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Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "Tyrone were unlucky. Looks like we will once again have to face off with Armagh. I don't think they are as good as they have been other years and we are definitely better but as Pacino said "any given Sunday".
Have to get through a solid Down team first."
I thought the best team lost with the phenomenal Con Fitzpatrick driving them on. It'll take some effort to top that performance for a losing side this year. The Tyrone shooting and shot selection really let them down but the goal gave them a brilliant opportunity in extra time with an extra man but their wastefulness continued to cost them. Hats off to Armagh to come through with a man down but I felt they played much of the game with an extra man with the ref. A repeat of today's performance against Donegal (if as I expect we beat Down) won't be good enough looking forward.

panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2928 - 12/04/2026 22:27:59    2666042

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Replying To panamasam:  "I thought the best team lost with the phenomenal Con Fitzpatrick driving them on. It'll take some effort to top that performance for a losing side this year. The Tyrone shooting and shot selection really let them down but the goal gave them a brilliant opportunity in extra time with an extra man but their wastefulness continued to cost them. Hats off to Armagh to come through with a man down but I felt they played much of the game with an extra man with the ref. A repeat of today's performance against Donegal (if as I expect we beat Down) won't be good enough looking forward."
Con Kilpatrick was outstanding against Kerry last year too, but his performance got very little coverage amidst a very poor team outing. He single handedly kept driving them on, but they got very little return from his brilliant fielding and inspirational bursts forward that day. As I mentioned last week, Tyrone lack physicality around the pitch compared to most of the top teams. A great effort today, but left it behind them in the end.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2760 - 12/04/2026 22:39:13    2666048

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Replying To panamasam:  "Foolish talking about missing players of the calibre of Gavin White, Shane Ryan and Paudie Clifford? Were you in a space capsule and miss last year's AI final?"
Like this year's national league final having no relevance to the championship, games played last year have no relevance either. Every game is different, different personnel, different referee, different weather, a variety of variables come into play and each game most be taken on its own merits

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1214 - 13/04/2026 13:01:40    2666142

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Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "Tyrone were unlucky. Looks like we will once again have to face off with Armagh. I don't think they are as good as they have been other years and we are definitely better but as Pacino said "any given Sunday".
Have to get through a solid Down team first."
I would expect a vastly improved Armagh if we both as expected win our first round games. Mcgeeney probably chose to finish with his strongest 15 instead of starting yesterday.

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1214 - 13/04/2026 13:09:08    2666148

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I haven't looked at any stats but it appear that Donegal have hot more goals so far this year then any previous seasons under mcguinness. To be at the top table it's a given I feel, hopefully it is something we can carry through to this year's championship

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1214 - 13/04/2026 13:12:37    2666151

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Replying To totalrecall:  "I would expect a vastly improved Armagh if we both as expected win our first round games. Mcgeeney probably chose to finish with his strongest 15 instead of starting yesterday."
Yeah and I think Armagh's somewhat compact home ground doesn't suit them.
They are a big, athletic, pacy team who are better suited to Clones and Croke Park I feel. They are definitely in the Ulster and All Ireland conversation.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10294 - 13/04/2026 14:05:38    2666163

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Yeah and I think Armagh's somewhat compact home ground doesn't suit them.
They are a big, athletic, pacy team who are better suited to Clones and Croke Park I feel. They are definitely in the Ulster and All Ireland conversation."
would agree with this, they are a great physical and very fast team, I fully expect them to be in the conversation as the year goes on but I do think their accuracy up front may let them down in the hunt for Sam. They've just been so wasteful

but they're a huge momentum team as well, they can really get on top of you and reel off a few big scores in a row, and their fans are excellent as well so once they get that momentum up they can be very hard stopped

CCFabu (Donegal) - Posts: 316 - 14/04/2026 09:18:56    2666303

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Replying To CCFabu:  "would agree with this, they are a great physical and very fast team, I fully expect them to be in the conversation as the year goes on but I do think their accuracy up front may let them down in the hunt for Sam. They've just been so wasteful

but they're a huge momentum team as well, they can really get on top of you and reel off a few big scores in a row, and their fans are excellent as well so once they get that momentum up they can be very hard stopped"
Yeah they're a wee bit like the good Mayo team back in the 10s that ran Dublin so close. If they had Rían O'Neill back in the fold they'd be a very dangerous proposition.

Beating them in Ulster will only be half the story. Possible that you'd have to beat them again at some stage at the sharp end of the Championship!

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10294 - 14/04/2026 12:55:22    2666351

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