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thats a serious low.

i wonder how Lawrence will try and call this positive on the Antrim guestbook

Westmeath 1-09 1-11 Antrim,

I haven't got a bet up in ages. It's got that bad that I'm considering taking tips from this thread.

I wouldn't advise it.

i couldn't do any worse. Maybe stop betting on English football

did euro bet today! all 5 up and as i was leaving stuck liverpool in it. if they lose tomorrow.......

Gaa bet runing well so far, need down footballers and Laois hurling to beat Down!!

O'H?
He?

a Ke and a He and a Te

well a k for sure and a H 

could be a few Galls men on tonight, and a curve ball

No 

 

Kieran starting to show his age though. Went to bed early on the night of the All-Ireland with a 'good book' and a glass of milk.

Paddys Day should always be on a Friday.

went for my first run last night in well over a year (was busy) walked down to the playing fields at Jordanstown and decided to do sprints between the 21's and walk round behind the goals. set myself a target of 10 laps (thats 20 sprints)

was truly fooked afterwards but managed to surprise myself. but my injury at the minute is the heel. very sore and tender. i've played 3 games this year and have ended up with the same pain in same heel. any ideas?

no jokes please

Kieran would be a geat addition to the team. played some football this year.

when will they be back? next match?

Paidi lost all respect when he Punch a Cork man (was it Denis Walsh) clean in the mouth in a championship match and got away with it!!! maybe thats the type of football he was referring to.

ya have to laugh at the way former players look back on the 'quality' football of the eighties.......

Paidi sit up some night and watch Gaa Gold on TG4, you'll be slightly embarrassed

[MY tolerance threshold for bullshit football is lower than ever after the St Patrick's Day travesty of the All-Ireland club final between St Gall's and Kilmurry Ibrickane.To say that the farcical football on show spoiled my afternoon's television viewing would be an understatement. Neither team had much in the way of real football talent, which is perhaps the reason they insisted on playing the short game, at which they were both a long way from being masters.I saw only two players who could kick a ball, the St Gall's midfielder Aodhan Gallagher and their wing-forward, Simon Downes. They were the only ones who gave any indication of being able to kick the ball over the bar from 30 yards or more.]

Paidi O'Se really enjoyed the St Galls v Kilmurry game : NOT !!


Sunday March 21 2010

MY tolerance threshold for bullshit football is lower than ever after the St Patrick's Day travesty of the All-Ireland club final between St Gall's and Kilmurry Ibrickane.

To say that the farcical football on show spoiled my afternoon's television viewing would be an understatement. Neither team had much in the way of real football talent, which is perhaps the reason they insisted on playing the short game, at which they were both a long way from being masters.

I saw only two players who could kick a ball, the St Gall's midfielder Aodhan Gallagher and their wing-forward, Simon Downes. They were the only ones who gave any indication of being able to kick the ball over the bar from 30 yards or more.
Tyrone are the masters of the short game, but it must never be forgotten that they spend many, many hours on the practice pitch drilling themselves in the moves. Mickey Harte is a genius in this aspect of the game and he's a perfectionist on the training ground.

Watching the St Patrick's Day fiasco, I found myself yearning for the days when forwards of the calibre of Pat Spillane and Colm O'Rourke could be guaranteed to get a handful of points from play with kicks from 40 yards or more.

It is absurd for other teams, lacking the talent and the appetite for hard work that Tyrone possess, to try to imitate the style. It ends up in an inglorious muddle. The more I see of this rubbish, the more I am inclined to go back to basics and to remember once more that Kerry's great strength is their ability as kickers.

As long as they have forwards like Kieran Donaghy, Colm Cooper and Declan O'Sullivan, who can point it from 40 yards or more, with players such as Seamus Scanlon and Micheal Quirke coming through from midfield, and backs of the calibre of Tom O'Sullivan, Marc ó Sé and Aidan O'Mahony who would die rather than let anyone past them, Kerry must not be ruled out this year.

Right now, Declan O'Sullivan is probably the best footballer in the country -- he is pure class and he has got there because he has kept good habits on the training ground. I trust the Kerry management will keep him on the 40 and not let him go too deep. With a good supply from midfield, the aerial advantage of Donaghy and Cooper will be hard to beat.

The Kerry management has no need to do a course in motivational skills at the moment -- there are three or four places up for grabs and there are plenty of good players hungry for those places, so everyone is on their toes.

Kerry's joust against Mayo in Tralee today will be a hard one to call. The only teams I can see shaping up to the Munster duo of Kerry and Cork this year are Mayo and Dublin. In fact, I'll go further -- I don't think Dublin truly have it in them and if there is to be a new holder of the Sam Maguire this year, my guess is it will be either Mayo or Cork. So even though Kerry have been on a good run -- and last week's win was a notable one -- I think Mayo could well turn them over today.

Having said that, the National League is proving to be a valuable contest with plenty of competitive and entertaining matches.

There are some interesting newcomers coming through in Kerry, two of whom shone in last weekend's surprise U21 victory over Cork in Tralee.

I've already tipped Johnny Buckley of the Crokes as a player with a future, and Paul Geaney is one of those rare occurrences in west Kerry (Dara ó Cinnéide excepted) who can kick a good score from play.

Sunday Independent

never seen donaghy kick a 40 yard pass in my life. his whole game is catching and laying off ball to runners!!! yes if he catches a ball on the square he'll turn and shoot, thats what basketballers do!!! I can safely say the Naomh Gall wont give a toss about it

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Not great result - magill missed badly.  whats his status?

Single i believe

Your woman Cole is in a bad way on the Sports relief show!! thought she was going to burst into tears!!!

having watched Newtowshandrum many times twice at Croker (the rest on telly), and Portumna and Ballyhale i can safely say that Portumna and Ballyhale are better teams than Newtown.

Portumna will win the Galway Championship, will Ballyhale win the Kilkenny championship? what team will come out of Munster? Newtown were good team but always struggled to win there games (mostly came from behind) Ulster!! well the Dall will look to get to the Semi final stage again as will Dunloy and Loughgeil. but the bar at senior level has be raised considerably by Ballyhale and Portumna. i'd say it will be a couple of years before anyone else gets a look in.