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Genious thread green man.
i got..

Mountain of Love - Charlie Pride
Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leopard
Lips of an Angel - Hinder
Blaze of Glory - Bon Jovi
1234 - Feist

just give it a minute..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcU-vAYxLYw

[By the by, heard Calrke's 'Mark' was captured on video and is somewhere on the web - anybody got the link please?]

No backlash DF, some good points raised.

last year a lot off the times we had 13 players on the field who came through the juvenile ranks at the club, and going by this year this will continue. about 8 years ago a major youth drive was launched and a lot of the boys who played today in the team are part of that drive. Yes we have been competitive at underage levels but that means nothing if they dint come through to the senior ranks  imho.

the age profile for the team has reduced over the last few years as the young players have arrived on the seen, and todays team contained 3 players from last years u16 team.

Down Fanatic. Have to agree with Sq Ball, you make several points that are right on the nail. In the 12 year past our young lads played gaelic just for something to do, now they are developing a serious GAA appreciation and with it a success mentality.  I feel certain this will produce dividends in the not too distant future. Local management and parental support are the key I believe and we have that in abundance at present.

In today's game Downpatrick were always stronger and I agree that Div 2 experience of several of the players made a real difference.  That said, we could have taken it but well done RGU they were the best today.

By the by, heard Calrke's 'Mark' was captured on video and is somewhere on the web - anybody got the link please?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBt4HxxQ7Vw

Quality

Those international jerseys are pathetic. Absolutely loath the idea of them. Cant see there being a market whatsoever. I dont like the idea of bringing out a new jersey every year, soccer-like scenario, but a new design every few years does no harm at all. Personally I like the jerseys of Offaly, Down, Tyrone, Fermanagh. Would have to say that the Cavan one is nicest though, I got my brother the hoodie for christmas. It was the nicest hoodie there aswell. Anyone feel a little bit sorry for Kildare? that in terms of a new jersey or new design, they are somewhat limited.

I thought maxi was more or less a done deal now no? Anyone watch La Liga last night? the match Sevillia vs Racing?...theres an 18yr old spaniard playing for Racing, huge interest in him from R.Madrid, Barca, Valencia, Sevillia, Chelsea and Arsenal.. he played a stormer last nite..he scored twice, with 2 absolute quality goals, showing composure well beyond his years..wouldnt be suprised if he moved during the January window..watch this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr0yaokaQkc

Seems that a 'fight night' is all the rage at the minute..

TD, that must be a new record for selective quoting. Quote the whole sentence and it alters the meaning completely. To be clear: the only lesson I'm proposing to take from rugby is the respect for referees that's enforced in that sport.

Definatly. The ref should be miked up!

[from the kickout only]

I agree. Thats my biggest concern aswell. The time keeping should be completely taken out of the hand of the ref. Why not let the 3rd official do it? Sure all he does anyway is hold up a board a few times for subs being made and tell managers to stay off the pitch! The time should stop whenever the ball is out of play! That way theres no bullshit like in stoppage time, 5 minutes of a player lying on the ground, then pop over the free and the games over. Proper timing is the biggest rule change for me. It would go a long way to ssorting out rows. The mark is a decent idea in theory, but from the kickout only! A player should be rewarded for such a skill.

I see Seán Óg is having a good rant about message boards in the Irish News today.

He'd obviously much rather people went around sticking daggers in each others backs in a more discreet manner.


Jerry Quinn went on a similar rant at convention a few years ago before he got ousted. I've defended the county board continually on this forum, but their fear of GAA people talking GAA has crossed paranoia. There are more than a few clubs in this county quite reliant on this and other public message boards to find out the who, what, where and when of Down GAA. Yes there's bullsh1t and slander among the good stuff, but it's a price worth paying.

GAA Board is usually first for fixtures, results and league tables. The amount of people I know that use this site as a resource compared to our county website is frightening.

I completely agree. When I want to know a result of a game or venue/time of s gsme, this is where i go to. Down Webiste doesnt cut it, in tht regard. Anyone that says the GAAboard doesnt surve a useful purpose is blind.

Goin' home for christmas! Cant wait!

DO NOT ever watch a film called 'Donkey punch'...sounded good to us, violence and graphic sex scenes it said ont back..we thought this will be worth a watch..my arse!

I call it boxing day, cuz thats what it says on the top of the page in the TV guide!!

West Hams potential team of the decade would have serious quality ( mostly english )

               Green
       Rio Upson Johnson
Cole Lampard Carrick  masch 
        Defoe Di Canio tevez 

Thats bloody good alryt!

Thats the spirit!

Some good stuff on here...

http://www.mourne.net/nyuck.htm

That took quite a bit of effort, I'm actually impressed!