Armagh team for the Championship

[Applesisapples]

Sorry but someone above disagrees, although from the games I've been at last year and this we struggle with frees when Stevie's not available and even then outside 35 metres we are dodgy.

[armaghniac]

My mistake then. I seem to have forgotten that armaghniac is an infallible authority on Armagh football.

I seriously doubt my infallibility, but perhaps I am fallible in this judgement also. 

My original point was that we did miss some easy scores against Laois, including frees. This was  disheartening compared to Tralee where some nice scores built up momentum. A couple of wides less and a closer game and we might have found the energy to shade it. You can disagree. The damage was done by the ref in any case. I didn't comment on PORs selection in Portlaoise, where the changes were actually quite effective and MOR hit a nice free even if he subsequently missed one.

But overall Armagh's freetaking is not in the first rank of late.

[bennydorano]

Maybe I'm getting more crabby as I get older but between the Armagh wans on this site and the Armagh board (Sliothar really is a piece of work) we seem to easily outnumber other counties on the halfwit deluded front.

[DuffleKing]

Ah here Benny, take a read through some of the Mayo threads.

[JUst retired]

Ach Benny,does Sliothar not get enough stick on the other board

[armaghranger12]

If by all reports that Hearty is not returning to the County set up, it's about time that POR and PG had a talk with Ciaran McKinney. He is the best choice left for goals.

[Applesisapples]

What happened to Hearty's wee brother?

[Armaghgael]

Heard rumors of Toner returning anyone confirm true or not?

[Goats Do Shave]

Was told his girlfriend has come home... so you never know!

[fitzroyalty]

What shape would he be in though? Midfield wouldn't be my main worry against Tyrone to be honest. Still think we will beat them though.

[bennydorano]

Last i heard Toner had his work tools forwarded on to Oz, not the actions of man comin home anytime soon.

[yellowcard]

1. McEvoy
2. Mallon
3. Donaghy
4. Morgan
5. Kernan
6. McKeever
7. Duffy
8. Vernon
9. Mackin
10. Forker
11. Hanratty
12. Duffy
13. Clarke
14. Rafferty
15. Mallon

[Harold Disgracey]

1. McEvoy
2. Mallon
3. Donaghy
4. Morgan
5. Kernan
6. McKeever
7. Duffy
8. Vernon
9. Mackin
10. Forker
11. Hanratty
12. Duffy
13. Clarke
14. Rafferty
15. Mallon

This would be similar to what I would go for. Maybe switch Hanratty and Mackin and possibly Geoghegan in nets.

[Applesisapples]

Geoghan is a better bet in nets. Stevenson I think is still worth his place for frees.

[mackers]

I would make a few adjustments to the team yellowcard has listed.  I'd hope that Geoghan (sp?) gets plenty of opportunities in the forthcoming challenge matches as he was starting to shape up before he got injured. McEvoy doesn't look comfortable under a high ball.  I'd have Decky McKenna in for Paul Duffy who's had a stinker in the league and he and AK are similarly prone to prefer the attacking aspect of the WB play leaving us exposed at the back.
I would swap Hanratty and Mackin as CHF is Mal's best position IMO.
Lessons have to be learnt from Omagh last year. Peter Harte has to be man marked, James Lavery has to be left on the bench due to his lack of mobility and we have to have a foil for J Clarke as the Tyrone found it very easy to snuff him out last year. Caolan Rafferty has the potential to do so.
Stevenson is not worth carrying for his frees as we get nothing from him in general play. We have A Forker and AK who are excellent left footed freetakers.