By Niall Gartland WITH Rory Beggan no doubt at the forefront of his mind, Scotstown manager David McCague isn’t fussed about the proposed new rule change that will impact the goalkeeper’s role in the modern game. One of the rules proposed by the Football Review Committee stipulates that goalkeepers can only receive the ball from […]
By Shaun Casey SCOTSTOWN are once again the champions in Monaghan and the sight of that blue jersey climbing the steps at Clones to accept the Mick Duffy Cup is one that fans inside the Farney County have grown used to. Sunday’s five-point win over Clontibret was a ninth county title for the An Bhoth […]
By Shaun Casey SCOTSTOWN are the dominant force in Monaghan, and have been for over a decade, but goalkeeper Rory Beggan insists they won’t be taking their eye off the ball this weekend. They take on Clontibret on Sunday in what is their 12th county final in a row. It’s the fifth occasion where they’ll share […]
By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN goalkeeper Rory Beggan is “excited” by the new rule enhancements that will be trialed at Croke Park over the weekend and hopes they will improve Gaelic football as a spectacle. Jim Gavin’s FRC committee have brought forward seven new rules that will change the face of the sport. A number of […]
By Shaun Casey IN a repeat of last year’s county final, Inniskeen are hoping to make amends 12 months on for their three-point loss at the hands of Scotstown when the two sides clash in the second of Sunday’s semi-final showdowns. David McCague’s team regained their throne, having fallen in the 2022 final, bringing their […]
By Shaun Casey LOCAL derbies can often take on a life of their own and Latton boss David Lennon is expecting that to once again be the case this weekend as his side take on Ballybay in the Monaghan Championship quarter-final. Ballybay edged both league encounters by the minimum of margins, so Latton will be […]
By Shaun Casey THE big clash in this weekend’s Monaghan SFC is between the reigning champions Scotstown and Corduff, who are chasing top spot in the group and automatic progress to the knockout stages. Scotstown, who have won eight of the last 11 championships, are unbeaten in the group stages so far having picked up […]
With the club championships now underway across Ulster, Michael McMullan looks at the number of different winners of the senior titles over the last decade Tyrone (7) IT’S hardly surprising that the Red Hand County tops the list. Champions Trillick have three titles to their name in the last decade with Omagh having won it […]
By Shaun Casey CLONTIBRET have made an impressive start to the championship, securing back-to-back victories over Inniskeen and Killanny to sit at the top of Group Two after the opening two fixtures. There’s a lot of football still to be played of course, even before the knockout stages, and Clontibret face another tough test this […]
By Shaun Casey SCOTSTOWN will be aiming to make it two from two when they travel to Aughnamullen this weekend. The reigning champions got their title defence underway in round one with a victory over Ballybay. The sides were evenly matched early on, as you’d expect in a contest between the two most recent holders […]
