When situation calls for a wise old head

THE repeat of last year’s Ulster football final between Tyrone and Monaghan, which takes place in Omagh on Sunday, has thrown up something of a riddle.

The bookies have Tyrone as the 4/11 favourites and the Farney men are 11/4 and rank outsiders. Yet only last July, Tyrone were 10/11 and Monaghan were just 6/5.

Why has Monaghan’s stock price plummeted? The answer is largely because the squad no longer includes seasoned campaigners like Gary McQuaid (31), Rory Woods (30), and Damian (34) and Tomas Freeman (30). Without their craft and character, the general consensus is that Monaghan’s young lads are too wet behind the ears.