Armagh Club football & hurling

[el_cuervo_fc]

ARMAGH CLUB FIXTURES FOR W/E SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2008


Saturday 11 October

Intermediate Football Championship – Semi-Final (4.00)
Culloville v Silverbridge (Jimmy McKee) at Cullyhanna

Under-14 Football Championship – Final (4.00)
Killeavey v Pearse Og (Damian McConville) at Madden


Sunday 12 October

Junior Football Championship – Final (3.00)
Grange v Middletown (Ronan Quigley) at Athletic Grounds

ACL – Division Two (12.00)
Whitecross v Wolfe Tone (Tony O'Hare)
Granemore v Tir na nÓg (Malachy McNicholl)
Sarsfields v Clann Eireann (Barney Henry)

ACL – Division Three (12.00)
Annaghmore v Crossmaglen II (Jim Burns)
Madden v Ballyhegan (Kevin Gallogly)
Clonmore v Tullysaran (Seamus O'Neill)

ACL – Division Four (12.00)
Derrynoose v Corrinshego (Joe Murtagh)
Clady v Shane O'Neill's (Paudie Hughes)
O'Hanlon's v Mullaghbrack (Stephen Murray)

[AFS]

Yeah I'd agree with pints here guys about Kelly. Give it a rest! Having watched him yesterday I'd have to say he absolutely worked his balls off and doesn't deserve to be demeaned like this.

As I've said before I also caught his incident with Francie out of the corner of my eye and after seeing the way the umpire and referee reacted to it I assumed there wasn't a lot to it, but if video evidence proves differently fair enough. What I did definitely see though was Kelly along with a couple of other Harps forwards getting treated a bit 'unfairly' by the Cross backs, especially Francie, and perhaps also by the referee. Someone else has pointed this out, but there were two definite occasions where Francie had been turned by his man only for him to proceed to drag the fella down, he could easily have received two yellows for these incidents. But there were also incidents that Cross could feel upset about too, such as the clear push over the line on McEntee before Harps' goal and Harps' penalty, which was a bit dubious. So although the ref was a bit shit, his decisions affected both teams.

I didn't see Cross annihilate Clans but I've seen their other two championship games and from those I'd have to say they are a shadow of their former selves. They have a suspect full back line and their midfield is poor. They still have a good bunch of forwards that are all capable of chipping over a couple of points each, but they don't have a county superstar like Oisin (even if he comes back he'll not be the Oisin of old) that'll hit 5 or 6 in a game. They're also very limited in the type of game they can play because they're quite a small team. They don't really have the long ball option anymore because they don't have forwards big enough to win it, so they're restricted to high speed hand passing attacks, which looks very good at times but it can be hard to get going on limited amounts of possession. I know they've 2 or 3 players to come back in and they'll still probably win the county final, but I can't see them winning an All Ireland, or even an Ulster, this year. They need a big full forward, a midfield partner for McKenna and maybe even a new full back if Francie doesn't up his game (maybe I'm being harsh on him, is he carrying an injury? Because he certainly didn't look like an intercounty FB on Sunday, nevermind an All Star nominee).

[The GAA]

The final will be played on the Saturday. There'll be extra time next week if the Bridge and Culloville draw. I assume the 2 clubs must have agreed to that.

I wish we could get games arranged around when it suited us and when players would be available. 

Like getting your semi delayed a week because your lot had a stag on the intended weekend?

[pintsofguinness]

The final will be played on the Saturday. There'll be extra time next week if the Bridge and Culloville draw. I assume the 2 clubs must have agreed to that.

I wish we could get games arranged around when it suited us and when players would be available. 

Like getting your semi delayed a week because your lot had a stag on the intended weekend?

The game was never fixed and considering ogs and mullaghbawn couldn't get games postponed for a few days for deaths in their club do you think we'd be listened to talking about a stag?  Maybe it was delayed because Cullaville had an extra game to play?
Anyway, it's one thing to try and dictate your own fixtures but quite unusual to try and arrange the fixture between two other clubs.

Anyway, it's hardly that important.



But here, "the gaa", what club are you from yourself?

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

The final will be played on the Saturday. There'll be extra time next week if the Bridge and Culloville draw. I assume the 2 clubs must have agreed to that.

I wish we could get games arranged around when it suited us and when players would be available. 

Like getting your semi delayed a week because your lot had a stag on the intended weekend?

The game was never fixed and considering ogs and mullaghbawn couldn't get games postponed for a few days for deaths in their club do you think we'd be listened to talking about a stag?  Maybe it was delayed because Cullaville had an extra game to play?
Anyway, it's one thing to try and dictate your own fixtures but quite unusual to try and arrange the fixture between two other clubs.

Anyway, it's hardly that important.



But here, "the gaa", what club are you from yourself?

I think it was actually a wedding, albeit in a foreign country.

[pintsofguinness]

I don't know who's wedding you're talking about but as i said:

The game was never fixed and considering ogs and mullaghbawn couldn't get games postponed for a few days for deaths in their club do you think we'd be listened to talking about a stag?  Maybe it was delayed because Cullaville had an extra game to play?
Anyway, it's one thing to try and dictate your own fixtures but quite unusual to try and arrange the fixture between two other clubs.

and as I finished with:

Anyway, it's hardly that important.

Good to see the rumour mill is alive and well in Cullyhanna though 
Have Cullyhanna never rearranged a fixture due to a wedding or stag?     

[winsamsoon]

Oh will this feud ever end??

On another note what age is that guy morrison for the harps??

[pintsofguinness]

Oh will this feud ever end??

What feud? 

[bennydorano]

Oh will this feud ever end??

On another note what age is that guy morrison for the harps??

Sean is about 22/23 I think.

I didn't see Cross annihilate Clans but I've seen their other two championship games and from those I'd have to say they are a shadow of their former selves.

I was thinking something similar myself, but they could look make a man look foolish by stepping it up a gear or two very easily.  I dont think that they have the players of the calibre of the McEntees or MCConville coming through, they aren't getting any younger and when those boys and Bellew & JD go Cross will still be a top team but no longer 'invincible'.

[el_cuervo_fc]

Where is the future development for the athletic grounds planned. Will there be more seats on the seated side of the ground and is there a roof planned at any stage? Thought the place looked reasonable well though it doesn't seem intercounty championship standard yet.

There are plans passed for another tier of seats that will rise above the level of the athletic grounds

[bennydorano]

Where is the future development for the athletic grounds planned. Will there be more seats on the seated side of the ground and is there a roof planned at any stage? Thought the place looked reasonable well though it doesn't seem intercounty championship standard yet.

There are plans passed for another tier of seats that will rise above the level of the athletic grounds

There are plans but no immediate funding in place, so I wouldn't be suprised if there were delays.

[thebandit]

Oh will this feud ever end??

On another note what age is that guy morrison for the harps??

Sean is about 22/23 I think.

I didn't see Cross annihilate Clans but I've seen their other two championship games and from those I'd have to say they are a shadow of their former selves.

I was thinking something similar myself, but they could look make a man look foolish by stepping it up a gear or two very easily.  I dont think that they have the players of the calibre of the McEntees or MCConville coming through, they aren't getting any younger and when those boys and Bellew & JD go Cross will still be a top team but no longer 'invincible'.

Is he a son of John Morrison?

[bennydorano]

He is indeed, has an older brother Paddy, a huge lad who could do a job for us too if he got fully fit, seemed to be hampered by injuries most of this year.

[Goats Do Shave]

He is indeed, has an older brother Paddy, a huge lad who could do a job for us too if he got fully fit, seemed to be hampered by injuries most of this year.

He used to be a great goalie!

[nashville]

The lad Kelly is a yap-no doubt about it!

Such mouthing about a young lad who's only crime was getting an elbow in the face.

Give it a f**king rest.

Is right, this is a joke some of the things being said about the poor lad. Not only did I see the incident with my own eyes, I also saw it on DVD in the Club on Sunday night. Bellew clearly struck Kevin off the ball when Cross were coming out of defence with the ball. He didn't draw back with his elbow trying to get Kevin off him, he swung his fist and punched him on the side of the head, and Kevin's shiner is testament to this. Now there is noone out there who can tell me something different to what I saw, I know what I saw with my own eyes and so do the 100 odd people who watched the DVD on Sunday night.
Kevin has played very well for us all year and it's just a pity his season ended in such disappointing circumstances. He can be proud of his performance on Sunday where I thought both he and Sean Morrisson got the better of Bellew when he was marking them.

Encouraging signs for next year, although signs don't guarantee promotion from a divsion that is notoriously hard to get out of, and for Harps it is vitally important that we do. Although we didn't get the right result I was proud to be a Harpsman on Sunday.