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1 point for a southern team is greater than one point for a northern team. Or at least so it is in the table above. Discuss.

A different twisted view of the Division 2 table can be seen on page 69 The Irish News today.

Monaghan are at the bottom of the pile on 1 point! Oh, but Louth are the top of the pile, so bang goes the alphabetical order listing. Them 'uns always had it in for Monaghan.

I don't know how anyone could be less than Laois on any dimension. e.g. population, cathedrals , number of provincial titles, ......

If you are in the parish of one club but live closer to another club and go to school with kids who normally play with that club then I think an 8 year old would have a good case. Anyone who simply hides behind the rule book is IMO has the wrong priorities. Kids should come before clubs.

Do you mean that club boundaries should be aligned with schools, or that "kids" should be allowed play with one club until secondary school when they have to go to the proper club?

The losers in this game could be in trouble.

The winners of this game could be in trouble!

Maybe a compromise with Bandy, perhaps Bandling or Hurly?

I think Armagh should leave the negatives of this game in Drogheda and expand the last 10 minutes to 75 mins.

Good comeback, like Wexford last year, but to have been so far behind is not satisfactory. Louth will not be happy as they lost their shape after some good work.

The ground in Drogheda is reminiscent of the 1970s and the standard of Armagh play is about 1975.

Will he be going out to stud?

. Dont think morgy and I are mates after all 

You, and the the Armagh county board

Links?

Channel 105 on my remote control.

Dublin 2-3 Kerry 1-5, some cracking goals.
Edit and now one off the upright for Dublin

Ulster GAA previously sent an email advertising Dr McKenna cup ticket with a load of emails in the CC, including some here. At least this time with the letter and so on they seem to realise they've f**ked up.

I got the letter. I presumed the 223 might be all Armagh ticket holders or the like, but it seems people from different counties got the same letter? Was it always 223?

I see pairc esler is unplayable too

They don't call it the Marshes for nothing!

Also recall Armagh playing in Dundalk against Louth in 1977 just a few months after contesting the AI final, and suffering a surprise defeat which caused great rejoicing all over the ground and no doubt across the whole of the wee county

Louth back in the hunt for honours (4/12/1977)

Louth 1-10  Armagh 1-7

Louth scored one of their best wins in several months when defeating Ulster champions Armagh, 1-10 to 1-7 in a very competitive National Football League match at Dundalk yesterday. The points put Louth back in contention in Division II 'A" North and also deprived Armagh of their undefeated record. The Dundalk game ended on a ' sour note with Dublin referee, Paul Kelly, attacked by some Armagh supporters as .he made his way to the dressing room. Louth officials, who had come to his rescue were also abused. The Ulster champions, who held only a one point advantage (0-5 to 0-4) at half time after having had the use of the wind, were quickly overtaken by on Louth on the restart. but in the 16th minute Armagh fought back to level (1-6 to 0-9) thanks to a fine goal from centre-half Paddy Moriarty. There followed an exchange of points between J. P. O'Kane and Sean Devlin, leaving the position still deadlocked (24 minutes). But a minute later, veteran Louth full forward. Mick McKeown had the clinching score of the match -with a very well executed goal following a Matt McDermott pass. With only a minute remaining. Armagh came very close to getting a draw when a thundering free by full forward  John Corvan, crashed off the crossbar.

LOUTH—G. Farrell, P. McCarthy, L. Toal, B.. Byrne. B. Coyle. T. Lennon, D. Culligan, A. Wiseman, J. P O'Kane (0-2), A. Hoey, (IY-3). M. McDermott. B. Gaughran, P. Lennon (0-1), M. McKeown (1-0), D. Reid (0-4). Subs.—D. Murray (for McCarthy, E. Marmion (for Coyle).

ARMAGH—B. McAlinden, D. Stevenson, P. Loughran. T. Cassidy, K. Rafferty, P. Moriarty. J. Donnelly (1-0), 3. J Kernan (0-1), C. McKinstry, N. Marley. J. Smyth, S. Devlin (0-1), P. Loughran. J. Corvan (0-2), P. Trainor (0-3).

Referee_P. Kelly (Dublin).