Quote from: seafoid on April 22, 2024, 04:14:40 PMDerry
Few use it more than you.
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Quote from: ONeill on April 20, 2024, 11:22:06 PMDon't think Derry too worried about winning Ulster again.
However, the blueprint has been set by Jimmy.
Quote from: Lamh Dhearg Alba on April 20, 2024, 08:45:56 PMJust one game but given Mickey's terrible record against McGuinness and his extremely patchy record in big Championship games over 15 or so years it's possibly quite significant. A hammering on home soil and concession of four goals punches quite the hole in the reputation Derry have been building. There were questions about whether or not Mickey was the right appointment for Derry and they look very pertinent after his first Championship test.
Quote from: illdecide on April 09, 2024, 03:39:59 PMBALLBAG
Quote from: ONeill on March 31, 2024, 07:51:35 PMRef didn't see it and went on linesman's view. Linesman was wrong.How do you know ref didn't see it?
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 31, 2024, 07:47:10 PMQuote from: Champion The Wonder Horse on March 31, 2024, 07:41:01 PMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on March 31, 2024, 07:16:30 PMQuote from: Champion The Wonder Horse on March 31, 2024, 07:07:15 PMQuote from: imtommygunn on March 31, 2024, 06:57:27 PMQuote from: yellowcard on March 31, 2024, 06:49:55 PMQuote from: imtommygunn on March 31, 2024, 06:48:35 PMYeah felt bad for Fenton. He has lost it twice that I have ever seen - twice against Derry this year too.
Don't think it was a red card and I know it's a cliche but he isn't that type of player.
Raised hands though.
It's not about the handful of the best teams playing good games though. It's the rest.
Never a red card, but a foul and a yellow. Play should have been stopped and Derry given a free. The goal should never have happened.
The ref didn't see it, so play continued till a break in play, informed by his linesman's dished out the card.
This is why armchair ref's need to read the rules every now and then
How do you know the ref didn't see it?
Are you Conor Lane?
He was looking at the ball. Watch it back
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 31, 2024, 07:16:30 PMQuote from: Champion The Wonder Horse on March 31, 2024, 07:07:15 PMQuote from: imtommygunn on March 31, 2024, 06:57:27 PMQuote from: yellowcard on March 31, 2024, 06:49:55 PMQuote from: imtommygunn on March 31, 2024, 06:48:35 PMYeah felt bad for Fenton. He has lost it twice that I have ever seen - twice against Derry this year too.
Don't think it was a red card and I know it's a cliche but he isn't that type of player.
Raised hands though.
It's not about the handful of the best teams playing good games though. It's the rest.
Never a red card, but a foul and a yellow. Play should have been stopped and Derry given a free. The goal should never have happened.
The ref didn't see it, so play continued till a break in play, informed by his linesman's dished out the card.
This is why armchair ref's need to read the rules every now and then
Quote from: gallsman on March 31, 2024, 07:08:37 PMLads would you ever give over. Fenton charged at him off the ball and hit him with a raised forearm in the neck. No other option than red.
Quote from: imtommygunn on March 31, 2024, 06:57:27 PMQuote from: yellowcard on March 31, 2024, 06:49:55 PMQuote from: imtommygunn on March 31, 2024, 06:48:35 PMYeah felt bad for Fenton. He has lost it twice that I have ever seen - twice against Derry this year too.
Don't think it was a red card and I know it's a cliche but he isn't that type of player.
Raised hands though.
It's not about the handful of the best teams playing good games though. It's the rest.
Quote from: Sportacus on March 18, 2024, 05:11:06 PMQuote from: Duine Inteacht Eile on March 18, 2024, 04:44:30 PMTo a point but this deal (~13% and no workload agreement) is going to fly over the finishing line without a bother.I think they see the money as a given but don't want to return to the previous levels of bureaucracy.
I don't think, say, 4% and an agreed workload solution would.
Money talks.
Quote from: Delgany 2nds on February 26, 2024, 09:15:07 PMQuote from: Sportacus on February 26, 2024, 07:49:56 PMQuote from: Champion The Wonder Horse on February 26, 2024, 06:43:09 PMThis is what I wondered about when the teaching union fella on the radio said 50% of schools have run up deficits, and therefore presumably 50% haven't. Various excuses were posted on here, but I can't help wonder are some principals just spending away irresponsibly with no regard whatsoever for the consequences. Which seems damned unfair on principals who are running a tight financial ship.Quote from: Delgany 2nds on February 24, 2024, 03:05:21 PMGoing by news stories this week, English schools are broke as well with SEN spending through the roof. Scotland the biggest spenders per pupil.
Funding in NI would need to increase by £500 per pupil for schools to balance their budgets.
The thing to remember is whether a school has a deficit or not , it's not going to close anytime soon !
It wouldn't matter if funding increased by £500 or £5,000 per pupil; some schools will stay within budget and others will continue to massively overspend. Because there is no accountability. Some of the overspends in schools are absolutely scandalous. Deficits in controlled schools are roughly twice those in maintained schools. And some very high profile principals are among the worst offenders; two have relatively recently moved on to higher profile, more "prestigious" positions, leaving combined debts in the region of £2 million. There's plenty of scope to increase class sizes, amount of teacher contact time and reduce financial burden of management structures in many schools. I know of one school whose staffing is so bloated that it is used as an example of what not to do and, even then, nothing is done about it.
Until principals and governors are held to account for school budget deficits, we will continue to see massive wastage.
For example principal A lays off a teacher to balance the books, but class size increases and parents aren't happy.
Principal B in the same position holds onto the teacher and runs up the deficit - no complaints here from the parents, but up goes the deficit and seemingly no accountability for that.
That's not a good system.
Schools are underfunded is the reality of the situation. They are accountable to the Education Authority on a yearly basis but the EA accept that schools have no room to reduce costs.
E.g. schools have to compile with class size policies!
Certainly £5000 a head would be great!