McKenna Cup 2024

[mrdeeds]

Nice picture on independent.ie of Ciaran McKeever eye gouging.

Link here http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/five-players-sent-off-as-cavan-edge-past-armagh-34332755.html

[omaghjoe]

Nice picture on independent.ie of Ciaran McKeever eye gouging.

Link here http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/five-players-sent-off-as-cavan-edge-past-armagh-34332755.html

Quare stuff.... McKeever is a one random sc**bag on a pitch, he covers up his lack of footballing ability by trying to create as much drama and controversy as possible, and the Neanderthals that have been managing Armagh think that its great for morale.

On the other hand I could be being unfair as photos dont prove a thing, there is also the possibility that he was helping him to blow his nose.

[Throw ball]

Mr Deeds as Omaghjoe eventually said a still picture proves nothing. As a Cavan man you should be more concerned with how 3 of your players got sent off for off the ball incidents - and against the less physical of the Armagh players.

On a separate note. In the build up to the second Cavan goal an Armagh player running back to cover was 'taken out' by a Cavan player. Cavan scored a goal in the same move and then the referee, on advice from the linesman, sent the Cavan player off. This proved the decisive score in the game. Now in the McKenna Cup this means very little but if it happened in the championship there would be hell to pay. Is there any rule were the goal could have been disallowed?

[Clinker]

Quare stuff.... McKeever is a one random sc**bag on a pitch, he covers up his lack of footballing ability by trying to create as much drama and controversy as possible, and the Neanderthals that have been managing Armagh think that its great for morale.

On the other hand I could be being unfair as photos dont prove a thing, there is also the possibility that he was helping him to blow his nose.

You do realise that this is a big trick. Your "convinced" "attack" on a player from a made up area because he is from the made up area.

People in Crossmaglen (for example) have little to no relation with people in Craigavon but are convinced somehow to pay money to watch "Armagh" play. McKenna Cup - named after a Bishop - (obviously it would be free into a Mother Teresa Cup) - 8 quid or so per person for which there is a fine in horseracing - Rule 212 Ireland - Using the Racecourse as a means of training a horse -  plus the travel and what you might buy inside the ground.

Think of the mugs who will pay into Leinster Championship games in the early Rounds this year already in the knowledge that Dublin will win.

Stick with your Club. The Professional Era of Corporate GAA has made money paying mugs of a lot of people in Ireland. Go and do something useful with your wife, children, friends.... but don't fall for this nonsense.

With the seeming New Corporate Order at the top of the GAA so much of which was true in the past has become sullied and destroyed.
Family and friends and Club will be with you until you die - Corporate GAA will just count your cash - a number who paid in - not a valued person.

Sad yes but it has now happened - a lot of values which we still hold have gone - at the top - don't encourage them more - look after your own - the old people were correct in their thinking and it worked for whole communities that way.

Volunteerism - of which we are sure to hear a lot about this year also involved looking after your own people/area/family first. Do not waste money that would benefit your own in these austere times - or indeed in any other times.

[omaghjoe]

Quare stuff.... McKeever is a one random sc**bag on a pitch, he covers up his lack of footballing ability by trying to create as much drama and controversy as possible, and the Neanderthals that have been managing Armagh think that its great for morale.

On the other hand I could be being unfair as photos dont prove a thing, there is also the possibility that he was helping him to blow his nose.

You do realise that this is a big trick. Your "convinced" "attack" on a player from a made up area because he is from the made up area.

People in Crossmaglen (for example) have little to no relation with people in Craigavon but are convinced somehow to pay money to watch "Armagh" play. McKenna Cup - named after a Bishop - (obviously it would be free into a Mother Teresa Cup) - 8 quid or so per person for which there is a fine in horseracing - Rule 212 Ireland - Using the Racecourse as a means of training a horse -  plus the travel and what you might buy inside the ground.

Think of the mugs who will pay into Leinster Championship games in the early Rounds this year already in the knowledge that Dublin will win.

Stick with your Club. The Professional Era of Corporate GAA has made money paying mugs of a lot of people in Ireland. Go and do something useful with your wife, children, friends.... but don't fall for this nonsense.

With the seeming New Corporate Order at the top of the GAA so much of which was true in the past has become sullied and destroyed.
Family and friends and Club will be with you until you die - Corporate GAA will just count your cash - a number who paid in - not a valued person.

Sad yes but it has now happened - a lot of values which we still hold have gone - at the top - don't encourage them more - look after your own - the old people were correct in their thinking and it worked for whole communities that way.

Volunteerism - of which we are sure to hear a lot about this year also involved looking after your own people/area/family first. Do not waste money that would benefit your own in these austere times - or indeed in any other times.

FFS sake I was just looking to wind up a few apple munchers

And yes I do realise it is "made up" as you put it.
Supporting a team is a choice, and I am choosing to be partisan about them.

But then isnt Crosmaglen just made up as well? What in common do the McConville's have with Kernan's? Why should they team up with each other just because they live in the same locality? They are different families after all?

You see we have created this thing called society since we are social beings so we create ways to live together and make life better or more bearable by working together.

The Irish counties are based upon various governance systems of this island and it involved grouping together various areas so that they could be administratively governed. The same could be said for parishes and if you really want to back far enough along the evolutionary trail you could throw the bloody familiy system into that as well.

Anyway the GAA structure actually promotes togetherness at all levels, club county and ultimately the umbrella of country. As for the county level being corporate it definitely does appear to have the feel of corporate methods, but ultimately the goal is not the bottom line with the GAA its to promote the ideals of the organisation, so its not like its Goldman Sachs we are dealing with. IMO the county system apart from being a big revenue generater for grassroots investment, is also a vital outlet for talent and supporters as well.

Anyway my point is nearly everything in life all an artificial creation but I dont see why that is a reason not to adhere to it.

[redhandefender]

Nice picture on independent.ie of Ciaran McKeever eye gouging.

Link here http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/five-players-sent-off-as-cavan-edge-past-armagh-34332755.html

Quare stuff.... McKeever is a one random sc**bag on a pitch, he covers up his lack of footballing ability by trying to create as much drama and controversy as possible, and the Neanderthals that have been managing Armagh think that its great for morale.

On the other hand I could be being unfair as photos dont prove a thing, there is also the possibility that he was helping him to blow his nose.

Findon is the worst of the lot of them, seems like a half decent player but gets involved in everything going

[cavan4sam]

Mr Deeds as Omaghjoe eventually said a still picture proves nothing. As a Cavan man you should be more concerned with how 3 of your players got sent off for off the ball incidents - and against the less physical of the Armagh players.

On a separate note. In the build up to the second Cavan goal an Armagh player running back to cover was 'taken out' by a Cavan player. Cavan scored a goal in the same move and then the referee, on advice from the linesman, sent the Cavan player off. This proved the decisive score in the game. Now in the McKenna Cup this means very little but if it happened in the championship there would be hell to pay. Is there any rule were the goal could have been disallowed?

What difference does it make which of the Armagh players these incidents were against? You are right however that Cavan will need to sort out their discipline as ultimately it cost them last year. They lost 2 matches in the league last year after being reduced to 14 men (against Kildare and Down) which cost them promotion to Div 1 and were knocked out of the championship by Roscommon when Mossy Corr was sent off before the start of the second half. The last red card was not off the ball but was fully deserved. Ciaran McKeever was very lucky to stay on the field when he took Liam Buchanan out with a closed fist in front of the stand about 10 mins into the second half.

Don't think there is anything the referee can do in terms of the incident which led to the goal as he didn't see it and had to allow play to continue until the linesman brought it to his attention. All play up until that point stands.

If I was an Armagh man I'd be concerned with the fact that they played with 2 extra men for around 50 minutes and still couldn't win the match against a very inexperienced Cavan side.

[tonto1888]

Nice picture on independent.ie of Ciaran McKeever eye gouging.

Link here http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/five-players-sent-off-as-cavan-edge-past-armagh-34332755.html

Quare stuff.... McKeever is a one random sc**bag on a pitch, he covers up his lack of footballing ability by trying to create as much drama and controversy as possible, and the Neanderthals that have been managing Armagh think that its great for morale.

On the other hand I could be being unfair as photos dont prove a thing, there is also the possibility that he was helping him to blow his nose.

Findon is the worst of the lot of them, seems like a half decent player but gets involved in everything going

True. He can be his own worst enemy at times

[DERRYSFINEST]

On a different topic, who the hell designed the Queens jerseys. Absolutely brutal

[Any craic]

See all four goals from tonight's Antrim-Queens game, including one fluke, 3 crackers and a cheeky lob to finish it off by Brian Neeson..
https://www.facebook.com/irishnewssport/posts/586276668193180?fref=nf&pnref=story

[Clinker]

And if a person is rich as most on this Board seem to be - then they can look after Club - first - always first - but after - family/friends - and accept the McKenna Cup for what it is and enjoy every last moment of it.

Would Mungo Jerry get played on the radio now - probably more during Championships time in Ireland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p11VE9_Hrs
"Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find"

Dodgy stuff.

[Itchy]

Cavan 3-6 UUJ 0-5 at half time. Paul O Connor on as a sub, scores 2-1 and then gets a black card as the ref was conned by a Kieran Hughes dive.

[J70]

St Mary's catch Donegal defence asleep with a goal with 2 minutes left to take the lead. Two more quick points after that.

Donegal 0-8 St Marys 2-6

Awful stuff according to Highland commentary

All over 0-8 to 2-6

Donegal kick the game away.

No McKenna Cup this year!

[FermGael]

Down are not good .
I assume that was not full strength as Fermanagh were missing quite a few

[Any craic]

Video: See all 5 goals from Derry-Tyrone this afternoon..
http://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2016/01/08/news/liveblog-derry-v-tyrone-in-the-mckenna-cup-376751/