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Are Armagh unstoppable?

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Ulster Championship specialists Armagh powered into yet another provincial final with a deserved four-point win over Down at Clones on Sunday.

Despite being a man down and just a point ahead early in the second half, they summoned their reserves of strength and experience to see off underdogs Down.

In the quarter-finals Down sprung a big surprise by knocking out holders Tyrone in a replay.

In patches, it like looked like they might repeat that against Armagh but overall Peter McDonnell's men rightly booked their place in the 20 July final against Fermanagh.

Armagh will be favourites against opponents who have never won the Ulster title.

Will Armagh make it seven Ulsters in the last nine years?

Are they the province's best hope of mountnig a serious challenge for the All-Ireland crown?

Or can Fermanagh reproduce the passion and desire they displayed in the semi-final against Derry and stun the favourites?

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posted Jul 13, 2008

Ain't gonna happen Tempo. Armagh will bully a smaller Fermanagh team. Armagh will have that extra bit of class.

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posted Jul 13, 2008

Itll be very tight next sunday I wouldnt be suprised if it was a draw (with Armgh winning the replay of coursewinkeye)

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posted Jul 15, 2008

Gluck to the fermanagh team they will need it!
Armagh with Mc Conville back will take this game by 2 goals plus, , p.s That fermangh video of the song, sweet home fermanagh is real coool? blush

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posted Jul 16, 2008

Can anyone tell me exactly what way the qualifiers work this year? (ie- how many rounds, dates etc) A friend of mine from Fermanagh was asking me!

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posted Jul 16, 2008

Yeah basically this Sunday when fermanagh get beat they will go through the back door or qualifers, as with the rest of the teams that have been knocked out so far, there will be 16 teams playing this Saturday, and the 4 losers of the 4 provincal finals will also go through this, these 4 losers will play 1 game before the quater final, against the final 4 of the 16 teams, this system is a joke! If you go into somebodys house you go through the front door not the back door! And it looks like Armagh will kick this door in, all the way to the Sam Maguire sittin on the mantel piece!

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posted Jul 16, 2008

heres a tip for anyone who wants to make a few pounds- get your money on fermanagh, they are going to blitz armagh with a blanket attack, armagh wont know what hit them. Dont say youse werent told (apart from you Cavan Cheapskate, keep your money for the credit crunch)

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posted Jul 16, 2008

Cavancheapskate I wish I was as sure as you about sunday.Fermanagh are a very dangerous team and Itll be a lot closer than people think. I wouldnt be suprised if it ended all square to be honest

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posted Jul 25, 2008

i think Fermanagh can they are fitter and can move the ball faster, its all down to the way they play on sunday, i hope they can put armag away but it will depend on sunday.

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posted Jul 25, 2008

armagh are not that great they are a pck of bad mannered men and everyone in ireland would agree, every other county in ireland is backing fermanagh even their biggest rivals Tyrone they were shouting in clonas on sunday for fermanagh (when their minors won their ulster championship) and i thought it was a brilliant game to see armagh being out in their box it might be possible now to get mcconville, mcdonnell onto the bus now when their heads have shrunk a bit!!! they are so over rated and we will see how far they get in the all ireland, i can safely say it wont be that far!!! and i hope fermanagh kick them through the back door on sunday!!!! Good Luck Fermagah

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comment by jimdoom (U7556799)

posted Jul 26, 2008

hope you have a few pounds on that draw lubo.

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