Armagh Club football & hurling

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

Billy Joe WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!! O'Rourke must go, if your going to take blow ins at least take a decent one.

Not that long ago they were saying the same thing about John Donaldson.

Well Donaldson was a born and bred Armagh man to be fair.

To suggest that O'Rourke should be sacked for utilising all the playing resources available to him is pathetic, particularly when the player in question clearly has the potential to make a decent contribution to the county.

[The GAA]

Is someone claiming that Donaldson was a success?

On Billy Joe, it's difficult to know if he will make any contribution. I always felt he was just short of county standard and if he proves only to be a squad player i'd prefer to see a younger armagh lad have a position on the panel

[armaghniac]

I think it is perfectly appropriate to give Padden a run. It may be difficult to know if he will make any contribution, that's why you try him out! In the McKenna cup with university and Cross players missing, it is unlikely that others are being denied a run out because of his presence. A young player will always have the possibility of a chance in the future.

Looking forward to visiting it in the future!!

Hopefully, Tyrone fans won't enjoy their visit too much and Down fans won't enjoy it at all. 

[get up there]

Is someone claiming that Donaldson was a success?

On Billy Joe, it's difficult to know if he will make any contribution. I always felt he was just short of county standard and if he proves only to be a squad player i'd prefer to see a younger armagh lad have a position on the panel

lol donaldson was a success in his own right, would u not have been happy with the same success??

[fcuksake]

Athletic Grounds will be open for next Wednesday nights home game against St.Marys.

[Applesisapples]

Billy Joe WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!! O'Rourke must go, if your going to take blow ins at least take a decent one.

Not that long ago they were saying the same thing about John Donaldson.

Well Donaldson was a born and bred Armagh man to be fair.

To suggest that O'Rourke should be sacked for utilising all the playing resources available to him is pathetic, particularly when the player in question clearly has the potential to make a decent contribution to the county.

I wasn't serious about the sacking bit, however Billy Joe struggled with Mayo and in my opinion this is a retrograde step, I would rather see Tasker in there.

[pearseog]

billy joe came on last night and was a presence in midfield and definetly had a big part to play in armaghs comeback at the end of the match

[1life 1club]

Billy Joe WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!! O'Rourke must go, if your going to take blow ins at least take a decent one.

Not that long ago they were saying the same thing about John Donaldson.

Well Donaldson was a born and bred Armagh man to be fair.

To suggest that O'Rourke should be sacked for utilising all the playing resources available to him is pathetic, particularly when the player in question clearly has the potential to make a decent contribution to the county.

I wasn't serious about the sacking bit, however Billy Joe struggled with Mayo and in my opinion this is a retrograde step, I would rather see Tasker in there.

would agree with that,,that 10 man development thing is a pile of muck,ur either on the panel or not..

[1life 1club]

is this u21 final definitly guna be on this weekend??

[winsamsoon]

Billy Joe WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!! O'Rourke must go, if your going to take blow ins at least take a decent one.

Not that long ago they were saying the same thing about John Donaldson.

Well Donaldson was a born and bred Armagh man to be fair.

To suggest that O'Rourke should be sacked for utilising all the playing resources available to him is pathetic, particularly when the player in question clearly has the potential to make a decent contribution to the county.

I wasn't serious about the sacking bit, however Billy Joe struggled with Mayo and in my opinion this is a retrograde step, I would rather see Tasker in there.

would agree with that,,that 10 man development thing is a pile of muck,ur either on the panel or not..

Have said this all along

[illdecide]

I see the Co Board are running (if they get the numbers) a senior football shield to run before the season starts (March - April). Apparently there will be groups of 4 which guarantee's 3 games each and what i can read into is the top 2 teams then will play for bragging rights

What do you make of this?

[DuffleKing]

Fair enough effort at preseason football surely? Better than 3 challenge games?

[Goats Do Shave]

I see the Co Board are running (if they get the numbers) a senior football shield to run before the season starts (March - April). Apparently there will be groups of 4 which guarantee's 3 games each and what i can read into is the top 2 teams then will play for bragging rights

What do you make of this?

Yup to be run off ike the McKenna cup... replaces them silly pre season cups. Great idea, definately space for a league cup type competition, & will prove to be fantastic pre (league) season!

Talk of an U20 league too if i'm not mistaken, again... a good decision, fills an obvious gap before senior!

Also a change in the B / Reserve competition, where a 'named' list is no longer required. You simply cannot play for the reserves the week after starting for the seniors.

[brokencrossbar1]

I see the Co Board are running (if they get the numbers) a senior football shield to run before the season starts (March - April). Apparently there will be groups of 4 which guarantee's 3 games each and what i can read into is the top 2 teams then will play for bragging rights

What do you make of this?

They did a similar thing when I was playing, say 15 years ago.  It was grand and all that but they are glorified challenge matches.  Too be honest you get sick of playing the same teams all the time and it is a good thing to be able to go to different clubs for different challenges.

[illdecide]

Well i can see what they're trying to do and some teams may well be up for it but i suspect teams will not want to show their hand to teams they're gonna meet 2 maybe 3 more times that season. Personally i'm not sure what to make of it!!! i can see the positives from it and as BC says i can see some negatives too.

The reserve set up is a good step but to me it's set up to help the bigger clubs and the smaller clubs may well suffer

Is it true too that U21 championship is being played August to September