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MADINE, THE DOWN FULL FORWRD, SCORED 3 GOALS IN A 6 MINUTE SPELL HALF WAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF, WHAT A TALENT HE LOOKS. ANTRIM PLAYED RESONABLY WELL BUT WERE TOOTHLESS UP FRONT IN THE FIRST HALF. ALOT OF CHANGES AT THE BREAK CERTAINLY HELPED STRENTHEN THINGS AND THE BALL STUCK ALOT BETTER UP FRONT. A FAIR FEW LADS GOT A START WHO HADDENED IN THE PREVIOUS GAMES BUT NONE REALLY STOOD OUT. THE BIG GAME FOR THESE LADS IS THE "b" QUALIFIER IN A FEW WEEKS.

10 TICKETS PER CLUB, NO TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE

Don't know how you can say that. With a man sent off half way through the first half all tactical plans surely went out the window. Put to the sword by a top class Donegal team.

according to the BBC news this morning Corrigan has been confirmed at the venue for the Armagh game.

HOPEFULLY ONLY A ONE GAME BAN FOR THE TWO LADS, AND LEITRIM IS THE GAME WE HOPEFULLY CAN AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM. PROBABLY MEANS A START FOR EQ IN THE MIDDLE AND MJ MOVING TO PARTNER HIM, A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG QUINN. 

Lack of discipline costs us again. Last week it was Andys sideline rant that got the ball moved 50 metre in the dying minutes to cost us a point and this week 2 reds.

Fionn Nagle had a decent debut, a bit more confidence to take on his man and the big lad would be hard to stop. Ryan murray very rusty but only to be expected with a long time out. Hand & Stewart were good in midfield if a bit too casual at times with passing. Solo and go added to the game, the 3 man up rule got us a free when we badly needed a score, other than that it wasnt much of a day for football.
Fermanagh will be much tougher oppostion on Sunday at Ederney.

Anyone know how Antrim got on against Louth or who was playing?

Antrim won by a bag full

i still have huge reservations about our defensive set up or rather lack of it. I really don't see any improvement in that area since last year tbh

100% SO82 about those two!

Let's just say their progress has been noted! Two of our best performers in last years narrow under 20 defeat to Donegal on penalties in Ballybofey..

yep, oCallaghan never put a foot wrong that night in Ballybofey

ocallaghan and ferris have been excellent for ballymena this year, power and pace from the half back line, those two take some watching

Joe C has left Creggan,played 4 games, won 3 lost 1, whats the story there?

Thing that puzzles me about our senior team is R McCann (creggan). Enda had him as our main free taker and he was very reliable, but Andy won't let him near a dead ball and the number of scorable frees we missed against Down would have easily won the game, Dommo, mcquillan, mick, paddy all hit frees against Down, seemed no clear policy.

42 years since we won an ulster minor

bit of context too, that Derry team were all ireland minor winners,they beat Cork & Kerry in recent challenge games, put six goals past Cork and 7 past kerry. Derry & Tyrone would be the 2 hot favourites to win u20 all ireland. If are a DIV 3 team at senior(just about) what makes us think we can compete at the top tier at underage?