the Hills.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 666 - 29/06/2025 13:28:21    2622050

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monaghan played 1 team all year from div 1, personally i couldn't understand people hyping them up don't get me wrong i think there a decent team who i though were fortunate to beat down ( there mistake gifted you both goals ) Div 1 will bring them on next year and they have had a decent season so nobody should be overly hard on them.

Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 745 - 29/06/2025 13:45:52    2622055

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Topping the meaningless group ( an easy one too ) and getting the extra rest really stood to Monaghan…"
The difference between Monaghan and Cavan regarding losing big games, is that Monaghan can get beat during them, but Cavan are beat before they start

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1074 - 29/06/2025 13:51:30    2622056

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Replying To mhunicean_abu:  "The difference between Monaghan and Cavan regarding losing big games, is that Monaghan can get beat during them, but Cavan are beat before they start"
Except for when we played Mayo, and beat them.


The difference between Monaghan and Cavan is 5 All Irelands and 24 Ulster titles!

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5279 - 29/06/2025 14:14:56    2622059

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Just wow

That was a serious schooling in the second half... I knew not to get my hopes up too much at half time but was hard not to be excited with what we saw...

I guess croke park needs a "hill side plan" and a "davin side plan" rather than a first and second half plan... My best guess is Jimmy addressed them at halftime and stated the tables have turned now and donegal have the easier end to kick into now so flood the danger areas and capitalise

They were everywhere... Setting aside ability I don't understand how they were so much fitter

We'll hopefully have a few more lads to pick next year and ultimately we've progressed from last year so onwards and upwards

MalsBalls (Monaghan) - Posts: 234 - 29/06/2025 14:27:54    2622066

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Except for when we played Mayo, and beat them.


The difference between Monaghan and Cavan is 5 All Irelands and 24 Ulster titles!"
On the old black and white tv… no one even alive that was at the games

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 789 - 29/06/2025 14:29:33    2622068

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Except for when we played Mayo, and beat them.


The difference between Monaghan and Cavan is 5 All Irelands and 24 Ulster titles!"
Nah, I''d say the main difference is that Monaghan doesn't have a pathological obsession with Cavan.

Blackcardnot (USA) - Posts: 68 - 29/06/2025 14:30:38    2622069

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Except for when we played Mayo, and beat them.


The difference between Monaghan and Cavan is 5 All Irelands and 24 Ulster titles!"
Have a day off with your begrudging generic comments

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1074 - 29/06/2025 14:38:06    2622074

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Replying To Blackcardnot:  "Nah, I''d say the main difference is that Monaghan doesn't have a pathological obsession with Cavan."
Come over to our forum, there's more Monaghan posters there than here!

KingdomofBreifne (Cavan) - Posts: 191 - 29/06/2025 14:43:23    2622078

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Replying To MalsBalls:  "Just wow

That was a serious schooling in the second half... I knew not to get my hopes up too much at half time but was hard not to be excited with what we saw...

I guess croke park needs a "hill side plan" and a "davin side plan" rather than a first and second half plan... My best guess is Jimmy addressed them at halftime and stated the tables have turned now and donegal have the easier end to kick into now so flood the danger areas and capitalise

They were everywhere... Setting aside ability I don't understand how they were so much fitter

We'll hopefully have a few more lads to pick next year and ultimately we've progressed from last year so onwards and upwards"
Those of us of a certain vintage will remember a similar schooling in fitness and intensity in Croke Park from the great tyrone team of the 00s. That was also after a great first half. The profile of that Monaghan team was similar to today's. In fairness to that team they learned from it and within a few years were bringing one of Kerrys finest teams to the wire in Croke Park. It's up to this team and management to do the same. Hopefully McCaul and Hamil will come back from their injuries and provide more strength in depth next year. Any word how Karl Gallagher is getting on in Oz? Usually it's initially a two year stint over there and then the player is either cut or offered a contract. He definitely had something to offer at county level

TheHunter (Monaghan) - Posts: 20 - 29/06/2025 14:49:26    2622083

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Replying To KingdomofBreifne:  "Come over to our forum, there's more Monaghan posters there than here!"
Are there really? Or is that just in your head

Blackcardnot (USA) - Posts: 68 - 29/06/2025 14:51:20    2622085

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Replying To mhunicean_abu:  "The difference between Monaghan and Cavan regarding losing big games, is that Monaghan can get beat during them, but Cavan are beat before they start"
Ah stop. You need to pipe down with the Cavan bashing for a while. That second half yesterday was a car crash. As for thinking you're contenders. Go away out of that. Your only reliable scorer is your 33 year old goalkeeper. O Hanlon, Bannigan, Woods are good for the odd score or two but were squashed in the intensity of that Donegal onslaught. As for the much raved about conveyer of talent. When the chips were down, you introduced Karl o Connell, Darren Hughes, and Jack McCarron, great servants yes but hardly one's for the future. You've won nothing since 2014!! You're no better than we are.

KingdomofBreifne (Cavan) - Posts: 191 - 29/06/2025 14:52:28    2622086

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Replying To AlanD:  "Dylan Byrne young player but is he a starter.. in today game how does he contributed to the team we seem to have make a hero out of him from league final where enda Smith played one over the top he read it and came out with the ball end up geting man of the match.. that all he done .. terrible defending 2day for goal terrible defending for the one that came off the post were he jump backways and fisted it... terrible defending in armagh for the goal...like he not a kickout option he terrible on the ball he never goes up the field to joint the play so with him on the field there always an opposite player fresh because he not good enough on the ball to joint the play...like I kno Damien freeman a selector but its abit obvious

there is no way Dylan Byrne was better than even jason irwin last year irwin played corner back & than you have ronan boyle who is better than both of them even a shane hanratty like if you look at all the other corner back mogan, roarty, eoin murchan, tom o sullivan, niall devlin scored massive score against donegal and scored a massive score today in Dublin game same with the donegal corner backs always a kickout option and always making the long bursting runs up the field all very comfortable on the ball & fit to help on the scoreboard most games

Dont think the game is suited for old school corner back like young Dylan Byrne even when we had kelly walshe or ryan wylie from 2013 all good defenders but all very comfortable on the ball & all chipped in on the scoreboard

Going forward to 2026 back in division 1 that style of player will not cut it maybe more suited as a squad player"
I hope this doesn't come across as been smart but I just wanted to let you know that your posts are very hard to read without fullstops.

thegadfly (Cavan) - Posts: 292 - 29/06/2025 15:51:54    2622122

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Replying To KingdomofBreifne:  "Ah stop. You need to pipe down with the Cavan bashing for a while. That second half yesterday was a car crash. As for thinking you're contenders. Go away out of that. Your only reliable scorer is your 33 year old goalkeeper. O Hanlon, Bannigan, Woods are good for the odd score or two but were squashed in the intensity of that Donegal onslaught. As for the much raved about conveyer of talent. When the chips were down, you introduced Karl o Connell, Darren Hughes, and Jack McCarron, great servants yes but hardly one's for the future. You've won nothing since 2014!! You're no better than we are."
To pick 15 players Out of 30 players from monaghan and cavan I am going to say 14 from monaghan paddy lynch that's it no point in having a go at a team that tries when your own offers 1 half hour of a performance v mayo in championship and 1 half hour last year v monaghan fact the black death brolly called cavan and its seeping into this forum

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 101 - 29/06/2025 15:56:51    2622129

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A very disappointing way for the year to end. Hard to understand the scale of the drop off in the second half.

We just couldn't break the momentum of the game, get a run of scores, and get the pressure back onto Donegal. 'Having a lead to protect' is a dangerous mindset, and Donegal were very impressive at the start of the second half.

They should be really proud of what they've achieved this year though. Reaching a Quarter Final, Div 2 winners and promotion to Div 1. Very few people were predicting that, and they've proved that there is a lot of strength, potential and quality in this group of players. They're building, and they're going to learn a lot from yesterday.

MunnionOfMunnionHill (Monaghan) - Posts: 26 - 29/06/2025 16:18:28    2622141

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Replying To MunnionOfMunnionHill:  "A very disappointing way for the year to end. Hard to understand the scale of the drop off in the second half.

We just couldn't break the momentum of the game, get a run of scores, and get the pressure back onto Donegal. 'Having a lead to protect' is a dangerous mindset, and Donegal were very impressive at the start of the second half.

They should be really proud of what they've achieved this year though. Reaching a Quarter Final, Div 2 winners and promotion to Div 1. Very few people were predicting that, and they've proved that there is a lot of strength, potential and quality in this group of players. They're building, and they're going to learn a lot from yesterday."
And people on here bashing Malone and you've just listed what we have achieved this year under his coaching.

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 273 - 29/06/2025 16:33:13    2622147

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