For me this confirms the stories that he was with the team on Saturday and Sunday prior to the gameGallagher has stepped down. Derry county Board really have managed to worm their way out of this one
For me this confirms the stories that he was with the team on Saturday and Sunday prior to the gameGallagher has stepped down. Derry county Board really have managed to worm their way out of this one
Aye, but you didn’t help, so you didn’t!Yea don't be blaming me either , before my time as well . The dubs singing 'what's it like to have a queen ' will have to change to King now as well .
I agree - so let's be honestFor me Ethan's positives far outweigh his negatives and I think he has been brilliant as a GK but if that had of been blaine Hughes he would of been getting alot more grief imo, I think that Rafferty should continue in nets because he is vital to how we play out from the back and his passing from deep is top notch,
I don't think he was with the team but let's take the story that he was:For me this confirms the stories that he was with the team on Saturday and Sunday prior to the game
I hope I’m not over stepping the mark. Never meant to previously on this subject or a previous post but I suppose I’ve known for some time. This is not the end of the scrutiny that the Derry Co Board will face in my opinion. They will not be allowed to sweep this serious incident under the carpet. There will be an the inquest and questions of accountability in Derry - who knew what, when and why decisions were made? Its going to be tough for well meaning volunteers but it’s never the virus’ fault, it’s the person who had knowledge who let the virus in. It was a car crash waiting to happen.Gallagher has stepped down. Derry county Board really have managed to worm their way out of this one
He was!I don't think he was with the team but let's take the story that he was:
How on god's earth did those 40 odd people - players and backroom - sit and listen to him knowing what has happened and by his own statements has not denied it. What sort of men are they? Where's the decency ? How do they look their wives/partners/mother's/sisters in the eye after this?
I for one would not be associated with anyone who has done what he's done never mind he in a changing room listening to him.
The temptation to deal with the issue would simply be too great.
This is why I don't think he was there
What other keeper is out there in the county?I agree - so let's be honest
Any other keeper would be getting a lot more criticism for such an error- that goal cost us. But Ethan is getting off lightly because his other/overall play was good, including his scores. If we had another reliable keeper, we could benefit from Ethan around midfield- but Geezers poor management/lack of planning has left us where we are. Just another example of the "inches" that make the difference in the top teams.
Tickets on sale nowI think I said a few weeks back that it would eventually end in tears with RG. Hopefully all gets investigated properly and sorted out - whatever needs to happen.
When do tickets go on sale for WM game? Are we expecting close to a sell-out? Can't see many travelling up from the Midlands. God, they really don't like us Nordies down there, hope we give them a good hiding!
Probably cause he wasn't fit enough to come back on, Conaty for Murnin in normal time I didn't get that switch at all for a player that hasn't played no league or championship football so far it was a strange decisionWhy did we not put Murnin back on for extra time. No one is questioning this, why
Not to mention his mistake for the goal from a high ball. I actually think he had a fairly good game apart from that.Talk of putting Rafferty into Midfield is crazy. Not because he wouldn't have the talent, but he wouldn't have nowhere near the fitness. The man has stood between the sticks in training and games every night for the last 18 months, what makes you think he could suddenly play the most key position when it comes to mobility and getting around the pitch. Fanciful stuff. He's doing a good job were he is, leave him there. Blaine wasn't the best under the high ball due to his stature, and now we have someone who is, no pleasing everyone!!!!
I don't get why he's part of the squad when's he has long term injurySee Oisin oNeill still hanging around the squad on match days. Does anyone know when he’s expected to come back in again? Bar ballybofey last year I can’t mind the last time he played a game for either club or county.
whats the harm if he wants to be there to support the ladsI don't get why he's part of the squad when's he has long term injury
Suppose Niall Grimley shouldn't of been there either?I don't get why he's part of the squad when's he has long term injury
Cahir O'kane writing in Irish news today has a great article, he details all the fine margins that happened in the match, he said Armagh are still in a good place and said in his view they are on a par with Derry going into the Riund Robin games.
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Definitely a massive opportunity missed the other day and will be hugely mentally draining. All the lads can do is bottle that hurt and use it to drive them on. There is definitely a lot more to come from this team and plenty of life left in those veterans yet .It's a very good article and does indeed highlight the very fine lines at play here. I've been mulling over some of these fine lines in my head, and in discussions with others, since the match, although I still cannot bring myself to watch it. That said, I'm not so sure Cahir's conclusion - that Armagh are still in a good place - stands up.
I think he underestimates the crushing blow that Clones last Sunday was for Armagh. That match was the culmination of not just months of training, but I'd argue years of progression from Division 3 football, painful and fruitless Championship campaigns, to get a team that was ready to go toe-to-toe for a major honour. Across that progression, many of our great players of the modern age have been getting older and are now reaching veteran status. Will they get another opportunity like that on Sunday? Maybe; maybe not. I hope I'm wrong, but that felt like one wonderful opportunity that was let slip.
I feel Armagh needed that victory a lot more than Derry did and the defeat itself, and the nature of it, will have dealt a major blow to the team. If they can come back from this and progress to an All Ireland Quarter-final, then they will have performed brilliantly. However it will be a big challenge.
I'm afraid thats my feeling as well.It's a very good article and does indeed highlight the very fine lines at play here. I've been mulling over some of these fine lines in my head, and in discussions with others, since the match, although I still cannot bring myself to watch it. That said, I'm not so sure Cahir's conclusion - that Armagh are still in a good place - stands up.
I think he underestimates the crushing blow that Clones last Sunday was for Armagh. That match was the culmination of not just months of training, but I'd argue years of progression from Division 3 football, painful and fruitless Championship campaigns, to get a team that was ready to go toe-to-toe for a major honour. Across that progression, many of our great players of the modern age have been getting older and are now reaching veteran status. Will they get another opportunity like that on Sunday? Maybe; maybe not. I hope I'm wrong, but that felt like one wonderful opportunity that was let slip.
I feel Armagh needed that victory a lot more than Derry did and the defeat itself, and the nature of it, will have dealt a major blow to the team. If they can come back from this and progress to an All Ireland Quarter-final, then they will have performed brilliantly. However it will be a big challenge.