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We don't have the players to compete. While we started the game we'll we weren't able to get the shots in. The breakaway goal was a killer when Down should've had a goal beforehand but they made a balls of it. Down did OK in midfield with kickouts. They had a game plan but Donegal were just better.
But I'm not sure how good Donegal are on yesterday's showing.
How good a shotstoppee is young Burns, 2 fantastic stops yesterday in the 2nd half.
Group draw will be interesting. Not sure of all the seedings etc. I'd imagine we are bottom seeds.
Down is a work in progress and Laverty obviously needs the same amount of time mcgeeney had at Armagh. It's a build from the very bottom up. Our underage has been poor for a longtime.
Being competitive is as best as we can hope for.

If a neighbour's tree  falls down into your garden, legally who is responsible for  clearing it up?

Also, if said tree happens to  damage a fence/shed etc,  how do things stand then?

Asking for a friend (no, really).

If the tree is clearly in their land I assume all cost is theirs. If it's part of a boundary its prob 50/50 . That's if you have a decent neighbour though.

Yeah  the tree is  clearly on the neighbours land.

I don't think there is much other damage  judging by the photo  I was sent. It's more the clearing  up that's the issue.  It's not a massive tree but it's not a  tiddler either.

The neighbour  doesn't actually live next door (its  just a field), and  I believe he's elderly  and not in great health, so  it sounds like it could be a whole palaver , as it would take  a chainsaw

Prob best to knock into him and see what can be done. Always best to keep these things amicable. If he ain't fit for it but is a farmer he will know someone with a chainsaw that will tidy it up.
If that doesn't work someone might just cut the tree up and take the timber away for a couple of hundred.

Is any part of this team sheet right?. He might has well have named the 2002 AI final team.

The players will wear those jersey numbers, expecting a starting 15 named with numbers corresponding to position is for the birds

Will Armagh go back to their traditional orange or wear black like they have alot this last few seasons.
Like Derry they seem to be changing their home jersey but at least Derry colours are red and white to start with.

If a neighbour's tree  falls down into your garden, legally who is responsible for  clearing it up?

Also, if said tree happens to  damage a fence/shed etc,  how do things stand then?

Asking for a friend (no, really).

If the tree is clearly in their land I assume all cost is theirs. If it's part of a boundary its prob 50/50 . That's if you have a decent neighbour though.

Someone mentioned Liam Kerr is back playing with Burren, no idea if it's true or not. But there is a man I'd love to see involved on Sunday.

He has been about Burren this good while, no interest in playing with Down according to rumour.

I wonder being on the bench for a few key games last year, particularly the Armagh game, have an influence on his decision.

I've heard Kerr is off to the states for the summer.

How Utd still grab the posts is beyond me. They are dung but still get most of the media attention.

As for finishing positions a great Liverpool manager had a line about that... now how did it go....

Utd won't get past the next game and if they did Spurs are better

Because united are always headline news. No matter how bad or good they are.
Manchester United are the Premier league.
Deal with it.

Leeds were also grabbing a lot of headlines during their demise at the start of the PL after winning the old Div1.

Their demise was due to a huge, leveraged debt they couldn't service.

Do you see any comparisons?

No comparison. United are so big they are always headline. If utd were relegated the same day Liverpool won the league, the headline would be utd.
If united were in the championship they would still be headline news.
Its just a fact.
I'd actually also say the media have an effect on the managers since Fergie. Prob bar Mourinho the rest couldn't deal with the constant glare.

Paddy power have us at 9/1 to win this weekend, Donegal 1/14. The handicap is 8 points.

Wonder what the biggest odds a Down team have been in the Ulster championship, can't be too many times we've been such big underdogs
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What were the odds v Armagh last year?

No one travelling to Clones expects a win. I'm going hoping we can compete similar to what monaghan did. We can't be as bad as we were for most of the 2nd half last Saturday. If we are we will have another humiliating day in Clones.
Hoping for a good performance and then on to the group stages.

8,243 is all that attended Kilkenny v Galway yesterday. Is it just Munster and the All-Ireland series for well attended Hurling matches nowadays?

Munster hurling championship is the only championship in either code that gets any promotion.

How Utd still grab the posts is beyond me. They are dung but still get most of the media attention.

As for finishing positions a great Liverpool manager had a line about that... now how did it go....

Utd won't get past the next game and if they did Spurs are better

Because united are always headline news. No matter how bad or good they are.
Manchester United are the Premier league.
Deal with it.

How hard is it to get an air horn that's loud enough for the whole ground to hear. There wasn't even 5k in enniskillen and I didn't hear it at end of either half in the main stand.
 

Are both semis in Clones so the good people  in the town  won't complain when the Ulster final is  over to croke pk for Donegal v Armagh.??
Up to Tyrone and or Down to blow that out of the water.

It sounded like the sideline was kicked just before the hooter there when they showed it again on the Sunday game. Although that may be a speed of sound thing depending on where the microphones were.

Canavan spoke about the 2 point free that donegal got but the highlights didnt show it. The highlights should show the major incidents

There were too many games over the 2 codes to cover. And those hurling lads love their chit chat post game. There should be a Saturday night show to cover the Saturday games.

The Sunday game is dreadful. They never showed or mentioned the black card in Down game. They just said it was a smash and grab. Lazy analysis.
As long as they spend plenty of time on the hurling though.

Utd could be on course to finish 17th. They have a tough run in...away to Bournemouth and Brentford before a proper 6 pointer against west ham. They have the Europa league semi's (that they will surely prioritize) sandwiched in between those 3 games, then they wrap it away to Chelsea and home to Villa who will probably be still chasing champions league football.

League place doesn't matter now . All or nothing on europa league. Keep men fit give kids a run out. The manager has already stated that. 

Is the Monaghan v Donegal game today only on GAA+?

Yes it is unfortunately for some.

Is the GAA+ available on them dodgy sticks? Asking for a friend

A friend said yes but the stream for the cork and kerry match was constantly going down. So he say anyway

Is the Monaghan v Donegal game today only on GAA+?

Yes it is unfortunately for some.

Is the GAA+ available on them dodgy sticks? Asking for a friend

Don't you know the Munster hurling championship takes over on rte for thr next month. Marty will be waxing lyrical about it.