Armagh v Down- 29th June-Ulster Semi Final Thread

[Real1995]

Hey corn post me your article on sundays game when you have it done...good result yest..heard the commentry...better than nothin thou i suppose

[corn02]

Will do chap.

I believe text updates were slow arriving to you?

[Real1995]

yeah... i am actually only afetr gettin a text 5min ago from 10mins gone in the game  cheers

[centre 3/4s]

can someone answer me a question please.

Hugh Davey??(and yes its a question)

is someone having a laugh re: the amount of shamrocks players on that down panel.

Great call here brick i would like to know the same, why are there so many shamrocks boys on the panel? Obviously DJ aswell as having a laugh is also getting a back hander from someone. You would see it if they were anyway half decent but they would struggle to get into many of the Div. 1 teams in the county and that isnt exactly gracious is it!

[goldenyears]

have to be critical of the management team lads - i really think down have the crux of a team that should progress to the last 8 on a regular basis, but without a system of play based on armagh's style we will never get anywhere.

we dominated midfield for the best part of 3 games, and when its an old fashioned shoot em up, we are just about ok, but will always struggle with the lack of quality out and out defenders. instead when we come against an armagh style game plan, we have no plan B in attack, no alternative at all, and our defence is left exposed time and time again.

we need to adopt a defensive style game plan ASAP or else we face another 10 yrs in the wilderness.

ps why didnt we throw ambrose or someone like into num14 when running the ball in wasnt working. lets have 2 or 3 big men in there and launch the ball in on the full back line. jesus at least give it a try when plan A doesnt work!

[orangeman]

Have to compliment Armagh on the huge support they bring  - they must have outnumbered Down 4 to 1 yesterday.

[dodgy umpire]

have to be critical of the management team lads - i really think down have the crux of a team that should progress to the last 8 on a regular basis, but without a system of play based on armagh's style we will never get anywhere.

we dominated midfield for the best part of 3 games, and when its an old fashioned shoot em up, we are just about ok, but will always struggle with the lack of quality out and out defenders. instead when we come against an armagh style game plan, we have no plan B in attack, no alternative at all, and our defence is left exposed time and time again.

we need to adopt a defensive style game plan ASAP or else we face another 10 yrs in the wilderness.

ps why didnt we throw ambrose or someone like into num14 when running the ball in wasnt working. lets have 2 or 3 big men in there and launch the ball in on the full back line. jesus at least give it a try when plan A doesnt work!

i would have hoped that this soccer type business of blaming the manager when things go wrong wouldnt have spread to the analysis of yesterdays game. the players didnt cut the mustard and doyler got injured. nothing ross could have done about that

[Down Gael]

Anyone know why Jackie Lynch didnt start?

[dodgy umpire]

Anyone know why Jackie Lynch didnt start?

because hes crap?

[Down Gael]

Unless Jackie was injured he should have started yesterday. One of the few physical players we have.

[dodgy umpire]

fair enough hes physical but hes not much else!

[Goats Do Shave]

Anyone know why Jackie Lynch didnt start?

because hes crap?

I thought he played very well in Cross in the league last year!

[downredblack]

Anyone know why Jackie Lynch didnt start?

because hes crap?

Dodgy Umpire ,  If you don't rate the lad fair enough but there is no need for that carry on . As wee James said to someone in the crowd yesterday "I'm not playing today , support the ones that are "( or words to that affect ). I know Lynch didn't play yesterday but the point is the same if these boys are giving up their time and putting the effort in then I think the least we can do is give them a fair crack .

Massive disappointment yesterday , hope Ross can lift the lads  and they give the qualifiers a good go this year . Any word on Liam Doyle ? knee heavily strapped going into the game and didn't look good coming off .

[corn02]

Thought the support was fairly even Orangeman.

[dodgy umpire]

Anyone know why Jackie Lynch didnt start?

because hes crap?

Dodgy Umpire ,  If you don't rate the lad fair enough but there is no need for that carry on . As wee James said to someone in the crowd yesterday "I'm not playing today , support the ones that are "( or words to that affect ). I know Lynch didn't play yesterday but the point is the same if these boys are giving up their time and putting the effort in then I think the least we can do is give them a fair crack .

Massive disappointment yesterday , hope Ross can lift the lads  and they give the qualifiers a good go this year . Any word on Liam Doyle ? knee heavily strapped going into the game and didn't look good coming off .

hes had his fair crack and he hasnt done much. jackies a big lad im sure he'll not loose too much sleep over whats being said by myself and others. just because someone puts in time and effort doesnt mean any ill talk of them should be censored. we all play/played football and when we are poor we can accept that, why should county players be different?