USFC Qtr Final - Armagh V Down - Athletic Grounds 28th May 7:30pm

[Bensars]

Good to see Armagh back with a good win. For a while there the board was very quiet as they ( the Armagh faithful)  knew they could'nt really say much. The board will be much better with the  more confident apple munchers  still in the thick of into the summer.

[whitegoodman]

As ive stated in my previous post, the loss really doesnt bother me that much.Ye dont perform ye dont win. Armagh performed and Down didnt.
Im happy enough at Down footballs progress to date.
And i also dont agree that we were stuffed.

But if it makes you feel any better work away there, keep patting yourself on the back with your wee graphics and crackin 'jokes'.

Sometimes when ye win/ose it pays to maintain your dignity and do it with a bit of class, no matter how euphoric or indeed disappointing the result may be.

You're spitting feathers, ya sour cnut.

Does ur hatred of down stem from jealously,frustration or did someone from down actually steal ur dummy??

Most likely the dummy as ur doing an awful lot of slabbering

[PAULD123]

This theory that down dont play well in the rain is a load of balls and the only people ive heard or seen mention it is Paul and martin mchugh.  Down happen to get beat by teams when it is raining because the other team are simply better than them on the day or just better than them full stop.  Its pretty much the same case as when it is not raining. I dont no what the ratio is for win/lose in the rain but it would likely to be more to do with the ability of the team or who their opponents are.

The statement that Down dont play well in the rain brings unnecessary attention from the likes Antrim supporters who have nothing else to look forward to other than get a dig at Down at every possible oppurtunity.

On a side note am still waiting for one of these little posts from Hardstation to be actually funny, embarrassingly poor to date!!! Dont give up ur day job son, if u have one that is

Well if you don't know the facts then how can you say it is a load of balls? Just because you use profanities doesn't make your point correct, just like if you write it in capitals doesn't give it any more veracity. Actually admitting you don't know the facts just makes your initial statement sound boorish. What have you based your comment on? At least I have admitted my opinion is based on anecdotal evidence but have answered each time someone has asked about a particular match. But by all means you just stick to swearing, I'm sure everyone will be convinced by that

On the side point I think Hardstation's pictures were amusing. It won't be long before Armagh are beaten and we win again. For now they deserve to enjoy the victory, it was a big one and they did well. Armagh haven't suddenly become serious AI contenders and we haven't suddenly become donkeys. That's partly because Hardstation - we weren't stuffed

[brokencrossbar1]

I don't know what's funnier, the fact that he has caught so many of the Down lads with his incessant fishing or the fact that he isn't even an Armagh man   We know that there isn't a kick of the ball between the 2 teams and we had some fortune on Saturday night.  Things went well for us and things were not great for Down.  There are many reasons why this is the case but I reckon the weather was not the main one.  It was a contributory factor but not the main one.  Anyway, I think it is time to move on from this game and focus on the next one, Armagh hopefully to push on through to the Ulster final and Down to scramble around with the other beaten teams to avoid the nasty away draws.

[Joe Umbrella (hey)]

I wanted things to settle down before posting my comments on the match (Its been raining and I normally post better replies on a dry day).

First of all well done Armagh the better and hungrier team won. The obvious thing about Armaghs performance on Saturday night was that it was orchestrated by a Down man. Armagh won the game 'playing the Down way' with some great attacking football. I hope now that other counties will adopt this brand of football, the GAA will be better for it.

As for Down, there is now a month or so for the players to get ready for the qualifiers, the squad will now have to regroup with some having time now to work on their fitness. The managment now also have time to work on the things that went wrong on Saturday night.

As for what lays ahead for both teams now who knows? Down will need to get thier heads right for the next match regardless of how good or bad the opposition if they want to kick on in the qualifiers. As for Armagh, an Ulster title will seem a realistic target but will the likes of Mackin, T Kernan, Vernon, and M O'Rourke play as well again as they did on Saturday? It would seem unlikely? Will B J Padden with his huge frame be in the right place at the right time as often against Derry (hey)?

All I can say is Wicklow revenge is sweet, we're coming to to get ye.

[Joe Umbrella (hey)]

As ive stated in my previous post, the loss really doesnt bother me that much.Ye dont perform ye dont win. Armagh performed and Down didnt.
Im happy enough at Down footballs progress to date.
And i also dont agree that we were stuffed.

But if it makes you feel any better work away there, keep patting yourself on the back with your wee graphics and crackin 'jokes'.

Sometimes when ye win/ose it pays to maintain your dignity and do it with a bit of class, no matter how euphoric or indeed disappointing the result may be.

You're spitting feathers, ya sour cnut.

Even when Armagh are winning the chip appears on the shoulder. Armagh fans - the Linfield fans of GAA. Enjoy the moment lads and allow yourselves a bit of happiness every now and again for the odd win.

[whitegoodman]

Please please give up on this rain thing before u make urself look even worse and more importantly make the down footballers look like a laughing stock.

Did down get beat by tyrone last year because it was too sunny???
Was it only light rain in newry this year when they beat monaghon??

I'm not going to argue with u as between por having nothing to do with armaghs win on saturday and down not being able to play in the rain, frankly I can't take u seriously.

[Armaghgeddon]

I wanted things to settle down before posting my comments on the match (Its been raining and I normally post better replies on a dry day).

First of all well done Armagh the better and hungrier team won. The obvious thing about Armaghs performance on Saturday night was that it was orchestrated by a Down man. Armagh won the game 'playing the Down way' with some great attacking football. I hope now that other counties will adopt this brand of football, the GAA will be better for it.

As for Down, there is now a month or so for the players to get ready for the qualifiers, the squad will now have to regroup with some having time now to work on their fitness. The managment now also have time to work on the things that went wrong on Saturday night.

As for what lays ahead for both teams now who knows? Down will need to get thier heads right for the next match regardless of how good or bad the opposition if they want to kick on in the qualifiers. As for Armagh, an Ulster title will seem a realistic target but will the likes of Mackin, T Kernan, Vernon, and M O'Rourke play as well again as they did on Saturday? It would seem unlikely? Will B J Padden with his huge frame be in the right place at the right time as often against Derry (hey)?

All I can say is Wicklow revenge is sweet, we're coming to to get ye.

LOL Finally after a year someone has said it. So if that is the view you take you are admitting that Armagh are a better attacking team than Down and also have better players than Down and we can also play 'the down way' in the rain - and dont blame injuries because Armagh have injured players.

[borderfox]

'Even when Armagh are winning the chip appears on the shoulder. Armagh fans - the Linfield fans of GAA. Enjoy the moment lads and allow yourselves a bit of happiness every now and again for the odd win.'


Oh the irony! still hurting I see lol.

[Joe Umbrella (hey)]

'Even when Armagh are winning the chip appears on the shoulder. Armagh fans - the Linfield fans of GAA. Enjoy the moment lads and allow yourselves a bit of happiness every now and again for the odd win.'


Oh the irony! still hurting I see lol.

Thats just you second reply on this post where is your hilarious first reply? Are you embarrassed by your little rant?

Just relax B/F, relax.

Talk about throwing a dog a bone

[borderfox]

Sometimes less is more!

[PAULD123]

Please please give up on this rain thing before u make urself look even worse and more importantly make the down footballers look like a laughing stock.

Did down get beat by tyrone last year because it was too sunny???
Was it only light rain in newry this year when they beat monaghon??

I'm not going to argue with u as between por having nothing to do with armaghs win on saturday and down not being able to play in the rain, frankly I can't take u seriously.

I have stated time again that we lost because Armagh wiped out our midfield, played better and had more desire. I have only ever said that as a side point we rarely play well in the rain. But of course if you wish to be obtuse (as is normal for you) and pretend that I didn't say that and continue with unbalanced postings then there is nothing I can do. It's up to you if you wish to behave like an Armagh fan, I can't stop you, but then again perhaps you are an Armagh fan now like your beloved Paddy, did you pick yourself up an orange baseball cap too on Saturday?

There is nothing that you have said with respect to the county team and your Burren tinted visors that I could ever take seriously. You just don't like me because I think POR is not a good manager and I think he has acted with a complete lack of dignity since taking over the Armagh job. Armagh fans want a manager to win they don't need him to become a fan like them. Do the job by all means but you don't have to act like you belong to Armagh now, no one in Armagh is buying that anyway.

you do however have a good knowledge of the county club scene and much better than my own I will give you that.

[John o connor]

When you are as sucessful as we have been it's no wonder counties who have won very little in comparison are jealous, we ll see who's still playing come aug / sept time ! Hardstation you d need to spend more time on jobfinder and less on here son if your not careful you ll miss you benefit cheque

[Brick Tamlin]

You're bound to be from Lurgan or its hinterland.
One of the stinkin shiny variety.

[Applesisapples]

As ive stated in my previous post, the loss really doesnt bother me that much.Ye dont perform ye dont win. Armagh performed and Down didnt.
Im happy enough at Down footballs progress to date.
And i also dont agree that we were stuffed.

But if it makes you feel any better work away there, keep patting yourself on the back with your wee graphics and crackin 'jokes'.

Sometimes when ye win/ose it pays to maintain your dignity and do it with a bit of class, no matter how euphoric or indeed disappointing the result may be.

You're spitting feathers, ya sour cnut.

Even when Armagh are winning the chip appears on the shoulder. Armagh fans - the Linfield fans of GAA. Enjoy the moment lads and allow yourselves a bit of happiness every now and again for the odd win.

17 years of relative happiness can't bate it (even out the gate).