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Very hard to articulate all of last week from rumours to reality.
Still cant wrap my head around the gk situation. pre game they where practicing hitting the wings (didnt look great). This inability completely narrowed the pitch and worked in favour of louth. Nothing against mooney, nerves would of been huge, maybe management seen enough against westmeath to fear mulligan would float his kickouts. dont know. where was Jack kiernan?
Can/Cant understand the mc anespie decision. There for legs, even though not played any full games all year
Felt all the subs where too late and mind boggling, exact same against donegal. still cant believe mc phillips wasnt brought on to field a couple of kickouts to give us oxygen last year.
Looking to next year:
1)Louis kelly, Gary Mohan, Gavin Mc Phillips, Matthew Carolan, Karl Gallagher, Bobby Mc Caul, mc nulty, mick hamill. bury the hatchet/blood/get fit absolutely non negotiables.
2) Management team shake up. Be it the manager or his team, it needs something. Mc Ginley,Mc Conville, Sherlock. Winners out there with real credentials. A dream ticket with mc cauge.
3)Credit to the current management team of blooding players, needs to continue.
4) S&C dont need to say anymore than that.
5) Never going to happen but would love to see aaron McCarey/mcdonnell working with beggan for the gk spot. No need for beggan until championship if you had either of those lads
I can only speak for myself, im gutted because i know we are close, very close.
monaghanfootballfan (Monaghan) - Posts: 39 - 30/06/2026 15:45:30
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I posted during the league Kieran Hughes should be approached to come back in. Hes no Michael Murphy, but younger, so i dont buy "hes passed intercounty" and here i am reading comments saying we had no ball winners in one of the biggest games in monaghan footballs history.
farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 740 - 30/06/2026 15:46:48
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Possible midfield line up if let play
8 b mcbennett
9 m mc Carville
10 k Gallagher
11 a woods
12 g mohan
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Color Leonard
G mchillips
Matthew carolan
All good lads if given same time as m mccarville to develop but no we insist on 5 ft 7 lads 8 lads there and we had 2 on Sunday
Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 188 - 30/06/2026 15:52:59
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Replying To farneygael3: "Should Malone be taking over next year? He's done ok on the club front with blaney the last 2 seasons. You look at Westmeath and McHugh" Like your comment on Louth being in Croke Park by luck, I hope this one is also a joke?
Matchwatcher (Monaghan) - Posts: 43 - 30/06/2026 16:16:24
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Replying To Matchwatcher: "Like your comment on Louth being in Croke Park by luck, I hope this one is also a joke?" Take your comment but I will stand over Louth didn't beat Armagh or Monaghan, the two teams bate themselves.
farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 740 - 30/06/2026 16:46:20
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Replying To Farneyblueandwhite: "Possible midfield line up if let play
8 b mcbennett
9 m mc Carville
10 k Gallagher
11 a woods
12 g mohan
Sub midfielders
Color Leonard
G mchillips
Matthew carolan
All good lads if given same time as m mccarville to develop but no we insist on 5 ft 7 lads 8 lads there and we had 2 on Sunday" Leonard won't be playing county football again
McGuirk1985@ (Monaghan) - Posts: 150 - 30/06/2026 17:15:33
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Replying To McGuirk1985@: "Leonard won't be playing county football again" You don't see my point he was there for 2 to 3 years and never really played likewise all our other tall players 40 excuses can be given as to why these lads are and won't be on the panel but the wee fellas will be there because they know they will play much harder to commit if you have a fair idea the lad next to is 5 ft 7 is going to get playing time no 5 to 12 is tiny its embarrassing when you go to headquarters and see it, eg ciaran Byrne 6 ft 5 on our corner back 5 ft 9 winning of the game total mismatch unless we transition into getting rangy mobile lads. results will remain the same for all the good work that goes on were still stuck on this mentality of GPS tracking back with small lads and sure it will be grand bear in mind the mark is massive now it's gives you 5 seconds to clear 20 metres it takes pressure of the backs and it leaves monaghan in a much better place because its easier to play when you win primary possession at the minute were always backpedling instead of going forward much easier on everyone when we have possession and that can only be gained through height you can't coach against height with new rules height needed
Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 188 - 30/06/2026 18:17:00
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Replying To patmouse: "I hate to see posts like this, anytime we play the big boys in CP as you say, we come home with our tails between our legs .We would love to win Ulster." Cavan man is at it again. How sad.
Shelbourne1 (Monaghan) - Posts: 455 - 30/06/2026 20:32:14
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Just to echo the above, very disappointing, an opportunity squandered for Monaghan.
Louth just went for it, as you have to do in the championship.
Monaghan still could have won if they'd taken their chances but Louth deserved it.
However, the real reason Monaghan lost is that they got completely overrun in midfield and you just can't win if that happens, especially at this stage of the championship. That meant the defence was overrun.
Serious questions to be answered by management here.
First, Monaghan effectively took the field with one midfielder against a team that we knew were strong in that area.
Louth attacked what was effectively Monaghan's weakest area and got a series of mismatches and uncontested wins.
Second, there are clearly players on the panel that management don't really trust. The goalkeeper thing was Banty 2010 again, not a good comparison for a manager.
You make your plans and you have your second choice goalkeeper for the whole championship, he actually gets game time, makes a good save but has a couple of dodgy kickouts, so you instead of saying he's got some senior championship experience under his belt, that'll stand to him, you drop him for a guy who's never played before at this level, debuting in Croke Park in the biggest game of the season and you expect this to work?
What were they thinking?
GB said after the game that they'd only had 1 session to decide on the goalie. That is rubbish, he's had 6 months this season and last year to get this in place.
Someone above also mentioned that some players got plenty of minutes in the league but the big guys around the middle of the park were getting terrible treatment. This is exactly it. 30 minutes here, 10 minutes two weeks later. Off the panel for the next game. Back on the panel and on for 10 minutes.
It takes time, midfield is a bear pit, division 1 especially. You have to give guys time to get used to it.
It's physical and sneaky with players bunching and blocking and generally trying to impose themselves.
A couple of years ago people were complaining about McCarville. Not got good enough, try's to catch the ball with one hand. Look where he is now.
Monaghan bet the house on Gallagher, McCarville and Beggan for possession and it worked against Roscommon and Westmeath. But once Gallagher and Beggan got injured, there was no backup plan at all.
There is also the question of why Gary Mohan left the panel. Was he injured, did he walk, or was he excluded?
He's a guy with the attributes that were missing on Sunday and who's proved he can do it at this level and Monaghan can't afford to be without him.
If midfield isn't fixed Monaghan will be stuck at this level and will remain vulnerable to teams that overall might not be as good but have better ball winners around the middle of the park.
It's doubly painful because we've been here for years with regard to midfield.
Management need to chase players that might be in two minds about whether to commit. Other counties do it.
PolicemanFox (Monaghan) - Posts: 233 - 30/06/2026 20:56:28
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