http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/28323178
No real surprise here.
Quote from: orangeman on July 16, 2014, 11:10:38 AM
Armagh pulled off a surprise three-point win over Armagh last weekend and now face Roscommon in round 3B of the All-Ireland qualifiers.
Indeed.
QuoteArmagh pulled off a surprise three-point win over Armagh last weekend and now face Roscommon in round 3B of the All-Ireland qualifiers.
McGeeney's Armagh outclassed Grimley's Armagh.
McGeeney will be manager by Saturday evening.
Quote from: Syferus on July 16, 2014, 12:23:26 PM
McGeeney will be manager by Saturday evening.
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Think a fitting legacy for grimley will be us getting to croker for the quarters it will be a kick in the teeth for that know it all brolly.
Quote from: naka on July 16, 2014, 12:47:12 PM
Quote from: Syferus on July 16, 2014, 12:23:26 PM
McGeeney will be manager by Saturday evening.
Think a fitting legacy for grimley will be us getting to croker for the quarters it will be a kick in the teeth for that know it all brolly.
I have an awful feeling in the water that if we manage to beat Roscommon it could be the Dubs next. Think Meath are going to put it up to them
If we get past the Rossies then a trip to croker means a good year for Armagh
Although the Rossies will be a hard task.
Quote from: haveaharp on July 16, 2014, 12:50:05 PM
Quote from: naka on July 16, 2014, 12:47:12 PM
Quote from: Syferus on July 16, 2014, 12:23:26 PM
McGeeney will be manager by Saturday evening.
Think a fitting legacy for grimley will be us getting to croker for the quarters it will be a kick in the teeth for that know it all brolly.
I have an awful feeling in the water that if we manage to beat Roscommon it could be the Dubs next. Think Meath are going to put it up to them
Meath aren't going to trouble Dublin.
Meath winning would also likely mean a R4B draw so there would no gartentee the winners in the Hyde would play the Leinster losers.
Quote from: haveaharp on July 16, 2014, 12:50:05 PM
Quote from: naka on July 16, 2014, 12:47:12 PM
Quote from: Syferus on July 16, 2014, 12:23:26 PM
McGeeney will be manager by Saturday evening.
Think a fitting legacy for grimley will be us getting to croker for the quarters it will be a kick in the teeth for that know it all brolly.
I have an awful feeling in the water that if we manage to beat Roscommon it could be the Dubs next. Think Meath are going to put it up to them
Meath will do well to get within 6 points of Dublin and simply do not have the players to beat them.
Was thinking the same about Armagh and Tyrone this time last week.
Quote from: Ulick on July 16, 2014, 02:08:45 PM
Was thinking the same about Armagh and Tyrone this time last week.
So was I.
If Kildare had of played any instead of just 10-15 Mins in 2nd half they would have beaten Meath. Meath will put it up to Dublin for a while and then Dublin will beat them by 8-10pts at least... If Armagh are lucky enough to beat Roscommon and I'm sure Roscommon will say the same as me they/we'll be happy enough to play Meath...
Quote from: Ulick on July 16, 2014, 02:08:45 PM
Was thinking the same about Armagh and Tyrone this time last week.
Comparing a chugging Tyrone team with a well-oiled Dublin team with a second team that would push Meath isn't comparing like for like. Armagh always had a far better chance against Tyrone than Meath have against Dublin.
The story is a load of balls. No deal done.
Quote from: LCohen on July 16, 2014, 08:08:21 PM
The story is a load of balls. No deal done.
I think most people know it's a load of balls but it wouldn't take a genius to make the assumption that McGeeney will take over at the end of this year. Grimley will be stepping aside but it will be up to McGeeney whether he wants the job after that.
The Irish News have been blacklisted by Armagh and I suspect this is their way of trying to get back at Grimley and the management team a few days before an important match. Paper never refuses ink but I would never trust an article that uses the phrase 'a source'. Tabloid reporting at its worst.
The media can print any oul sh1te they like about Armagh now as the Armagh CB won't talk to them to correct the position ::)
That's what ye get for immaturity.
We'll do our talking on the field.
Bring it on :-* .... and play football :P
Quote from: armaghniac on July 16, 2014, 10:21:15 PM
We'll do our talking on the field.
That's not very Ulstery at all.
Posters like Yellowcard who seem to believe that senior people in the Armagh camp do not talk to journalists must live in a very naive world. The report in this morning's paper was pretty clearly based on a detailed briefing and there has not been a word of denial from anyone during the course of the day. It is doubtful if it will have the slightest effect on the players, who know what is happening anyway, and it will be worth waiting for what Grimley says on the record whenever his season ends.
Quote from: Oldhacker on July 16, 2014, 11:18:39 PM
Posters like Yellowcard who seem to believe that senior people in the Armagh camp do not talk to journalists must live in a very naive world. The report in this morning's paper was pretty clearly based on a detailed briefing and there has not been a word of denial from anyone during the course of the day. It is doubtful if it will have the slightest effect on the players, who know what is happening anyway, and it will be worth waiting for what Grimley says on the record whenever his season ends.
As I said earlier, it is fairly common knowledge that Grimley will be stepping down at the end of the season so it's not exactly news worthy headlines. However the timing of the article is notable, 3 days before a big championship game. How can you claim it was based on a detailed briefing from within the Armagh camp, pure guesswork. I never once stated that it wasn't true, in fact most people could have predicted it at the start of the campaign anyway.
Yellowcard, although you now say you never said the report was not true, your previous post described it as a `load of balls'. People in the Armagh camp know what is happening, which is why there is not been a hint of a denial even after the story was picked up by the broadcasters during the day. You should wait and see what Grimley has to say publicly when the time is right.
Quote from: Oldhacker on July 16, 2014, 11:48:23 PM
Yellowcard, although you now say you never said the report was not true, your previous post described it as a `load of balls'. People in the Armagh camp know what is happening, which is why there is not been a hint of a denial even after the story was picked up by the broadcasters during the day. You should wait and see what Grimley has to say publicly when the time is right.
This is a revamp if an old story. A couple of months ago Paul Grimley said he felt that this would be his last year and that a member of the 2002 squad should take over. He said he thought McGeeney was perfect for the job. The timing of the article appears to continue an agenda the paper seems to have with Armagh. It is a load so balls because no matter what happens the clubs will decide who the next manager is. That will not happen for a while yet. You do not need a private briefing or a mole on the inside to know this.
One of these men will be Tyrone's next manger.
Not sure what a manger is?
Is it where Canavan was born?
I heard Brollys ma told Joe to throw his hat into the ring.
Is it not pretty obvious in the way Armagh are set up that Mc Geeney is already de facto the manager? He barks out tge instructions from the sideline , runs in to pitch etc
Sources close to a former kildare manager planted the story to tap into the post tyrone euphoria. Growing sense in Armagh that the recent revival is linked to to the messiah's return. The article was timely alright
Grimley has always done what he deemed the best for Armagh football.(yes sometimes he was proven wrong eg lynch) He has managed to unite a county divided which bitching wise was beccoming the next derry between north and south for 10 years. He more than most took me geeney home. A glorious future beckons.