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Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "What tactics?"
Shout and Roar like a bunch of mad men on the line until something happens

MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 232 - 26/07/2026 21:20:24    2687329

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Well done Andy Moran. It's time for GB & AMcE to move on

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 759 - 26/07/2026 21:42:39    2687345

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Replying To MonaghanMan44life:  "Shout and Roar like a bunch of mad men on the line until something happens"
With the pre season comps over next weekend I'd fear for Blaney when the football starts

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 759 - 26/07/2026 22:34:28    2687362

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Replying To Monaghanmad123:  "Drumhowan will be happy to get the scare so early in the year. The minds will be focused now and they will beat toome next weekend with 5/6 to spare and go on to do a double as well with Doherty back home. Very young team who will fancy themselves in intermediate in the next few years."
Was a bit more than a scare. Penalty shoot out!
Plus, Currin drew with them already this year.Drumhowan are definitely favourites for Junior with Tom to come back but Currin were missing 3 or 4 players last night apparently. I would definitely not rule them out for the Championship. Seem to have a good set up on the line this year. Currin v Drumhowan Junior Final?

Matchwatcher (Monaghan) - Posts: 47 - 27/07/2026 00:28:27    2687394

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Replying To Monaghanmad123:  "Drumhowan will be happy to get the scare so early in the year. The minds will be focused now and they will beat toome next weekend with 5/6 to spare and go on to do a double as well with Doherty back home. Very young team who will fancy themselves in intermediate in the next few years."
There's a reason why drumhowan have won a number of junior championships in the last 20 years…

mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 679 - 27/07/2026 09:36:45    2687420

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Replying To Matchwatcher:  "Was a bit more than a scare. Penalty shoot out!
Plus, Currin drew with them already this year.Drumhowan are definitely favourites for Junior with Tom to come back but Currin were missing 3 or 4 players last night apparently. I would definitely not rule them out for the Championship. Seem to have a good set up on the line this year. Currin v Drumhowan Junior Final?"
Never rule out Blackhill

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 1087 - 27/07/2026 09:57:05    2687424

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Replying To farneygael3:  "Well done Andy Moran. It's time for GB & AMcE to move on"
No doubt monaghan are thinking, we were close to them in Clones, what if! Well done Mayo and Andy Moran. We need to change our mentality when it comes to June July in Croke Park. Maybe one day it will be Monaghan.

222 (UK) - Posts: 955 - 27/07/2026 10:07:22    2687430

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Huge congrats to Andy Moran and everyone in Mayo. He was a huge loss to us leaving after a year, but I think it's fair to say he made the right decision for himself and Mayo! And tbh I think it was evident the drop off in our tactical nous on the line this season.

I genuinely think we have a right good group of players there now (especially if a couple lads could be enticed back, and everyone fit), and there's opportunity to do something in the next few years with the injection of youth and the likes of Beggan still so influential - but we need the right men on the line, and I think we need a change there honestly

patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 966 - 27/07/2026 11:32:40    2687463

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Replying To patk:  "Huge congrats to Andy Moran and everyone in Mayo. He was a huge loss to us leaving after a year, but I think it's fair to say he made the right decision for himself and Mayo! And tbh I think it was evident the drop off in our tactical nous on the line this season.

I genuinely think we have a right good group of players there now (especially if a couple lads could be enticed back, and everyone fit), and there's opportunity to do something in the next few years with the injection of youth and the likes of Beggan still so influential - but we need the right men on the line, and I think we need a change there honestly"
Right men on the line needed and stop losing players monaghan need to forget about div1 winter league football concentrate on building a physical team that can compete in June july philly mcmahon enda mcginley or the likes needed on the sideline and develop the bigger lads Michael mccarvillw x 3 or 4 and see where it takes us ,we are lost in croker for the want of fielders and scrappers that's where its at we have the forwards serious mindset change needed in cloghan physicality and strength and height needed

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 215 - 27/07/2026 12:02:06    2687474

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Replying To Farneyblueandwhite:  "Right men on the line needed and stop losing players monaghan need to forget about div1 winter league football concentrate on building a physical team that can compete in June july philly mcmahon enda mcginley or the likes needed on the sideline and develop the bigger lads Michael mccarvillw x 3 or 4 and see where it takes us ,we are lost in croker for the want of fielders and scrappers that's where its at we have the forwards serious mindset change needed in cloghan physicality and strength and height needed"
Sure we had the bigger lads in the panel this year and the best bigger lads in the county, they got injured unfortunately.

Mohan
Kelly
Mc caul
Lavelle
Mc carville
Hanratty

What you want management to do, have trials in cloghen with lads only over 6ft? Then when bigger lads are on the panel all I will hear then is...he is too slow, not mobile enough, not skillful enough.

The best and biggest lads were on the panel this year.

monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 520 - 27/07/2026 12:51:47    2687501

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Replying To monaghanmad:  "Sure we had the bigger lads in the panel this year and the best bigger lads in the county, they got injured unfortunately.

Mohan
Kelly
Mc caul
Lavelle
Mc carville
Hanratty

What you want management to do, have trials in cloghen with lads only over 6ft? Then when bigger lads are on the panel all I will hear then is...he is too slow, not mobile enough, not skillful enough.

The best and biggest lads were on the panel this year."
example : Matthew carolan could have been taken in after u final play him at 12 get him up to speed and could have lined out against his clubman james maguire louth match and he scored 4 points but no we decided to take in 2 small ads (good Lads in there own rite ) and we went to croker again with 1 midfielder how are we ever to progress unless we move with the times what am trying to say is its not 1 persons fault we love the wee lads but it criminal heading to headquarters with 1 midfielder and expecting other lads that are not midfielders to pick up the slack as in k lavelle l Kelly why can't we carry 5 to 7 midfielders at all times and give them a proper chance like 4 to 6 matches from Feb to May 1 injury round the middle should not define our season

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 215 - 27/07/2026 13:30:52    2687509

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Replying To patk:  "Huge congrats to Andy Moran and everyone in Mayo. He was a huge loss to us leaving after a year, but I think it's fair to say he made the right decision for himself and Mayo! And tbh I think it was evident the drop off in our tactical nous on the line this season.

I genuinely think we have a right good group of players there now (especially if a couple lads could be enticed back, and everyone fit), and there's opportunity to do something in the next few years with the injection of youth and the likes of Beggan still so influential - but we need the right men on the line, and I think we need a change there honestly"
Example Shane hanratty has a bit of physicality about him but didn't get a run all year people will say well he is not performing in training well how would he when he didn't get a league match at all at no 2 or 4 when both of our corner backs were injured we need to bulk up in height all over the field and not just midfield 4 midfielders at 8 9 10 12 and 2 dirty ball winners and 2 runners that should be our middle 8 but we have 1 midfielder ,tell me this are we progressing ?

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 215 - 27/07/2026 14:24:34    2687524

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Replying To Farneyblueandwhite:  "Example Shane hanratty has a bit of physicality about him but didn't get a run all year people will say well he is not performing in training well how would he when he didn't get a league match at all at no 2 or 4 when both of our corner backs were injured we need to bulk up in height all over the field and not just midfield 4 midfielders at 8 9 10 12 and 2 dirty ball winners and 2 runners that should be our middle 8 but we have 1 midfielder ,tell me this are we progressing ?"
Ryan Wylie, Killian Lavelle, Dylan Byrne; Dessie Ward, Ryan O'Toole, Conor McCarthy Mícheál McCarville Aaron Carey
Our back 8 v Louth

Who are you dropping for Hanratty ?

monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 520 - 27/07/2026 15:16:28    2687539

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