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    National Football League 2024

    Rian was very quiet last night and there's not a lot of games to get him up to speed before Championship. What's certain is that we'll need him to be at his best if we are to win Ulster. I'd also be worried about the form of Aidan Nugent. I know he scored last night, but for someone who never...
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    National Football League 2024

    The game last night was pretty much a challenge game with neither team having anything to play for. While next week's game is more important, I was still sulking when I left the stadium (and what a stadium) that we somehow managed tho throw the game away and only get a point. We were absolutely...
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    National Football League 2024

    Jeez, no messing. You'd like to think a few of the subs would start.
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    National Football League 2024

    It's a nightmare to park in and around the stadium. There's only one way in and out and the traffic is horrific. I'm staying down over the weekend and I'm almost thinking of bringing my bike with me and cycling in from the city centre and hoping I can leave it in the ground somewhere. Even if...
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    National Football League 2024

    Congratulations to the entire team for securing promotion. It's great to be back in Division 1, where we should really still be. We were outstanding in that first half and really blew Cavan away. There were some big performances across the team. Greg McCabe, Conor Turbitt, Oisin Conaty, Rory...
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    National Football League 2024

    The management will name the same team as they've done for the entire league, if there aren't any injuries. I doubt the bench will even change that much. Get the win, seal promotion and then use the final game to give some other panel members some game time. It is a concern how reliant we've...
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    National Football League 2024

    Good win against scrappy opposition. Job done, move onto the next one, get the win and get promotion in the bag.
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    National Football League 2024

    You're right, it was. Turbitt was even less influential then!
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    National Football League 2024

    The game on Sunday was very cagey and it was clear that both teams were afraid of losing it and didn't fully commit to taking the chance to win it. Overall I'd say that Donegal shaded it. They squandered two clear goals chances late in the game and if either of those had found the net, the game...
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    National Football League 2024

    This is going to be a tight game and a real test. Neither team will want to show too much, but they also want to win and get promotion in the bag as soon as possible. This will allow some older players to get a rest and some other squad members to get a game and stake a claim before...
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    National Football League 2024

    Yesterday was a really clinical performance. I said in the week that our focus and mindset on this game was going to be so crucial, as the temptation would be there to take the eye off the ball. So to win so well was very impressive. We were ruthless and in all honesty, we never really moved out...
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    National Football League 2024

    Jesus, that's some amount of departures and are the only players I would know, other than Kevin Feely and Jimmy Hyland. There's no way that Kildare should struggle for quality players when you see how big the population is and how strong their Championship is.
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    National Football League 2024

    I really hope that we go into this game in the right frame of mind, don't take Kildare lightly and get the win. Kildare have been bad to date and this is a game that we should win on paper. However, too often this is the type of game that we slip up in - when we are expected to win. If we have...
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    National Football League 2024

    I'd agree that it's wide open, but also think that we would have to have a change in mindset in the big games from those in charge, to make the break through. Being too conservative will catch us in the big games. In the Ulster Final and All Ireland 1/4 Final, if we had really gone for it, we...
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    National Football League 2024

    The three main positives from the night were the scoreline, the win and the performances of some of our younger players. Meath looked decent for in flashes, did cause use problems at times, but ultimately just didn't have the ability to compete against better players. It took us 20 minutes to...
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    National Football League 2024

    Exactly the same team as last week. Trying to be positive here and see it as McGeeney wanting the team to get another chance to perform and make up for last week. The other part of me says, how and why are we playing two defenders at wing forward, at home to Meath? Why? Best of luck on Saturday...
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    National Football League 2024

    I hate to agree with Pete The Cheat, but he's right. We saw the top teams really going for it - by pushing up and putting the opposition under pressure. Donegal massacred Cork and we've seen how aggressive they've been - what a turn around in a few months. I think this is going to be the next...
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    National Football League 2024

    You'd like to think we'd better at this stage at breaking down teams with men behind the ball. We see other top sides do it more consistently and most of us believe that we have some very good forwards. So it's frustrating that we don't do it more. Yes, it's the first game and there's rustiness...
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    National Football League 2024

    Not having a go at him, but more just pointing out what you miss when not having a big aul huure in goals.
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    National Football League 2024

    Exactly this. Well said. Patronising posts that think that people just want Armagh to blindly attack more, miss the point. We played exactly the same way against Monaghan last year and for large parts of the league and championship. As you say starting two defenders at wing forward, when playing...
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