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maddog how the hell are you?

if thats the case its an absolute disgrace. Provincial winners should have right of passage to Croker

ANyone else puliing their hair out with regard to heartys kick-outs, how many time did he bypass our mid field.

Is it not normal for a keeper to get the ball as far away from the goal-mouth as possible?

I thought the kick outs were superb, it was upto the players to know how far he can kick it!

No its not about kicking it as far as you can, its about securing possession

ANyone else puliing their hair out with regard to heartys kick-outs, how many time did he bypass our mid field. Has he ever heard of a short kick out? I still think he is a liability

Very poor match yesterday & if both sides play as poorly again then they won't in any ASF.

Fermanagh played out football sucicide yesterday, it really does to show how important a decent freetaker is i.e Paul Finaly the difference against Donegal. Some of the Fermanagh wides were embarrassing. Armagh were'nt far behind them. T Kernan did'nt work, however it does seem to have given Stephen K a kick up the ass as he played very well when he came on. Indeed it was his excellent run which laid to the goal.

I thought Mc Donnell was held very well all day, clarke had a better day out. Class come through in the end & even though stevie had an off day (You could see he was frustrated) he stil ened up with 1-3 (I think)

I thought the Armagh backs were excellent, (Though Moriairty is suspect under the high ball) Bellew, A Kernan & Mc Keever were immense. Martin O ROurke had a fantastic game as well. I actually thought ARmagh won mid field yesterday. Mc Grane was my man of the match & Toner really came of age.

A fanatastic seventh ulster title, now lets give sam a real lash (The Draw next sunday will be fascinating) Good luck to fermanagh against kildare (Keep the heads up)

The whole disciplinary process has become a joke....

A very enjoyable match/atmosphere in clones on sunday. Being an Armagh supporter, I thought we had it in the bag after Clarkes goal, but fair play to Fermanagh, they battled to the end & if they had of taken their points instead of going for goal with 15 mins to go would have won by a couple of points.

From an Armagh perspective, ...........very disappointing
MF was totally overrun, if we play our HF line deep to win breaking ball, why did'nt we win any? Its not like they were contributing to scores. Though Brian Mallon played very well. I'd like to see him further up the field.

Full back line did quite well, considering the fact they we being bombed continiosuly for at least the last 20 mins. Half back line was caught in possession too many times. Have to say it was the worst performance from the 2 kernans in an Armagh Jersey, but I would definelty give them a chance to redeem themselves.

I would have liked to have seen Mc Donnell give either swift or mc kenna a run when we were being wiped out in MF. Mc Grane was running on empty. It gives an impression that he has no confidence in them & if this is the case, why are they on the panel? This will be Mc Granes last year, we need to blood these guys...

Clarke & Mc Donnell are a joy to watch, if we play our positions and move the ball into them quicker, we'll beat Fermanagh in the replay

Have to say Marty Mc Grath was outstanding on sunday

Lets go again next sunday

Personally I'd put Ciaran mc Keever on him, follow him all over the pitch

Fair enough D4S.

Actually one pace I think Down do have an advantage over Armagh is on the sideline (I have been very impressed with DJ & Ross carrs decision making so far) Mc DOnnell for me is still very much untested...

RE D4S:
My are'nt we touchy. Down have not been there, get off your high horse... Micky Linden & the Blaneys of this world are long gone & that was when you last contested anything. Minor titles mean feck all, we are talking senior champioship football here. The Armagh team is littered with Club & inter county honours.

Its good to see you down folk come out of the shadows again, I missed your arrogance  One win does'nt mean you are back! Enjoy the qualifiers

Listen lads - Armagh has been there, done that and got the T-Shirt, its up to Down to turn up and put it up to Armagh. WHich I think they will. BTW don't worry about Paul Mc Grane, hes well fit for Dan Gordon. Mc Granes up there with Cavanagh, O Se & WHelan as one of the best mid fielders of his generation.

Looks like theres huge interest in the game, which should make for a class day in clones...

Bring it on 

I think this semi final has the makings of a really good game. When confidence is high in Down they present a very different opposition. Its been a long time since i've seen a hint of optimisim in their county. That said, I was pleased with Armaghs performance, (though  Cavan were pretty clueless, so can't read too much into it) & I feel they fuction more as a team than Down.

The difference will be Mc Donnell & Clarke in my opinion.
Mid Field - against CavanToner & Mc Grane were excellent (Down will provide a sterner test though)
Vernon, Moriairty & Tony Kernan played well on debuts, though the Down game will be a couple of notchs up in terms of tempo & intensity. Role on Clones... can't wait

Armagh by 2 poins