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#61

GAA Discussion / Re: Murder of a GAA Chairman

Last post by brokencrossbar1 - Today at 02:19:48 PM

I remember at the time it sent chills through the whole  nationalist community. Just listening to Talkback and Trevor Birney talking about and how attacking someone like Sean Brown was a deliberate ploy as he was decent and could not be associated with any paramilitary organisation. It was purely to put fear and Terror through a whole community by striking at its centre.

We had just won the AI and had beaten Bellaghy in the Ulster final before Christmas 1996. There was a crew of us living in Belfast and we had close relationships on and off the field with a lot of the Bellaghy lads. It struck hard. I remember travelling home at the time and we regularly changed out pick up spots etc. Going to matches in Lurgan and that was always a concern as well. How the f**k was that normal? 

#62

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster U20 and Minor Champ...

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 02:19:12 PM

U20 semi finals on tomorrow and can be watched here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XEkblckuZA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv69pdibFGA

A pity both are on at the same time.

#63

General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by Tony Baloney - Today at 02:14:34 PM

Is the new Fallout series worth watching?

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#64

GAA Discussion / Re: Standard of Refs

Last post by johnnycool - Today at 02:12:48 PM

#65

General discussion / Re: GP's & Hospitals - What is...

Last post by Tones - Today at 02:05:13 PM

My surgery will NOT see you unless you have an appointment (ring 79 times from 8.30 to be told all slots filled or get a call back from a Doctor who will do everything they can NOT to physically see you ) they will also NOT see you if you mention chest pain - they tell you to go to A&E - it's a complete joke.

#66

General discussion / Re: GP's & Hospitals - What is...

Last post by johnnycool - Today at 02:03:47 PM

Not all, in the surgery I'm at they are seeing people all the time, some places must different

Local GP has very few slots and you have to call every morning from 9 to 9:30 or you won't get a slot that day and then you've to try again the next morning.

Too few GP's in a lot of these surgeries now.

#67

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

Last post by RedHand88 - Today at 01:54:27 PM

Jota injured. Again.

2 weeks.

#68

General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by ShutterinbyDayGAAbyNight - Today at 01:54:12 PM

Is the new Fallout series worth watching?

#69

GAA Discussion / Re: Standard of Refs

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 01:53:54 PM

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41379304.html

Ah the aul hindsight and replays, multiple angles and so on, people hate VAR in the PL but call for it here!

Galvin needs to throw stuff out there otherwise he'll be not getting a wee earner

The PL have made a hames of VAR though. The standard of reffing in the PL is just generally abysmal considering the standard of the players. The same refs are in charge of VAR so it's a reflection of that. They could easily automate things like the ball going out of play and semi automated offsides. They have made some absolutely terrible mistakes. There's continually changes to the way they ref, some of which is announced, sometimes it's not. So something can be deemed a penalty, one week and then not be a penalty the following week.

It generally works grand for rugby and also for international soccer tournaments as far as I can see.

That's because they have tried to implement a system which is looking at which is ultimately opinion and interpretation based. It is not black and white and 3 different people in the VAR room watching the same footage could make three different calls on it, so it was never going to be the silver bullet for refs.
If anything I think it is had made their life more difficult instead of less.

And the same thing will apply when they have two refs on the pitch at Intercounty level.. Said it many times, one mistake is better than 2 mistakes 

#70

General discussion / Re: Man Utd Thread:

Last post by NAG1 - Today at 01:50:19 PM

Ten Hag out very strong in the press conference today about the comments after the Semi-Final.

Suppose he has other option but to come out fighting.