An Lú vs Tír Eoghain 19/07/2008

[jimbob123]

Louth haven't got a hope in hell f winnin against tyrone! ther defence is shockin and tyrone's forward line can rack up big scores against decent opposition so what will they not do 2 louth? sorry 2 b so critical f louth but lets b honest in sayin ther a terrible team 

[Zapatista]

Louth haven't got a hope in hell f winnin against tyrone! ther defence is shockin and tyrone's forward line can rack up big scores against decent opposition so what will they not do 2 louth? sorry 2 b so critical f louth but lets b honest in sayin ther a terrible team 

There is not much evidence to say Tyrone rack up big scores. I hope there is after the Louth game though

[pedro]

Only joining this thread now due to work overload!

I think this could be a very entertaining game. The main reason being the midfield area. Both teams have relatively small midfields and depend on winning a large amount of breaking ball. We could very well end up playing very well and scoring 3-12/15 or we could go out and lose by 10 points. I know a lot of the lads were extremely sick over the Dubs defeat as they had out a lot of preparation into that game. If they get th heads up and really take the game to Tyrone, i feel they have a chance.

The ticket scenario is a bit of a joke. In fairness to the Tyrone support, there will be more that 1800 willing to travel. Even in Louth it will be nigh on impossible to get a ticket if you're not involved in a club. We're only getting around 60 tickets when we sold over 300 for the Dublin game. I know it is a great advantage to have the game at home but would the county board be doing a bit of a PR spin on this? I mean, highlighting just how awful Drogheda is in order to speed up funding?

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Hola Pedro,
Don't buy your lot scoring 3-12/15, but I'll give you my vote regardless! 

[ONeill]

Enda McGinley's 70mins last night hopefully means we'll have a full hand, barring injury this weekend.

I hear Sean and Philly have niggles. Any word on this?

[pedro]

Hola Pedro,
Don't buy your lot scoring 3-12/15, but I'll give you my vote regardless! 

Jaysus, don't quote me on us scoring that highly! I really just meant that we are a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde team, you never know which one is going to turn up. Should be a good encounter either way, some very good individual players on both teams. Both teams, collectively, however, are far from their best at the minute

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Jaysus, don't quote me on us scoring that highly!

Too late: I've texted and e-mailed the whole Tír Eoghain panel! 

Know what you mean. 

[pedro]

Too late: I've texted and e-mailed the whole Tír Eoghain panel! 

Well the Louth management are currently mulling over the eloquent post from jimbob123 and are rallying their troops as appropriate.... Watch this space

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Well the Louth management are currently mulling over the eloquent post from jimbob123 and are rallying their troops as appropriate.... Watch this space

But he's from Meath!? 

[pedro]

Burn him at the stake 

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Burn him at the stake 

Consider it done!

[orangeman]

Tyrone have apparently been allocated 1000 tickets ?


Nothing short of a disgrace and shame on Louth, HQ and whoever else was responsible for bringing this to a substandard facility !

[orangeman]

But why do Louth CB sit back and wait ?


They should be on the TV and in the papers this week highlighting this !

[Hardy]

What exactly is the division of responsibility between county boards and Croke Park in the provision of county grounds? Is it a  misinterpretation to read this as Louth co. board sitting on its hands and waiting for a handout? Does it not at least have the responsibility to be the prime mover - identify the requirement, present a proposal, cost the thing, raise at least some funds?

[Down Gael]

The simple fact of the matter is that Louth do not have a ground of sufficient standard and should not be allowed to host a home championship match. The rest of the country should not be punished for Louth county board`s failure to get their act together and sort this whole mess out. This is Louths problem first and foremost. We have had the misfortune to visit Drogheda in the last two league campaigns. There are no facilities worth talking about, I doubt there are any disabled facilities and "the stand" is an accident waiting to happen. What would happen if things got a bit hot and heavy during a game and tensions were to boil over. There would be a free for all on the pitch.
Louth saw fit to invest heavily in Darver, in fact there is a further €700,000 being spent on it at the minute. Why couldnt they raise funds to sort out their county pitch while they are at it, or better still why couldnt they have built their training complex and their county standard pitch at a green field site somewhere close to the M1.
If I was a Tyrone man I would feel verry aggrieved at not being able to watch my team play in a qualifier because of the joke that is the Louth county board. 1800 tickets for a county like Tyrone is nothing short of a joke.