2020 league
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Holdthemiddle
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A few thoughts:-
* Delighted to be a Div 1 team again - well done to the players and management.
* We now have a decent squad with players available in every position which is great and should create healthy competition. As much as having a settled team is great so too is competition for places. Sheridan is a great example of this - he was excellent yesterday which is so pleasing but he hasn’t been at this level for a while due to recovering from injury and not being on top form - it happens to all players at all levels so let’s ensure selection is merited.
* No.1 - No.7 needs more work and perhaps our defensive displays need to start higher up the field but I feel the criticism of Blaine is getting too personal. I agree he has made mistakes but as others have highlighted show me a player that hasn’t. If we’ve got a better option then let him step forward and prove it, if not, we need to back Blaine and build protection around him.
* Delighted to be a Div 1 team again - well done to the players and management.
* We now have a decent squad with players available in every position which is great and should create healthy competition. As much as having a settled team is great so too is competition for places. Sheridan is a great example of this - he was excellent yesterday which is so pleasing but he hasn’t been at this level for a while due to recovering from injury and not being on top form - it happens to all players at all levels so let’s ensure selection is merited.
* No.1 - No.7 needs more work and perhaps our defensive displays need to start higher up the field but I feel the criticism of Blaine is getting too personal. I agree he has made mistakes but as others have highlighted show me a player that hasn’t. If we’ve got a better option then let him step forward and prove it, if not, we need to back Blaine and build protection around him.
See people have beat me to it but wow today has made it even more important that we are promoted this year
Next year will genuinely see 8 teams looking to get to Div 1 and anything else a disappointment
for us the important games are Ulster games and another crack at Roscommon! 3 wins the goal
important that we test ourselves against other Ulster teams
Think this will really improve our game for championship more than Dublin and Kerry (though can’t wait for those!)
Next year will genuinely see 8 teams looking to get to Div 1 and anything else a disappointment
for us the important games are Ulster games and another crack at Roscommon! 3 wins the goal
important that we test ourselves against other Ulster teams
Think this will really improve our game for championship more than Dublin and Kerry (though can’t wait for those!)
KilleavyGael
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Not for me, we see Monaghan and them other bastards in the AG all the time for mckenna cup. I want to see Dean Rock and Davy Clifford in town!
northarmaghgael
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If we play the Dubs at the AG, is that the first time they’ve came to town since the AG first reopened in 2011?
Ard Mhacha 13
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I hate to burst your bubble but if spectators are allowed to attend matches in 2021 the likelyhood is Armagh will play Kerry away as the GAA will be trying to recoup as much money as they can next year & they know Armagh supporters will travel in numbers. Back in the early 2000s (sorry I can't remember the exact years) we had to travel to Kerry 2 years in a row to play them in the League.
PatMustard
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Yes. We played them away in 2012.
PatMustard
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I hate to burst your bubble but if spectators are allowed to attend matches in 2021 the likelyhood is Armagh will play Kerry away as the GAA will be trying to recoup as much money as they can next year & they know Armagh supporters will travel in numbers. Back in the early 2000s (sorry I can't remember the exact years) we had to travel to Kerry 2 years in a row to play them in the League.
I know in 2003 they beat us by 2 points down in Kerry, with a late goal that came from a blatant throw ball from one of the O’Se’s. Can’t recall the other match though.
I’d gladly walk to Kerry next year if it meant we were over this pandemic though!
Peter grimes
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Think we played them in AG and Gareth Swift scored a few lovely points in the first half then they went away from us. Played them the following year in HQ and got tanked in the first half
William Of Orange
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We beat Kerry the last time we played them down there in Killarney the last year we were in Div 1 , it was a Saturday night , big Kingham a POR favourite got a goal I remember .
William Of Orange
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Also worth noting as the Armagh TV guy would say big Mackin , big Veron and Big Lavery also played that day
Ard Mhacha 13
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William Of Orange
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You are 100% correct. That was a great night
It was , I was in Belfast on a stag with non Armagh people watching in a small corner on my own . I’m the life and soul of the party
PatMustard
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Yes, that’s right. Brian Mallon I think got the other goal. A good performance that night.
That was a great weekend in the Kingdom. Weather was glorious for February.
PatMustard
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PatMustard
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You are 100% correct. That was a great night
Was it you that started the row that night? I bet it was
PatMustard
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Yeah we weren’t far away that night. Charles V got a cracking goal. Brogan got a late fisted goal to pull away from us.
It was a long journey home when we played them in 2012. I think it might have been that big defeat that relegated us on scoring difference that year.
Ard Mhacha 13
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