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A scrappy Junior final, blackhill just about shaded it, both teams played poorly, tyholland really were diasapointing. Blackhill tough and tackled very hard. Both teams up as it is and you'd expect tyholland to win the league next week but today counts the most. What has happened Truagh? 2021 they were in a county final and could have won it. 222 (UK) - Posts: 844 - 21/10/2023 19:20:50 2509588 Link
Replying To Jjoniel79: "Truagh relegated, a disastrous fall for what was a young team in a county final not that long ago." At least they get a crack at winning the all Ireland intermediate title again … veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 745 - 21/10/2023 20:18:36 2509594 Link
Well done blackhill on winning junior championship and cremartin winning intermediate league final also aughnamullen winning the senior relegation final probably just about deserved the win Pet (Monaghan) - Posts: 24 - 21/10/2023 20:59:34 2509596 Link
Replying To HB245: "Massive congrats to Blackhill. I was completely wrong about them, and how could you not be happy to see a club the size of Blackhill winning championships. To think they'd probably have been in Senior only for half a senior team's worth of players getting nabbed! A great wee club, and hoping they get a good run in the Ulster club. Poor final overall but some great warriors on both sides. There'll be no forward unit in Ulster looking forward to playing against that Blackhill back 6 that's for sure. Perhaps a year too soon for those young lads on the Tyholland team." Half a senior team?? You mean 2/3 lads that have long finished being affective. In fact I could count 12 lads on that squad who were originally Blayney players. And fair play to them so no ill will here. updafaughs (Monaghan) - Posts: 56 - 22/10/2023 07:32:54 2509613 Link
Life in the old dog yet… county finals all about winning! veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 745 - 22/10/2023 17:01:18 2509637 Link
Replying To updafaughs: "Half a senior team?? You mean 2/3 lads that have long finished being affective. In fact I could count 12 lads on that squad who were originally Blayney players. And fair play to them so no ill will here." Finished being effective? I'm not sure that we're thinking of the same players. The major difference being that Blackhill get players from Blayney that no longer play football for Blayney / aren't good enough to get gametime for Blayney. I can see 5 players on the Blayney team sheet that I know for sure have donned a Blackhill jersey, and each of them would be starting for Blackhill right now. It's not just Blayney also, they have lost players to other clubs on the way up. They are some club to keep it going although I fear for rural clubs like themselves, Oram, Currin etc. Inevitably there will be amalgamations in the not so distant future. HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 251 - 22/10/2023 17:47:23 2509646 Link
Scotstown done today what scotstown do, win, Inniskeen excellent, jones very good , woods very good first half, didn't get into it as much 2 nd half, Surprised they didn't try and different man on jack, he was brilliant , didn't think s Hanratty got enough cover/help Scotstown know how very telling , got a score every time it was required A big congratulations to cremartin on winning intermediate league on sat night , seen them play better this year, got 2 goals , 1 before ht and 1 after and that was more or less the story of the game Blaney were poor and never really got going , Harder for them to get out next year with truagh and magheracloone joining the party Monaghan78 (Monaghan) - Posts: 22 - 22/10/2023 21:05:55 2509675 Link
As expected scotstown done enough, tough game but they finished stronger, expierence really told. Inniskeen will come again. Mc Carron was a handful. Good atmosphere today but clones really needs a face lift. 222 (UK) - Posts: 844 - 22/10/2023 22:11:08 2509683 Link
Didn't make it to the final yesterday as I had to do my hair but As expected from the start of the year scotstown win another title but inniskeen give it a good rattle…ultimately the currin man was the difference…… when is the cup coming to connollys in scotshouse for a top up.. mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 569 - 23/10/2023 06:54:18 2509703 Link
Replying To mick2007: "Didn't make it to the final yesterday as I had to do my hair but As expected from the start of the year scotstown win another title but inniskeen give it a good rattle…ultimately the currin man was the difference…… when is the cup coming to connollys in scotshouse for a top up.." You are very bitter man about Jack. He served his club well for over 20 years. Its father and grandfather were Scotstown men. There's a lovely photo of him yesterday with his parents celebrating replicating his father winning a county title and winning motm. You can't begrudge him as the Irish News says today .. Jack came home! veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 745 - 23/10/2023 08:56:11 2509718 Link
Made it to the Junior final on Saturday. A poor final it must be said, full of mistakes which is to be expected with a heavy pitch. Blackhill probably just about had more scores coming from the forwards but feel Tyholland would have won if they had to turn up at all. Another farce that they play next week again in the league final. If Blackhill manage to show up at all, expect Tyholland to win that easy. What has happened to Truagh in the last 18 months? The writing was on the wall for them all year but shocking that they have gone from nearly winning the SFC in 2021 to now being relegated to Intermediate. Something has to be seriously wrong in that club at the minute? A poor showing from Blayney in Intermediate this year it must be said. Knocked out at QF stage in championship and humbled in the league final Sunday. This should be a lesson to Truagh and others who think 'we'll drop down to Intermediate for a year and hammer everyone'. It's not that easy lads! Jack really was the difference yesterday in the county final. You would have to think it would have been Inniskeen's year if the transfer hadn't to happen. Having said that, Inniskeen missed a massive goal chance and two poor short range frees under the Gerry Arthur stand in the second half. Those mistakes just can't happen against Scotstown. They will be back though, a young team and after this year seeing the fall of Truagh, Ballybay, Latton etc. they really are the only team that might pip Scotstown in the next few years. Monaghansclown (Monaghan) - Posts: 189 - 23/10/2023 09:06:23 2509721 Link
Replying To mick2007: "Didn't make it to the final yesterday as I had to do my hair but As expected from the start of the year scotstown win another title but inniskeen give it a good rattle…ultimately the currin man was the difference…… when is the cup coming to connollys in scotshouse for a top up.." It'll be another while yet Mick as they'll have to get around to Ballinode, Scotstown, Knockatallon and Tydavnet first. A true underdog story! How do they do it?! HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 251 - 23/10/2023 09:29:41 2509725 Link
Replying To HB245: "Finished being effective? I'm not sure that we're thinking of the same players. The major difference being that Blackhill get players from Blayney that no longer play football for Blayney / aren't good enough to get gametime for Blayney. I can see 5 players on the Blayney team sheet that I know for sure have donned a Blackhill jersey, and each of them would be starting for Blackhill right now. It's not just Blayney also, they have lost players to other clubs on the way up. They are some club to keep it going although I fear for rural clubs like themselves, Oram, Currin etc. Inevitably there will be amalgamations in the not so distant future." The Hughes lads have been with Blayney since under 8s so can't really claim they were ever blackhill. Fergal malone been Blayney since under 13. So only one is Dermot Malone who came at minor. Also Blackhill had no underage for years so these lads needed a club to play for and are hardly going to move back after being in the Blayney juvenile structure for 9 years. Fair play to Blackhill though. A real example of what a club can achieve when all row together. Blayney could learn a lot from them. Great achievement for the minors however, a superb management team in there the last few years and playing football the right way. Could easily be going for 5 minors in a row next season bar a kick of the ball in 2022 semi final. 3 titles in 4 years is immense updafaughs (Monaghan) - Posts: 56 - 23/10/2023 09:38:12 2509727 Link
Replying To updafaughs: "The Hughes lads have been with Blayney since under 8s so can't really claim they were ever blackhill. Fergal malone been Blayney since under 13. So only one is Dermot Malone who came at minor. Also Blackhill had no underage for years so these lads needed a club to play for and are hardly going to move back after being in the Blayney juvenile structure for 9 years. Fair play to Blackhill though. A real example of what a club can achieve when all row together. Blayney could learn a lot from them. Great achievement for the minors however, a superb management team in there the last few years and playing football the right way. Could easily be going for 5 minors in a row next season bar a kick of the ball in 2022 semi final. 3 titles in 4 years is immense" It saved a bad weekend for Blayney, I though there adult team were abject Saturday night, showing very little fight or spirit in the famous jersey. Cremartin talked the talk all year and walked the walk to be fair,they always produce great players. 222 (UK) - Posts: 844 - 23/10/2023 09:53:31 2509739 Link
Replying To updafaughs: "The Hughes lads have been with Blayney since under 8s so can't really claim they were ever blackhill. Fergal malone been Blayney since under 13. So only one is Dermot Malone who came at minor. Also Blackhill had no underage for years so these lads needed a club to play for and are hardly going to move back after being in the Blayney juvenile structure for 9 years. Fair play to Blackhill though. A real example of what a club can achieve when all row together. Blayney could learn a lot from them. Great achievement for the minors however, a superb management team in there the last few years and playing football the right way. Could easily be going for 5 minors in a row next season bar a kick of the ball in 2022 semi final. 3 titles in 4 years is immense" Going to back Blackhill on this one. It's a small club with a pick from an area of about 10 mile square to the South West of Blayney from the N2 to Aghnafarcan and then North to Lough Egish road. Players for Blackhill could easily play for Blayney, Donaghmoyne, Drumhowan or Aghnamullen depending on which part they are from in that area, It would have been very easy for Blackhill to fold a number of times until they got a good group together in the 2010's. I'm sure its a constant struggle with only 4/5 per age group underage to keep things going. Fair play to them. Imagine if half that Blackhill team played for Blayney or Donaghamoyne. Surely both would be doing well at Senior? It would be a shame to lose clubs like Blackhill, Currin, Oram, Rockcorry, Toome, Aghabog, Killeevan but as you see with Jack McCarron this year, the big clubs will always be a draw whether its due to success or living arrangements or schools or better numbers / structures. Final point, wasn't Nudie Hughes an Oram man? (tongue in cheek) MrPBoylan (Monaghan) - Posts: 233 - 23/10/2023 10:34:17 2509754 Link
Replying To MrPBoylan: "Going to back Blackhill on this one. It's a small club with a pick from an area of about 10 mile square to the South West of Blayney from the N2 to Aghnafarcan and then North to Lough Egish road. Players for Blackhill could easily play for Blayney, Donaghmoyne, Drumhowan or Aghnamullen depending on which part they are from in that area, It would have been very easy for Blackhill to fold a number of times until they got a good group together in the 2010's. I'm sure its a constant struggle with only 4/5 per age group underage to keep things going. Fair play to them. Imagine if half that Blackhill team played for Blayney or Donaghamoyne. Surely both would be doing well at Senior? It would be a shame to lose clubs like Blackhill, Currin, Oram, Rockcorry, Toome, Aghabog, Killeevan but as you see with Jack McCarron this year, the big clubs will always be a draw whether its due to success or living arrangements or schools or better numbers / structures. Final point, wasn't Nudie Hughes an Oram man? (tongue in cheek)" Sorry missed the actual main point I was trying to make (got distracted by making a swipe via Nudie...): a number of the Blackhill team played underage with Blayney and then came out to play adult at Blackhill or else played amalgamated with Oram. Without the players coming out for adult football when there was no numbers underage at Blackhill (2/3 per age) or joining with Oram when they had a enough to make half a team there wouldn't be a Blackhill. MrPBoylan (Monaghan) - Posts: 233 - 23/10/2023 10:49:35 2509762 Link
Any chance getting Andrew Woods back in the county colours, thought he was excellent yesterday. conjack76 (Monaghan) - Posts: 84 - 23/10/2023 10:50:54 2509764 Link
Replying To HB245: "It'll be another while yet Mick as they'll have to get around to Ballinode, Scotstown, Knockatallon and Tydavnet first. A true underdog story! How do they do it?!" Lol we forgot to add Ardara Donegal to the list is well and maybe even threemilehouse is well!! Overall it's An incredible achievement id put it on par with Dublin winning Leinster and Kerry winning Munster…mccague is a managerial genius… mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 569 - 23/10/2023 11:12:05 2509774 Link
Replying To MrPBoylan: "Going to back Blackhill on this one. It's a small club with a pick from an area of about 10 mile square to the South West of Blayney from the N2 to Aghnafarcan and then North to Lough Egish road. Players for Blackhill could easily play for Blayney, Donaghmoyne, Drumhowan or Aghnamullen depending on which part they are from in that area, It would have been very easy for Blackhill to fold a number of times until they got a good group together in the 2010's. I'm sure its a constant struggle with only 4/5 per age group underage to keep things going. Fair play to them. Imagine if half that Blackhill team played for Blayney or Donaghamoyne. Surely both would be doing well at Senior? It would be a shame to lose clubs like Blackhill, Currin, Oram, Rockcorry, Toome, Aghabog, Killeevan but as you see with Jack McCarron this year, the big clubs will always be a draw whether its due to success or living arrangements or schools or better numbers / structures. Final point, wasn't Nudie Hughes an Oram man? (tongue in cheek)" Maybe its time to look at the Kerry model with their county championship. Monaghan could create 5 divisional teams to compete for Mick Duffy each year. North - Emyvale, Harps, Truagh, Tyholland, Scotstown West - Aghabog, Clones, Currin, Eire Og, Killeevan, Rockcorry & Seans East - Blayney, Clontibret, Cremartin, Doohamlet, Oram, Toome Mid - Aughnamullen, Ballybay, Blackhill, Drumhowen, latton South - Carrick, Corduff, Donaghmoyne, Inniskeen, Kilanny, Magheracloon. We could regrade the senior championship to 8 clubs, who can not then play with the their divisional team, and proceed with a 13 team Senior county championship. Junior and Intermediate championships would continue to be played. I think it would offer smaller club players an opportunity to contest for a Mick Duffy and create a spring board to the county team. Oriel23 (Monaghan) - Posts: 4 - 23/10/2023 11:36:36 2509788 Link
Replying To 222: "A scrappy Junior final, blackhill just about shaded it, both teams played poorly, tyholland really were diasapointing. Blackhill tough and tackled very hard. Both teams up as it is and you'd expect tyholland to win the league next week but today counts the most. What has happened Truagh? 2021 they were in a county final and could have won it." The players havent been helped by the new committee declaring open war on their own senior squad.. Mickod88 (Monaghan) - Posts: 49 - 23/10/2023 11:50:01 2509798 Link