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Probably not his last. Could be his second last though.

Lambert should be a decent signing. Maybe not one to set the pulse racing but he's a good player and will do a job when called upon, unlike Aspas, Borini and a few other lightweights who were pretty anonymous any game time they got. No doubt there will be more signings to come in  a long summer of activity.

Your forward was good in acres of space.  Your midfield wasn't great.  Hard to judge the individual quality of your backs.

Most use the Armagh forum.

For what its worth, we'll beat Cavan.

Sure you might as well tell why you think you'll win.

Home fixture and marginally better player. Could have won last year and this year have a better set up, less injuries and more focussed

Its just my opinion but I believe Cavan have better quality players than Armagh but I'm really banking on the fact that your manager has been clueless to date and I'm hoping for more of the same from him.

It's hard to tell what quality the Cavan players are at as we don't get to see them come out and play much football. 

Like a lot of sides Armagh struggle when a team sticks 14 men in their own defence.  There was no evidence from the league (Monaghan and Donegal games)  that Armagh will have much of a notion how to deal with this against Cavan.  There's probably no big masterplan to counter it so i can't see anything other than a Cavan win unfortunately.

This summer is critical.  Can he succeed where Benitez and Houllier failed? Neither of those two were able to bring in the quality needed at the right time. Hard to know as Rodgers has combined a couple of quality signings with 4-5 dross.  I'm hoping the added attraction of champions league football will help him get more quality in.   

Not really his form though. He's usually gracious in defeat and victory.

Seen talk of Milner looking out of City. Think he would be a great signing. Arsenal seem to be favorites to get him.

Fairly underrated player.  Did a lot of damage when he came on as a sub against Liverpool.

I haven't seen much of Tyrone this year but i thought they looked fairly slow in their build up yesterday, or as the RTE commentators called it -  'patient'.  Has this been the way they've been playing all year or was it due to Down's numbers in defence?  Tyrone used to play the game at breakneck speed but that doesn't seem to be the case any more, well not based on yesterday's performance anyway.

Checking out the art galleries?

The speed with which Alex Ferguson left and the Chosen One was, uh, chosen means it's impossible to know for sure, but I can't see Van Gaal being mentioned much for the job at Old Trafford had there been any discussion about it this time last year. Amidst speculation about Mourinho, Guardiola or Klopp, Van Gaal would have looked like yesterday's man. Remember, this is a guy who was being touted as a natural fit with Spurs only a few months ago.

However, times have changed. He seems to have a habit of going into a club and kicking sand in the faces of everyone there. This would have been impossible last season what with all the guff about respecting the timeless virtues that are unique to Mancester United FC. A year on, I think this is exactly what is required.

AFAIK he had the job when Fergie decided to retire in 2002 but then Fergie changed his mind and stayed..

Was Erickson not lined up for it? And that's what made Ferguson change his mind - he couldn't bear the thought of him taking over?

Good man under the bar keep editing that post, that's 4 times you've done it now I'm sure you'll get it right eventually....

Would Under The Bar have anything at all to say on this board if Liverpool didn't exist? The only time you hear from him is when he posts juvenile, catty gloats on this thread! 

He was very quiet and not his usual caustic self for a good few months there. Like a couple of others he re-emerged from hibernation about 2 weeks ago.

He's not a journalist and has nothing of value to say.  All he does is write quips and unfunny analogies. 

France must be useful if he Nasri can't make the squad.  He's not a world beater but on form he's a tricky player, clever player who can cause defences a few problems.

The clamour for Pulis was growing louder the past few years.  No Liverpool manager since Dalglish first time around have been able to sustain a high level of performance in the league for more than a season or 2. Hopefully Rodgers will buck that trend (pun intended). The high finish this year brings its own pressures and expectations so the challenge is there for Rodgers and the team.  I would be confident they'll rise to it.  As others have said, it's key that he gets the signings right.  Three or 4 duff signings could knock things way back as Spurs showed this year.

I can't see them sinking as low as Spurs.

True enough.