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Replying To farneygael3:  "Historic day today for all monaghan. You have all earned a slice of this. Get to Breffni and cheer the boys in blue to Croke Park"
Is game going ahead in breffni park

Longford92 (Longford) - Posts: 11 - 04/01/2026 11:20:15    2649671

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I made my way to Breffni last night as I was missing live county football. It was flipping cold even though I was wrapped up well. The football was alright for a pre-season game. Some real positives for Monaghan in this game - attacking wise, Monaghan were generally decisive , and by that I mean getting a shot of within 15 seconds of being in the Cavan half. The longer you have the ball, the less likely you are to score under the new rules. Cavan by comparison were more labored with the ball, working around the large D back and forth and shooting form less favourable angles. They had a very low conversion rate. Some credit to the disciplined defending from Monaghan who held position. One thing I noticed was Gabriel Bannigan repeatedly telling Darragh Treanor to not drift from Lynch to tackle someone else as Lynch was dropping deeper in the hope Treanor would lose focus for a split second. Treanor did very well overall and after a few years on the panel, is now in with a chance of getting some proper game time in the league.

Gallagher was man of the match and he is a huge bonus for Monaghan this year. Gary Mohan was very rusty, making some odd decisions when he had the ball. Davy Garland was excellent- the challenge for Garland is to sustain this scoring form the longer the season goes on - last year he started on fire , and by the end of the league it had tapered off significantly until he lost his starting place. Other than that, there were good performances from Ryan Mohan and Andrew Woods in the second half. Fionan Carolan has potential due to his seering pace and you can see him getting extended game time. Cameron Dowd surprised me. The longer the game went on, the more he grew into it. Tom Hughes and Ryan Duffy were promising and Dessie Ward was his usual self.

Bannigan clearly had the approach of using as many players as possible, brining in 5 players at half time doesn't signal you are all that concerned about the result. So the the win is all the more pleasing giving all the new players introduced and the attitude shown by all . It's only a McKenna Cup game but winning and losing become habit's quickly. Given the injuries and the fact the Scotstown lads will probably get an extended rest before joining the panel, I would expect 5 to 6 new players from this game to get starts during the league.

sleater (Monaghan) - Posts: 189 - 04/01/2026 11:21:26    2649672

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Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "The future is bright."
Really? Are you arguing that a young and inexperienced Cavan selection are the litmus test for greatness?? Bar a few ageing warriors from the Scotstown franchise, you weren't missing a huge pile. I hope you're right, as it would suggest we're bringing through great young lads as well. A cold Mckenna cup occasion in January is a time to be cautious.

KingdomofBreifne (Cavan) - Posts: 215 - 04/01/2026 12:02:52    2649678

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Replying To farneygael3:  "Historic day today for all monaghan. You have all earned a slice of this. Get to Breffni and cheer the boys in blue to Croke Park"
Half of Monaghan, you mean or have they taken over a fee more parishes.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 903 - 04/01/2026 12:05:48    2649679

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Replying To sleater:  "I made my way to Breffni last night as I was missing live county football. It was flipping cold even though I was wrapped up well. The football was alright for a pre-season game. Some real positives for Monaghan in this game - attacking wise, Monaghan were generally decisive , and by that I mean getting a shot of within 15 seconds of being in the Cavan half. The longer you have the ball, the less likely you are to score under the new rules. Cavan by comparison were more labored with the ball, working around the large D back and forth and shooting form less favourable angles. They had a very low conversion rate. Some credit to the disciplined defending from Monaghan who held position. One thing I noticed was Gabriel Bannigan repeatedly telling Darragh Treanor to not drift from Lynch to tackle someone else as Lynch was dropping deeper in the hope Treanor would lose focus for a split second. Treanor did very well overall and after a few years on the panel, is now in with a chance of getting some proper game time in the league.

Gallagher was man of the match and he is a huge bonus for Monaghan this year. Gary Mohan was very rusty, making some odd decisions when he had the ball. Davy Garland was excellent- the challenge for Garland is to sustain this scoring form the longer the season goes on - last year he started on fire , and by the end of the league it had tapered off significantly until he lost his starting place. Other than that, there were good performances from Ryan Mohan and Andrew Woods in the second half. Fionan Carolan has potential due to his seering pace and you can see him getting extended game time. Cameron Dowd surprised me. The longer the game went on, the more he grew into it. Tom Hughes and Ryan Duffy were promising and Dessie Ward was his usual self.

Bannigan clearly had the approach of using as many players as possible, brining in 5 players at half time doesn't signal you are all that concerned about the result. So the the win is all the more pleasing giving all the new players introduced and the attitude shown by all . It's only a McKenna Cup game but winning and losing become habit's quickly. Given the injuries and the fact the Scotstown lads will probably get an extended rest before joining the panel, I would expect 5 to 6 new players from this game to get starts during the league."
Fair comment. On Gary Mohan, he often makes odd decisions but he has some fine attributes also.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 903 - 04/01/2026 12:12:28    2649681

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Replying To Longford92:  "Is game going ahead in breffni park"
Inspection at noon.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 903 - 04/01/2026 12:13:06    2649682

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Replying To KingdomofBreifne:  "Really? Are you arguing that a young and inexperienced Cavan selection are the litmus test for greatness?? Bar a few ageing warriors from the Scotstown franchise, you weren't missing a huge pile. I hope you're right, as it would suggest we're bringing through great young lads as well. A cold Mckenna cup occasion in January is a time to be cautious."
...and a Happy New Year to you too.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 903 - 04/01/2026 13:05:05    2649689

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Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "Inspection at noon."
All good to go but tough conditions none the less

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 937 - 04/01/2026 13:11:48    2649690

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Thought scotstown were heading for croke park?

McGuirk1985@ (Monaghan) - Posts: 110 - 04/01/2026 16:23:34    2649714

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Enough chances to win it twice but that's sport. Kings of Ulster. Some year for the village.

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 491 - 04/01/2026 16:24:19    2649715

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Hard luck to scotstown as they exit the all Ireland series Beggan wasn't at his best with his kick outs and they didn't win there breaks in the middle during the first period of the game mc carron scored a Lovley goal but lost a lot of crucial ball as well, Kerry champions will win this out….

Mightyyellows69 (Monaghan) - Posts: 45 - 04/01/2026 16:24:23    2649716

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Replying To Mightyyellows69:  "Hard luck to scotstown as they exit the all Ireland series Beggan wasn't at his best with his kick outs and they didn't win there breaks in the middle during the first period of the game mc carron scored a Lovley goal but lost a lot of crucial ball as well, Kerry champions will win this out…."
In fairness to the blues they give it some rattle in the 2nd half lead by the currin man… silly shot selections ultimately cost them in the end…be big regrets in scotstown and Connollys tonight… if O' Connor is playing for dingle I would expect them to win the final comfortably…

mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 634 - 04/01/2026 16:47:18    2649730

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Hard luck to Scotstown didn't seem to play well or came up v a really seasoned outfit who had their homework done on scotstowns main weapons especially the beggan kick out and 2 pt threat. Donegal done similar last year v monaghan and kinda shows limits of relying on him too much get you far but really good sides will figure him out. Thought Scotstown had plenty of chances through to really bring it down to the wire in final ten minutes but couldn't keep the heads to get crucial scores. Mccarron ironically looked a bigger threat v the roscommon lads than ulster defences and should have bagged another goal and few more pts.

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1926 - 04/01/2026 16:49:10    2649731

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Hard luck to the blues. They didn't seem to play well yet could have at least stole a draw , alot of chances missed late on. The purple patch st brigdes had at the end of the first half was the difference , sloppy turn overs punished. They where the more clinical team overall and deserved it. How will monaghan fair in division 1?

222 (UK) - Posts: 895 - 04/01/2026 17:47:40    2649739

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Replying To farneygael3:  "As I've said during the Monaghan championship, Scotstown will be in Croke Park this year."
Not last year, not this year. The players appeared to listen to their supporters and failed to give the opposition enough respect.

themaddog (Wicklow) - Posts: 175 - 04/01/2026 19:13:44    2649771

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Replying To themaddog:  "Not last year, not this year. The players appeared to listen to their supporters and failed to give the opposition enough respect."
Aye, a Wicklow man would know….

MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 127 - 04/01/2026 21:13:03    2649795

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Replying To MonaghanMan44life:  "Aye, a Wicklow man would know…."
The arrogance! Wicklow have the same number of all Irelands as Monaghan. Reduced to lumping the ball into the square to your goalie. That's not exactly revolutionary or something Wicklow or anyone else will be jealous of.

KingdomofBreifne (Cavan) - Posts: 215 - 04/01/2026 21:36:09    2649798

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Replying To mick2007:  "In fairness to the blues they give it some rattle in the 2nd half lead by the currin man… silly shot selections ultimately cost them in the end…be big regrets in scotstown and Connollys tonight… if O' Connor is playing for dingle I would expect them to win the final comfortably…"
Have a day off lad. You are the only one laughing at your own jokes

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 937 - 04/01/2026 22:12:02    2649808

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Replying To mick2007:  "In fairness to the blues they give it some rattle in the 2nd half lead by the currin man… silly shot selections ultimately cost them in the end…be big regrets in scotstown and Connollys tonight… if O' Connor is playing for dingle I would expect them to win the final comfortably…"
I wouldn't. They haven't won any game against a good team comfortably. Brigid's are a better outfit than Finbarr's, and they were a debatable decision away from putting An Daingean out.
I expect the final to go down to the wire.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2678 - 04/01/2026 23:35:14    2649814

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Replying To mick2007:  "In fairness to the blues they give it some rattle in the 2nd half lead by the currin man… silly shot selections ultimately cost them in the end…be big regrets in scotstown and Connollys tonight… if O' Connor is playing for dingle I would expect them to win the final comfortably…"
Fair play to scotstown on a hard earned Ulster title condolences on the defeat in cavan

But don't see how dingle go from scrapping by finbars and Boden to comfortably beating brigids

Don't worry 2023 hurt Brigids a lot, should have won that day but only for a Conor glass goal, they will be up for the kerry boys

Brigids did good job putting pressure on beggan it will be interesting if the seven division one teams were taking notes on how to stop your new rules nuclear weapon

Gavlar (Roscommon) - Posts: 10 - 05/01/2026 01:29:19    2649817

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