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It started with them I think.

Wanted to avoid Roscommon. Especially Away! Very tough draw for Armagh, but still capable of an upset.

On yesterday's game though, it was a massive result, there is lots to improve on but to go out and beat Tyrone in Omagh after that flat performance in the Clones replay was a real show of character and will bring this team on no end. I was there in Feb when Tyrone hammered Armagh and remember thinking to myself fcuk this Tyrone team look the real deal (shows what I know).

Some players are constantly improving, meaning that options for management are increasing and you now have players like A Kernan starting on the bench which can only be a good thing. (Aaron's attitude is fantastic, where other players from his club have thrown the head up he has just got on with it and shown what a class act he is!)

[Ciaran McKeever bully Sean Cavanagh]

It's win-win for Armagh.

Beat Monaghan and we're in an Ulster final.

Lose and we get to watch Ciaran McKeever bully Sean Cavanagh

My favourite type of Tyrone fan after getting bate: "Yeah, Armagh are still shite"

Heard the same but haven't seen anything. Wouldn't put it past the cnuts mind.

Nothing wrong with wanting your kids to be straight.

There is still (unfortunately) added baggage with being homosexual in Ireland. I'd say given the choice most parents would choose to have heterosexual offspring.

There's also the whole 'coming out' process which I can't imagine being too stress-free for any individual; especially in their teenage years.  It's something I'd prefer my children not to have to go through, given a choice.

True, but one would hope that a child could at least feel comfortable and secure enough to come out to their family in a fairly stress-free manner. You can't control wider society, but you CAN bring your child up in an environment where homosexuality is not seen as evil and shameful and a potential cause for a rift with your family.

Exactly. I think society in Ireland, especially the north, is nowhere near tolerant enough.

Sectarianism, racism and homophobia ravages the north. Having an accepting and loving family is only half the battle. Just think of the amount of shite that your offspring would/could experience growing up here, it doesn't bear thinking about.

Nothing wrong with wanting your kids to be straight.

There is still (unfortunately) added baggage with being homosexual in Ireland. I'd say given the choice most parents would choose to have heterosexual offspring.

There's also the whole 'coming out' process which I can't imagine being too stress-free for any individual; especially in their teenage years.  It's something I'd prefer my children not to have to go through, given a choice.

I'm glad others have picked up on the push for the Monaghan goal, I thought I had been seeing things. Not that it would have had any bearing on the end result - Monaghan far and away the better side.

Armagh had chances to make a better contest of it and fluffed these. A lot of misplaced passes and wrong options taken especially up front. The ease at which Monaghan were able to waltz up the field and pick off scores was particularly worrying.

Call me an eternal optimist but I still think Armagh can get a result in Omagh. It's a case of getting yesterday out of the system and going at Tyrone. Nothing to lose, fans won't give the team a chance and neither will the media. The beating in the McKenna cup should earlier this year should act as some motivation, not that any should be needed against that lot.

There's tractor runs in South Armagh. I wouldn't imagine it's solely a Protestant thing.

I've been out of Tyrone for a right while now...do they still say 'ken' for 'can' or was that just an East Tyrone wan one?

As in, 'ken ye pass me over that tin of corned beef there?' or 'Meath ken be tara dorty.'

Had a caretaker at primary school from that neck of the woods; would have roared the following at the kids for being noisy at lunch break before letting them out to the playground: 'Yis ken all stayyyyyy iiinnnnn...so yis ken"

Depends how things pan out, but on Sunday's showing if you had to drop anyone it'd be A Kernan, E Rafferty and possibly A Forker.

I thought the forwards were excellent in contrast with Monaghan who relied on the goalie's frees a lot and were well contained by Armagh's defence. Up front Clarke and Campbell have a great understanding developing and with the likes of T Kernan/Grugan who can play early quality ball inside I wouldn't change to much in the forward line with those two and S Forker as excellent target men in FF.

In mf, Toner is certain to start, Findon should probably join him but will need to be a bit more commanding. D Hughes, about a foot shorter, on more than one occasion was able to just punch the ball back from Armagh kickouts. S Harold is a good alternative and done well when introduced on Saturday, although being a bit more defense-minded Findon will prob retain his place.

In defence the main changes would be Mallon and Donaghy in for Moriarty and A Kernan. Finn Mo had a good outing and would be unlucky to lose out, A Kernan still doesn't seem to be 100% but both players provide great options from the bench. I'd like to think Shields will retain his place as his pacy bursts foward provide a great attacking option to support the forwards.

The team I'd like to see would be

                         McEvoy

Morgan             Vernon          Mallon

Shields            Donaghy         McKeever

               Findon          Toner

T Kernan             Dyas             McVerry

Clarke              Campbell       S Forker

With options to spring from bench i.e E Rafferty A Forker, A Kernan, Finn Mo, Harold and Carragher.

It's win-win for Armagh.

Beat Monaghan and we're in an Ulster final.

Lose and we get to watch Ciaran McKeever bully Sean Cavanagh

[the Corkies have three categories: Cork, up de country (boy) and West Cork.]

Funnily enough, while the Dubs divide the country into Dublin and "dowen da coontry" the Corkies have three categories: Cork, up de country (boy) and West Cork.

I had always just thought it was 'Cork' and 'Not Cork'

Which counties use the word 'aye'?

It said on the report this morning that they were drinking outside his home; and that he initially thought it was a joke because of this. I'm sure there are other ways to get your views across without having to target a foreign national who hasn't even had the chance to move into his new home.