Monaghan by 4

gizzy (Monaghan) - Posts: 45 - 15/06/2014 09:17:02    1603633

Really looking forward to this game today, I am giving a hesitant vote to Tyrone because Monaghan are diminished without a fit McManus.

Here's hoping you knock lumps out of each other with Armagh waiting in the semi final to finish the job!!!

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 15/06/2014 10:12:23    1603651

The winner of this game beats Armagh and contests the final. I believe McGuinness had a 4 year plan. Line one of said plan reads "Figure out how to beat Tyrone and do it." Line 2 reads "Repeat Line 1". Here's to a Tyrone victory.

DLGael (Donegal) - Posts: 111 - 15/06/2014 10:42:27    1603656

Gonna head to this one,a wee country town coming to life,the street full,great weather,brilliant pitch.Gaa gold in the making.Gonna go with a draw today.

Midlu1 (Louth) - Posts: 790 - 15/06/2014 11:16:58    1603665

15/06/2014 10:12:23
MuckrossHead
County: Donegal
Posts: 2650

Really looking forward to this game today, I am giving a hesitant vote to Tyrone because Monaghan are diminished without a fit McManus.

Here's hoping you knock lumps out of each other with Armagh waiting in the semi final to finish the job!!!

He's starting.

patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 948 - 15/06/2014 11:25:54    1603669

A very hard game to call,with or without Mansy.A draw looks a good bet.

ruthless (Monaghan) - Posts: 594 - 15/06/2014 11:56:02    1603678

patk
County: Monaghan
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15/06/2014 10:12:23
MuckrossHead
County: Donegal
Posts: 2650

I am giving a hesitant vote to Tyrone because Monaghan are diminished without a fit McManus.

He's starting.

While I bow to your superior local knowledge patk, I am long enough in the tooth to know that njust because a player is named in the starting 15 it doesn't mean he will play. Even if he does play a part in today's game, I don't think he is 100% or near it.

We saw last year the folly of playing men who are not right but I suppose Monaghan would be like ourselves in that they don't have a good enough bench to compensate for the loss of key players the way Dublin would.

Any way, one way or another, good luck today. Monaghan are worthy champions & I am looking forward to the game.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 15/06/2014 12:48:19    1603693

15/06/2014 12:48:19
MuckrossHead
County: Donegal
Posts: 2651

While I bow to your superior local knowledge patk, I am long enough in the tooth to know that njust because a player is named in the starting 15 it doesn't mean he will play. Even if he does play a part in today's game, I don't think he is 100% or near it.

We saw last year the folly of playing men who are not right but I suppose Monaghan would be like ourselves in that they don't have a good enough bench to compensate for the loss of key players the way Dublin would.

Any way, one way or another, good luck today. Monaghan are worthy champions & I am looking forward to the game.

I know that Muckross, but McManus isn't named in the 15! He mightn't start yet, it's just the word in the county, he might feel a twinge in the warm-up and that'll be that. Personally I'd have rathered he come on with 15-20 to go and give the team a lift and hopefully close the game out well, I still think we've a good enough team overall to be in touch until the closing stages even without him, it's quite lazy analysis to say that no McManus means we've no chance, which is the stance almost all of the country's media have taken.

Who knows what way it'll go, not long now to find out.

patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 948 - 15/06/2014 13:30:40    1603715

Hes starting!

JayP (Dublin) - Posts: 1772 - 15/06/2014 13:58:28    1603731

Not fit

Shouldn't be playing

Daft

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 15/06/2014 14:15:39    1603742

Morgan is on a mad one! :)

I like him...

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 15/06/2014 14:17:57    1603743

No black card... correct

Morgan will save this

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 15/06/2014 14:26:58    1603746

Tyrone ball boy standing behind the net waving his arms when the penalty was taken, WTF ?

THE_SNAPPER (Louth) - Posts: 2019 - 15/06/2014 14:31:12    1603748

I see he has now been approached and moved.

THE_SNAPPER (Louth) - Posts: 2019 - 15/06/2014 14:37:22    1603752

I think that was actually Conor Clarke behind the goal waving his hands.

HighKings (Meath) - Posts: 271 - 15/06/2014 14:37:44    1603754

Ah right

I see Tyrone have a player behind the goal helping to put off players

Clever stuff... that's a new one

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 15/06/2014 14:39:44    1603755

Yes, he should have been removed before the kick was taken.

THE_SNAPPER (Louth) - Posts: 2019 - 15/06/2014 14:42:32    1603757

sorry Snapper he wasn't waving his arms look again he had his arm out stretched indicating the ball will go wide , I wish I had Conors lotto number as he was correct ball went wide ....

DynamoDooher (Tyrone) - Posts: 423 - 15/06/2014 14:47:21    1603761

A few moments during rtes coverage shows 4-5 secs of them showing the fans or the back of mcmanus during a phase in play . Kinda annoying and takes from the game

RenardRedHand (Tyrone) - Posts: 547 - 15/06/2014 14:47:26    1603762

Lads I have a question for ye, when mcCurry was taking a free in the first half he soloed the ball twice before kicking it over the bar, technically when he soloed the ball had he not taken the free and couldn't he be tackled?

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 15/06/2014 14:51:22    1603764