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Uladh, your right about Coilin Devlin, Armagh will do well to offer him the respect he deserves.
One thing is for sure with Devlin, he will continue to make great runs and create space. If the right ball goes in EARLY he could do damage.

Not sure if McEldowney will play in the corner, if he was he should just have been named there but god knows what Crozier will do. 
id like to see Lockhart go back onto McDonnell.

I expect Hinphey and O'Rourke to have a good physical tussle, and i can bet my bottom dolar that both will get booked! 

For anyone interested in a punt; Paddy Power on the handicap go;

Armagh (-2) 5/6    Derry (+2) 6/5
Armagh (-4)  8/5   Derry (+4) 8/13

any thoughts? personally iw udnt mind gettin derry +3 at about even money....

F.A.O Paddy Crozier - Paddy if you are reading this please move Sean Marty back to corner back to pick up Stevie McDonnell and get Gerard O'Kane out of there. A straight swap perhaps.

id worry about derry's half forward line if they go with the same as last time, they wont get much change out of A Kernan, McGeeney & C McKeever. aaron will have to be stopped from attacking big time!

How about this,if derry are chasing it like they were against monaghan try sumthin as its last chance saloon, even throw big diver into the full forward line with muldoon and have an aerial bombardment! desperate times may call for desperate measures!

Derry simply have to make changes both positional and personnel if they are to have any chance but i wont hold my breath. The management will never make a change unless a man breaks his ankle or does a cruciate or bar that they will bring on a couple of subds for the last 5 when the game has already slipped away from them.
Id get Gerard O'Kane out of corner back and put Lockhart back there to pick up Stevie McDonnell. Hinphy will get the nod at wing back too.

Paul Murphy has to be included. Wilkinson has had a lot of chances but it may be time for him to make way.
I would have Coilin Devlin startin in corner forward.

However a fair few of the derry lads will be drunk out from what i hear after the club games at the weekend there!! 
Any thoughts?

Screenexile, i agree very much with your team. Its just a shame as we know we may not get the "ideal" team line out this season. Lockhart would definintely be best equiped to mark Tommy Freeman. Kevin McGuckin might not be that far away but lack of game time could count against him and would be a risk throwin him in against an in form Monaghan forward line.
I would give Liam Hinphey the nod at no. 6 perhaps if lockhart were to move back.

Will be interesting to see who tracks D.Freeman, any thoughts?

Bakers aside, did anyone make any dough at the weekend?

Any good specials taken advantage off?

Does anyone know the odds on the teams left in Tyrone Championship?
If so, where could they be accessed?? 

what about fermanagh +7 @ 4/5. now that was a good bet.
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Certainly jack, did you lump on? although a shorter price than what i got it was obviously a much better cushion!!
a seven point start in any ulster game is a big help.

fermanagh +4 at 5/4 was a good bet for the weekend past there! 

any thoughts on this weekend?

Lone Shark, have you any good specials on the armagh - donegal game??

As discussed about betting on fermanagh with a few points in hand, William hill go Fermanagh +4 at 5/4.
May not be enough points though, i wudnt have minded it even +5.

Not the strongest tyrone team which was named but should still win and have mugsy and mc ginley on th bench.

Any one strongly fancy mayo to beat galway? Mayo -1 ate 5/4 with William Hill.

Right enough Lone Shark, how did you get into that post?

Any vacancies for northern Correspondents / compilers?? 

Think im goin to back Mayo this weekend, maybe double it up with fermanagh plus a few points.

So Lone Shark, tell me how do i get a job like yours?  sounds right up my street.

what did fermanagh +7 originally open at??

As i say i'll wait to see the starting line-up's before i bet on it.

I don't think Fermanagh will win but might be worth a punt on the spread. They'll surely get 6 or 7 points and with their injuries Tyrone are unlikely to rack up a huge score, so a +5 spread seems might be worth a go.

I totally agree Armaghniac! any idea on what the handicap betting would be in the tyrone game??
id be more assured tho when i see the starting line-up's. Would need a big game from fermanagh, big displays from Owens, Brewster, Little and the likes.

Just outta interest, here's the prices on paddy power;

20th May 2007
14:10 Louth v Wicklow    1 - 3    9 - 1    11 - 4   

14:15 Fermanagh v Tyrone   
RTE 2
  4 - 1    9 - 1    2 - 9   

15:30 Cork v Limerick    2 - 11    10 - 1    9 - 2   


15:30 Waterford v Clare    13 - 5    8 - 1    4 - 11   


16:00 Galway v Mayo   
RTE 2
  5 - 4    6 - 1    10 - 11 


16:00 Meath v Kildare    4 - 5    7 - 1    13 - 10   


16:15 Down v Cavan    evens    6 - 1    11 - 10   

Lone Shark, what odds you offering on match betting this weekend? I cant get on the ladbrokes link today.

A lot of things has to go your way with a provincial accumulator but i thought it was good value.
Are you set to lose much over the David Brady bet to start a c'ship game?

Were you aware of loads of money coming in for queen's University to beat Derry in the McKenna cup earlier this year, and think it was taken down or cut away in? Sure enough the gamble didnt pay off as derry won the game.