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Understandable, in fairness yer lads probably enjoyed the celebrations and winning it sated the hunger for the following year, that Tyrone team of the 00s were deadly when in full flow and I don't think they got enough credit.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 29/11/2021 16:21:13 2391138 Link 0 |
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Looking back on the noughties Tyrone's style of play when in full flow was great but maybe evidence shows it took it's toll due to it's intensity and all round running style. I recall Tyrone suffered a lot of injuries in 06 and 09 in particular. Football was much stronger as well particularly Ulster so it was difficult to get through a few rounds not being able to operate at the same levels. Tyrone's current style is different and football wouldn't be as strong so maybe they could keep the same standards and win Ulster again and see what happens beyond that.
sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 29/11/2021 17:11:37 2391144 Link 1 |
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I thought the 00s were a flip of a coin era. Kerry could easily have had another 2, Tyrone won 3 but it could have been 1 or 4, Armagh a least should have had 2, Galway 1 but had the beating of anyone and Dublin would have fancied their chances for at least 2 with the team they had. Every game was a knife edge and all teams need a slice of luck.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2014 - 30/11/2021 09:45:40 2391171 Link 11 |
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100%, you could even throw Cork into the mix as well, Monaghan nearly took us out a couple of times, Sligo had an injury time penalty to bate us in Tralee in 09, limerick should have bate us in 04 only for Darragh O'sé saving a few points. There were some savage games, I don't think the gap was as big between teams as it is today. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 30/11/2021 10:42:41 2391175 Link 0 |
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Is Tyrone really as good as suggested? WestRules (Galway) - Posts: 269 - 30/11/2021 11:32:15 2391188 Link 1 |
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Tyrone is a very bad team, right enough. Winning the AI? Sure, that doesn't count for anything, lol. As for covid, try asking yourself why Mattie Donnelly was unable to finish out the final; and why Richie Donnelly (Tyrone's best kick passer) didn't even feature, and why R Brennan (one of the best half backs in the county), didn't even feature. Throughout, Tyrone was simply told what to do by a Dublin-based medical expert, a man with no connections to Tyrone. The Tyrone covid conspiracy theorists can speculate, but it really is little more than sour grapes and conspiracy theories, ultimately deriving from a culture of begrudgery about anything that comes out of Ulster. Though if you knew your history, you'd also know that half of Connaught came out of Ulster ... Tyrone have been in the final shakeouts since c 2015, except that, under Harte, they were playing a very cautious brand of football that was always going to get you into top 4 territory, but which was never going to win anything. Dooher and Logie let the lads express themselves a bit more; and that's a major reason why Tyrone won it in 2021. "but I see them faced with stern opponents if they make it to the last four in the All Irelands which is the true barometer of excellence in in the game" I apologise for reminding you, but Tyrone actually did make it to the last 4 this year and beat Kerry and Mayo! That's your "barometer of excellence"; but Tyrone, having done that, are still not good enough? If beating Mayo and Kerry doesn't count, do tell us who we ought to have beaten in order for us to be allowed into the anti-Ulster hall of fame? "Okay they may succeed up in Ulster' provincials as the standard isn't exactly national top grade" To any fair-minded observer, 4 Ulster teams in Division 1 might suggest otherwise. Donegal and Monaghan this year gave Tyrone far tighter games than Mayo did. This year, any of Donegal, Monaghan or Tyrone would have taken Mayo in the final. Derry are coming back strong. Your remark about Fermanagh suggests you have never actually been at a Tyrone Fermanagh game; it is rarely easy, and it is always hard-hitting. I agree we're favourites against the Erne men, but you know little about the boys that play Fermanagh football if you think they're pushovers. Ulster isn't like that, even if you don't have realistic expectations of winning Ulster or an AI, you still want to smash your neighbours, and you'd be happy to do that, even if you never went any further. That intensity is not present in the other provinces, where half of them have thrown in the towel before the game even starts. "Unlike Galway who have to meet a similar top-notch team Mayo in our opening in our provincials, Tyrone will get it easy taking on poor wee Fermanagh at the bottom of your provincial pit." Well poor you - imagine having to face one good team in your provincials! I'd fancy Fermanagh to nip Galway in a provincial. The weakest teams in Ulster are Down and Antrim. Fermanagh may not have the pick, but they will play their heart out and will certainly catch any team who is arrogant enough to take them lightly. They'd be more than capable of making life v difficult for Galway in a provincial. While Tyrone just about got over the line v Kerry, they beat Mayo easily enough in the end. And that was a Mayo team who outclassed a great Dublin side. And Donegal and Monaghan this year gave Tyrone far tighter games than Mayo did, which somewhat detracts from your tale of woe about having to face Mayo every year. Mayo is only one team, deal with it. This year, any of Donegal, Monaghan or Tyrone would have taken Mayo in the final. It was very close against Kerry, and had Clifford been able to stay on in extra time, Kerry could well have edged it. Of course, it didn't help Kerry that they hammered us in the league (6 goals!); complacency had to have been a factor, to some extent, after a hammering like that, and especially given that Tyrone struggled to get out Ulster, e.g. against Donegal and Monaghan, both of whom ran Tyrone very close this year. But the closeness of that encounter doesn't suggest Kerry was "thrown off"; it simply was a good competitive game, one that, on another day, Kerry could easily have won. You typify a partitionist mindset which will never accept that anything good can ever come out of Ulster. That patronising narrative seeks to explain away Tyrone's narrow win over Kerry by focussing on "what Kerry must have done wrong", instead of accepting that Tyrone might just have done something right. Kerry may have been taken slightly by surprise, but Mayo certainly were well warned, so what's their excuse? essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 30/11/2021 14:33:35 2391217 Link 0 |
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Is Galway really a "top-notch" team? My opinion is not.....
RíochtUíNéill (Tyrone) - Posts: 3 - 30/11/2021 14:33:52 2391218 Link 1 |
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It's good to see you've awoken. It's not 2001 now. Galway man talking about national standard of provincials. Mayo are the only team flying the flag for Connaught where as Armagh, Donegal, Down and Tyrone have all graced Croke Park on final day since you dozed off. 5 teams can win Ulster, 1 can win Connaught. Talking about Tyrone meeting Fermanagh, imagine Ulster teams having to beat highflying London or New York. Come on the red and green.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2014 - 30/11/2021 14:35:34 2391220 Link 11 |
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Predictions: Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1780 - 30/11/2021 14:59:51 2391226 Link 0 |
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lol.
Gator (Monaghan) - Posts: 238 - 30/11/2021 15:26:17 2391227 Link 0 |
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Give any other team a choice between playing Galway in Salthill or Tyrone in Omagh...what would the verdict be?
Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1058 - 30/11/2021 17:47:37 2391246 Link 1 |
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You must be a Man Utd supporter. Definite similarities in how you're harking back to glory days of yesteryear instead of dealing with the harsh realities of the here and now.
Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9136 - 01/12/2021 09:08:10 2391264 Link 2 |
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So Tyrone won last weekend, as pretty much expected by most. Good effort by Fermanagh, but that's them into the Tailteann Cup now. Tyrone look good though despite the squad losses, could start to motor a bit now and the Derry game looks intriguing and will be tight as usual. Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2385 - 21/04/2022 08:18:57 2411972 Link 0 |
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I really could have done with reading this back in November/December. How do people come up with writing such junk. You say the standard in Ulster isn't exactly National Top Grade? Is there a province in Ireland that has National Top Grade? In Munster there is one team that can win an AI, and that is Kerry, In Connaught, there is one team that can win an AI, and that is Mayo (albeit haven't been able to), In Leinster, there is one team that can win an AI, and that is Dublin, And in Ulster, there is debatably 4 teams that can win an AI. So, I'm confused as to what National Top Grade is. Do Galway and Roscommon fall under Top Grade? Because the last I checked Roscommon have great success in Connaught but then are the whipping boys in the Super 8s or when they meet a top team in the AI QF. As for Galway, I don't even know how to describe them other than being probably the most overrated team in the country. MurphBalls (Donegal) - Posts: 178 - 21/04/2022 11:31:40 2412036 Link 0 |
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Bar antrim and armagh predictions won't be too far away
seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1799 - 21/04/2022 15:21:06 2412112 Link 0 |
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Is the capacity for Corrigan Park 4,000 for the weekend? Surpised to see tickets still available for championship match if that is the limit. macca999 (Fermanagh) - Posts: 1098 - 22/04/2022 09:52:41 2412200 Link 0 |
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3k I heard. It's been a overall disaster the way this has been done (not the location I should add). Match at 2pm on a Saturday for some reason, on TV too, and I know some people that just didn't plan to go as they've a large group and were told tickets would be hard found, so they just didn't try. Hope it sells out before throw in, but bit of a hames made of this.
Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2385 - 22/04/2022 10:16:53 2412205 Link 0 |
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Like I should add, I got my ticket as I'm a season ticket holder, my elderly mother got a different section on her ticket which is mind boggling. Normally a lot of my family go to Championship matches, and bring their kids too, but were told by clubs there's only limited tickets. Then they find that there's still tickets on sale at Centra etc., but by that stage they hadn't planned on going or didn't want only a handful of tickets spread out all around the place if they can't all go or be somewhat close together. The communication on this has been a joke, with the clubs (who a lot would get their tickets from) also in the dark. It was initially said that no tickets would be on general sale, only through clubs, so some people just didn't even bother at that point when it was on TV. Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2385 - 22/04/2022 10:21:30 2412208 Link 0 |
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Is the capacity for Corrigan Park 4,000 for the weekend? Surpised to see tickets still available for championship match if that is the limit. macca999 (Fermanagh) - Posts: 946 - 22/04/2022 09:52:41 It's at a ridiculous time on a Saturday but with a small capacity you would imagine it would sell out. RHF (Cavan) - Posts: 848 - 22/04/2022 10:37:53 2412213 Link 0 |
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Not that surprised. 3500 travelling supporters (Cavan people will travel despite the terrible fixture) plus 300 local diehards. To think they want to move the Ulster Final into this GAA wasteland... Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1058 - 22/04/2022 10:40:59 2412218 Link 3 |