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What happened the minors at the weekend? Not much being said.

Monaghangaaman3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 8 - 20/05/2026 17:38:10    2674391

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Replying To moodoo:  "All the plaudits around the effort and determination our lads showed on Sunday is well deserved. If you had said at the end of the league that we would take the Ulster Final to ET, not many would have thought it possible.

Questions do have to be asked about the S&C side of it though. We looked miles off it in terms of fitness at times in the league. By ET on Sunday we had players who could barely walk. I know the Derry game went to ET, but that was 2 weeks ago, can't be used as a reason. Armagh have an extra game played, but they had loads left in ET.

The goal that Armagh got in normal time - Dylan Byrne played a ball up the line towards McGorman, he had no chance of getting it, he had been signalling to the bench for a couple of minutes that he needed to come off. O Hanlon couldn't move for most of ET, McCarville not much better. I assumed we had used all our subs, and that was why he was still on - and then Gary appears with 5 minutes left, and the game gone."
Physically armagh brought alot more energy than the Derry game. The 70 minutes were fairly intense on Sunday especially the last 15 minutes, monaghan ran themselves into the ground. Armagh are so well conditioned though and most of their players have alot of work in the bodies going back nearly 5 years. On paper there panel would be more advanced on S and C purely due to time and work put in. Our panel is not like that, injuries newcomers probably took its toll on us in ET. I wouldn't be to hard on the S and C coach for Sunday.

222 (UK) - Posts: 933 - 20/05/2026 18:07:32    2674398

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Replying To Monaghangaaman3:  "What happened the minors at the weekend? Not much being said."
12 points up in second half and lost not much to be said when dealing with 16/17 year olds. Tier 3 match v Wicklow this Saturday get out and support them

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 684 - 20/05/2026 19:24:13    2674411

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Replying To Monaghangaaman3:  "What happened the minors at the weekend? Not much being said."
Dont think anyone is going going to start ridiculing a bunch of 16/17 year olds on a forum

Monaghan_football (Monaghan) - Posts: 140 - 20/05/2026 21:16:34    2674420

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Replying To Monaghan_football:  "Dont think anyone is going going to start ridiculing a bunch of 16/17 year olds on a forum"
Nobody ridicules players around here, not should they, its saved for managers/coaches that don't suit peoples agendas.

TheGreatRambo (Monaghan) - Posts: 87 - 21/05/2026 14:11:38    2674512

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Struggling to call this match, Mayo are really gone backwards and are 4th in Connacht now and Monaghan lack the quality that top teams have. It will probably be close which will make it exciting but the quality won't be great.

Gantric (Leitrim) - Posts: 116 - 21/05/2026 16:19:46    2674534

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Replying To Gantric:  "Struggling to call this match, Mayo are really gone backwards and are 4th in Connacht now and Monaghan lack the quality that top teams have. It will probably be close which will make it exciting but the quality won't be great."
Could not agree more

1) Leitrim
2) Roscommon
3) Galway
4) Mayo

there was me thinking yous only fished the shannon. battering kerry more than fish.

monaghanfootballfan (Monaghan) - Posts: 16 - 21/05/2026 17:18:38    2674542

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Replying To TheGreatRambo:  "Nobody ridicules players around here, not should they, its saved for managers/coaches that don't suit peoples agendas."
I see monaghan Facebook advertising it as a paul mcgurr cup game and not tier 3 game.

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 684 - 21/05/2026 17:23:36    2674544

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Replying To farneygael3:  "I see monaghan Facebook advertising it as a paul mcgurr cup game and not tier 3 game."
It isn't a Tier 3 Competition.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1072 - 22/05/2026 00:50:28    2674577

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Well done to buggy Joe and minors today. Onto the semifinals now. Can this group go one step further than malones minors in 2023?

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 684 - 23/05/2026 17:46:28    2674806

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Noticed a couple upsets this week in the senior league with Blayney and Cremartin getting over Clontibret and Scotstown, you would have to wonder just how much players were missing. Truagh also getting their first points on the board. Magheracloone seem to be motoring well and continuing on from their league victory last year, can they go undefeated?

Deadballmerchant (Monaghan) - Posts: 48 - 25/05/2026 10:08:17    2675259

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Replying To Deadballmerchant:  "Noticed a couple upsets this week in the senior league with Blayney and Cremartin getting over Clontibret and Scotstown, you would have to wonder just how much players were missing. Truagh also getting their first points on the board. Magheracloone seem to be motoring well and continuing on from their league victory last year, can they go undefeated?"
Is the structure still the same as only one team goes down. Or is relegation all through the championship this season? In fairness the league is a glorified friendly competition in its current guise

updafaughs (Monaghan) - Posts: 166 - 25/05/2026 10:32:31    2675271

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Replying To updafaughs:  "Is the structure still the same as only one team goes down. Or is relegation all through the championship this season? In fairness the league is a glorified friendly competition in its current guise"
Feels completely neglected and meaningless. Poor attendances, lack of intensity in some games and a challenge game feel to it. Games sometimes overshadowed by inter county fixtures not helping either.

ConyersHill04 (Monaghan) - Posts: 78 - 25/05/2026 11:25:01    2675291

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Replying To farneygael3:  "Well done to buggy Joe and minors today. Onto the semifinals now. Can this group go one step further than malones minors in 2023?"
Of a B competition ?? Serious review needed how the league champions failed in the championship…

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 1045 - 25/05/2026 14:50:05    2675411

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Was a little concerned after Don/ Kerry that maybe the break from provincial finals were going to play massively to a teams performance but after the four games played, the two provincial winners, Kerry and Roscommon lost but the two losing provincial finalists, Cork and Galway won. Just an observation.

Blackcardnot (USA) - Posts: 106 - 25/05/2026 15:40:14    2675449

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Difficult game Sunday. But it's where we want to be. Mayo will be hungry and they know us inside out. There is a little bit of pressure back on them after their hammering against roscommon. Physically they always match up well against us. We need to lock down their key players like o donoghue. We played very well in the ulster final but armagh did carve us open a bit. Mayo also are a good running team so that is a slight worry. Game will probably depend on who can block out each others key players to good effect over the 70 minutes.

222 (UK) - Posts: 933 - 26/05/2026 11:01:30    2675657

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The League game against Mayo was the worst performance of the league. The 2 pointers from Fergal Boland before half time really killed any hope for Monaghan and they capitulated in the second half. Monaghan have improved in every game in the championship so far and further improvement is required again this weekend.

The injury situation for Monaghan is a bit unclear - unlikley to see Kelly (Achilles) and Carolan (hamstring). Bannigan previously said Michael Hamill would be back for All Ireland series so he must be close. Ward and McGorman, unsure what the story is here , especially Ward as he was on crutches after the Armagh game.

McElerney is suspended, so will that mean Ryan Wylie gets game time?

sleater (Monaghan) - Posts: 203 - 26/05/2026 12:39:07    2675708

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Mayo like to line up for the 2 pointers of late a bit like ourselves possibly a case of who can mastet that threat could be on track for a win

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 143 - 26/05/2026 13:29:22    2675728

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Replying To sleater:  "The League game against Mayo was the worst performance of the league. The 2 pointers from Fergal Boland before half time really killed any hope for Monaghan and they capitulated in the second half. Monaghan have improved in every game in the championship so far and further improvement is required again this weekend.

The injury situation for Monaghan is a bit unclear - unlikley to see Kelly (Achilles) and Carolan (hamstring). Bannigan previously said Michael Hamill would be back for All Ireland series so he must be close. Ward and McGorman, unsure what the story is here , especially Ward as he was on crutches after the Armagh game.

McElerney is suspended, so will that mean Ryan Wylie gets game time?"
Maybe Shane Hantratty to start,he has the legs for the mayo forwards especially if Ryan Wylie has been out injured, than get 10 or 15 mins out of Wylie at the end.
Be nice to see young Hamil back if he fit & maybe Gary Mohan.

AlanD (Monaghan) - Posts: 29 - 26/05/2026 13:32:16    2675729

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Big game Sunday and one that will be a bit different (at last we don't get ulster teams in a qualifier). A new challenge in mayo, it will be the first time since league that we will come up against a team who are a big 2 point threat. If we give mayo the space around the arc they will pop two pointers for fun.

As a previous poster mentioned ryan O Donoghue will be key and from what I remember he usually is a thorn in the sid for us when we meet. Possibly dylan byrne will get the task and o toole on kobe or cian mc hale.

Ward will be a big miss if not fit and possibly looking at mc anespie getting the nod in his position. Team will probably look similar to the starting team v Armagh, maybe mooney for garland but its a 50/50 in that position.

Mayo will be physically dominant as they always are against us and they will have athletes like Boland/Durcan/Mc loughlin/Loftus to match the speed of bannigan, mc carthy and O hanlon, so that first time ball into the ff line with fast attacks and the scores we get off them could determine how we do in this game.

monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 489 - 26/05/2026 13:33:21    2675731

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