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The best player on that list is costing 10k a week.
Amazing management (not specifically the actual manager) at that club

Ragio Gaga
We are the champions
The show must go on

Great news BH.

Seems this has jolted you into doing something we all should do - enjoying life!

Thoughts from the weekend.

We are far from the finished article - when we went in front we missed the leaders to close out the game. Donegal kept coming which seems to be a trait that McGuinness has brought back to them. Some of our shot selection was poor but that game will stand to us. Depending on the draw we could squeeze a semi final out of this year.
The form of some players is concerning though.

Down/Armagh. One of the worst games I have seen. Why Armagh dont just go out to win a game is a mystery. A mental weakness there that has been evident for quite some time. Wouldnt blame Down as they did what any team would do who are huge underdogs

Zero from that list.
Nil.
Nada.
 

I think Donegal have a big advantage over Tyrone in terms of recovery. Tyrone have a days rest less and extra time in the legs, they will get little or nothing done this week apart from recover work. In any case I think they look to be a team in transition with an awful lot of young players thrown in. I think Donegal could end up winning this match comfortably and set up a repeat of the division 2 national league final. 

Agreed. The turnaround time is ridiculous. Was a time supporters could enjoy the win for a week and another week to look forward to the next round. Is a big ask of Tyrone after such a gruelling game players coming off with knocks and hardly time to sort the injuries, then prepare for next Sunday. Donegal had a handy aul run-out, tho well done to them. 

It's very much ridiculous. It doesn't allow anyone time for a breath. The games are coming so thick and fast that there's no time for a build up. And supporters become fatigued too and so on. It's just way too compressed

And do you think the players would get recovery time next weekend?
No chance.

Would be on a training camp or spmething similar

Backdoor cut - Must have heard Philly McMahon say it about 15 times over the weekend

Philly(transition) Mc Mahon doesn't half talk some waffle!

Watched the game again when I got home last night.

By god it must be hard to get a good co commentator if we have to put up with Philly every week.

Hard work listening to him

I didnt even know he had a racist outburst - can still only name a few of his songs

Wonderful tonight
Layla
Tears in heaven (fine song but the reason for it being written is incredibly sad)

Indian
Pizza
Chinese
Chippy

That would be the go to preference now. Chippy is bottom of the pile mainly because of the cost.

While Indian works out around the same price as the chippy it feels a much higher quality of food for the cost.

Finished The Gentlemen over the weekend.

Good solid show - I assume there is a second series in the pipeline already

I'd be an advocate of playing a period of extra time and then if it is a draw, restart on a golden score. I realise that this would bring issues in terms of "soft" frees and the players are completely wrecked... but I really hate penalties 

Wouldnt be much fun trying to get a golden score if you are playing into a gale force wind

I dont get people saying GAA is copying soccer.
You would think we are bringing something completely foreign in to finish a game.

Penalties is a skill of the game so why not use this skill to decide a winner?

Other alternative would be shooting from say 30 yards out but again that is down to carrying out a skill of the game.

Thanks for the hard work Mod

Its a massive massive ask for any of them lads to make it.
Practice squads maybe and take it from there but to be picked to play on a team is going to be next to impossible to achieve at the moment.

The Beggan kicking may seem impressive but there will be any number of players who achieved the same and dont have one of the 32 spots.

Fingers crossed they make some sort of progression and have a shot in the coming years.

As someone said, NFL is brutal with kickers in that you could be released a Monday morning and a replacement brought in immediately - I actually think they could have a shot of being called into a team if they are struggling during the season with kickers

[Derry]

Derry v Roscommon
Dublin v Tyrone
Kerry v Galway
Monaghan v Mayo

Cavan v Fermanagh
Cork v Armagh - Draw
Donegal v Meath
Kildare v Louth - Draw

Antrim v Wicklow
Down v Clare
Offaly v Limerick
Sligo v Westmeath

Carlow v London
Waterford v Laois
Wexford v Longford - Draw
Leitrim v Tipperary