The hurlers have mugged off Longford.
Mugged them off good and proper
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A bit late with this. I assume everyone knows at this stage. Beirne will miss the London match.
In my humble opinion the much maligned County Board were too slow out of the blocks with the appeal.
There was scant (if any) film or video evidence and the entire issue was the linesmanās call.
We should have come out with whatever weād got - grovelling - stretching to engaging Joe Brolly but as ever, we lay down and took the medicine. Divlaā matter, this could prove a blessing. Stick Mark Plunkett on the 40, fork it in early and often at the inside men and the whole thing will be forgotten about. Itāll leave Keith fine and fit to tear Lee Keegan or that carroty headed Galway lad a new hole in the semi.
The way he played against Sligo Iād leave Plunkett on the bench but heās too good a player.I agree with you the 40 is the place for him.One major problem next week is going to be free taking.We canāt start Mulligan as heāll be gassed after 15 minutes so we have no free taker.I assume Darragh Rooney or ROR will take responsibility.In saying that we should still have enough to beat them,they were poxed in the league game in Bekan
Iād imagine Domhnall Flynn will be selected with a view to frees from the left side. RoR will manage the rest of them. Beirne is a big loss no doubt but we should have enough. The back 6 remains problematic.
Might he stick Plunkett at 6?Itās been a problem all year
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Ah heās been terrific there before and I see where youāre coming from but youāre losing his ball-winning ability and his eye for an early ball. As you said his form has dipped a bit but heās more valuable at 8,9 or 11. Iād be for siting Paddy at 6 in a defensive role and building around him. Shane Quinn comes into the frame here as heās a dinger to tidy up ball but needs to moderate his exuberance ( cut out the clothes-line tackles).
London surely favs
Iād say Paddy will start at 3 I think.I donāt think the Diffley experiment has worked.Hes a lovely footballer but heās not a full back.Id love to see an attacking half back line of Maguire Heslin and Casey against London but the full back line would be to exposed unless we play Shane Quinn as a sweeper.Coach Moran went for the early KO against London in Bekan and it would have worked wonderfully only for wide after terrible wide.
Did he not play all his underage football in the forwards?
Emlyn the Centurion. This will drive a few lads here demented 
Absolutely. Weāre without Beirne (2-44 NFL) a raggletaggle at the back (see proposed measures above) low on confidence and fitness and facing these warriors (pop. 12m V 30k) in their home ground.
Iād have the exiles favs at about 1/2, 4/9 territory. Iāll probably have a nibble at ourselves +10 or +12.
Grim times, the Tailteann Cup wonāt be filled with joy either.
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Fuck sake.
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Youād sell oil to the Arabs Boxty 
(if youāre allowed say that anymore)
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Small panels are a fierce drawback.
I suppose the appropriate answer is āAarragh shurā lookā and follow up with a heavy sigh! Yerra!
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I was there that day and have the programme. I always hated the way ĆachterĆ”in CLG the late Alf Murray of Armagh referred to it as SeĆ”n McDermott Park. A super Galway team that went on to do the 3 in a row.
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Sorry for delay, youāre right. Top class half-forward or occasional stints at midfield.
Hard to see the desire to fit him into the full back line but he could be an option at wing-back.
We could well do with a John Mac in the 3 shirt but that ship has sailed. He was a diamond.
A class footballer but prone to the odd howler.