Quote from: tbrick18 on Today at 05:22:58 PMQuote from: Armagh18 on Today at 03:13:10 PMWithout getting into the penalties argument. Still think if Derry were to beat us in normal/extra time it signifies a step back. If Derry have improved so much then why havent we? And if Donegal were to leapfrog us then thats a poor reflection for a team in really the first year of its rebuild.
Donegal were in the final 2 years ago and Derry just beat them.
They had a poor year last year with Murphy leaving and new management - but the ship has steadied and management is at a high level. I feel Donegal are getting back to where they were 2 years ago - which was already ahead of Armagh. That's why I'd be concerned about playing them this weekend.
Armagh could beat Derry/Donegal/Down, but I would be more confident from a Derry pov of playing Armagh than Donegal.
Quote from: Armagh18 on Today at 01:56:42 PMQuote from: The Trap on Today at 01:30:34 PMJust listened to Jarlath Burns on BBC. I like Jarlath and hope he has a great reign but some thoughts (hope he reads the GAA Board lol)Just started listening. Surely he doesn't really believe that the Orange Order is in any way comparable to the GAA?
He was very coy about payments being made to managers. His son is on the Armagh panel.They are one of the most "professional" set ups around. McGeeney, Donaghy, Gilligan etc are on tens of thousands of pounds. The Armagh players virtually never play for their clubs and the club leagues in the county are terrible.
This is replicated up and down the country but surely Jarlath must know what's happening on his doorstep.
Because these people are getting paid so well they are placing so many demands on players to justify their existence. This is the problem in the GAA!!!!!
Also loved how he managed to say that the tournaments etc named after IRA men aren't actually GAA organised. A clued in interviewer would have asked him who Sam Maguire was! Or maybe he was ok because he was in the old IRA.
Quote from: gallsman on Today at 10:44:08 AMtrans women should not compete in women's sports is not a denial of their rights. The argument against it is backed by numerous credible sports scientists, e.g. Ross Tucker. Introducing "trans women are big and yes that might hurt someone playing rugby, but the numbers are so small it's irrelevant therefore it doesn't matter" into the discussion is a red herring. The issue is the principle and integrity of women's sport as a protected category.
Quote from: Main Street on April 16, 2024, 11:49:21 PMQuote from: HokeyPokey on April 16, 2024, 11:42:26 PMI do find it odd that those who are so against trans rights have no personal experiences or skin in the game so as to speak.Not even Graham Lenihan or J.K. Rowling are against 'trans rights' per se.
Quote from: tiempo on Today at 04:18:51 PMHe's in there to do a job, and the job isn't to f**k off Unionists, the BBC have their radio friendly soundbites, PUL types can react how they like, tomorrow it'll be ancient history as the business of managing the biggest sporting organisation in the country continues, and the business of winning unification proceeds elsewhereAppeasing Unionists would be about number 10000 on my priority list for a GAA president to be doing tbh.
Quote from: Armagh18 on Today at 03:13:10 PMWithout getting into the penalties argument. Still think if Derry were to beat us in normal/extra time it signifies a step back. If Derry have improved so much then why havent we? And if Donegal were to leapfrog us then thats a poor reflection for a team in really the first year of its rebuild.
Quote from: AustinPowers on Today at 11:37:33 AMQuote from: Ronnie on Today at 11:27:24 AMNeil Young doesn't seem too popular amongst our GAA boarders..
I think he's a bit
of an acquired taste
Shall we have another?
Oasis, maybe?