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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football

« on: December 15, 2022, 10:42:38 PM »

Ah lots of teams are doing the exact same. I would be surprised if any team has done more than Derry at this stage, Gallagher has them in the trenches again, mad
Elite athletes train that way, intercounty footballers are elite athletes.
Club football is moving in that direction as well, with players now being as physically fit as county players were 20 years ago. Everyone tries to stay one step ahead and get an advantage. The majority of teams, with the exception of Kilcoo, are well into a SandC winter programme in preparation for the upcoming season. You are miles behind if your club is not doing anything at all. Dundrum is currently putting in a strong preseason effort, but I'd be surprised if they made it out of division 4 next season. And that's not a criticism of the players; it's just a reflection of the four relegated teams' ambition to return. Due to the strong u17s they had this season, Bosco and Attical will be favourites..
If a junior club is training that way then what is a division 1 club doing?

To be honest, much of it is because the coaches don't know shite about coaching skills so instead of upskilling the players just waste their enthusiasm running around beaches.

Looks like their fees are justified to the clubs based on all this training. Yet invariably the teams will stand or fall.... And by that I mean fall... based on their (in)ability to handle or pass a ball.

 

Surely the skills should be learnt long before senior level.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster club championship

« on: December 12, 2022, 06:25:27 PM »

Kilcoo are no saints but some things I noticed just to level up
Warnock persistent holding and dragging of devlin but devlin gets black card.

Glenn lad was allowed to run across the eyeline of the kilcoo caretaker twice but nothing done by ref.

Glenn manager threw a second ball onto the field of play in the second half when kilcoo were on attack.

Jerome j taken out in mid air on 15 mins by Bradley also.

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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football

« on: December 07, 2022, 05:17:30 PM »

The St Marks defeat at u16 was C level and it was a 20 point defeat. Sad to see St Louis closer to D level than ever.

I cry myself to sleep.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster club championship

« on: November 29, 2022, 02:13:29 PM »

There is nothing to stop the ulster council banning teams from the junior competition unless they div 3/4 in respective counties. Junior in down is div 4. Then to play a div 1 club from cavan potentially. Ridiculous.

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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football

« on: November 26, 2022, 07:59:25 PM »

Or a more likely explanation is they treat down as a warm up to the real thing .

 

They were a penalty kick away from being knocked out. Risky strategy.

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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football

« on: November 26, 2022, 06:48:26 PM »

Kilcoo strolling to the final,Enniskillen very poor and a poor reflection of Fermanagh club football.

The standard in down is obviously a lot higher than our county team reflects.

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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football

« on: November 25, 2022, 09:18:17 PM »

East Belfast Dinner Dance looked like fun.. Digs flying everywhere and that was just the women

 

It was a traveller wedding.

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General discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

« on: November 25, 2022, 09:11:20 PM »

Thought they were a cert tonight. Deserves me right betting on them fs.

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General discussion / Re: Ooh Ah Up The Ra

« on: November 25, 2022, 08:58:22 AM »

Could cause Burns am issue alright.

Is he not a very close friend of conor Murphy? If that isn't a problem I don't see how snarlene getting roasted is.

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General discussion / Re: Sinn Fein? They have gone away, you know.

« on: November 18, 2022, 02:41:03 PM »

I mind getting into a row with someone on fb a while back because they were complaining there was no gp out of hours centre in Banbridge. There is one in Craigavon and newry. Both 15 mins from Banbridge. The population is spoilt rotten. Every report commissioned in the past 20 years  has warned of this outcome but there is no political party willing to take the tough decisions. Everyone is in their own silo. Now we are all fkued.

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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football

« on: November 17, 2022, 05:40:51 PM »

Sounds like it sucks to be Annaclone

Lovely spot. Especially the road on up to Rathfriland.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Casement Park in line for major overhaul - 40,000 all seater Stadium.

« on: November 15, 2022, 02:11:21 PM »

Are we not a 32 county association?

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General discussion / Re: Movie recommendations

« on: November 15, 2022, 12:20:42 AM »

The pledge on Netflix. Its a 2011 movie directed by Sean Penn. Dark.

IMDb: : The Pledge
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237572/

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster club championship

« on: November 14, 2022, 04:10:19 PM »

all of the excitement is gone now with the vendetta match over

 

What vendetta match ?

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GAA Discussion / Re: Club Betting

« on: November 12, 2022, 01:17:44 PM »

Lads, advice please.  Done 3 teams to win three county championships as a treble before a ball was kicked in any of the championships. All three teams won, but I didnt put the initial odds on the docket. Went today for a payout and the bookie is only giving me the odds the teams were before they played there county finals? Surely id be entitled to the odds before the championship started?

 

He's ripping you off. Should be paid as the SP before it started. Sure he has a digital record of it. Hood