Division 2 2024

[Harold Disgracey]

Absolute scutter from Armagh.

[Blowitupref]

Good win for Cavan in Dr Cullen Park 0-16 0-12

Half time Armagh 0-4 Louth 0-5

[mrdeeds]

Good win for Cavan in the Seanie Johnson derby.

[Armagh18]

We are shite

[Harold Disgracey]

A thoroughly undeserved win. Louth deserved at least a draw.

[yellowcard]

New season same game plan it appears, still heavily geared towards keeping the score down. It also makes you realise just how important Ethan Rafferty is in that rigid defensive structure, he is Armaghs most important player in that system.

[bennydorano]

Saw Armagh quoted at 1/10 with Bookies, knew that was mental, we don't play Louth too often but it's always pretty tight. First league game and all so I wouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater but a couple of performances there, one from a starter and another from a sub that were just really really awful imo. Still 4/5/6 players to come back in, so judgement reserved.

[ranch]

I don't think Louth deserved a draw, they never pushed up until it was too late and threw away a 4 point cushion with 20 mins to go. Only themselves to blame.
Armagh showed a bit of balls to get back into it and then get in front, Soupy and Turbitt with some good scores especially. They got out of jail though, on another day Mulroy will score a couple of those off the ground.
Decision making continues to be an issue when leading in the final minutes as well, just as it was in the penalty shoot out losses to Galway, Derry and Monaghan. McPartlan (shot dropped short), Conor O'Neill (shocking pass) and McElroy (blindly hand passing the ball when on the ground) the main culprits today. Hopefully we can continue to improve as the league goes on.

[tonto1888]

First half was brutal. Two bad misses by turbo. To be fair he redeemed himself second half. Campbell superb. Don't know if McCambridge even touched the ball. McPartlan done nothing when he came on. Keeper was decent. We are better when we go for it. Won a lot of ball when we pushed up on their kick outs and then stepped off them when we went 2 up. Louth will be kicking themselves

[thejuice]

Meath had enough chances to win but not taking them. Too many young lads in the team with Sigerson games during the week.  Lethargic display. Not sure we'll improve by next week.

[bennydorano]

First half was brutal. Two bad misses by turbo. To be fair he redeemed himself second half. Campbell superb. Don't know if McCambridge even touched the ball. McPartlan done nothing when he came on. Keeper was decent. We are better when we go for it. Won a lot of ball when we pushed up on their kick outs and then stepped off them when we went 2 up. Louth will be kicking themselves

My 2 discreet awfuls named.

[tonto1888]

First half was brutal. Two bad misses by turbo. To be fair he redeemed himself second half. Campbell superb. Don't know if McCambridge even touched the ball. McPartlan done nothing when he came on. Keeper was decent. We are better when we go for it. Won a lot of ball when we pushed up on their kick outs and then stepped off them when we went 2 up. Louth will be kicking themselves

My 2 discreet awfuls named.

Haha. It's true tho. Good to get the win but so much to work on

[balladmaker]

The only saving grace was that Armagh got the win tonight, as it definitely wasn't deserved.  Yes, it's only January and the first match of the league, but the worrying similarity of sitting back on a 1 or 2 pt lead was there again.  That happened too many times last year and the year before, and here we are again in 2024.  As mentioned above, Armagh are best when they go for it, but the same old insecurities seemed to present themselves when they needed to push on for a comfortable win.  2 pts up and we stopped contesting the kick out, seriously, what's that all about.

Louth will be rightfully disappointed, they deserved a point at the very least tonight.

Traffic getting into Armagh 90 mins before throw in was atrocious, seemed like a decent crowd for a Div. 2 opener, not sure if a 6pm throw-in time on a Saturday evening is the right call though. 

[Captain Obvious]

A win is a win for Armagh. Louth finished 3rd in Division 2 last year where they beat Kildare, Meath and ran Derry to a one score game. They are expected to drop off this year without Harte however what they learnt under him was still in practice tonight.

[Itchy]

Great win and performance by Cavan. The better team over the full match and one of our best performances in years. Louth and Fermanagh showing they are determined not to be the whipping boys in this division which is starting to look like a bloodbath already!