Replying To seanie08: "Yeah still think the injuries were v unlucky this summer but couldnt understand for life of me why GB didnt try and get some big men on the panel after mayo game with mohan mccaul and Kelly ruled out for the year. The croke park factor is interesting. Monaghan have only won one knock out game there in normal a last 12 qualifer in 2017 v down. They beat kildare aet in 14 and same opposition in group game in 18. Another interesting stat is oisin mcgormans goal on sunday was the only the second monaghan goal scored in a quarter final or semi final in croke park since 1985. The first was micheal bannigans goal which was a scuffed effort last year from a patton kickout error. Other than that Tommy Freemans penalty in 2007 is only monaghan goal at HQ when it mattered on the big day. Conor mccmanus probably monaghans greatest ever forward never scored a goal at Croke Park in championship. There is a big record of under performance on the big day in croke park by monaghan footballers and that stuff matters come championship time. Clowns slag mayo off for losing all ireland finals but check their quarter final semi final record it ain't half bad. Tyrone far from their best for most of the year usually play with the eye of the tiger at the business end in HQ as kerry almost found out to their cost last weekend. Monaghan compared to mayo and tyrone at HQ are rabbits in headlights usually. Who can manage them to break that habit? Not sure GB for all the good work he has done is that guy."
Injuries aside we would have won if we had b mcbennet with another year under his belt ,was one of our better players in 24 v galway hit the crossbar that would have brought us to a point of galway and they went on to contest the all ireland and a fit mohan and young carolan blooded in after ulster final no doubt about it all within our control will it change ?
Replying To Farneyblueandwhite: "Injuries aside we would have won if we had b mcbennet with another year under his belt ,was one of our better players in 24 v galway hit the crossbar that would have brought us to a point of galway and they went on to contest the all ireland and a fit mohan and young carolan blooded in after ulster final no doubt about it all within our control will it change ?"
Yea. I hit the bar in 1970. If I had been in Sunday, we would have won. Stop talking about yesterday's men.