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Roll on the club football for me this weekend especially in junior. With a local derby of the in form team who are going to "win it all" the sarsfields where they take on the out of form bog in aghabog this Friday. Rumours of killeevan having Rory Gallagher doing video work for them it sure seems to be paying off. My own club with yet another bad result last week out against blackhill. May struggle this weekend also to another out of form side. Any predictions for senior and intermediate folks? Mccurrin69 (Fermanagh) - Posts: 24 - 22/06/2026 16:17:15 2681296 Link
Well done to Tom Doherty on picking up an u20 all star, hard to look past Drumhowan now with him in form. Could he be an option off the bench on Sunday ?? Farneyarmy2013 (Monaghan) - Posts: 4 - 23/06/2026 08:38:35 2681382 Link
Replying To Mccurrin69: "Roll on the club football for me this weekend especially in junior. With a local derby of the in form team who are going to "win it all" the sarsfields where they take on the out of form bog in aghabog this Friday. Rumours of killeevan having Rory Gallagher doing video work for them it sure seems to be paying off. My own club with yet another bad result last week out against blackhill. May struggle this weekend also to another out of form side. Any predictions for senior and intermediate folks?" Junior championship will be interesting. Expect Seans to have a big say in it when they are giving their players a good rest during the league. Currin will be thereabouts and id expect Killeevan to fall away at the semi stage. Scotstown junior project has ran its course now looking at the playing calibre this year. farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 724 - 23/06/2026 10:42:51 2681402 Link
Replying To Farneyarmy2013: "Well done to Tom Doherty on picking up an u20 all star, hard to look past Drumhowan now with him in form. Could he be an option off the bench on Sunday ??" Put Matthew Carolan in beside him on the bench. If Maguire can star for Louth then his clubmate can surely do a job for Muineachan Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1372 - 23/06/2026 11:13:31 2681419 Link
Replying To Eddie the Exile: "Put Matthew Carolan in beside him on the bench. If Maguire can star for Louth then his clubmate can surely do a job for Muineachan" Love it ye absolutely Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 169 - 23/06/2026 12:15:54 2681446 Link
Replying To Eddie the Exile: "Put Matthew Carolan in beside him on the bench. If Maguire can star for Louth then his clubmate can surely do a job for Muineachan" Who do you drop for him is the question? He showed very well against Mayo in his brief cameo. ConyersHill04 (Monaghan) - Posts: 93 - 23/06/2026 14:00:09 2681479 Link
Whos the match ups this weekend ?? O toole - Mulroy Byrne - Downey Wylie- Burns Paul Matthews at 10 is a good 2 point shooter then Conor grimes gets through a serious amount of work. Their midfield very inexperienced two 21 year olds we should hope to get on top there. Ces or Stephan pick up lennon. And would be hopeful that a few of our fowards can expose some of their defenders Farneyarmy2013 (Monaghan) - Posts: 4 - 23/06/2026 16:43:05 2681547 Link
Replying To ConyersHill04: "Who do you drop for him is the question? He showed very well against Mayo in his brief cameo." I wouldn't like to single any one player out as they have all played their part in building momentum to this point in the season. But for example if Gallagher were injured then Carolan could be a useful addition as a half forward option, even as part of the extended panel. It's more about having a range of player types than replacing any individual. Some bit of extra ball winning height is needed in the panel. The cost of Gary Mohan not being a part of the setup increases as the stakes get higher. Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1372 - 23/06/2026 18:25:01 2681577 Link
You get that feeling Sunday will be close, although you probably would have monaghan as slightly favourites. There is a feeling around the county that a semi final is a given but you never know, I think this will be cagey and tight given what's at stake. Louth played a very good game against Armagh in how they set up and attacked and they have taken dublin out in croke park as well so you can't take them for granted by any means. Last years game in Newbridge really has little bearing on it. Monaghan have been exceptionally good since the ulster final, here is hoping we can dig deep to win this. 222 (UK) - Posts: 947 - 24/06/2026 09:21:46 2681641 Link
Louth will be slight favourites and have an extra week to condition while Monaghan have been back to back with heavy games. Midfield will have a huge bearing on the result. There is huge respect on both sides of the Monaghan-Louth borders so it will be a great atmosphere and M1 will be mental. Please God Rory is fit and healthy because we know we need yet another All-Star performance from our No.1 MuineachanAbu (Monaghan) - Posts: 662 - 24/06/2026 11:49:02 2681675 Link
Replying To 222: "You get that feeling Sunday will be close, although you probably would have monaghan as slightly favourites. There is a feeling around the county that a semi final is a given but you never know, I think this will be cagey and tight given what's at stake. Louth played a very good game against Armagh in how they set up and attacked and they have taken dublin out in croke park as well so you can't take them for granted by any means. Last years game in Newbridge really has little bearing on it. Monaghan have been exceptionally good since the ulster final, here is hoping we can dig deep to win this." Armagh were poor on the day running into traffic and getting turned over its a warning to our lads no running into traffic but use the space a few of our lads are guilty of it in croke Park last year v donegal lesson hopefully learned Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 169 - 24/06/2026 13:16:58 2681687 Link
i wonder who the neutrals are going for? croke park wont be full at the start of the game but itll be nicely full towards the end... will the dubs cheer their leinster neighbours? will galway fans care either way? will the crowd have an effect on the last 10 minutes? MalsBalls (Monaghan) - Posts: 283 - 24/06/2026 17:07:45 2681721 Link
What time would you want to be heading up the road Sunday, Be chaos at the toll bridge you would imagine Farneyarmy2013 (Monaghan) - Posts: 4 - 25/06/2026 08:57:02 2681785 Link
Replying To Farneyarmy2013: "What time would you want to be heading up the road Sunday, Be chaos at the toll bridge you would imagine" Would need to be on the road for 10am anyway.. A lot Louth be going by train I would imagine but road still be mental. Hopefully be a brilliant day out and a good competitive game to end the day (with Monaghan winning). Any inside info on Rory? Really need him available if its for kickouts alone.. Need to keep up the consistent accuracy in with them which secures possession. countymonaghan (Monaghan) - Posts: 336 - 25/06/2026 10:37:01 2681813 Link
Replying To Farneyarmy2013: "What time would you want to be heading up the road Sunday, Be chaos at the toll bridge you would imagine" You'd want to be in Dublin for 9:30 or 10 to get decent parking before guards have road closed at Quinns. ConyersHill04 (Monaghan) - Posts: 93 - 25/06/2026 10:58:15 2681815 Link
Replying To Farneyarmy2013: "What time would you want to be heading up the road Sunday, Be chaos at the toll bridge you would imagine" The M1 toll will be chaos. Not sure what part of the county your in, but it might be worth while thinking about detouring cross country to head into the city via Cavan/M3. I know a lot of people from the west of the County head that way. It may not be the most direct route but you will avoid the Louth traffic. TheHunter (Monaghan) - Posts: 24 - 25/06/2026 11:09:45 2681819 Link
Replying To Farneyarmy2013: "Whos the match ups this weekend ?? O toole - Mulroy Byrne - Downey Wylie- Burns Paul Matthews at 10 is a good 2 point shooter then Conor grimes gets through a serious amount of work. Their midfield very inexperienced two 21 year olds we should hope to get on top there. Ces or Stephan pick up lennon. And would be hopeful that a few of our fowards can expose some of their defenders" I would put Lavelle on Mulroy, he is playing a bit deeper this year. He is their key man, leader and if he is kept quiet would go a long way to winning it. Lavelle's physicality would be well suited to it. I would be wary of their bench, it's strong coming in and they have options all over the pitch from it, especially round the middle with Durnin. sporto (Monaghan) - Posts: 199 - 25/06/2026 15:48:39 2681893 Link
Replying To countymonaghan: "Would need to be on the road for 10am anyway.. A lot Louth be going by train I would imagine but road still be mental. Hopefully be a brilliant day out and a good competitive game to end the day (with Monaghan winning). Any inside info on Rory? Really need him available if its for kickouts alone.. Need to keep up the consistent accuracy in with them which secures possession." Latest news Definitely out?? I believe it if I don't see him on the pitch clutch (Louth) - Posts: 31 - 25/06/2026 16:27:22 2681900 Link
Aaron Carey to start, would be a good match for Matthews or Ciaran Byrne later on. Dylan Byrne to Ryan Burns. Maybe Lavelle to Downey physically, with otoole to Mulroy. Gallagher fitness is essential, never mind the other big concern. He can match Maguire well McCarthy to Lennon at least early on. One thing I'd like to see is Monaghan putting pressure on McKenny and McDonnell at 3 and 6. Somehow it feels too comfortable for them, if Monaghan go Woods inside with Bannigan on the 40. Switching the 2 could cause a few problems for Louth and would bolster monaghans ball winning out around midfield. MB hasn't been his usual excellent self lately so need a huge game from him. Playing him a bit closer to goal would be interesting plus he has the discipline to withstand McKennys confrontational style. The injury list will be the deciding factor I think. Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1372 - 25/06/2026 16:44:44 2681907 Link