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2.5 days of a cooling down period has now finished and Lawrence is still bubbling. Anyone that was at the match will note that midfield was indeed the determining factor but let's go through it with a fine comb to try and get inside the head of the jester that is Mr. Keoghan. His attempts to give every midfielder in the county a chance (albeit less than half an hour) continued with a starting place for young Galligan from Lacken. He started well, fielding a hanging ball, offloading to McCabe who used the wind superbly. For the rest of his time he competed and neither won nor lost his personal battle to any great extent. Considering he was on the giant Ward this has to be commendable. But our Leader saw differently and called him ashore before half-time. Even at that you could say fair enough but the change consisted of Finbar coming on at wing-forward with McKeever going in to "mark" Ward at approx 7 inches smaller.
So when the inevitable wind-assisted comeback from the other shower started, Keoghan oversaw our keeper drive kickout after kickout to a midfield sector hopelessly being overrun. How many times does the ball have to go straight back down and over our bar before this clown might try something, anything, different to change the flow? Oh lest I forget he did try something. He brought the kid from The Incredibles in from the wing to add a little weight to the centre. Laughable if I wasn't so f**king wet. Seriously this is basic stuff and either he changes the midfield pairing or he tells Miller to kick the f**king ball somewhere else.
Talking of Mr. Mackey, what rock has he crawled out from under? I thought we'd seen the last of him and his one effort on goal with his left foot travelled about 20 metres in the air and about 10 towards their keepers chest.

All the rumours have started now. Flanagan being injured and out of U-21 game due to Keoghan starting him against the Dubs against the players wishes. Mackey now dropped from both panels for drinking offences. And finally, but at the top of the list if any truth can be attached to it, a lock-in in the imperial after the game on Saturday night with most of the players involved. Rumours is all they are but this is is the stuff of Albert Square and such and I'm not in the mood for laughing.

Boylesports my good man but you could be right about the house.

Cavan 11/4 to beat the Royals lads-get on it before I put one of my houses on it and slash the odds. With all the forwards missing as mentioned above and especially Peadar Byrne. The work that boy puts in is ridiculous. It may be unfound optimism but Lawrence just has a feeling in his gut about this one.

Would have to disagree with Myles comments about Vaughan. He stood out on the terrace side wing most of the second half and was rarely picked out. I think he's in the team for his outstanding ability from deadballs. But I think he's an average enough player at that level. Sheridan had a strange game. He did fumble a lot of balls but retrieved a lot of them. Overall it was a step in the right direction. But Keoghan picked Flanagan,McCabe,Lyng & Brady right down the middle of the field, all of whom were on their way back from injury so fitness was always going to be a worry. When McCabe was moved in to full forward the players didn't give it into him except for the time he got the shot on goal. Twice Michael Hannon went on long runs with the ball only stopping when he hit a wall of light blue. Surely the idea would have been to hit McCabe when he was in there. Lyng also had an odd game. On numerous occasions he ran half the length of the field tracking a man and at other times he was standing on the 40 looking at his man race up the field. Rory Donohoe worked hard defensively but the man is just not up to it.

..........and I agree with an earlier poster. There seems to be an overspill of hoganstanders. There's no need for personal abuse lads. Opinions are just opinions.

Right. Time to move on lads. No point crying over a shite game. I agree largely with what's being said but the news that Cork have handed 2 points each to Meath & Dublin is now upon us. On the one hand it takes a potential relegation rival (Meath) two points higher but puts Cork right in it with us. Now given that maybe Cork haven't been training too hard is this good or bad news? I'm not sure. My first reaction was the GAA have fucked the other five counties by rewarding the Dubs & Meath, i.e. the look of the fixtures draw has suited them. But any chance we could draw the whingers in with us?

I read an interview with Keoghan in one of the new local papers and in fairness to him he pointed out the selfishness of the forwards as one of the big problems last year so if nothing else at least he's seeing that. I see we'll have to face the Cork boys afterall. That arbitration is strange. You have two groups nowhere near a compromise and they both accept whatever this man/group says. So Holland gets the boot which the county board would not do in the first place. I suppose it washes their hands off it to some extent. Maybe we should enter it.

Would have to say that if Eddie is the brains of any operation we're in trouble. I'll grant that I have seen him giving at least on handpass against Down but he's the main culprit when it comes to trying for the spectacular. I think him and johnston have a competition going for who can kick one from the narrowist angle. And a bit harsh on Jayo if you're implying he's not a tryer. I think he wears himself out trying but then maybe the leg are going. I'd have Jayo as an impact sub and Eddie back foddering.

That's a pretty scary name but you scared me more saying you'd leave Eddie in. Have you seen him play this year? He missed two 20 metre frees in the first McKenna Cup game-one off the ground and one from his hands just to show his consistency. Jayo is frustrating as hell but he offers a goal threat. I know we need humour on the field now that one of the great corner forwards of our times is no longer around, but this joke isn't funny anymore. Forgot to check-is Donohoe and Mulvey off that team? That other lad Gaffney doesn't even try so he's no addition eithe. Although I suppose he deserves one more chance.

What happened that Fitzpatrick lad from Killeshandra. Did he get cut? Looked good in the few Junior games I saw last year but he wasn't playin for the U-21s last week either. Is he overage?

Steady on lads. So McCabe is midfield then? IMHO we need to get Rory & Lorcan off the team pretty quick. Decent enough men to have on the panel but just not at the races in any game this year. I know we're lacking around the middle with McKeever & McCabe out recently and Walsh packing it in but they're just not up to it.


By the way did anyone see the prodigal johnston pushing the 2 Armagh boys after the ref did him for over-carrying. What a knob. And then he flicks one of the boys in the balls with his knuckles. Welcome back Seanie-Greatest Irish Hero. And then telling the media that a lot was said in the heat of the moment (I agree, but surely a go at Keoghan) and that he's "happy enough" to be back. He can GTF as far as I'm concerned.

C'mon the Breffni.