Division 1: Completely open championship, Dromore are rightly favourites to recapture their title but carrickmore are not dead and gone and i believe will be their biggest challange. Coalisland have another year under their belts and will have gained a lot of experience from last year

Winners: Dromore

Watch out for: Carrickmore & Coalisland

Division 2: The intermediate championship is the strongest it has ever been with a few big clubs finding themselves there. Moy are red hot favourites and who can argue?? They have 4 county stars as well as drafting in the services of Peter Loughran to help their cause. Trillick and Clann na geal will offer the biggest challanges especially now that stephen o'neill has decided to focus on his club football

Winners: Moy

Watch Out for: Trillick & Clann na Gael

Division 3: Again a strong junior championship with the new league systems, Augher and strabane have been tipped among the favourites for this crown but it is wide open. Teams like errigal 111s who are rumoured to have 1 or 2 big names lining out this season for them or derry tresk with their transfers brought in.

Winners: U tell me

Any views? i would be keen to hear views on senior and intermediate championship

Tyrone Gaa (None) - Posts: 403 - 02/04/2008 23:34:51    2175

Seniors: Carrickmore
Immediate: Moy
Junior: Augher

THEziggysego (None) - Posts: 64 - 03/04/2008 13:23:23    2423

derrytresk will do bette rthis year than least year but will not win it. have good and bette ryear and give it your all

thing strbaane will win everything in grade 3 and gortin to win in division 1

derrytresk8 (Tyrone) - Posts: 129 - 03/04/2008 15:25:22    2517

Why will Derrytresk do better this year?

Young Irelander (Tyrone) - Posts: 52 - 03/04/2008 15:52:07    2548

i fancy carrickmore to regain the oneill cup.

orange and blue (Tyrone) - Posts: 1080 - 03/04/2008 17:14:48    2627

If Dromore had won the championship 2-3 years ago you might have suggested that they got the title just in time before War lords like Colm Connelly snr stepped down. In the event Dromore won last year with a very young team and with a few faces returning who missed the championship last year the side is arguably stronger. Add to that the confidence of knowing that it is possible to win the championship ( "nearly men no more" (O'Neill, 2007) ) and the 4 county panelists and a favourites tag for 2008 is not unreasonable. On the day any division 1 team is capable of turning over another for the championship but although Carrickmore will of course be there and Coalisland/Errigal - I do have a fear of Omagh. The McMahons and McCarron are significant players who are should they progress be playing championship games on their home ground. What do Omagh people think- are you contendors in 2008? Is there sufficient depth beyond your county players?

John Boss (Tyrone) - Posts: 865 - 03/04/2008 18:46:54    2674

derrytresk8

Gortin aren't in Division 1 this year. Prehaps you would need to revise your predictions ;)

THEziggysego (None) - Posts: 64 - 03/04/2008 21:56:47    2733

derrytresk will get kicke out but will dow well in league

derrytresk8 (Tyrone) - Posts: 129 - 03/04/2008 21:58:00    2734

Gortin wont be far away although they didnt have a great start in the league being defeated to promeroy i still think moy will be hard stopped in intermediate

Tyrone Gaa (None) - Posts: 403 - 11/04/2008 15:49:40    6284

Gortin lost to Pomeroy because they where more interested in the opposition players rather than the ball.
Gortin will be dark horses this year in Division 2.

Plastic Paddy (Tyrone) - Posts: 664 - 11/04/2008 19:38:19    6349

brackaville i think will reach the semis easily with the draw they got and as we all know when brackaville are up for a championship game they will win,,

bruachaille (Tyrone) - Posts: 135 - 14/04/2008 23:31:08    7182

There has been some change in predictions now and predictions at the start of the season

Tyrone Gaa (None) - Posts: 403 - 02/07/2008 16:48:06    41871

senior league: carmen
senior championship: errigal

intermediate league: clan na gael
intermediate championship: moy

junior league: strabane
junior championship: augher

eochair (Tyrone) - Posts: 213 - 02/07/2008 22:30:38    42048

Was at the matches in Carrickmore last night and Clonoe looked by far the best team on show. Defensively they were superb and in midfield they were great also. Up front needed bit more composure and they would have hammered Errigal who looked a bit in shock of the intensity and speed which the rahillys were playing at.

Donaghmore accounted for what was one of the worst championship performances I've seen in years in the form of Killyclogher. As the old saying goes you can only beat what's put in front of you but I think without McGinn Donaghmore won't be a serious contender for the championship.

I expect the big contenders to be Carrickmore, Dromore, Coalisland and Clonoe. From a local point of view I'd love a Fianna and Rahilly final.

dingdangdo (Tyrone) - Posts: 14 - 04/07/2008 20:19:44    43236

Went to Dungannon last night to watch Moy vs Moortown and Coalisland vs Killyman. Allthough both the favourites won both teams will have to improve a lot if there are to beat the better teams in their championship run. Moy were lucky to beat moortown coming from 3 points down in the second half. It was a good second half from the Moy but that performance would not beat clann na gael or trillick. Coalisland did not have it all their own way either only for a horrible goal keeper mistake killyman were only 1 point behind. Peter Mc Gahan was brilliant for killyman he is a good player first time ive seen him play. Both teams will need to lift their performance if they are to progress!!!

ANY THOUGHTS???

Tyrone Gaa (None) - Posts: 403 - 05/07/2008 17:54:47    43362

Draw for the Senior Championship Quarter Finals
Ardboe v Eglish
Dromore / Omagh v Coalisland
Clonoe v An Charraig Mhór
Kildress v Donaghmore




thoughts?

passerby (Tyrone) - Posts: 724 - 06/07/2008 23:37:59    43560

Is No-one Here Thinking Kildress Have A Chance? They Were The Only Team To Even Challenge Dromore Last Year And In fact Were Very Lucky To Be Beaten! They Were Poor AGainst Galbally But Still Came Strong When They Were Needed! Fran Loughran Not Being On The Tyrone Senior Taeam Is A DISGRACE! and With The Likes Of Des Tracey, Martin Grimes, damian Kelly, Frank Mc Gurk Paul O Neill And Micky Lennon They Have Plenty Of Options For Scorers!

TonesAbu (Tyrone) - Posts: 5 - 07/07/2008 13:54:22    43930

carmen played bad and still hammered the loch but weve bigger fish till fry. good performances from mark donnelly, gaby, wee dan and collie mcgurk.

gormleythelad (Tyrone) - Posts: 54 - 07/07/2008 15:29:54    44027

Is gormley the lad blind, or stupid. Mark donnelly hardly touched the ball! Magee and donnelly cancelled each other out. Kieran McKeever, a derry man, was the best player for carmen, even tho he was wasteful at times!!!!! Wee dan was reliable as ever, paul daly was good, wee martin was also good!!!!! Carmen are going to be hard to beat, they just seem to wear other teams out..

By the way, what donal ward at in the first half, dropping the ball as if it was out, even tho he was about 15 yards in the field! Made me laugh!!!

compo (None) - Posts: 5 - 07/07/2008 16:26:21    44095

Have to say, you can blab on about Kildress and their "great" players, but if they hit full force, I will be petrified of that Ardboe forward line. The 3 mcguigans, Kyle Coney and a fit Nishy? Thats 5 top players, and proven players too. Add McConville and they are very strong. The good point, they very rarely have all fit, and sometimes blow hot and cold.

man and ball (Tyrone) - Posts: 122 - 07/07/2008 16:37:21    44106