Tom Joad wrote: » Good news Cavan 0-17 Louth 0-8. Seemed a fairly straightforward win. Longford in the final.
Lemlin wrote: » I was hoping for Meath. Good to see Niall Smith and Lyng involved. I wonder is Terry readying a few lads for Westmeath. As for the Dunne video, I don't for a second believe that punch thrown resulted in multiple fractures.
soap1978 wrote: » Derry last year,division one semi finalist this year
Tom Joad wrote: » I do think we are going too hard on the team though. Losing your star forward in the warm-up would throw any teams plan awry and especially when he is the freetaker. Add in an injured Mackey, no Killian Clarke and a clearly struggling GMac it's not surprising we struggled so badly - not many counties outside Dublin could cope with them kind of losses before a championship game. Hopefully the team will rally before the Westmeath game and the year won't be a write off championship wise.
tayto lover wrote: » Goes to show that Dunne was not innocent. Still can't believe it from him. Always thought he was too meek.
cameroon15 wrote: » As the general consensus is that we lack natural scoring forwards to take us to the next level , I was just curious to know if people believe we have a Conor McManus , Donal O'Hare, Ronan O'Neill ,etc. coming through in our ranks ? As I seen pointed out previously ,we are yet to see the majority of our successful U21 panels feature on the senior scene, so it is not panic stations just yet, these boys need time. Have we 4 or 5 classy forwards in our underage teams from the past 3-4 years capable of stepping up?
Hammar wrote: » Not sure if i'd put Donal O' Hare and Ronan O Neil in Conor McManus's class to be honest. As for scoring forwards, I have a great hope that Conor Madden can develop into a top forward,he was destroyed by injuries this year,but is under 21 again next year as well. Paul O'Connor must get a chance if he is fit versus Westmeath for me. There are other younger lads that have promise,Ben Kiernan,Ryan Connolly,Pierce Smith and of course Tom Hayes etc,but its far too early to label them as being the next "big things". I will say one thing though, Next years under 21's will probably have a greater supply of quality forward options than any of the individual 4 in a row teams had. I'm not saying we will win another Ulster,but i'd be excited about them.
cameroon15 wrote: » True,McManus is a proven inter county forward at this stage , for me O'Neill has the potential to be the best forward in Ulster in 2-3 years time. When you say we mightn't win another Ulster title with this group, would you sacrifice another Ulster title if we were to produce a forward or 2 who scored 5 or 6 points per game?
KeepTheFaith wrote: » You think so? Hayes, Madden, Galligan, Kiernan, Ryan Connolly.. All have decent potential but I don't think any can claim to be better than Jack, McDermott, Tierney, O'Conoor, Reilly etc..
Lemlin wrote: » Anyone know when a time for the game next weekend is being announced?
celt262 wrote: » It's a joke that they are keeping this a secret.
Lemlin wrote: » I think its more to do with waiting to see what game will be televised. I'd imagine it'll be at 7 unless it is being televised.
celt262 wrote: » Yeah but it shouldn't take a week to decide. I have things to do Saturday morning/afternoon so they better get a move on !
Lemlin wrote: » It's at 3 on Saturday. I'm surprised by that time.
Tom Joad wrote: » surprised by the time as well - actually suits me well but I can see a poor enough crowd.
Lemlin wrote: » Yep, I'd expect a poor crowd on a Saturday afternoon at 3 to be honest. The traffic is going to be mental as town will be busy. They're probably trying to avoid clashing with the World Cup and the Armagh/Monaghan game I suppose.
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