All-Ireland Club Football Final - Crossmaglen v Garrycastle

[emmetryan]

I've done a tactical analysis piece on the game yesterday for anyone interested http://action81.com/blog/?p=5662

[Hoof Hearted]

going by the hunger them boys show, i would reckon the 1st ever 3-in-a-row will be next on the agenda

[Hardy]

Jayz I'm a virtual nobody now!

Great stuff, Cross. That's the way to play football.

But let's concentrate on the important stuff - what about this sock scandal? We need to stamp this out of the game or it'll be the ruination of the GAA.

[AQMP]

Sockgate!!  God be with the days when the late, great Peter McDermott played outfield in a cap and it is reputed occasionally glasses.  There's a gap in the market for O'Neill's to bring out a range of spectacles for the modern footballer.

Brilliant stuff from Cross.  The first half was great viewing.  Garrycastle were there for the fight and forgot about the football.  When you do that agin Cross you get humped by 15 points.

[blast05]

I might be wrong but Garrycastle have broken one of the rules of Gaa. Will they be fined foir not wearing club colours?

It was the club final. The whole concept of "club" is togetherness and identity is part of that. Crossmaglen understand this, Garrycastle possibly do not. Hardly made a difference to the result but the culture of a unified club like Crossmaglen is there for all to see - and try to emulate.

Your wrong wrong wrong on your thought re Garrycastle not understanding togetherness and identity. Was your comment based on 'sockgate' ?

[emainmacha]

Would all the teams that fancy their chances at a Club All Ireland title now be hoping an Armagh team beat Cross in Armagh County Championship, or would it not feel as good an achievement to win it without meeting Cross at some stage.
(Not that any team from Armagh who were capable of beating Cross wouldn't prove a hard nut to crack)

[Armamike]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for everything Cross have achieved but for the sake of the county side i hope they get knocked out early next year. Their success year after year is killing the county side's development.

[Orior]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for everything Cross have achieved but for the sake of the county side i hope they get knocked out early next year. Their success year after year is killing the county side's development.

Correct.

[ogshead]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for everything Cross have achieved but for the sake of the county side i hope they get knocked out early next year. Their success year after year is killing the county side's development.

Correct.

There's not many Cross people that will care about that!

[haveaharp]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for everything Cross have achieved but for the sake of the county side i hope they get knocked out early next year. Their success year after year is killing the county side's development.

Id rather cross win something than both win nothing

[emmetryan]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for everything Cross have achieved but for the sake of the county side i hope they get knocked out early next year. Their success year after year is killing the county side's development.

I was actually thinking about that yesterday. That's effectively been two full seasons where Armagh didn't have the Cross players for the bulk of the league campaign and McKenna before that. Can hardly be ideal for summer. Now that being said, there should be a way where Cross can win without Armagh losing out. To me the logical route would be in condensing the club championships more, finishing before Christmas or at least long before St Patrick's Day.

[From the Bunker]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for everything Cross have achieved but for the sake of the county side i hope they get knocked out early next year. Their success year after year is killing the county side's development.

I was actually thinking about that yesterday. That's effectively been two full seasons where Armagh didn't have the Cross players for the bulk of the league campaign and McKenna before that. Can hardly be ideal for summer. Now that being said, there should be a way where Cross can win without Armagh losing out. To me the logical route would be in condensing the club championships more, finishing before Christmas or at least long before St Patrick's Day.

Someone was saying that to me not so long ago the same about Galway Hurling, they almost always have a team in the club final and the good work on creating a balance and understanding in the league is often undone bringing back in the Club players who were out.

on a foot note: The Garrycastle/Galway manager must hate the sight of Black and Amber after this weekend!

[bennydorano]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for everything Cross have achieved but for the sake of the county side i hope they get knocked out early next year. Their success year after year is killing the county side's development.

Correct.

There's not many Cross people that will care about that!

3 in a row will be some motivation. 

[magpie seanie]

Fair play to Cross, great stuff.

[Dougal Maguire]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for everything Cross have achieved but for the sake of the county side i hope they get knocked out early next year. Their success year after year is killing the county side's development.

I was actually thinking about that yesterday. That's effectively been two full seasons where Armagh didn't have the Cross players for the bulk of the league campaign and McKenna before that. Can hardly be ideal for summer. Now that being said, there should be a way where Cross can win without Armagh losing out. To me the logical route would be in condensing the club championships more, finishing before Christmas or at least long before St Patrick's Day.

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