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#5971
General discussion / Re: American Sports Thread
March 04, 2008, 09:37:11 PM
Aye, he was great to watch, had that kind or gunslinger, chance-taker kinda vibe about him. even in the way he spoke. Great player, and perhaps deserved more than 1 superbowl but hey more than Dan Marino. He'll be in the hall of fame before you know it.

G       GS   Comp   Att      Yds       TD    Int
257   253   5,377   8,758   61,655  442  288
#5972
Brilliant, by the way what was that "changing the laws so she can cheat" in reference to?
#5973
Sounds like the college rugby team,
#5974
GAA Discussion / Iberian Championship
March 04, 2008, 02:00:14 PM
Barcelona win first round of Iberian Championship
Monday, 3 March 2008 16:45
The European Gaelic Football season got underway on Saturday in Barcelona, Spain, with five teams competing in a fiercely contested day's play.

Teams from Madrid, Pamplona, Valencia, Valls and hosts Barcelona played ten games in a league format before Madrid reached the final.

They were joined there by Barcelona Gaels who qualified on score difference from Valencia when both finished joint second.


This was a magnificent effort from a Valencia team in only their second season, explained Tony Bass, Secretary of the European GAA County Board.

Valls, backboned by Australian Rules players, entered their first ever European Board event and recorded their first ever competitive win, whilst a Pamplona team with many native players were very unlucky not do better on the day.

Referee Willie Cashin ( Tipperary ), who is also the European Board club development officer, said that it was very heartening for the GAA to note that over 50% of the players were non-Irish..

In an entertaining ladies football challenge, the experience of Barcelona Gaelettes proved too much for the newly formed Valancia girls.

The next round of the Iberian Championship takes place in Pamplona on March 29th, before moving on to Madrid in April and Valencia in May.

The winners will qualify for the pan-European Championship which takes place across the continent from July to November.

Full Results:

Barcelona    2-08    Valls     1-00
Barcelona   2-09   Madrid     0-07
Pamplona   1-02   Valencia    1-08
Valls           1-00     Madrid     1-07
Valencia     2-02   Barcelona     1-04
Valls           8-06     Pamplona    0-02
Madrid       3-04    Valencia       1-03
Pamplona  0-02     Barcelona    3-11
Madrid       5-04    Pamplona      0-02
Valls          0-03    Valencia     0-06   

Final     

Barcelona    6-09  Madrid   0-04

Ladies Football 

Valencia Ladies 0-10  Barcelona Gaelettes     2-12
#5975
Local GAA Discussion / Re: GAA in Britain
March 04, 2008, 01:54:17 PM
We're (Roger Casements, Coventry) are back training hard already, new manager is really making us work hard especially on fitness. Only problem is theres only between 6-8 players turning up. We've had to cancel 2 challenge games already. Suppose its typical of the time of year with soccer and rugby also on the go.
#5976
Howlin calls for non-nationals to be integrated
04 March 2008


New Leinster Council chairman Seamus Howlin has warned that if the GAA isn't successful in recruiting young non-nationals to Gaelic games then rival sports will benefit instead.

Howlin has identified the integration of non-nationals into the GAA as one of the biggest challenges currently facing the Association.

"It is imperative that we encourage these people to play our games," Howlin stated. "It's not going to be easy because they are more familiar with our international games such as rugby, soccer and tennis.

"But, if we fail to get them interested in playing our games, we risk losing a huge chunk of our new population to the other sports."
#5977
Quote from: dubinhell on February 21, 2008, 12:43:11 PM
One thing I can't understand, why are they only going to show games RTÉ are showing. Why not all the Ulster games?

How many Ulster games did RTE show last year?

Quote from: sheskin on February 21, 2008, 10:56:21 AM
  ??? Marty and Ger are bad but surely the absolue bottom of the barrel is Jim Carney.

Get rid of them all.

Quote from: drici on February 21, 2008, 10:03:54 AM
Goal Will Come's channel...........

Whats the Goals Will Come channel, never heard of it
#5978
General discussion / RIP Jeff Healy
March 04, 2008, 11:36:08 AM
Some sad news, Jeff Healey's dead.

"Blind Canadian rock musician Jeff Healey has died in a Toronto hospital aged 41 from a rare form of cancer, his publicist has said. Healey, famed for playing his electric guitar flat on his lap, died of retino blastoma which originally claimed his sight when he was a one-year-old child.

His 1988 album See The Light was nominated for a Grammy award and sold one million copies in the US. Healey's latest album was due to be released in Canada on Monday.

'Remarkable'
Blues rock release Mess of Blues is expected to become available in the US and around Europe later this month and in April. He was also due to appear on Later With Jools Holland and tour the UK and Germany.

His publicist Richard Flohil told broadcaster CTV: "Jeff was an intriguing player to watch, because he played guitar - by any conventional standard - all wrong, with it flat across his lap."  "But he was a remarkable, a virtuoso player," he added.

Healey played with blues legend BB King and recorded with Mark Knopfler and the late George Harrison. Last year, he underwent cancer surgery on his lungs and legs and had chemotherapy."

Maybe there are some of you who didnt know him or his music well here is just a sample of the immense talent he was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBCJ68mC4c
#5979
General discussion / Re: 61 Things
March 03, 2008, 09:10:46 PM
Just to prove that there is some truth in this, the following apply to me:

THINGS CULCHIES LOVE

1 A nice bit of ham.
3 Diggin Houles.
4 Saying its too cold to snow
8 A stretch in the evenings
9 Lucozade / Cidona
10 Accordians
13 Gettin clattered in muck.
17 Steel toe caps.
23 Work Clothes
24 A bottle of mineral.
26 Puttin on a ganzee to stop them from bein foundered
27 'The' Hurling/Fitball.
36 Building walls.
41 Shouting 'Yeeeeeoooo' when something good happens.
42 Mohammed Ali.
43 Machinery.
44 Strange uppy-downy walks. (dont know about this one but it cracked me up)
56 Wrecking the house whilst steaming. (do this more often than I'd be proud to admit)
#5980
GAA Discussion / Re: Iar Mhí v An Mhí
March 03, 2008, 11:23:30 AM
Well done to Westmeath, sounded like a truely dedicated performance. Really dissapointing from our point of view. I can take losing but such toothless displays are hard to swallow. While its too early in the season to be pressing the panic button, it does have worrying signs. Especially when some of our first choice forwards are missing. No point blaming injuries, you need 30 solid players to win an All-Ireland.

Coupled withthe U-21 performance I know some people in the county are all doom and gloom but I wouldnt be too pessimistic.
#5981
General discussion / Re: Glass Ankles
March 03, 2008, 09:52:37 AM
As Rick said, thats what I was advised. Also dont ever wear blades, they are responsible for alot of ankle injuries.
#5982
GAA Discussion / Re: Latest Scores
March 02, 2008, 03:58:12 PM
Full time

Westmeath 1-10
Meath 0-08

depressing stuff, well done to Westmeath sounds like they really were up for it. Darren Fay seems to have had a great game though.
#5983
GAA Discussion / Re: Latest Scores
March 02, 2008, 03:47:58 PM
Peadar Byrne sent off, 2nd yellow. this game is a complete disaster. had an extra player and playing with the wind but still couldnt even get close to Westmeath. Seriously bad.
#5984
GAA Discussion / Re: Latest Scores
March 02, 2008, 03:43:43 PM
Westmeath 1-10
Meath 0-06

12 minutes left.
#5985
GAA Discussion / Re: Latest Scores
March 02, 2008, 03:36:14 PM
Westmeath 1-09
Meath 0-04

shit!!  >:(