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It was O'Keefe and to be fair to him he played very well.  Also for Newtown Clive Fitz had a great game in defence to and Wilson pulled of one great save in the second half from Decky Fitz which would have brought Teemore right back into the game.
Think it is called the Gold cup because it was donated from the Fermanagh club in New York but i could be wrong.
Would love to see O'Rourke take the job but could you blame him if he turned it down.  WE will always have a great defence but forwards are few and far between

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Firstly fair play to Newtownbulter.  They have been the most consistent team in the county over the last 3 years and fully deserved there victory.
The Johnston brothers were outstanding today and we well backed up by a very hungry and determined Newtownbulter team.
As for the match itself it was an extremly disappointing event.  Teemore manged to score a grand total of 3 points in the whole game and i can only say they choked in yet another county final.  Their big players did not show up, indeed Owens was very lucky to stay on the pitch.  C O'Reilly was dropping back far too deep, so much so the the corner back that was marking him scored 1-01.  You would have to ask questions as to what exactly their tactics were.
Thought that maybe Newtown were going to kick themselves out of it in the second half but once they got the second goal the game was over. 
Do not think that they will do much in the Ulster club but you never know.

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Barry Connolly until he got sent off at the beginning of the second half for two bookable offences.

i thought that Barry connolly got a straight red for stamping. 

Some serious questions need to be asked about the setup for todays final.  Firstly why oh why did nobody decide to have a loudspeaker on the stand so that the crowd could here the announcements and the subs.  Only in Fermanagh would this happen.  Was a disgrace to see the twp boys who had one the Scor All-Ireland on the pitch before the senior game and nobody in the stand knew what the county chairman was saying and why the boys were standing there. 
The state of the toilets were a joke. 
And the pitch.  How can any teams be expected to play Gaelic football on a pitch where the bounce can not be trusted.  Was like watching a rugby ball bounce at times.

Heard from a couple of people that O'Rourke has been offered the Fermanagh job but still has not made up his mind yet.
And if he takes the job i hope he can convince Carson to play for the county.  He has all the tools to be an excellent county footballer.

Lads and lassies,
                      I have a 10 year ticket with the gaa and i am looking to swap one hurling ticket for a football final ticket.
i am not interested in any money at all.  If i can not get the hurling ticket swapped i will go to the match myself.
Anybody interested can pm me.
                       

Hard to beat a Ho Ho special from the Emerald.

Being serious Kenny's in Enniskillen is some spot.  1 piece chicken box with stuffing, gravy and chips.  Beautiful.................
Rafo's in Belfast is not bad either

Agree.  He would walk straight into any team in the country.  An unbelievable player in both codes.
As for the player swap(i.e AFL-GAA), it will never happen. 

well hello everyone.  Howse it going??
I see that the clubs have to put in there nonimations this weekend.  Any one heard anything??
Was not be the least bit surprised to hear Sean Maguire's name been linked with the job.  I hope that someone in the
county board remembers what he did to one of our best minor teams of the last 20 years.
Anyone know if Sean Donnelly is interested??  Seems to have done a good job with Teemore.
Would not be surprised to see Brookeborough beat NTB this weekend.   

well lads.  Have to say that i am impressed with Liverpool so far.   Good opener against Villa and a controlled performance last night. 
Big game this weekend and one we need to win.  Was watching the review of last season on my flight home from Singapore and we
were really shocking against the other big 3 teams.  If we get a victory this Sunday that would open a 4 point gap on United and thats
nice to have after 2 weeks of the season.  Do youse think that we will do the Heinze deal and if not, you do you think we will move for??
If Carragher picks up an injury(God forbid) we will be in serious diff's!!!

Taken from the bbc website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/6920878.stm

Brian McIver has stepped down as Donegal manager after Saturday night's 2-12 to 1-7 defeat by Monaghan in the third round of All-Ireland qualifiers.
McIver told the players of his decision after the game at Healy Park.

The Tyrone man took charge in September 2005 and led Donegal to last year's All-Ireland quarter-finals where they were narrowly defeated by Cork.

His side won the National Football League this year but lost heavily to Tyrone in their Ulster SFC semi-final.

The county had high hopes of progressing from last year's appearance in the last eight but, in the end, fell well short.

McIver had formerly led Ballinderry to an All-Ireland club title in 2002 and was a surprise choice to succeed Brian McEniff as Donegal boss.

Going to Have to get up at 2.45 in the morning again to watch it over here in Oz but thats the sacrifice you make
for the Pool.  See that alex is doing his best to motivate the Liverpool players 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6637733.stm

Ferguson backs Milan to beat Reds 

Milan's semi-final victory over United impressed Ferguson
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Liverpool have no chance of beating AC Milan in the Champions League final on 23 May.
Milan beat United in the semi-finals to set up a repeat of the 2005 final, which Liverpool won on penalties.

Ferguson told The Sun: "I'd bet for sure that Milan will win the Champions League. I'm absolutely certain of it.

"I told their manager Carlo Ancelotti at the end of our semi-final that there is no way he can not win it now."

Ferguson plans to toast Milan's victory with a bottle of wine given him by Ancelotti after his side had lost in Italy.

I'm still trying to analyse the factors involved but the truth remains we faced one of the best performances in the history of AC Milan


"Carlo gave me a magnificent bottle of wine," Ferguson added. "But I immediately told him I would only drink his win once I see him lifting the Champions Cup."

The United boss admits his team were outclassed in the second leg of their semi-final, which Milan won 3-0.

But Ferguson believes his side were tired from their efforts in the Premiership the previous weekend, which helped United regain the title for the first time since 2003.

"Milan's second-leg victory over us was stupendous, fantastic and extraordinary," Ferguson said.

"But I know we paid a high price for the Premiership fightback which we needed at Everton to turn a 2-0 scoreline into a 4-2 victory.

"Last week, Milan were fresher and better prepared tactically and physically.

"I'm still trying to analyse the factors involved. But the truth remains we faced one of the best performances in the history of AC Milan."

Well from what i read in todays local paper online Devenney will definetly want to play because his old friend Ryan McCluskey has quit the Fermanagh panel after a row with the management. According to the paper he was named to play in the game but instead watched the game from the stands.  Anyone shed any light on this??
Erneman, Jimmy, FermanaghforSam any of you boys still about??
We cannot afford to lose players of his class at the moment.

What is going wrong with fermanagh?
been in the outback for the last couple of weeks and we seem to be in a complete shambles
We have been punching above our weight for the last few years granted but we are not this bad..

Any word on the Fermanagh team???

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Any news at all this weather lads??
Any new names appear from the recent Mckenna cup games?
And who is captain this year?
Is there no fermanagh men left on the board??

hello all.  Happy new year.
Still over here in Oz but was wondering why Clucker was not on the McKenna cup panel??  Whats the story??
Looks a good enough panel though i would have gave Aidy Little another chance.  Adding Collie Curran as a selector can only be a good thing because the man has a wealth of experience.
Panel as expected.  Just hope that we can unearth another forward or two especially a target man for full forward.  Sure here's hoping!!!