R2 Qualifier Tyrone v Armagh

[Rodman]

It's only now I can appreciate the Armagh games. Hated them at the time.

Hard to think which one was the most enjoyable. Maybe the McKenna Cup game in Casement when 90'000 turned up on a snowy January day.

Best memory - the '05 semi.
Worst memory - the '02 replay defeat

The '05 Ulster final defeat didn't bother me that much as you still thought Tyrone could win the AI.

Other memories - the Mugsy goal after about 10 seconds in '01. The NFL game in 2003 in Omagh. The drawn final in '05 when O'Neill tormented Bellew but the cuteness of McConville and McDonnell kept Armagh in it.

I think this is the 250th time you have said that on here since 2005 - my best memory was the 2002.  I always thought it was sweet especially the teams we beat to win the All-Ireland but as this message board grew and some of the bitter wee men from Tyrone signed up with the invention of football in 2003, it has become all the more sweeter as they really do resent, no matter what they say, that we won it before them.  It is great that it hurts them that much, yeah yeah 3 All-Irelands, cheated Armagh in 2003 and continue to ply your cheating trade, the whole country now sees you for what you are, now dry them. 

I'd much prefer three all Ireland's to one.

And I think it will remain at 1 for a very very long time. I doubt any of us here will ever see Armagh lift Sam again but we see Tyrone lift it plenty of times.  Armagh are gone and they ain't coming back anytime soon while Tyrone will always be there or thereabouts.

[never kickt a ball]

Big Sean's goal in 02 to level the first game was sweet and while he was always a great prospect little did we know at the time how great he was going to be.

[BennyHarp]

In hindsight I actually enjoyed losing the 2005 Ulster Final in the circumstances that we did. I was 100% convinced coming out of Croker that day that we would beat them if our paths crossed later in the year. The whole town and country knew we were the better team, except Armagh fans, who convinced themselves that they had our number. It was that hope that killed them in the end. 

[red hander]

In hindsight I actually enjoyed losing the 2005 Ulster Final in the circumstances that we did. I was 100% convinced coming out of Croker that day that we would beat them if our paths crossed later in the year. The whole town and country knew we were the better team, except Armagh fans, who convinced themselves that they had our number. It was that hope that killed them in the end. 

+1 My thoughts exactly as I left Croke Park and the Buckfast legions were rubbing it in ... I just knew there would be a reckoning down the line. I enjoyed the semi win in 2005 as much as our three final wins (that's three, Armagh wans) 

[Redhand Santa]

It's only now I can appreciate the Armagh games. Hated them at the time.

Hard to think which one was the most enjoyable. Maybe the McKenna Cup game in Casement when 90'000 turned up on a snowy January day.

Best memory - the '05 semi.
Worst memory - the '02 replay defeat

The '05 Ulster final defeat didn't bother me that much as you still thought Tyrone could win the AI.

Other memories - the Mugsy goal after about 10 seconds in '01. The NFL game in 2003 in Omagh. The drawn final in '05 when O'Neill tormented Bellew but the cuteness of McConville and McDonnell kept Armagh in it.

I think this is the 250th time you have said that on here since 2005 - my best memory was the 2002.  I always thought it was sweet especially the teams we beat to win the All-Ireland but as this message board grew and some of the bitter wee men from Tyrone signed up with the invention of football in 2003, it has become all the more sweeter as they really do resent, no matter what they say, that we won it before them.  It is great that it hurts them that much, yeah yeah 3 All-Irelands, cheated Armagh in 2003 and continue to ply your cheating trade, the whole country now sees you for what you are, now dry them. 

God damn it...
In order of sweetness
03 and putting football back on the map
05 semi and righting one of footballs greatest wrongs
89 and taking out the Lynch mob
84 and the Mc Guigan.. Whilst the Armagh men gouled "are yes not gonna hit that fcuker.." couldnt get near the King.
Canavan's Mc Kenna cup final: Armagh won that day in 91 but we just knew that we had the greatest 20 year old in the history of the game. A10 point haul that had the hardest Armagh fans cooing in envy.... it was wee Peters second game that day.   It was to be the sign of things to come. 

Worst:
and its a festival here for Armagh.... Shane Skelton and co put Irvinestown on the map. 
The big Diver. 91 and a horrible dive ends Colm Donaghys Dream comeback.  He gets the line for an off the ball dive by was it Mc Quillan?  Game ends in farce as a 40 yard Raymond Munroe Goal gets disqualified as Mc Alinden didnt see it coming..
Ulster final 05.  As painful as it was, we felt revenge would be instant and gratifying... and so it was..
The 02 draw.  Only for big Richie dropping his contact lens,that single page in history may never have been written..

I think you've got 2 games mixed up there in the early 90's. The day colm donaghy got sent off ended in a draw and Armagh won the replay with Houllie getting a goal. I'm not sure of it was 91 or 93.

I think it was possibly 1990 that tyrone got a goal disallowed in the athletic grounds from 45 and Armagh won that game.

[ONeill]

It's only now I can appreciate the Armagh games. Hated them at the time.

Hard to think which one was the most enjoyable. Maybe the McKenna Cup game in Casement when 90'000 turned up on a snowy January day.

Best memory - the '05 semi.
Worst memory - the '02 replay defeat

The '05 Ulster final defeat didn't bother me that much as you still thought Tyrone could win the AI.

Other memories - the Mugsy goal after about 10 seconds in '01. The NFL game in 2003 in Omagh. The drawn final in '05 when O'Neill tormented Bellew but the cuteness of McConville and McDonnell kept Armagh in it.

I think this is the 250th time you have said that on here since 2005

But you only registered a month ago.

[naka]

It's only now I can appreciate the Armagh games. Hated them at the time.

Hard to think which one was the most enjoyable. Maybe the McKenna Cup game in Casement when 90'000 turned up on a snowy January day.

Best memory - the '05 semi.
Worst memory - the '02 replay defeat

The '05 Ulster final defeat didn't bother me that much as you still thought Tyrone could win the AI.

Other memories - the Mugsy goal after about 10 seconds in '01. The NFL game in 2003 in Omagh. The drawn final in '05 when O'Neill tormented Bellew but the cuteness of McConville and McDonnell kept Armagh in it.

I think this is the 250th time you have said that on here since 2005 - my best memory was the 2002.  I always thought it was sweet especially the teams we beat to win the All-Ireland but as this message board grew and some of the bitter wee men from Tyrone signed up with the invention of football in 2003, it has become all the more sweeter as they really do resent, no matter what they say, that we won it before them.  It is great that it hurts them that much, yeah yeah 3 All-Irelands, cheated Armagh in 2003 and continue to ply your cheating trade, the whole country now sees you for what you are, now dry them. 

I'd much prefer three all Ireland's to one.

And I think it will remain at 1 for a very very long time. I doubt any of us here will ever see Armagh lift Sam again but we see Tyrone lift it plenty of times.  Armagh are gone and they ain't coming back anytime soon while Tyrone will always be there or thereabouts.

Rodman catch a grip
You guys are like us
Also rans
I am sure Dublin Donegal and Kerry are quaking in their boots.
I just realised why I hate Tyrone when I hear crap from the redhand hordes

[ONeill]

Yep, playing Tyrone or Armagh doesn't put the fear into any decent side now.

In Tyrone's favour, they haven't exited to a middlin side in a few years. Laois and Meath in 06/07 I suppose. They were the post-Canavan years.

If Tyrone lose to Armagh on Sunday then that's all the confirmation we need.

However, I think Tyrone will have too much this weekend. That Armagh MF lad...Fenton?? - seems a decent fielder.

[brokencrossbar1]

f**k it's gonna be a long wee in here!!!

[T Fearon]

Know I'm probably going over old ground here,but as Joe Kernan said in his book,without a shadow of a doubt had Marsden stayed on the field in 03 Armagh's traditionally strong finish would have made it two Sams in a row, and the 05 semi could have gone either way.

Tyrone's legacy of one All Ireland win proper and two back doors was puke football in a horrific era for our native games from which we are only beginning to emerge.Was there ever an uglier game than the 2003 All Ireland semi final.Contrast this with the late great Jock Stein's comments after Lisbon when he said that it was the way his side won the European Cup (pure beautiful inventive football) that gave him more pride and pleasure than merely winning it.

I will be surprised if Tyrone don't win on Sunday,but it matters little as both sides are well off the Ulster pace never mind All Irelands.

[Rodman]

It's only now I can appreciate the Armagh games. Hated them at the time.

Hard to think which one was the most enjoyable. Maybe the McKenna Cup game in Casement when 90'000 turned up on a snowy January day.

Best memory - the '05 semi.
Worst memory - the '02 replay defeat

The '05 Ulster final defeat didn't bother me that much as you still thought Tyrone could win the AI.

Other memories - the Mugsy goal after about 10 seconds in '01. The NFL game in 2003 in Omagh. The drawn final in '05 when O'Neill tormented Bellew but the cuteness of McConville and McDonnell kept Armagh in it.

I think this is the 250th time you have said that on here since 2005 - my best memory was the 2002.  I always thought it was sweet especially the teams we beat to win the All-Ireland but as this message board grew and some of the bitter wee men from Tyrone signed up with the invention of football in 2003, it has become all the more sweeter as they really do resent, no matter what they say, that we won it before them.  It is great that it hurts them that much, yeah yeah 3 All-Irelands, cheated Armagh in 2003 and continue to ply your cheating trade, the whole country now sees you for what you are, now dry them. 

I'd much prefer three all Ireland's to one.

And I think it will remain at 1 for a very very long time. I doubt any of us here will ever see Armagh lift Sam again but we see Tyrone lift it plenty of times.  Armagh are gone and they ain't coming back anytime soon while Tyrone will always be there or thereabouts.

Rodman catch a grip
You guys are like us
Also rans
I am sure Dublin Donegal and Kerry are quaking in their boots.
I just realised why I hate Tyrone when I hear crap from the redhand hordes

Semi-final last year, will probably make the q/f's every year for the foreseeable future. Might sneak into a final or two and win one. Can't see Armagh getting anywhere near a Q/F for the next 10 years. It's sad really as I really enjoyed those years playing Armagh when they were a force.

[rrhf]

Know I'm probably going over old ground here,but as Joe Kernan said in his book,without a shadow of a doubt had Marsden stayed on the field in 03 Armagh's traditionally strong finish would have made it two Sams in a row, and the 05 semi could have gone either way.

He would have probably taken him off anyway.
It will be great to play a competitive Armagh.  Nine years is too long.  A classic case of big new pitch small ket team syndrome. 

[ONeill]

Know I'm probably going over old ground here,but as Joe Kernan said in his book,without a shadow of a doubt had Marsden stayed on the field in 03

Why, what happened?

[illdecide]

Seriously lads ffs is this gonna be a beat your chest week...what happened in previous matches has nothing to do with Sunday's game.

[Throw ball]

Seriously lads ffs is this gonna be a beat your chest week...what happened in previous matches has nothing to do with Sunday's game.

+1