John Joseph I don't take your point at all,10 westmeath players missing added to the fact it was more hassle than anything having to travel to derry when we had nothing to play for.You will see a different outfit the next day.

footiemad (Westmeath) - Posts: 733 - 07/04/2013 18:38:37    1362463

Relieved that we survived todays game with Galway and other results went our way as it is essential for our development that we continue playing at a good level - and Div2 is shaping up to be that with Donegal, Down, Monaghan and Meath joining ourselves laois, louth and Galway.

Kevin Dyas and Stephen Harold were excellent for us today and it was great to see us get scoring heavily again - something which we have not really been doing in the last few years as we were so defensive.

Think we have improved through league though results have not always shown it and hopeful that we might get to an Ulster final now - hopefully with Ciaran McKeever and Jamie Clark back we can take the first step against Cavan

crossranger (Armagh) - Posts: 96 - 07/04/2013 19:20:26    1362526

It was an encouraging league for armagh, with Stephen Harold being a true find. Roll on the USFC,
with injuries, the Cross factor, suspensions, Jamie Clarke on his extended hols - aramagh could have pushed a promotion spot,
Wesmeath beat them by 1pt, Derry drew with them, they lost to Louth in a game in which they were the better team, only real blemish was the Laois game....

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1691 - 07/04/2013 19:30:55    1362541

The next westmeath Derry game will be a lot tighter I think

Bal1991 (Westmeath) - Posts: 95 - 07/04/2013 19:41:21    1362553

Hi guys,

Just thought I would check in & say hello since this thread will be home next season.

Well done to both Derry & Westmeath.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 07/04/2013 19:44:54    1362559

I'm not underestimating Westmeath whatsoever, im just saying any team to ship that amount of scores will affect a teams morale whether at full strength or not. It'll be a tight final and may the best team win. Well need to be at full strength with lynch and mcbride to come back into defence. I think both teams will struggle badly in division one next year and will probably go straight back down.

johnjoseph (Derry) - Posts: 158 - 07/04/2013 20:19:56    1362601

I wouldn't be so pessimistic about next year. It all depends on how many home games you have and who they are against

Bal1991 (Westmeath) - Posts: 95 - 07/04/2013 20:24:32    1362612

4th place finish for Louth,would certainly have taken that at the start.

The 3 points dropped in the games with Westmeath and Laois probably cost Louth promotion, held a commanding lead in both games only to end up losing by 1 point to Westmeath in Mullingar with Laois coming back to snatch a late draw in Portlaoise.

All in all I'd be happy enough with events though.

Louth wouldn't have enough strength in dept to be competitive in division 1,it'll be interesting to see how Westmeath get on at the top as they too may not have enough top quality players outside of there normal starting 15 to put it up to the big boys.

Next years division 2 looks a really strong division so there will be no room for any error for a county like Louth in what will be an ulta competive division.

THE_SNAPPER (Louth) - Posts: 2019 - 07/04/2013 21:57:12    1362728

OLLIE
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Hopefully Louth will stay up. Armagh and Laois to meet in the final with Armagh winning it. Longford and Wexford to get relegated.

Well i got my wish that Louth would stay up. None of my teams that i picked for the final got there. I was right with the relegation.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 08/04/2013 08:38:35    1362750