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General discussion / Re: Cycling

« on: March 22, 2023, 10:05:12 AM »

I'm for Albir on Saturday for a week of cycling, can't wait. The climbs and scenary is def not the Alps but the weather we're getting at home just now anything is a bonus. Have any of you guys done this area before?. I've been once before and it's decent but comparing it to the Alps and the Pyrenees it's like day and night.

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 22, 2023, 10:01:28 AM »

Actually fancy Monaghan to stay up .
If I were mayo given what’s ahead I would rest my main players as they have bigger games upcoming .
Armagh have been poor this year and Tyrone are hitting some form , I can only see one winner in Omagh .

I would agree with that Naka, why would Mayo risk any of their top players in a game that means nothing to them. As for Omagh...it will be tight but i expect Tyrone to win by a few...

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 22, 2023, 09:02:40 AM »

Some twists and turns TBF. Bar Mayo every team has something to play for and I suppose that's what you would want. The games this weekend will probably go the way I think they will with one exception "The Mayo v Monaghan game". With Mayo already guaranteed a play off spot will they play a weakened team?. If they still play their strongest team will Mayo go out with the cutting edge they've had? Monaghan can win this game bad and all as they've been due to Mayo maybe unintentionally taking their foot of the gas a bit (it is a natural thing to do when you don't have to win and they may well not set out to do this).

Tyrone v Armagh - Tyrone to win by 3pts
Kerry v Galway - Kerry to win by 5pts
Mayo v Monaghan - Mayo should win this but see above...
Roscommon v Donegal - Rossies to win by 3pts

If them results worked out like that or similar then Kerry would play Mayo os scoring difference with 4 teams on 8pts but the bottom is all about what happens in Mayo game.

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 21, 2023, 10:44:21 AM »

Mayo - Good side who will not be far away and should be in the thick of it come business time.
Galway - Could win it and have a feeling it could be their year
Kerry - Will be there or there abouts, they'll get better the longer the summer goes on. Knock them out early if you can.
Rossies - Are a decent side and have a big result in them but won't win SAM
Armagh - Same as Roscommon (see above). Are not as good as some people think but not as bad as they're currently showing.
Tyrone - Slightly ahead of Roscommon and Armagh but can't see them winning SAM tbh.
Monaghan - Decent hardy team that will fall short
Donegal - Always produce great players and could shock some teams but will not win SAM...




I think the All Ireland will go to the West this year, I have a sneaky feeling for Galway and by the look of it Mayo could be in the thick of it too. Kerry will always pose a threat no matter who they have and will get better as the summer goes on. From Div 1 for me only Galway, Mayo & Kerry can win SAM this year.

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 19, 2023, 11:53:19 PM »

Now that the dust has settled a bit I'll give you my two bobs worth on Armagh...We have lost the plot, Armagh have great forwards and playing them all in our own half back line is a sin. I get what KMcG is trying to achieve by pulling everyone back and trying to hit the other teams on the counter as we're poor defensively atm but it's not working. I love Armagh and have followed them all my life and I'm considering taking a sabbatical away as I genuinely can't watch that crap atm. I honestly would rather be beaten and having a go/rattle than get beaten in a close game that was like watch grass grow.
For some reason our top forwards are all below par and seem to be short of confidence...do we go for a shoot out with the Kerry's etc and get humped as we'll be left exposed at the back?...I dunno but if we're still losing anyway why not try it out and see. We have to go to Omagh next week and Tyrone will love nothing more than relegating Armagh and we will only have ourselves to blame for this mess as we had a chance to win every game so far and couldn't manage it, from what i have seen the 3 teams at the bottom are the worst teams in Div 1 and there's nothing between Monaghan and Armagh so whoever has the goolies for it next week will stay up.

I know i'm a bit old school here but can someone please tell me why all forwards are afraid to shoot from 30-45m out, this is from all the games in general. Are forwards told not to shoot unless it's in front of the posts...is this a % thing?. you see guys in what i think is a scoreable position but they won't shoot and recycle the ball across and back and across and back and across and back before someone gets dispossed and the counter attack starts...WTF. You're a County footballer, get within 30-45m and pop the the ball over the bar. Even at club level I played with guys who didn't think twice about shooting from those ranges and hardly ever missed...Maybe the footballer is being replaced with an athlete now and fitness/strength is preferred to a proper footballer...

Rant over...

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 17, 2023, 12:22:15 PM »

I have a feeling for Galway this year for the All Ireland...It's wide open and TBH 50% of teams in Div 1 and top 2 in Div 2 have a chance of winning it. Very open this year and Galway have the players to do it.
As of this weekend I fear for Armagh...if we're beat tomorrow against Galway Tyrone could realastically relegate us the following Sunday, I suppose from an Armagh point of view we will want Tyrone to beat Monaghan this weekend and Mayo to beat Donegal which keeps us safe for another year but them two matches could easily go the other way. It's exciting that it's going down to the last game but not good for the nerves...All this talk about Mayo, Rossies and Galway not wanting to play in league decider due to Championship the following weeks hopefully is not true and they go out to perform as in previous rounds...

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General discussion / Re: The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

« on: March 11, 2023, 08:36:59 PM »

Was expecting a tough afternoon away to The Jambos but scoring after a few mins fairly settled the game into Celtic's favour and it was as comfortable as win as you'd hope for in the end. This team is just chomping their way thru game by game without much fuss and it's great to see. Home to Hibs is next up and the next Glasgow Derby fast approaches. Big Ange has them all rattled and they link him with every job, even ones where they haven't sacked the current boss yet just to try and unsettle him as they know as long as he's in Glasgow they will win very little.

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 07, 2023, 10:05:16 AM »

8pts is safety...Unless i've done my calculations wrong due to fixtures against each other it's not possible to be relegated on 8pts.

I know it's not for another 10 days or so and it'll heat up next week but i really like this Galway team and if they get a bit of steel about them they certainly have the players to win an All Ireland, I think Armagh can beat them next week but only because Galway may well have their eye on another game in the Championship. If Galway come to Armagh next week looking 2pts and hungry for them they will beat Armagh based on current form, Armagh have played none the year and I'm pleasantly surprised they have 5pts so far as their performances have been below par for me. They have a lot of injuries atm but I doubt any team is playing with their full deck at this stage as there is always someone suspended or injured. Maybe this could be the game where things click for them and both teams have a qer rattle at each other and see who can out gun the other (wishful thinking...it'll be another boring orange wall around the 45m line)

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 06, 2023, 12:25:38 PM »

Armagh v Galway will probably be a full house or v close to it. It's a must win game for Armagh to stay in the division as there is plenty of talk doing the rounds that teams may not want to play in the League play off so the two bottom teams may well pick up points that normally would be out of their grasp. I'm assuming this is down to the Championship openers happening the week or two after the League play off. For this reason alone Armagh must beat Galway in two weeks time, with a bit of luck we can clear up a few injuries in this time and just hope Galway are happy enough with their current tally of points and Armagh win with the edge...Here's hoping as this Galway side look to be getting better and when they get all their players back in they'll be hard to beat.

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 05, 2023, 08:46:34 PM »

If them results panned out like that we'd have (TBF i'm worng more times than i'm right...lol)

Mayo on       10pts
Galway on     9pts
Rossies on     8pts
Kerry on        6pts
Armagh on    6pts
Monaghan on 6pts
Donegal on    3pts

I'm assuming it goes to scoring difference if 3 teams finish on same pts?.

You don’t like Tyrone do you….  😢

Sorry about that...Tyrone on 8pts winning their last two games and putting the neighbours to the sword...Happy now my friend

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General discussion / Re: The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

« on: March 05, 2023, 08:07:11 PM »

Anyone who still thinks refereeing/VAR is not corrupt in Scotland take a look at the peno Rangers got today compared to the stonewaller conceded by GK Allan McGregor that was not even reviewed by Var, never mind asking the ref to take a look. Blatant cheating for 5 months now since Var introduction and only one team benefits week in, week out.

You watch a lot of rangers games?

You don't have to...Twitter shows them all (and some)

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 05, 2023, 08:05:13 PM »

If them results panned out like that we'd have (TBF i'm worng more times than i'm right...lol)

Mayo on       10pts
Galway on     9pts
Rossies on     8pts
Kerry on        6pts
Armagh on    6pts
Monaghan on 6pts
Donegal on    3pts

I'm assuming it goes to scoring difference if 3 teams finish on same pts?.

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 05, 2023, 08:01:56 PM »

R6

Sat 18th March
Armagh v Galway - No one could predict this result - DRAW maybe
Kerry v Roscommon - Kerry to win comfortably

Sun 19th March
Monaghan v Tyrone - This really is a difficult one, Tyrone to sneak this one
Donegal v Mayo - Mayo to win with a few to spare

R7
Sunday 26th 1.45pm throw ins:

Tyrone v Armagh - Tyrone to win but I hope not
Mayo v Monaghan - Monaghan as Mayo will already be qualified
Roscommon v Donegal - Roscommon to win
Galway v Kerry - Galway to win by the minimum

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 05, 2023, 07:36:20 PM »

Armagh 1-15 Donegal 1-13
Galway 1-16 Monaghan 2-11
Tyrone 2-14 Kerry 2-13
Roscommon 0-15 Mayo 2-13

Got the results correct just not the right scores...C- must do better

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GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2023

« on: March 03, 2023, 11:03:33 AM »

Armagh 1-15 Donegal 1-13
Galway 1-16 Monaghan 2-11
Tyrone 2-14 Kerry 2-13
Roscommon 0-15 Mayo 2-13