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Very poor result for Armagh. That's most of that 2009 minor through U21 without winning a single game. I had my suspicions that the combination of injuries, senior team commitments, and the effects of the shite scheduling of the club championship would lead to an early exit. Fair play to Cavan though, they've been doing rightly at underage level the last few years.

Pay no heed, benny. Yer man is barstool gobshitery incarnate.

I am outraged by this!

I am also prepared to become even more outraged given any indication that this outrage might get Paul Grimley or Ciaran McKeever off the hook.

You're awfully sure of things for a boy going on a few sketchy second hand reports. What are you actually adding to the discussion? Don't tell me this is the start of another year of half informed waffle about Armagh from yourself.

If yer all calling the Ref and linesman liars then that is a whole different ball game.

I'm calling them incompetent. Their incompetence was evident on an inordinately high number of occasions during the seventy minutes on the pitch. There is no reason why such incompetence could not extend into their adjudication of the events, or nonevents, of half time.

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Will James Morgan now sit out the U21's match on Wednesday night? BCB1?

I believe the offficial knows the rules and is not blind

That belief would have been shaken if you were actually in Portlaoise.

Those not in attendance at yesterday's game really don't understand the circumstances in which the decision to line McKeever was made. Given their judgement of a whole host of other incidents over the seventy minutes, there is every reason to question the competency of that set of officials to have made the correct call on what happened, or did not happen, at half time.

How many of ye armagh lads reckon he did nothing and you believe his word to PoR that he did nothing. Do ye honestly think he's gonna admit it to anyone. Lets face it a linesman doesn't just make up the story and get a man sent off just cos he doesn't like him now does he. 

If you had witnessed the display of officiating in Portlaoise yesterday, and Ciaran McKeever's absolute incredulity at the order to leave the field, you would understand the sympathy displayed on this thread.

Michael Duffy is a dickhead.

The above is the only thing you can read into the events of today. I have never seen anything resembling that farce at any level in all my years watching football. Would make you reconsider how you spend your money and weekends.

[They also know that if fergie really wanted to be in the next round he would be in it. The Europa league is not for Manchester United.]

You are wrong. Most 'die hard' UTD fans see the bigger picture of the PL. They know that UTD have a better chance of winning the PL if they do not have the distraction of Thursday night football in God knows where. They also know that if fergie really wanted to be in the next round he would be in it. The Europa league is not for Manchester United.

Without a doubt the most stupidest thing i have ever read on this board.

Some clowns on this board alright. Do ya remember the lad that posted this one not too long ago?

No actually my belief.I believe that the fourth spot in the epl will be between liverpool and man utd and ferguson knows this so he asks for one of his opponents best players to be punished harshly without proper evidence.

If all things were equal I'd be very confident of Armagh winning Ulster, at least. But between injuries, the club championship, and senior team commitments, I wouldn't be that surprised if Cavan turned us over in the first round.

This is a class competition but the shite scheduling threatens to make a balls of it. How fair is it to ask the 19 and 20 year olds currently involved with senior teams to line out three times in six days? How many supporters are really expected to face up to three or four or five hour round trips across provinces on grim March nights? The thing deserves a more prominent place on the GAA calander.

Bump.

Sick looking at that other thread. No amount of vitriol or handwringing will undo that tanking, so time to move on.

This game is crucial for all involved. Both sides are probably looking at it as their most winnable game on paper, and the loser will be odds on to go down. Both teams coming off the back of big hidings so it's really anyone's guess what sort of reactions we'll see. Armagh need major surgery in midfield if we're going to get anything, a return for Vernon would be very welcome, along with a much more well organised kick out strategy.

Whatever about everything else that went arseways today, I'd love to hear the rationale behind the selection of that midfield pairing. It'd just be really interesting to know why it was thought that the very costly midfield gaps of last week could be in anyway plugged by a couple of men with the turning circles of Jupiter and Saturn.

Probably the worst showing in a game of any significance in my time following Armagh. The difference in that and Tralee a couple of weeks ago is staggering. Onwards to Laois and an opportunity to dispose of a bit of today's embarrassment.