AIQ Round 3B - Roscommon vs. Armagh (19/07/14, 5pm - Live on SKY)

[our_fella]

Lads, easiest/best road to get to Roscommon on Sat? Coming from Sth.Armagh/Newry direction

[brokencrossbar1]

media ban? What media ban?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/armagh/paul-grimley-determined-to-lead-armaghs-charge-30437231.html

Sure John Campbell is an Armagh man so the ban doesn't apply to him.

Or maybe it is a direct dig at the IN by going with the 'other' paper!

[you take er!]

media ban? What media ban?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/armagh/paul-grimley-determined-to-lead-armaghs-charge-30437231.html

Sure John Campbell is an Armagh man so the ban doesn't apply to him.

Or maybe it is a direct dig at the IN by going with the 'other' paper!

I think that could be the case....happy enough to be honest. I've really gone off that paper and one journalist in particular

[you take er!]

Do ye reckon Armagh will opt for a melee or no melee in this one? Would it be likely to help or hinder the Rossies?

Possibly a tongue in cheek comment there, but to be honest the media are getting up my nose with their constant scapegoating of Armagh on this. Cavan were the instigators in first round getting hot under the collar about a flag. Against Tyrone, it has been said there was a coordinated 'attack' on them by Armagh. 2 Armagh players were pulled to the ground at the throw in and then you had a 6 in one- half a dozen in the other incident with forker and donnelly. The Armagh players will not shrink in these situations any team that would will not go far. As i said its scapegoating by the media who love a bad boy or 2 to demonise saying these things are pre-planned is at best mischievious.
We are nice guys really Roscommon, as you will see on sat.

[Throw ball]

Is there likely to be much of a crowd at this match? It really is a 50:50 game. As an Armagh the 4 weeks in a row is a worry. The injuries to Ethan Rafferty, Ciaran Toner and Caolan Rafferty are major blows and if Dyas is out as well a major advantage will be handed to Roscommon. No matter what happens on Saturday, and even though we have only reached the same stage as last year, things seem to be going in the right direction. Let's hope it is a good game.

[Ohtoohtobe]

Do ye reckon Armagh will opt for a melee or no melee in this one? Would it be likely to help or hinder the Rossies?

Possibly a tongue in cheek comment there, but to be honest the media are getting up my nose with their constant scapegoating of Armagh on this. Cavan were the instigators in first round getting hot under the collar about a flag. Against Tyrone, it has been said there was a coordinated 'attack' on them by Armagh. 2 Armagh players were pulled to the ground at the throw in and then you had a 6 in one- half a dozen in the other incident with forker and donnelly. The Armagh players will not shrink in these situations any team that would will not go far. As i said its scapegoating by the media who love a bad boy or 2 to demonise saying these things are pre-planned is at best mischievious.
We are nice guys really Roscommon, as you will see on sat.

To be honest I was influenced by the Darragh O Se column, I didn't see the start of any of the Armagh rows I should keep an open mind on the whole thing. I've no idea or evidence that they were pre-planned. As for bad boys, well what McKeever did was cowardly, other than that I didn't see anything untoward in the Tyrone row.

[DuffleKing]

We don't name teams but surely Roscomman must be obliged to have given us theirs by now?

[balladmaker]

I think an Armagh win tomorrow will be a greater shock that the win in Omagh last Sunday ... 4 weeks on the trot now for Armagh is tough going for any team, injuries to some key players, Roscommon not easily beaten in the Hyde, everything points to a Roscommon win.  Somewhere along the road, the wheels will come off the wagon, just hope it is not tomorrow for Armagh and they at least put in a performance. 

[naka]

Really confident about this
Armagh haven't taken their scores in games yet so I think they have the potential to click against someone.
4 weeks in a row is a big ask but we have momentum and we have utilised the squad over these past few weeks.
Armagh by 3

[Jinxy]

Make no mistake, Roscommon are waiting in the long grass, aka Hyde Park.

[Rossfan]

Still don't know how this one will go.
Hopeful we can do it but could all come down to "on the day" as the cliche goes.
Anyway best of luck to our lads and be great if we can keep the roller coaster going for another 2 or 3 weeks.

[seafoid]

Lads, easiest/best road to get to Roscommon on Sat? Coming from Sth.Armagh/Newry direction

It would have to be the motorway as far as Athlone and then the Syferus superhighway to Roscommon
Cross country is much slower than the motorway

[Rossfan]

Toll €2.90 at Kilcock, €3.10 M50 and €1.40 near Drogheda. Free from the Bridge in Athlone to the Hyde.
Cross country would be a long slow oul haul though.

[Syferus]

Lads, easiest/best road to get to Roscommon on Sat? Coming from Sth.Armagh/Newry direction

It would have to be the motorway as far as Athlone and then the Syferus superhighway to Roscommon
Cross country is much slower than the motorway

Crossing through Roundabout Town (Longford Town to the uninitiated) would be better if you're going from Newry, you're just going down to Athlone for no reason when you can go straight to Roscommon Town via Longford and Lanesborough. It's definitely not slower than the Athlone way.

You'd be taking the motorway as far as Mulingar and hitting for Longford.

[yellowcard]

I hope I'm wrong but think this might be one game too far for Armagh. Four weeks on the bounce away from home against an in form Roscommon side on the way up. The form guide says Roscommon but I just hope there is one more big performance in this Armagh side. The winners of this game have a great chance of playing in Croke Park on AI quarter final weekend, the best weekend in the football calendar. I'm informed Dyas is out injured unfortunately and he has been our best player over the last 2 seasons. Roscommon will fancy themselves but if it comes down to a grinding match we have a 50/50 chance. If that's what it takes to win so be it. One positive is Mc Geeneys record in qualifier matches both withArmagh and Kildare. Played 20, won 18, drawn 1 and lost just one. That's why I'm confident that if it comes down to a dogfight we will win. We have to make it a dogfight.