Armagh Club football & hurling

[Dell]

I don't know where this sudden anti Cross backlash has come from, i was at the St Galls game and thought it was a good exciting tough game with very little real controversy. This current Cross team is nowhere near as physical as teams from the past. There were a lot more 'incidents' in other games in Armagh and Ulster that never ever made the papers or web sites. I can remember incidents in games with Clontibret, Ballinderry, Mayobridge and Errigal Ciaran that all had more life and 'thuggery' as Phil Stewart described it    I can remember a Francie Tackle on Peter the Great in Omagh that was XXX rated (i still don't know how he wasn't sent off and how Peter walked away from it)  but no one mentioned it again!  Other teams seem to have taken their beating and tried to learned from it. May be St Galls are still hurting from having their ego brused. Thought the guard of honour was a master stroke

[crossdoesitbest]

Well done Highball and Gerry. It's just a pity these two men had to come on and defend the name of their club after the comments of a dillusional clown!!!!!!

[brokencrossbar1]

I don't know where this sudden anti Cross backlash has come from, i was at the St Galls game and thought it was a good exciting tough game with very little real controversy. This current Cross team is nowhere near as physical as teams from the past. There were a lot more 'incidents' in other games in Armagh and Ulster that never ever made the papers or web sites. I can remember incidents in games with Clontibret, Ballinderry, Mayobridge and Errigal Ciaran that all had more life and 'thuggery' as Phil Stewart described it    I can remember a Francie Tackle on Peter the Great in Omagh that was XXX rated (i still don't know how he wasn't sent off and how Peter walked away from it)  but no one mentioned it again!  Other teams seem to have taken their beating and tried to learned from it. May be St Galls are still hurting from having their ego brused. Thought the guard of honour was a master stroke

I think it is actually Ballinderry ones complaining about it.  St Gall's have been fairly gracious in fact and apart from a small bit of whining from CJ they have been magnanimous.  The eejits on here bitching and the ones in the paper would be better off looking at their own structures within the club and offering their help instead of being anonymous know it alls who have done nothing to bring their clubs forward. 

As for the guard of honour, I reckon it was just pure honest respect.  It was done for us many times and I feel was right and proper.

[GerryFromDerry]

I don't know where this sudden anti Cross backlash has come from, i was at the St Galls game and thought it was a good exciting tough game with very little real controversy. This current Cross team is nowhere near as physical as teams from the past. There were a lot more 'incidents' in other games in Armagh and Ulster that never ever made the papers or web sites. I can remember incidents in games with Clontibret, Ballinderry, Mayobridge and Errigal Ciaran that all had more life and 'thuggery' as Phil Stewart described it    I can remember a Francie Tackle on Peter the Great in Omagh that was XXX rated (i still don't know how he wasn't sent off and how Peter walked away from it)  but no one mentioned it again!  Other teams seem to have taken their beating and tried to learned from it. May be St Galls are still hurting from having their ego brused. Thought the guard of honour was a master stroke

I think it is actually Ballinderry ones complaining about it.  St Gall's have been fairly gracious in fact and apart from a small bit of whining from CJ they have been magnanimous.  The eejits on here bitching and the ones in the paper would be better off looking at their own structures within the club and offering their help instead of being anonymous know it alls who have done nothing to bring their clubs forward. 

As for the guard of honour, I reckon it was just pure honest respect.  It was done for us many times and I feel was right and proper.

One Ballinderry man mentioned it in the Irish News. As someone said above he left the parish 50 years ago and probably hasn't seen us play since the 06 final plus a WUM on a discussion board. You make it sound that our whole club are up in arms

[brokencrossbar1]

I don't know where this sudden anti Cross backlash has come from, i was at the St Galls game and thought it was a good exciting tough game with very little real controversy. This current Cross team is nowhere near as physical as teams from the past. There were a lot more 'incidents' in other games in Armagh and Ulster that never ever made the papers or web sites. I can remember incidents in games with Clontibret, Ballinderry, Mayobridge and Errigal Ciaran that all had more life and 'thuggery' as Phil Stewart described it    I can remember a Francie Tackle on Peter the Great in Omagh that was XXX rated (i still don't know how he wasn't sent off and how Peter walked away from it)  but no one mentioned it again!  Other teams seem to have taken their beating and tried to learned from it. May be St Galls are still hurting from having their ego brused. Thought the guard of honour was a master stroke

I think it is actually Ballinderry ones complaining about it.  St Gall's have been fairly gracious in fact and apart from a small bit of whining from CJ they have been magnanimous.  The eejits on here bitching and the ones in the paper would be better off looking at their own structures within the club and offering their help instead of being anonymous know it alls who have done nothing to bring their clubs forward. 

As for the guard of honour, I reckon it was just pure honest respect.  It was done for us many times and I feel was right and proper.

One Ballinderry man mentioned it in the Irish News. As someone said above he left the parish 50 years ago and probably hasn't seen us play since the 06 final plus a WUM on a discussion board. You make it sound that our whole club are up in arms

All I said was it was Ballinderry ones and not St Galls ones, calm down FFS. I was simply trying to point out to Dell that ST Gall's were actually pretty decent about things.  You and HBCF are no doubt more representative about of the feelings of true Ballinderry folk and your best wishes and wise words are welcomed. 

[get up there]

I don't know where this sudden anti Cross backlash has come from, i was at the St Galls game and thought it was a good exciting tough game with very little real controversy. This current Cross team is nowhere near as physical as teams from the past. There were a lot more 'incidents' in other games in Armagh and Ulster that never ever made the papers or web sites. I can remember incidents in games with Clontibret, Ballinderry, Mayobridge and Errigal Ciaran that all had more life and 'thuggery' as Phil Stewart described it    I can remember a Francie Tackle on Peter the Great in Omagh that was XXX rated (i still don't know how he wasn't sent off and how Peter walked away from it)  but no one mentioned it again!  Other teams seem to have taken their beating and tried to learned from it. May be St Galls are still hurting from having their ego brused. Thought the guard of honour was a master stroke

i really dont think crossmaglen would disrespect all ireland champions like that, when they have been there

[thewanderer]

cross locals are very gracious and gave the ogs a guard of honour this year when we travelled to cross for our league game. well one car load of boys who were stopped on the cullyhanna road by masked men, who said well done in winning the championship but yous wont win today and they wer right

[winsamsoon]

Back to the good old days Wanderer. I remember years ago going to clans games with my da in the big blue bus we used to have and everytime we entered a zone anywhere near south Armagh the whole bus was took out and searched. At that time i hadn't a clue what was going on and thought it was good craic. Needless to say these guys weren't wishing us any luck.

I also remember going to some of the grounds for county minor training during the dark nights and thinking christ if someone would have been stopping on some of them roads what would i do. Scary stuff you wouldn't have known who would have stopped you.

[Joxer]

Back to the good old days Wanderer. I remember years ago going to clans games with my da in the big blue bus we used to have and everytime we entered a zone anywhere near south Armagh the whole bus was took out and searched. At that time i hadn't a clue what was going on and thought it was good craic. Needless to say these guys weren't wishing us any luck.

I also remember going to some of the grounds for county minor training during the dark nights and thinking christ if someone would have been stopping on some of them roads what would i do. Scary stuff you wouldn't have known who would have stopped you.

Why were you going to watch Minor training in South Armagh Winsam? 

[illdecide]

Because Paddy Power was invented then

[crossfire]

cross locals are very gracious and gave the ogs a guard of honour this year when we travelled to cross for our league game. well one car load of boys who were stopped on the cullyhanna road by masked men, who said well done in winning the championship but yous wont win today and they wer right

Them Cullyhanna boys are always up to some mischief.

[winsamsoon]

Joxer and I'lldecide two comedians now i see, watch out 

[throw_ball]

johnny hanratty wins his appeal and will line out for cross on sunday

[throw_ball]

i heard that his red card was appealed from the st. galls game, that maybe it should have been a second yellow instead of a red. yeas few years ago he was arrested for hitting a cop, not outside his family home but inside it, while his family was being harrassed

[crossdoesitbest]

Good to hear he's back! We'll need his workrate round the middle!