Downs All Ireland Banquet

[norabeag]

Jealous? Why? After all, Down haven't beaten Armagh in the Championship for nearly 20 years, and a young transitional Armagh team beat Down in a National Final at Croke Park this year by two points, while Cork could only manage a

Ah, grand so...Your 1 All Ireland all those years ago is better than our 5 All Irelands from all those years ago...Forgot about that....

Why is it that Down are the only county who keep harping on about All Irelands won 50 years ago.  I dont know any other county who'd harps on about past glories so much....

It is nice to have history and past glories, and the class that goes with it  . It is not just Down who go on about 1960. Every serious commentator on gaelic Games recognise that as a sea change in gaelic Games.No matter what county you go to in Ireland ( well bar one) we are constantly reminded of what that team of the sixties did for gaelic football.
Each era is defined by certain teams such as Kerry & Dublin in the 70s & early eighties, the northern breakthrough in the nineties and the high standards set by Tyrone & Kerry in the noughties.

Incredible bitterness and warped minds that have been polluting these threads since sunday from a very jealous neighbour.

Surely the Galway 3 in a row side define the 1960s?

Great praise of Paddy Kielty's contribution to the banquet in today's Irish News. Heaney noted that having a jibe at Armagh was the highlight of the night for most there.

Obsessed. 

That was Paddy' Heaney's opinion and he's a Derryman. Will have a word with him re his obsession

[Croí na hÉireann]

Are Armagh and Down the new Armagh and Tyrone??? 

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Are Armagh and Down the new Armagh and Tyrone??? 

Armagh and Down were around a lot longer than Armagh and Tyrone tensions

[Croí na hÉireann]

Are Armagh and Down the new Armagh and Tyrone??? 

Armagh and Down were around a lot longer than Armagh and Tyrone tensions

Not when it comes to all threads reverting to these two counties. What have we to look forward to in the years ahead, Jaysus I'd love to see Tipperary and Clare kick off like it was the late nineties in the hurling section, some proper bitterness there...

[Applesisapples]

Jealous? Why? After all, Down haven't beaten Armagh in the Championship for nearly 20 years, and a young transitional Armagh team beat Down in a National Final at Croke Park this year by two points, while Cork could only manage a

Ah, grand so...Your 1 All Ireland all those years ago is better than our 5 All Irelands from all those years ago...Forgot about that....

You keep harping on about Louth they have won as much as Antrim
Why is it that Down are the only county who keep harping on about All Irelands won 50 years ago.  I dont know any other county who'd harps on about past glories so much....

  I do. The applemunchers have no choice but too, to feel accepted/ validated.  Their inferiority complex is on another level altogether. Hardly suprising when they are surrounded by Louth,Down and Tyrone, all much much more successful counties.

[johnneycool]

Are Armagh and Down the new Armagh and Tyrone??? 

Armagh and Down were around a lot longer than Armagh and Tyrone tensions

Not when it comes to all threads reverting to these two counties. What have we to look forward to in the years ahead, Jaysus I'd love to see Tipperary and Clare kick off like it was the late nineties in the hurling section, some proper bitterness there...

Jez, that was something alright, Loughnane milked the smiling Nicky thing to the end, then wee Davy getting tore into a Tipp under-21 in a munster championship game when he was managing Clare U-21's.

I thought the Tipp/Galway tet-a-tet in the 80's was something else culminating in the Keady affair. Now that still hasn't settled going by this years quarter final build up where Bab's, the wee short arsed Tipp midfielder of the time, can't for the life of me remember his name and big Pete Finnerty still holding grudges over it. Some of the things to happen during the games and alleged comments made to some players were savage.

Tipp must have a rake of lardy bullshitters in their midst. Armagh have only the one.

[muppet]

Are Armagh and Down the new Armagh and Tyrone??? 

Armagh and Down were around a lot longer than Armagh and Tyrone tensions

Not when it comes to all threads reverting to these two counties. What have we to look forward to in the years ahead, Jaysus I'd love to see Tipperary and Clare kick off like it was the late nineties in the hurling section, some proper bitterness there...

Jez, that was something alright, Loughnane milked the smiling Nicky thing to the end, then wee Davy getting tore into a Tipp under-21 in a munster championship game when he was managing Clare U-21's.

I thought the Tipp/Galway tet-a-tet in the 80's was something else culminating in the Keady affair. Now that still hasn't settled going by this years quarter final build up where Bab's, the wee short arsed Tipp midfielder of the time, can't for the life of me remember his name and big Pete Finnerty still holding grudges over it. Some of the things to happen during the games and alleged comments made to some players were savage.

Tipp must have a rake of lardy bullshitters in their midst. Armagh have only the one.

Leahy?

[johnneycool]

Are Armagh and Down the new Armagh and Tyrone??? 

Armagh and Down were around a lot longer than Armagh and Tyrone tensions

Not when it comes to all threads reverting to these two counties. What have we to look forward to in the years ahead, Jaysus I'd love to see Tipperary and Clare kick off like it was the late nineties in the hurling section, some proper bitterness there...

Jez, that was something alright, Loughnane milked the smiling Nicky thing to the end, then wee Davy getting tore into a Tipp under-21 in a munster championship game when he was managing Clare U-21's.

I thought the Tipp/Galway tet-a-tet in the 80's was something else culminating in the Keady affair. Now that still hasn't settled going by this years quarter final build up where Bab's, the wee short arsed Tipp midfielder of the time, can't for the life of me remember his name and big Pete Finnerty still holding grudges over it. Some of the things to happen during the games and alleged comments made to some players were savage.

Tipp must have a rake of lardy bullshitters in their midst. Armagh have only the one.

Leahy?

No, it wasn't him, he was in the half forwards then in his younger days.

Joe Hayes, thank god for google.

[Croí na hÉireann]

Ah I'd have a lot of time for Joe Hayes, think them interviews were mostly tongue in cheek and exaggerated for the cameras although they couldn't stand each other at the time. Saying that I'd disregard anything Bab's & Leahy say, Jaysus Leahy was trying to take credit for Tipp's win in the Times last week after pillorying them all summer, himself & Bab's are some operators 

[Leo]

Great praise of Paddy Kielty's contribution to the banquet in today's Irish News. Heaney noted that having a jibe at Armagh was the highlight of the night for most there.

Obsessed. 

I do hope Heaney's article was tongue in cheek otherwise Irish News objectivity has gone out the window. By any standards Kielty was juvenile, insulting, obsessed with the F word and his own importance, roaring into the mic like a drunk at a wedding and was about as funny as , well, a drunk at a wedding. Heaney ignores the blue so-called "humour" that had no place at a GAA banquet and certainly not one attended by many children.

[T Fearon]

Maybe Down will use Gene Fitzpatrick next year. After all some of his jokes were heard for

[T Fearon]

the first time in 1960, when Kevin Mussen was lifting Sam!

[Leo]

Maybe Down will use Gene Fitzpatrick next year. After all some of his jokes were heard for

As opposed to that famous riveting magical Armagh GAA-loving comedian .....


eh .......
eh ......

goes by the name of Burns I believe.

[Donnellys Hollow]

Why would you want to be going to these banquets anyway?

Is the Flannerys -> Coppers post-match night out not good enough for yee?

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They had a replica of that banner on the hill yesterday only Linden's name was replaced with Coulter.

The funniest banner I saw though was "Brolly for the bullshit, Cork for Sam!"

I took a photo of it on Sunday