Armagh Club football & hurling

[billy the kid]

I know the county board do try their best and I try to praise them when they do good, but year after year they defy logic and don;t put on double headers, I just can't figure it out?

Have you seen what they charge into senior championship games, can't see how they make any money at all, if there was double headers they'd be broke 

My argument is that they would actually make much more.

Nuetral fans would be himmin and haain (some spelling there) about going to see a match, but it they got too matches for a pound or two extra, the extra fans should, in theory, be significant, therefore eradicating any downfall from changing it to one game and, in the end, ensuring profit. Also the matches would hgave better attendance, better atmosphere and would be better all round. I believe Derry and Tyrone have double-headers and draw a massive crowds, but I could be wrong.

Not 100% on Tyrone doing it all the time, but know it definately happens at times.

Your 100% about Derry championship though. Double headers are the done thing which always bring in huge crowds with 4 teams playing and a large influx of neutrals. The only 2 situations where games arent double headers are, when all there are a heap of games on the one weekend so a stand alone game may be fitted in on a friday night (this only happens at first round), or when there is a replay needed it may be stand alone if no suitable curtain raiser is available, (eg. another replay from Junior, intermediate or senior, or an underage game)

The Derry county board can be a joke at times but one thing they do well is championship Football at Junior intermediate and senior levels.
Senior, Intermediate and Junior championship games are all double and triple headers and all can be mixed in with each other, eg Junior game followed by intermediate, intermediate followed by Senior or junior followed by senior, and the Senior championship is set out so as if you wanted you could see every minute of every game and also see all of the intermediate and junior championships (if you really wanted)

The crowds at these games are pretty huge and as I mentioned neutrals travel from all over the county and from neighbouring counties to see them, but it must be remembered that Club GAA is a huge Draw in Derry and is the most important part for the vast majority of our gaels.

[corn02]

I know the county board do try their best and I try to praise them when they do good, but year after year they defy logic and don;t put on double headers, I just can't figure it out?

Have you seen what they charge into senior championship games, can't see how they make any money at all, if there was double headers they'd be broke 

My argument is that they would actually make much more.

Nuetral fans would be himmin and haain (some spelling there) about going to see a match, but it they got too matches for a pound or two extra, the extra fans should, in theory, be significant, therefore eradicating any downfall from changing it to one game and, in the end, ensuring profit. Also the matches would hgave better attendance, better atmosphere and would be better all round. I believe Derry and Tyrone have double-headers and draw a massive crowds, but I could be wrong.

Not 100% on Tyrone doing it all the time, but know it definately happens at times.

Your 100% about Derry championship though. Double headers are the done thing which always bring in huge crowds with 4 teams playing and a large influx of neutrals. The only 2 situations where games arent double headers are, when all there are a heap of games on the one weekend so a stand alone game may be fitted in on a friday night (this only happens at first round), or when there is a replay needed it may be stand alone if no suitable curtain raiser is available, (eg. another replay from Junior, intermediate or senior, or an underage game)

The Derry county board can be a joke at times but one thing they do well is championship Football at Junior intermediate and senior levels.
Senior, Intermediate and Junior championship games are all double and triple headers and all can be mixed in with each other, eg Junior game followed by intermediate, intermediate followed by Senior or junior followed by senior, and the Senior championship is set out so as if you wanted you could see every minute of every game and also see all of the intermediate and junior championships (if you really wanted)

The crowds at these games are pretty huge and as I mentioned neutrals travel from all over the county and from neighbouring counties to see them, but it must be remembered that Club GAA is a huge Draw in Derry and is the most important part for the vast majority of our gaels.

Exactly, I know a few Dromintee lads who went up to a couple of Derry games last year because of that sort of organisation.

[charlie stubbs]

jack hardly went corn...

[nutsy--1]

Anybody at Healy Park last night?? Heard Feeney got an injury any news?

[fitzroyalty]

From the sound of things the Armagh c/b would need to put on quadruple headers to get even half the crowds at the Derry games. The Championships are too predictable (especially SFC) and need changed, partly to try and stop Cross' dominance   but also to inject a bit of life back into them.

[Goats Do Shave]

Anybody at Healy Park last night?? Heard Feeney got an injury any news?

Looked like he hurt his collar bone / shoulder to me... though someone said they thought it was wrist/arm...

[corn02]

jack hardly went corn...

You knows it!

[bennydorano]

New Armagh gear (not jersey)

http://www.oneills.com/news/newsletter.php?ID=81

[corn02]

The blue jumper is surprisingly very nice.

[SidelineKick]

The blue jumper is surprisingly very nice.

You wouldn't like blue at all corn 

[corn02]

The blue jumper is surprisingly very nice.

You wouldn't like blue at all corn 

No, no you know I hate blue!

[brokencrossbar1]

So far how many of the new players being tried out might make the jump.  Obviously you will have at least 7 Cross players to come back to the squad, but what other players will make it.  I have to say I am glad to see McClelland getting back as I remember him from minors and thought he was a class act, Henderson and Toal seem like they could be good additions.  Who else?

[SidelineKick]

The blue jumper is surprisingly very nice.

You wouldn't like blue at all corn 

No, no you know I hate blue!

Apart from your blue-tinted glasses of course  

[corn02]

So far how many of the new players being tried out might make the jump.  Obviously you will have at least 7 Cross players to come back to the squad, but what other players will make it.  I have to say I am glad to see McClelland getting back as I remember him from minors and thought he was a class act, Henderson and Toal seem like they could be good additions.  Who else?

Ehh hard to know one of the keepers obviously, hopefully McEvoy.
Martin will probably be close.
Kevin O Rourke has impressed.
Henderson as well.
Not sure who else.


I would imagine this will be the lowest Cross representation on an Armagh first 15 in many a year come Championship. Not a dig because obviosuly they have fabulous players, but not many will make the first 15 I wouldn't think.

AK one of the first on the team sheet, Donaghy will battle with Bellew, Mallon will battle with Sk. On the flip side, I think McKeown could nail down a Championship spot.

[corn02]

The blue jumper is surprisingly very nice.

You wouldn't like blue at all corn 

No, no you know I hate blue!

Apart from your blue-tinted glasses of course  

Never!