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There's an incredible reek of desperation about Derry.
Absolutely desperate for an All Ireland.

lol, Tyrone have just broken the bank to bring in an outside manager against all their supposed principles and you call Derry desperate for an AI. After a few poor seasons MOR will be under some pressure to deliver. With a rich supply of u20 talent surely he couldn't fail.

Thankfully its not as bad as spending a fortune getting a rival manager in the hope of getting an AI only to get rid of him less than 1 year later. Then go 3 months without a manager and now possible go back to RG.

3 managers in less than 3 years isnt a great look

Can I have a jam sandwich please Mrs Patterson?

There's an incredible reek of desperation about Derry.
Absolutely desperate for an All Ireland.

lol, Tyrone have just broken the bank to bring in an outside manager against all their supposed principles and you call Derry desperate for an AI. After a few poor seasons MOR will be under some pressure to deliver. With a rich supply of u20 talent surely he couldn't fail.

I'd rather be relegated to Division Four like younse boys were not so long ago... Than be lead by RG and win a Sam.
Desperate desperate stuff

Oki doki Mr D Ose, whatever you say

Is there anything more unfair than the current set up in the champions league? All the teams playing different teams yet competing in the same league table. It won't last long.

Donegal club championship not similar to this?

No doubt there is a PR professional in the background here pulling the strings not only on behalf of RG but in conjunction with whatever county team he will be taking over in the next few weeks which seems inevitable.

The ducks are all being lined up in a row.

IF he is going back to Derry it shows what a complete disaster they are. If he does comeback and they fail to win an AI which is what they are after, all the negative press and blacklash they will recieve will be for nothing. Bringing him back wil put massive pressure on the team to succeed, same as when the appointed MH which again ended in disaster.

Hard to beat a Friday semi

Jeez, we're still on about the bouncing

When will Gianni get to the tackling?

That will be fun!

😁.. A hundred pager!

Jeez, we're still on about the bouncing

Would Kilcoo or Glen win back to back Tyrone titles? Still think it comes down to successive success in your county enabling your team to navigate Ulster.

Kilcoo wouldn't win one in a row in Tyrone, Glen prolly would

Indeed, anyone of the 28 teams who could win Tyrone in a given year would put manners on them

[It'll have to be kept in house due to the diagraceful commentary towards outside management last year]

A lot of talk of Coleman and Bradley double act getting the Derry job? It'll have to be kept in house due to the diagraceful commentary towards outside management last year, from both Derry fans and well known analysts.

So that's the reason it's being kept in house? Ok

There not 1 man in the county in-house fit for it, and that's surely common knowledge at this stage. So any roll out of the foresaid combination. Is wasting our time.

So who? Endless folk saying no to all and sundry, who do you think wouldn't be 'wasting our time' that might be available? What we need now is solutions, not more girning for the ditches 

Also entry is not set in stone, otherwise we'd have the likes of Utd, Spurs and Chelsea in it without having earned it.

Give it time.  Rules  will change

The Trojan horse is  already through the gate.

What rules will change (that fans would allow) that will turn it into the Super League you are getting at?

Why do event management companies use stadia the world over when there's much cheaper alternatives? And yes, more capacity equals more money.

There is a careful balance of demand, opportunity, opportunity cost and venues within acceptable travel distance.

With Dublin just 2 hrs down the road, Casement will never attract the top level of event.

More capacity can equal more money. But in other cases it can equal less.
Lets say they decide to hold 2030 Belsonic at a hypothetical Casement with capacity 35,000.
But they only get a small uptick relative to the Ormeau Park. Say 18,000 people come along.
That'll almost certainly mean the organisers are out of pocket as they have to pay more to rent Casement than Ormeau.

All hypothetical, but just an example of how more capacity may not equal more money.

But there is a reason stadiums are used all the time.
They have all the facilities needed under 1 roof and access to the staff, stewards. They don't need a perimeter fenced constructed, manned with much more security, the building to temp toilets, bars, food provision, ticket offices, admin office, medical tents etc
If I'm going to a big concert, I'd rather be in a stadium than a flat park.

[Tyrone Clubs have a terrible record in this competition nearly as bad as my own county Cavan.]

Ulster Club is a great competition...For years Crossmaglen were top dogs, Tyrone and Derry have been consistently strong and by the looks of things will continue this way. Kilkoo in Down are so hard to beat and a great side. Donegal and Monaghan are usually strong too so in reality Ulster winners are not easily predicted.
Unfortunately IMO the tried and tested will come out on top again with either Glenn or Kilkoo as Ulster winners, I hope i'm wrong. Would love to see someone new make the break through...Carryduff maybe?

Tyrone Clubs have a terrible record in this competition nearly as bad as my own county Cavan.

Is Karl Lacey still over Kilcoo?

Agreed, but they're quality sides and should be doing better. Why do they under perform in Ulster? or maybe that's their level and I think they're better than they actually are.

Tyrone teams aren't able to plan for Ulster, winning Tyrone is a job in itself, tapering and repeat opportunities being big components, if a team in Tyrone won 13 county titles in a row I'm sure they'd have converted a couple to Ulster success, at times in other counties the county champions season was only starting with the first round of Ulster

That Darren Hughes hit on Brannigan surely was a thing of beauty, and the winning of the game

Footnote neither Scotstown or Kilcoo won Ulster last year, so they both must be shite

Nonsense, honestly, who at this stage is 'planning for Ulster' and not fully focused on the county club championship?? While the Tyrone club's have a smattering of top class players, the teams aren't good enough for Ulster. Absolutely nothing to do with having to win Tyrone. Surely straight knock out and far less games has Tyrone teams going into Ulster more tuned into 'battles', while more rested than many?

[What large event is this? (That is willing to pay the big hosting fee when there are alternatives like Falls Park, Ormeau Park or SSE available at a fraction of the price.)]

So you run one large scale event to cover the running costs.

Not that difficult, the opportunity that it would bring to city and the region is massive and is now a massive loss.

What large event is this? (That is willing to pay the big hosting fee when there are alternatives like Falls Park, Ormeau Park or SSE available at a fraction of the price.)

You have to understand that its not as simple as "more capacity = more money".

Casement is at significant risk of falling into the awkward bucket of "too big for the demand, so you either go with sparse crowd or drop prices" and "too small for the A-listers who will head to Croke instead".

Exact same as PuC.

Why do event management companies use stadia the world over when there's much cheaper alternatives? And yes, more capacity equals more money.

Who would you 2 guys be targeting for the job?

What? The ones calling for censorship are the MAGA crowd.

I haven't seen that Eamonn... links?

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Parents who don't want DEI taught to their young impressionable kids. Shocker

You a DUP voter by any chance?