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balladmaker, what part of the country do you hail from?

Slim....I'm from the occupied north east of the island of Ireland.

My point about location and where people are from is very valid..imo.  It is easy for people to sit in the south pontificating to those from the north who dare to challenge their arrogant attitudes regarding who we have the right to remember and who we don't.

People that like to live in the past should be left in the past

Firstly, I suppose it must be easy to spurt sound bites such as this from your haven in Co. Mayo.

Secondly, as someone said earlier, I am dismayed to see the name of Aidan McAnespie bandied about on this board as an object of debate.  His memory should never be fogotten, and won't be, however Croker tomorrow has absolutely nothing to do with it.

You have tried kicking a rugby ball I presume. It's a lot more difficult than kicking an O'Neills.

Aaaheemmmm......there was a charity event a few years back which pitted Oisin McConville, I believe it was, against David Humphries in a kicking competition.

McConville kicked the oval ball over the bar all day.....however, Humphries reportedly hit so many grass cutters with the O'Neill's ball, it wasn't funny anymore.

Really.

Yip, there isn't much skill about it....a very tactical game, alot of brut force but not much serious skill involved imo anyway.

Can be great to watch though.

On another point, that Ireland's Call 'anthem' should be ditched once and for all.  Apart from being a crap composition, there should be only one anthem played for Ireland, and not a mock up one written to apease those from the 'wee 6' who still have a touch of bigotry running through their veins....Ireland is Ireland is Ireland, end of.

What do you think is the best iPOD solution for the car.  I got one of those Griffin FM transmitters, which works ok, although it is only really an average enough FM quality. 

Has anyone used any integrated set up which actually connects to the car stereo?

I will never ever forget Linden's goal in the 1991 Ulster Final....not so much the sublime finish, but his turn of pace to get the ball was frightening!

I was sitting in the front row of the old stone seats in Clones, just at pitch level.  I remember watching Linden sprinting  from nowhere to get the ball and stick it in the net.   Ben Johnson wouldn't have caught him that day.

Definitely one of the very best from our era anyway.  Should be a good show.

On The One Road!  Will scare the life out of the opposing team when they see the coach pulling up, with the windows banging, the feet stomping and the bus rocking!


DMC