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Against the breeze will be a big miss. He is a brilliant journalist and very witty.
My favourite article of Paddys was about the Kerry County Board rescinding Dara O'Sheas red card, received in a club game, so that he could play for Kerry in the All Ireland Championship.
I would love the chance to read it again.

Good luck Paddy in your new venture.

Apparently he has won senior championships in 3 different counties.
What clubs has he won them with.?

Good luck to Derry minors and Tyrone tomorrow. you can both do it.

Brilliant article Dick.

Who ruffled your feathers.

[the absence of a genuine star like Oisin]

Crossmaglen have a well documented philosophy which i'm pretty sure is implemented from underage. BCB could give the specifics.

I know some County boards encourage clubs to adopt their own style and work on it from underage but it wouldn't be all that easy to implement.

I've no inside knowledge of Crossmaglen but I doubt very much if they've a juvenile footballing philosophy beyond master the key skills, stay fit, and hit like trains.

I'd have no doubt that if the Twin Towers are coming through their ranks, whichever age group has them plays percentage football of high balls in, and should their ability translate to senior, the same style would be adopted.

For example, the type of football they've played in recent years bears no resemblance to when they won their first AI. When this run started out they were built upon the key strength of physical size and strength, and in reality didn't make the game complicated, nor did they have a have whole big pile in reserve. The 2010-now version is more about athleticism and movement. That's what suits them now, but even as good as their squad is, the absence of a genuine star like Oisin to take pressure off Clarke for guaranteed scores, is sorely felt.

Short version: build your tactics around your players.

He's on his way.

Can't see anyone stopping them for the next few years.

Best ever ?

Sure they've only won one in a row like ourselves.

TYP,  you are a Tool.

Is there any difference between the shennanigans that went on between the opposing players in the first half of the   Galway/ Kilkenny hurling game today than what happened prior to the Armagh/Cavan match.

Will there be any suspensions.

[their hole off]

Keeping it for the final automatically excludes the weaker counties.
These players have trained their hole off for 6 months. For the likes of players from the weaker counties the championship day is their final. Instead of playing in front of small numbers in grounds with little or no atmosphere, theres a big crowd, the suns out (usually) and their county support are out in force.  This is their big day and the parade before it for the lucky few playing is part of that  "big day".

You posted earlier about "manners being easily carried".

Anyone using language like above wouldn't know much about manners imo.

Sean Cavanagh is disgusted with you Armagh hallions

http://www.thescore.ie/armagh-cavan-brawl-1508427-Jun2014/

Sean Cavanagh is a very talented footballer but he nor many other members of that Tyrone side of the noughties can take the moral high ground in regard to Sunday. Their behaviour for much of that time was a disgrace, If they weren't throwing knees into people's faces they were roaring obscenities at opponents, diving or trying to ref the game themselves. Laughable someone like him (again a great footballer) gets all moral about this. Tyronies are no saints, see below...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXg_JYPkDac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ5vyc-B_dk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTADWd6cgkk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v954WVzDfMg

Sean dived in there without thinking.

Well done Cavan.
Hope you win the all Ireland.

[Mc Keever best player on pitch by a mile]

Two poor teams.Mc Keever best player on pitch by a mile.Why didn't Armagh play with the same grit and determination in the first half as they showed in the second half? We needed a 6 point lead at half time to have a chance but never looked like getting it

Did Mark Poland not score 2 goals off him.?

Crossfire people can only see the good in their players but never the bad, we've had players over the years and they were fantastic going forward but were never so keen in getting back to defend. All i could hear was what a catch or what a point from so and so but you never heard the people talking about the 1-05 his man scored in the game

Not too often you and me agree on something.

[Mc Keever best player on pitch by a mile]

Two poor teams.Mc Keever best player on pitch by a mile.Why didn't Armagh play with the same grit and determination in the first half as they showed in the second half? We needed a 6 point lead at half time to have a chance but never looked like getting it

Did Mark Poland not score 2 goals off him.?

[Harps and Ogs looks to be tie of the championship!]

Full Draw. Couple of good derbies and then what can/will only be described as potential boxing matches. Harps and Ogs looks to be tie of the championship!TMET Senior Club Championship First Round Draw
Dromintee v Cullyhanna
Ballymacnab v Granemore
Shane O'Neills v Annaghmore
Whitecross v Tir na Nog
Maghery v Killeavy
Crossmaglen v Sarsfield
Armagh Harps v Pearse Ogs
Carrickcruppen v Madden

TMET Intermediate Club Championship First Round Draw
Clonmore v Silverbridge
Wolfe Tone v Clann Eireann
Forkhill v Eire Og
An Port Mor v Lissummon
Mullaghbawn v Middletown
Cullaville v Grange
St Peters v Derrynoose
St Pauls v Clan na Gael

TMET Junior Club Championship Preliminary Round Draw
Killeavy II's v Crossmaglen II's

TMET Junior Club Championship First Round Draw
Ballyhegan v Killeavy II's/Crossmaglen II's
Collegeland v St Michaels Newtownhamilton
Belleek v Dorsey Emmetts
O'Hanlon's v Dromintee II's
Clann Eireann II's v Keady
Thomas Davis v Pearse Og II
Killean v Tullysaran
Clady v St Patricks II

Would have been in previous years but meaningless in a back door system.