Quote from: Rossfan on Today at 12:33:12 PMToo hot to be looking up the playing rules in T.O....
You make a forward mark, signal you're taking it, can you punch the ball over the bar or must it be kicked?
Quote from: tbrick18 on May 08, 2024, 07:00:59 PMI personally think that Donegal will be 4-5 point winners.The Fermanagh game was over after 10/15 mins a potential banana skin easily disposed of. Down/Armagh is a derby game and Laverty learnt alot from last year, was a no win situation for Armagh really if they won by 10 points its the easy side of the draw narrative, while the tight nature of the game will hopefully stand to them.
Donegal didn't get the credit they deserved for walloping Derry and were narrowly beaten in an Ulster final 2 years ago.
They've already beaten Armagh in a final this year, however, were didn't perform at the same level against tyrone as they did against Derry. Some of their attacking play against Tyrone was poor enough.
They have, in my opinion, a better manager and overall better players than Armagh.
Armagh have struggled to beat a limited Down team and were not that impressive against Fermanagh.
Ok, they are perhaps trying to peak for the final so may improve.
But they've done nothing in recent years to show they have the nerve to win a big game - I think they are just short a few players and need to focus on the football and not the physical antics they often get themselves involved in. If they focus on playing their own game and I think they'll do better than trying to out-tactic Donegal.
Of course I could be entirely wrong, just my read on it.
Quote from: Armagh18 on Today at 12:30:47 PMRian put his knee to Cormac Quinn's head/neck. But i guess that's more of an individual thing than a collectiveQuote from: tonto1888 on Today at 11:52:51 AMWhat was the last bit of shite we were involved in? Galway 2022?Quote from: tbrick18 on Today at 11:33:32 AMQuote from: armaghniac on May 08, 2024, 08:16:41 PMQuote from: tbrick18 on May 08, 2024, 07:00:59 PMBut they've done nothing in recent years to show they have the nerve to win a big game - I think they are just short a few players and need to focus on the football and not the physical antics they often get themselves involved in. If they focus on playing their own game and I think they'll do better than trying to out-tactic Donegal.
What physical antics? Have they been giving away more frees than the opposition? Have they had more cards?
Ok it may be a subjective view, but Armagh seem to overly focus on trying to out-muscle other teams. Often resulting in cards, sometimes resulting in spendings off. Example is last year's ulster final - it was a game Armagh could have won (especially given the circumstances around Derry), game almost over and Rian O'Neill made a bee line for McGuigan and took him down at shoulder height conceding a free which ultimately cost Armagh the game. No reckless physical tackle, Armagh win.
Armagh have been involved in a number of incidents over recent years with melee's and multiple sendings off.
Rian is close to being a liability in my view - undoubtedly very talented, but he's just as likely to get himself sent off in the first 10 minutes as he is to putting in a match winning performance imo.
That's what I mean by physical antics.
I've not issue with teams playing an aggressive game, but Armagh seem to step over the line more often than others. In my opinion, reigning that part of the game in a little and focusing more on footballing side of it will be of more benefit to Armagh.
you havent watched much of armagh this year. Thankfully we look to have left a lot of that nonsense behind.
How often has Rian been sent off in the first ten minutes by the way?
Quote from: tonto1888 on Today at 11:52:51 AMWhat was the last bit of shite we were involved in? Galway 2022?Quote from: tbrick18 on Today at 11:33:32 AMQuote from: armaghniac on May 08, 2024, 08:16:41 PMQuote from: tbrick18 on May 08, 2024, 07:00:59 PMBut they've done nothing in recent years to show they have the nerve to win a big game - I think they are just short a few players and need to focus on the football and not the physical antics they often get themselves involved in. If they focus on playing their own game and I think they'll do better than trying to out-tactic Donegal.
What physical antics? Have they been giving away more frees than the opposition? Have they had more cards?
Ok it may be a subjective view, but Armagh seem to overly focus on trying to out-muscle other teams. Often resulting in cards, sometimes resulting in spendings off. Example is last year's ulster final - it was a game Armagh could have won (especially given the circumstances around Derry), game almost over and Rian O'Neill made a bee line for McGuigan and took him down at shoulder height conceding a free which ultimately cost Armagh the game. No reckless physical tackle, Armagh win.
Armagh have been involved in a number of incidents over recent years with melee's and multiple sendings off.
Rian is close to being a liability in my view - undoubtedly very talented, but he's just as likely to get himself sent off in the first 10 minutes as he is to putting in a match winning performance imo.
That's what I mean by physical antics.
I've not issue with teams playing an aggressive game, but Armagh seem to step over the line more often than others. In my opinion, reigning that part of the game in a little and focusing more on footballing side of it will be of more benefit to Armagh.
you havent watched much of armagh this year. Thankfully we look to have left a lot of that nonsense behind.
How often has Rian been sent off in the first ten minutes by the way?
Quote from: Cunny Funt on Today at 12:21:07 PMWas passing through Pearse Stadium last Monday and popped in for a look. Clean up from the previous day 20k crowd was going on and The stadium was filled with plastic bottles. I said to one chap they'll be good money made out of all those bottles once recycled? no money made they'll be fcuked into the skip was the answer I got.
Quote from: tonto1888 on Today at 11:49:42 AMQuote from: whitey on Today at 11:02:02 AMQuote from: tonto1888 on Today at 07:07:01 AMwhat laws arent being enforced again?
https://www.newstalk.com/news/state-is-failing-to-enforce-its-own-immigration-rules-michael-mcnamara-td-1634712
Michael McNamara is a qualified barrister
i see they are starting prosecutions. Youll be happy about that