I donât give a shit where you live, you piece of crap.
I apologise for messing around with the title of this competition. Would you mind if I changed it back to its rightful name?
I find it highly ironic that someone who claims to be an Italian living in Ireland and commenting on all things Irish would judge a Wexican living in Donegal for doing the same thing.
You continue to fool yourself.
#sweep, sweep
Ah fuck it, Iâm just going to do it, its better than whats there now which is an insult to this competition
Outstanding logo 
Iâm Italian.
Thatâs what I said. The irony stands.
The Dr. McKenna Cup is the only sporting competition in the world for which I have paid actual money to view live on the INTERNET.
One of the great Irish sporting competitions.
At Dr. McKenna Cup matches you can smell the spring, in winter.
The roll of honour is a whoâs who of Ulster football.
I look forward to Jerome Quinn and Donal McAnallenâs book on the history of the competition, a stocking filler if ever there was one, and a tome to whet the appetite for the 2016 edition.
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10 new faces in the Monaghan squad for the DPMKBOIC2016. Nothing to get excited about here. Most of the new lads from Junior 'ball.
Good to see Jack McCarron after mssing all of last year following knee surgery. Daniel Yankee also back and is a strong direct forward; need one of these 2 lads to step up and lift the burden off Manzy. I can see the Hughes brothers forming the midfield for the county this year, although itâll be interesting to see if OâRourke follows the Scotstown blueprint and throws D Hughes in on the edge of the square. The inadequacies in midfield havenât been addressed, and King Roaster, Gavan Doogan, has been given another shot I see. This man makes Dick Clerkin look like the Gooch.
Beggan, K Hughes and Ryan McAnespie will be with the Poly. Few others with the colleges too, the younger Wylie is at DIT or somewhere, hard to keep track of these young lads college-hoppin. Wouldnât be surprised if Mone is toggin out for a college somewhere.
1 Cian Mohan Cian Ă MochĂĄin An Bhoth
2 John Mc Carron Sean Mac CearĂĄin Gaeil TriĂșcha
3 Drew Wylie Aindreas Wylie BĂ©al Ătha Beithe
4 Colin Walshe CoilĂn Breatnach Dubhamlacht
5 Kieran Duffy CiarĂĄn Ă Dufaigh Leachtain
6 Fintan Kelly Fiontann Ă Ceallaigh Cluain Eois
7 Karl OâConnell Carl Ă Conaill Tigh Thalainn
8 Gavin Doogan GabhĂĄn Ă DuagĂĄin Machaire Cluain
9 Mark Thornton Marcas Ă DraighneĂĄin BuĂochar
10 Dessie Mone DeasĂșn Ă MochĂĄin Cluain Tiobraid
11 Dermot Malone Diarmuid Ă MaoileĂłin FĂĄg An Bealach
12 Owen Duffy Eoin Ă Dufaigh Leachtain
13 Daniel Mc Kenna DĂłnall Mac Cionnaith Gaeil TriĂșcha
14 Christopher Mc Kenna CristĂłir Mac Cionnaith Gaeil TriĂșcha
15 Jack Mc Carron SeĂĄn Mac CearĂĄin CurraichĂn
16 Jamie Smith SĂ©imĂ Mac Gabhann BuĂochar
17 Owen Coyle Eoin Mac Giolla Comhaill Leachtain
18 Donal Courtney DĂłnall Ă CurnĂĄin Mullach Dubh
19 Paraic Keenan PĂĄdraig Ă FhinĂn Corr Dubh
20 Anthony Courtney AntĂłin Ă CurnĂĄin Mullach Dubh
21 Neil Mc Adam Niall Mac Adaim Na Clairsigh MhuineachĂĄin
22 David Millar DĂĄithĂ Muilleoir Druim Shamhain
23 Daryl Treanor Daryl Mac ThrĂ©inir Cill Ăanna
24 Karl Mc Quaid Carl Mac Uaid Scairbh na gCaorach
25 Barry Hanratty BarraĂ Ă hAnrachtaigh FĂĄg an Bealach
26 Barry Mc Ginn BarraĂ Mag Fhinn Dubhamlacht
27 Niall Mc Keown Niall Mac EĂłin BuĂochar
28 Fergal Mc Geough Fearghal Mag Eochaidh BuĂochar
As a footnote,BuĂochar is Rockcorry who won the Ulster junior club and have been rewarded with a few callups.
No new call ups from Monaghan Harps or Scotstown? I find that pretty surprising given their runs this year.
Any chance OâRourke will move McManus out to 11 and put Darren Hughes inside? as good as McManus is, he doesnât seem to dig out to many goals whereas Hughes does. Think Darren is more suited to playing inside than Kieran as his game seems to have more subtleties about it.
Many of 2013 minors called up? I know McAnespie and McCarthy arenât involved right now but any others?
MvManusâ goalgetting record is pretty abysmal alright. Heâs better kicking points from distance but lack of alternatives keeps him in there. And the fact that heâs the best in the business. D Hughes could be put in there alright. K Hughes is probably the best fielder on the team and has a brilliant engine so is best suited in the middle.
Itâs well acknowledged Tyrone minors were robbed in '13. McCarthy will be involved IF he wants it. Not a lot else coming from that team. Kevin Loughran from the Harps, i thought wouldâve been called up. Fergal mcMahon also.
The Derry team to play Antrim on Sunday at Owenbeg (2pm) is as follows:
- Eoin McNicholl (Glenullin)
- Karl McKaigue (Slaughtneil)
- Dermot McBride (Ballinascreen)
- Joe Morgan (Kilrea)
- Liam McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua)
- Chrissy McKaigue (Slaughtneil)
- Daniel Heavron (Magherafelt)
- Emmet Bradley (Glen)
- Conor McAtamney (Swatragh)
- Ciaran McFaul (Glen)
- James Kielt (Kilrea)
- Enda Lynn (Greenlough)
- Emmett McGuckin (Magherafelt)
- Ryan Bell (Ballinderry)
- Shane Heavron (Magherafelt)
- Ciaron OâBoyle (Lavey)
- Mark Lynch (Banagher)
- Shane McGahon (Claudy)
- Conor Murphy (Dungiven)
- Niall Loughlin (Greenlough)
- Shane Mulgrew (Ballinascreen)
- Gavin McWilliams (Eoghan Rua)
- Oisin Duffy (Foreglen)
- Peter Quinn (Magherafelt)
- Christopher Bradley (Slaughtneil)
- Neil Forester (Steelstown)
Armagh trail 13 man Cavan by 9 points at HT.
2-06 to 0-03.
Donegal 1-11 Down 0-11
UUJ 2-16 Monaghan 1-09
Tyrone 3-17 Queens 0-11
Cavan 2-08 Armagh 0-11
Derry 4-16 Antrim 2-12
The Fermanagh/Marys game was called off and will be played on Wednesday.
5 red cards in the Armagh Cavan game - unreal.
The Dr. McKenna Cup and Lakeside starting on the same weekend means it must be the best weekend of the sporting year. What a competition. Dr. McKenna himself would have been proud of this match.
Dr McKenna Cup Section C: Five sent off as Cavan beat Armagh
Cavan had three players sent off yet still earned a 2-8 to 0-11 win over Armagh in a fiesty Dr McKenna Cup opener at Crossmaglen.
Armagh finished with 13 men themselves after the second-half dismissals of Aaron Findon and Brendan Donaghy.
David Givney and Joshua Hayes received first-half straight red cards as Niall McDermott and Chris Conroy goals helped Cavan lead 2-6 to 0-3 at the break.
Killian Brady was sent off late on as Armaghâs 16 wides helped Cavan hang on.
In addition to the five red cards, referee Barry Cassidy also handed out four yellow and two black cards as the two teams served up another bad-tempered clash following the pre-match brawl which overshadowed their Ulster Championship game in 2014.
Sundayâs game was the first of three meetings between the teams in 2016, with a league contest to be followed by an Ulster SFC tie in May.
Givney, on his return to Breffni colours after opting out last year, received a straight red card in the sixth minute after the referee ruled that he had elbowed Michael Murray.
McDermott nailed the opening goal a minute later and Conroy buried a second in the 18th minute, before Hayes was sent-off for an off-the-ball foul in the build-up.
Armagh kicked 16 wides, eight in each half, but were particularly poor in the opening half when they failed to score for 26 minutes and also lost full-forward Andrew Murnin to a black card.
The Orchard men improved in the second half with Gavin McParland, Stefan Campbell and Ethan Rafferty on target.
They got the deficit back to five points with 13-man Cavan visibly tiring.
However the pendulum swung again when Findon and Donaghy were sent off by referee Cassidy.
Charlie Vernonâs black card challenge on Ciaran Brady sparked an ugly fracas and when tempers calmed down, Findon went for two yellows and sub Donaghy was given a straight red for wrestling with Tom Hayes on the ground.
Cavan recovered their composure and soaked up the pressure with 12 men behind the ball.
Killian Brady became the fifth player to see red in the last minute.
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WOMAN referee in Fermanagh/Marys tonight. Thatâll be interesting.
Pity she wasnât in charge of Armagh Cavan on Sunday.
As a Breffni woman, there would have been a conflict of interest.
informative