When will it be renamed "The Ulster Late Late Show So It Is"?
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Show posts MenuQuote from: trueblue1234 on February 16, 2024, 10:26:48 PMQuote from: mrdeeds on February 16, 2024, 10:21:42 PMQuote from: Duine Inteacht Eile on February 16, 2024, 10:18:54 PMQuote from: mrdeeds on February 16, 2024, 10:11:00 PMIf ever a post described itself, it is this.Quote from: Sportacus on February 16, 2024, 10:04:28 PMMichelle on the Late Late. When Adams and McGuinness picked her as the heir, they saw the potential. Very impressive and self assured tonight.
I like Michelle but a lot of soundbites and cliches. And usual Sinn Fein thing of sitting on fence on issues.
Could you put a bit more meat on the bones of what you mean?
The housing for immigrants issue for one. Went way of on a tangent. Then said we'll hear what people say and decide. They're meant to put up a position and face the electorate based on that.Quote from: mrdeeds on February 16, 2024, 10:21:42 PMQuote from: Duine Inteacht Eile on February 16, 2024, 10:18:54 PMQuote from: mrdeeds on February 16, 2024, 10:11:00 PMIf ever a post described itself, it is this.Quote from: Sportacus on February 16, 2024, 10:04:28 PMMichelle on the Late Late. When Adams and McGuinness picked her as the heir, they saw the potential. Very impressive and self assured tonight.
I like Michelle but a lot of soundbites and cliches. And usual Sinn Fein thing of sitting on fence on issues.
Could you put a bit more meat on the bones of what you mean?
The housing for immigrants issue for one. Went way of on a tangent. Then said we'll hear what people say and decide. They're meant to put up a position and face the electorate based on that.
What party doesn't take on board public opinion to some extent?
Quote from: 5times5times on February 05, 2024, 12:56:52 PMQuote from: yellowcard on February 05, 2024, 12:37:24 PMQuote from: Mario on February 05, 2024, 10:55:52 AMQuote from: yellowcard on February 05, 2024, 10:38:08 AMThere is no way a Div 1 league title is above an Ulster championship. It's not even near it in terms of fan interest, media interest and what it means to the players. Look at Clones last year for Armagh Derry vs the Mayo Galway league final.Quote from: Mario on February 05, 2024, 10:28:25 AMQuote from: yellowcard on February 05, 2024, 09:51:41 AMMayo and Derry both like greyhounds out of the traps in this years League campaign. However it's a long season and Mayo ultimately flattered to deceive during last years League.Derry have approached every league campaign like this for the past 3 years and have managed to keep it going deep into the championship. The GAA media seem obsessed about timing your run, usually as an excuse for the big counties losing. This team has been unbelievably consistent for 3 years now, so the only criticism left is to say we are trying to hard to win every game.
McFaul's best position is definitely at 6, it's a pity for him that McKinless is also so good at it and probably more dangerous as an attacking threat. McFaul very good at linking the play though.
I agree with you Estimator, some pressure on Scullion coming in to that game against a gale force wind with a packed Celtic park and very little experience in county football. He did very well in the circumstances and got most of his kick-outs off.
The big difference being that Derry needed to keep winning Leagu games to get promotion. I'm not saying it's a bad thing at all to be winning League matches but it doesn't guarantee success later in the summer either. In fact I'd probably put a division one League title above a provincial title now that they have become diluted. It depends where a team is at in its development and a League title for Derry would be another staging post marked off enroute to trying to win Sam Maguire.
It doesn't generate the level of fan or media interest but it's arguable which is the greater achievement. Beating the top teams in the country and lifting a national title at HQ or winning 3 games in a knockout regional competition. I think the Ulster championship is unique and can understand how it might be considered more valued but it has still been greatly diminished by it no longer being linked to the AI series.
Certainly for the likes of Kerry or Dublin, winning a national league title is a far greater achievement than hoovering up easy provincial wins.
That's because the other teams in Leinster + Munster are an embarrassment, and roll over to both Kerry & Dub.
Ask McGuinness, McGeeney, Harte, Laverty etc if they'd rather win Ulster than their respective divisions.
Maybe one of the worst takes ever on this board. Look at Mayo, homecoming for both recent titles, only to do what Mayo do later in the year.
Quote from: Itchy on February 04, 2024, 09:25:02 AMAre u16s free into the matches? I can't seem to find any reference to them on Ticketmaster. Student/oap = 15, adult = 20 is all they say.
Quote from: Rossfan on January 28, 2024, 10:22:58 PMSeeing on TV there looked like the Officials got it wrong.
The red card was a reckless dangerous tackle on the Man so 2 wrongs there.
We got what we deserved from a poor performance, especially from 30 minutes onwards.
Tyrone looked like they had the extra man in the 2nd half and we gave them so much time and space.
Then despite our extra man Morgan picked out a free man on the terrace side about 7 times in a row with kick outs.
Loss of 2 coaches from last year telling I wonder?
Quote from: clarshack on January 21, 2024, 04:53:34 PMThe Southern lads just don't have the same mental strength.
Quote from: thewobbler on January 21, 2024, 12:55:55 PMKind of noticing there's a common denominator for when this thread goes quiet.
Quote from: tbrick18 on January 19, 2024, 01:10:27 PMQuote from: LC on January 19, 2024, 12:32:56 PMQuote from: trailer on January 19, 2024, 11:50:03 AMQuote from: Taylor on January 19, 2024, 10:06:13 AMEnjoy the first 10 years lads and lassies.
Because after that the fun period stops in my opinion. The real world starts to appear on their horizon and the innocence of life for them slowly starts to disappear
There is definitely a real magic period between 3 and 7 where they say and do the most amazing things.
Dropped our youngest off at primary school a few weeks ago, she is 7. When crossing the road I grabbed her hand and she pulled it a away as in her head no doubt she is too cool now to be seen holding her Father's hand......I was devastated.
Yeah I'm in the same position there.
Our 7 year old is also the last one who'll be waiting on Santa and it'll break my heart when that part of christmas is gone!
Quote from: onefineday on January 21, 2024, 08:40:52 AMI'm surprised these games are still on. Weather in Dublin is pretty awful at the minute, rain is coming in sideways and it's going to get worse with warnings around travel to issue both north and south shortly after game times. I'm not sure how this isn't postponed on public safety grounds for spectators apart from any considerations re the spectacle we'll have to endure.
Quote from: screenexile on January 14, 2024, 11:57:57 AMNot helping his choker narrative with this display!!
Quote from: Ghost on January 14, 2024, 11:24:35 AMJust happened to turn over to the golf there with McIlroy on the 14th green. Some stinker from him. 3 putted from about 2 feet.
Quote from: imtommygunn on January 12, 2024, 04:55:32 PMSurely you need an audit trail though and surely there is some kind of process to go through before you change it?
Quote from: larryin89 on January 12, 2024, 03:44:05 PMQuote from: tbrick18 on January 09, 2024, 05:34:43 PMA lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them!
For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).
For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:
1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan
Poor aul Mayo , even when we go to their backyard and knock them out of the championship , beat them in a league final in croke park and were still considered inferior to the aristocrats/fancy dans