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I was at both them games and Derry should beat both, were 5/6pts up early on against Meath, let them get a run on them and then didnt use the wind on the 2nd half. Louth we missed alot as usual and Louth are always strong here on a tight pitch. Derry need show some intensity in this game or it meant they went further back from last yrs form.

The disappointing thing is that it wasn't just an issue in those two games. It has been a general trend for most of the year. It's a familiar pattern with Derry at this stage. I can stomach a defeat, but it's very hard to stomach one when the intensity and fight for the jersey isn't there. If we can recapture some of that, I think the other elements would start to click into place.

[They want to focus on football instead of the occasion.]

I would say that in the reasons for a choosing Iniskeen, a "tight" pitch is somewhere between next last and last.

These lads just beat Dublin at Croke FFS.

Exactly so why not go back there

Because:

They don't want to travel.

They don't want to play in a half full stadium.

They don't want to play in a half full stadium that is 75% behind Armagh.

They want to focus on football instead of the occasion.

They don't want Armagh perceiving ans getting any advantage, real or otherwise - even though half of Armagh's squad live a Sniper's aim away from Iniskeen.

To be fair that makes a lot of sense

It is hardly rocket science to understand these reasons behind Louths decision.

If Meath put in the same shite performances as we did in our two games so far then we're heading home. Have to find another level of intensity. It's not the league. Need to bring championship levels now. Do or die. If we have a half time lead we need to go even harder in the second half.

That is exactly the same for us. Be an interesting game to see which teams show up. Just happy we have home advantage which I hope we can make count for something. 

That's a good draw for us - knock out match at home against a team that beat us in the league. No shortage of motivation, we'll be underdogs and there's a point to prove.
I hope Murray is fit, but outside of that I'd love to see some of the younger lads getting a start, then spring the experience from the bench going down the line.

Hard to argue against any of that. Would have been plenty of teams in the draw happy to draw us. Was important to get a home draw and avoid Kerry. Just hope this is a game that can inject some kind of motivation back into the lads.

We have no intensity to our play with or without the ball. These lads have been through the wringer over the last few years and you'd think that was motivation for them but it just doesn't seem to be the case.

Compare how Armagh turned things around when everything seamed to be going against them. It made them mentally stronger. We don't seem to have that. Most probably due to all the managerial chaos of the last few years. Was hoping Ciaran would in-still that bit of steel again. I wouldn't be writing him off yet by any stretch but we need to see some kind of an improvement physically and mentally in the next game - We'll prob draw Kerry.

What the hell was all  those guard of honours about in the  City Villa match?

Bad enough  the game stopping for the city team to give  their players a guard off the pitch , but Villa  players joining in as  well.

What  the  actual f**k?

Real Madrid did it on Saturday to give Dani Carvajal a send off, so obvs the Prem had to hop on for likes and shares

Complete horse shite - on both counts.

Viva la quinta brigada
Joxer
Beeswing

But so many more great songs, whether original or someone else's.

I thought Niall Loughlin was superb today. He does so much great work and really put his body on the line to draw contact and lay the ball off to murray for mcevoys goal. Hes an unselfish player. Shane could learn from him. Niall was through on goal and shane chipped it over the bar. I think we had an advantage there too so there was nothing to lose in just laying it off to him.

Agree with all of that. Was one of many things that was the difference in the winning and losing of that game.

I've watched Derry over many years throw games away but that was as sickening a one as it gets. A real kick in the balls.

It's the Trump-esque nature of it that is laughable.

Say outlandish things on a subject matter where your expertise is of the pretend variety, throw out some numbers, don't engage in a genuine debate, double down when caught out and never ever admit to being a wrong.

It is called the Dunning-Kruger effect - when a person's lack of knowledge and skill in a certain area causes them to overestimate their own competence.

[Drugs is going to be the ruination of this place.]

'Fck you and yer ma'

Thought Peelers on BBC was a good show. Drugs is going to be the ruination of this place. 

I think it already is. It is scary.

Yesterdays result should be huge inspiration to our lads. Sitting nicely that no one is talking about our side of the draw if we get over monaghan we would be placed lovely in the long grass

Hmm not sure, hell of a lot of punditry floating about where this week is Derrys to lose and we'll be too much for Monaghan.
Thats a dangerous narrative, Monaghan will be lapping up as yesterday showed. They are a Div 1 team and ultimately we are Div 2 so not sure its warranted.

Also Paddy Power now has us favourites for Ulster which is another tag that we don't need.

Delighted for Down but, exact same ambush that we got from Donegal after winning the league, the thing about Jims ultra committed style of management is that when the bubble bursts it can fall apart so fast.Hopefully that will happen to them this time.

Monaghan will be no pushover, and anyone going into the game this weekend thinking this is Derry's to lose is deluded. We need a good competitive game, and if we can come out on the right side of that and get to an Ulster final, it'll have been a good weekend.

This is the third time in 5 years that the economic system goes nuts.  It's the second dose of inflation.

Would anyone consider an electric car? No exposure to oil prices.

Not the be all and end all either. Electric price shocks are coming. Takes longer to filter through.

[The government is lifting an extra £250m a day over and above what they would normally collect.]

But they did ease it weeks ago. Back in March excise duty was cut in response to the hikes. It cost €250 million to do.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ireland-temporarily-cut-fuel-duty-235-million-euro-energy-package-2026-03-23/

Why are people either not aware of this or choosing to ignore it?

But it isn't costing £250m a day. The government is lifting an extra £250m a day over and above what they would normally collect. This additional money wasn't built into their projections for budgets, etc., so it isn't "lost" money.

Additionally, I think if additional tax money were spent correctly, it would be much easier for people to swallow these massive increases. There would be plenty of money to go around for health, education, roads, infrastructure, foreign aid, etc. But seeing the way money is spent incompetently and with zero accountability really is the bit that sticks in people's throats who are getting rinced at every opportunity. Yes, it isn't just as black and white as that, but that is the crux of it. North and South. 

So what you're saying, is that the Irish government lifts an extra €91.25 billion in fuel duty a year.

Do you think that's likely? I think you're confusing a year and a day.

My bad, and yes, that is what I meant, but sure you knew that!

But they did ease it weeks ago. Back in March excise duty was cut in response to the hikes. It cost €250 million to do.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ireland-temporarily-cut-fuel-duty-235-million-euro-energy-package-2026-03-23/

Why are people either not aware of this or choosing to ignore it?

But it isn't costing £250m a day. The government is lifting an extra £250m a day over and above what they would normally collect. This additional money wasn't built into their projections for budgets, etc., so it isn't "lost" money.

Additionally, I think if additional tax money were spent correctly, it would be much easier for people to swallow these massive increases. There would be plenty of money to go around for health, education, roads, infrastructure, foreign aid, etc. But seeing the way money is spent incompetently and with zero accountability really is the bit that sticks in people's throats who are getting rinced at every opportunity. Yes, it isn't just as black and white as that, but that is the crux of it. North and South. 

But farmers are the least rinsed

How so?

[EDIT: Updated day to year as that is what I meant in my original post. That is what happens when you are rushing and doing a dozen other things at the same time.]

But they did ease it weeks ago. Back in March excise duty was cut in response to the hikes. It cost €250 million to do.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ireland-temporarily-cut-fuel-duty-235-million-euro-energy-package-2026-03-23/

Why are people either not aware of this or choosing to ignore it?

But it isn't costing £250m a dayyear. The government is lifting an extra £250m a dayyear over and above what they would normally collect. This additional money wasn't built into their projections for budgets, etc., so it isn't "lost" money.

Additionally, I think if additional tax money were spent correctly, it would be much easier for people to swallow these massive increases. There would be plenty of money to go around for health, education, roads, infrastructure, foreign aid, etc. But seeing the way money is spent incompetently and with zero accountability really is the bit that sticks in people's throats who are getting rinced at every opportunity. Yes, it isn't just as black and white as that, but that is the crux of it. North and South. 

EDIT: Updated day to year as that is what I meant in my original post. That is what happens when you are rushing and doing a dozen other things at the same time.