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The Armagh v Down game was as bad a game of county football as I can ever remember. There were of course flashes of brilliance but really they were few and far between. It's not even the 15 men behind the ball by both sides, it's the lack of desire and intensity to win the ball back from the opposition that really frustrates me. That little bit of quality off the bench seemed to tip it slightly in our favour. 2 great scores by the Cullyhanna men.

The referee completely bamboozled me with his calls throughout the match.

I see some posts about the Armagh crowd at the game. I arrived to Clones pretty late and went straight to the ground. I have to say it was noticeable the amount of really drunk young ones, and a large Garda presence. Not just a few pints, but in bad shape. I wondered was it because of the 5.15 on Saturday game but I'm probably deluded in that.

Highlight of the match yesterday was young Conor Loyd from our club who played in the All Stars half time game! Grabbed the mic and walked off with it during the half time interviews! Very funny and well handled by the BBC team!

https://x.com/bbcsportni/status/1784586972054343937?s=46&t=Lxfigea4AyvSR2ixn0IP0Q

This is brilliant. The crowd was rightly entertained in Clones too with the lad who took a big interest in the band. He had his head in the tuba type instrument at one stage. Showing my lack of musical knowledge here.

Spurs certainly not on the beach yet.  They are well in the battle for 4th. They've games in hand albeit a couple of difficult ones.

If only Villa could hold on to 2 nil leads. I dont understand how anyone thinks Chelsea's 3rd should have stood. Are deliberate shoves in the back and no attempt to play the ball ok now?

A return to the squad for Rafferty and Shane

Andorra
Australia
Austria


Brunei - Not sure I can claim this as a 'visit' but I flew home from Australia for the AIF in 2010 and back via Brunei, spent 12 hours in Brunei airport, which would make Belfast International look like Times Square, a dry country too so no pints, that was a depressing layover!

Definitely counts. Stick a pin in that one

Staying in the north west end of Fuerteventura in a month. Anyone able to recommend any beaches or towns up that way?

I stayed in Corralejo twice. It's defo north anyway but the beach near the Riu Olivia hotel is massive. The town is grand too and has a bit of life about it.

Yeah just Austria for me out of that list too.

It's very hard to pick 3 from Queen as they have so many top class tunes.  I'd never skid a Queen song when it comes on in the car.

Bohemian Rhapsody is a masterpiece
Dont Stop Me Now
Crazy Little Thing Called love, as something a little different

[phone queue system]

Firstly it would be valuable to put a phone queue system in place to say you have reached such and such surgery you are now 15 in the queue, it would help a lot of folk especially older folk and give you some semblance of getting somewhere instead of redialling 100 times only to be told there is no appointment.  I would save some appointments each morning for very vulnerable people who ring in after the 8.30 deadline so they can be seen the next morning, it would be great if a doctor rang back instead of a receptionist to say go to A&E instead they are so protected it's impossible to get speaking to them.

Alot of surgeries have this already, but it depends on the number of phone lines coming in to the building. Digital lines are able to cover as many as you want pretty much and will be the norm in 5 years or so.

It also doesn't improve your chances of getting an appointment. There will still be the same amount of people dealt with in a day.

Mine has this. But it can only hold 6/7 people in the queue. Therefore when the queue is filled, you get an engaged tone.  200+ calls to hopefully get onto the queue. Half hour wait from there. Nothing worse than being the next one up and it disconnects.

I dont mind Ally.

I hate when sky have either Neville or Carragher on co comms for their respective teams.

Lee Dixon remains the worst.

Big day for Jeffrey and the DUP in Newry

Emery signing an extended contract with Villa today will put to bed any summer speculation in that regard.

Ten Hag out very strong in the press conference today about the comments after the Semi-Final.

Suppose he has other option but to come out fighting.

I think he's gone at the end of the season, no matter how the FA Cup final goes.

[but they are seeing people its not like they are sitting playing Candy crush all day]

My surgery is like that also, 200 calls, and still no appointments, but they are seeing people its not like they are sitting playing Candy crush all day

I'm lucky enough that the girl that's on reception went to the same gym and I'll send her a text and get sorted 

Not what ya know and all that

100%. Id say they are flat out and under serious pressure.  The whole health care system is surely at breaking point.

On a side note, I'd say receptionists are taking some abuse.

Yeah it's a similar story for me too. I understand there is too few GPs and now an increase in population in some areas. That said, GPs being unavailable has shunted people to the A&E.

Also, who wants to make over 200 calls in the morning to be told there's no appointments left and you'll have to try again tomorrow.

To even nearly get speaking to a GP you have to say that you are in an emergency. What about non emergency consultations? You used to be able to phone and book something 3/4 weeks in advance. That facility now seems to have completely disappeared.