Armagh Club football & hurling

charlie stubbs · March 24, 2011, 03:52:58 PM

Quote from: winsamsoon on March 24, 2011, 03:36:00 PM
listen lads on the day of a game of football the past really counts for nothing it is all what happens on the day. If say for example a team had won 100 championships in a row it wouldn't neccessarily mean they won win the 101st. The same goes for the Armagh championship this is why we play football to win. In 2006 we got to a county final and it was the hardest two years of training we had ever done we also won the league that year. Everyone of our players felt that we could beat cross. I was playing that day and i certainly felt we were well in the game. When Bumpy got the line as you correctly say obviously that was a big blow to us as he was not only a leader on the pitch for us but also our main scoring threat ie free taker and long range points. The sending off occured after about 17 mins and at that time the score was something like 3-3. At half time in that game it was more hopeful than confident as we realised it was always going to be uphill with 14 men against a team of the calibre of cross. Cross came out and got a quick goal which killed the game off as a contest. There finished something like 8 or 9 points in it. IMO if we would have had the full quota of players we were in with a great chance of beating Cross in Cross that day. Now since that we have declined rapidly with a large number of retirements and a large number of youth players coming on board. The last two years in particular were very poor but we have a new management set up this year and things are going pretty well. Theres a good bunch of lads there so we won't be lacking any confidence come the 17th of April and come the championship.

saw yous play maghery in league last year and was impressed with you that day,lot of young lads showed up very well. from talking to a few of your players management and discipline were a few reasons why you were not as consistent as you would have liked last year. with a new management team, hopefully for your sake these can be ironed out and yous can bring these lads on. would be good have a north armagh team in latter stages of cship this year. I know from our own club a number of retirements can be hard to take and the younger lads can take time to find their feet playing senior football.

winsamsoon · March 24, 2011, 04:18:47 PM

Have u got ur cruppen top ironed for the championship yet

Don Johnson · March 24, 2011, 04:45:48 PM

Quote from: winsamsoon on March 24, 2011, 04:18:47 PM
Have u got ur cruppen top ironed for the championship yet

Scarface · March 25, 2011, 11:16:25 AM

BC - Despite the great success of Cross this year I still think they are a more vulnerable team that in some years gone by. They are still a superb team mind you as evidenced by the recent AI win. However there is a feeling that a team could get some joy playing against that full back line for instance. They looked a bit shaky with the high ball raining down on them in various c'ship games and a forward line with power and pace could give them trouble. You can look at the display of that big forward in the AI final for evidence of this. Anyway dont think I am taking away from the team because I am not. They are entitled to all the plaudits that come their way.

ogshead · March 25, 2011, 05:13:53 PM

Quote from: Scarface on March 23, 2011, 07:50:46 PM
"The usual suspects will fancy themselves of toppling them, Ogs, Dromintee, Clans etc"

I think you might want to add Harps to this list who in the past number of years have certainly given the c'ship a better rattle and given Cross a better rattle than Clans have....no hard feelings like

Despite the fact that the Harps got to the final once 2 years ago I still wouldn't have had them down as contenders... and I still don't!! Sure maybe they'll prove me wrong this year but Cullyhanna look to be the strong bet this year. I would say they have a bit of confidence now from last year. Another year wiser too!!

mountainboii · March 25, 2011, 05:30:31 PM

If Cullyhanna lose Tasker it would be difficult to see them pushing as hard again this year.

Scarface · March 25, 2011, 06:43:46 PM

"Despite the fact that the Harps got to the final once 2 years ago I still wouldn't have had them down as contenders"

Who would have thunk it eh.....

ogshead · March 27, 2011, 12:05:56 AM

Quote from: Scarface on March 25, 2011, 06:43:46 PM
"Despite the fact that the Harps got to the final once 2 years ago I still wouldn't have had them down as contenders"

Who would have thunk it eh.....

I'm entitled to my opinion

winsamsoon · March 27, 2011, 12:18:57 AM

I think cullyhanna are a poor enough side. Think they lack pace right throughout IMO. Cross on their day would destroy them

TacadoirArdMhacha · March 27, 2011, 02:30:04 AM

Quote from: winsamsoon on March 27, 2011, 12:18:57 AM
I think cullyhanna are a poor enough side. Think they lack pace right throughout IMO. Cross on their day would destroy them

I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a wind-up but Cross struggled to destroy us on two separate occasions.

Though the description "destroyed" wouldn't have been out of place were it attributed to Clan na Gael after all three of their matches against St Pat's last Summer.

Scarface · March 27, 2011, 01:38:17 PM

"I think cullyhanna are a poor enough side. Think they lack pace right throughout IMO. Cross on their day would destroy them"

You would think this must be a wind up. If not its a bit arrogant.

Clans are no great shakes at all and have not been for years. You would get a harder match against Pats than Clans these days IMO.

fitzroyalty · March 27, 2011, 02:55:12 PM

I was very impressed with Cullyhanna last year. A very determined side and one of the few in the county that aren't intimidated by Cross. They set down a marker last year and I'd expect them to build on that this year.

Onion Bag · March 28, 2011, 11:29:22 AM

Anoyne got any idea of the various underage divisions and fixtures lists?

charlie stubbs · March 28, 2011, 01:02:00 PM

Quote from: winsamsoon on March 27, 2011, 12:18:57 AM
I think cullyhanna are a poor enough side. Think they lack pace right throughout IMO. Cross on their day would destroy them

st pats gave them there 2 most difficult games on the way to ai victory,so would have to disagree. tasker be a big loss for them this year though

winsamsoon · March 28, 2011, 01:52:24 PM

I thought this debate was about St Pat's so how does the clans come into it??
If you are asking about how the clans of the last few years would cope with cross then yes they would be destroyed aswell. This doesn't change the fact that Cullyhanna are a very average team. This is nothing to do with arrogance it is simply m opinion that if cross hit top gear they would destroy cullyhanna is all departments. Cullyhanna have a few decent players but i certainly wouldn't mind drawing them in the later stages of the championship