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I'd worry about Armagh defensively particularly if MCCambridge injury was bad. That said I don't think Armagh have put two good half's back to back yet. If they do that they could be hard beaten.

I don't think anyone has put together two good halves yet, at least against the better teams.

Armagh have definitely been the most impressive across the season though and look by far the most injury-proof as a squad.

Seem to have a lot of injuries at the minute.

Maybe, but you're better equipped than anyone else to handle them, hence my point about the squad as a whole (which in retrospect was maybe less clear in meaning than I intended).

[Dropping in Inishowen, one of the most northerly points to exaggerate the point is petty stuff altogether.]

Read that myself this morning about mcguinness.  Yeah, he's trying to work an angle.

Also armagh fans seem to have gone very quiet all of a sudden.  They had a nice wee path sorted to the semi finals until meath fecked it up and now they're realising they're probably going to be playing kerry.  While I expect armagh to beat a kerry team playing 3 weeks on the trot it's funny how the best laid plans can come s cropper

Realistically if we're going to win an All Ireland which is obviously the aim, we'd most likely need to beat Kerry at some point. Surely getting them in a quarter final playing 3 weeks on the bounce and with a few injuries is our best chance at beating them. (Assuming the prelims go to script)

My thoughts exactly, prob best time to get them.  Armagh shouldn't have a big fear of any team coming out of that group tbh.  They seem to be comfortable competing against these big teams at the moment.  Shouldn't be any fear facing whoever.   

Regarding McGuniness, and to an extent Murphy, who was also feeding that 'hard done by travelling' narrative in his post game MOM interview, Donegal are situated in the top west corner of Ireland.  Unfortunately for them, being situated there will result in travelling.  Dropping in Inishowen, one of the most northerly points to exaggerate the point is petty stuff altogether. 

How about Gaoth Dobhair or Glencolmcille?

Your point being?

That the point is not exaggerated. It's a simple fact that a majority of the county has a fairly long trip just to get to Bundoran, never mind Roscommon town.

It's also a simple fact, as you say, that there wasn't much that could be done about it in this particular instance, but if McGuinness thinks he can get some mileage out of his with respect to his team's morale and attitude, he's entitled to do that. Everyone else is equally entitled to call him a moany bollocks!

I'd worry about Armagh defensively particularly if MCCambridge injury was bad. That said I don't think Armagh have put two good half's back to back yet. If they do that they could be hard beaten.

I don't think anyone has put together two good halves yet, at least against the better teams.

Armagh have definitely been the most impressive across the season though and look by far the most injury-proof as a squad.

[Dropping in Inishowen, one of the most northerly points to exaggerate the point is petty stuff altogether.]

Read that myself this morning about mcguinness.  Yeah, he's trying to work an angle.

Also armagh fans seem to have gone very quiet all of a sudden.  They had a nice wee path sorted to the semi finals until meath fecked it up and now they're realising they're probably going to be playing kerry.  While I expect armagh to beat a kerry team playing 3 weeks on the trot it's funny how the best laid plans can come s cropper

Realistically if we're going to win an All Ireland which is obviously the aim, we'd most likely need to beat Kerry at some point. Surely getting them in a quarter final playing 3 weeks on the bounce and with a few injuries is our best chance at beating them. (Assuming the prelims go to script)

My thoughts exactly, prob best time to get them.  Armagh shouldn't have a big fear of any team coming out of that group tbh.  They seem to be comfortable competing against these big teams at the moment.  Shouldn't be any fear facing whoever.   

Regarding McGuniness, and to an extent Murphy, who was also feeding that 'hard done by travelling' narrative in his post game MOM interview, Donegal are situated in the top west corner of Ireland.  Unfortunately for them, being situated there will result in travelling.  Dropping in Inishowen, one of the most northerly points to exaggerate the point is petty stuff altogether. 

How about Gaoth Dobhair or Glencolmcille?

McGuinness is a moaney aul bollix

It's all mind games and siege mentality to get an extra edge with his own players - everybody's against us, even the ones making the fixtures.

It helps when the CCCC chairman aka Roscommon CB chairman is making silly comparisons about the distances the respective supporters had to travel!

But yeah, Jim is obviously just looking for an edge.

Like a lot of neutrals I was disappointed to see Mayo exit the championship - they bring so much to the competition.

Fair play to Donegal with the last play leading to the winner.
They could have kicked the play out of play after the hooter knowing they were through.
Had they taken that option it would have left a very sour taste in the Breffni County.

They've been by far the most turgid of the big teams to watch this year. Every one of their championship games has had under the average number of points this year, some of them significantly so.

The only common denominator there is Mayo. The new rules reward clever and classy forward play and that's something they've always struggled with, even back when they were good

My bitter taste comment referred to the choice that the Donegal player had after the hooter sounded :
- kick the ball over sideline and Mayo qualify
- kick the ball over bar and Cavan qualify.

From a Donegal perspective, kick it over the bar and we (a) beat a tough opponent we haven't beaten in years; (b) knock out an opponent who could easily beat us if we were to meet again.

Moore showed massive respect to Mayo by doing what he did.

It wasn't a foot block. McBrearty should have done much better though. He had all the time in the world and also the option of squaring it.

There must be some way, technical or otherwise, that Mayo can stay in the Championship. 

Only if Michael Murphy  transfers to them.  Normal rules  don't  seem to apply for him

You lads should start a campaign.

Thankfully didn't cost us in the end, but how did the referee give Mogan a black card for O'Donoghue tripping over Mogan's legs after he himself had shouldered Mogan to the ground?

Am I missing something?

Yes, you are missing that Mogan clearly raised his leg, so to better trip O'Donoghue.

So his legs being raised wasn't a result of his momentum after being shouldered onto his back in the ground?

Seriously?

Blatant black card for me. Mogan could have avoided contact but made sure he didn't.

The two of them are literally occupying the same square metre of space as Mogan hits the floor. There was no way to avoid them getting entangled.

Fair enough, the ref gets one look. I've no real issue with that, especially as it was academic in the end. But on replay, Mogan was seriously unfortunate.

And that's leaving aside the question of whether it should have been a free the other way in the first place.

Thankfully didn't cost us in the end, but how did the referee give Mogan a black card for O'Donoghue tripping over Mogan's legs after he himself had shouldered Mogan to the ground?

Am I missing something?

Yes, you are missing that Mogan clearly raised his leg, so to better trip O'Donoghue.

So his legs being raised wasn't a result of his momentum after being shouldered onto his back in the ground?

Seriously?

Thankfully didn't cost us in the end, but how did the referee give Mogan a black card for O'Donoghue tripping over Mogan's legs after he himself had shouldered Mogan to the ground?

Am I missing something?

Murphy is some gypo

You're some gobshite.

I see Patton named to start again, just like the last two games where he didn't. However, Mulreany is not even in the 26 (Jason McGee is). I'm assuming the 26 can be changed up to throw in?

WTF is OCD?

It would be interesting to see what would happen in Hyde if teams were level with 5 mins to go. I reckon Donegal would need to initiate the "ease off" first and play keep ball and then our lads would get the "message" to do the same. If that were to happen both teams would be in for a media slating I'd say, spirit of the game and all that bull.

I reckon it will happen for sure. It may even happen with 10 mins to go.

Hmmmmm that sounds great....until the team in possession hears the hooter......

True!