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#1
Quote from: seafoid on March 26, 2024, 10:17:19 PM
Quote from: mouview on March 26, 2024, 09:35:03 PM
Quote from: seafoid on March 26, 2024, 08:49:38 PM
Quote from: JPGJOHNNYG on March 26, 2024, 07:57:20 PMPoyet to be the new Ireland manager as Georgia beat Greece on penalties.
Awesome a coach who can't even get Greece to the euros through the back door of dud teams, can't wait. Might as well stick with o'shea
We couldn't beat teams at our level under the previous regime. Poyet knows how to do that !
Losing on penalties ONCE doesn't mean the manager is bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZt6-NJYv6U
O'Shea needs more time anyway. He definitely has talent.


Very little, ochon. Ferguson starting to look more like a kid who had a streaky spell a few months ago than "maybe the best teenager in the world" as one over-excitable commentator described him at the time. Both our vaunted goalies are scarcely world-class either; after that? Very little.
Not the players, 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjE080TGEEk

But Ferguson will find his mojo again

Will he though? It can't be a coincidence that his form has nosedived after he signed the big contract and he looks bang average all of a sudden. He could just as easily fall by the wayside like many before him. Troy Parrott was talked up as the new Harry kane at one stage and he has done little to live up that reputation since. The same applies to Bradley whose next contract will probably be life changing numbers. He has played well for Liverpool but there are only about a dozen games to base it on and I'd only judge them after playing a couple of good seasons after they become established pros. 
#2
Quote from: marty34 on March 26, 2024, 09:58:59 PM
Quote from: Blowitupref on March 26, 2024, 07:43:19 PMJim McGuinness on current scheduling.

"The whole thing is blurred. One thing to the next thing to the next thing. There is no gap.

"There is no opportunities. It is hard to develop a team as well when you are constantly playing. Listen, we basically are managing, we took in eight kids, U20s, to bring us up to 40.

"For most of this national league and preseason, we have been operating with 22 to 24, that is the reality.

"Sometimes you are down 50 per cent of availability. Most of them were issues that had to be sorted out from last year and have followed through.

"There is a huge residue in terms of the split season, people coming in injured, trying to get people up to a level. I haven't experienced this level really in my life.

"We are trying to find a way to get as many back on the pitch as possible. We haven't had everyone on the pitch at the one time yet, I am looking forward to that.

"The more it goes on I'm not even sure it will happen. When I was manager of Donegal previously, you always had injuries that is why you carry a couple extra.

There is a strong element of managers and players being on tenterhooks because one slip. Time frames are so tight and you could miss everything. Literally everything.

"Even if you do get back are you going to be at the level to compete because of the intensity of the games you are going into. It is tricky, really tricky for players."



Meanwhile Kieran McGeeney reckons all pre-season competitions need to be scrapped a total waste of time. He would prefer the NFL to start in the first week of January and two have home and away matches with 14 league games instead of 7. 



Carrying a panel of 40 but only has 22 training?

Jimmy not happy but it's only for about 2% of players.

As I said before, why do they have to train so much between matches?

Maybe it's just a coincidence but I wonder is there any correlation between the frequency and intensity of training sessions and the Donegal lengthy injury list. They were thought to have been training 9/10 times per week in December which is bound to put a huge strain on the bodies of amateur players. Its therefore ironic that Jimmy is now complaining that he can't train them often enough as the games come thick and fast.

The county managers have far too much power and aren't happy unless they have full control over their players 24/7. Carrying 40 of a squad knowing well that 14 of them are just being used to play in house training games, it takes a serious committment and certain type of character for players to buy into that type of regime.
#3
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2024
March 25, 2024, 04:03:22 PM
Only just noticed that Cluxton slipped back in yesterday and barely anybody noticed. Mental how one of the greatest players of all time just flits in and out now without barely a word said.
#4
GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire permutations 2024
March 25, 2024, 09:10:49 AM
Quote from: David McKeown on March 25, 2024, 12:35:25 AM
Quote from: grounded on March 24, 2024, 06:11:46 PM
Quote from: Itchy on March 24, 2024, 05:45:15 PMAccording to radio 1 today, they said Down secured All Ireland football for this season. But that's not necessarily true. A lot of people not up to speed on how this is done

On the laws of probabilities as it stands, For Down to qualify for Sam, they obviously need to win the division 3 title and are reliant on Louth reaching the provincial final in Leinster.
    Due to the Munster draw, If Cork had of continued their earlier league performances and been relegated, this would have freed up another spot.


Does the higher ranking go to the division 3 winner or the higher placed team in the league?

If it's higher placed team in the league then Down are ranked 15th. Munster will produce at least one finalist outside the top 16. Ulster and Connacht likely won't (although might) so realistically it comes down to who makes it to the final in Leinster from the non Dublin side of the draw. Anyone other than Louth would push Down out of the all Ireland unless they make the Ulster final.

Would down prefer not to be in the Tailtean?

I think Laverty has openly stated that he wants to get into the AI series this year. They probably do need to be competing at a higher level to continue progressing and I think they'll all become Louth supporters during the Leinster campaign this season.   
#5
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division Three 2024
March 24, 2024, 06:32:32 PM
Quote from: APM on March 24, 2024, 03:50:04 PMDown will be waiting in the long grass in Ulster.  Unbeaten in a highly competitive Div 3, statement win against a decent Clare team and the best score difference across all four divisions. Massive incentive to make an Ulster final to qualify for the AI series.

The supposed easy side of the draw in Ulster will be anything but!

Highly competitive it most definitely wasn't. Clare lost their manager and a whole host of players before the beginning of the season. It would have been more surprising had Down not got out of division 3. I still think there is a big gap from there to division 2 and Down will will need to consolidate there for a couple of years. Laverty has done a decent job so far but they were starting from a low base.

The only relevant form guide between the 2 sides is last years Ulster championship match and the gulf was very evident that day. Down have improved since then but I doubt very much if they can bridge that gap within the space of 12 months.
#6
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2024
March 24, 2024, 06:21:44 PM
Quote from: Captain Obvious on March 24, 2024, 06:14:35 PM
Quote from: yellowcard on March 24, 2024, 05:57:16 PM
Quote from: Captain Obvious on March 24, 2024, 05:49:09 PMDerry have a right good chance at winning the All Ireland this summer. Serious momentum from back to back Ulster titles and All Ireland semi final appearances and Glen winning the club top honour.  Were about 10% off last year and the appointment of Mickey Harte could prove a very good one.

Lets wait and see. I suspect that Dublin are still a bit ahead of them (and everybody else for that matter) particularly in the attacking department. Next week, despite it only being a League final, is a hugely significant game for Derry. If they can win that then it would be another big breakthrough for them and will give them the belief that they can compete to win Sam this year. 

Dublin playing too good too soon, they paced themselves last year and were in top shape for the All Ireland Quarter final.  Don't think the league final will count for a lot come championship time belief is already there for Derry.

I don't buy this pacing stuff. It was never a thing when Dublin were simultaneously hoovering up League and  AI titles for fun during their decade of dominance. They weren't producing their best to win those League titles but they didn't need to as they were just a good bit better than the opposition.

Dublin (along with Kerry) can afford the luxury of aiming to peak for the quarter final phase every year. So if you think that Dublin are going flat out at the minute then that is wishful thinking.   
#7
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2024
March 24, 2024, 06:10:50 PM
Quote from: RedHand88 on March 24, 2024, 06:02:01 PM
Quote from: yellowcard on March 24, 2024, 05:52:38 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on March 24, 2024, 05:30:44 PMTyrone got tanked against Kerry down there in 2021 in a league game. Would read nothing into that today.

If it was in isolation then I'd agree with you but Tyrone are going nowhere this year and haven't been since they won the Covid AI title. You can't lose that many players and still remain competitive and they have done well to retain their division one status with practically a new team. They might come good in a few years time as they are still doing well at underage level but I expect that they will limp their way through the championship again and I'd be surprised if they make much of an impact.

The covid AI title?! Wasn't 2020 the covid all ireland title? WUM.

Strictly speaking yes it was 2020 but it also applied to 2021 as they were both straight knock out championships. The Covid reference was also related more to the episode prior to the Kerry match.

I have seen nothing from Tyrone since then to suggest that they were not the most underwhelming champions in recent memory. I said that at the time and if they had backed that success up then I was prepared to be corrected. However just look at Tyrones results since then which have been mediocre and I'm not sure even Tyrone fans can argue any differently.   
#8
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2024
March 24, 2024, 05:57:16 PM
Quote from: Captain Obvious on March 24, 2024, 05:49:09 PMDerry have a right good chance at winning the All Ireland this summer. Serious momentum from back to back Ulster titles and All Ireland semi final appearances and Glen winning the club top honour.  Were about 10% off last year and the appointment of Mickey Harte could prove a very good one.

Lets wait and see. I suspect that Dublin are still a bit ahead of them (and everybody else for that matter) particularly in the attacking department. Next week, despite it only being a League final, is a hugely significant game for Derry. If they can win that then it would be another big breakthrough for them and will give them the belief that they can compete to win Sam this year. 
#9
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2024
March 24, 2024, 05:52:38 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on March 24, 2024, 05:30:44 PMTyrone got tanked against Kerry down there in 2021 in a league game. Would read nothing into that today.

If it was in isolation then I'd agree with you but Tyrone are going nowhere this year and haven't been since they won the Covid AI title. You can't lose that many players and still remain competitive and they have done well to retain their division one status with practically a new team. They might come good in a few years time as they are still doing well at underage level but I expect that they will limp their way through the championship again and I'd be surprised if they make much of an impact. 
#10
GAA Discussion / Re: Division 2 2024
March 21, 2024, 02:42:16 PM
Quote from: 5times5times on March 20, 2024, 06:22:24 PMIs next years Div2 tougher than this years?

3x ulster
3x leinster
1x munster & connacht

Monaghan
Roscommon (likely)
Westmeath
Down (likely)
Louth
Cork
Meath
Cavan

Standard looks similar but Armagh and Donegal were the most obvious promotion candidates at the beginning of this years League and that is how it transpired. Monaghan and Roscommon might be slight favourites to go back up next year but they could both find this tougher than either Armagh or Donegal as they are probably both 7-12 ranked teams. The rest could all just as easily get relegated to division 3 as be fighting for promotion with Kildare this year being a prime example.

They were the biggest under achievers throughout the entire 4 divisions and only that they have a management team who were among their best ever players, they wouldn't be in charge for championship given the downward spiral they appear to be on.
#11
General discussion / Re: The Fine Gael thread
March 20, 2024, 03:54:44 PM
Quote from: seafoid on March 20, 2024, 02:47:16 PMWhoever takes over may inherit a poisoned chalice. Inflation is not over.

I'd say inflation is well down the list. Fixing the housing crisis and improving the health system is top priority. It's a more divided society than any other time I can remember and I think that although Varadkar had his strengths when it came to remaining strong on Brexit, he was largely a divisive figure and never had the likability factor about him. He came across as a fairly aloof character and definitely didn't connect with very many outside the capital.   
#12
I'm not getting into the rights or wrongs of what Hayes did but it was a good day for Limerick hurling in terms of trying to win 5 in a row anyway. Kyle Hayes now cleared to play and the news was buried somewhat due to Varadkars resignation. It has worked out well for John Kiely who played this very well by standing by his man although some people may say that it has tarnished his reputation in doing so.     
#13
Quote from: joemamas on March 20, 2024, 01:30:15 PM
Quote from: illdecide on March 20, 2024, 09:39:10 AMI think the GAA season is too condensed and needs to go back to the old format of September finals, this leaves enough time between games and allows for replays etc. As someone mentioned the club Championships are only kicking into gear around late Aug and September anyway and by that stage there are only 2 teams left in the Championship so it has minimal effect on the Club scene.
Regarding the League finals this will allow the finals to be played leaving 3-4 weeks before Championship time and giving teams a good quality game leading into Championship, some years the league will go the wire and some years it can be wrapped up with a game or 2 to spare but I suppose that's the luck of the draw...we got relegated last year because  of that which was a bit unfair but if we'd taken care of business earlier then it wouldn't have mattered.
Ohh...and while you are at it Jarleth can you please dump that stupid "Mark" rule, we have a good product so stop ruining it.

I doubt if anyone in Croke Park can argue with this reality.
just stupid.
Make the all-Ireland third sunday in August, they will still have time for concerts in Late August/September

The split season is one of the best things that was introduced into the GAA in recent years. It put the emphasis back onto clubs and players overwhelmingly are in favour of it.

This agenda has been pushed by media with a vested interest and it normally only surfaces around the start of August every year when they are struggling for content. I think the AI football final could be pushed back a week to the August bank holiday weekend but other than that it works very well. The game to training ratio has improved for players and they are mostly not having to wait 3/4 weeks between fixtures.   
#14
General discussion / Re: The DUP thread
March 19, 2024, 09:43:49 PM
Quote from: dec on March 19, 2024, 09:26:42 PM
Quote from: Duine Inteacht Eile on March 17, 2024, 07:52:10 AM
Quote from: gallsman on March 16, 2024, 02:26:24 PMAllister talking through his hole. He was the only Prod in his Queens law class in...1974?
I'm not sure that's what he said.
He said that he was the first person in 10 years from his school, while there were 12 from St Whatever's.

Though I still wouldn't rule out that he was talking through his hole.
According to Wikipedia he went to Regent House Grammar School, only 1 law student in 10 years seems pretty unlikely.

Jim Allister is 70 years of age so I'd be surprised if he was surrounded by nationalists as much as he claims back in the 1970s. It might be different now but I can't imagine the professions were being flooded with nationalists at that stage.
#15
General discussion / Re: The DUP thread
March 19, 2024, 08:36:05 PM
It's time for Jamie Bryson to join the TUV and stand for election. But I'd be surprised if he does because he knows that it could spell the end for him.