Tyrone v Armagh

[Applesisapples]

Pauld what size is yer ma?
Mine is very small.

I was just thinking last night that the Armagh v Tyrone rivalry has certainly added to the past 10 years for both teams. As someone already said Armagh have suffered a bit at the hands of Tyrone in the big games and had they a bit more luck they could have been the team sitting with 3 AI's not Tyrone.

In all sport, drama, intensity, a bit of foul play & revenge sure adds to the overall spectacle. I've been to other games in Croker where there is hardly any passion or atmosphere and its not much fun. Tyrone winning of Ulster the past few years and Armagh's great runs before that were becoming boring.
The sheer joy and ecstasy on the faces of the Donegal fans last weekend and the pain on the Derry ones helps to keep the passion in our games.
I kinda feel sorry for the poor Dubs as they win Leinster at a canter each year without much of a battle most games and then they're coming in cold to a team in the 1/4's who have won 3 or 4 in a row with great momentum and team spirit.
I think that's why they appreciate the exciting games they had with Tyrone in 2005 & the time they beat Armagh up in Clones.
I will never forgot the feeling in my stomach in 2003 final, being surrounded by Armagh fans in the upper Cusack but still being able to shout my heart out. The tension & uncertainty right up the final kick was unreal and every year I know we might never experience that again.

Agreed, good post.

[ONeill]

I'm off to Portugal the day after the match so if we lose I can literally escape from the country.

[armaghniac]

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[ONeill]

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[armaghniac]

it is up to you to decide what species please your eye.

Tyronicus Beardus Bushyious

[Fuzzman]

Is that not McGeenicus Kildaricus

[omagh_gael]

it is up to you to decide what species please your eye.

Tyronicus Beardus Bushyious

Datsun Donaghy trying to revive the spirit of '08.

[ziggysego]

The All-Ireland winning Armagh team

[LeoMc]

I'm off to Portugal the day after the match so if we lose I can literally escape from the country.

There should be quite a few posters missing that week

[Onion Bag]

I have already asked the question and the response was no,  was just wondering had anything changed,

Is this game on the box?

[GTB]

Some talk of PJ and Davy Harte starting!!

[ziggysego]

I have already asked the question and the response was no,  was just wondering had anything changed,

Is this game on the box?

no

[charlie stubbs]

To end comparisons between mc geeney and dooher. Dooher has 3 celtic crosses whilst mc geeney has one.  Mc geeney ran off into management of anmother county  when he had another year in him, whereas doohers committment is unflinching total

But as a player McGeeney never feigned injury, never dived, never through himself to the ground to get an opponent sent off. Nobody could ever call McGeeney a cheat.

Threw. How's your summer holidays? No, you cannot call McGeeney a cheat, but does McGeeney envy Dooher-most definitely. Does anyone in Tyrone envy McGeeney, his bald patch and his sad act personality-no.

I would imagine alot of people do envy mcgeeney, i know, i would regardless of the county he is from.  fantastic footballer, great leader and credit to himself and his county.  Some very bitter and silly posts going on here i must be said. 

[KT]

The All-Ireland winning Armagh team

Francie Bellew: centre, middle row.

[02]

What a shit post,obviously the winner has to go further.Both teams have some fin footballers,im sure the likes of sean cavanagh joe mc mahon jamie clarke or steven mc donnell would make the kerry or cork team,i wouldnt rite of any team tha posses such players

Apart from 1997, I can't recall where having one or two class players meant a team could successfully win the AI. I am just being realistic based on current form it doesn't look likely that either side are capable of mounting a serious AI challenge.  I am an Armagh supporter and have huge respect for Tyrone's achievements in the noughies. I would be happy to be proved wrong, but I just can't see it!