Ulster Club IFC/JFC 2023

[clarshack]

Pomeroy went 8-5 up early in 2nd half but Cullyhanna have scored 4 in a row. Think it was McGeary who missed an easy free for Pomeroy so it should be level with nearly 10 mins left.

[clarshack]

Cullyhanna win it with pretty much the last kick. Pomeroy suffer first defeat in Ulster into their 3rd campaign.

[SaffronSports]

Pomeroy beat. Cullyhanna win it by a point. What time's throw in for Cross Vs Trillick?

[smort]

Nugent good at the frees. Don't usually see it with rian taking everything with the county

[tonto1888]

Pomeroy beat. Cullyhanna win it by a point. What time's throw in for Cross Vs Trillick?

7:15 I think

[smort]

Was there to be extra time? Feel like there should have been time left there for Pomeroy to get a shot off

Was the ref told to make sure it wasn't a draw with RTÉ in town for the next game

[clarshack]

Was there to be extra time? Feel like there should have been time left there for Pomeroy to get a shot off

Was the ref told to make sure it wasn't a draw with RTÉ in town for the next game

Thought there could have been another 20 seconds or so possibly.

[bennydorano]

Well done Cullyhanna, never sure what to expect with them sometimes. Always produce really classy footballers but can be a bit flakey imo - tho that could describe 90% of teams tbf.

[statto]

Pomeroy went 8-5 up early in 2nd half but Cullyhanna have scored 4 in a row. Think it was McGeary who missed an easy free for Pomeroy so it should be level with nearly 10 mins left.

was a big turning point he had kicked two monster scores before missing the easy free.

[statto]

Was there to be extra time? Feel like there should have been time left there for Pomeroy to get a shot off

Was the ref told to make sure it wasn't a draw with RTÉ in town for the next game

they mentioned on commentary et and penos so presume so, the amount of time from the foul to Nugent kicking ball over Pomeroy should definitely have been given more time.

[grounded]

Huge result for Cullyhanna. Big upset.

[Wildweasel74]

How it a big upset with 3 county men, game was seen as very close going into it. Don't know what paper u read, Big upset not!!

[grounded]

How it a big upset with 3 county men, game was seen as very close going into it. Don't know what paper u read, Big upset not!!

Irish news mostly!
     Pomeroy 4/5 odds on favourites for the game and favourites for the title.
    Its an upset ok.
Great result for them.

[general_lee]

Great win for Cullyhanna. On paper they're good enough to win Ulster but like someone has said already they're flakey enough.

[onefineday]

When you strip it all back, the All Ireland Intermediate and Junior competitions aren't really fit for purpose. The sentiment at the time of their creation was in the right spirit. But when you look at it, both competitions operate on a skewed playing field. There are huge disparities in how counties run their internal competitions.

Disagree entirely, these are excellent competitions that give a whole raft of players and clubs chances of provincial glory and maybe even the chance of bringing the parish to Croker.
Whilst of course it's virtually impossible to align grades across counties, that's simply a function of the county populations. How could the 20th best team in Leitrim be expected to compete with Galway's 20th best team for example (I don't think Leitrim have 20 teams!).
For a junior or intermediate club, win your own county, enjoy it and then if you think you've a chance, have a crack at going further - but it's bonus territory.
As some have said arva might be strong for junior, but it looks like they're well off senior, so this is their chance to give the club a day out and go on a run that might be remembered for decades.

Most county junior champs have pretty much zero chance though, that's the problem. You manage to prevail in Ulster, the likelihood is you'll either face a Kerry Div 1 team in the semi or final
Regardless of how certain Cavan men in here try to paint this, Arva with a plethora of county men plying their trade in Div 1 and competing in Junior is unfair in the extreme (both in the Cavan junior championship and Ulster)

My point is that clubs like arva (who never entered my consciousness before) have never won a senior title and are unlikely to, so this gives them that outlet. Are they any less deserving of it than ballymaguigan? Would the Guigan sacrifice their Derry senior title for an all Ireland junior title?? I'd be shocked if they would.
As I said at the start, this just gives that wee injection of pride and momentum into another rural area, it's a positive, it bonus territory and time everybody stopped their moaning!!