Leinster would be interesting without Dublin. The quality would still be shite mind but at least it would be competitive.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Rossfan on April 26, 2024, 04:01:01 PMhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0426/1445812-josip-strok/Read an interview with him the other day, absolutely awful, poor fellas.
A decent man earning a living.
Quote from: Keyser soze on April 26, 2024, 11:20:09 AMWhatever the opposite of cute hoorism is, a lot of Armagh fans on this board have it in abundance.I'm not gonna come on here and start talking up Down, I'm calling it as I see it, they are shite and if we can't beat them we would be as well playing Tailteann. Obviously we'd like to think that players and management won't be complacent at all and come in 100% ready to win.
Quote from: AnDúnAbú94 on April 25, 2024, 09:52:35 PMhttps://www.irishnews.com/gaa/gaelic-football/conor-laverty-down-wanted-ulster-semi-final-in-newry-or-armagh-2QBCPLRMBFGZDHPISRSMYPU26A/Kilcoo cute hoorism. Bit late bringing it up now Laverty. Although Newry or Armagh would have been far handier.
Interesting one. Seems the offer was there for a coin flip for Newry or Armagh was there. Down were up for it but Armagh said no. Bad form from Armagh county board or whoever made that call if so.
Quote from: Itchy on April 24, 2024, 10:24:41 AMI dont think Mickey Harte will be too upset that Derry are out of the Ulster. They have the medals from the last 2 years in their pockets. Its all about SAM for them now. They get a nice 4 week break to get themselves ready. I would not be writing them off at all.Some egg on his chin if they end up losing in a quarter or semi final if they got a bad draw!
Quote from: tonto1888 on April 24, 2024, 09:17:53 AMYeah he's one of my favourite players and in the top handful in the country. The man is bound to be burned out though, 2 all ireland semis with Derry and 2 all ireland finals with Glen with very little break. Tough going for anyone.Quote from: Armagh18 on April 24, 2024, 09:13:40 AMIf you think Rogers is better than Glass thats a fair opinion. Thats different than saying Glass isn't a top player. Saying Glass steps up in big monents in the last 10 minutes of games also isnt the same as saying he isn't influential for the first 50/60 minutes.
Anyway I'll let the Derry men defend him in future lol
Glass is a top class operator. To say otherwise is wrong. He did looked jaded at the weekend though
Quote from: onefineday on April 24, 2024, 01:25:34 AMIf you're looking jeopardy then play straight knockout for the last 16.Quote from: Armagh18 on April 23, 2024, 10:36:06 PMDefinitely not, the group stages are when this shadow boxing stops and the real championship begins.Quote from: Wildweasel74 on April 23, 2024, 10:29:02 PMNot any lover of Tyrone, but it's very unfair a team having to play a big semi-final game just 6 days after a tight game. Def needs a 2 week breathing space between quarters and semi, plus a 2 week space to the qualifiers after the final for runners upAbsolutely. Scrap the group shite, 2 championships of 16 with a back door before the quarter finals or maybe just straight knockout be even better. Push the all ireland back to mid august.
I've seen various calls for provincial champions to go straight into quarter finals and other similar bollox, ludicrously, those calls have tended to be from Ulstermen. Can we not all see how that would simply reinforce the bullshit system we've had for nearly 150 years which sees kerry (and now Dublin too) advance directly to a quarter almost every year whilst the rest of us have to fight tooth and nail to get there?
For me, I'm really looking forward to groups, especially now that we all realise there is jeopardy, progressing is one thing, but progressing as group winners is a serious bonus Vs 2nd or 3rd. It's not perfect, but it's a massive step in the right direction.
Quote from: Tones on April 23, 2024, 10:49:24 PMYou're a quare man for the concerts!Quote from: Armagh18 on April 23, 2024, 10:36:06 PMQuote from: Wildweasel74 on April 23, 2024, 10:29:02 PMNot any lover of Tyrone, but it's very unfair a team having to play a big semi-final game just 6 days after a tight game. Def needs a 2 week breathing space between quarters and semi, plus a 2 week space to the qualifiers after the final for runners upAbsolutely. Scrap the group shite, 2 championships of 16 with a back door before the quarter finals or maybe just straight knockout be even better. Push the all ireland back to mid august.
When would the concerts happen though?
Quote from: JoG2 on April 23, 2024, 10:34:46 PMGlass is some operator. Not too often he doesn't have a massive say in games and steps up when the game is in the melting pot.Quote from: thebigfullforward on April 23, 2024, 04:42:25 PMQuote from: God14 on April 20, 2024, 10:22:49 PMI'd agree with that. Even from what I've seen at club level he's able to take it up a notch in the final 10 minutes but before that it doesn't feel like he's in the game. Seems to be the same at county level as well. Capable of a few big plays during a game but it doesn't feel like he's there consistently for 45/50 minutesQuote from: Armagh18 on April 20, 2024, 08:13:38 PMJust goes to show anyone can beat anyone on the day. Harte is a stubborn f**ker though so I'd put money on Lynch pushing up the next day too! Not many teams have the midfield to dominate Glass!
Derry are a class side, I've no agenda here... But Conor Glass is so overrated it's unreal..another shocker performance, he saves his shockers for when Derry are in a tight spot too
As a famous son of Derry once famously said.. 'youse boys no nothing about football'.
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on April 23, 2024, 10:29:02 PMNot any lover of Tyrone, but it's very unfair a team having to play a big semi-final game just 6 days after a tight game. Def needs a 2 week breathing space between quarters and semi, plus a 2 week space to the qualifiers after the final for runners upAbsolutely. Scrap the group shite, 2 championships of 16 with a back door before the quarter finals or maybe just straight knockout be even better. Push the all ireland back to mid august.
Quote from: statto on April 23, 2024, 04:36:14 PMGet a championship level manager in to gwt a championship level player to pull his finger out? No thanks, would rather let Rashford go. Probably the biggest problem at the club.Quote from: Dunsilly King on April 23, 2024, 04:03:10 PMThe relationship with ETH and Rashford is clearly fractured and I doubt he will regain any type of form with him at the helm. Southgate is certainly a better option than ETH at this stage.Quote from: statto on April 08, 2024, 01:18:53 PMQuote from: lurganblue on April 05, 2024, 02:58:03 PMGet Southgate locked in for next seasonIs he really that bad an appointment compared to ETH? The number of shots that United concede is absolutely shocking and this mainly due to the gaps between defence, midfield and up front so easy to play through. Southgate would have them a more stable outfit and has got big performances from Rashford in the past. Could be possibly get a tune out of Sancho?
so has Ten Hag, so what!
Played through by a championship team at the weekend but sure just stick with him hes doing a great job.
Quote from: gallsman on April 23, 2024, 11:32:29 AMSo to sum up, nobody actually knows the entirety or precisely what happened, but everyone is certain the ref got it wrong or fucked up in order to shaft their team.As always
Great stuff.
Quote from: imtommygunn on April 23, 2024, 10:31:07 AMThe problem is not too many games on the same day though. Why do you need to spread out completely different counties playing?As a neutral I wouldn't have minded watching both Mayo vs Rossies and Cavan vs Tyrone. But not the end of the world that there was a clash.