NFL Division 2 - 2020

[tintin25]

Fermanagh looked comfortable, 5 up in last 10 mins or so and  then Laois score 3-3 without reply.  Only positives to be taken is the introduction of some young players but division 3 is our level unfortunately and to be honest the B championship is too.

[An Watcher]

If its scoring difference I think cavan are safe but if its head to head with clare I'm not sure

[An Watcher]

Flip clare beat cavan so if head to head cavan are down

[tonto1888]

Armagh won by 5

Never in doubt haha

[FermGael]

Cavan relegated .
Head to head with Clare.

I have no idea how we threw that away.
Laois were very poor and we controlled the game for 66 minutes.

[An Watcher]

Maybe the money was on laois staying up!! Christmas just around the corner

[weareros]

Mad that Cavan got relegated. Back in March it looked a 3 horse race for promotion between ourselves, Armagh and Cavan. Today we were seriously under strength as 13 or so players had to isolate for Covid. At the same time, the likes of the Murtaghs needed game time. We got very messy for the last 15 minutes and fortunate that Donie is on top form as he was for Boyle. It was there for Cavan in the end to at least grab and draw and stay safe, and the two that struck the post were the difference in end, and for second week in a row an easy goal chance missed.

[Farrandeelin]

Well done Ros. Hopefully there'll be 3 Connacht counties in Division 1 whenever it restarts.

[Cunny Funt]

Best team won the division 2 title, Roscommon winning today without 8 starters shows the strength in depth they have now. Armagh deserved their promotion also.

Story of the day is Cavan getting relegated to Div 3. Some turnaround by Laois were five points down and down to 14 men with 65 minutes played.

[Gael85]

cavan and Roscommon contrive to a mutually beneficial draw.#
laois hammer Fermanagh by 15 points, the nordies having thrown in the towel before the start.
Kildare scramble a win against Westmeath.
Armagh outclass the limited Clare opponents.

the two diddy teams Fermanagh and clare get relegated.
in 2021 division 2 will be a bloodbath and horrid division with cork, down meath and one other in the stew.

Just look at Clare performances during Colm Collins' reign as manager and you would know they are a very capable, well drilled and organised team - certainly not a limited team.
Laois will be hoping that Armagh can do them a favour by winning. I would fancy Kildare to beat Westmeath and Roscommon may be understrength against Cavan.
Wins for the home teams - Clare, Cavan & Kildare - would send Laois down even if Laois did manage to beat Fermanagh.

I dont think that poster knows much about Clare football. 5th year in row playing in D2.  Have a small pool of players and were missing Jamie Malone, Gary Brennan and Aaron Fitzgerald for most of league and also lost Sean O'Donoghue who was developing into a key player emigrated back to America.

[Captain Obvious]

Armagh won by 5

Never in doubt haha

Armagh do make it hard for themselves. Back to Division 1 for the first time since 2012? Playing the best teams and players should bring on this group of players.

Cavan? Ah jaysus or maybe they have eyes on winning the Tommy Murphy cup mark 2.

[general_lee]

Good result for Armagh, far from convincing but job done. Much to work on especially in defence ahead of championship match. Funny finish to the league

[twohands!!!]

Division 2 should be fun next year

Cork
Down
Westmeath
Kildare
Laois
Clare
Meath
and one from Tyrone/Mayo/Monaghan

[twohands!!!]

Good result for Armagh, far from convincing but job done. Much to work on especially in defence ahead of championship match. Funny finish to the league

There's very little time for any team to be working on all that much in the way of changes at this stage.
The Derry game is a week away.
Armagh's score difference in the league was +27 which is the 3rd best overall, [This is unlikely to change even with the games left] but this was more driven by the points scored than the points against.
26 of that came in the 2 games against the two relegated sides.

[Rossfan]

Job done.
Won today with a patched up team who did some good and some poor things esp the last 10 to 15 minutes.
A better team than Cavan would have given us a good batin today.
They had around 30 shots only scoring 0-13.
Great to see Donie Smith back in action and the 2 Murtaghs.
No doubt all 3 will see some action v Rhubarbia.
Only 2 goals conceded (both in injury time v bloody Laois) , a swift return to D1 and the cupeen captured as well.

Now for the real thing (2020 version anyway) in 2 weeks against the AI favourites.