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Patrick-Armagh

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I feel like there are fringe players in the squad who could have benefited from game time last night (Eoin Woods, Cian McConville, Justin Kieran etc). I know there's a challenge game against the Dubs, so unless every player who travels for that game gets a run out, then surely some players could have been used here. Just seems strange. I don't think it will affect us in the long term, but just purely from giving game time to players who haven't had a lot and so they feel like they are making progress, I thought we would have seen some more senior players in the team last night.
 
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Wide ball

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I agree with alot of the messages here that Armagh should of gave fringe senior squad members a game last night, but obviously we have no inside knowledge to what's going on, it's good to see some of these younger players that iv never seen before, but I do think it's bad form for the manager who is on big money to not be somewhere on the sideline, maybe that game will help the 20s but maybe a thrashing like that might hurt, we will find out later in the year, I just feel more for anyone who travelled
 
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Ard Mhacha 13

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OneofTwo said:
Someone has to play away and there generally is a 1 away game with a fair chance it is mid week. My overall point is the same. If you don't want to play in a competition then don't. There are fans who prebooked and made plans with their kids to take in that game including telling their young kids there were going. Did they deserve it?

Challenge game against Dublin on a Wednesday night won't have been a logistical dream either so don't buy the excuse of the travel to Donegal at all.
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Agreed 1 team does have to play away & if it was to be us against Donegal surely the logical thing would have been for us to play our match on the Sunday & Tyrone v Donegal on the Wednesday night? I would still think this more appropriate if the fixture had been reversed & Donegal were the travelling team. Ulster GAA showed a complete lack of consideration for Armagh supporters in fixing this match on a Wednesday night.

As for the Challenge game against Dublin, spectators weren't required to travel to that match so not sure what your point is with this comment.
 
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Armaghball

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Was there anyone who would be overage for u20’s featured last night? Would Aaron O’Neill be u20 still?

I imagine now the rest of the panel got plenty of game time against Dublin and in other challenge games.

Personally if I was manager I’d have been giving fringe players and lads who were injured last year a game against Donegal even to add some experience and abit of physical strength because a bunch of kids were never going to have much hope against Langan and the rest of the Donegal lads. Not bothered at all either way though.
 
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Wide ball

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Armaghball said:
Was there anyone who would be overage for u20’s featured last night? Would Aaron O’Neill be u20 still?

I imagine now the rest of the panel got plenty of game time against Dublin and in other challenge games.

Personally if I was manager I’d have been giving fringe players and lads who were injured last year a game against Donegal even to add some experience and abit of physical strength because a bunch of kids were never going to have much hope against Langan and the rest of the Donegal lads. Not bothered at all either way though.
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He would definitely be under 20 still, he is same age as Callum O'Neill they played schools together also played minor together and now under 20s together, they also played against each other in minor final their a few months ago
 
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Smallball

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Armagh_paul said:
Ulster GAA investigating the eligibility of Finbarr Roarty for Donegal. He turned 18 yesterday 4th Jan
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Rule for playing senior is that you have to have been 17 on the 1st January of that season. Would explain why he didn't play senior club last season. Thats the rule for club anyway, maybe different for intercounty but not sure if it is or not. Old enough for club then surly old enough for intercounty
 
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