BELLEW BACK TO BOLSTER ARMAGH IN CROSS; NFL DIVISION FOUR NFL DIV 2: ARMAGH v CORK.Byline: By ORLA BANNON THE return of Francie Bellew to the starting line-up for the first time in over a year will ensure Armagh supporters have something to cheer about in Crossmaglen tomorrow. With relegation issues decided and promotion beyond the grasp of both Armagh and Cork this game is effectively a dead rubber. Conor Counihan is expected to field an experimental side as the county senior Championship begins this weekend in Cork. Peter McDonnell has made five changes to the team from the dynamic win over Dublin last weekend, a result which saw the Orchard county join Cork in the mid-table safety zone. While Bellew is back on the edge of the square his Cross teammate David McKenna David McKenna (born September 19 1986) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Stilring Albion. He moved to Stiring Albion in June 2007 from St. Mirren. External links
Brian Mallon and Micheal O'Rourke replace Aaron and Stephen Kernan while Tony Kernan is also out after suffering an injury against Dublin. Ciaran McKinney replaces Paul Hearty Paul Hearty is an Irish Gaelic football player from Armagh. He is the current goalkeeper on the Armagh senior football team. He was named in goal for the 2006 Irish News Ulster Allstars team for his performances in Armaghs 2006 Uster championship win. in goals and Charlie Vernon Charlie Vernon is an Irish Gaelic football player for Armagh. Charlie is the current Mister Versatile on the Armagh senior football panel play at, Mid-field, Half-Foward, Full-Back, and corner-Foward during the last league campaign. is in for Martin O'Rourke in the half-forward line. Both sides have an eight-week break until they begin their respective Championship campaigns. It's a meaningless game but Armagh don't lose too many in Crossmaglen and must be strong favourites to end the league on a high. Verdict: ARMAGH CAPTION(S): COMEBACK: Francis Bellew |
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