Armagh Vs Dorty Dubs

[Uladh]

Maybe its a year too soon for Tony K? He is a hell of a free taker and saved the points against cavan. like all free takers he'll hasve bad days but i wouldn't have any worries about his ability in that department. the issue i can see is that he has not contributed from play. can we afford to carry a player for frees alone? surely we can get stevie back to his free taking consistency and make room for the threat that a brian mallon, paddy mcKeever or Miceal O'Rourke might be able to add?

That said, if tony can be handled right i think he will become acclimatised to the physicality of county football in time

[naka]

guys, I am just looking for different permutations, Uladh should have put AK in as half back,
i see vernon as a mor type player and feel that tk is still too young to start, maybe when the game loosens up, with regard to sk i believe mallon is a better player and should start in front of him,

[bennydorano]

What's the story with Miceal O'Rourke, he hasn't got a sniff.  A Player I expect big things of.

[illdecide]

Lads so far Armagh have been shite. I think we can count our selves lucky that Cavan and Roscommon are in our group or we'd be relegated. I hope i'm wrong but on form we'll get nothing from Dublin and Cork. As for the championship, there are a few more to come in when they regain fitness but i cannot see us still involved in August never mind September

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

TAM, would not have mattered if they were distributing tickets last night, you wouldn't have found them. You  had some trouble getting to the gorund last night, walking down the wrong side streets.

Well done Corn, you've worked out who I am, do ya want a feckin medal?! Its not as though the pitch had signposts and sure I got there in the end.........

McKinney

McNulty
Donaghy
Shannon

McKeever
O'Rourke
Kernan

Toner
McGrane

Vernon
Mallon
O'Rourke

McDonnell
Clarke
Kernan

I'd be inclined to agree with the most of that Uladh. Maybe start Francie ahead of Enda to try to get him back up to speed.

Also would agree witht hose above saying Miceal O'Rourke should be given a chance.

[heffo]

Dubs v Armagh..

S Cluxton; D Henry, R McConnell, S O'Shaughnessy; P Casey, B Cullen, G Brennan; E Fennell, P Flynn; C Moran, B Brogan, M Vaughan; J Sherlock, C Keaney, K Bonner.

Pillar is certainly using the whole panel during this years league - at least there will be plenty of options from the bench this year in the champo..ten more changes this week.

Cahill, Alan Brogan, Ryan, Whelan, Quinn & Connolly on the bench among others.

[Northside Dub]

Thats a strong enough team, i think shane pulled up wit an injury the last day so thats why he isnt being risked, glad to see Fennell get another shot hopefully he stakes another claim!
It will be interesting to see if they line out as named, i doubt it! As heffo said theres a very stong bench to come in! Glad to see Pillar is finally giving the whole panel some game time during the league, it only took him 3 years

[DUBSFORSAM1]

Dubs v Armagh..

S Cluxton; D Henry, R McConnell, S O'Shaughnessy; P Casey, B Cullen, G Brennan; E Fennell, P Flynn; C Moran, B Brogan, M Vaughan; J Sherlock, C Keaney, K Bonner.

Pillar is certainly using the whole panel during this years league - at least there will be plenty of options from the bench this year in the champo..ten more changes this week.

Cahill, Alan Brogan, Ryan, Whelan, Quinn & Connolly on the bench among others.

A good enough team I think to still win the match and what a bench to launch into the fray if required.....more valid options for the championship this season with Shocko (back in favour), Brennan, Fennell, Flynn, Connolly, McMenamon etc all new and with McConnell, Brogan more experienced....

[INDIANA]

to a point dsfm we have more options- it's div 2 not 1 remember. only dublin have the potential to be at the business end of the all-ireland this year from div 2 - none of the others will be in my view- unless meath get back to last year's form. so while we have a few more options - i don't believe it's as proven as you think it is and i would still have question marks over certain guys starting on sunday. don;t get carried away by beating struggling teams like cavan/westmeath and roscommon

[Hound]

I hope Collie Moran won't really line-up in the half forwards. Half-back or else the bench IMO. Otherwise no complaints with the team, a fair few lads getting a fair crack at it this year.

[Hank Everlast]

Lads, how can anyone say that its maybe a year too early for T Kernan? He's 22 ffs, if he's not up to it now he never will be.

I see some people suggesting P Duffy should get a run out. I doubt this is going to happen as he was standing with the supporters in Navan so he must be carrying some sort of injury.

Paul Duffy was playn for the ogs in the league on sunday and im near sure he played for them the week before as well so he cant be that badly injured, the ogs had all their county men on bar mallon and loughran..

[Croí na hÉireann]

to a point dsfm we have more options- it's div 2 not 1 remember. only dublin have the potential to be at the business end of the all-ireland this year from div 2 - none of the others will be in my view- unless meath get back to last year's form. so while we have a few more options - i don't believe it's as proven as you think it is and i would still have question marks over certain guys starting on sunday. don;t get carried away by beating struggling teams like cavan/westmeath and roscommon

Maybe you could explain to me IGNORAMUS how Westmeath are struggling this year???

[Uladh]

Duffy didn't play for the ogs at the weekend

[mackers]

Naka, I'm all for looking at different options as well, but it's just Martin O'Rourke is now central to the team, I take your point about Vernon hopefully being a ball winner but we need O'Rourke in the trenches as well. Not sold on Duffy as a corner back as he was dropped for his poor defending from the half back line earlier, mightn't be the smartest thing to put him in the full back line. I think desparate times call for McKeever to go back to the Full Back line in Andy Mallon's absence.

[harlechman]

from hoganstand:

Rebels to experiment against Armagh
08 April 2008


With their NFL Division 2 status secured for another year, Cork will field an experimental team in their rearranged final round game against Armagh on April 20.

The Rebels' two-point victory over a previously unbeaten Monaghan side on Saturday, coupled with Cavan's defeat to Westmeath, has staved off the threat of relegation. And following the county board's decision to back down on plans to bring forward the first round of county senior championship matches from the weekend of April 19-20 to this weekend, senior manager Conor Counihan has agreed to release several of his players for club duty.




This should ease a few worries especially if we lose to Dublin. A depleted Cork side at home should be beatable.