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I think there is a connection between the top club in Armagh and their county success.

Listen lads, its a game of inches, in football get a couple of inches closer and in these times stand back a few inches and don't be a bollocks.

There used to be a myth that Armagh would never win an All-Ireland while they wore orange jerseys.Or maybe it was a curse.

Haha. I remember that

What Armagh needed was a proper manager.

I know that there's a few on here from Crossmaglen. Saw Aaron Kernan pictured outside a Bar One shop, with the Armagh senior club championship cup. I'm aware that Bar One is still displayed on their jerseys. Why haven't Crossmaglen been reprimanded yet?

Aaron was merely walking on the street with the cup and someone photographed him.
Sure someone from Cross has that cup most of the time.

Would big Joe just get off his arse and announce the fecking team? It's beyond a parody at this stage.

Great men do not hasten their deliberations on behalf of internet posters.

Yes, that said I was not trying to make my point about how I feel on Cross, that said, duly noted.

Stew, the people of Cross are very sorry that you have lost the faith, we'll just have to win our next club All Ireland without your support.
We will of course be supporting Harps in Croke Park in the meantime, if we get the opportunity.

Great to see my disciples bringing proper football once again, actually kicking the ball as intende by the founders of the GAA, to the followers of the puke game and a Cross' man there to drive the ball over the bar.

Great to see the Armagh revival starting in the spirtual home of Armagh football, especially against the barbarians.

On top of all that you have one of the best footballers in the country in Darren Hughes playing out of his skin and scoring goals for fun.  He will be virtually unmarkable and the key will be stopping the supply of ball to him.

Big Joe should buy him a few pints of XXXX tonight after the Intl Rules and tomorrow night too.

Well done Ireland, you need a Cross' man to provide some leadership and make good men great.  I think the GAA should consider his bigness for the intergalactic competion.

[McKernan]

Very good points by PaulD, especially on attack and on passing and movement.
So what now folks - what is the answer? A clear-out of players, manager and county board staff?

Which a) is not going to happen and b) would cause another few years of hurt and no direction.

What pains me is that you are not seen to be a competent manager unless you ape the tactics of Jimmy McGuinness, and before him, Harte and McKernan. These managers, along with Fitzmaurice and Gavin have looked at the players available to them (including older players who couldn't commit) and came up with a system that worked for that team. You cannot compare the Tyrone, Armagh and Donegal teams of the last fifteen years. They were all different yet their style of play was thrown under the blanket defence tag. Forwards defending and vice versa has always been around - who remembers Ross Carr catching balls in his own penalty era, or Paul Higgins/DJ Kane scoring points?

Do not confuse a great Armagh manager with a mere Down player.

There'll be nobody at these games, you will miss Armagh. Don't worry, we'll be back.

I quite like the Ladies' hooters.

Ye must be fierce proud of winning such a prestigious competition.

An odd comment for somone always blowing about the Connacht championship.

I see that Omniscent Joe hasn't bothered with any Armagh players for the Railway cup, or perhaps he wants to preserve them, as Ulster always win anyway.