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Cross have only themselves to blame they have failed to accomodate the county board on numerous occasions. The most obvious examples being when they threatened to pull all their players out of county teams if the board didnt lie down to them and when they refuse to participate in underage development squads. (I personally dont entirely disagree with them on that one) There is now a division between them and a, 'Why should we accomodate you' attitude on both sides.

Grudge here at all?

Haven't been on the board in while but just on 'the use of the Atheltic Grounds' issue, there has been more than one team training there. Definitely seen another team there before the Ulster Club started. Seen the lights on one mid week night when I was driving over the ring road and went down for a nosy (not long after the reopening, so there was still the novelty factor of seeing teams on it). A team, don't know who it was though, was jogging down in front of the Ceanarus and there was cones on the pitch. noticed at least one other team on it after that

Of course, when it was supposed to be our 'home' ground we played a whole season of under 16 football away from 'home' until the county final!! First 'home' game of the year a county final!!

Well done today, was a great victory and at least somebody beat Cross today

Good luck to the minors on Sunday...brings back happy memories.....beating Cross in 1985

Could be a good omen that... Ogs won the senior that year too! What odds on it happening again?

4 of the Harps minors can actually win the championship double when the minor hurling final is on next saturday. Just wondering if the double has been done before?

Know the ogs won 3 minors in a row in the early eighties when hurling was still strong... possibly a few of them could have won doubles

Been off the board for a while there... driving around the town tonight there and I see that they have started putting the Ogs Flags up again. The atmosphere feels a bit more subdued compared to the hype last year when facing the mighty Cross but I think this could be a more determined and quiet confidence. I'd be happy bettin on the Ogs at 7-2 but then again I'm biased. Was there odds there on a City double anyone?

Anyone know if the Harps will have a dinner or reception for Collie Holmes of if they did any previous year he won an AI?

This is the same player who, I was informed, held an "anti Armagh" party at his house on the day that Armagh beat Kerry in the 2002 AIF?

I'd say that's bull, he was already playing for the /harps at that stage as well... in fact, how low could you be to have an anti-anything party. one thing i did hear was that they used an Armagh jersey to wipe their feet in the door way to one of the pubs in the Moy,

On paper Killeavy are a long way off a number of clubs in Armagh but they have a serious momentum going at the moment. Since a heavy defeat to Cullyhanna they have barely lost a game. Some very tidy players and they will certainly make a game of it. Ogs by three.

Cross should come throug h the other semi but perhaps by a very small margin. Harps showed great fighting spirit, mentally and physically, against Mullaghbawn. Swift was excellent that day and if he and Vernon can continue that and Vernon gets a run at the Cross defence it will be interesting. Where Vernon plays will have a big bearing. Donaldson is liable to get pover-run by him if he gets going. Droping one of the Macs back on him might be the best option for Cross.

I think Cross will win handy enough (although i hope not for club footballs sake) from what i seen 2 weeks ago no-one in Armagh will stop them. Although maybe we made them look like superstars but i feel if they play like that again who will beat them. Seriously...

I think the Ogs will just shade this one by 2-3pts. Killeavey are a good side but bar midfield the Ogs have quality in most positions. Will andy be back as he would do some marking job on McDonnell and McDonnell wouldn't like Mallon on him (who would)

Would love to see Andy back as he is a big asset to the team and think that he is the best man to mark Mc Donnell... however the Ogs have got good quality backs all over, it's never been a problem for us over the years. I have heard that he will be available but not certain. I think it's going to be a tight one and that we'll win by a couple of points. Killeavy will be no pushovers, just because we have a few county men doesn't guarantee a win as we have found out to our cost against Carrickcruppin in '05 and Mullabawn the following year. it'll also be great to see some football back at the Athletic Grounds... anyone going to watch Cross and Ulster there tomorrow night?

Maybe I lost the run of myself at the end of my comments there, apologies to any offended clubs (well I know I did)!! My point was anyway is that people outside of Crossmaglen classify South Armagh as the invincible area. It's a catagory marked out by Crossmaglen's success. No other club in my opinion is better than the other and we all try our hardest... there's some shit talked on  this thread about who is better than who and taking potshots at clubs who are struggling a bit (and I'm glad I wasn't around for the StPats/Bridge debate). Anyway, it was just I noticed the comment about the all south armagh final and felt I had to comment, it will be all down to the day and I hope we win, get to final and hopefully cause an upset but I would bear no hard feelings if Killeavy got to the final. It caused a bit of debate there so I'm glad my first comment got a reaction and again my apologies to anyone offended!!

killeavy will beat the ogs and cross will stuff the harps to leave a killeavy and cross final and i think it could be close with cross winning by a few points.CLANS ARE SHIT lol lol lol.the best footballers come from south armagh and it is hurting all the city folk.we would have no county team with out south armagh

First post, just like to point out that I could that there's at least 7 non south Armagh players on the county panel... of the those who remain 5 are from Cross!! May not be fully correct depending on the starting team.. so I wouldn't say it's that South Armagh are producing the best players I would say it's Crossmaglen who are producing the best players. Other teams in South Armagh are happy to let Crossmaglen make them look good (with the exception of Dromintee who have tried their hardest to win a county title) and I think that's pretty sad. I can remember the early nineties when Ulster teams were winning All irelands and I was proud of them but it wasn't the same because I wanted us to win one

In '95 Ogs won an u16 county championship against Laochra O'Neills and I can remember a silly argument after the game when one of their players said 'but yeah, south armagh teams have won the last 4'. Despite the fact that they had been beat!! It still happens today and I think south Armagh teams (Cross, Dromintee and mullabawn excluded) need to get their heads out of their ass and realise their own clubs are doin f*** all

I take the person who posted the above comment is from Killeavy and is probably just lookingf to wind people up before the game and I accept that but to say city folk are hurting when Pearse Og alone have far more county players is ridiculous. Crossmaglen are hurting city folk... not South Armagh!!