All Ireland Championship 2025.

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Hard to argue with the effort of the lads they put in a serious shift just cleaned out in midfield both on our own ball and Dublin's.

Con starting took away Rogers as a threat going forward as well which told.

POB is a serious midfielder for winning ball, he's no Fenton but won't be too many lads will get the better of him!

[gallsman]

POB can fetch ball and nothing else.

Michael Dara Macauley had an incredible career despite the notable handicap of not being able to play football. POB isn't a patch on him.

Derry finally starting to find a bit of form just too late. A load of those boys are in need of a serious break having been flogged for 2 or 3 years. They'll be easy too good for D2 next year and can hopefully stay in and around the top table instead of falling away.

[Aristo 60]

Only Down or Monaghan can finish on 6 points now across the 4 groups...but we'll take the draw tomorrow if we must 

[Wildweasel74]

Got murdered all game  on kickouts, think we played 1 short, 2 at the most short. Every other one telegraphed to midfield, where our lads couldn't seem to read a breakball. Dubs played all ranges of kicks on their kickouts, but the Derry players did not go with the runs, making it easy.Derry panicked with rash shots at goals and 2pters where a point each time would closed the gap. Murray brought on too late. A couple of the starters are more suited coming off the bench.

[OakLeaf]

Serious shift from Derry today. The Dubs deserved the win though. Their intensity around the middle was hard to live with. I think we've finally laid the ghosts of this past 18 months to rest. We need a 3, as McEvoy is really a 6. Need Rodgers driving into the last third. Div 2 gives us a chance to bed in a few of the young boys. Roll on next season.

[ElJeffe]

Tally is a coach not a manager which is very evident

[WhoDat]

Walsh such a strange player. Blows hot and cold within 70 minutes sometimes. Can pull off amazing stuff but then does utterly brain dead stuff - weird, unreliable player. Galway needed to win anyway and so they did. Nothing at stake for Armagh, however two goals conceded which could have been 4 if the penalties had been converted can't sit well with them. Still think something isn't quite right with Galway either - would be interesting if they drew Kerry. Kerry are in big trouble with injuries.

Derry are showing signs of improvement but got cleaned at midfield for nearly the entire game against Dublin. A stint in Div 2 won't do them any harm. Dublin will be lucky to make a semi imo.

[omagh_gael]

Huge for Donegal and Mayo to win tomorrow, Mayo lose and they're gone completely. Donegal lose and they are more than likely away to Kerry or Dublin as they'll be unable to play Down or monaghan having already played them.

The draw really does suit both teams tomorrow, can see a huge drop off in intensity if it's close and both teams content with getting through. That leaves donegal in second with a significantly better score difference assuming Tyrone do the business v Cavan.

There was a lot of despondency in Tyrone after our loss v Mayo. However, results since really have placed a different light on it. Every division one team have now been beat at least once.

Fantastic entertainment today and real shame this format is being replaced. Would have made sense to hold off on making the decision til this year's championship had wrapped up.

[clarshack]

The Galway players must have been reading this thread at h/t lol.

[omagh_gael]

The Galway players must have been reading this thread at h/t lol.

In the end they would have went through in same place even if Armagh beat them with a better scoring difference v Derry.

[bennydorano]

Always good to see Kerry beat but they'll probably benefit from a preliminary QF.

Was watching Armagh (& Derry game) on holidays half scooped, but for the team out it was impressive enough, with the right amount of scope to improve, could end up with Kerry in the QF now unfortunately.

[Mario]

The Galway players must have been reading this thread at h/t lol.

In the end they would have went through in same place even if Armagh beat them with a better scoring difference v Derry.

Not if they lost by more than 5, as they were doing at ht

[Scoring Zone]

Tally is a coach not a manager which is very evident

Tally is the classic coach and not a manager for a few reasons - He mainly establishes his reputation for bringing everyone behind the ball and stifling the opposition, with that set of rules it made sense but it was not sophisticated or innovative - turn to this year he was the most vocal about the 10v11 or 11v12; why, because it challenged him to think, and he couldn't think to change the habits of 20+ years and yapped endlessly, and my controversial view would be that Rory Gallagher would have Derry singing like Armagh, brilliant attacking coach, but unfortunately (unless Banty is funding) shite individual

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Tally is a coach not a manager which is very evident

Tally is the classic coach and not a manager for a few reasons - He mainly establishes his reputation for bringing everyone behind the ball and stifling the opposition, with that set of rules it made sense but it was not sophisticated or innovative - turn to this year he was the most vocal about the 10v11 or 11v12; why, because it challenged him to think, and he couldn't think to change the habits of 20+ years and yapped endlessly, and my controversial view would be that Rory Gallagher would have Derry singing like Armagh, brilliant attacking coach, but unfortunately (unless Banty is funding) shite individual

Nonsense... We don't have the players to be a brilliant attacking team Gallagher or not.

Also Gallagher is never going to be there so what's the point t in even talking about it?

[GraceO’Malley]

Tally is a coach not a manager which is very evident

Tally is the classic coach and not a manager for a few reasons - He mainly establishes his reputation for bringing everyone behind the ball and stifling the opposition, with that set of rules it made sense but it was not sophisticated or innovative - turn to this year he was the most vocal about the 10v11 or 11v12; why, because it challenged him to think, and he couldn't think to change the habits of 20+ years and yapped endlessly, and my controversial view would be that Rory Gallagher would have Derry singing like Armagh, brilliant attacking coach, but unfortunately (unless Banty is funding) shite individual

The furthest RG took us in a championship was a semi final in which we scored 1-6, a late goal from Lachlan Murray flattering us. His next trip to Croke Park ended in a heavy defeat to Dublin where we conceded 4 goals.