Armagh Club football & hurling

[IVEDECIDED]

Id love to be rid in an orchard -its better than getting rid on the gaa board! Yeha!! 

I have to say though shampoo - the reason I have started to really hate you is because you have made me stick up for Cross! I hardly slept a wink last night you p***k!  (And ill hardly sleep tonight no that you have put an image of Donaldsons face into my head - that man could scare halloween)

[Don Johnson]

Ive a number of points to make here shampoo forever:

The lord knows Im no Cross fan but they beat yous in two Ulster finals. Admittedly the conditions suited them. If it had been dry conditions I think yous would have won easliy but it wasnt and yous didnt.

Before you disgrace the rest of Armagh football take a pause and consider that cross have also won the Ulster 7 times out of the 14 times they won Armagh so where was all the fantastic teams to stop them??

Speaking from experience some of the hardest matches Cross have got over the last 15 years have been in Aramgh and not Ulster or the All Ireland.

So it seems to me you have 2 options here:

(1) Take your face for a shite

(2) f**k off back to the Derry page and argue over who is the uglier of the 2 Bradley brothers - I see that arguement has lasted over 1000 pages.

Either way off you go saan - this board is for footballers - and Clann Eireann men.

Clann eireann would no a pile of about football awrite. armagh club football is F..king shit cross have had nothing to beat for god sake they won 13 in a row man does that not tell you enough about the standard? They were well rested for ulster every other team had a gutting session to get threw there championship while cross beat every other team in armagh at a canter. Ok il f..k of back now ps couldnt give a f..k about the bradleys i live on the right side of the bridge

And stay on the Tyrone thread you inbred f**k! That's what makes you Ballinderry c***ts such pukes, youse dunno whether to be riding an oak tree or shoving a red hand up your arse! Everyone in Derry hates youse and same with the Tyronies! What is it with loughshore clubs and their members being complete ballbags

Nothing inbred about me you w**ker i know where i live and who i play for unlike john donaldson and boys like that so dont give me that shit id say uve been rid plenty of times in an orchard you knob jockey.

Oh have I hit a sensitive subject there? Must be some truth in it 
I find it quite rich that a bitch such as yourself from a sheepshagging club whose parish is half in Tyrone can come on here yapping about John Donaldson! Oh and Derry football must have taken a turn for the worst - Coleraine county champions You don't see St Gall's letting Ballymena All Saints win the Antrim title, nor do Cross let Portadown win Armagh! At least in Armagh it goes to a town where it is appreciated and the players don't have to hide the fact their not huns!

[Overthebar!]

I'm gonna have to bite here regardless if you are a WUM or not Don Johnson. your point which I have highlighted below is one of the most ridiculous I have read on here. keep your argument between yourself and shamrocks poster and don't bring another clubs into it and try and take away from their achievements by spouting sh*te like that...

Oh have I hit a sensitive subject there? Must be some truth in it 
I find it quite rich that a bitch such as yourself from a sheepshagging club whose parish is half in Tyrone can come on here yapping about John Donaldson! Oh and Derry football must have taken a turn for the worst - Coleraine county champions You don't see St Gall's letting Ballymena All Saints win the Antrim title, nor do Cross let Portadown win Armagh! At least in Armagh it goes to a town where it is appreciated and the players don't have to hide the fact their not huns!

[IVEDECIDED]

Grow up you dick its only banter! P.S Its also true!! 

[Triggerhappy]

Hi shamrock, can u answer me this? when was brian mcguckin born in ballinderry?
Dont worry, i will answer myself - he wasnt!!!!!!!
So evry club benefits from outsiders - not just Cross

[whiskeysteve]

Oh and Derry football must have taken a turn for the worst - Coleraine county champions You don't see St Gall's letting Ballymena All Saints win the Antrim title, nor do Cross let Portadown win Armagh! At least in Armagh it goes to a town where it is appreciated and the players don't have to hide the fact their not huns!

Classy guy

[Shamrocks forever]

Hi shamrock, can u answer me this? when was brian mcguckin born in ballinderry?
Dont worry, i will answer myself - he wasnt!!!!!!!
So evry club benefits from outsiders - not just Cross

Ballinderry blood in him lad his father is a born and bred ballinderry man who won county titles with us not to mention also that brian lives in ballinderry also case open and closed where is donaldsons cross connections at plus them other blow ins?

[bennydorano]

Harps beat Ogs 1-9 to 1-6 in the Northern Section B League final.

[centrefield]

any word on how the u21 games went??

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

any word on how the u21 games went??

We beat Killeavy by 9 at Killeavy and I heard Cross beat Middletown by a point. Us against Cross in the final now. We had to toss with Killeavy for home advantage as there were no neutral venues available. Not sure if that will be the situation for the final. Anyway I'm sure that since Crossmaglen got to play their senior final at home they'll have no difficulty in agreeing to travel to Cullyhanna for this one.

[fitzroyalty]

Now now TAC. That's not how things work, you should know that by now! Was Tasker playing? I'd say a brave few of that u21 team are a part of your senior set-up? Bodes well for the near future for your club though I thought Killeavy would have put up a better fight, especially at home.

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

U21 Championship Semi-final: St Patrick's 2-13 Killeavy 0-10

The under 21 championship finally swung back into action after a long hiatus as St Pat's faced the challenge of Killeavy on Sunday afternoon. With no neutral pitch available, the sides had been forced to toss a coin to decide on venue and luck decided that it would be Cullyhanna who faced the journey to play this vital match at their opponent's ground. Despite the lack of familiar surroundings, St Pat's did not take long to settle as an early Rory O'Neill point opened the scoring. Kieran Hoey added another score on 6 minutes before Cullyhanna took a huge stride forward when full forward Rory McMahon reacted the quickest to a shot which rebounded off the post. Rory made no mistake in finding the net to put his side 5 points ahead after 11 minutes. Killeavy did manage a replying point, however on fifteen minutes Rory McMahon dealt a second decisive blow when an excellent passing movement resulted in another McMahon goal. Seven points behind after the first quarter, Killeavy had the odds stacked against them by this stage but narrowed the gap with a free. Prospects of a revival were lessened somewhat when Cullyhanna managed a trio of points in succession from Robbie Tasker, Eoin McArdle and Kieran Hoey to extend the advantage to nine. To be fair to Killeavy they fought back and managed four points in the final 7 minutes of the first half, three of which were from frees. Further scores from Kieran Hoey and Robbie Tasker ensured that their side enjoyed a comfortable halftime lead on a scoreline of 2-7 to 0-6.

With the game threatening to get beyond Killeavy, the home side needed a good start to the second half and began with a pointed free. A Kyle McEvoy point following a Robbie Tasker pass extended the St Pat's advantage before the best piece of play of the second half saw Genie McCooey win possession and link well with Kieran Hoey before releasing Kyle McEvoy through on goal. Though Kyle's long range goal effort was well saved, Robbie Tasker was on hand to gain some consolation with another point. 13 minutes into the second half, a great individual run by Tony Donnelly led to Robbie Tasker notching point with the outside of his boot. By this stage St Pat's were well on top and although Killeavy pointed two frees either side of a Kieran Hoey point, the result never really looked in danger during what was, in truth, a fairly lacklustre second half. Killeavy kicked a further point to bring themselves within two goals but although they attempted to create goal chances with high balls in the direction of the square, the Cullyhanna backs defended stoutly and never seemed likely to concede the goals which Killeavy so desperately needed. Indeed it was St Pat's who finished the match the strongest as points from Kieran Hoey and two excellent Robbie Tasker scores ensured safe passage to the County final for the Cullyhanna men.

While semi-finals are all about the winning, it was pleasing to see St Pat's overcome the penultimate hurdle with a measure of style and comfort. Without a match for 6 months, this was always likely to a tricky assignment but the team can now look forward to renewing acquaintances with old rivals Crossmaglen Rangers in the final. Best on the day for St Pat's were Pearse Casey who had an excellent match at midfield and Robbie Tasker and Kieran Hoey who were a constant threat up front. Rory McMahon also deserves great credit for his opportunism in dispatching the match winning goals.

Starting XV: Deaglan McArdle; Micky Murray, Colm Hoey, Sean O'Neill; Genie McCooey, Niall McShane, Eoin McArdle (0-1); Tony Donelly, Pearse Casey; Rory O'Neill (0-1), Kieran Hoey (0-5), Kieran Nugent; Kyle McEvoy (0-1), Rory McMahon (2-0), Robbie Tasker (0-6). Subs Used: Cathal O'Neill, Eamon McArdle

[thewanderer]

Lads dont be getting carried away ok il admit cross are a great team im just saying as past while theyve been ott in their physical approach its not how football should be played any1 with a bit of sense would admit cross have got away with murder in numerous games and any1 who knows anything about politics in football would know ballinderry always get a raw deal from the derry county board ie the james conway saga what a joke that was. Ps the shamrocks have consistinley won championships not bad for a we parish on the derry tyrone border plus we play our own players unlike cross who down the years and still to this day poach all the best players from parishes around them . Oh forgot to mention they have no1 to play to win the championship in armagh most teams are rubbish bar maybe 2  .

having taken in the burren game it proves that derry football must be shit and indeed ballinderry must have gone to the dogs as they let coleraine beat them. at least cross are getting tough matches before going into the ulster championship.

[Applesisapples]

Some of the debate on here has taken a seriously abusive form. I'm not from Cross so no axe to grind. They dominate football in Armagh and Ulster because of their structures and approach to the game. Yes like most clubs they benefit from so called blowins from time to time. All clubs do, people marry and move into parishes, in fact it probably happens less now than in the 50's and 60's with mobility, players go back to the home club irrespective of where they live. I wouldn't agree with most of the Ballinderry man's posts, but he is entitled to make them, after all if we didn't have different opinions there wouldn't need to be a board.

Anyway to move on, does anyone think Cross will beat Burren?

[gander]

Think Cross ended up winning by 4 points in the U21 semi on saturday, although Middletown where winning by 6 points early in the second half.