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Replying To KingdomofBreifne: "By the way your team are playing at the moment, you'll be there soon enough. We'll be fine. We're young and rebuilding but will stay up. We don't want to miss the opportunity to aid your downward momentum next year." LOL you've been rebuilding for 70 years.... PolicemanFox (Monaghan) - Posts: 207 - 13/02/2026 21:43:53 2656267 Link
Replying To Eddie the Exile: "Consensus in Cavan is there is very little coming through. "A heap of middling to ordinary Bradys and Reillys" as a man from Kingscourt described them recently to me. They are kicking it into a 41 year oldmon the edge of the square to good effect all the same." Ah come on now. Mckiernan is about the same age as Rory Beggan. You're relying on him, a goalkeeper, albeit a very talented one, to get scores. Id rather rely on an experienced forward than turn a goalie into one. There's lots of talent coming through in cavan. Your sources on the Meath border never watch a game that doesn't involve there own club. KingdomofBreifne (Cavan) - Posts: 232 - 13/02/2026 22:49:10 2656274 Link
Replying To monaghanmad: "Wishy Washy Waffle. Hopefully our Minor all Ireland finalists from 2 years ago have a promising future ahead of them....." No, you won't. They're similar to the successful Cavan U21 teams. Lots of hard workers and honest lads but not a single top level forward. You're going backwards. KingdomofBreifne (Cavan) - Posts: 232 - 13/02/2026 22:50:34 2656275 Link
Replying To seanie08: "Was expecting Jack back he generally plays well v the Dubs not great he isnt named we are a bit light on inside forwards. If Jones were still involved hed surely start." Hearing mooney broke his jaw doubt he will be involved. Extremely light on forwards Monaghan_football (Monaghan) - Posts: 86 - 14/02/2026 01:18:35 2656283 Link
Replying To KingdomofBreifne: "By the way your team are playing at the moment, you'll be there soon enough. We'll be fine. We're young and rebuilding but will stay up. We don't want to miss the opportunity to aid your downward momentum next year." You just focus on Healy Park on Sunday, your record against Tyrone not the greatest. Blackcardnot (USA) - Posts: 73 - 14/02/2026 02:02:40 2656287 Link
Agree with the realistic sentiments of many on here about this year's league prospects, but playing the Dubs around this time of year often brings out the best in us. So let's not rule out the "neutrals" getting a suprise. Hon. Knoxboya (Monaghan) - Posts: 379 - 14/02/2026 10:31:10 2656302 Link
As weak a Dublin team we could have hoped for. farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 524 - 14/02/2026 16:40:45 2656352 Link
I was just pondering there on the upcoming junior and intermediate seasons as they are the most competitive divisions in the county. I'm going to make a bold prediction and go for Killeevan in the junior. They have come on leaps and bounds recently and had 46 lads tog out last week for a challenge match. A man from there that has a gason on the team also told me that they are training two mornings a week at 5am. In intermediate I'll go for ballybay. They should get back up if Paul Finlay is playing MonGaa123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 26 - 14/02/2026 16:50:57 2656354 Link
Has to be some of the worst football I've ever seen at this level. Two terrible teams MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 152 - 14/02/2026 21:00:48 2656411 Link
Not sure how Monaghan contrived to lose that. They left about 5-3 behind them tonight. That was a weak Duvlin team so hard to read too much into it but it was miles better than the performnce against Armagh. PolicemanFox (Monaghan) - Posts: 207 - 14/02/2026 21:38:47 2656417 Link
Inside forwards where are they all gone in monaghan left 4 or 5 goals behind us tonight and should been at least 7 or 8 points up before the dubs rally at the end. Ah look its a bad injury crisis we have added to now with stephen mooney. Im annoyed at losing but thought team played well and if we can get lavelle mcphilips Mccarthy mooney garland hamill mccaul Kelly ryan mc fit all back for championship we will be fine as there was no lack of effort or guts there tonight just some finishing cuteness. Its strange we had a much stronger 15 playing div 2 sides so can't really be hugely surprised we ain't winning ganes in div 1. Suprised Rory stayed in goals tonight amd didn't come up at all as that was a poor dublin side who without Con would certainly go down with us and might still.do. We have three games at home now and kerry away. Getting a win any win is important but more important is getting players back fit abd raring for championship as theres a team there that can still take beating come business end. One plus of all these injuries is the younger lads are getting invaluable experience. Disappointment but more optimistic than after armagh roscommon games. By the way id give Woods a rest he looked wrecked tonight missed some easy chances let Eddie Walsh play a few games. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1945 - 14/02/2026 22:04:48 2656423 Link
Never left a game so disappointed, not at the result but a the lack of football intelligence and execution on display. Can't remember a worse Dublin performance than that in CP mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1088 - 14/02/2026 22:11:42 2656425 Link
Difficult to put into words the downfall of these two teams in the last 12 months. Cannot remember a worse standard division 1 game in my lifetime. The handling errors, simple passes kicked to opposition, unopposed 20m shots kicked wide or short. Truly awful stuff. The only positive for Dublin is the win. No positives to be taken for Monaghan. These two teams would do well to stay up in division 2 this year if they were there don't mind division 1. Early days I know but the outlook is bleak for both this year considering how well other div 1/2 teams are moving. Monaghansclown (Monaghan) - Posts: 197 - 14/02/2026 22:30:59 2656427 Link
Ye fair left that behind ye. Thought Monaghan was the better team. A simple miss in front of the posts and Con comes up and scores a two pointer and game shifts. We're ye much breed than the Ros game or were Dublin just poor. 4 points could actually be enough to stay up in this division this year. Ros2013 (Roscommon) - Posts: 615 - 14/02/2026 22:35:44 2656428 Link