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A delay because of the weather already.  It does give a good few days though. Could be a difficult day today.

[Omagh are back to back MacRory and Hogan Cup winners and have had 1 all star in the last 2 years]

Perhaps a mix of trials and actual performances would be a better system to pick the team. Omagh are back to back MacRory and Hogan Cup winners and have had 1 all star in the last 2 years. Daly and McCullagh missing out on all stars shows the current system doesn't work.

Pretty damming that.

Golf memberships have been a waste of money

Disgraceful from Saka. Never a penalty.  This Arsenal side always seem to have something to moan about.

McIlroy just always seems to have 1 horrible round in him at this course over 4 days. 

[Shogun is my only show at the minute with an episode per week which is helping me get to bed earlier. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it yet but it's class!!!]

Finsihed the Regime and found it shite enough. It was a parody without being particularly funny and it just never really clicked.

Winslet was very good as she always is but not much more to like about it after that. It seemed like an intellectual exercise rather than anything worth watching.

The last season of Curb was brilliant I really enjoyed the last series and the finale. It will be missed.

Shogun is my only show at the minute with an episode per week which is helping me get to bed earlier. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it yet but it's class!!!

Started reading the book last week so i'm going to leave the show for a wee while. It looks great. so far the book is ticking along nicely.

The best major (IMO) is almost underway again. Who are the fancies?

Is this finally the time for Rory to add the green jacket to his collection?

I know language moves with the times, but what words have lost their strength because of overuse?

Absolute
Absolutely
Disgrace
Absolute disgrace
Smashed
Amazing
Literally

Have you been listening to too much Ally McCoist commentary?

The whole package including travel, tickets and what you spend that day is really getting to be too costly, especially for families.  When you then add in the schedule of games that will come think and fast, then low numbers at the outset is inevitable.

Prowse scored directly from a corner. Haven't seen that in a long time.

Douglas Luiz did it twice last season.

Villa really struggling on the run in. Should have been cruising at 2 nil.

Baltimore. A film about some of Rose Dugdale's life. Pretty interesting and something I must say I didn't know a whole lot about. The film is a little artsy at times and that can slow it a little.

Get Southgate locked in for next season 

Is there something to be said for both teams holding their cards close to their chest for the Championship and playing fairly shite on purpose??!!

I think there's an element of that with Armagh. I refuse to believe we've been fielding our strongest team available in the league.

Would Armagh fans be shocked if in 2 weeks time, we seen 2x ONeills, Kelly, Grimley, Duffy and Nugent start?

There will undoubtedly be some changes. McPartland was handed his debut last year in the Ulster championship having not featured in the League. So I think we will try a few different things out against and Fermanagh and hopefully Down.   

I think Rian and Duffy will definitely start. I'd definitely start Oisin O'Neill midfield and Nugent at his best starts also. But since we have seen so little of Kelly, Nugent and Grimley we don't actually know what sort of form they are producing in training.

I'm hoping it was part of a Geezer masterplan to use the 2023 gameplan in the League final and then unleash the new marauding Armagh come championship time.

I doubt Kelly, Grimley or Nugent will start. The 2 O'Neills may.

I know we talk about Rian being our potential star forward but he certainly hasnt shown that in a while. Now dont get me wrong... clutch moments, requiring big scores, he is our man.  Regularly keeping the scoreboard ticking, maybe not.

I really hope we see less of the liability side to his game this year.  I'm hoping for a learning curve like Forker years ago.

Congrats folks.  It is my own wedding anniversary today.  16 years.  On that day it was also Grand National day and Comply or Die was the winner... say what you will about that.

Key moment, bar the very soft penalty, was the Derry lad going for goal from a tight enough angle instead of tapping over and putting them in a probable unassailable 4 point lead.

Agreed. Hear the likes of James O'Donaghue saying if the goals on you have to go for it. No you dont and thats an example of why. Goes for goal from a silly angle instead of taking the simple point and putting Derry 4 points clear. He's only young and he had a brilliant game so hopefully he'll learn

Ryan O'Toole v Tyrone, went for the jugular and won the game for his county at the death. That's the kind of fearless risk we want to see more of?

Not really comparable. Monaghan needed the goal as they were behind. Derry did not.

Jarly Og Burns in the Ulster final last year is an example. Goal was on and he took the easy option of a point. I knew at that stage we wouldnt win

100%.

That wasn't even a difficult angle.