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Who was the referee and where was he from?
What makes you state that "he was a joke"?

Ref was shocking. In the first minute he sent a clans and portadown man off for handbags. In the second half, a portadown defender was dwelling too long on a free kick, so the ref blew him up and physically indicated that he was going to throw the ball up. However, Marsden took a free kick and the ball ended in the net. Incredibly the goal stood and that brought clans back into it

neither has mcallister for that matter. The question is will the management stick with the dedicated players that have been there all year or start his strongest 15? If tir na nog play anywere near to their full potential then the clans will find it tough.

McAllister was at training the other night and if he is there tonight he will probably be starting on sat. Surely if the managers want to win then they will have to field their strongest 15, i believe that if tir na nÓg play to their full potential for the whole game they will win.

Exactly, the thing is, whether they can keep that going for the full game is another thing!They need their big players like Speedy McCann and David Turley etc to step up to the challenge and stop waiting for something to happen. If Marsden and O'Hagan are kept quiet then theres no reason why they can't do it.

You have me convinced now, i fancy Tir na nOg for an upset. Stop them two and you's will win.
I am quite looking forward to the Cross and Harps game on sunday night, the Harps league form is just a smoke screen. Could be tighter than people think

Surely fellas who havnt been training (well so you have stated tir na nog) can just attend the weeks training before the cship and play...can hardly be good for team morale or fellas busting thier balls and not getting game time!!

Would this happen in another club?

well i for one think that if you stop bumpy even more so than marsden then you have clans for the taking but its easier said than done... bumpys the most influential player in club football in the county!!

Is there not an unwritten rule in championship that everything goes mad. The guy playing corner back all year is named in the half forwards, some fella who retired years ago makes a comeback, etc.

There's an interview with oisin on orchardcounty.com where he says Toner will be startin g midfield. Anyone know why the likes of McKenna and Hanratty from cross are not in the squad?

Should that not be "be careful in your praise of Sigerson winner and U21 star Charlie Vernon"?

Don't get me wrong. I think he is a terrific footballer. Just think for a long time now he has benefitted from being stronger than his opponent and so distribution wasn't a problem. This was certainly the case against Tyrone U21s and Down seniors in the league. Having said that he was very good in the u21 final. Perhaps the likes of Vernon is seen as the great white hope to replace the industry of Geezer, etc when they retire in ten years time and so the suffer from heightened expectation.

McKeever marked Stephen O'Neil in 2005 AI Semi and had a great game

My team would be:
Hearty
Mallon, Toner, McNulty
Aaron, Geezer, Duffy / Dyas
McGrane, Lavery
Toner, Marsden, Martin OR
Stevie, Loughran / Keenan Oisin

Tend to agree that the half forward line looks dodgey. Not sure about Vernon. Incredibly strong and fit but no distribution