Armagh Club football & hurling

[Onion Bag]

Take your face for a crisp sandwich onion bag - Mullaghbrack arent even second best in Mullaghbrack!!!!

No sorry i meant Phelim Bradys are the second best!

[IVEDECIDED]

No sorry i meant Phelim Bradys are the second best!
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Correct son

[brokencrossbar1]

Massive pressure on Cross resources this year.  What sort of team do the U-21's have?  If they are any good you could be looking at a situation whereby Cross have 17 players away from club training at least once a week for the next few months. 

Even with a large panel there can only be about 12-13 players always going to be there and that is no way to run things.  If I remember rightly this U-21 team won the Ulster Championship, even though it was somewhat fortunate.  When is the 1st round of the championship in Armagh due to be played?

[mackers]

BC1, first round of the championship isn't on until August so they'll have plenty of time to rest. Naka, I heard that John Mac coming onto the panel is definitely not happening.

[corn02]

Sorto f glad the Dromintee boys didn't bother going to trials now, 17 Crposs boys away is a massive amount.

[brokencrossbar1]

Posted on: February 26, 2008, 04:43:09 PMPosted by: mackers 
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BC1, first round of the championship isn't on until August so they'll have plenty of time to rest. Naka, I heard that John Mac coming onto the panel is definitely not happening

Thanks mackers.  I think the u-21's has to be run off before the seniors start, would that be right?  The Armagh County Board must have great faith in the seniors that they think they will still be there in August!

[el_cuervo_fc]

Posted on: February 26, 2008, 04:43:09 PMPosted by: mackers 
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BC1, first round of the championship isn't on until August so they'll have plenty of time to rest. Naka, I heard that John Mac coming onto the panel is definitely not happening

Thanks mackers.  I think the u-21's has to be run off before the seniors start, would that be right?  The Armagh County Board must have great faith in the seniors that they think they will still be there in August!

I think one of the main reasons that the county board have put the championship on so late this year is so that clubs can concentrate on their league campaigns.  with all clubs still in preparation for championship there wont be the same debacle of the past few seasons where clubs simply forget about the league when they know they're safe

[illdecide]

Nail on the head cuervo. Brady said the league had been a joke the last few years so the championship would be late to get a better league and nothing to do with thinking Armagh will be there knocking on the door in August

[Armagh Exile]

Athletics Ground reopening delayed
27 February 2008


The long-awaited reopening of the Athletic Grounds in Armagh has been further delayed due to a change of building contractor.

Orchard County officials have been forced to abandon plans to host glamour National League ties against Dublin and Cork at the city venue because the redevelopment work won't be completed on time. It means Armagh's remaining Division 2 games will now take place at Crossmaglen.

Armagh haven't played a league tie at their county headquarters since 2000, while their last championship clash at the venue was the 1995 defeat to Derry. County chairman Kevin Brady said it will be 2009 before the revamped 21,000-capacity stadium will be able to host league matches again.


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Athletics Ground reopening delayed
27 February 2008


The long-awaited reopening of the Athletic Grounds in Armagh has been further delayed due to a change of building contractor.

Orchard County officials have been forced to abandon plans to host glamour National League ties against Dublin and Cork at the city venue because the redevelopment work won't be completed on time. It means Armagh's remaining Division 2 games will now take place at Crossmaglen.

Armagh haven't played a league tie at their county headquarters since 2000, while their last championship clash at the venue was the 1995 defeat to Derry. County chairman Kevin Brady said it will be 2009 before the revamped 21,000-capacity stadium will be able to host league matches again.


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No shock there then

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

Orchard County officials have been forced to abandon plans to host glamour National League ties against Dublin and Cork at the city venue because the redevelopment work won't be completed on time.

Was this ever even a remote possibility?

[say nothin]

the contractors changed back in December. Spoke to one of the guys working on the site and he told me recently that they would be finished Phase1 by the End of June, in time to hold Club championship games/finals.

There was never going to be a NFL game played on the pitch this year.

[winsamsoon]

Tell you what lads was anyone else happy that they have actually set a date for 2009  I thought at the rate they are going it would be another ten years. But then again i would say this date will be extended.

[mackers]

To be fair lads I pass it two or three times a day and the amount of work that has been done over the last couple of months has been amazing. I know it has taken some time to get this far but hopefully we'll be watching a few club championship matches under lights in August and September!!!

[illdecide]

To be fair lads I pass it two or three times a day and the amount of work that has been done over the last couple of months has been amazing. I know it has taken some time to get this far but hopefully we'll be watching a few club championship matches under lights in August and September!!!

K Brady said that he had no doubt (100%) that the final of the senior club championship will be in the Athletic Grounds. We shall see!!!