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Things we learned at the weekend

John Brady is one hell of a lucky general

Looking like Ramor and the Gaels (bit of shadow boxing this week) in the senior but Kingscourt not far off it

Early days but Ballyhaise and Laragh look like teams to beat in the Intermediate and maybe Ballymachugh can finally win that Junior

Sounding like John Brady is the preferred canidate

Frank Brady is deffinely a curve ball and is interesting think he may have worked with Drung and Swad as well in the past

We can only really consider alternatives to Hyland if he walks away I can see no appetite to push him as what are the alternatives. We all can see where a load of expensive bluffers get you in Roscommon if Hyland and players believe they can make the championship push. Then there is no one with the desire to push him. At the moment he seems to want to stay so I can only expect he will.

Square Ball rule Set Play (Free Kick) Old Rule applies, from Play new rule you can be in square once ball played but cannot stand in the square like a gobshite, Exception below means Mackey goal was Ok as he moved into square as ball was played then was there for rebound 

4.9 For an attacking player to enter opponents'
small rectangle:
(a) During Play (excluding Set Play), before the
final play of the ball into the small rectangle.
(b) In Set Play, before the ball enters the small
rectangle.
Exceptions
(i) If an attacking player legally enters the
small rectangle, and the ball is played
from that area but is returned before the
attacking player has time to leave the
area, provided he does not play the ball
or interfere with the defence, a foul is not
committed.
(ii) When a point is scored from outside the
small rectangle and the ball is sufficiently
high to be out of reach of all players, the
score shall be allowed even though an
attacking player may have been otherwise
illegally within the small rectangle before
the ball - provided that the player in
question does not interfere with the
defence.

Any word on McLaughlin is there any chance he will play ?

Will be very surprised if he does not start Flanagan and then bring Murray on

No such thing as a foreign lad once he or she touches a ball they are  a part of the Parish!

Yes lads definitely in Portugal might even be home today

Fair analysis on game Cavan have to learn quickly as we can be sure Armagh will have a double sweeper system against us now after last weekend

True, but Dublin would wear them down eventually with production lines. What's going on in Mayo is not sustainable in the same way what Dublin are doing is. It's not that way anywhere else. I worry less about the seniors than I do about U14s, 15s, 16, minors and 21s.

This is probably true. We seem to be happy enough to wait for a talented bunch to come along at minor or U-21 and hope for the best.

What kind of underage structure for development squads do Offaly, Meath and Kildare have ? Is there a n U17 competition in Lunster ?

Good times are here but Armagh will be seriously peeved with us so tough games ahead !! Great squad performance to get us to Division 1 and a big day out in Croke Park to enjoy. Good to hear Terry after the game saying to stay focused on development and future as Minor and U17 does not look that strong at the moment

Take the positives Last two games at home  tough opener against Tyrone put might be the time to get them

What did Sky say about the "Philly leave her on the field" nothing to see here incident ?

Oisin O'Connell put in some display for Castlerahan last night also Hessin for Cootehill. Did not make the Killeshandra game but is Declan McKieran or Paddy King or any of those lads putting their hands up for a try at the county again ?