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Every now & again we have an occupation dick measuring competition on this board.
Such & such wouldn't last in my job or our sector is only for competent people etc etc.
People basically justifying their existence by running some other hoor into the ground.

Then we get small insights into the fine detail of these jobs like the conversation above.
Christ above....

300 approx as far as I'm aware in Derry

Yet there will be endless whining if Derry do reach the All Ireland.

Could it reach the lunacy levels of '93?? That would be something to behold. Hoor's still haven't spoken to each other since. Clubs really struggled to get anyone to fill committee positions in' 94.

Thing is though, if they drastically decreased the corporate numbers attending the AI Final and increased the % to both senior finalists, pretty much everyone whose deserves a ticket would get one out of a capacity of over 82k.

I believe around 50% of the Celtic Pk stand is going to Donegal and Derry clubs, that's a hell of alot of seats going elsewhere.

What a load of aul bollox! Derry reaches its second final ever.... Of course there's going to be a scramble with the county with the bandwagon jumpers. No different to the situation in any other county in Ireland in the same position. And I don't recall clubs struggling to fill positions the following year either?

Ripley (the talented Mr variety, not Aliens)  on Netflix is excellent, very measured and classy. Onto the last of 8 episodes. Andrew Scott has got a great death stare.

Loved every second of it. Beautifully shot.

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Sure the lucks been hanging out of the penalty Kick Champs (X2), why change anything? just go full of the bull until it goes pear shaped and then think about it.
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Love this! 

Hurling would be more than 20% in Derry. Probably 25 to 30%. Lavey, ballnascreen, dungiven, banagher, slaughtneil has generally been strong in these clubs

Max of 20-25% but when it comes to influence at co board level, it's 50/50 regarding fixtures etc. we are a football county with 7/8 dual clubs and na Magha.

Conor McGrogan and Dan Higgins still there?

Cut as well I think.

Baker has done really well. He is athletic and understands our patterns of play and times his support runs excellently. Grt through the transition. His weakness is on the few one to ones that todays games allows,  he has been to easily gone bye, his tackling in one to one needs improvement. When all our defenders are fit I do not see him starting. I see McCloskey, McAvoy, McKaigue, McGrogan, McKindless & Doherty.

For me Baker has been the find of the season.
I think he's a starter and with a fully fit panel, McKaigue should be the one to drop out.
I'm going to predict that McKaigue will struggle most against the dubs. He won't have the pace and will resort to fouls.

From what I've seen of Gilmore, he's certainly an option. Murray was injured I think for periods last year and in the early stages this year, so I think he just needs a run. Has shown enough imo to be in with a shout.
Any updates on Oisin McWilliams?
Murphy and exciting prospect, I can see him as being a real potent impact sub.

Was Oisin cut from the panel last week? Long term injury that hasn't cleared up I think.

Anyone any ratings for players yesterday?

Obviously subjective but here goes;

Lynch 6
Baker 8.5
Chrissy 6.5
Mccluskey 7
Gilmore 9
Mckindless -
Conor Doherty 5
Glass 6.5
Rogers 7
Dec Cassidy 4.5
Paul Cassidy 7.5
Ethan 8.5
Shane 6
Murray 9
C Mcguckin 5
Mcfaul 7

Mcevoy 7

Anyone any ratings for players yesterday?

Obviously subjective but here goes;

Lynch 6
Baker 8.5
Chrissy 6.5
Mccluskey 7
Gilmore 9
Mckindless -
Conor Doherty 5
Glass 6.5
Rogers 7
Dec Cassidy 4.5
Paul Cassidy 7.5
Ethan 8.5
Shane 6
Murray 9
C Mcguckin 5
Mcfaul 7

I wait see the team before kickoff, can't see Derry field that, E Bradley Injured? D Higgins sorta dropped off after a decent showing against Armagh in the McKenna cup?I like to see a few lads from the Dublin game get a run out again, we need as many as possible exposed to this level of football for later in the year.

Kickoff??  😧🫣🫣

Same oul story...hit the small Counties.

Wise up and get the blinkers off. He  changed his body posture to deliberately stamp on his opponent. Very lucky to only get a 2 match ban.
Take your oil and move on.

If you're heading for Letterkenny after?

Foyle Rd / brandywell still your best bet. You won't have any issues heading for Letterkenny. They'll be minimal traffic heading out that road.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68556099

Regardless of having the wear with wall to buy one of these sought after apartments at the time this seems very unfair.  Could not believe the legislative difference between here and the mainland, claims must be made within 6 years here whereas across the water it is 30 years.

Perhaps the people there thought they were already on the "mainland".

Wear with wall....

What do you regard as a sacrifice?

I'm interested to know what difference being married makes to this also.

Well, apologies , I'm was working on an old traditional assumption regarding being married with kids. Appreciate that plenty of men are in relationships and have kids and are not married. The general point is still the same though, if a player missed his kid's play. That would be a sacrifice imo.

Missing a kid's play. The only sacrifice in life.

Now you're being silly.
Of course it's not the only sacrifice in life. I was giving an example of what I would constitute as a 'sacrifice' when talking about someone's involvement in a intercounty panel.
Real life sacrifices are a parent donating an organ to save their kid.
Or a parent in Gaza going without food themselves to ensure their kids survive.

What do you regard as a sacrifice?

I'm interested to know what difference being married makes to this also.

Well, apologies , I'm was working on an old traditional assumption regarding being married with kids. Appreciate that plenty of men are in relationships and have kids and are not married. The general point is still the same though, if a player missed his kid's play. That would be a sacrifice imo.