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Based on the majority of what we've seen in 2024, hard to argue with that train of thought... moodoo (Monaghan) - Posts: 442 - 14/05/2024 12:14:51 2544688 Link
Replying To 222: "Low key build up for saturday, I suspect everyone thinks kerry are winning this in second gear and monaghan will be plucky but kerry will have to much" Low Key, way we like it monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 381 - 14/05/2024 12:17:46 2544690 Link
Replying To 222: "Low key build up for saturday, I suspect everyone thinks kerry are winning this in second gear and monaghan will be plucky but kerry will have to much" The long grass is usually where we feel most comfortable. I'd be expecting a decent performance regardless of result. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1805 - 14/05/2024 13:11:46 2544710 Link
What will be the starting 15 for Saturday? Farneyinexile (Monaghan) - Posts: 3 - 14/05/2024 13:31:03 2544715 Link
What will be the starting 15 for Saturday? Farneyinexile (Monaghan) - Posts: 3 - 14/05/2024 13:48:31 2544721 Link
You'd be a brave man to predict a starting 15 as noone has a clue who is available fitness wise. The hope is that o hanlon mcenespie and bannigan are all back. I'd expect lavelle to move back to midfield to replace Darren Hughes with Duffy full back. Management can bring in younger players to give some pace to the side like mooney Jones Hamill etc but he is limited in defence where the real problems have been all year. The worry there is that some established players just don't look up to it at this level any more and there are no real alternatives. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1805 - 14/05/2024 14:41:44 2544733 Link
Replying To seanie08: "You'd be a brave man to predict a starting 15 as noone has a clue who is available fitness wise. The hope is that o hanlon mcenespie and bannigan are all back. I'd expect lavelle to move back to midfield to replace Darren Hughes with Duffy full back. Management can bring in younger players to give some pace to the side like mooney Jones Hamill etc but he is limited in defence where the real problems have been all year. The worry there is that some established players just don't look up to it at this level any more and there are no real alternatives." 1. Beggan 2. O'Toole 3. Duffy 4. Wylie 5. KOC 6. Ward 7. Mccarthy 8. Mohan 9. Lavelle 10. O'Hanlon 11. Bannigan 12. McAnespie 13. Jones 14. Woods 15. McManus Subs McDonnell McCarron Wilson Irwin Garland Hamill Loughran Mccarville Mooney McNulty Farneyinexile (Monaghan) - Posts: 3 - 14/05/2024 15:20:35 2544743 Link
Replying To Farneyinexile: "1. Beggan 2. O'Toole 3. Duffy 4. Wylie 5. KOC 6. Ward 7. Mccarthy 8. Mohan 9. Lavelle 10. O'Hanlon 11. Bannigan 12. McAnespie 13. Jones 14. Woods 15. McManus Subs McDonnell McCarron Wilson Irwin Garland Hamill Loughran Mccarville Mooney McNulty" Agree that's about the best team we have - if everybody's available. Good forward line and a quality very attacking half back line. But as you say defensively looks like we can be picked apart by any decent forward line never mind one with some of the best forwards in the country. Vinny will need to have some type of defensive sweeper or plan in place to provide additional cover for the full back line in particular. Darren is a huge loss to that plan. Vofster (Monaghan) - Posts: 15 - 14/05/2024 16:38:25 2544782 Link