Monaghan GAA Thread

cj maxx

Scraped through. Phew

FrancieBrady

Happy with Armagh. We need a big game to get us up to speed this year...or bust.

Man With No Name

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Happy with Armagh. We need a big game to get us up to speed this year...or bust.

Are we playing in Clones?

FrancieBrady

Man With No Name wrote: »

Are we playing in Clones?

Yes...probably Sat week?

cj maxx

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Happy with Armagh. We need a big game to get us up to speed this year...or bust.

I would have preferred a handier game. I know it’s sh1t or bust at this stage but would still have liked a easier game in the hope we’d find some form.

cj maxx

Well ll beat yesterday. ;(

mono_mac

Ah we need a new start

FrancieBrady

cjmc wrote: »

We’ll beat yesterday. ;(

With the resources we have, we just couldn't keep it going. This was coming.
A long break will do no harm in the long run imo. Sorry to see Malachy go but didn't expect him to stay either. He knows new blood is needed.

cj maxx

FrancieBrady wrote: »

With the resources we have, we just couldn't keep it going. This was coming.
A long break will do no harm in the long run imo. Sorry to see Malachy go but didn't expect him to stay either. He knows new blood is needed.

True. A lot of miles on the clock for a lot of the team /panel. They gave some good days out. !

mono_mac

I don't believe we are finished ,there is a good backbone there and we will return stronger and better

cj maxx

mono_mac wrote: »

I don't believe we are finished ,there is a good backbone there and we will return stronger and better

And 2 good minor teams these last 2 years to come through .

FrancieBrady

These stories that Banty and Rory Gallagher are in contention for the job are deeply worrying. What a regressive step that would be.

cj maxx

Whatever about Banty, Gallagher is a spoofer

mono_mac

It must be April fools again

Always_Running

Where is the sense of going back to Banty, surely their county board weren't left scrape the barrel?

physioman

Always_Running wrote: »

Where is the sense of going back to Banty, surely their county board weren't left scrape the barrel?

Terrible decision. What a step backwards.

cj maxx

Step back or not, banty is back at the helm. I honestly don't think it's a terrible appointment, but we'll see. Who else is there ?

FrancieBrady

cjmc wrote: »

Step back or not, banty is back at the helm. I honestly don't think it's a terrible appointment, but we'll see. Who else is there ?

His first few results would want to be good. If we regress it will be his fault, whether it is or not.

Look forward to the bants about Banty.

cj maxx

Well not too bad in the first 3 games. Beat Tyrone should have beaten Dublin.

seligehgit

Great stuff so far.

In no way trying to be patronising but you guys box way above your weight when account is taken of your population.

Beggan and Mc Manus are exceptional talents.Throw in great servants like the Wylies,Hughes and Mc Carthy.

Great effort on Saturday night.

We'll have our work cut for us getting anything out on Clones on current form.

FrancieBrady

Spoke to a player there before the Dublin game and he was mega excited about the backroom team Banty had put together.

I'm nervous about the second coming of the banty, but he can certainly produce a spark in the team.

Very impressed with the set up and organisation on Saturday night. But we really need to work on closing out games. A lot of naivety still.

cj maxx

Is the game tomorrow still definitely going ahead.? Will Storm Jorge be gone?

tanko

cjmc wrote: »

Is the game tomorrow still definitely going ahead.? Will Storm Jorge be gone?

If the pitch is playable, the game will go ahead i'd say.

cj maxx

tanko wrote: »

If the pitch is playable, the game will go ahead i'd say.

It was obviously only playable by one side.

FrancieBrady

cjmc wrote: »

It was obviously only playable by one side.

That Beggan was gonna get caught out was coming for a while. Ridiculous distance to be away from goal.
Not our day, shades of the old Banty the way we were playing.

physioman

FrancieBrady wrote: »

That Beggan was gonna get caught out was coming for a while. Ridiculous distance to be away from goal.
Not our day, shades of the old Banty the way we were playing.

We were due an off day. Wouldn't be too concerned. Weather being poor and away from home didn't help. Think we will stay up and hopefully give Kerry a run for it. Focus should be on trying as many players before the Cavan game.

cj maxx

Am I right in thinking that all we need is for Mayo to drop a point to guarantee div 1 ?

FrancieBrady

cjmc wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that all we need is for Mayo to drop a point to guarantee div 1 ?

We are on 5, Mayo are on 3 with 4 remaining points available.

Mayo have Galway and Tyrone left
Donegal have Kerry and Tyrone
And we have Kerry and Meath

cj maxx

What position are the county championship in , are they being played?

cj maxx

I’m disappointed not to beat Meath ( because they’re Meath) but division 1 secured I believe.

FrancieBrady

cj maxx wrote: »

I’m disappointed not to beat Meath ( because they’re Meath) but division 1 secured I believe.

Yes. By the skin of our teeth. But I reckon a lot of saving for next week going on.

Cavan_King

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Yes. By the skin of our teeth. But I reckon a lot of saving for next week going on.

Going on our recent performances, yas won’t need to save much for us!

FrancieBrady

Cavan_King wrote: »

Going on our recent performances, yas won’t need to save much for us!

Championship. Different ballgame.

FrancieBrady

Thats completely down to Banty. Strange appointment and the wrong one. Tried to sit on the game and lost it.
Hopefully that is the end of him.

Cavan_King

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Thats completely down to Banty. Strange appointment and the wrong one. Tried to sit on the game and lost it.
Hopefully that is the end of him.

A lot of that Monaghan team have a lot of mileage on the clock now.

I thought the ref was very favourable to yas throughout as well today.

FrancieBrady

Cavan_King wrote: »

A lot of that Monaghan team have a lot of mileage on the clock now.

I thought the ref was very favourable to yas throughout as well today.

There is that about some of the team. But the big issue is the management, Banty had the same system last time.
Never should have gotten the job. Threw that game to Cavan who might not even get past Antrim in fairness.

Cavan_King

FrancieBrady wrote: »

There is that about some of the team. But the big issue is the management, Banty had the same system last time.
Never should have gotten the job. Threw that game to Cavan who might not even get past Antrim in fairness.

Bit of sour grapes there. There’s very little between Cavan & Monaghan. A lot of people seem to be forgetting we spent 2 of the last 4 years in Division 1 after our relegation to Division 3.

FrancieBrady

Cavan_King wrote: »

Bit of sour grapes there. There’s very little between Cavan & Monaghan. A lot of people seem to be forgetting we spent 2 of the last 4 years in Division 1 after our relegation to Division 3.

No sour grapes at all. Monaghan may have struggled against Antrim too. We have no consistency under Banty. Nor do Cavan have it either.

cj maxx

There game management and game mismanagement. Today was the latter , obviously.
Awful call to try to see the game out with a half still to go. Neither team would beat Armagh or Down any way

Cavan_King

cj maxx wrote: »

There game management and game mismanagement. Today was the latter , obviously.
Awful call to try to see the game out with a half still to go. Neither team would beat Armagh or Down any way

Armagh are on the other side of the draw.

I wouldn’t write a team off based on one game. There’s plenty of improvement in Cavan. We were missing a number of lads today - Stephen Murray, Conor Brady, Conor Madden & Conor Smith to name four.

All of those would be expected to start if fit and available.

Cormac O’Reilly, Stephen Smith, Luke Fortune, Evan Doughty, Cormac Timoney, Thomas Edward Donohoe & Oisin Brady all only made their championship debuts today.

Great to see youth coming through and Cavan only had two players over 30 in their squad - Martin Reilly & Raymond Galligan.

Monaghan might have another few lads retire now.

cj maxx

Cavan_King wrote: »

Armagh are on the other side of the draw.

True , for some reason I thought Armagh played Down next , winners facing Cavan//Fermanagh.
Ah heads all over the place

awaywithyou

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Thats completely down to Banty. Strange appointment and the wrong one. Tried to sit on the game and lost it.
Hopefully that is the end of him.

I have been saying it for 10yrs plus that Banty is nothing but a total chancer..

gav86

Cavan_King wrote: »

A lot of that Monaghan team have a lot of mileage on the clock now.

I thought the ref was very favourable to yas throughout as well today.

Any videos of the Chris McGuinness sending off? Few calls a bit iffy is right, think Cavan should have had a 45 in the first half and maybe a McAnespie point was a bit tight.. Hard to blame that on the ref, he is going by the umpire..

Not too sure what to make of the tactics, if it worked we might be applauding Banty! Against that wind if a team is going to sit back and you have the lead, why not play it back and forth? McManus missed 3 big chances at the end of 2nd half that he would usually nail! If he gets them maybe its a different story! Not sure why Beggan didnt take that last free as he went to score one from there in extra time!

Fair play to Cavan they hit some big scores in the last 20 mins and got the goal in extra time!

cj maxx

Couldn't watch the game today but heard McManus and someone else got injured. Who was the other ? And are they bad injuries?

FrancieBrady

cj maxx wrote: »

Couldn't watch the game today but heard McManus and someone else got injured. Who was the other ? And are they bad injuries?

Darren Hughes.

Wasn't at it but was chatting to an official coming out of the pitch there, he seemed to think they'll be fine.


Good to have that one done.

cj maxx

Needless to say the win today pales in comparison what happened last. Rip Brendan óg Duffy

FrancieBrady

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117626368#Comment_117626368

No point trying to make sense of it, because it never will make sense. RIP Brendan Óg

cj maxx

Shite weekend , losing to Tyrone in CP again.

cj maxx

Any Monaghan people there?

FrancieBrady

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118665254#Comment_118665254

Banty is incapable of of directing things once a game starts, Has always been his Achilles ankle. Well up in the first half, squanders the second. Frustrating,