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Got my ticket yesterday. REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1617 - 03/06/2016 12:52:52 1861192 Link 0 |
Yeah predictable enough line-up, though I would have always guessed Kieran Hughes would be more likely in midfield as he has been lately. It may look conservative but it's a fairly strong all round team and bench that's named, with a good blend of youth and experience. The only injury doubt is Barry McGinn, which is a shame as he was probably in with a good chance of starting after a great u21 campaign. Obviously the main thing to look at is our dependency on McManus with not alot of shooters in the forward line, and while it might be tough to win with in August, I'd be surprised if it cost us this weekend. There's a good chance it won't be the handy win alot of people are predicting. It could be tight enough into the second half but I'd expect us to pull clear in the last 20 minutes, especially with the experience and fresh legs we can bring off the bench. Down have some injury problems which could cost them when it gets to this stage. Clearly though we'd be looking towards building a wider spread of scorers which is why I'm a bit surprised one of the younger forwards isn't starting. I still think there's a good chance someone like Daniel McKenna will be a late change. patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 936 - 03/06/2016 13:26:15 1861211 Link 0 |
Having read the Sindo I am wondering what odds on Brolly (if on SG panel) namedropping Padraic Duffy ( DG of GAA) and informing us that Monaghan players unlike Armagh are available to their clubs for 75% of league games... Curlew66 (Roscommon) - Posts: 506 - 05/06/2016 13:28:32 1861757 Link 0 |
Brolly looks like a schoolboy who is late for school, tie and shirt all over the place......nothing personal Joe just observational analysis. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9703 - 05/06/2016 14:46:04 1861787 Link 1 |
Some wasteful efforts by Down coupled by a few "soft frees" converted by Mc Manus are the difference at half time. seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 05/06/2016 14:47:55 1861789 Link 0 |
The refereeing is a bit of a joke. 'Home town' decisions are the rule of the day it seems. Tough luck on Down Monaghan should win without any help from the ref neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 05/06/2016 14:49:17 1861790 Link 1 |
Down have the beating of Monaghan here. Need to sort their kickouts though quickly. 50/50 from their own kickouts is not good enough at this level. gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 05/06/2016 14:50:25 1861791 Link 0 |
I agree. The referee has been very poor here. Shame.
Sam2002 (Armagh) - Posts: 6 - 05/06/2016 15:04:33 1861793 Link 0 |
Monaghan's running game has been superb. Down are at sea and looking clueless. Although some poor decision making from the referee hasn't helped them. Toney (Meath) - Posts: 298 - 05/06/2016 15:13:12 1861797 Link 1 |
Something we've seen all too often from Down this year, go 5 or 6 points behind and we lose heart, almost as if the players have given up, off to the qualifiers we go... Downdan00 (Down) - Posts: 14 - 05/06/2016 15:22:00 1861799 Link 0 |
I thought the Ulster championship was supposed to be competitive. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 05/06/2016 15:25:29 1861804 Link 1 |
Down completely lost any sign of a plan or organization in this second half. Continually running in to contact,not picking up runners and basically not defending at all! Allowing Monaghan to run at them with ease and pick off scores at will. seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 05/06/2016 15:34:15 1861811 Link 0 |
Pathetic non-performance from Down. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 05/06/2016 15:35:49 1861812 Link 0 |
Very poor Down performance in that 2nd half, those 3 Monaghan points before half time were exceptionally damaging as it gave Monaghan the incentive going into the 2nd half. GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3017 - 05/06/2016 15:42:30 1861815 Link 0 |
Poor, clueless, lost, pathetic. MourneArmy (Down) - Posts: 1787 - 05/06/2016 15:59:10 1861822 Link 1 |
A dark day for Down indeed. That was very poor from them. Reformation (Cavan) - Posts: 356 - 05/06/2016 16:26:54 1861832 Link 0 |
I dont mean to stick the boot into Down posters on here,but that second half was probably the worst half of football i ever saw a team give in an Ulster championship game.It was nothing short of a disgrace.It made me angry to watch it so i can only imagine how loyal and proud Down folk feel.Insipid,lethargic,clueless,spiritless,gutless,waste of space.We can all accept our teams being beaten.The only requisite is they leave every ounce of energy on the field.All the Down players did was leave tarnished careers on the field. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 05/06/2016 17:57:16 1861858 Link 0 |
Malachy ORourke is probably the best manager in the country at the moment. Down were awful but he really has that team firing on all cylinders. I don't think they would be too far off any of the top teams at the moment. Daith (Kildare) - Posts: 1171 - 05/06/2016 18:58:51 1861885 Link 0 |
When you consider that Down had 7 championship debutants and 5 players only playing their second year of championship, You can easily understand why there seemed to be a total lack of leadership all over the pitch, why heads and overall confidence just seemed to drop, why there seemed to be so little fight, urgency and guts to grab the game by the scruff of the neck and try get back into it, and It also explains the naivety of their defending and carrying the ball into the tackle. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 05/06/2016 19:07:19 1861889 Link 0 |
Was hoping this game would be a little closer , even interesting and was looking that way from the opening twenty minutes. Not sure if Down were that bad or Monaghan that good, but I'm going to lean a little bit on the down being that bad as they also had a terrible league too.Next few ulster games are interesting , still hard to pick a winner between Cavan,Tyrone,Monaghan and maybe Donegal but I think I'll go with Tyrone based on their performance against Derry BarryPD (Dublin) - Posts: 34 - 05/06/2016 19:12:13 1861893 Link 0 |