Armagh_paul
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Donegal 3-16
Armagh 1-6 Sheridan; McKeever; McClelland goal; C O'Neill; O'Hagan(2)
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Armagh 1-6 Sheridan; McKeever; McClelland goal; C O'Neill; O'Hagan(2)
FT
I agree you could see the physical differences in teams, wonder will the senior team play next gameI really struggle to see what the benefit was of that match.
Agree - did anyone get anything out of that?I really struggle to see what the benefit was of that match.
What would have been the benefit if we fielded strongest team and won. Would argue there would be no benefit either way.I really struggle to see what the benefit was of that match.
Not about the winning or playing the strongest team at all Stevie but you definitely need a sprinkling of experience to give a few of the younger lads a chance to make an impact - that's the only issue I had with last night's team.What would have been the benefit if we fielded strongest team and won. Would argue there would be no benefit either way.
Away to Donegal in the McKenna Cup at January has no benefit regardless of team selection or result.
Anybody who wants to criticise or question decisions has the right to do so. But I will hold out to league before making any logical conclusions
Fairly sure Donegal fielded their U20s in the McKenna Cup under Bonner a few years back, so we wouldn't be the first to be making "a mockery" if the competition
No issue with what Armagh did.
The fact that we were expected to go to Donegal on a Wednesday night in January sums up what the Ulster council thought of this game .
We treated it like it should have been treated.
We didn't- our u20s didSomeone 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.
We didn't- our u20s did
I’d say there’d be some benefit to fielding a team comprising one or two experienced heads, fringe senior players needing game time, a trialist or two and whatever u20s look to be breaking into the senior setup in the very near future. Don’t think anyone has suggested the first choice XV should have played.What would have been the benefit if we fielded strongest team and won. Would argue there would be no benefit either way.
Away to Donegal in the McKenna Cup at January has no benefit regardless of team selection or result.
Anybody who wants to criticise or question decisions has the right to do so. But I will hold out to league before making any logical conclusions
For what's it worth I think McKenna Cup is a waste of time and would scrap it all together. And expected to travel to Donegal on Wednesday evening at half 7 is a joke. I wouldn't have fielded.I’d say there’d be some benefit to fielding a team comprising one or two experienced heads, fringe senior players needing game time, a trialist or two and whatever u20s look to be breaking into the senior setup in the very near future. Don’t think anyone has suggested the first choice XV should have played.
The result itself isn’t important, the first half performance was actually fairly encouraging all things considered. But what was the point in fielding that team in the first place? Imagine you were one of the trialists being asked to come into the senior panel only to be fucked off to Donegal to play with the u20s for a turkey shoot. Demoralising.
Would be equally demoralising you could argue for a fringe player to be sent to Donegal and be outside the 40/45 involved in the Dubs game. As a former player I would rather be involved in that first team squad even if it meant 10 or 15 mins in the final 1/4 of the game when I could of had 60mins during a turkey shoot with the younger ones. They would get more out of a game in a training session than chasing shadows in Donegal id go as far to say.... The mistake most are making is Armagh did not enter the McKenna cup, Armagh u20s did under the alas of Armagh Senior Team.I’d say there’d be some benefit to fielding a team comprising one or two experienced heads, fringe senior players needing game time, a trialist or two and whatever u20s look to be breaking into the senior setup in the very near future. Don’t think anyone has suggested the first choice XV should have played.
The result itself isn’t important, the first half performance was actually fairly encouraging all things considered. But what was the point in fielding that team in the first place? Imagine you were one of the trialists being asked to come into the senior panel only to be fucked off to Donegal to play with the u20s for a turkey shoot. Demoralising.
I think he made the correct call sending an u20 team. As mentioned above, why risk injuries to key players, even fringe players are players coming back from injury.
For the normal players, I would imagine when they seen Donegal away on a Wednesday night in the McKenna cup, they were dreading the idea of having to travel up the road for a glorified friendly and not getting back to god knows what time. They will sacrifice enough time throughout the year, so was the best call to effectively give them all the night off.