McKenna Cup 2024

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Ed Ricketts

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This time next week and the craic will have started all over again. Always liked this point in the season - last year's failures banished, fresh slate, and the delusions kicking into overdrive again.

Any buzz ahead of things throwing in? Any new names to watch out for - or will it be back to the tried and tested lads for Geezer's last hurrah? Any expectations of taking this competition seriously - it's the 30th (!) anniversary of our last win, so probably overdue? Does January take on a different complexion now we're a Division Two team - perhaps greater onus on getting moving earlier in the year and avoiding the league drop into the Tailteann?

Fixtures below. Fair play to anyone planning to hit Ballybofey at half 7 on a weeknight in January!

Round 1:

Wednesday 3rd January 7.30pm

Section A: Donegal v Armagh at Ballybofey
Section B: Cavan v Derry at Kingspan Breffni
Section C: Monaghan v Antrim at Castleblayney

Round 2:

Saturday 6th January 6pm
Section B: Derry v Down at Owenbeg

Sunday 7th January 1pm
Section A: Tyrone v Donegal at O'Neills Healy Park
Section C: Antrim v Fermanagh at Ahoghill/Portglenone TBC

Round 3:

Wednesday 10th January 7.30pm
Section A: Armagh v Tyrone at Box-It Athletic Grounds
Section B: Down v Cavan at Páirc Esler
Section C: Fermanagh v Monaghan at Brewster Park

Semi Finals 13th/14th January

Final 20th January
 
Big Jim

Big Jim

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Jeez that time again already!!!!

Ok I'll kick it off and @niall1980 will follow and help me out here ;):p

Is it not near time we had a change of management? The facts speak for themselves. We haven't even won a single game in the last few months. how much time s=does he actually need!!!

And now sit back with the pooooooopcorn!!!!! :D
 
Big Jim

Big Jim

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Armaghniac said:
Still no sign of streaming links on the Ulster GAA website. Ballybofey on a Wednesday is not doable.
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They usually don't announce live streaming until pretty late on hoping to get more going. That said I'm not sure if they stream McKenna Cup games. I just don't remember if they do, although I am heading up to it. Week off and I'll probably miss a few this year with work commitments sadly.
 
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Gaamaniac

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Hearing that we are fielding u20s with some new panellists? Any truth in it? No point travelling to Donegal if true… could turn out to be a hammering
 
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Patrick-Armagh

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armaghtimmy said:
A comp that really needs done away with.
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I think it's useful for different types of players within a squad. It's a way of getting some first team players, who've been out injured or been away, playing time before the league starts. Players like Niall Grimley, Ciaran O'Hanlon and Oisin O'Neill for example. Players like Oisin Conaty, Shane McPartlan, Cian McConville and Barry McCambridge, who got some or limited game time last year and need more to further establish themselves within the first team squad. And then entirely new players to the squad who the management want to look at. If those players get the vast majority of game time, then I don't have problem with it. But if we see the likes of Rian O'Neill, Greg McCabe and Stefan Campbell playing regularly, then it makes a bit of a farce of it. We know what they can do and while you may want to get some minutes into the legs before the league, if they end up playing the bulk of the competition, then there's no point to it.
 
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Wide ball

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Armagh_paul said:
Anyone have an idea of who is coming through at u20s?
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The 20s squad although didn't perform in the Ulster competition the last 2 years I think have a few decent players, the likes of OG Duffy, Fitzpatrick, conaty, rock, grimley, magee, french, Murphy, rice all decent players who have a chance of breaking through in a few years
 
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