By Jack Madden THE draw – it’s a funny one. The immediate aftermath provides an array of semi-emotive nothingness. The silence says it all really. In today’s game, it requires even more reflection. Gone are the days of the replay, where American football brings All-Ireland semi-finals to Limerick, and where Mayo prolong their barren spell of […]
By Shaun Casey CAN Monaghan pull off an unlikely Houdini act and cling onto their Division One status for another year? You certainly couldn’t doubt them after their final day heroics of the last few years, but even if they do beat Mayo on Sunday, it may not be enough. They must travel to Castlebar, […]
By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN’S quest to secure a tenth straight season in the topflight could well come down to Sunday’s showdown with Ulster rivals Tyrone. In any other round, Vinny Corey’s men would have been confident of turning the Red Hands over, but following their recent win over All-Ireland champions Kerry, Tyrone travel to Clones […]
By Shaun Casey BOTH Monaghan and Kerry are searching for their first points of the 2023 National League following opening-day defeats. Monaghan lost out to old rivals Armagh while a last-minute Paddy McBrearty score denied Kerry a share of the spoils up in Donegal. It’s a daunting trip for Vinny Corey’s men, taking on the […]
By Patrick Morrison MY sixth goalkeeping principle is ‘Close the Gap’ and it involves the goalkeeper rushing the attacker through on goal with the aim of getting as close to them as they possibly can. This hurries the attacker’s decision making and, in turn, increases the advantage to the goalkeeper. To increase the goalkeeper’s advantage […]
By Michael McMullan HE MAY have had an off-day on Sunday in Inniskeen, but Rory Beggan still remains one of the most influential players in the country. I still think that if the fly goalkeeper is an addition to a team, it is something that should be embraced. But everyone has to be on the […]
Monaghan man is arguably Ireland’s second most high-profile ‘keeper
Ulster Senior Club Football Final 2018 Gaoth Dobhair 0-13 Scotstown 0-12 (AET) From Odhrán Crumley in Healy Park Gaoth Dobhair have claimed their first ever Ulster Club title after a titanic tussle with Scotstown. Advertisement Conditions inside Healy Park were testing as the game ran into extra time before substitute Shane Ferry kicked the winning […]
Donal Morgan has stressed that there will be no Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday speeches ahead of Sunday’s Ulster Final clash with Gaoth Dobhair. The Farney men were unsure of their place in the decider until the very last kick after a titanic tussle with Eoghan Rua in the last four. Despite trailing and effectively […]
Ulster Club Football Championship Semi-Final Scotstown 1-14 Coleraine 2-10 From Odhrán Crumley at Healy Park Advertisement It took a last gasp free from Rory Beggan to rescue victory from the jaws of defeat as Scotstown scored the last five points to beat Coleraine. Conor McCarthy and Ciaran Mullan hit early goals for their sides as […]
