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was at the collingwood match tonight v st kilda. everybody was talking about it. No sign of tommy walsh yet for the kfc. Boys watching training say it could be year or 2 yet til he gets to the level.

Seany, you can change your thread title to focus on the occupied six, and leave the other thread for the UK election.

Or alternatively, 6 counties & Britain, not 6 counties & UK.

Word was James Reilly, all star nominee goalie from Cavan and Gerard Pierson also from Cavan were over in UK too. Are they not involved with London too?

Lads
I really wish you would stop using the term UK - its an explicit reminder to the 6 counties being part of the empire. Why not say Britain or preferably England. Sorry to pick on you Mtl but I see it far too often on this site & it is a term that does not sit well with many of us nationalists on here. Or am I the only one to think this?

When I see GAA men make reference to the UK in a GAA context it always reminds me of the
DUP sports minister's stance on the " international competition" aspect of the Sam Maguire!

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indeed by my reckoning the difference between winning or losing a match at this stage of the season can mean the difference between lodging 30,000 Euros and 100,000 Euros in the county's back account.

Is it any wonder that nerves are becoming increasingly fraught as we all view the run-in to the league divisional finals?


Points and pounds are very important — points for status and pounds for survival. It is taking more and more money to run county teams so the chance to pick up cash cannot be bypassed if at all possible.


I hope that some of this wealth will now filter into the north and if not, then I hope it arrives in Galway where it will be very welcome!



Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/joe-kernan/joe-kernan-irsquom-relishing-the-battle-for-division-one-survival-with-galway-14739624.html#ixzz0jBvZ8rY3

today's paper

Joe Kernan: I'm relishing the battle for Division One survival with Galway
Belfast Telegraph - Thursday, 25 March 2010

Success in the National Football League does not simply means points in the bag, it also means cash in the bank.

A few others I recommend

The Tommy & hector show on rte
Alan Green World football on world service podcast
World footbal phone in on radio5 live - good for south america chat

there is surely a gap in the market for a decent independent gaa one - perhaps an opportunity for Jerome given the success of his  video work on vimeo & youtube. Are you out there Jerome? well?

For me, from 80-09

1. Peter Canavan
2. Sean Cavanagh
3. Philip Jordan

The lads from the 80s were good but none on a par with the above. The 90s were crappy enough although a few decent defenders worth a mention. Frank McGuigan '84 had one majestic game.

what about Frank in the '73 ulster final - captain at midfield when still a minor having won the minor final 15 minutes earlier. he was class!

1. Iggy Jones

2. Frank Mc Guigan

3. Peter Canavan.


No argument, case closed

yip spot on! no debate lads sorry.

The old chestnut thrown at Armagh supporters a couple of years back was the lack of new talent coming through. Since 2004 Armagh underage teams (minor and under 21) have been very competitive:

2004 Under 21 Ulster and AI winners
2005 Minor Ulster winners
2007 Under 21 Ulster winners (beat by Cork, AI winners by a point in the semis)
2009 Under 21 Ulster finalists; Under 18 Ulster winners and AI finalist

Reasons to be positive.

one underage all Ireland title in 50 yrs is hardly a sign of new talent coming through. You Armagh lads need to get real. What you're listing might win a provincial title or two but no more.
Look north to Tyrone where there are 8 minor/u 21 all irelands in the last 18 years  to deliver 3 sams. A minor win this year would be a step in the right direction but only a step.

Aye and if you know your football history as well as you make out you'd also be keenly aware that Armagh's AI win and other many successes over a decade was based on a lot slimmer pickings from underage success than that list i've given above.  We tend to make the most of what underage talent there is available to us.

Correct

Sam Maguire wins is the only measure of success for the top counties these days. armagh have made the most of their slim pickings only once in history .We outside the county await to see if the latest underage teams will be made the most of. The right choice in manager will also be critical.  Could anyone suggest any collective reasons why Grimley, Kernan & mcGeeny are all avoiding this opportunity then given the reasons to be positive?

The old chestnut thrown at Armagh supporters a couple of years back was the lack of new talent coming through. Since 2004 Armagh underage teams (minor and under 21) have been very competitive:

2004 Under 21 Ulster and AI winners
2005 Minor Ulster winners
2007 Under 21 Ulster winners (beat by Cork, AI winners by a point in the semis)
2009 Under 21 Ulster finalists; Under 18 Ulster winners and AI finalist

Reasons to be positive.

one underage all Ireland title in 50 yrs is hardly a sign of new talent coming through. You Armagh lads need to get real. What you're listing might win a provincial title or two but no more.
Look north to Tyrone where there are 8 minor/u 21 all irelands in the last 18 years  to deliver 3 sams. A minor win this year would be a step in the right direction but only a step.

I get it now - maybe if Armagh can get a manager in each of the 31 other counties, they'll get an easy passage to a 2nd sam

Its starting to look like Armagh men want to manage anywhere but Armagh!

Perhaps he see more potential with Monaghan than Armagh - the orchard county may be in for a long stint in the also ran league.

Have you had a look at mulgrew during the warm ups for the recent county games?  he looked bulked up to me. Anyone else think so?