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If it goes ahead in Corrigan it will be full with Armagh season ticket holders . They are great travellers and love away games.

19616609 (Louth) - Posts: 1667 - 09/03/2025 01:10:39    2595486

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Antrim minor footballers played Derry yesterday in the first round of the Ulster minor league. You'd struggle to see any references to the game on the Antrim social media pages. But they plenty of coverage for their u20 hurlers. Antrims a hurling county. The footballer are treating like second class citizens.

latefortraining (Monaghan) - Posts: 125 - 09/03/2025 09:05:07    2595496

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Replying To SaffronDon:  "What's the big fundamental difference between this and 'Newbridge or nowhere' then? Or do you just want fair rules for the teams you watch and te hell with the rest, yeah?"
The fundamental difference is that both Kildare and Mayo played in division 1 in 2018 and were of a similar standard.

On this occasion we have the All Ireland champions going up against a team sitting close to the bottom of division 3 who have not come close to challenging for provincial honours in decades.

Therefore I don't see issue with having it in Corrigan Park. Just play it and get it over with. Armagh's next game will be against a team better equipped to beat them and will generate a lot more neutral interest.

Wally (Tyrone) - Posts: 924 - 09/03/2025 10:29:58    2595505

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Replying To Wally:  "The fundamental difference is that both Kildare and Mayo played in division 1 in 2018 and were of a similar standard.

On this occasion we have the All Ireland champions going up against a team sitting close to the bottom of division 3 who have not come close to challenging for provincial honours in decades.

Therefore I don't see issue with having it in Corrigan Park. Just play it and get it over with. Armagh's next game will be against a team better equipped to beat them and will generate a lot more neutral interest."
12,000 less people paying in, added to no McKenna Cup is obviously the UC issue.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2108 - 09/03/2025 13:47:00    2595534

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