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Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Christmas Lights - Today at 12:14:15 AM

Are St Galls back? 5 from 5. Best start in a long time surely?

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by onefineday - Today at 12:10:54 AM

I dont think Mickey Harte will be too upset that Derry are out of the Ulster. They have the medals from the last 2 years in their pockets. Its all about SAM for them now. They get a nice 4 week break to get themselves ready. I would not be writing them off at all.

From a Derry perspective I don't think its a massive deal to give up an Ulster title if it means that they can regroup and prepare for a tilt at Sam Maguire. But Mickey Harte will definitely be disappointed on a personal level, after all he is there not for any great love of Derry but for personal achievement, the financial package and his legacy. They will be the team that every provincial winner will want to avoid in the group stages.

As for the Glass debate, watching the match on the TV doesn't actually do him justice in terms of performance. His positional play is second to none and he does a lot of off the ball work that is not the most glamorous to watch but is highly effective for his team. Plus he can play football when needed to as well. He is definitely not a moments player as someone suggested earlier, in fact anything but.     

Agree with that, the defensive work he does, covering ground and space is immense, a total team player, he does whatever he thinks will help the team achieve the results. Regularly sacrifices his own game for the good of the game.
Rodgers is an excellent footballer too, but brings something entirely different.
All that said, I'm sure both will admit, Saturday was neither's finest hour!

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by onefineday - Today at 12:03:58 AM

I dont think Mickey Harte will be too upset that Derry are out of the Ulster. They have the medals from the last 2 years in their pockets. Its all about SAM for them now. They get a nice 4 week break to get themselves ready. I would not be writing them off at all.

Will they definitely be playing in 4 weeks or could it be 5?

I believe they will be in Pot 3 so first game will be away to the Provincial winners in their group.
if its the Connacht or Munster winner then its the 18th-19th May ( so 4 weeks)
otherwise 25 May (so 5 weeks)

2nd Game on 1st or 2nd June
3rd Game on 15th or 16th June

So Kerry/Dublin/ or Mayo Galway.

If they get either Kerry or Dublin and get a similar 6 or 7 point defeat there will be major questions asked.

They'll want to be getting Mayo or Galway and start off with a signature win.

They could also end up with a trip to ballybofey (Omagh, Armagh or Newry), that might be the preference.
Second game at home to Clare and final game v meath in clones.
Presume draw will be made on Monday?

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General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by J70 - Today at 12:01:40 AM

Been watching the ESPN 30 for 30 series "OJ: Made in America" on Netflix.

Recommend it, including for anyone who doesn't understand his acquittal in the murder of his wife and Ron Goldman. Goes into OJ's life, his refusal to align himself with other athletes in the civil rights struggle, and his pursuit of wealth and celebrity in white America as a non-threatening black man who transcended race. It also goes into the history of the LAPD, especially under the leadership of Darryl Gates, its terrible relationship with the black community and the various scandals that culminated in Rodney King, the subsequent riots, and three years later, OJ's acquittal. I hadn't realized (or I'd forgotten) but Detective Mark Fuhrman, the man who found the glove behind his house, took the fifth on the stand when asked under cross examination whether he had planted evidence in that very case! After 267 days of testimony and thousands of pieces of evidence, the jury took 3.5 hours to acquit him. Chickens (and Mark Furhman and a poor prosecution) coming home to roost...

As an aside, his wife was bad enough, but poor Ron Goldman. Just happened on the scene as he was returning a pair of glasses left behind earlier that evening in the restaurant where he was a waiter. A few minutes earlier, he would have handed them over and left before OJ got there. A few minutes later, OJ would have been gone and he'd have discovered Nicole's body.

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Tyrone / Re: Tyrone County Football and...

Last post by easty88 - April 24, 2024, 11:49:04 PM

Donaghmore have a fantastic future ahead. Brilliant club.

Will Tyrone finish the job v Derry next week? Didn't see the game this evening but reports seem to be we were lucky enough to get over the line? Will look forward to a cracker next week in athletc grounds.

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General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by Main Street - April 24, 2024, 11:46:00 PM

Baby Reindeer on Netflix is very good.

Unreal. He's a great actor considering he's a comedian. Must be therapeutic playing himself. I never was as uncomfortable watching something and as quiet when over.

Couldn't sit through it.

Me either. Took two goes to make it through the first episode.  Think I'll leave it at that.

How come?  I binge-watched it over the weekend (more or less) and found it fascinating, but never felt I had to turn it off. 
The actress playing Martha was fantastic as well. 

I'm 2 episodes in and am definitely interested in how it all fans out. For a while I wilted but the entrance out of nowhere of the lusciously intelligent Teri got me back on the right track.

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General discussion / Re: The DUP thread

Last post by armaghniac - April 24, 2024, 11:25:51 PM

Only thing for sure is that there are no winners, but hopefully justice is service.

As I said before, it is hard to see how you can prove something 20 years ago beyond reasonable doubt, I doubt there were witnesses other than his wife.

Hearing other cases the PPS didn't prosecute due unlikelihood of conviction even when there is evidence, they must feel there's a high chance of conviction based on what ever evidence they have. No?

I've no idea myself - I'm doing a lot of reading between the lines and may well be getting it wrong.

Today was the 1st appearance. I'd be shocked if the PPS even have the full file yet let alone have made a decision. It would be unusual for them to have the full file yet particularly if the allegations only surfaced in March.

However, at present this case seems different from teachers, coaches etc where there are multiple people to come forward. But you never know.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Murder of a GAA Chairman

Last post by Harold Disgracey - April 24, 2024, 11:02:09 PM

You will have noticed that the LVF were generally unable to carry out any attacks in the Garvaghy Road and Tunnel areas of Portadown. They did once try to shoot up the Tír na nÓg clubhouse one night but apparently the gunman was shaking so much he missed the building. Billy Wright and his cohorts were very much protected and enabled by the RUC, everyone in Portadown was aware of this hence the RUC couldn't guarantee easy access and exit from any of the nationalist areas of town. As an aside Robert Hamill's mother died this week without seeing any justice for her son's murder.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by gawa316 - April 24, 2024, 11:00:46 PM

Performances over the last month or so have resembled a lot of last season

#10

General discussion / Re: Name your three favourite ...

Last post by AustinPowers - April 24, 2024, 10:43:43 PM

Bohemian Rhapsody - just a weird, bonkers but brilliant tune. Has to be at 1

I Want To Break Free

A winters Tale - I really enjoyed their  Made in heaven album , released  after Freddie died.  Im far from Queen's biggest fan , but that song   was  like a poem  by Freddie from beyond the grave.  Really haunting  song with  great vocals