USFC Armagh v Derry, St Tiernach's Park, Clones, 19th June 2pm

[armaghniac]

Ulster Final could be the 10th of July?

The TV thread gives the Ulster final as 17 July at 2pm.
Four weeks after the Derry/Armagh game. This puts pressure on the losing team for the final for the qualifiers.

[Hoof Hearted]

lads any confirmation on the date? i heard today the match was on the 26th???

Ulster Senior Football Championship

COMPETITION NAME   ROUND   TIME   VENUE   TEAM 1   SCORE      TEAM 2   SCORE   REFEREE
DATE: SUNDAY 15TH MAY 2011
Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship 2011   Preliminary Round   3 30 PM   Ballybofey   Donegal   1-10    v   Antrim   0-7   Maurice Deegan

DATE: SUNDAY 22ND MAY 2011
Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship 2011   Quarter Final   3 30 PM   Celtic Park   Derry   1-18    v   Fermanagh   1-10   Joe Mc Quillan

DATE: SATURDAY 28TH MAY 2011
Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship 2011   Quarter Final   7 30 PM   Morgan Athletic Grounds   Armagh   1-15    v   Down   1-10   Cormac Reilly

DATE: SUNDAY 5TH JUN 2011
Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship 2011   Quarter Final   3 30 PM   Healy Park, Omagh   Tyrone   ---    v   Monaghan   ---   Joe Mc Quillan

DATE: SUNDAY 12TH JUN 2011
Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship 2011   Quarter Final   3 30 PM   Kingspan Breffni Pk   Cavan   ---    v   Donegal   ---   Martin Sludden

DATE: SUNDAY 19TH JUN 2011
Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship 2011   Semi Final   2 00 PM      Armagh   ---    v   Derry   ---    TBC

DATE: SUNDAY 26TH JUN 2011
Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship 2011   Semi Final   3 30 PM      Donegal / Cavan   ---    v   Tyrone / Monaghan   ---    TBC

DATE: SUNDAY 17TH JUL 2011
Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship 2011   Final   4 00 PM      TBC   ---    v   TBC   ---    TBC

[Armaghtothebone]

hope to god the ulster council see sense and play the match in casement,best ground in ulster without a doubt with easy access and plenty of good spots for a drink before and after the game,clones is just a pure dump in comparison imo

+1

and v handy for people who hav place to stay in Belfast because of work/uni, saves the time and expense of a trek to Clones.

Diver to make Vernon look like a wee boy. Where is yer man who was on here a couple years ago startin threads about Vernon being the next Tohill? Hes not even the next Dick Clerkin

If he turns out to be the next Paul McGrane we'll be happy enough.
1 All Ireland
1 NFL
7 Anglo Celts

[tbrick18]

Any word of the venue for this game yet?

[Hoof Hearted]

Any word of the venue for this game yet?

according to today's Irish News both semi venues wont be announced until next week (didn't specify which day)

Barry Dillon, Derry assistant manager, is saying Omagh would make good sense. I think most people on here would think that too. Would it not attract more neutrals too, than saying Casement or Clones ? You know how the tyronies love their football. (No love for Derry or Armagh obviously, just football)

[armaghniac]

There are a lot of potential neutrals in Belfast too. Remember that Armagh v Derry attracted 27,000 there in 2005, albeit at a time when when crowds were much bigger. But even half that would a big crowd for a game involving Derry.

[Hoof Hearted]

There are a lot of potential neutrals in Belfast too. Remember that Armagh v Derry attracted 27,000 there in 2005, albeit at a time when when crowds were much bigger. But even half that would a big crowd for a game involving Derry.

Potentially better atmosphere in Omagh though, Casement is never going to be filled, Healy possibly would

[tbrick18]

There are a lot of potential neutrals in Belfast too. Remember that Armagh v Derry attracted 27,000 there in 2005, albeit at a time when when crowds were much bigger. But even half that would a big crowd for a game involving Derry.

Potentially better atmosphere in Omagh though, Casement is never going to be filled, Healy possibly would

I'd prefer Omagh myself. So now that's decided, the powers that be better take note and fix it for there!

[Fuzzman]

Interesting to read other counties like playing at Omagh as most Tyrone fans don't like it when we play there.

Do you not think its very slow to get in & out of & there is not many pubs around the ground?
The pitch itself is far from a perfect sod.

[lynchbhoy]

too many rednecks for my liking in omagh (well what do you expect in the hilbilly red arse county ).
Prefer the gme to be in clones. Never liked casement, prob because it is in belfast.
Hearing it will defo be on in omagh though. Wouldnt risk driving my decent car through the town let alone parking there.

[regal]

There are a lot of potential neutrals in Belfast too. Remember that Armagh v Derry attracted 27,000 there in 2005, albeit at a time when when crowds were much bigger. But even half that would a big crowd for a game involving Derry.

Are you sure there was 27,000 at this?

[drici]

(27,633)

ARMAGH 1-11 DERRY 0-10

Thrills, not too many. Spills, surprisingly few for an Ulster football semi-final. It was set up nicely at Casement Park last Sunday. Sunshine, 28,000 spectators in the ground, and a revitalized Derry ready to take on the provincial champions.
Instead, the game turned out to be something of a tepid affair.

Armagh did enough to book their place against Tyrone, and crucially they scored the only goal when sub John Toal finished to the net in the 17th minute of the second half after Aaron Kernan's shot had been blocked.
As for Derry, they are still ruing a total of 14 wides.

With the threat of trouble simmering just below the surface, referee Michael Monahan, was keeping the players on an extremely tight leash. In the end, he flashed the yellow card 10 times, but no one was sent on the long walk.

While Armagh struggled to find their best rhythm – they had to look to subs Tony McEntee and Toal for inspiration – Derry needed Enda Muldoon to be more on his game, however, the usually reliable attacker looked too much like a player on the way back from injury.

Derry were in control for long periods of the first half as Paddy Bradley, Eoin Bradley and Mark Lynch put the Armagh defenders under intense pressure.

But for all their possession, Derry still turned over trailing by 0-6 to 0-4. "We missed at least six or seven chances," said manager Mickey Moran, "and we could have been ahead at half time. We're down in the dumps and hurting big-time. Last year we had no excuses, but this time we can say a little bit of luck didn't go with us."

The sides were level at 0-7 apiece 13 minutes into the second half, but then in a brief spell following the introduction of McEntee and Toal, Armagh scored 1-3 without reply.

Joe Kernan, who watched the action from the stand as he was serving a one-match touchline ban, agreed that the pair made a major impact from off the bench.

"It shows the caliber of boys we have that they can take a disappointment – and it's a big disappointment not to start for this team – and then to come on and show what they can do."

[balladmaker]

Casement Clones it will be ...

[screenexile]

There are a lot of potential neutrals in Belfast too. Remember that Armagh v Derry attracted 27,000 there in 2005, albeit at a time when when crowds were much bigger. But even half that would a big crowd for a game involving Derry.

Are you sure there was 27,000 at this?

Was that not a ridiculously sunny day and people dandered in just for the sake of it?

I know that when Derry beat Armagh in 2007 we still talk about the 'faithful fifty' . So there were very few at that one!

[Applesisapples]

hope to god the ulster council see sense and play the match in casement,best ground in ulster without a doubt with easy access and plenty of good spots for a drink before and after the game,clones is just a pure dump in comparison imo

+1

and v handy for people who hav place to stay in Belfast because of work/uni, saves the time and expense of a trek to Clones.

Diver to make Vernon look like a wee boy. Where is yer man who was on here a couple years ago startin threads about Vernon being the next Tohill? Hes not even the next Dick Clerkin

You could be eating your words methinks.