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I read about 8 chapters on the Waterford footballers and it was shit.  It was just a collection of match reports.  The idea for the book was brilliant, but it just wasn't very well executed from what I saw.

Who picks this team? This is the real Allstar team anyway, clearly picked by real football men instead of Adrian Logan and Eamon O'Hara.  I'm sure it was debated to death on the Allstars thread but I didn't read it, but how Kevin McKernan didn't get an Allstar is so far beyond me.

Peter Kelly in the corner from Kildare is another one, has kept Freeman, E Bradley and S Bray to something like 2 points from play, contender for young layer of the year too..

Dead right, I watched him on Eoin Bradley in Celtic Park.  I've seen other defenders like Dessie Mone keep the Bradleys quiet by pulling and hauling at them but Kelly showed great strength and pace to stay alongside Skinner, he was exceptional.  But the selection committee won't have the balls to give young player of the year to a corner back

Benny Coulter

[The proposed penalty is suspension for one month and the next game.]

"Tomás Ó Sé has been notified by the CCC that he has been charged with a Category 2 Offence (striking with the elbow). The proposed penalty is suspension for one month and the next game. Tomás Ó Sé is not seeking a hearing. "

Is that a bit vague...he is suspended for a month...July 5 to August 4, presumably.  Then comes "and the next game" which appears to say the game after the month is up.  If Kerry come through the quarter-final (or it goes to a replay), does he miss that game as well?

Or did they mean to say "suspension for Kerry's next game and from July 5 to August 4"...and be clear about it.

If Kerry win the q/f game and get Cork in the semi, will Frank be all over this?

I think we all know what they meant, but if it is written badly, can that be taken literally?

Incidentally, since the beginning of 2000 to now, Tomas has failed to appear in exactly 1 Kerry championship game...he was suspended for the Meath AI semi-final in 2001 after being sent off versus Dublin.  That is 68 appearances out of 69 games till now.  he also has 4 appearances for 98 and 99.

Some going, in fairness.

It's just poorly worded, the ruling as always is that he's suspended for a month unless the next championship game falls outside that period, in which case he'll be suspended for it.

Who's in charge of Tyrone under-21s this year?  How will they get on against Derry?