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The big legend that was Ray McDonnell Snr passed away last night surrounded by his family. Belfast, Rossa and Antrim is a lesser place for it.

A winner of multiple county championships as both a player and manager, former manager of the county and patriarch of a remarkable family.

RIP Big Cas.

Fear not, no such poster exists, I just changed the username in a quote and wrote the text in! Relax ya free state eejit, sell out, potato munching papist b**tard.

This is as much fun as my powerpoint presentation in Pomeroy last week.

Well done to them.

This might be a great opportunity for us all - what about we ask all Loughgiel people right now;

Right you can win an All-Ireland, but on the condition you cant be melters about it for the next 150 years?

There was nathin surer than Winker goin for goal with that free. Hope they push on. Melters tho.

Anyone got a streaming link lads? Away at min at tried to proxy the ballix out of it but tg4 just blanked her out. Nightmare. Thanks.

Nuala Vallely was a lovely woman RIP

Fair play to the melters.

Awesome dude.

I think you have the Ref bate 4father!

Jaysus hope the young fella is alright.

Well I wouldnt say he has been treated like a leper. The individual bans still stand and presumably the RIC will deal with any legal charges that may arise - and if it all happened as you say then those charges will be made for sure and convictions are then a possibility. More excellent media coverage of Antrim GAA.

Ok thanks for the info - will be interesting to see what happens. Wouldnt be comfortable though with people naming names and accusing them of inscrupulous deals in dark backrooms.

Are they not volunteers too? Maybe its all the bitchin and hatin and poisin that holds us all back. Only an oul thought.

Was hearing from a few refs there over Christmas there that they might not ref any games for a set period of time in protest at the whole Rasharkin thing.

Anyone hear anything like this? Has ManinGreenandblack heard anthing? It would be reasonable for some kind of gesture no?

Yeah have to agree that the Ulster Council decision undermines the whole thing and now essentially says that ya can lash away.

I never had much time for that referee but this is completely inexusable for this great assoshheeaattion of ours.

He was always chitterin and talking too much during games, and generally gettin on like a melter but throwin a boulder at anyone is pushing it by anyones standards.

I can genuinely see now a lack of new referees coming through - a bit like a shortage of priests in our parishes.

Why would anyone now want to be a referee? How can we play our games without referees?

Karl always won and lost with dignity and class. Good guy all round.