Holy Lord, surely not penalties again for Armagh
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Wildweasel74 on May 12, 2024, 05:31:20 PM2 marks they wouldn't try to shot from.
Quote from: Captain Obvious on April 29, 2024, 03:01:14 PMQuote from: Blowitupref on April 28, 2024, 06:02:21 PMOdds
Paddy Power
Donegal 8/13
Armagh 6/5
Boyle Sports
Donegal 4/5
Armagh 11/8
Draw is 7/1
All the expectation on Donegal to succeed. Would go against logic if McGeeney (holding back Armagh according to some) was to topple a Donegal side managed by McGuinness with a clear focus to win Ulster since he returned.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on April 26, 2024, 11:00:34 PMA lot of people have been to Oz. On paper it's a place I'd like to have visited but the getting there is very off putting for someone who hates flying. How many 1 hr flights would it take?!
Quote from: Itchy on April 24, 2024, 10:24:41 AMI dont think Mickey Harte will be too upset that Derry are out of the Ulster. They have the medals from the last 2 years in their pockets. Its all about SAM for them now. They get a nice 4 week break to get themselves ready. I would not be writing them off at all.
Quote from: balladmaker on April 22, 2024, 12:07:46 PMQuote from: 5times5times on April 22, 2024, 11:37:24 AMIf Armagh get past Down with relative ease like last year, will the 2 handy games stand to them, while both teams in other semi have had a tough game each?
Irrespective of the BS being talked on this thread, Armagh folk are expecting a battle on Saturday. Despite the Antrim game, Down are a much different proposition from last year and I expect this game to be in the melting pot going down the home straight.
Quote from: Brick Tamlin on April 14, 2024, 03:30:23 PMOK lads I've whittled it down. Choose the worst from the weekend.
1) Blaine Hughes'(Armagh) woeful hick mullet
2) Barry McCambridge's (Armagh) wonderfully wispy comb over
3) Danny Magill's (Down) Fanta pube candyfloss barnet
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on April 10, 2024, 11:48:49 AMThe cops attended the scene? which scene? Where he was 'hit' or where he 'ended up'?
Quote from: Caitlin on April 07, 2024, 02:24:56 PMQuote from: grounded on April 07, 2024, 12:11:43 PMDan McCartan made a huge contribution as a player and mentor ; however, it was 1983, not 81, when Down won the League, and brother James was the manager.Quote from: Duine Inteacht Eile on April 07, 2024, 06:47:11 AMQuote from: grounded on April 07, 2024, 12:23:47 AMJohn Flynn getting the community spirit award was the highlight for me, but I really enjoyed the show overall.In what regard?
That was a super Down minor team in 87. Was the basis of the 91 and 94 senior teams.
If you look at both the management and players of that 87 minor team i think most Down supporters will agree they were pivotal in the later senior successes.
Down had been starved of success with only a single AI minor title in 1977, an AI U21 in 1979 and a national league senior title in 1981. A lot of those players involved in 77,79,81 were reaching the twilight of their careers the likes of Paddy O Rourke, Liam Austin, Ambrose Sr etc and hadnt seen any real county senior success.
Pete McGrath was the manager of that minor team and he and his selector Barney Treanor went on to manage/select the 91/94 teams.
Often forgotten is Dan McCartan's role. He was a selector back in 87 and he provided a link back to the 1979 u21 All ireland Down team who he managed and also to the senior 1981 team who he managed to the national league title. He was involved as the Down minor manager before Pete took the job.
He would have provided the link back to Ambrose sr, Liam Austin, Paddy O Rourke, Mickey Linden, Greg Blaney, his own Son Mark and a host of others that won the senior in 91.
Between the three of them what with Saint Colmans as well, there were very few of the 1991 panel that werent coached/managed by Pete, Dan or Barney.
Of course the 87 team itself included a number of key players for the winning 91 and 94 teams including James mcCartan, Connor Deegan and Micheal Magill and a number of other players who made the county seniors during that period including Geoffrey Breen, Collie Burns and Cathal Murray.
A good show on Friday but hopefully we won't have to listen to Joe the blow again
Quote from: Rawhide on April 07, 2024, 01:42:13 PMSome of you guys are pathetic, bordering on spiteful. If you took the time you would know Brolly has known MDMCA for quite a while and Brolly had been eulogising about the charitable work M Dara had been doing on the Freestate podcast last year.