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Replying To mick2007:  "He left killanny a senior club to take over toome a junior club at the start of the year so I'd question both his ambitions and motives as a manager above all else ……"
That is true I suppose but still a decent manager it would seem and has an eye for winning silverware. That toome team struggled last year and he completely turned the ship around it would seem.

MonGaa123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 20 - 20/10/2024 12:47:32    2575952

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Replying To MonGaa123:  "That is true I suppose but still a decent manager it would seem and has an eye for winning silverware. That toome team struggled last year and he completely turned the ship around it would seem."
An "eye" for silverware alright hence why he left a senior club (who were always going to struggle to stay senior) to go to a strong junior club……as for completely turning toome around that give me a giggle… junior football is terrible this year and toome were always going to be in the mix for promotion, let's see how great he does in intermediate next year unless he leaves them to take emyvale out of junior….

mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 546 - 20/10/2024 13:49:40    2575967

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Replying To MonGaa123:  "That is true I suppose but still a decent manager it would seem and has an eye for winning silverware. That toome team struggled last year and he completely turned the ship around it would seem."
That Toome team were intermediate last year. He went there only cause he seen an easy championship.

currinman (Monaghan) - Posts: 41 - 20/10/2024 13:56:54    2575968

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Junior Final going ahead. No respect for Junior players and their supporters. Health and Safety? SAFE CLUB my a#&e. Twitter for me today.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 390 - 20/10/2024 14:12:43    2575970

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Attended both junior finals this weekend. I think both winners will contest the junior championship final in 2026!!

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 84 - 20/10/2024 18:45:27    2576020

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Replying To veterngaa:  "Absolutely… never heard of a manager leave a club after they bring them senior … surely you'd want to challenge yourself!"
Didn't this happen Killanny a few years ago?

FarFrom (Monaghan) - Posts: 8 - 20/10/2024 18:55:28    2576023

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Replying To FarFrom:  "Didn't this happen Killanny a few years ago?"
One and the same...

BrehonBlonde (Monaghan) - Posts: 85 - 20/10/2024 19:15:34    2576031

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Replying To farneygael3:  "Attended both junior finals this weekend. I think both winners will contest the junior championship final in 2026!!"
Quality very poor alright, Aghabog will be kicking themselves throwing away league final yesterday.

Intermediate will have big gulf in class next year between top 6 teams and bottom four teams you would think.

currinman (Monaghan) - Posts: 41 - 20/10/2024 19:17:53    2576034

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Replying To FarFrom:  "Didn't this happen Killanny a few years ago?"
Andy callan do it too?

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 664 - 20/10/2024 21:11:37    2576045

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Well done Drumhowan today best trained team in junior this year, they shud of won today by alot more than score line showed same as the semi final against Toome. Toome will be kicking themselves as this year was a serious chance of winning a championship but they very lucky to be going up at all as only for a big goalkeeping mistake by Aghabog they were in big trouble. Any word on any management departures for 2025 season

CTC6 (Monaghan) - Posts: 29 - 20/10/2024 22:17:39    2576056

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Replying To CTC6:  "Well done Drumhowan today best trained team in junior this year, they shud of won today by alot more than score line showed same as the semi final against Toome. Toome will be kicking themselves as this year was a serious chance of winning a championship but they very lucky to be going up at all as only for a big goalkeeping mistake by Aghabog they were in big trouble. Any word on any management departures for 2025 season"
I was in scotstown at the games yesterday. Fair play to Cremartin on the minor win and also well done to Drumhowan. They have struggled to finish games strongly this year but I do think they are a good outfit. I could see them in senior in the next two years with the right management and playing style to suit them. No word on any management departures yet, it will be interesting to see who takes over aghabog.

MonGaa123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 20 - 21/10/2024 02:25:00    2576074

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Replying To CTC6:  "Well done Drumhowan today best trained team in junior this year, they shud of won today by alot more than score line showed same as the semi final against Toome. Toome will be kicking themselves as this year was a serious chance of winning a championship but they very lucky to be going up at all as only for a big goalkeeping mistake by Aghabog they were in big trouble. Any word on any management departures for 2025 season"
Mceneany gone from blayney is the only one ive heard of

Monaghan_football (Monaghan) - Posts: 30 - 21/10/2024 09:38:11    2576094

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County final week. You've got Clontibret who are one third of a parish (that entire parish being smaller than Tydavnet) VS the amalgamation of Tydavnet, Scotstown, Ballinode, Knocktallon and Jack McCurrin.

Anyone give the O'Neills a chance?

HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 250 - 21/10/2024 11:07:41    2576115

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Unfortunately not - this will be another one sided affair.

MuineachanAbu (Monaghan) - Posts: 660 - 21/10/2024 11:31:35    2576124

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Replying To HB245:  "County final week. You've got Clontibret who are one third of a parish (that entire parish being smaller than Tydavnet) VS the amalgamation of Tydavnet, Scotstown, Ballinode, Knocktallon and Jack McCurrin.

Anyone give the O'Neills a chance?"
Tydavnet is just 1 parish. Funny this was never a problem pre 2013… it's only when a club starts winning! They won't mind though … giving out on here won't change anything! If it makes you feel better though …

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 664 - 21/10/2024 11:59:29    2576135

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Replying To veterngaa:  "Tydavnet is just 1 parish. Funny this was never a problem pre 2013… it's only when a club starts winning! They won't mind though … giving out on here won't change anything! If it makes you feel better though …"
Don't think it was a problem tbh until the poaching started. Remember, there was never a problem with Dublin until the finance's started surfacing…….

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 84 - 21/10/2024 12:52:34    2576146

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Replying To HB245:  "County final week. You've got Clontibret who are one third of a parish (that entire parish being smaller than Tydavnet) VS the amalgamation of Tydavnet, Scotstown, Ballinode, Knocktallon and Jack McCurrin.

Anyone give the O'Neills a chance?"
Not many will give them a chance but likewise in 2014 and 2019 in my opinion. They are probably the only team who can get it right against Scotstown. And I am sure Scotstown know it won't be as easy as people on here make out.

Scotstown definitely the favorites and understandably so, they have a strong strong team but Clontibret ain't bad either. They didn't cruise to a semi final by being bad. Hopefully it is close and a good watch for a neutral. Match ups are going to be very important with Hughes brothers, Jack and Carey all up front is hard to watch. These 4 in particular will need quare watching. I believe Beggan is the most important player on the scotstown team, stop them going short and he will bomb it 70 yards to the half forward line. I am unsure how a team can overcome this. They've big men in the middle too with McCarville and McPhilips who can handle themselves but Hughes and Greenan from Clontibret can match them, but they have many ball winners around that middle 8. Clontibret have a few men who will need watching also. They have pace and plenty of running in them. All we can do is wait to Sunday evening and see how this fairs out.

Hoping for a good watch and hopefully a good display of football after watching chronic junior final yesterday (storm did not help). Hoping the Intermediate final is good on Saturday also.

countymonaghan (Monaghan) - Posts: 287 - 21/10/2024 12:56:49    2576150

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Replying To HB245:  "County final week. You've got Clontibret who are one third of a parish (that entire parish being smaller than Tydavnet) VS the amalgamation of Tydavnet, Scotstown, Ballinode, Knocktallon and Jack McCurrin.

Anyone give the O'Neills a chance?"
No chance of an upset… the thoughts of yet another year without an ulster club will drive this group over the line on Sunday….surely this group can't face another miserable failure….

mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 546 - 21/10/2024 14:30:53    2576173

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Replying To countymonaghan:  "Not many will give them a chance but likewise in 2014 and 2019 in my opinion. They are probably the only team who can get it right against Scotstown. And I am sure Scotstown know it won't be as easy as people on here make out.

Scotstown definitely the favorites and understandably so, they have a strong strong team but Clontibret ain't bad either. They didn't cruise to a semi final by being bad. Hopefully it is close and a good watch for a neutral. Match ups are going to be very important with Hughes brothers, Jack and Carey all up front is hard to watch. These 4 in particular will need quare watching. I believe Beggan is the most important player on the scotstown team, stop them going short and he will bomb it 70 yards to the half forward line. I am unsure how a team can overcome this. They've big men in the middle too with McCarville and McPhilips who can handle themselves but Hughes and Greenan from Clontibret can match them, but they have many ball winners around that middle 8. Clontibret have a few men who will need watching also. They have pace and plenty of running in them. All we can do is wait to Sunday evening and see how this fairs out.

Hoping for a good watch and hopefully a good display of football after watching chronic junior final yesterday (storm did not help). Hoping the Intermediate final is good on Saturday also."
Good job you weren't at the magheraclone blaney semi final the week before… now that was the definition of chronic….

mick2007 (Monaghan) - Posts: 546 - 21/10/2024 14:31:45    2576174

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Replying To CTC6:  "Well done Drumhowan today best trained team in junior this year, they shud of won today by alot more than score line showed same as the semi final against Toome. Toome will be kicking themselves as this year was a serious chance of winning a championship but they very lucky to be going up at all as only for a big goalkeeping mistake by Aghabog they were in big trouble. Any word on any management departures for 2025 season"
I'd imagine there will have to be a change in aghabog coming for the next year. Will Lennon stay with emyvale after their season?

ScarnaMan1990 (Monaghan) - Posts: 32 - 21/10/2024 17:06:25    2576223

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