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There are 23 young Monaghan players lining up this year in the Sigerson Cup , The best of luck to all of them. hopefully we will see some of them in the final. https://www.gaa.ie/api/images/image/upload/t_q-best/prd/dydtpdyavwwjd1zwtfoa.pdf Farney (Monaghan) - Posts: 806 - 07/01/2025 16:32:45 2584946 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "Good start for Banningan against all Ireland contenders Mayo. Onwards and upwards" Unfortunately we are not All Ireland contenders at this time. We are a million miles away from it. Be lucky to win a Connacht title. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11429 - 08/01/2025 10:38:44 2585002 Link
For those who are interested there are highlights of the game on the Monaghan GAA facebook page (courtesy of Mayo GAA). PolicemanFox (Monaghan) - Posts: 184 - 08/01/2025 21:30:25 2585091 Link
Replying To MonGaa123: "My predictions for championship and league this year. Senior championship: Clontibret Senior league: inniskeen Intermediate championship: Drumhowan Intermediate league: Donaghmoyne Junior championship: Emyvale Junior league: Emyvale What's all your thoughts for next years league and championships?" Really Disagree on Drumhowan go from just about winning the junior last year and then jump up to senior football the year after , I'd predict relegation Football14346853 (Monaghan) - Posts: 5 - 09/01/2025 13:39:20 2585177 Link
Replying To Football14346853: "Really Disagree on Drumhowan go from just about winning the junior last year and then jump up to senior football the year after , I'd predict relegation" Anyone know how recent challenge against tyrone went other than we lost Monaghan4ulster (Monaghan) - Posts: 2 - 09/01/2025 16:47:54 2585211 Link
Tipperarys Willie Maher has been appointed head of national hurling development and will be working closely with counties in this region. Naturally he is a hurling enthusiast and will have a hands on approach no doubt. What needs to be done to keep the game alive in this area. BaileCrann (Down) - Posts: 51 - 09/01/2025 17:33:43 2585224 Link
I'd play the championship early in the year. That way, the lads that are talented, and serious about their football would be able to play competitive hurling. The way it is now, by having hurling championship basically overlapping the football championship, you are discouraging the most talented sportspeople from playing hurling at all. I'd do this from senior down to underage so that it becomes embedded in the player. BrehonBlonde (Monaghan) - Posts: 94 - 09/01/2025 19:00:05 2585237 Link
Replying To BrehonBlonde: "I'd play the championship early in the year. That way, the lads that are talented, and serious about their football would be able to play competitive hurling. The way it is now, by having hurling championship basically overlapping the football championship, you are discouraging the most talented sportspeople from playing hurling at all. I'd do this from senior down to underage so that it becomes embedded in the player." So is there currently many hurlers that don't play then? You are implying there is a lot of lads choosing football!? It's a huge issue from kids to adults. How can you convince kids to play if there is no adult team? How can they be inspired if there is a poor senior county team? Schools.. start them young… but realistically it can't be solved veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 681 - 09/01/2025 20:13:03 2585250 Link
Anyone anything to say on these so called "Talents" coming through for Monaghan.Having watching the challenge game v mayo these new players (u22 of age) is basic size a problem for these lads they look very under sized for this man's game , huge contacts and hits in the game now these players that came on particularly in last 20 minute period will really struggle in the long run Football14346853 (Monaghan) - Posts: 5 - 09/01/2025 20:58:47 2585259 Link
Replying To BaileCrann: "Tipperarys Willie Maher has been appointed head of national hurling development and will be working closely with counties in this region. Naturally he is a hurling enthusiast and will have a hands on approach no doubt. What needs to be done to keep the game alive in this area." It doesn't matter if it's Brian Cody or our lord himself going around, if there is no hurling people in Monaghan promoting hurling it won't survive. The county board only run our competitions to get the coaching grants from Croke park farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 101 - 09/01/2025 21:15:11 2585261 Link
Replying To veterngaa: "So is there currently many hurlers that don't play then? You are implying there is a lot of lads choosing football!? It's a huge issue from kids to adults. How can you convince kids to play if there is no adult team? How can they be inspired if there is a poor senior county team? Schools.. start them young… but realistically it can't be solved" Current county footballer Andrew Woods was a fantastic underage hurler. Carrick had former county player Karl McMenamin playing in with them in Ulster Championship a couple of years ago after the football had ended up. A couple of other footballers also togged out that year. The Slevins from Latton top class hurlers and played underage county football. This years Intermediate Footballer of the Year Jack Doogan from Magheracloone was also a very talented underage hurler. These are only a few off the top of my head from this end. Maybe contributers from Truagh, Clontobret, Blayney could assist with a few more. BrehonBlonde (Monaghan) - Posts: 94 - 10/01/2025 00:38:51 2585286 Link
Replying To BaileCrann: "Tipperarys Willie Maher has been appointed head of national hurling development and will be working closely with counties in this region. Naturally he is a hurling enthusiast and will have a hands on approach no doubt. What needs to be done to keep the game alive in this area." Its a big job and realistically needs buy in from all county boards in this part of the country. Hopefully he'll make a visit up to this part of the world and bring some good people on the bus to help one of our national games thrive. Funny thing is the likes of Monaghan, Cavan, Fermanagh, Down, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Meath hurling teams have a greater chance of success in Croke Park than their football counterparts. MrPBoylan (Monaghan) - Posts: 213 - 10/01/2025 09:02:30 2585297 Link
Replying To BrehonBlonde: "Current county footballer Andrew Woods was a fantastic underage hurler. Carrick had former county player Karl McMenamin playing in with them in Ulster Championship a couple of years ago after the football had ended up. A couple of other footballers also togged out that year. The Slevins from Latton top class hurlers and played underage county football. This years Intermediate Footballer of the Year Jack Doogan from Magheracloone was also a very talented underage hurler. These are only a few off the top of my head from this end. Maybe contributers from Truagh, Clontobret, Blayney could assist with a few more." The Hughes brothers from castle blaney Declan after getting Monaghan hurler of year and good midfielder 2 years ago for blaney, the younger brother Thomas(a blackhill man himself) dual player last year was football u20 captain and a marksman forward for the hurlers , in with the Monaghan footballers this year as well I believe Football14346853 (Monaghan) - Posts: 5 - 10/01/2025 09:43:40 2585305 Link
Replying To MrPBoylan: "Its a big job and realistically needs buy in from all county boards in this part of the country. Hopefully he'll make a visit up to this part of the world and bring some good people on the bus to help one of our national games thrive. Funny thing is the likes of Monaghan, Cavan, Fermanagh, Down, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Meath hurling teams have a greater chance of success in Croke Park than their football counterparts." Correct but if Monaghan was playing in tailteann we'd have a greater chance of success in croke park to. Senior hurling team was relegated back down to division 5 last year and it had taken them 6 years to get out of it to spend a year in div 4 then back down again. They lost every game by nearly 15-20 points last year. I have said before to disband the senior team like Cavan done and start working on underage teams farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 101 - 10/01/2025 12:47:13 2585340 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "Correct but if Monaghan was playing in tailteann we'd have a greater chance of success in croke park to. Senior hurling team was relegated back down to division 5 last year and it had taken them 6 years to get out of it to spend a year in div 4 then back down again. They lost every game by nearly 15-20 points last year. I have said before to disband the senior team like Cavan done and start working on underage teams" What about 35 players in each of Louth, Cavan, Monaghan, Fermanagh etc. who would like to play at a higher level than their club provides for them? Do you ask them to transfer to Tyrone or Armagh or Meath or Down? Because realistically that's what would happen if you disbanded some of the lower level teams. And then where you be? Death of the club game in each of these counties. On the Tailteann, there should be another level in the football championship. Make it Senior, Intermediate and Junior like the clubs. MrPBoylan (Monaghan) - Posts: 213 - 10/01/2025 13:15:19 2585345 Link
Replying To MrPBoylan: "What about 35 players in each of Louth, Cavan, Monaghan, Fermanagh etc. who would like to play at a higher level than their club provides for them? Do you ask them to transfer to Tyrone or Armagh or Meath or Down? Because realistically that's what would happen if you disbanded some of the lower level teams. And then where you be? Death of the club game in each of these counties. On the Tailteann, there should be another level in the football championship. Make it Senior, Intermediate and Junior like the clubs." Also the argument that there is no obligation to play hurling … the GAA rant and rave about it and men here too saying teams like scotstown etc should be fielding a team ? Why? It's another sport like rugby soccer etc If kids don't want to play it there is very little we can do… it's one or the other in this day and age with commitment etc Not like long ago veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 681 - 10/01/2025 14:03:37 2585358 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "Correct but if Monaghan was playing in tailteann we'd have a greater chance of success in croke park to. Senior hurling team was relegated back down to division 5 last year and it had taken them 6 years to get out of it to spend a year in div 4 then back down again. They lost every game by nearly 15-20 points last year. I have said before to disband the senior team like Cavan done and start working on underage teams" The county board must be putting in the work on the underage teams in fairness to your knocking. Your under 20 team lost the all Ireland c final on penalties this year it was the same day Down won the All Ireland B and if I remember an interview with the manager before the game it was the counties first time fielding a team thanks to the progression of those players up through the development squads. Very easy to say disband but work is needed across across all teams BaileCrann (Down) - Posts: 51 - 10/01/2025 14:35:50 2585366 Link
Replying To Football14346853: "The Hughes brothers from castle blaney Declan after getting Monaghan hurler of year and good midfielder 2 years ago for blaney, the younger brother Thomas(a blackhill man himself) dual player last year was football u20 captain and a marksman forward for the hurlers , in with the Monaghan footballers this year as well I believe" Not a bit early in the day to be fishing for bites? Monaghan37 (Monaghan) - Posts: 40 - 10/01/2025 15:16:57 2585375 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "Correct but if Monaghan was playing in tailteann we'd have a greater chance of success in croke park to. Senior hurling team was relegated back down to division 5 last year and it had taken them 6 years to get out of it to spend a year in div 4 then back down again. They lost every game by nearly 15-20 points last year. I have said before to disband the senior team like Cavan done and start working on underage teams" I agree, but you have to create a situation where young talented young hurlers feel that they can contribute in both sports. If this is even just with their clubs, it raises the standards all round. BrehonBlonde (Monaghan) - Posts: 94 - 10/01/2025 15:21:05 2585377 Link
Replying To BaileCrann: "The county board must be putting in the work on the underage teams in fairness to your knocking. Your under 20 team lost the all Ireland c final on penalties this year it was the same day Down won the All Ireland B and if I remember an interview with the manager before the game it was the counties first time fielding a team thanks to the progression of those players up through the development squads. Very easy to say disband but work is needed across across all teams" First year fielding an u20 team Jesus it's more bleak than I thought farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 101 - 10/01/2025 18:12:35 2585401 Link