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Quote from: yellowcard on Today at 04:35:37 PM
Quote from: screenexile on Today at 02:11:22 PMOn the actual game I think it'll be a snoozefest much like Tyrone Donegal/Armagh Down. Armagh will have to play the same way they did against Down and hope that the forwards they have will play better than Donegal's. I think they just about have the better players but there will be vey little in it.

Bookies with a 1pt handicap aren't usually too far wrong!

This is what Donegal would love us to do. Play the game on their terms and reduce it to an arm wrestle that ends up as another game of nerves in the last 5 minutes since they are the masters at this type of game. If we are looking for a template then go back to the 2022 championship when we played them twice.

The first time we sat back and engaged in a defensive arm wrestle that ended in a comprehensive defeat. We drew them again in the qualifiers and went more front foot, high energy, gung ho type game and we inflicted a heavy defeat on them. The latter is the template for beating them on Sunday. Press all of their kick outs since they have an untested goalkeeper or even if Patton is fit to play he will not be in top shape. Kick plenty of ball inside as I think they are weak at defending one on one in their full back line. Plus we have the ball winning personnel to cause them trouble. If we play a hard running game of containment it plays to the strengths of Donegal and reduces the game to a long range point kicking contest and a game of nerve.   

I could be absolutely wrong of course and I hope that Armagh play direct man to man and do inflict a heavy defeat on Donegal. If only that the game seemed to have moved on a bit to a more man to man style recently and Donegal have taken it right back to basics so I hope that style is beaten.

I just think that if Armagh had to play negatively against a very poor Down team they'll be primed for the same approach against a better version of it!
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On the actual game I think it'll be a snoozefest much like Tyrone Donegal/Armagh Down. Armagh will have to play the same way they did against Down and hope that the forwards they have will play better than Donegal's. I think they just about have the better players but there will be vey little in it.

Bookies with a 1pt handicap aren't usually too far wrong!
#3
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on May 04, 2024, 10:48:50 PMG getting a fair drop off the panel for some them lads named in the match day squads.

It's crazy though surely your nos 21-30 should be allowed to play with their clubs I don't understand why you wouldn't let them??

Also lads need competitive football. The worry for Derry now is Harte doesn't play challenge games so our lads have no competitive football for 4 weeks then go away to a provincial champion!
#4
Quote from: p3427977 on May 03, 2024, 11:29:28 PM
Quote from: Estimator on May 03, 2024, 09:07:44 PMI see Conleth McGuckian was starting for Glen this evening..I assume that means that he has left the county panel??
Yeah

Head Matthew Downey and Jack Cassidy have left too.
#5
GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly
May 04, 2024, 08:01:42 AM
Quote from: Truthsayer on May 03, 2024, 11:27:50 PMJimmy record against Harte in championship is 3-0. Harte should have stepped away from Tyrone bout 2010 got left behind by the best coaches then.. cudnt get the better of Kerry, Dublin or Mayo from 2008. No coincidence Tyrone won Sam year after he went. He's not the Messiah!

He's a very naughty boy... now go away!!!
#6
Quote from: bennydorano on May 01, 2024, 09:45:25 PMI take it both go forward into AI QFs anyway - what is the QF draw?

Fairly sure Derry are gone and it's provincial winners just
#7
Hard luck there some of the Derry lads played the shirt off their backs especially in defence but we just weren't brave enough going forward and that's going to cost at this level!

But going by the Armagh logic I think we're joint Ulster Champs so will look forward to the celebrations in Maghera! 😳
#8
Some game lads great entertainment. Derry threw it away twice and now it's in the lap of the gods.

Probably a fair result given our tendency to give the ball away easily and not shoot when it's on.
#9
Should have won that but what a great game!!

Also have to say I think the ref has been brilliant.
#10
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on May 01, 2024, 08:03:23 PMThat Ruari Forbes hasturned into a big lad

Enjoyable game not much in it. Plenty of good scores and turnovers from both teams it could go either way this half.

Both teams with plenty of pace too!
#11
General discussion / Re: European Leagues.
April 30, 2024, 09:49:38 PM
That was some strike by Sané for the first goal!
#12
So Donegal are guaranteed to play a team they've already beaten!!!
#13
General discussion / Re: The Official Golf Thread
April 28, 2024, 11:26:17 PM
G'wan the lads!!!
#14
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on April 28, 2024, 03:50:48 PMWatching this game,making me wonder why Derry were so open last week

Yeah but I'm comforted by the fact we won't make that mistake again. Had we played defensive last week and conceded the kickout I think we'd beat Donegal if we played them again.
#15
Poor game with a decent finish. Tyrone got away with throwing it away last week but will they this week?

Morgan brilliant all game but that was poor at the end!