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Its hard to give DIT any credit when their team is populated by electriians and joiners. They'd hardly have a leaving cert between them

It's hard to take you serious when you come out with a ridiculous statement like that. Because they are an IT you immediately presume all their players are are apprentices of some sorts. I guarantee you you couldn't tell me five courses that the DIT lads are doing. If eligibility is a problem for you you might want to look at certain Universities. Even the dog on the street knows what is going on.

From the DIT team I seen that beat Wexford in the paper, Bradshaw is doing a masters, as is Cuniffe after they finished off their degrees in NUIG so I  think your comment is completely disrespectful to them fella's.  O'Shea is doing a course he was offered through the CAO. I think DCU tried to get him into a course out there despite him not having the points but some of you might remember O'Shea did an article in the Irish Independent where he revealed he didn't get enough points for DCU but he was hoping they could sort him out. I may be wrong but I am pretty sure Connolly is the only man on an apprenticeship in DIT.

Elite entry is the real thing that is making a joke out of college football. Certain colleges just play fantasy football and bring in whom they like. I think Conor Mortimer is in UUJ now.  I'll say no more.

I know 2 electricians personally who are currently playing for DIT. They've been electricians for 4 and 5 years respectively. Suddenly, they get offered a scholarship to go to DIT one afternoon a fortnight for ten weeks to get some electrical certificate they never knew about nor needed.

Are they the only 2?
I know for certain that they are not. "Apprentices" like this should not be eligible for Sigerson football.

The merits of colleges like DCU and Jordanstown lowering entry points is highly dubious and needs sorted too but at least those students attend courses and can argue their case about course credits.

Is someone claiming that Donaldson was a success?

On Billy Joe, it's difficult to know if he will make any contribution. I always felt he was just short of county standard and if he proves only to be a squad player i'd prefer to see a younger armagh lad have a position on the panel

FFS lads - a spark who goes into a college one afternoon a week for ten weeks can't be eligible for sigerson cup in anyone's estimation. especially when the credit points attached to courses now are scrutinized so much.

What's a national university?

A replay is all that they asked Ulster Counci for.

Well that's not true because they lodged anappeal against the result.

we all know that neither the Ulster council nor any other body can order a replay in such circumstances

Surely Swanlinbar should offer corduff a replay now?

Its hard to give DIT any credit when their team is populated by electriians and joiners. They'd hardly have a leaving cert between them

Hard working grafter. Armagh's coming down with them. if himself and ak start in the h forward line this year armagh are in serious trouble

[Primarily, he'll get a few minutes game time under his belt before heading off to help our county champions on their AI quest;]

A bit of pragmatism wouldn't go amiss. Murtagh's inclusion serves a couple of purposes. Primarily, he'll get a few minutes game time under his belt before heading off to help our county champions on their AI quest; and it'll also allow O'Rourke to get a look at another option, perhaps an option fortunate to have the opportunity, but another option nonetheless. Given our paucity of genuinely naturally talented attacking options in recent years, the more boys that get a go the better as far as I'm concerned.

Seems the county champions have told him his services won't be required.

I don't really object to Murtagh being in the squad. He is an option, he's a good footballer who might be a squad option for us so on that basis I've no difficulties with him taking part in the McKenna Cup. I would, however, object if it turned out that our county squad was being used solely to assist a particular club.

You're only saying that cos he's a cullyhanna man

Any benefit in this for Armagh? none at all in my view.

Better off with a hungry 22 year old full of potentialin a panel than taking in mediocre panellists from other mediocre counties.

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The New Laois Manager is Justin McNulty

It seems the signed it "clare 2009 senior hurling panel" rather than individually signing it

Jaysus lads, cut the fella some slack. He seems genuinely repentful about that and a couple of other incidents during his dark days and seems to be genuinely trying to put things right after turning his life round. what else would you have him do?

You're advocating McNamara being moved on?

In reality, 200k wasn't much for those two boys?