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Bannigan needs to pressure about 13 of the Scotstown panel to come in this year and give Ulster a right crack. And look to get back to the AISF. Personally think this is achieveable if he can get those lads in

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 493 - 07/01/2026 14:40:30    2650177

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Replying To farneygael3:  "Bannigan needs to pressure about 13 of the Scotstown panel to come in this year and give Ulster a right crack. And look to get back to the AISF. Personally think this is achieveable if he can get those lads in"
If he does what you say Cavan will be favourites when they meet you.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2532 - 07/01/2026 15:08:10    2650184

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Replying To farneygael3:  "Bannigan needs to pressure about 13 of the Scotstown panel to come in this year and give Ulster a right crack. And look to get back to the AISF. Personally think this is achieveable if he can get those lads in"
13!! and where would he pull all these from? he'd have been better if he didn't let those 10/12 lads leave last year and he'd have a far stronger panel than the current bunch of 3rd strings.

Deadballmerchant (Monaghan) - Posts: 36 - 07/01/2026 15:20:22    2650188

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Replying To Deadballmerchant:  "13!! and where would he pull all these from? he'd have been better if he didn't let those 10/12 lads leave last year and he'd have a far stronger panel than the current bunch of 3rd strings."
It's called a preseason competition for a reason. Junior and intermediate lads get tokenism runs. I'm talking lads back for the hard ground proper football.

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 493 - 07/01/2026 15:39:17    2650189

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Replying To Deadballmerchant:  "13!! and where would he pull all these from? he'd have been better if he didn't let those 10/12 lads leave last year and he'd have a far stronger panel than the current bunch of 3rd strings."
You would imagine

Beggan
O'Toole
McPhillips
McCarville
McCarthy

Get in then

Mallon
Max maguire
Darragh Murray
D Connolly
McElwaine

Scotstown had 2 co u20s never played at all

Sean Treanor
Mark maguire

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 944 - 07/01/2026 15:48:58    2650190

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Replying To farneygael3:  "It's called a preseason competition for a reason. Junior and intermediate lads get tokenism runs. I'm talking lads back for the hard ground proper football."
lol - sure even scotstown pull lads from junior clubs

MalsBalls (Monaghan) - Posts: 253 - 07/01/2026 16:28:50    2650194

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Replying To veterngaa:  "You would imagine

Beggan
O'Toole
McPhillips
McCarville
McCarthy

Get in then

Mallon
Max maguire
Darragh Murray
D Connolly
McElwaine

Scotstown had 2 co u20s never played at all

Sean Treanor
Mark maguire"
Two lads you've named at the top aren't good enough for top level intercounty football as one of them proved twice against Donegal last year….. the likes of Mallon and maguire are excellent talents coming but can't be just flung straight into a senior set-up.. let them play their u20s…

mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 635 - 07/01/2026 18:38:27    2650202

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Replying To sporto:  "Hard luck Scotstown, as said previously had enough chances to win it but the half time deficit was never really overturned.

Out of interest, have many of the lads on display Sunday played and developed through their junior league/championship team? That's been going on a number of years now so it would be interesting to see. A lot of the younger players got the scores on Sunday (along with McCarron) so it looks like they are the team to beat for another few years at least."
Darragh Murray, McCarville, McPhillips, Mattie Maguire

On the bench and played this year senior champ

James Hamill
Ross McKenna
Jason Carey
Killian McKenna

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 944 - 07/01/2026 19:55:16    2650207

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