NFL Division 1

Real Kerry Fan wrote:

GAA-Fan wrote:Good victory for Armagh tonight.

Yes were the better team. Kerry have a lot of questions to answer and as for Tomas as much as I admire you a stupid retaliation to a nothing incident. Congrats Armagh.

Thanks RKF.

Going by reports it seems Armagh seem to disappear for long periods of time, really thought Kerry were going to give Armagh a hiding after HT.

What happened with the sending off RKF?

GAA-Fan wrote:

Real Kerry Fan wrote:

GAA-Fan wrote:Good victory for Armagh tonight.

Yes were the better team. Kerry have a lot of questions to answer and as for Tomas as much as I admire you a stupid retaliation to a nothing incident. Congrats Armagh.

Thanks RKF.

Going by reports it seems Armagh seem to disappear for long periods of time, really thought Kerry were going to give Armagh a hiding after HT.

What happened with the sending off RKF?

Ah Tomas had got his free and I think a couple of Armagh lads were stopping a quick one and Tomas gave a knee to an Armagh player. He should have no complaints. When Kerry brought them back to 3 points Armagh kicked 4 great scores from limited possession in the last 10 minutes. Well deserved their victory.

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:With a bit of luck the whole Six Nations will be abandoned for good.

Over seven hours of live rugby on RTE this weekend, and the All-Ireland hurling club semi-finals and sixteen National Football League games on.

Worse still, all anyone seems interested in is the two tossers (excuse the un-forum-like language), Evra and Suarez. I can't figure out which player made a bigger joke of himself today.

Couldn't have put it better

Thomas Clarke wrote:

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:With a bit of luck the whole Six Nations will be abandoned for good.

Over seven hours of live rugby on RTE this weekend, and the All-Ireland hurling club semi-finals and sixteen National Football League games on.

Worse still, all anyone seems interested in is the two tossers (excuse the un-forum-like language), Evra and Suarez. I can't figure out which player made a bigger joke of himself today.

Couldn't have put it better

And I cant see how the condition of the pitch would make much of a difference.

Can one of the Mods please contact Bluearmy, and ask him to start posting again. I'd love to hear his explanations for Down's 3rd hammering in a mere 11 months by a Cork side that he so maligned (a staggering 36 point aggregate deficit).

As was suspected by many at the time, Down's 2010 all ireland final appearance looks more and more like a fluke with each passing month. Can anyone honestly think of a weaker side to have made an all-ireland final in the last 30 years?

Hard to see how James McCartan can put together a side that will be competitive this summer - if he can, he'll deserve a lot of credit.

Thomas Clarke wrote:Can one of the Mods please contact Bluearmy, and ask him to start posting again. I'd love to hear his explanations for Down's 3rd hammering in a mere 11 months by a Cork side that he so maligned (a staggering 36 point aggregate deficit).

As was suspected by many at the time, Down's 2010 all ireland final appearance looks more and more like a fluke with each passing month. Can anyone honestly think of a weaker side to have made an all-ireland final in the last 30 years?

Hard to see how James McCartan can put together a side that will be competitive this summer - if he can, he'll deserve a lot of credit.

It was raining.

Jonsmith wrote: It was raining.

I'd forgotten that one! Very good JS!

I think that it is a joke that the GAA are punishing Monaghan for appealing the fine handed to them by taking away home advantage from them, this could have a decisive impact on who stays in division 2 this year. In turn Armagh, Cork and Kildare are now looking at witdrawing their appeals for fines handed to them. I am all for stamping out the brawls that are occuring in the games but there should be more suitable ways in dealing with such problems. It is even more annyoing especially after the ridicuolus ban handed to Derrtresk.

Some good news for Armagh though, just heard the outinfrontpodcast and it seems that Ronan Clarke is on track to return to Armagh although I am not as optimistic. However if he did return we would have some full forward line.

Not a bad run out - Connolly had another good one ... consistency is all I ask for Dermo! Yellow cards are a joke in this League - Philly McMahon getting sent off was ridiculous.

just read this on BBC website

Armagh are in relegation trouble after a third successive defeat in Division One of the National League.

The Ulster county were three points down when they had skipper Ciaran McKeever sent-off as the teams came out for the second half.

Referee Michael Duffy showed the red card after a linesman had reported seeing the corner half-back throw a punch in the tunnel.

just were does a corner half back play?????

bocerty wrote:just read this on BBC website

Armagh are in relegation trouble after a third successive defeat in Division One of the National League.

The Ulster county were three points down when they had skipper Ciaran McKeever sent-off as the teams came out for the second half.

Referee Michael Duffy showed the red card after a linesman had reported seeing the corner half-back throw a punch in the tunnel.

just were does a corner half back play?????

Not sure but Donegal normally have 14 of them (today excluded)

17 Points - Thats near enough what we managed in 6 championship games last year.
Going down to 14 man before half time seems to have caused havoc with the "system"

We'll put a good score up on any team that single marks Murphy. I'd say that we won't see another team take that approach this year - so that could be our biggest haul of 2012!!

Good win all the same and a great response after half-time. Thought big Neil was immense and once we started to win midfield, Mayo wilted. The pressure from the forwards was very good and we held Mayo in their own half for the majority of the 2nd half.

It's all to play for in D1 now.

Was talking to the brother earlier and he tells me he has a great new way of keeping the kids in check. Whenever they start acting up he tells then he'll bring them to see Donegal next Sunday in Croker..... works a treat.

It seems that after an hour of hipsters angst from 1992 being here for all to see, Kingpin, RMD pulled the plug..

I can but admire RMD's tolerance, but cowardly, quasi-anonymous postings have no place here.

Boxtyeater wrote:
I can but admire RMD's tolerance, but cowardly, quasi-anonymous postings have no place here.

Agreed. A sad, pathetic loser. (Hipster, that is, not RMD!)

Think Armagh's relegation is a certainty. Looking at the team we are missing 21 players in total.

Hearty, Geoghan, A Kernan, S Kernan, Cunningham, Morgan, Possibly McKeown and McKenna, Jamie Clarke, Ronan Clarke, Stevie McDonnell, McVerry, McParland, Vernon, Toner, Donaghy, McKeever, Mallon, Makin, Swift...probably more, as long as we havent picked up some knocks.

According to reports though, Armagh didn't seem to do that bad but also missed 3/4 goals chances. Crossmaglen are gone for the NFL so looks like it's going to be a touch and go for the last 2 games.

GAA-Fan wrote:Think Armagh's relegation is a certainty. Looking at the team we are missing 21 players in total.

Hearty, Geoghan, A Kernan, S Kernan, Cunningham, Morgan, Possibly McKeown and McKenna, Jamie Clarke, Ronan Clarke, Stevie McDonnell, McVerry, McParland, Vernon, Toner, Donaghy, McKeever, Mallon, Makin, Swift...probably more, as long as we havent picked up some knocks.

According to reports though, Armagh didn't seem to do that bad but also missed 3/4 goals chances. Crossmaglen are gone for the NFL so looks like it's going to be a touch and go for the last 2 games.

The biggest problem there, GF, is how do you start to pick a team for the championship. The defence that has played in the last 2 days has pretty much been your first choice, but midfield and beyond is just a swarm of new faces. Very difficult to assess any new player when he has no established or experienced men alongside him, and it will be very tough for Grimley and O'Rourke to pick any of them for the Tyrone game. My guess is he will pretty much end up back to what he finished with last year.

Thomas Clarke wrote:

GAA-Fan wrote:Think Armagh's relegation is a certainty. Looking at the team we are missing 21 players in total.

Hearty, Geoghan, A Kernan, S Kernan, Cunningham, Morgan, Possibly McKeown and McKenna, Jamie Clarke, Ronan Clarke, Stevie McDonnell, McVerry, McParland, Vernon, Toner, Donaghy, McKeever, Mallon, Makin, Swift...probably more, as long as we havent picked up some knocks.

According to reports though, Armagh didn't seem to do that bad but also missed 3/4 goals chances. Crossmaglen are gone for the NFL so looks like it's going to be a touch and go for the last 2 games.

The biggest problem there, GF, is how do you start to pick a team for the championship. The defence that has played in the last 2 days has pretty much been your first choice, but midfield and beyond is just a swarm of new faces. Very difficult to assess any new player when he has no established or experienced men alongside him, and it will be very tough for Grimley and O'Rourke to pick any of them for the Tyrone game. My guess is he will pretty much end up back to what he finished with last year.

I think Armagh need Cunnigham and Morgan back, Donaghy was a big miss today to. Against Dublin our midfield was poor, our attack was non exsitent so all Dublin had to do really was win the ball and could pretty much run through our at our defence and score.

Did not realise how bad of a state the county team is untill today. We are bordering onto our 3rd team with some players also playing at u21 they are going to be exhausted. Not too bothered about the opener for Ulster we should at least make a game of it against Tyrone. McKeever after being a complete idiot today will probably miss the game.

GAA-Fan wrote:I think Armagh need Cunnigham and Morgan back, Donaghy was a big miss today to. Against Dublin our midfield was poor, our attack was non exsitent so all Dublin had to do really was win the ball and could pretty much run through our at our defence and score.

Did not realise how bad of a state the county team is untill today. We are bordering onto our 3rd team with some players also playing at u21 they are going to be exhausted. Not too bothered about the opener for Ulster we should at least make a game of it against Tyrone. McKeever after being a complete idiot today will probably miss the game.

You're grasping at straws there lad...Cunningham wouldn't get a kick in an horse-box, given his performance agin' Garrycastle.
Morgan...Hmmmm. Managed to, allied to a better performance from colleagues, somewhat contain The Gooch.
Dolan destroyed him...