This doesn’t look good. Armagh star Ethan Rafferty has suffered what a suspected broken leg and dislocated ankle while playing for his club Grange in their final Armagh ACL Division 1B game. According to Belfast Live the flying goalkeeper’s injuries were so severe that the match had to be abandoned and an ambulance called to […]

2 years ago

“He’s miles away from being competent.” Roscommon legend and former goalkeeper Shane Curran has questioned whether or not Ethan Rafferty’s ‘sweeper keeper’ role is worth it for Armagh. Armagh just scraped by Westmeath in the All-Ireland championship, needing a late goal from substitute Conor Turbitt to seal the win in the end. Rafferty was playing […]

3 years ago

Armagh went with a more pragmatic approach. Armagh have been labelled as the ‘Entertainers’ this season due to the way their exciting style is reminiscent of Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle team in the ’90s. Their obsession with drilling the ball forward as soon as possible, taking brave scores and making opportunities out of nothing has provided […]

3 years ago

Mayo 0-17  0-17 Armagh. Aidan O’Shea has just played his best game in a long time today in Mayo’s thrilling draw with Armagh in the Allianz National League. Mayo just escaped the Athletic Grounds with a shared point and probably should have won, but at the heart of the success they did have today was […]

3 years ago

Armagh 0-17 0-17 Mayo. Armagh played loose and fast with their football in today’s game against Mayo but it paid off in the end as they managed to steal a dramatic draw right at the death. In a pulsating game of football, Mayo were five points up with ten minutes to go but the Orchard […]

3 years ago

The All-Most-Stars. Picking just 15 players this season to be awarded an All-Star is a big ask given the talent was that was on display last summer, but five players in particular must be feeling pretty unlucky to miss out. You can’t really begrudge anyone who got their All-Star yesterday; all were fully deserving of […]

3 years ago