What was the best club game you saw this year, excluding your own? As everyone knows the Tyrone Championship games are always exciting with there being so many good teams. I felt it really disrupted the season and can kill any momentum a team has, especially just before championship.ģ. Last year we had nine rounds of starred fixtures which was quite a lot and with Tyrone getting to the All-Ireland final there was a good six weeks or more in the summer where the weather was good and we weren’t able to play any games. I would like the schedule of the club season to be planned out a bit better this year. What would you like to see changed in Tyrone next year? I don’t think it had ever been done in Tyrone before and people are still talking about it.Ģ. What club story in your own county caught your eye this year? Jack Campbell from Beragh scoring five goals in the first round of the Intermediate Championship is a story that caught my eye this year. Coalisland had a few dramatic comebacks which were epic.ġ. Outside Down, the Tyrone Championship always delivers. The Clonduff-Burren semi-final in the championship was probably the hardest game to call before throw-in and although cagey, had some good scores and big hits and went right to the wire. What was the best club game you saw this year, excluding your own? Looking through the Down Club Championship games from this season, there weren’t too many classics. I know loads will suggest for the removal of the backdoor system, but having lost our opening game the last two years, we aren’t complaining.ģ. So, hopefully, Covid permitting, we can get the league underway sooner. Last year we played the Corn an Dun preseason competition which seemed to go on long after the county team had been eliminated, leaving us playing Monday, Friday league games for several weeks.
What would you like to see changed in Down next year? For all the stick county boards take, having played games on Friday nights for a number of years is a godsend for players and now others seem to be following suit. Given the enthusiasm that seems to be there it seems that the only way is upĢ. What club story in your own county caught your eye this year? Coming from an urban club, it’s been great to see another urban club in East Belfast really take off over the last few years and especially progress this year. NIALL Gartland asks club players across Ulster for their thoughts on the 2021 season…ġ.
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