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Tell him to drive to Portavogie and ask for directions to Ballygalget club.

Go to the Quays pub/restaurant at the corner of the harbour, the owner is a lad Adair, tell him I sent you and you want to watch RTE2.

It'll not be a problem   

Whats the ulster scots for RTE2 and is your friend Usain Bolt

Raadioo Talevasion Ayyre Twa fur fenniaans  at a guess or RTATFF for short

No apparently not, so I'm told as I said we can only presume a player of his calibre must have been injured.

Middletown II and Keady II drew and Middletown couldn't field in the replay for some reason. You would have expected Derrynoose to have won the Junior pretty easily this year with Lurgan playing Senior but wasn't to be. Keady II were no great shakes and it is a surprise that Derrynoose lost. As I said Michael Lennon did not start the replay I can only presume he was injured as he is a good player.

I ask cause i wondered who will represent armagh in the intermediate year then. I know keady will now play in the senior ulster leaving a spot free.

Keady - Senior
Cuhullains-Intermediate
Craobh Rua-Junior

Are you sure about that - I thought its just Keady in senior and Craobh Rua are in Intermediate. - i though u could only enter 3 teams if you have 3 competitions like in down (ards teams in senior, bredagh in inter, and clonduff in junior). - i'm not 100% but thats the way i though it worked.

BTW thanks for the 'report' on the junior final - u could get a job in the News Letter with extensive GAA reporting like that

The reason Keady go into the Ulster senior is because they won the Ulster intermediate in 08 and must compete in senior for two years. They lost in the final to middletown last year and so Middletown played intermediate with Armagh having no representative in the Senior and Sean Treacy's played in the Junior. Second teams can't play Ulster hence the beaten finalists Camlough represent Armagh in the Junior ulster and as Keady are in Senior Cuchullains fly the intermediate flag.

as to my report on the Junior Final, Camlough tried hard but Keady just had the edge on the scoring front. Fiachra Bradley being their biggest scoring threat was pretty anonymous, for a number of reasons partly his own faillure to go looking ball, partly the poor ball being played in and partly Keady's tactics. Derrynoose should have beaten Keady in the semi, I don't know what happened there Michael Lennon didn't start and Nial McKee is a big loss to them as well. There appears to be a gap between Derrynoose, Lurgan and the rest in Division 2.

I ask cause i wondered who will represent armagh in the intermediate year then. I know keady will now play in the senior ulster leaving a spot free.

Keady - Senior
Cuhullains-Intermediate
Craobh Rua-Junior

[It's all about opinions though.]

Didn't you predict Tieyerown would win Sam the year?  That went well, didn't it?

Hadn't realised she was your aunt too! 

You were so far off with your prediction earlier this year about Tieyerown that you couldn't be right now in saying that about Armagh. It's all about opinions though.  I am not sure why you feel the need to try and put people down who disagree with you?  Apart from the fact that you were wrong and you don't like being reminded of it

If it's all about opinions..... then how can he be wrong? 

Just because my opinions do't coincide with you two fine upstanding citizens of Carrickmore and Strabane doesn't mean they are wrong, there is no right or wrong with opinions they are just that........... opinions and we are all entitled to them. But given my experiences with people from those areas of Tyrone from which you come, and the nature of your posting to date I am not sure you will understand my point.

Resorting to personal abuse??!
If you're trying to imply that i'm stupid for not understanding you should maybe look after your own house first. My post was in reference to a point made by ardmhacaabu which he made in response to Fear on Srath Ban and was not in reference to anything you said earlier  Try to keep up

No more personal than your comments, but stupid no, red and white blinkers and anti armagh bias yes.

[It's all about opinions though.]

Didn't you predict Tieyerown would win Sam the year?  That went well, didn't it?

Hadn't realised she was your aunt too! 

You were so far off with your prediction earlier this year about Tieyerown that you couldn't be right now in saying that about Armagh. It's all about opinions though.  I am not sure why you feel the need to try and put people down who disagree with you?  Apart from the fact that you were wrong and you don't like being reminded of it

If it's all about opinions..... then how can he be wrong? 

Just because my opinions do't coincide with you two fine upstanding citizens of Carrickmore and Strabane doesn't mean they are wrong, there is no right or wrong with opinions they are just that........... opinions and we are all entitled to them. But given my experiences with people from those areas of Tyrone from which you come, and the nature of your posting to date I am not sure you will understand my point.

But for marsden's dismissal in 03 and a dodgey free for Tyrone in 05 they would have 3. 04 was one that got away.

Scary thing is, I think you actually believe what you say

Aye, but the funny thing is that his aunt actually has balls and she is actually his uncle! 

my oh my the Tyrone wit is fierce! Its all about opinions isn't it.

Keady 2nds (I was told by 5 or 6pts??) but never heard any reports and there doesn't seem to be anything in the papers.

Poor Game never in doubt.

[and with the rub of the green could have had 3 or 4 more AI's]

As a Down supporter and having had to endure the Armagh blip I dont think there is a county in the country who would not have taken McGeeney in his prime as a player.
In a comparison between wee James and McGeeney in terms of management as far as I remember the Kildare job is McGeeney first management role where as wee James has managed both Queens and a number of Club teams before stepping up to the County job.  James has brought all his experience and an excellent backroom team and transformed largely the same group of players underachieved both last year and for the last number of years.   McGeeney is still learning but his very obvious drive and integrity allow him to make up for the his inexperience.
Consistency will be the measure of both over the next few seasons.   

10 Years is some blip.

1 All Ireland in 126 years (1884-2010) is nothing more than a blip.

well that post just about sums up your bitter and twisted view of Armagh, no wonder south Armagh supports Cork. Armagh were the most dominant force in Ulster for a decade and with the rub of the green could have had 3 or 4 more AI's. but you will never see or admit that.

Ah now come one! That would have needed a lot more than a rub of the green You honestly think that in the past decade, Armagh were unlucky not to have won a total of 4 or 5 out of ten All Irelands??!!!!

But for marsden's dismissal in 03 and a dodgey free for Tyrone in 05 they would have 3. 04 was one that got away.

Scullion was amazing. One of the best corner backs ever to play the game. Got all stars years derry were rubbish.

Geezer not in that league. More drive and determination than any player I ever saw mind.

No I'm not from Derry.

Can't agree he was an amazing corner back, but so was McKeever (The Derry one) but not as inspirational a leader as McGeeney or Downey for that matter.

I think we can see a pattern emerging here. Armagh posters see Geezer as a legend and we need to take that on board. It is no different to Derry fans seeing Henry Downey as a legend or Donegal fans looking at Anthony Molloy in the same light. To an Armagh man McGeeney is their Kevin Mussen. It is all a matter of opinion.

Geezer is no Joe Kernan or Paddy Mo if you want to look at the best Armagh has produced, but that doesn't stop him being a superb player in his own generation. Those two were gifted, what sets Geezer apart from most players in recent times is his absolute will to win, grit, work ethic and determination and in those he is out on his own but for legends to be compared with Mussen or molloy you need to look at Joe and Paddy, I would just about favour Paddy.

Cuchullains had there for the taking, great defence but forwards didn't take their chances.

Definitely not Fivetimes, though I was here under a different name before. Although my sparring partner somehow did not receive a ban, he has been strangely quiet since.

Trevor Hill then.

I assume either MCMLX will now be banned or alternatively the likes of ONL and Corn02 allowed back.

What did Corn02 do? he used to be on OC as well.

Apples.
Firstly coming from South Down originally I know they dont grow apples in south Armagh?.  Secondly you obviously didnt read my post in full as the article is about Kieran McGeeney and I am quite happy to admit that in his prime I would have been happy for him to have played in the down team given both his presence and his skill.  I also pointed out that t this point he is still learning in terms of management
As for South Armagh given the local rivalry supporting Down in South Armagh is as likely as voting DUP.  Ask Mr Tierney (a well known South Armagh pundit) how his granny pregnancy is as he linked the likelihood of Down winning a sixth Sam ito the chances of his granny having another child earlier in the year (not the line he is now pushing in the Irish News).  Remind you o a certain Kerry based pundit in 2002?
As regards Armagh winning more AI absolutely they should have when they had the opportunity but that why Down are different to Armagh. Finally how is the former Down winning AI captain going in his mnagement of Armagh?

I wasn't replying to your post but to 1960 who has had a history of anti Armagh contributions, unless you are 1 and the same.