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Mac - someone has already input your picks.

Cork and Donegal result has also been corrected.

Brutal start for me as well.  5 points...  Lots of upsets

The half point is added to make sure that there is a winner for each game.

I forgot to mention that you can also choose a draw if you would like - If you choose a draw we ignore the spread and you get two points for a correct pick..

All the rules are on the site...


At this point we have 267 Entries which is way above prior competitions so we thank you all...............

Yeah I know there's some problem with the mail system - Dicky Rock is working on fixing that..

If my calculations are correct there will be 118 games in the league so lots to look forward to.

Just wanted to give you all a final reminder that if you want to enter the football competition you need to get your entries in by 3pm on Saturday....

The site is located at www.gaaspreads.com.  If you need to register all the info is contained on the menus on the left side of the page.

For those of you new to this lark, this is a competition we have for the league and championship, we place a spread on each game to try and make it more difficult to predict the winner so for example the spread on Sligo V Tipperary (sorry folks) is Sligo by 1.5 points.  You should only select Sligo if you think they will win by at least two points and cover the 1.5 point spread.  Each game correctly picked gives you one point with zero for an incorrect pick.  You can also pick one game as your bonus game where if you pick the winner (against the spread) you get three points instead of one, however if you pick the losing team 2 points are deducted from your score.

So far we have 174 entries which is excellent.  Good luck to all................

Progressing nicely - 124 entries at this point.

Dont forget it closes on Saturday at 3

Well folks, I have have posted the spreads.

I'll defer all technical issues to Dicky Rock and I can barely figure out how to post the spreads.

I wish ye all good luck.

I know we mentioned this before, but it would be nice to have some prizes for winners - I'd would be willing to chip in a few quid.  Neither Dicky nor I of course would be eligible to win..

Let me know if anyone would like to join me or has some suggestions on possible prizes... 

I know the AI ticket thing did not work out a few years ago but I kept my side of the bargain and sent the winner 140 Euros..

Sligonian,

I can't wait for magpie's reaction to that lineup.

Very simple,

The new manager wanted them to turn professional and drop their day jobs.  They were smart enough to say no.  How much would that pay anyway??

Not bad seanie.  I wouldn't change it too much.

Very encouraging to see that we have 5 players (in my opinion) that could be considered for mid-field - Quinn, O'Hara, Mcnamara, Egan and S. Davey.

I would probably put Egan at midfield with S.Davey to begin with with Quinn at FF and O'Hara at CHF.  Egan could also be considered at CHB as he is a powerful man coming forward (except he sometimes forgets to go back )

League will be very tough but that's the way it should be...

Of course we'll be hoping for a good run.  I think this is the first time in a long time we have practically a full panel, with a well liked and respected manager, with no distractions and with training going well.

Does anyone know if O'Grady of Flannery have a shot at making the panel??

Anyone want to take a stab at a starting 15?

I'm sure there will be many combinations which can only be a good thing

How are ye all, long time no speak.

  Been very busy with a new job but thankfully things are cooling off a bit.  Curious to see what the opinions are for sligo in 2007.  Looks like we could have a strong (and hopefully healthy) team.  Interesting article from hogan stand below. 

I hear the team have been back at training for the last 6 weeks.  Bid difference to last year...


No fewer than seven players, who opted out of the Sligo football squad in 2006, have returned to training in recent weeks.

Former Sligo Rovers captain Michael McNamara was first to report back for duty, and he has now been joined by Jonathan Davey, Johnny Martyn, Brendan Philips, Patrick Naughton, Brian Curran and Kieran Quinn in what is a huge boost for manager Tommy Breheny.

Breheny oversaw a big improvement in the Yeat County's fortunes in a short period of time this year and will be hoping to maintain that progress in the coming season. Having avoided Galway and Mayo in the early rounds of the Connacht championship draw, they will fancy their chances of reaching the provincial final and perhaps ending a 32-year wait for Nestor Cup honours.

Does the DVD show highlights of the championship game against Sligo this year?

If so, I might buy a copy meself.