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Tyrone were the last Ulster county to get the Sam account opened in 2003 and in the year of our Lord 2021 they are just 1 off Down and Cavan

Maybe ask the Ernemen or the Saffrons on this...yet to open their  account afaik

If Donegal played Derry 5 times they would beat them well, one tight game can happen every now and then.  Same with Monaghan and Armagh.

And therein lies the obvious difference with this years championship.....

next year will  revert to the back door thus would tyrone ,for example , beat the same" big team" twice?

Or would Dublin/Kerry prevail under such a format?

Dubs are done. Time to reset and beg McCaffrey and Mannion to come back next year!

And cluxton

And Jim Gavin.

Dessies future not looking good....looks like Cluxton's decision was 100% correct

Antrim undoubtedly on an upward curve and with a goalkeeper of the calibre of their opponents today would have been much closer. As for comparisons with Down, they have a massive advantage as far as their midfield pairing. Also their forward unit is superior to Fermanagh's current choice.

For his considerable sporting achievements alone Jim Stynes(not the one on here ) was undoubtedly someone to be admired.

However, his determination and endless drive whilst  battling serious health issues clearly marks him out as one-off and a true inspiration.

Brendan Rodgers becomes the first British coach to win the FA Cup since Harry Redknapp in 2008, and the first British coach to win any major English trophy since Sir Kenny Dalglish in 2012.

Actually the first manager from the wee 6  to lift the FACup since Terry Neill. who actually went on to contest major European honours....

Jose? 

No way

Ireland fill 11 of first 12 places... unprecedented. Some year for Rachel and Henry. Will never see the likes again.

Fair play to Kevin  Blake who clearly stated on ITV's morning preview show that an Irish 1234 was a great bet at 50/1, much to the disdain of Matt Chapman who said there's no chance...the Irish trained horses did not disappoint as they filled 11 of the top 12 finishers

I asked this question the other night on a different thread but my post and the whole thread seemsf to have disappeared . I can't imagine there was anything offensive in it so I'll ask again.

I'm in Monaghan/Armagh border area and have always had a great range of digital UK channels off my aerial but in the last couple of weeks I seem to have lost the majority of these channels and what's left, mainly BBC/ITV SD are of average quality. Has a transmitter been turned off or something.

Re-scan of channels doesn't help, thanks in advance.

I asked a similar question on the aforementioned disappeared thread-

Previously flawless reception on an elderly relatives' TV has recently changed dramatically and with no sign of aerial movement a re-tune has strangely now excluded RTE1 and Virgin Media 3 amongst others.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56413741

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56401797

Finally some positive speculation as opposed to some of the non-starters mentioned previously.

Would it not just be easier to just pay the 170 pound and never have to think about it again?

In my case its £160 and Under normal circumstances i'd hold my hands up and pay if i genuinely did something wrong.
        However in this case i think their a shower of gougers.  I'd parked in the car park of a retail centre in Newry. I'd spent an hour or two(actually i was dragged along by the missus) shopping in a number of the surrounding shops belonging to it. I went into a restaurant beside it for lunch and came out to see a pcn stuck to the windscreen. It stated i had overstayed the max permitted time. The parking charge notice sticker itself was practically the same as what an official penalty charge notice looks like. Obviously to sucker people into paying. 
           The two signs displaying this information were tiny, one was positioned way up the wall and i actually couldnt read the writing. The other was hidden behind foliage. I actually took a few photographs at the time.
              As well as that, the 'fine' actually its an invoice was grossly disproportionate for the 15 mins or so i'd overstayed.
             They sent about 13 or so letters with various threats of court, bailiffs, bad credit ratings etc. The envelopes themselves had plainly visible unpaid debt and debt collection etc to i assume embarass people.
       The current one is from a crowd called direct collection balliffs limited certified baliffs and high court enforcement,  as seen on tv, can't pay we'll take it away..
           They've stated ' at this point you are no longer able to appeal this parking charge, you're next oppurtunity to dispute this charge would be if the matter is taken to court'
           In very tiny writing on the back 'this case is not subject to high court or baliff action'
           The postage cost of the 13 or 14 letters they've sent is the only silver lining.
         

I would highly recommend that you should consult The N.I Consumer Council as they have dealt with a multitude of similar cases.

A momentus day for the  Ibrox Board-they backed their man for the long term and came up trumps.

The Celtic Board went for the cheap option, expecting the continued dominance to prevail....and were caught out eventually.

The league was won this year with little opposition as Celtic had done for many of the 9.

Its obvious Gerrard wont stay in Glasgow for long, however it will take a considerable appointment from Celtic to stem the overwhelming tide which has seen the transformation in fortunes over the last 3 years.

It won't really tho, Rangers are in debt and danger, unless they get a sugar daddy their troubles could return very very quickly especially if Gérard leaves and takes all momentum with him.

A club in debt and danger beat a club with  the sugar daddy of all sugar daddies who employ a manager not on his ability, but on his acceptance of a contract merely because he had no other suitors.
Momentum in Scottish football is going one way.... thanks to Lennon, Lawell and Desmond.

As was previously mentioned....The Biscuit Tin Mentality aka pay peanuts get monkeys

A momentus day for the  Ibrox Board-they backed their man for the long term and came up trumps.

The Celtic Board went for the cheap option, expecting the continued dominance to prevail....and were caught out eventually.

The league was won this year with little opposition as Celtic had done for many of the 9.

Its obvious Gerrard wont stay in Glasgow for long, however it will take a considerable appointment from Celtic to stem the overwhelming tide which has seen the transformation in fortunes over the last 3 years.

Quite a lot of non runners mentioned here whether by ability or affordability.

Rafa, Howe and Martinez highly unlikely on financial grounds.

Keane, Kennedy and Henry on their c.v. so far.

Yet again there are statements in the press from Celtic old boys(Pat Bonner and John Collins) that Jesse Marsch would be the ideal target to take the club forward.

I see Fergal Harlin who is a Donegal man is linked with becoming Director of Football at Celtic. Currently works in a role at Man City that involves him finding loans for their youth players.

I do think a director of football is a good idea for Celtic.

Surely any half decent professional would'nt swap the top tier of football for the biscuit tin league

Kieran Mc Kenna has made quite a name for himself in club football-would he be a suitable coaching target?