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Beggan will go down as one of the Monaghan greats. He will always be held in high regard in Monaghan. He's up there with the likes of MCmanus, the freeman brothers, Paul Finlay, Rory woods and Nicholas Corrigan MonGaa123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 29 - 03/05/2026 04:38:50 2670541 Link
People are constantly giving out about the admission fees to GAA games. You could not put a monetary value of that game yesterday evening. That game will never be forgotten. It was cruel on Derry but sport is cruel sometimes. eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2430 - 03/05/2026 08:30:31 2670552 Link
Replying To seanie08: "Keep hearing about the derry middle eight and how we just wont be able to compete there. Its a game we desperately could do with a fit Gary Mohan to throw his weight around in but he ain't fit and we gotta go with what we have. The one posituve am taking pre match is the fact we are being written off by everyone. Its got that feel I like coming up to a monaghan match. We are going in with a bit of a chip on the shoulder here derry are already in the final according to everyone. So zero pressure on the lads all on Derry." I love an old chip on the shoulder makes mountains out of men. Hate being favourites and talked up. It doesnt suit our mentality. Mccaul coming on changed that game as derry had to retreat with Glass to cover their full back. He was unlucky not to have two goals. Write this group of monaghan players off at your peril. Special mention to stephen o hanlon he ran himself into the ground to mark ethan Doherty derrys best player and still managed to win that sideline. Bring on the ulster final. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1988 - 03/05/2026 08:55:42 2670556 Link
Replying To MonGaa123: "Beggan will go down as one of the Monaghan greats. He will always be held in high regard in Monaghan. He's up there with the likes of MCmanus, the freeman brothers, Paul Finlay, Rory woods and Nicholas Corrigan" Nicholas corrigan? What McGuirk1985@ (Monaghan) - Posts: 143 - 03/05/2026 10:40:30 2670567 Link
Ben Beggan will go down as one of Monaghan's greats. Up there with the likes of Freeman and McManus. Darragh1987 (Monaghan) - Posts: 31 - 03/05/2026 11:19:12 2670580 Link
Replying To McGuirk1985@: "Nicholas corrigan? What" He means Donal Morgan farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 660 - 03/05/2026 11:28:39 2670583 Link
fair play to monaghan ye showed balls of steel great fight and refusal to be beaten and got what your reward now a completely free shot at an ulster title breffnibluewhite (Cavan) - Posts: 515 - 03/05/2026 11:44:10 2670586 Link
Wow - just wow. Hats off to the Monaghan team yesterday. And what a score by Jack McCarron. Unbelievable. And Rory Beggan - what a player, what a man Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4944 - 03/05/2026 11:54:36 2670591 Link
Bobby mccaul made a huge dent of derry seeing that match out Robert mccaul #THE EQUALIZER# Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 137 - 03/05/2026 11:54:58 2670592 Link
Replying To McGuirk1985@: "Nicholas corrigan? What" Yes Nicholas was a serious man for Monaghan in the noughties. You might be too young to remember. I wonder will Gabriel let the lads have a few pints last night and all day today? Might be a good idea to let the boys blow off some steam and get back into training Wednesday or Thursday. Too much training could be damaging. MonGaa123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 29 - 03/05/2026 12:41:10 2670600 Link
Replying To breffnibluewhite: "fair play to monaghan ye showed balls of steel great fight and refusal to be beaten and got what your reward now a completely free shot at an ulster title" Good sensible post, fair play. It would be some Ulster to win now. Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1331 - 03/05/2026 13:24:23 2670613 Link
Replying To MonGaa123: "Yes Nicholas was a serious man for Monaghan in the noughties. You might be too young to remember. I wonder will Gabriel let the lads have a few pints last night and all day today? Might be a good idea to let the boys blow off some steam and get back into training Wednesday or Thursday. Too much training could be damaging." Im 41, and would of never rated him that highly, no hate intended. I couldn't see them going to mad hopefully McGuirk1985@ (Monaghan) - Posts: 143 - 03/05/2026 14:30:47 2670629 Link
Has Malone a record now to coach in a minor championship final and senior 3 years later? farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 660 - 03/05/2026 17:11:08 2670656 Link
Well done Monaghan on a great win yesterday, and best of luck in the final. kudos (Louth) - Posts: 302 - 03/05/2026 17:17:01 2670660 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "Has Malone a record now to coach in a minor championship final and senior 3 years later?" Are you for real? ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1045 - 03/05/2026 21:14:28 2670746 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "Has Malone a record now to coach in a minor championship final and senior 3 years later?" Im sure mickey harte mite have won a senior all ireland after winning a minor all ireland. You must of be hurt in your time as a coach. Well done monaghan Desman (Monaghan) - Posts: 41 - 03/05/2026 21:18:32 2670748 Link
Looking ahead. No point beating about the bush. We are huge underdogs in two weeks but nothing new there suits us. Think for my money armagh are in top 3 sides in Ireland a great side who could easily be going for 4 ulsters in a row but their last two games this championship were virtual training sessions against a div 4 side and a Down side who were spent after beating donegal a sesmic win. That said if we play the first half like we did v Derry we ain't coming back. Despite the win that first half was a worry we made Derry look like Kerry. Armagh are few levels above Derry so we have to tighten up defensively and stop their runners. In the league match they could score at will with running attacking play. Most of their scores are % plays really well coached side so we gotta disrupt that and get in their faces dragging them into a game they don't want to play play to our strengths. Tyrone done that and almost got the win. Mcgeeney isnt wrong we won't fear them never have with armagh. Do we have 70 minutes of manic intensity in us well need it in spades. Think theres a massive performance in us hopefully. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1988 - 04/05/2026 08:01:44 2670792 Link
We are in a very good place going into the final against the "nearly men" of Ulster football. Do not have the blinkers on farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 660 - 04/05/2026 12:12:26 2670827 Link
Replying To seanie08: "Looking ahead. No point beating about the bush. We are huge underdogs in two weeks but nothing new there suits us. Think for my money armagh are in top 3 sides in Ireland a great side who could easily be going for 4 ulsters in a row but their last two games this championship were virtual training sessions against a div 4 side and a Down side who were spent after beating donegal a sesmic win. That said if we play the first half like we did v Derry we ain't coming back. Despite the win that first half was a worry we made Derry look like Kerry. Armagh are few levels above Derry so we have to tighten up defensively and stop their runners. In the league match they could score at will with running attacking play. Most of their scores are % plays really well coached side so we gotta disrupt that and get in their faces dragging them into a game they don't want to play play to our strengths. Tyrone done that and almost got the win. Mcgeeney isnt wrong we won't fear them never have with armagh. Do we have 70 minutes of manic intensity in us well need it in spades. Think theres a massive performance in us hopefully." Sure look back to 2013… we hadn't a hope veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 1039 - 04/05/2026 12:54:43 2670835 Link
Replying To veterngaa: "Sure look back to 2013… we hadn't a hope" Playing in your own ground gives ye hope ... FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2932 - 04/05/2026 13:17:15 2670842 Link