Division 2 2024

[5times5times]

Armagh are some bunch of bottlers.

Have they ever come out on winning side of a tight game?

300k along sideline to start a defensive team vs Donegal who had their 3 best players missing.

[Armagh18]

Looked very flat. No idea what the thinking was starting McMullen.

On a positive note Rian and Oisin more minutes in the legs and done well, Conaty Croker experience and was very good also.

[bennydorano]

Last 10 minutes aside Armagh were pathetic throughout (Grugan aside).

Its only a meaningless league final doesn't carry any weight with me either, do we honestly think we are good enough to try or turn it on when we want? It feeds into a bullshit better than we actually are mentality. Armagh need less cheerleaders blowing hot air up their assess too.

Anyone who thinks that team is going to do anything bar shit the nest when it counts is delusional. A middle ranking team going nowhere.

[greatpoint]

Armagh fans seemed to be treating that like it was an All-Ireland

[Ed Ricketts]

Poor enough quality game - very low conversion rates from both sides. Definitely a few levels below championship intensity too with a lot of space inside each team's 45.

I don't think Armagh will be too bothered about not picking up a lower league title, and handing a debut to a young fella a couple of years away from really contributing at this level speaks to this indifference.

But there was a fairly handy game to be won there, and instead we have another failure to get over the line. All add fuel to the narrative that this bunch don't have what it takes when it matters. Already a lot of pressure to deliver in Ulster this year, and that disappointment ratchets it up another notch.

[armaghniac]

Armagh fans seemed to be treating that like it was an All-Ireland

Well the team certainly weren't treating it like an All Ireland, bar a couple of minutes near the end.

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[David McKeown]

Donegal deserved to win but Armagh were awful. Falling back in to all the old habits I thought they had moved away from this year (Louth match excepted).

The manner of the defeat against a Donegal who will get much better is hard to take. I'd no longer be confident of an Ulster final let alone hoping for something more. 

[seafoid]

Exciting finish but best team won. Can't be coincidence Armagh losing all these tight big games?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKZNP5Qrnfc

[joemamas]

Armagh are some bunch of bottlers.

Have they ever come out on winning side of a tight game?

300k along sideline to start a defensive team vs Donegal who had their 3 best players missing.

When they did show the sideline, I did actually wonder, how much are these guys getting paid, and what tactical value are they adding. Donegal were better pretty much all over the field, and they were missing two or three starters.

[greatpoint]

Who were Donegal missing?

[Blowitupref]

Who were Donegal missing?

McBrearty, McCole, Ban Gallagher,Conor O'Donnell and Ryan McHugh

[tonto1888]

Poor from us. Well done Donegal. Armagh are very unlikely to win any title but if we don't play rian from the start we definitely won't win anything.

[Armagh18]

Poor from us. Well done Donegal. Armagh are very unlikely to win any title but if we don't play rian from the start we definitely won't win anything.

He didn't look fit against Donegal the first day. Wasn't in Cork but from talking to people he was poor down there. One of the top players in the country when hes on his game though and agree we need him and the brother motoring if we are to have any hope.

[tonto1888]

Poor from us. Well done Donegal. Armagh are very unlikely to win any title but if we don't play rian from the start we definitely won't win anything.

He didn't look fit against Donegal the first day. Wasn't in Cork but from talking to people he was poor down there. One of the top players in the country when hes on his game though and agree we need him and the brother motoring if we are to have any hope.

Made a difference today. As did Oisin in fairness.

[Armagh18]

Poor from us. Well done Donegal. Armagh are very unlikely to win any title but if we don't play rian from the start we definitely won't win anything.

He didn't look fit against Donegal the first day. Wasn't in Cork but from talking to people he was poor down there. One of the top players in the country when hes on his game though and agree we need him and the brother motoring if we are to have any hope.

Made a difference today. As did Oisin in fairness.

Yeah both good today, Rian especially. Brings that bit of bite we were lacking today.