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#1
Quote from: bennydorano on February 07, 2025, 02:05:04 PMAny supermarkets going overboard on self service tills, they can f**k right off. Sainsburys comes to mind.

If I wanted a job in a shop I'd apply for one and get paid to work a till.
Hate self serve.
#3
General discussion / Re: Teachers get it handy!
February 07, 2025, 03:44:44 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on February 07, 2025, 12:14:28 PM
Quote from: trueblue1234 on February 07, 2025, 12:05:27 PM
Quote from: tbrick18 on February 07, 2025, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: Mario on February 07, 2025, 11:34:35 AM
Quote from: Kidder81 on February 07, 2025, 10:20:52 AM
Quote from: trueblue1234 on February 07, 2025, 10:11:25 AMWhat's the average salary for a teacher say 5 years into their career? I know there's points system but roughly what would you expect to be earning after 5 years teaching?

Would say about £40k ?
Not a bad salary at 27

What would a teacher with 25yrs teaching be earning?
There's a very narrow band there if a 27 year old is earning 40K I know that much.

I suppose that's in line with most roles unless you're getting promotions. Once you've got 5 years experience in a role, for me you're as experienced as you'll need to be within reason. I wouldn't imagine the extra 20 years brings much more to the role.
How much would say a Senior teacher/ VP be on?
Experienced teacher with a couple of management points probably on about 55k nowadays. I'm pretty sure principals are paid based on the size of school so anything from high 5 figures to well into 6 figures.

Def not 55K, or anywhere close.
I think when they get to the top of the pay scale it just sits. Management points are not worth that much in terms of take home and there seems to be a fair bit of extra work involved when you have one. There's not enough management points to go around all teachers in a school either, so there a plenty of senior teachers who get to the top of their scale and then that's as far as they can go. The only option is to get a VP or Principal role elsewhere, and there aren't that many of those jobs.

I do think there is different bands of pay for principals based on school size, so it would be in the interests of the Principal to get as many kids in as they can to up their own pay. Not sure what VP salaries are, higher than a senior teacher but not that close to principal I'd say.
#4
General discussion / Re: Teachers get it handy!
February 07, 2025, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: Mario on February 07, 2025, 11:34:35 AM
Quote from: Kidder81 on February 07, 2025, 10:20:52 AM
Quote from: trueblue1234 on February 07, 2025, 10:11:25 AMWhat's the average salary for a teacher say 5 years into their career? I know there's points system but roughly what would you expect to be earning after 5 years teaching?

Would say about £40k ?
Not a bad salary at 27

What would a teacher with 25yrs teaching be earning?
There's a very narrow band there if a 27 year old is earning 40K I know that much.
#5
General discussion / Re: Teachers get it handy!
February 07, 2025, 09:47:00 AM
My Mrs voted no as there was something in the offer about not being able to take future strike action - or something along those lines, I was only half listening.
Someone said there that principals are out of touch with teachers - that I'd agree with. Meetings after meetings for what seems like no reason after school hours. 
They also seem to take every parent's word over a teacher's word - making the teacher's feels like they are somehow neglecting children and have to provide evidence that they are not. Hence all these individual learning plans, monthly planners etc. There's more time doing needless paperwork than doing actual teaching and a lot of it is to cover your ass in case someone makes a complaint about their wee angel not being treated right. 9/10 times the wee angel is a wee sh*t and the parents aren't far behind, but they have the power.  Gone are the days when a principal would back the teacher it seems.

My Mrs is teaching a long time, covers Special Ed Needs kids in school on top of her teaching job for an extra £25/week (ish) on a management point. She earns less than a 25 year old mechanic I know. 
Say what you want about them rejecting pay rises, they don't get paid enough in general for the job they do, just like nurses etc.

But, the holidays are class. And you couldn't listen to them on a night out.
#6
General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations
February 05, 2025, 05:41:10 PM
Quote from: HiMucker on February 05, 2025, 11:55:48 AM
Quote from: lurganblue on February 05, 2025, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: tbrick18 on January 28, 2025, 12:30:58 PMAmerican Primeval - I thought this was really good. Felt a bit like Revenant.

Enjoyed this too. It's gory and raw.
Yeah good show. Revenant comparison is a good shout.

Anyone watched Landman? Watched the first 2 episodes and seems decent.

Landman is good.
Watched the first episode of the Dexter origin series, started really well.
#7
Derry / Re: Derry Club Football & Hurling original
February 05, 2025, 03:06:26 PM
Quote from: jmcgdoire on February 05, 2025, 02:54:30 PM1. Barry Gillis
2. Sean Marty Lockhart
3. Kevin McCloy
4. Kevin McGuckin
5. Gareth McKinless
6. Chrissy McKaigue
7. Brendan Rogers
8. Conor Glass
9. Fergal Doherty
10. Ciaran McFaul
11. Eoin Bradley
12. Mark Lynch
13. Paddy Bradley
14. Shane McGuigan
15. Enda Muldoon

Unused: C Gilligan, Patsy Bradley, Conor McCloskey, SL McGoldrick, G O'Kane

Maybe nostalgia has gotten the better of me there.
Not sure how McCloskey doesnt make the cut but I cant drop any of the other 6 defenders.
And it says a lot about the front 6 that cant I squeeze in Conleth Gilligan.

Personally I always though Chrissy was a disaster in CHB. Played his best football for Derry in the full back line.
Had completely forgot about McCloy - one of the better full backs of the time. Nial McCusker too for that matter. I remember him totally nullifying Star in a Div 1 league final.
We've had some seriously top class defenders in particular over the last 20/30 years.
The forward line is easier to pick as it was always where we've been in shorter supply.
#8
Derry / Re: Derry Club Football & Hurling original
February 05, 2025, 01:41:22 PM
Quote from: jb77 on February 05, 2025, 01:37:24 PMI see Kerry's method of limiting Tohill in the second half was sending a man to push him off the spots and hold him when he tried to jump
Is there anywhere to stream the game? I only got the hightlights....
#9
Derry / Re: Derry Club Football & Hurling original
February 05, 2025, 01:40:46 PM
Quote from: JE23 on February 05, 2025, 01:11:25 PMWhat would a best Derry team post 1993 not including any All Ireland winners look like?

1. Barry Gillis
2. Conor McCloskey
3. Chrissy McKaigue
4. Kevin McGuckin
5. Brendan Rodgers
6. Johnny McBride
7. Gareth McKindless
8. Conor Glass
9. Fergal Doherty
10. Ethan Doherty
11. Eoin Bradley
12. Mark Lynch
13. Shane McGuigan
14. Paddy Bradley
15. Enda Muldoon


???????????

Lockhart has to be in there. Dermot McBride was also an excellent corner back and was right up there with the best in the country in terms of man-marking.
Paul McFlyn would have to be considered.
I'd have Lynch in goals before Gillis, I can't actually think of who our other keepers were.
Sean-Leo McGoldrick was top class too.
Gilligan? Didnt set the world on fire, but was consistent and scored plenty.
#10
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2025
February 05, 2025, 10:54:46 AM
Quote from: Rossfan on February 04, 2025, 04:04:52 PMSize and strength were always useful things to have in Gaelic football.

Yes, but I don't the rules deliberately favoured the stronger bigger teams previously.
Now they certainly do.
#11
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2025
February 05, 2025, 10:54:05 AM
Quote from: Armagh18 on February 04, 2025, 03:50:29 PM
Quote from: tbrick18 on February 04, 2025, 03:16:33 PM
Quote from: Ethan Tremblay on February 04, 2025, 02:15:56 PMI was merely pointing out how the kickout is going to decimate some teams down the road in an imbalanced match up, at the moment the league will not show the major flaws with the rules as teams are at a par level.  It was an observation on this rule rather than the provincial fixtures.

Personally, I would do away with the long kickout.  I like the idea the goalkeeper cannot come into possession as handy from a short kickout and the 3v3 rule means tight marking will ensure the fullback line are less likely to seek possession also from a short kickout.

Maybe watching football over the past 15 years has conditioned me to expect the team kicking the ball out to retain possession, but the idea the ball is automatically a 50/50 if going long is slightly annoying.



It's only 50/50 where teams are on a par. If one team is physically bigger or stronger, then the kickouts are heavily weighted towards them.
The smaller team could be better footballers but the bigger team could win all kickouts.
That's the thing I really don't like about the kickout. It seriously hinders a physically smaller team.
Yes and no. You'll see a lot of scrappy break ball, one of the best Armagh had the other night at winning break ball was Jemar Hall who was probably the smallest man on the field. Obviously a bigger man is more likely to catch it cleanly but usually if you can get bodies around it the ball can be broke

True, but Tyrone did have 2 big men out there too so there were always going to be breaks.
My point is there are teams that don't have those big men in the middle so won't be able to force the break.
Think Tyrone in the 00's, they more or less bypassed MF completely as they didnt have those ball winners. Instead ran the ball through midfield and it worked for them - I don't think you could do that now.
#12
Derry / Re: Derry Club Football & Hurling original
February 05, 2025, 10:50:26 AM
Quote from: Mario on February 05, 2025, 10:44:14 AM
Quote from: tbrick18 on February 05, 2025, 10:29:44 AM
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on February 04, 2025, 11:41:50 PMI think if u look bck at many a game P Bradley was always Double teamed. An exceptional player, who we could be badly doing with nowadays, as we simply don't have enough fire power out upfront. As for what he won, I think if RG of a few years ago was over some of them teams they would won sthing. Have a hard look at some of Derry managers bck then, they had done very little at county level.

This.
He's one of the best forwards I've ever seen play the game. That's not taking away from Mcguigan, just 2 different players.
Derry lost 2 generations of players due to poor county board decision making and appointing of some dubious managers.
I honestly believe in the 00's we had the players to challenge anyone in the country and should have.
We had class in every line on the pitch - Bradley(s), Muldoon, Patsy B, Fergal Doc, Lynch, SML, Johnny McBride, Kevin McGuckin. Even the likes of Joe Diver, Barry McGoldrick and Liam Hinphy were really good on their day. In 06 we spanked then AI champs tyrone, then went out and got beat by Donegal. No consistency and poor in-game maanagement which I always felt was a managerial issue.

Anyway, I digress.
McGuigan is class, a real workhorse and can take a score. Needs to improve shooting off his weaker foot but who doesnt.
One being a class act doesnt take away from the other. Imagine we had both in a team now!
Double teamed or not i'd rather be a forward in PB's era than the era McGuigan has played in. In the games last year v Donegal or Galway anytime he got the ball there were 3 or 4 players ready to pounce on him with 15 men behind the ball.

There are some good players on that list but a lot of them aren't as good as the modern era. The likes of McGuigan, Glass, Ethan Doherty, McKinless, Rogers, McFaul. A post 93 team would be made up of half the current team.

It's like comparing apples and oranges though as the game has changed a lot, certainly in terms of fitness levels and professionalism.
I was simply saying at that time in the 00's we had as good as anyone and didnt translate it to results.

I honestly think PB was a generational player, and could play the modern game just as well as mcguigan.
Only my opinion. But I never bought into this narrative that PB didnt perform against the better teams as that suggests the rest of the Derry team at the time did, but PB didnt step up.
#13
Derry / Re: Derry Club Football & Hurling original
February 05, 2025, 10:29:44 AM
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on February 04, 2025, 11:41:50 PMI think if u look bck at many a game P Bradley was always Double teamed. An exceptional player, who we could be badly doing with nowadays, as we simply don't have enough fire power out upfront. As for what he won, I think if RG of a few years ago was over some of them teams they would won sthing. Have a hard look at some of Derry managers bck then, they had done very little at county level.

This.
He's one of the best forwards I've ever seen play the game. That's not taking away from Mcguigan, just 2 different players.
Derry lost 2 generations of players due to poor county board decision making and appointing of some dubious managers.
I honestly believe in the 00's we had the players to challenge anyone in the country and should have.
We had class in every line on the pitch - Bradley(s), Muldoon, Patsy B, Fergal Doc, Lynch, SML, Johnny McBride, Kevin McGuckin. Even the likes of Joe Diver, Barry McGoldrick and Liam Hinphy were really good on their day. In 06 we spanked then AI champs tyrone, then went out and got beat by Donegal. No consistency and poor in-game maanagement which I always felt was a managerial issue.

Anyway, I digress.
McGuigan is class, a real workhorse and can take a score. Needs to improve shooting off his weaker foot but who doesnt.
One being a class act doesnt take away from the other. Imagine we had both in a team now!
#14
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2025
February 04, 2025, 03:16:33 PM
Quote from: Ethan Tremblay on February 04, 2025, 02:15:56 PMI was merely pointing out how the kickout is going to decimate some teams down the road in an imbalanced match up, at the moment the league will not show the major flaws with the rules as teams are at a par level.  It was an observation on this rule rather than the provincial fixtures.

Personally, I would do away with the long kickout.  I like the idea the goalkeeper cannot come into possession as handy from a short kickout and the 3v3 rule means tight marking will ensure the fullback line are less likely to seek possession also from a short kickout.

Maybe watching football over the past 15 years has conditioned me to expect the team kicking the ball out to retain possession, but the idea the ball is automatically a 50/50 if going long is slightly annoying.



It's only 50/50 where teams are on a par. If one team is physically bigger or stronger, then the kickouts are heavily weighted towards them.
The smaller team could be better footballers but the bigger team could win all kickouts.
That's the thing I really don't like about the kickout. It seriously hinders a physically smaller team.
#15
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2025
February 04, 2025, 11:25:24 AM
Quote from: Mario on February 04, 2025, 10:47:36 AMThere is a lot of talk on the podcasts this week about whether the Derry Kerry game was the best national league game ever. In my opinion it wasn't even the best in the past 12 months. Last year's league final was better. Lots of people also comparing the Derry Kerry game to their AI qf last year, which admittedly was sh*t, but is everyone forgetting the AI SF  the year before between the same sides that was an absolute classic.

The media are dying to heap praise on the FRC without letting us see how it plays out. There were bad D1 games at the weekend and there were some very good games under the old rules.

Totally agree. There is a really obvious PR campaign, particularly with RTE, on the positives of the rule changes. High scoring doesnt mean better necessarily.
There is not the high fielding, or kicking games that were touted, albeit it is early days.
There's no way at this point that anyone could say the rules are for the best, or if they make things worse.
I think some of the rules are grand and others are not.