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Replying To Awaywiththeferrys:  "We do the fellas think the football is more important than the hurling. Tbh football is shocking to watch would put you to sleep only my opinion"
Hurling does itself no favours by this kind of down-the-nose attitude. Football has given me some of the best days of my life.

points50swiththeargyllsonthewrongfeet (Tyrone) - Posts: 239 - 31/10/2022 18:42:23    2446066

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looking forward to the ballybay crossmaglen game on saturday.
the bookies rarely get it wrong and crossmaglen rightly favourites. The name alone is enough for that but Ballybay a good side with plenty of county stars past and present so hopefully they can cause an upset

MalsBalls (Monaghan) - Posts: 180 - 04/11/2022 13:20:41    2446480

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Replying To MalsBalls:  "looking forward to the ballybay crossmaglen game on saturday.
the bookies rarely get it wrong and crossmaglen rightly favourites. The name alone is enough for that but Ballybay a good side with plenty of county stars past and present so hopefully they can cause an upset"
They'll be plenty of upsets in Ulster, if ye could call any game an upset. All teams are there on merit. I see Ballybay game is on RTE.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2014 - 05/11/2022 13:55:34    2446554

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Replying To Saynothing:  "They'll be plenty of upsets in Ulster, if ye could call any game an upset. All teams are there on merit. I see Ballybay game is on RTE."
Not one person mentioned ballybay

Pet (Monaghan) - Posts: 24 - 05/11/2022 20:40:22    2446589

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Replying To points50swiththeargyllsonthewrongfeet:  "Hurling does itself no favours by this kind of down-the-nose attitude. Football has given me some of the best days of my life."
There are plenty of good football men, past players and managers. etc. saying the same, ' football is shocking to watch'. Are they showing a 'down-the-nose attitude' towards football?

Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2466 - 05/11/2022 20:42:45    2446590

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Replying To Pet:  "Not one person mentioned ballybay"
IM not a bit surprised at that result , Ballybay a well drilled , coached fit outfit and every player comfortable on the ball and a fair sprinkling of county men,O bye the way managed by a Kilcoo man, Looking foward to next Sundays game

germac (Down) - Posts: 534 - 06/11/2022 10:02:41    2446608

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Sportsjoe.ie must be mourning Crossmaglen's loss. Personally, I am delighted.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1417 - 06/11/2022 12:51:19    2446617

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Replying To Cockney_Cat:  "There are plenty of good football men, past players and managers. etc. saying the same, ' football is shocking to watch'. Are they showing a 'down-the-nose attitude' towards football?"
Yes, they are certainly showing a dismissive attitude towards *current* football?

Sime hurlers consider that football is generally inferior. Some retired footballers consider that modern football is inferior to what it was "in their day". Many of those former footballers were, of course, brilliant ball players.

But being brilliant at playing football is no guarantee that you'll be objective about analysing it.

And, yes, both lots have a down-the-nose-attitude. What's your point?

You always get lots of former players with rose-tinted spectacles on. It's a feature of aging generally. I wouldn't be inclined to take them too seriously.

points50swiththeargyllsonthewrongfeet (Tyrone) - Posts: 239 - 06/11/2022 13:51:10    2446620

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Very decent bloke Paul Finlay, delighted for him.

points50swiththeargyllsonthewrongfeet (Tyrone) - Posts: 239 - 06/11/2022 13:52:09    2446621

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Replying To beano:  "Sportsjoe.ie must be mourning Crossmaglen's loss. Personally, I am delighted."
I suppose at least Crossmaglen won all their matches and cups themselves and didn't have to buy them #buyamanagertowinagame

Tom1916 (Armagh) - Posts: 2001 - 06/11/2022 14:32:31    2446626

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Replying To germac:  "IM not a bit surprised at that result , Ballybay a well drilled , coached fit outfit and every player comfortable on the ball and a fair sprinkling of county men,O bye the way managed by a Kilcoo man, Looking foward to next Sundays game"
Should be some crack in that household this week ballybay maner has 3 sons and 6 nephews playing with kilcoo

Pet (Monaghan) - Posts: 24 - 06/11/2022 17:19:10    2446647

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Replying To Pet:  "Should be some crack in that household this week ballybay maner has 3 sons and 6 nephews playing with kilcoo"
Makes you wonder why he isn't managing his own club doesn't it

Tom1916 (Armagh) - Posts: 2001 - 06/11/2022 18:33:14    2446655

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Replying To Awaywiththeferrys:  "We do the fellas think the football is more important than the hurling. Tbh football is shocking to watch would put you to sleep only my opinion"
Hurling is boring, they can score from anywhere and you can't see if it was a score or not anyway, I have no idea what half of the pundits are saying, it's like a pavey point agm listening to them.
The same handful of counties keep playing each other over and over every year in some made up rubbish of a competition, Galway play in Leinster?? it's rubbish imo.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2747 - 06/11/2022 18:55:40    2446663

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Replying To Tom1916:  "Makes you wonder why he isn't managing his own club doesn't it"
No not really,

germac (Down) - Posts: 534 - 06/11/2022 19:57:54    2446677

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Replying To beano:  "Sportsjoe.ie must be mourning Crossmaglen's loss. Personally, I am delighted."
Why would you have such a dislike for Crossmaglen? I'd be a complete neutral in an Ulster club game.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1716 - 06/11/2022 21:05:55    2446686

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "Why would you have such a dislike for Crossmaglen? I'd be a complete neutral in an Ulster club game."
Be hard to dislike Cross now. Stong claims to be the best club football side of all time.


Excellent match to watch. Thought Ballybay were very good. Interesting that in last few years Ulster has been ahead of posse in producing more attack minded sides as opposed to what had become the stereotype. Whoever comes out of Ulster will be hard to beat. All serious teams left now.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2557 - 07/11/2022 16:34:19    2446771

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Cross defence was very poor, far to open and was made all too easy for ballybay to just walk threw them.
Kilcoo will be a step up and with the sub plot of the Ballybay management it brings this game into a new level, but still see kilcoo coming out on top.

Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 705 - 07/11/2022 17:03:02    2446777

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Cross defence was very poor, far to open and was made all too easy for ballybay to just walk threw them.
Kilcoo will be a step up and with the sub plot of the Ballybay management it brings this game into a new level, but still see kilcoo coming out on top.

Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 705 - 07/11/2022 17:05:03    2446780

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Hurling is boring, they can score from anywhere and you can't see if it was a score or not anyway, I have no idea what half of the pundits are saying, it's like a pavey point agm listening to them.
The same handful of counties keep playing each other over and over every year in some made up rubbish of a competition, Galway play in Leinster?? it's rubbish imo."
Agreed

monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 378 - 07/11/2022 17:07:52    2446781

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Hurling is boring, they can score from anywhere and you can't see if it was a score or not anyway, I have no idea what half of the pundits are saying, it's like a pavey point agm listening to them.
The same handful of counties keep playing each other over and over every year in some made up rubbish of a competition, Galway play in Leinster?? it's rubbish imo."
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but to be fair I think your county is responsible for the biggest crime against a sport that I can remember in GAA with the 2011 semi final vs Dublin. if you want a rubbish competition just look at what the Leinster and Munster football championships have become in the last decade.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1716 - 07/11/2022 17:51:35    2446788

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