Donegal v Armagh Championship game

[J70]

I know you're missing Francie Bellew, Stew, but how often do Armagh give up a score like 2-14?

Going on past meetings, 12 or 13 points will win this game, maybe even with a couple to spare.

[Donagh]

I know you're missing Francie Bellew, Stew, but how often do Armagh give up a score like 2-14?

Just picking up where we left of last year. Ticket sales seem to have been slow enough this evening...

[corn02]

Stephen Kernan will hit two good points on Sunday, enough for the media to drool over him and his defenders on here to feel justified in supporting him.

Stephen Kernans man will set up numerous attacks, win balls ahead of him that he will have no right to win. Stephen Kernan will not track back but this is the type of play that is overlooked by what you score.

Hence someones amazingly stupid statement that Liam O Hare and Stephen Kernan are better than Martin O Rourke.

[J70]

I know you're missing Francie Bellew, Stew, but how often do Armagh give up a score like 2-14?

Just picking up where we left of last year. Ticket sales seem to have been slow enough this evening...

The Kerry game doesn't really constitute a trend now does it?

[INDIANA]

realistically if donegal can't beat armagh minus clarke and bellew -they shouldn't be considered all-ireland contenders- donegal by 5-   0-14 to 0-9

[J70]

realistically if donegal can't beat armagh minus clarke and bellew -they shouldn't be considered all-ireland contenders

Probably, although teams have recovered from defeats to go on and win it several times before (all those teams were proven teams though).

[qub la la la]

realistically if donegal can't beat armagh minus clarke and bellew -they shouldn't be considered all-ireland contenders

are they all-ireland contenders???

[stew]

Eh mallon is a huge loss as well boys. 

[J70]

realistically if donegal can't beat armagh minus clarke and bellew -they shouldn't be considered all-ireland contenders

are they all-ireland contenders???

According to quite a few of the pundits, yes.

[Uladh]

If Devenney doesn't start J70, who would you expect to play up with McFadden?

[balladmaker]

Just to up the ante....this Sunday is the unofficial Ulster Final...whoever wins will be crowned Ulster Champions in July.....who disagrees?

[J70]

If Devenney doesn't start J70, who would you expect to play up with McFadden?

Its hard to know. Kevin McMenamin seems to have been the third choice full-forward for most of the season so far and is a decent free-taker, but he is tiny! Michael Doherty is a far bigger lad and a superb freetaker, but he wouldn't be as much of a threat from general play, and anyway, he hasn't played much this year. Adrian Sweeney is a possibility, but he is totally left-footed like McFadden. Rory Kavanagh has tended to play more in the half-forwards, but he can take scores as well and is a big man, so he's another option. Basically, I haven't a bloody clue! The stories coming out seem to point to Devenney making it though. Even if he does make it, and is fully fit and sharp, he's still going to have to get the better of Enda McNulty, which is something he hasn't done in a very long time!

[Hank Everlast]

P Hearty,
A Mallon, E McNulty, F Moriarty,
A Kernan, K McGeeney, C McKeever,
P McGrane, J Lavery,
M O'Rourke, D Marsden, P McKeever,
S McDonnell, P Loughran, O McConville

- as per Irish Star
(team to be confirmed on tonight)


definitely not available for selection due to long-term injuries are: Ronan Clarke, JP Donnelly, Brian Mallon and Francie Bellew. Peadar Toal will not be in contention for selection either as he won't be back to full training until next week. Andy Mallon is back and is 100% fit. There do not appear to be any other injury worries.

[Hank Everlast]

This is the team that will finish, kernan will get his wee dig at geezer by taking him off, steven kernan will be on at some stage and lougran will need a big improvement in his performances to stay on the pitch.

P Hearty,
A Mallon, E McNulty, F Moriarty,
A Kernan, C McKeever, duffy
P McGrane, Toner,
M O'Rourke, vernon , s kernan,
S McDonnell,D Marsden , O McConville

Dont really know why, but im not feeling as pessimistic as most from armagh, think we might just take it by a point or two.
Wonder wat the odds are on a draw with the reply back in Clones!!

[diesel-smuggler]

lads realistically we all know that good teams have a certain lifespan and this is probably the last year for most of that team! if someone was to say to us back in 1998 that the next 8 or 9 years that armagh would dominate ulster football, become one of the best teams in ireland we would have settled for that! 6 ulster titles, a national league and an all-ireland title is some achievment for the players that have been there since 1999.

donegal will be doing their utmost to stop armagh on sunday alot of armagh posters on this site are very pessimistic about the result! big joe in his final year as manager will also be putting out all the stops to keep his great record in ulster championship football in tact. i was reading in the irish news yesterday that armagh have lost only 1 of their last 18 games in the ulster championship. so lets hope that this sunday it remains 1 out of 19.

armagh to win by 2 points!