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[Same people complaining probably spend a few hundred pound to fly to england and watch 90 mins of 0-0 scoreline and lads falling like they broke their leg]

I for one enjoyed the game, having went to Clones expecting Down to be on the wrong end of a heavy beating, I was hoping to see what the Management where tactically capable off in order to make a much less physical and skilfully developed team cope with a top 10 team and thats exactly what I got. It was tactically spot on! Frustrated a team in every area they thrive on and hot them for scores outselves, only issue is our pack of ability to shoot from distance. In fact, the final score from Armagh there was a foul on Doherty that the ref didnt call. Was it great free flowing football? no because we would now be reading comments about how poor we are and unable to put it up to better teams if we had of tried. Tyrone and Donegal have won Ulsters playing frustrating football, you do what you have to. There are no rules that will change football back to the 90's. Coaches and backroom teams are too smart and  professional now to use rules to advantage. Just leave game alone. Same people complaining probably spend a few hundred pound to fly to england and watch 90 mins of 0-0 scoreline and lads falling like they broke their leg and walk with the ball. Least we get it for £20

Did u not watch Doherty on Saturday diving around the place?? It was embarrassing - I think he got 1 free out of 4 diving attempts. But in the Down club championship he gets all of them frees as our referees fall for them every time.
U20s win the Leo Murphy cup tonight - Laverty should introduce a few of them to the panel going into the B cup. Time a few were cut adrift as they are not getting near the match day squads. 

I seen celim Doherty obstructed by an Armagh player as Duffy set himself up for the winning score. I havent had a chance to see it again. Should this have been a free? Great win for u20s....

We were leading very close to the end of that game and missed a kick able score so in that sense we should have won. We are not experienced as Armagh and they took their opportunity after that. They have learned from past mistakes we now need learn. I am not celebrating but rather dissapointed tbh. I will point out again that we were not supposed to be anywhere near Armagh and if if you look at some posts by Armagh people last week on the gaaboard forum they referred to Down as shite a few times last week... but it took any injury time score to defeat what they refered to as a shite Down team. I still however now think Armagh can now win the final as that tight will stand to them...

The Ulster final will be interesting. I think its setup for Armagh as they wont be favourites for a changeand this will probably work in their favour. In Rian O'Neill they have a top player who has ability kick long range scores and this may swing a tight game in their favour.

The perception particularly among Armagh Folk on the run up to this game was that there a high gulf on class between the 2 teams. That was not apparent yesterday. Yes we lost but I am not worried how about it. We have closed the gap in laverys 2 year spell and I think this group has more potential to develop into winners in coming years. It's taken mc geeney  close to 10 years and yesterday showed they have a bit to do yet. They may snatch an ulster but certainly not an All Ireland.

Armagh folk think they are top class team. As you seen today they are certainly not. We should not fear them anymore and a similar plan with a few tweaks in attack will beat them....

Beat by 1 or beat by 10, still BEAT

We were expected to get beat by 10 by most people and we should have won and in the process gave our biggest rivals a reality check..their footballers are no better than ours. Next year we can fully expect to turn them over.

If anyone leaves clones today thinking we haven't progressed in the last 2 years then they need their head read.

At least the rivalry is starting to return....

2 very similar ability teams

Newry or Armagh would have had a full house so opportunity lost for good crowd and  atmosphere. I guess the mighty Armagh would prefer a trot out in clones to help prepare for the ulster final...

Down are bit high I'd say somewhere between 20 and 15.

Agree..Last years experience of clones was terrible. Everything from parking, the drunks and flares on the hill and the shite perf ormance is hard to forget. I Cant go this weekend but again I would whether I would go anyway...

If Armagh get past Down with relative ease like last year, will the 2 handy games stand to them, while both teams in other semi have had a tough game each?

Irrespective of the BS being talked on this thread, Armagh folk are expecting a battle on Saturday.  Despite the Antrim game, Down are a much different proposition from last year and I expect this game to be in the melting pot going down the home straight.

Down were very poor against westmeath and Antrim recently. They would struggle to beat Fermanagh. Armagh recently  trounced Fermanagh and should have beaten a very good Donegal team. It's not BS....

So Armagh and Donegal in the final, ffs I have tickets for Armagh against Down, is that cancelled?

No but Armagh are expected to have no problems in this fixture....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68835472

Great story for us Down gaels