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GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior football c...

Last post by From the Bunker - Today at 12:26:24 PM

Ah your being "small minded and divisive"

Yea this is just a 'once in a generation' Dublin team. It'll be interesting to see the attendance today.

Yeah, they'll have to have it in Croke Park to hold the attendance. Or so I'm told that's the reason all Dublin games are there. Plus EVERYBODY wants to play Dublin in Croke Park (they don't say everybody wants to beat Dublin in Croke park as much anymore).

#2

Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Footba...

Last post by ranch - Today at 12:18:47 PM

The perception particularly among Armagh Folk on the run up to this game was that there a high gulf on class between the 2 teams.

I think most people on the Down forum agreed. When the game was there to be won Armagh's subs were able to make the difference, scoring each of their sides last 3 points - there's a clear gulf between the depth of both squads.

That was not apparent yesterday. Yes we lost but I am not worried how about it. We have closed the gap in laverys 2 year spell and I think this group has more potential to develop into winners in coming years. It's taken mc geeney  close to 10 years and yesterday showed they have a bit to do yet.

Down are certainly on an upward trajectory, which was probably to be expected. Laverty took over the team when they were at a very low ebb and the only way was up. I don't think using Down's progress as a tool to somehow talk down Armagh makes much sense however - they won the match, and it's the first time in quite a while they've come out on the right side of an attritional type of match. They'll have got a lot more out of yesterday's game than last years Ulster semi final. Hopefully, it can give them a bit of belief that they can win games going forward without playing well.

They may snatch an ulster but certainly not an All Ireland.

I don't think anybody is expecting Armagh to win the All Ireland, and I expect them to be underdogs in the Ulster final too, regardless of the opposition.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by yellowcard - Today at 12:16:00 PM

We were pathetic. Play like that against Donegal and it be 10 point hammering. I'd say Duffy will be in from the start the next day. Murnin, Soupy Turbo and others anonymous.

I'd say there will definitely be changes for the final. Turbitt, Burns and McElroy out. Nugent, Duffy and McCabe in for those three.

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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Footba...

Last post by downtothecore - Today at 11:51:38 AM

The perception particularly among Armagh Folk on the run up to this game was that there a high gulf on class between the 2 teams. That was not apparent yesterday. Yes we lost but I am not worried how about it. We have closed the gap in laverys 2 year spell and I think this group has more potential to develop into winners in coming years. It's taken mc geeney  close to 10 years and yesterday showed they have a bit to do yet. They may snatch an ulster but certainly not an All Ireland.

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General discussion / Re: Have many countries have G...

Last post by seafoid - Today at 11:29:55 AM

Austria
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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Armagh18 - Today at 11:24:37 AM

We were pathetic. Play like that against Donegal and it be 10 point hammering. I'd say Duffy will be in from the start the next day. Murnin, Soupy Turbo and others anonymous.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior football c...

Last post by mup - Today at 11:11:14 AM

Ah your being "small minded and divisive"

Yea this is just a 'once in a generation' Dublin team. It'll be interesting to see the attendance today.

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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Footba...

Last post by ranch - Today at 11:01:14 AM

Armagh folk think they are top class team. As you seen today they are certainly not. We should not fear them anymore and a similar plan with a few tweaks in attack will beat them....

I'd say the vast majority of Armagh fans certainly don't think our team are 'top class'. They're a decent side though and probably considered to be among the second rung of teams, below Dublin, Kerry, Derry etc, but similar to Galway, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon etc.

I could read your post and throw a similar generalisation at Down fans - go close in one tight game and it's as if you took a great step forward.

In a game that Laverty and his team turned into a war of attrition (and rightly so) you still lost - this game was your third attempt at getting yourselves into this years AI group stages (Meath last year, Westmeath in the Div 3 final and yesterday) and you've developed a similar habit to Armagh in recent years of losing tight games when they're there to be won. I'd be more worried about that going forward than Armagh fans opinions of their own team.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Captain Scarlet - Today at 10:49:43 AM

I was off to a gig so only had to endure the first half...Christ!

Down coughed it up whenever Armagh actually engaged them and were also afraid to shoot, but Armagh stood so far off them.

I am not trolling here, but is Ulster really that good? Like the reason why the Provincials are here to stay is down to one province but the quality varies a lot within that. The best game of the year could be Dublin v Derry in the league.

#10

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 10:43:03 AM

What about that Galway point a few years ago that was given in the dressing room at half time?

Someone said above that Down had all the ills of football-  soloing and handpassing.
Yet nobody in either official Committees or pundits or GAAboarders seem to ever suggest restricting those 2 activities.

The good news for Tyrone is I expect Donegal to win today.