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Replying To farneygael3: "We'd have been praying for one of Cavan, Antrim or Fermanagh. Don't fear Derry then. Excellent draw" yea, cant deny the heavyweights are on the other side... cavan always give us a game and should be no complacency...derry will be stronger this year compared to last year but id hope we will be too any idea where the cavan game will be? monaghan need to attack that one and lay down a marker...i wouldnt be thinking of a final yet as every year i feel we have a chance - we let ourselves down MalsBalls (Monaghan) - Posts: 245 - 28/11/2025 10:28:04 2646299 Link
Replying To 222: "Except any time we play cavan in a meaningful game, they overturn us." Hyperbole patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 951 - 28/11/2025 11:33:07 2646314 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "We'd have been praying for one of Cavan, Antrim or Fermanagh. Don't fear Derry then. Excellent draw" Derry could be a different prospect next year if we get over Cavan, Ciaran Meenagh back at the helm and will be looking for a strong division 2 campaign to hit the ground running in Ulster. sporto (Monaghan) - Posts: 190 - 28/11/2025 12:25:11 2646320 Link
Replying To MalsBalls: "yea, cant deny the heavyweights are on the other side... cavan always give us a game and should be no complacency...derry will be stronger this year compared to last year but id hope we will be too any idea where the cavan game will be? monaghan need to attack that one and lay down a marker...i wouldnt be thinking of a final yet as every year i feel we have a chance - we let ourselves down" The game will be in Scotstown. ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 874 - 28/11/2025 13:41:00 2646331 Link
Replying To sporto: "Derry could be a different prospect next year if we get over Cavan, Ciaran Meenagh back at the helm and will be looking for a strong division 2 campaign to hit the ground running in Ulster." Derry on paper have a much stronger team than we have. Time will tell if they can light the flame of 23. 222 (UK) - Posts: 890 - 28/11/2025 15:49:22 2646349 Link
Replying To 222: "Derry on paper have a much stronger team than we have. Time will tell if they can light the flame of 23." Do they? monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 437 - 28/11/2025 16:21:26 2646357 Link
Derry will be the happer for sure. But is the best opportunity for monaghan to win an ulster in a long time. Toptip (Monaghan) - Posts: 5 - 29/11/2025 16:29:25 2646443 Link
I remember in 2023 when Monaghan were drawn against Cavan in the first round of the ulster draw for 2024, I thought, lovely , Monaghan will take them easily. Especially after Monaghan had got to an all Ireland semi final. But the 2024 season and how it unfolded with a litany of injuries and form blew Monaghan's season apart. By the time Monaghan had met Cavan last year, we were a team patched together and lacking confidence. It's easy to say now, we can take Cavan in 2026 ulster QF, but in 5 months time how will Monaghan be shaping up is very hard to tell. Div 1 is a harsher place try and build up momentum and confidence than Div 2. Monaghan have some players hopefully coming back from injury in the spring (Ward, Hamill, McCaul, McAnespie) but impossible to say how Monaghan will be injury wise by the time we meet Cavan. sleater (Monaghan) - Posts: 187 - 30/11/2025 10:45:29 2646495 Link
Replying To sleater: "I remember in 2023 when Monaghan were drawn against Cavan in the first round of the ulster draw for 2024, I thought, lovely , Monaghan will take them easily. Especially after Monaghan had got to an all Ireland semi final. But the 2024 season and how it unfolded with a litany of injuries and form blew Monaghan's season apart. By the time Monaghan had met Cavan last year, we were a team patched together and lacking confidence. It's easy to say now, we can take Cavan in 2026 ulster QF, but in 5 months time how will Monaghan be shaping up is very hard to tell. Div 1 is a harsher place try and build up momentum and confidence than Div 2. Monaghan have some players hopefully coming back from injury in the spring (Ward, Hamill, McCaul, McAnespie) but impossible to say how Monaghan will be injury wise by the time we meet Cavan." In reality does it really matter? It's a separate competition now veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 902 - 30/11/2025 14:29:14 2646507 Link
Soo easy for the parishes and only had to play for 30 minutes over the game. Croke Park awaits farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 461 - 30/11/2025 17:07:01 2646530 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "Soo easy for the parishes and only had to play for 30 minutes over the game. Croke Park awaits" Not just yet!!! Toptip (Monaghan) - Posts: 5 - 30/11/2025 17:26:40 2646532 Link
Congratulations to Scotstown. The Hughes boys old dogs for the hard road but no road too hard for them. A lot will dismiss their chances v Kilkoo but coming through that kind of match today will do them the world of good rather than an easy semi final. seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1922 - 30/11/2025 20:12:31 2646547 Link
Fair play to Scotstown looked like they blew it in normal time and extra time but they found a way. If the truth is told that performance wouldn't come close to Kilcoo though. Marty Corey would have been licking his chops watching that game from the stand. Monaghansclown (Monaghan) - Posts: 195 - 30/11/2025 20:18:56 2646549 Link
Replying To Monaghansclown: "Fair play to Scotstown looked like they blew it in normal time and extra time but they found a way. If the truth is told that performance wouldn't come close to Kilcoo though. Marty Corey would have been licking his chops watching that game from the stand." And that's why they won't win Ulster. Kilcoo that is farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 461 - 30/11/2025 20:46:00 2646557 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "And that's why they won't win Ulster. Kilcoo that is" All about winning the game, which they did. The jealousy on here is unbelievable at times veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 902 - 30/11/2025 21:00:20 2646561 Link
Replying To veterngaa: "All about winning the game, which they did. The jealousy on here is unbelievable at times" Panel of warriors. The outside noise is futile, the days out they've given us in the last few months never mind the last 15 years have been terrific. Lot of lessons learned from last year, we'll give her a good rattle. ConyersHill04 (Monaghan) - Posts: 17 - 01/12/2025 09:58:19 2646595 Link
Replying To ConyersHill04: "Panel of warriors. The outside noise is futile, the days out they've given us in the last few months never mind the last 15 years have been terrific. Lot of lessons learned from last year, we'll give her a good rattle." The same men on here tipped Clontibret to beat them, inniskeen to win and Glenties and Newbridge and now they hang their hat on Kilcoo. It would destroy many a poster here to Scotstown prevail. veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 902 - 01/12/2025 11:27:45 2646607 Link
Replying To ConyersHill04: "Panel of warriors. The outside noise is futile, the days out they've given us in the last few months never mind the last 15 years have been terrific. Lot of lessons learned from last year, we'll give her a good rattle." There is only going to be a kick off a ball between them this time. Its all going to come down to a wee bit off lady luck on the day to get across the line.. Toptip (Monaghan) - Posts: 5 - 01/12/2025 11:51:37 2646609 Link