Ulster Championship 2025

[Spiderlegs]

Ulster Final "marred" ... oh shut up - bunch of saft 'uns we have in the GAA trying to sanitise everything. There was a bit of handbags and riling going on during the height of extreme emotion...between 2 teams and supporters who don't like each other.
In years to come they'll be chatting and laughing about it on podcasts just like Armagh and Tyrone from the 00s.

[thewobbler]

Ulster Final "marred" ... oh shut up - bunch of saft 'uns we have in the GAA trying to sanitise everything. There was a bit of handbags and riling going on during the height of extreme emotion...between 2 teams and supporters who don't like each other.
In years to come they'll be chatting and laughing about it on podcasts just like Armagh and Tyrone from the 00s.

That's a poor call Spiderlegs.

I've a pretty strong constitution when it comes to aggressive play. I've often said on here what when two lads are both happy to swing a few punches at each other, then the best thing a referee can do is step out of the way.

But people running from the bench to throw digs at those on the field? No. That's chaos. The kind of chaos that in a club match turns into a full scale melee. In a club juvenile match it ends up in child protection gone amok, and court cases to follow.

It needs a hefty punishment. Like proper, meaty, rest of the summer punishment.

[tbrick18]

On suspensions it will be both sides getting them and if videos are correct it should be Armagh reserves and mc faddrn  ferry ( his choice language if what is being said is quite the comment )
Tyrone and Derry will be content

I only saw a video that I couldn't make out players from but seemed to be all Armagh doing the punching. What did Donegal players do to warrant suspension? Genuine question by the way....only saw some videos doing the rounds and what was on tv.

[tbrick18]

No prizes for guessing the name of the club that so-called fans who caused the trouble in the Topaz are attached to. County board needs to take action as it's always the same culprits.

Kilcoo?

    

[EoinW]

Big Four(Armagh, Donegal, Galway & Kerry) is a fair assessment at this point.  I defer to history: McGuinness lost the 2011 Semi Final then won it all next year.  Lost the 2024 SF...

Thanks to the rule changes, there's great potential for a big surprise this year.  I think Cork and Meath will be dangerous opponents.  I also haven't forgotten that 14 months ago Derry was THE TEAM.  Now they're written off for dead.  Premature?  Tyrone is likely a year or two away.

[GraceO’Malley]

Big Four(Armagh, Donegal, Galway & Kerry) is a fair assessment at this point.  I defer to history: McGuinness lost the 2011 Semi Final then won it all next year.  Lost the 2024 SF...

Thanks to the rule changes, there's great potential for a big surprise this year.  I think Cork and Meath will be dangerous opponents.  I also haven't forgotten that 14 months ago Derry was THE TEAM.  Now they're written off for dead.  Premature?  Tyrone is likely a year or two away.

So much depends on how the draw falls further down the line, I'd have Galway or Kerry as possible finalists but were they to be drawn in together in a semi final then one of them is out. As you say there could well be a big surprise this year, bound to be a few teams from Groups 2 and 3 thinking they can make a quarter final at the very least.

[mackers]

On suspensions it will be both sides getting them and if videos are correct it should be Armagh reserves and mc faddrn  ferry ( his choice language if what is being said is quite the comment )
Tyrone and Derry will be content

I only saw a video that I couldn't make out players from but seemed to be all Armagh doing the punching. What did Donegal players do to warrant suspension? Genuine question by the way....only saw some videos doing the rounds and what was on tv.

What was said is the usual shite that comes from a 26 county team playing a 6 county team. Given he run in front of a defeated opposition dugout he run the risk of getting what he got.  I've been told that the player in question is a member of the Irish Armed Forces and I know for a fact that he was heavily involved in similar verbals in the row in Letterkenny a few years back.

[naka]

Big Four(Armagh, Donegal, Galway & Kerry) is a fair assessment at this point.  I defer to history: McGuinness lost the 2011 Semi Final then won it all next year.  Lost the 2024 SF...

Thanks to the rule changes, there's great potential for a big surprise this year.  I think Cork and Meath will be dangerous opponents.  I also haven't forgotten that 14 months ago Derry was THE TEAM.  Now they're written off for dead.  Premature?  Tyrone is likely a year or two away.

derry will fancy their chances
they arent a bad side overnight
they have galway at home and dublin in a neutral venue as well as armagh after another final defeat

[David McKeown]

I didnt get to see the Sunday game and havent watched the match back yet was there anything on official cameras and/or did the referee take any action?

[greatpoint]

Just listened to the BBC's GAA Social podcast and it was like a dour commiserations show for Armagh. What's that about? I'm not even sure if the host mentioned the actual winners once during their coverage of the match.

Is it just meant to focus on the six counties or something like that?

[lurganblue]

On suspensions it will be both sides getting them and if videos are correct it should be Armagh reserves and mc faddrn  ferry ( his choice language if what is being said is quite the comment )
Tyrone and Derry will be content

I only saw a video that I couldn't make out players from but seemed to be all Armagh doing the punching. What did Donegal players do to warrant suspension? Genuine question by the way....only saw some videos doing the rounds and what was on tv.

What was said is the usual shite that comes from a 26 county team playing a 6 county team. Given he run in front of a defeated opposition dugout he run the risk of getting what he got.  I've been told that the player in question is a member of the Irish Armed Forces and I know for a fact that he was heavily involved in similar verbals in the row in Letterkenny a few years back.

More of the old hierarchy of Irishness then?

[Armamike]

I didnt get to see the Sunday game and havent watched the match back yet was there anything on official cameras and/or did the referee take any action?

On the Sunday Game they said they had no official footage, just social media, and which was hard to identify players.

[Armagh18]

On suspensions it will be both sides getting them and if videos are correct it should be Armagh reserves and mc faddrn  ferry ( his choice language if what is being said is quite the comment )
Tyrone and Derry will be content

I only saw a video that I couldn't make out players from but seemed to be all Armagh doing the punching. What did Donegal players do to warrant suspension? Genuine question by the way....only saw some videos doing the rounds and what was on tv.

What was said is the usual shite that comes from a 26 county team playing a 6 county team. Given he run in front of a defeated opposition dugout he run the risk of getting what he got.  I've been told that the player in question is a member of the Irish Armed Forces and I know for a fact that he was heavily involved in similar verbals in the row in Letterkenny a few years back.

was obvious that when mc  fadden ferry was calling them british ....... that  a guy from south armagh would correct him

Well deserved if thats what he was saying.

[illdecide]

I personally think that defeat for Armagh will galvanise them and push them on, Armagh will get stronger as the injured men start to return and get fitness and sharpness back. RON will need some major training and fitness to get back to that level but what a player to come back too, Armagh with a siege mentality and getting stronger as the Championship goes on will be a handling for any team. I feel the team that beats Armagh will likely win SAM.

[greatpoint]

On suspensions it will be both sides getting them and if videos are correct it should be Armagh reserves and mc faddrn  ferry ( his choice language if what is being said is quite the comment )
Tyrone and Derry will be content

I only saw a video that I couldn't make out players from but seemed to be all Armagh doing the punching. What did Donegal players do to warrant suspension? Genuine question by the way....only saw some videos doing the rounds and what was on tv.

What was said is the usual shite that comes from a 26 county team playing a 6 county team. Given he run in front of a defeated opposition dugout he run the risk of getting what he got.  I've been told that the player in question is a member of the Irish Armed Forces and I know for a fact that he was heavily involved in similar verbals in the row in Letterkenny a few years back.

was obvious that when mc  fadden ferry was calling them british ....... that  a guy from south armagh would correct him

How was that obvious? Seems unlikely a native speaker from the Gaeltacht would say something like that.

Does this claim have any basis whatsoever or is it just further deflection from the violence?