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#1
General discussion / Re: Weather
Today at 02:22:15 PM
Quote from: Blowitupref on Today at 01:47:36 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on Today at 12:32:02 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on Today at 10:45:28 AMGlobal warming my hole, cold wet and miserable March.

The spuds will be poor this year again.

We've just stumped out quite a load of £££ to redrain our pitch and the lad doing it struggled to get on it due to the rain, he's most of the main drains in, just needs to come back and finish the sand slitting over the top dressing once it's knitted a bit better.

Never been so persistently wet this winter that I can remember...









Farmers have to "watch, hope and pray" for a "sweet spot" of dry weather in the coming weeks or many will have to debate whether to plant at all this year.

As continuous rainfall adds to already saturated ground, many big and small potato farmers are warning that the Irish favourite variety of Rooster may be in scarce supply by June.


"We are still waiting to get planting. We should have some potatoes already planted for supply to Tayto," said Meath farmer Ivan Curran from his holding in Stamullen.

Mr Curran yields 11,000 tonnes of potatoes in a good year but last year was the worst year for rain he has seen in his 40 years in agriculture.
Great, now the crisps will be going up in price.

Soon won't have change from a tenner for a pint snd bag of crisps ffs
#2
Quote from: Snapchap on Today at 12:58:24 PM
Quote from: armaghniac on Today at 12:55:42 PM
Quote from: Snapchap on Today at 12:48:18 PMIf you're the sort of person for whom immigration is more imporant than healthcare, taxation, education, housing, the cost of living, then you're too f**king stupid to see how you're being manipulated.

Immigration affects health, education and housing.

If you cant afford to full your oil tank, or if you cant access a GP, and your first thought is to blame immigrants, then, again, you're either stupid, or racist and stupid.
Calling being stupid isn't gonna win too many votes. There are an awful lot of stupid people around though lol
#3
General discussion / Re: Weather
Today at 10:45:28 AM
Global warming my hole, cold wet and miserable March.
#4
Unfortunately theres a fair chunk of ordinary people with genuine concerns about immigration (fair few there will be a small bit racist too I'll admit) but they're by no stretch far right looneys. The danger is the far right looneys who are probably 0.001% can appeal to that more moderate chunk who have been let down the major parties and feel like they've no choice.
#5
Nice to see Armagh actually winning games at underage for once. I'm sure Donegal in Ballybofey will be a step up though.
#6
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4nl58ejvgdo

Didn't know Sinn Fein had exclusive rights to the tricolour. 
#7
GAA Discussion / Re: UTV & BBC & RTE & TV3
March 27, 2024, 04:13:31 PM
Quote from: tiempo on March 27, 2024, 04:10:43 PMWhat happened to Thomas Kane, thought he was the heir apparent to Mark Sidebottom, only just released this Niblock fella isn't Kane tbh. Two absolutely delicious young men. Phenomenal.
:o
#8
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2024
March 27, 2024, 01:36:00 PM
Quote from: les Antiques on March 27, 2024, 01:12:54 PM
Quote from: Blowitupref on March 27, 2024, 12:37:46 PM
Quote from: toby47 on March 27, 2024, 09:09:42 AMHow many do we expect to be in Croke Part on Sunday?

According to Crokepark.ie they are expecting 40k and 10k for Saturday.

Optimistic on both counts from Crokepark.ie in my opinion.
Down will take a decent crowd down the road I'd say. We'll take a fair few and obviously the Dubs always come out in numbers.
#9
General discussion / Re: extortion
March 27, 2024, 10:56:04 AM
The price of a keg goes down the more you're ordering.
#10
Quote from: yellowcard on March 27, 2024, 08:42:00 AM
Quote from: marty34 on March 26, 2024, 09:58:59 PM
Quote from: Blowitupref on March 26, 2024, 07:43:19 PMJim McGuinness on current scheduling.

"The whole thing is blurred. One thing to the next thing to the next thing. There is no gap.

"There is no opportunities. It is hard to develop a team as well when you are constantly playing. Listen, we basically are managing, we took in eight kids, U20s, to bring us up to 40.

"For most of this national league and preseason, we have been operating with 22 to 24, that is the reality.

"Sometimes you are down 50 per cent of availability. Most of them were issues that had to be sorted out from last year and have followed through.

"There is a huge residue in terms of the split season, people coming in injured, trying to get people up to a level. I haven't experienced this level really in my life.

"We are trying to find a way to get as many back on the pitch as possible. We haven't had everyone on the pitch at the one time yet, I am looking forward to that.

"The more it goes on I'm not even sure it will happen. When I was manager of Donegal previously, you always had injuries that is why you carry a couple extra.

There is a strong element of managers and players being on tenterhooks because one slip. Time frames are so tight and you could miss everything. Literally everything.

"Even if you do get back are you going to be at the level to compete because of the intensity of the games you are going into. It is tricky, really tricky for players."



Meanwhile Kieran McGeeney reckons all pre-season competitions need to be scrapped a total waste of time. He would prefer the NFL to start in the first week of January and two have home and away matches with 14 league games instead of 7. 



Carrying a panel of 40 but only has 22 training?

Jimmy not happy but it's only for about 2% of players.

As I said before, why do they have to train so much between matches?

Maybe it's just a coincidence but I wonder is there any correlation between the frequency and intensity of training sessions and the Donegal lengthy injury list. They were thought to have been training 9/10 times per week in December which is bound to put a huge strain on the bodies of amateur players. Its therefore ironic that Jimmy is now complaining that he can't train them often enough as the games come thick and fast.

The county managers have far too much power and aren't happy unless they have full control over their players 24/7. Carrying 40 of a squad knowing well that 14 of them are just being used to play in house training games, it takes a serious committment and certain type of character for players to buy into that type of regime. 
Think Armagh something the same but players that aren't making the 26 will be allowed to play club league games which start early April. Surely the hard yards are done by now in training and its a matter of getting a couple of light recovery/tactical sessions in ( boys not getting game time would still be doing more runs I'd imagine). We're getting fair buy in from lads and Donegal seem to be getting the same.
#11
GAA Discussion / Re: Power Rankings
March 26, 2024, 10:20:26 PM
Roscommon you'd imagine will be in the last 12. After that depends who they draw.
#12
General discussion / Re: extortion
March 26, 2024, 10:17:43 PM
Quote from: angermanagement on March 26, 2024, 09:47:02 PMReceived my car insurance renewal yesterday. Was £670 last year, no accidents or claims, 6 years no claim bonus and the feckers are looking £3760.
Jesus. Must be some mistake there surely??
#13
Rather be playing games games games. Teams are training from October/November anyway.
#14
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL - Scouting GAA Players
March 26, 2024, 08:41:12 PM
Yeah seen he was offered to train with them this week, unless theres been an offer made since. Fair play to the lad.
#15
General discussion / Re: extortion
March 26, 2024, 06:14:58 PM
Diageo are taking the piss. Theres not a whole pile of profit in a pint with the price of kegs, your average pub thats charging £4.50 or so a pint isn't making much. Its the halfins especially shots where the profit is. Even bottles sure they're being sold at about 4x the price you buy them at.

The bigger pubs get a fair whack of a discount too the more kegs they order per week.