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General discussion / Re: What's your relationship with alcohol?

« on: March 25, 2023, 07:30:57 PM »

Slightly off topic but I was in the gym this morning and a lad came in mid 20's, I would describe him as a love island wannabee.
He was going flat to the mat on the treadmill and he took the phone out either to take a selfie or a video of himself, next thing I new he went flying off the treadmill and nearly out through the back window of the gym.

Everyone ran to see was he ok, me and and man in his 70s on were side by side on two bikes, we sat are ground and laughed for 15 mins.

Shoulda videoed it 

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General discussion / Re: What's your relationship with alcohol?

« on: March 25, 2023, 07:22:06 PM »

What a gobshite for videoing someone with a few drinks in them. I’d think less of that person than you to be honest. People that have the phones out videoing on nights out and stag do’s are assholes plain and simple.

People have their phones out for everything.

I remember reading about a serious RTA on the M50 and people passing the accident were slowing down and videoing the carnage.

It was that bad that the Guards had to issue an appeal on the media for people not to be videing it.

Absolutely sickening stuff.

Aye I think some woman had been decapitated and all these sick cnuts were sharing videos of it. I like the sound of MRs rule to keep the phones under lock and key.

I’m at the door making sure they don’t get out lol!!

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

« on: March 25, 2023, 04:13:26 PM »

Minors beat by 11 in Leinster c’ship by Galway

Galway big favourites for the whole thing I heard, so while it’s an 11 point defeat we’ve seen bigger hammerings in these competitions over the last few years.

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General discussion / Re: What's your relationship with alcohol?

« on: March 25, 2023, 03:38:41 PM »

Not a massive drinker these days (a night out every few months) but ended up going out after a work do a couple of weeks ago.  Anyways, drank way too much to the point I woke up the next day with serious fear and couldn’t recount parts of the night (I do mind getting home though).  Anyways, spoke to some colleagues on the Monday who said that whilst I was steaming I wasn’t giving any bad manners and said there was nothing to worry about.  Since found out that a colleague (who I would be pally enough with) took a couple of videos of me in a drunken state (bit of dancing and slabbering but again nothing offensive) and showed them to a few colleagues (including myself).  I jokingly asked him to delete them but he thinks they are harmless and laughed it off.  It’s still not sitting well with me so should I just text/speak to him direct and say I’m serious about it or just take my medicine and it’ll be forgotten about?  Don’t want to create an awkward situation but people videoing stuff on nights out really sickens my hole.

I'd ask them to delete them in a more serious way. Tell them you're annoyed. Would it affect your job?

Ignore it, you’ve asked him and as for being pally with him, just don’t bother with him, he’ll get the point and if you persist he may end up sharing it with others.

We’ve a policy for stag weekends, phones stay in the hotel 

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

« on: March 25, 2023, 08:46:59 AM »

Saw an interesting discussion on the football thread re favourite refs.
Always had a preference to those that could let the game go and still maintain control of the game, if that’s possible. Was always fond of the refs who’d talk to you with respect too, if they blew a foul, you knew what for an you got on with it (regardless of your manager/supporters being blue in the face!)

Owen Elliot
Skinny
Darren McKeown
Fintan McCotter
 
Def forgetting some good refs, Any others?

As a player/manager loved seeing these guys turn up

Tommy McIntyre 
Gerry mcclory
big Jim (god rest him) McLean
Eugene from Ballycastle
Gough, loads of respect and he was physically intimidating lol
Owen Elliot, didn’t blow too many times and wasn’t shy in telling players to wise up get up and get on with it.

Regarding one’s today Fintan would have a lot of respect from lot of current players I speak to both football and hurling.
Having done the line for Skinny plenty times he’s a very good communicator on the pitch which is all you want..

There are a good few more but I’m looking at this from my own playing days, as a defender from early on to a playing up front in my latter days you always knew how these ref’s ref’d the game and adopted accordingly

Latter years of playing the county did an extensive course for ref’s and Ray Mathews Garrett Duffy and Co became ‘super ref’s’ didn’t see them have too many bad games either

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

« on: March 25, 2023, 08:34:29 AM »

I think it would be better if refs were ALLOWED to ref the games themselves. Every game I'm at now, juvenile or adult,  everyone wants to ref it. Players  coaches, fans, it's relentless
Toooooo long, after about 2 steps seems to be the popular one
Tell me this, can a ref tell a player to shut the f**k up move on

Yes, but then he’s being disrespectful. Every tackle is not a foul is what I usually say, hand on the back is also not a foul (a push is)  . Not tackling the ball is a foul too, so the slaps open or closed (closed fist is a card if not connecting with ball)

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General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

« on: March 24, 2023, 11:41:38 PM »

Waco on Netflix, have watched numerous shows on this on the past, this is the best take on it.

If ever taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut term was used, then this was it

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General discussion / Re: Landlordism 2.0

« on: March 24, 2023, 09:49:53 PM »

You can't make people vote.

True. My point is someone who complains about how the country is run, without using their democratic right to influence how it's run, is a gobshite.

For around 70/80 years the Ulster Unionists party was the largest party, they couldn’t win at tiddlywinks now. Votes matter (not that these Cnuts DUP are an improvement)

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

« on: March 24, 2023, 09:36:54 PM »

When I played mcclory was popular enough . Don’t hear anyone speaking of popular refs these days

So you did have a popular ref?

I’m managed senior and there was plenty ref’s that I’d prefer and there are some I like when watching my club. But you’ve got to worry about your teams performance first before using ref’s as a scapegoat

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General discussion / Re: Things that make you go What the F**k?

« on: March 24, 2023, 09:33:39 PM »

Not quite the same thing really...

No, it’s not complaining about pensions at 64, just freedom from the Brits

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General discussion / Re: Landlordism 2.0

« on: March 24, 2023, 09:31:47 PM »

Most people in Ireland have the ‘I’m alright Jack’ attitude.
There’s also the fact that if they did somehow go out and protest they’d probably be labelled ‘Far Right’ and people here seem to be petrified of being labelled.

Just keep voting them in, you get what you deserve

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General discussion / Re: Things that make you go What the F**k?

« on: March 24, 2023, 09:29:29 PM »

The French love a good riot… wrecking the place because of changing the pension age to 64!! What was it set at? 60?

Fair play.  The French  take no shite.

True.

We, in Ireland, always complain but do sfa about it.

Imagine the housing crisis in France, there'd be carnage.

Yeah the troubles was sfa 

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

« on: March 24, 2023, 08:32:31 PM »

Anyone ever know a popular referee?
No   That’s your answer hard job

When you played, you never had a favourite ref? I’d plenty ref’s football/ hurling that were good guys and very well respected.

Probably young ones now feel they can use the ref as an excuse for their own performances. Kids are strange nowadays

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General discussion / Re: Things that make you go What the F**k?

« on: March 24, 2023, 07:27:28 PM »

62

2 years? Christ!! People living longer this has to be looked at! Probably be 68 before I retire, dead by 74

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General discussion / Re: Things that make you go What the F**k?

« on: March 24, 2023, 06:49:57 PM »

The French love a good riot… wrecking the place because of changing the pension age to 64!! What was it set at? 60?