Agree with strength of squad and that burns mccambridge and McKay have been very good, I agree as well with Higgins he seemed to be ahead of mccambridge last year but he must be injured, great that we have the depth that we do it was tested this league, I wanted the league to use fringe and younger players. Next year we can't afford to have a bad league campaign which is the down side of division 2
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pablo
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Thought the episode above refered to in bold was pivotal.
Thanks for this post and offering a brighter view of the overall bigger picture.
Its true, with championship a few weeks aaway we are beginning to gather as close to a full panel as we have had for a while. Delighted to see Grimley back and play his part in an intense, full blooded game. A boost for us.
Just hoping Murnin not out for any length of time. With Grimley (and possibly Crealey) operating in midfield, O'Neil and Murnin will likely have more time foraging up front-a combination that wil give any defence headaches.
McCoyDromintee
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Was, very close to a return. Really good player.
Armaghball
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McCambridge one of the few positives to come out of that campaign, probably a nailed on starter now!
has he gone backwards in terms of fitness since?
Yeah I rate him alot, fancy him to get a slot in full back line sooner or later
thehighballinlow
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Who does he replace in our defence?
A top four team maybe, but mayo wouldn't win an all Ireland if they were in the final by themselves. An in built level of stupidity which is unlikely to see them lift an AI any time soon
armaghtimmy
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‘It looks like this is the beginning of the end of the Ulster championship’ – Armagh’s Ciarán McKeever
Ciarán McKeever says there is no longer any incentive to win the Ulster championship, predicting that the further condensed fixture schedule will soon spell the end of the provincial competitions.
www.independent.ie
No incentive to win an ulster championship.. other than keeping their job maybe
‘It looks like this is the beginning of the end of the Ulster championship’ – Armagh’s Ciarán McKeever
Ciarán McKeever says there is no longer any incentive to win the Ulster championship, predicting that the further condensed fixture schedule will soon spell the end of the provincial competitions.
The gist of what he’s saying is spot on though. Imagine structuring a season where last years all Ireland winners have time to go to Portugal for two weeks, while there are teams competing in league finals with no rest between league & championship. The shortened season is highlighting the problems caused by provincial series. Time to scrap the whole thing & run a two-way league. It would benefit the integrity of the league as well as resolve these issues, individual games would have less significance so there’s less of an impact of when you meet other teams. Eg Armagh faced a full strength kerry & Mayo, where Monaghan & Donegal played totally different versions of those teams. Similarly would reduce the impact of having either 3 or 4 home games.
armaghtimmy
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I read it and my first impression was he's not sincere, and what he says in public is very different to privately around the squad......At least I hope so. As we make an absolute dogfight of 90% of games regardless of opposition , there's hardly an easier route than the other when it comes to Armagh.
Absolutely agree on the league, a 2 way league would get my support and the final places feeds into All Ireland 1/4 finals (maybe preceeded by a knock out round prior to 1/4s for lower finishes, div 3/4 winners... or something to that effect) and do away with the provincials.
Big Jim
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High 5 Niall. We've changed the entire mood of the camp on here to one of fond reminiscing
Peter grimes
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It has a slight whiff of pitch rolling about it.‘It looks like this is the beginning of the end of the Ulster championship’ – Armagh’s Ciarán McKeever
Ciarán McKeever says there is no longer any incentive to win the Ulster championship, predicting that the further condensed fixture schedule will soon spell the end of the provincial competitions.
Only one county will win it and they will be delighted to do so. On the morning of the final there will be a buzz in 2 counties.
In 2023 there won’t be a single match where both sides are not giving it 100%. That could change over time.
8 counties won’t win it and will get knocked out. They will all face disappointment but at the same time their season won’t be over (and hasn’t been for a long time). So management will have to pick up the lads and they will downplay the provincial championship at that stage.
The other provinces are potentially revived by this with the potential to scrape into a final in an easier half of the draw and play with the big boys thereafter.
Injuries clearing up ahead of championship - The Sideline Eye
Injuries hampered Armagh’s progress throughout the league, but they look to be clearing up ahead of the Ulster Championship.
thesidelineeye.com
Some players injuries status’ being cleared up here, great to see
ragingbull
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Tyrone beat by Down,weren't Tyrone all ireland winners last year
Yeah they where I backed down and Cavan lol so raging. Down had 3 lads that played senior all league and nearly beat Tyrone last year. 8 players from burren started!
ragingbull
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Question which team performed well against Armagh in the league the year?
Monaghan actually played ok but we blitzed them in 15 mins second half, rossies played good second half after poor first half, same with mayo Donegal poor overall, Kerry maybe played ok in second half. Galway played decent but we where better, Tyrone played good but loads of mistakes and we could have won.
ragingbull
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McEntee come home