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Out of a matter of interest what religion was Sam Maguire?

i know Dromintee and Silverbridge are on it from armagh!! with the amount of people working overseas its a great job!

Ricey was no angel on the pitch but he was a great player, if anyone knew him off the pitch or ever met the man ud no he was 100%

Now the leagues are wrapping up, does anyone think the new structures have been a success?

It is admirable that he feels he can't manage against his own club, but these are one off games that happen every couple of years.

If it was stipulated at the beginning of the season fair play, Errigal committee have had time to plan since they won the the Tyrone championship and seen the draw for ulster.

But I can't help feeling that it should have been kept in house for as long as possible to be fair to all concerned!

Anyone know when the last time Armagh had 2 teams in the competition?

Sure isn't Colman's in Armagh and they are supposed to always in it.

Colmans is regarded as a down feeder, majority of the players would be from down, point I was trying to get at, is when was last time Armagh had two schools playing at this level? Omagh and dungannon have supplied a lot of future Tyrone players over the years. It can only be good for Armagh football bessbrook in the A tier of colleges football.

Does anyone have the results so far in the McCrory Cup opening rounds?

Anyone know when the last time Armagh had 2 teams in the competition?

Benny

Has Nippy definitely left the panel?

If so, why?

Lads, are Cross consistently participating in 'A'/Grade 1/Division 1 U-12, U-14, U-16 and Minor Finals within Armagh?

Finals at underage level are a bit more evenly spread out. Cross have a system though of bringing at least 3-4 players through from underage each year which keeps it ticking over

very true cross are competing at grade 1/a what ever way you want to put it at all under-age levels, you can talk about attitude etc but what they have done, is created a Culture, they have a blueprint for all the teams to follow from under-age right up to senior, so no matter if they are winning leagues or championships at under-age every team is still producing 3/4 players every year that are military trained in their style of play, its almost being like born into Catholicism, its bred into them. players are warned of their off-field activities, everything is about the club. they have the same man at u16 for 10 odd years. they have become the gold standard. how many other teams/clubs would have left a player of aaron kernans ability on the bench for a championship semi-final because he hadnt trained the week before it, you either do it the cross way or your out on ur arse, and it doesnt matter who u ar!!!


as regards the harps, 5 minors in 9 years is a great achievement, throw in an u21 title as well, but heres the problem, too many players and i include myself in this havent had the balls/commitment to really make a difference, the lure of a pint and a nights craic was my problem, i always took the easy option, our 03 team which won the ulster club as well, nippy, vernon, smackers, wee joe and simon lennon are the only ones that spring to mind still playing senior football.

IMO we need to have a structure in place from underage to senior, the talent is undoubtedly there, as in the ogs and other clubs, so to really compete other clubs need make hard decisions and get the ball rolling...

the ogs may sneak the odd champioship, harps are 3/4 years from the 09 team, congrats to the nab on the improvement lads and keep the heads up cross have done that to many teams, the template is there for all the clubs and the barometer is cross, how many will step up... 

Any updated league tables anywhere?

anyone got updated league tables  armagh website nt up to date!!

Arrangements for SFCh quarter finals are

Saturday 4th September
@ 4.00pm
in Cullyhanna--Ballymacnab v Dromintee

@ 6.00pm
in AbbeyPark--Pearse Og v Granemore

Sunday 5th
@ 2.00pm
in Pearse Og Park--St.Patricks v Maghery

@ 6.00pm
in Carrickcruppin--Crossmaglen v Armagh Harps

wat a joke could they nt a have fixed them as two double headers, tight enough to get to abbey park for 6 for anyone that wants to go to both games on sat and all Ireland hurling final on the Sunday as well!!!

armagh game line ups?

Does anyone no how that young lad Nugent is doing? And has the couty board done anything about it?

i personally think that bringing Paul McGrane, the greatest midfielder of his generation, the greatest player armagh has ever had, back onto the panel wouldnt be a bad move, the only way this would happen would be if Paul himself thought he had something to offer, imagine the things that toner, lavery and vernon could learn from this man, and he would certainly be able to last 20 mins, (b dooher for example around same age),  building teams isnt always about new blood its providing that new blood with the proper tools, and wat better tool than already said for the aforementioned trio above to learn from the best, Paul has orange blood and would be happy to help any way he could.