Greatest Provincial Rivalry

[ONeill]

I fairness to the whole Tyrone-Derry thing, I wouldnt be that bitter at all towards Tyrone. Like, we're only a small county which is one third planter, one third soccer minded. So for us Derry men to be up near the top with Tyrone, a county more than twice the size of our own, with more clubs and players, I think its a great thing that we can keep up with the mouthy, big headed barstewards. Especially when, like 1985, 1992, 1997, 2006,  they believe that they have a divine right to beat us poor, undertroded, Anglified souls.

You don't remember the hammerings then?

[the green man]

I fairness to the whole Tyrone-Derry thing, I wouldnt be that bitter at all towards Tyrone. Like, we're only a small county which is one third planter, one third soccer minded. So for us Derry men to be up near the top with Tyrone, a county more than twice the size of our own, with more clubs and players, I think its a great thing that we can keep up with the mouthy, big headed barstewards. Especially when, like 1985, 1992, 1997, 2006,  they believe that they have a divine right to beat us poor, undertroded, Anglified souls.

You don't remember the hammerings then?

that all came in the 00's I believe

[red hander]

I've a mate from Irvinestown... there's a real bitterness in Fermanagh towards Tyrone.

Definitely right Ziggy, Fermanagh GAA people would sell their children to get a result against Tyrone.

Considering you could count such results on the finger of one finger, we'll have to assume there's not much demand for sawn-off banjo-playing gulpin lookalikes from Deliverance, then

[tbrick18]

I fairness to the whole Tyrone-Derry thing, I wouldnt be that bitter at all towards Tyrone. Like, we're only a small county which is one third planter, one third soccer minded. So for us Derry men to be up near the top with Tyrone, a county more than twice the size of our own, with more clubs and players, I think its a great thing that we can keep up with the mouthy, big headed barstewards. Especially when, like 1985, 1992, 1997, 2006,  they believe that they have a divine right to beat us poor, undertroded, Anglified souls.

You don't remember the hammerings then?

I can remember one in '06....all others in recent years have been erased by that particular one 

[corn02]

Has to be Meath and Dublin doesn't it? The media hype it up and for once that adds a lot to it. Always fantastic games with more talking points than a point that does a lot of talking.

Up in Queensland here. Armagh  v Tyrone at the moment but it is all realtive. Two best teams in the Province, the 2005 Ulster Final second match is the most hate  filled I have ever seen a crowd.

But overall If I had my choice of beeating Tyrone or Down I would have to chose Down. Probably because I live near Newry but they are Armagh's real rivals.

[Doire abú]

Tyrone/Derry definitely for me. Sheer hatred and bad manners. 1993 was the worst year in the history of mankind.

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What was the year Tyrone were down to 13 ??

1995 Ulster semi-final ... down to 13 men at halftime and getting beat 8-5 ... ahhhhhhh, great memories of a scorching hot day, the inbreds singing "there's no Sam in Tyrone", rubbing it in as if the game was already won ... Paul Donnelly leading the fightback and Jody Gormley sticking over the winner to make it, if my memory serves me right, 11-10 ... Carlsberg don't make comebacks, but if they did...

Youse boys always seem to forget we had 14 players. 

[Doire abú]

Cavan  V Monaghan is the traditionally big one in Ulster, ignore what the non free staters are blabbering about sure, Foot ball was only invented in Derry in 1993 and Tyrone in 2003 

It hasnt even been invented in Antrim yet isnt that right hardy?



Cavan Down was also fairly big. 

When did youse boys stop playing anyway? 

[Croí na hÉireann]

Croi na hEireann. My postal address is The Berries,  Kiltoom, Athlone, Co Roscommon. Which is the proven Heart of Ireland by the way. I was brought up in the belief that once you crossed the bridge in Athlone you entered Roscommon. However I believe some gobchite changed the boundary outside the town. However most people on the west side of the town regard themselves as Rossies, even the blow ins.

One thing that really grinds my gears is people who claim Hudson Bay Hotel is in Westmeath, now there you have a "mutually exclusive" statement.

Well aware that the Shannon is the dividing line but the town of Athlone and its inhabitants play in the Westmeath Championship, therefore Athlone (East and West) is in Westmeath. Yous can have the surrounding hinterlands and its hotels 

Now where is this proof of de heart of Ireland being in Kiltoom??? This I want to see...

[timmykelleher]

"the town of Athlone and its inhabitants "

Would not a lot of the inhabitants play for Clann na Gael?

[Croí na hÉireann]

"the town of Athlone and its inhabitants "

Would not a lot of the inhabitants play for Clann na Gael?

Like Brigids, they're a good bit out the road

[billy the kid]

Up north, I find Derry and Tyrone is always fairly spicy, but in modern times it has to be the Armagh - Tyrone saga. It looks like it may be abating a little bit, but that was hugely entertaining for a neutral for a good few years.

Derry and Tyrone is just too bitter to enjoy. At least with the Armagh and Tyrone, there's something that resembles football which is enjoyable.

I dont think Armagh could be accused of playing much football lately 

[billy the kid]

Cavan  V Monaghan is the traditionally big one in Ulster, ignore what the non free staters are blabbering about sure, Foot ball was only invented in Derry in 1993 and Tyrone in 2003 

It hasnt even been invented in Antrim yet isnt that right hardy?



Cavan Down was also fairly big. 

When did youse boys stop playing anyway? 



Exactly!  Cavan and Monaghan together wouldnt make a good team.

Cavan Pure Dung and will prob get beat by Antrim.

Monaghan have about two actual footballers and the rest are a crowd of savages who do nothing but foul and assault the opposition. They also have possibly the worst fans in terms of whinging, abusing the ref and having selective vision when their players step out of line but bay for blood at the slightest indication of contact from another team.  Armagh fans run them close though.

[BallyhaiseMan]

Cavan  V Monaghan is the traditionally big one in Ulster, ignore what the non free staters are blabbering about sure, Foot ball was only invented in Derry in 1993 and Tyrone in 2003 

It hasnt even been invented in Antrim yet isnt that right hardy?



Cavan Down was also fairly big. 

When did youse boys stop playing anyway? 



Exactly!  Cavan and Monaghan together wouldnt make a good team.

Cavan Pure Dung and will prob get beat by Antrim.

Monaghan have about to actual footballers and the rest are a crowd of savages who do nothing but foul and assault the opposition. They also have possibly the worst fans in terms of whinging, abusing the ref and having selective vision when their players step out of line but bay for blood at the slightest indication of contact from another team.  Armagh fans run them close though.

Derry dont have enough fans to hear them complaining over the sound of the referees whistle   

[red hander]

'Two best teams in the Province, the 2005 Ulster Final second match is the most hate  filled I have ever seen a crowd.'

I'd have to agree, wasn't a pleasant afternoon at all and the atmosphere wasn't helped by the atrocious standard of refereeing ... the abuse we took from some armagh glipes when we were exiting was pretty bad ... BUT, saying all that, the AI semi-final that year against the orangemen was one of the most awesome matches atmosphere-wise and excitement-wise i've ever been at, and i'm sure armagh fans suffered some abuse as they exited that game ... the Ulster Final replay wasn't even on the radar for us when Dooher lifted Sam that year ...  Tyrone v Armagh isn't a patch on Tyrone v the London boys when it comes to rivallry  and general dislike

[corn02]

The Tyrone fans gave just as bad abuse that Ulster Final day Red Hander. A family of Tyrone fans near me were a disgrace.

Having said that the bad blood had totally disappeared by the end of the semi and it was pretty much good losers and good winners that day.