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GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht U20 and U17 champ...

Last post by GalwayBayBoy - Today at 10:43:01 PM

Mayo are miles ahead of the other Connacht teams at u17 this year.
This particular years crop have been exceptional all the way up

Our crop this year look as poor as I've seen in a good few years. Not sure management is helping them much though.

#2

Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Footba...

Last post by Johnnysboys - Today at 10:36:09 PM

A chastening experience tonight when Kilcoo play like that. Surely Jerome is worth his place on the county squad - at least he shoots!! 2 victories fade into the memory after a defeat of that magnitude..

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GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht U20 and U17 champ...

Last post by galwayman - Today at 09:36:22 PM

Mayo are miles ahead of the other Connacht teams at u17 this year.
This particular years crop have been exceptional all the way up

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GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht U20 and U17 champ...

Last post by SLIGONIAN - Today at 09:22:41 PM

Brilliant win for us tonight. We nearly kicked it away. We are a very good side up to the final 3rd, in fact if we can find our accuracy we could be a more serious threat. I wasn't impressed with Galway last week so not surprised Roscommon won that. I suspect Mayo and Roscommon are strongest 2 in it. Leitrim are decent. We have a bye now then Roscommon away- mayo at home, so tough 2 games to finish. It looks tight alright.

#5

General discussion / Re: Things that make you go Wh...

Last post by Silver hill - Today at 08:53:02 PM

The simple solution is to run the nhs as if it were a private hospital i.e run it efficiently.

Increasing funding for GPs to reduce the strain on a&e. Alot of people use the a&e because they cant get a gp appointment.

Bring in a surcharge for using a&e for non emergencies say a £50. A&Es should only be used for acutal emergencies i.e broken bones, life threatening emergencies etc.

Increase healthy eating and health awareness in schools from primary school up. Uk and Ireland eating habits are horrible compared to almost every eu country.

The above would sort most of the issues

People yap about management in the NHS as if doctors and nurses should be managing an annual budget of £180 billion and 1.5 million employees. It has to be managed as a business. 

There's already a multitude of non medical personnel in the health service. Accountants, HR, organisational development, project managers, IT,estate services, information governance etc.
I'm not sure there's a fix for this no matter how much money you throw at it. When it's free it's always going to be open to abuse. I agree, a £50 surcharge for non emergency cases in S&P would stripe out a lot of the malingerers.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht U20 and U17 champ...

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 08:47:01 PM

Sligo 3
Ros 2
Mayowestros 2*
Galway 1
Leitrim 0*

*1 game played.

Probably all go to the wire like the U20.

#7

GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht U20 and U17 champ...

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 08:43:46 PM

Two results in the Connacht U17 championship tonight.

Roscommon 1-10 Galway 1-7
Leitrim 0-8 Sligo 0-9

#8

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

Last post by J70 - Today at 08:37:50 PM

The Layla outro in Goodfellas is iconic.

Brilliant piece, both the music and the scene in the film.

Although large part of the credit for ithe music goes to others. Think it was the drummer who wrote it and played piano on it. And on both parts of the song, Duane Allman's guitar was at least as prominent as Clapton's.

#9

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by J70 - Today at 08:26:32 PM

Twice under Klopp.

Pipped by a point both times on the final day.

#10

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 08:14:47 PM

Say it quietly around the Reds on here, but if Klopp goes this season without winning the title will his tenure be deemed as an underachievement?

After all they have been the best team in the world since he took over 

Granted they ran into a City team in their prime, but one Covid EPL title seems to be underwhelming.

Unpopular opinion I'm guessing.

1 league title
1 champions league
1 super cup
1 club world cup
2 league cups
1 fa cup

That's assuming we don't win the league this year, which admittedly is a big ask.
Compare that to the 9 years previous, or even the 9 years before that. He's done well.
Klopp will always be a legend. He gave us a ridiculous amount of moments that will never be forgotten. It is a shame that he came up against 115 charges FC in his tenure which made winning the league nigh on impossible and who knows, if they do throw the book at city in years to come, what he achieved may be more appreciated.

How many times did Liverpool come second in the league to City?