Messages

Or the ref in Derry v Cork minor semi in 2000, Cork midfielder got 2 yellows and stayed on for the duration, game continued, Cork sneaked through by 1 pt and won the All Ireland.  Croke Park suggested Cork offer a replay, the true gael Mr Frank Murphy decided against such a magmanimous gesture.

John Bannon blowing a free against Henry Downey for a text book shoulder '99. Armagh scored the free won by a point, thus starting their dominance of Ulster championships. The blanket defence could have been killed forever if he hadn't give it.

Even worse, in the same game Tohill got the ball on the Armagh 14 deep into injury time, 12 Armagh defenders (well they did employ blanket defence at the time) jumped on him and dragged him down, what happened, don't remember rightly, but I think it was a free out for overcarrying.  So set in motion a long love affair between Derry and the excellent Mr. Bannon (although he may have officiated at the debacle that was the '98 semi v Galway too).

Lads, theres been a massive over reaction to this beating, do none of you remember 2004, we absoultely hammered them - i was there with some Aussies and they were embarrassed by the display.  We have handed out plenty of good beatings so getting a few isn't something we shoudl be getting too worried about just yet.  It should also be borne in mind that a sub standard irish team was picked, I dunno what Boylan's thinking was, but it was seriously flawed as were the tactics.