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I had Fermanagh as my bonus, what's the story there, just added if they win?

What's the story with McGrane? he was fit enough to play out in Dubai.

Didn't get yesterday but I wasn't suprised at the result, like Mr Fearon I thought it could've been worse.  Big Joe was obviously pissed off big time from reading the Irish News report, he read Lavery from the pulpit for getting injured midweek in club training and I assume it was Martin O'Rourke he was getting at with the simple mistakes jibes.

The Difference experience makes was clearly illustrated at CP on Saturday night.

Great to see Bonehead and Dynesy back.  Suprised bonehead was fit to play, his knee seems to be nowhere near fully recovered.

Overall a very good game, the proverbial game of 2 halves.  Tyrone were unbeilevably bad in the first half, I've never seen them as uncordinated and they were basically bullied by the Dubs.  The injection of experience in the second half made a huge difference, Gormley returning the bullying in spades, Hughes adding a bit of clout in Mf.  Sean Cavanagh was undoubtedly the best player on the field.

The Dubs soft underbelly exposed once again.

It will be very interesting to see what happens, the youngsters certainly showed plenty of stomach for the fight in the mckenna cup, but this will be a step up in class and effort.  Great to see 3 Harps men on a county team again, Nippy and Vernon are certainly up against it in MF with Early in there.  Hopefully Peadar will take some of the burden of McDonnell's shoulders in the scoring stakes. 

Kildare at 5/4 looks a bit of a stick up with that Armagh team, but I suppose you never know, could the beginning of something wonderful.

Are Kildare near enough full strength?

I think the draw is being made next wednesday, 7th February.

For some reason I don't think Tyrone are going to count this year.  Kerry or the Dubs if I were betting at the minute.

I'm with Tom.  I suppose it's going to progress like all other similar topics on the issue, which basically is change.  The most offensive thing he's written is saying that Tyrone are Ulster Champions!

The record books will show that we bucked the hoodoo and finally beat Armagh and yes I know they were a 2nd string,reserves,hell some of them were probably playing for the Armagh U16 development squad only last week but a win is a win.Hopefully this can give the team confidence for May 27th.
     

       

IT mightn't be comfortable reading for Donegal ones, but it was a 2nd/3rd string.  I was at an Armagh v Tyrone U21 game on Saturday, Armagh were largely made up of trialists.  The last 3 subs that came on for Armagh yesterday were playing on the saturday and at least 2 of them were taken off then.

I thought Tony McClelland was excellent yesterday, very composed for such a young lad.  McNulty, as usual, never gave Devenney a kick and this could be Peadar's year to make the breakthrough.                                        

Went to watch Armagh v Tyrone this morning in Edendork.  Tyrone won fairly handily 2-11(ish) to 1-6(ish).  Armagh had maybe 3 players who would expect to start come championship time, the rest were made up of trialists and only a few made any impression.  Don't know how strong Tyrone were, but C Kavanagh and R Mulgrew started in MF, I'd suggest they were closer to a championship 15 than Armagh.  Cavanagh and Mulgrew basically ran the show for Tyrone only Lavery for Armagh around Mf putting in any sort of shift.  The 3 established Armagh players were Vernon@FB, and LAvery and G O'Neill in MF.  I dont really pay much attention to the opposition on days like these, but apart from MF the Tyrone corner back(2) was excellent.

The game itself wasn't up to much, a howling wind dictating the play mostly, Tyrone went in at the half with about 1-10 scored and as much again put wide, Armagh had 0-2, both frees.  The wind helped Armagh in the second half, but most of their scores game from frees and indeed the goal came from a 50 that O'Neill punched to the net after a scramble in the goalmouth.

I have the Setanta (northern version), and I have mixed feelings about it's value.  They have the odd 'freeview' event, but I doubt this would be one, as I'm sure it attracted a fair few new subscribers.

I know what I saw, he was acting the w**ker, pure and simple.

Kevin O'Rourke looks a lively player, but as someone else has said here, he lacks an end product at the minute.

Last time I watched this O'Rourke he was stamping on his Armagh Jersey in a huff after being taken off in the U21 championship match against Derry, looked  aright tit when he put it back on to go on again in ET.

Got this texted to me last night, classic.

After David Ervine's recent funeral, his son went to the coroner and asked could he have his moustache to keep, when he asked why he said cos thats the tash my father wore

I know for a fact that Dynesy has retired and is staying that way.