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Probably the worst Connacht Final ever.

Agreed - Woeful stuff. Imagine winning a title with 6 scores.

Christ Almighty... I know it's not over yet, but when's the last time we've had a winning margin like this in a semi final?

Cork v Mayo in 1993 (20pts)
5-15 v 0-10

😆

The best laugh of that was that useless Mayo team beat Roscommon 1-05 to 0-07 in the Connacht Final.

[quote author =Aaron Boone link=msg=2352015 date=1752343120]
It'll be 5 years next year since Tyrone won an All-Ireland and that is frankly too long. These gaps need to be closed with narrower regularity.
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Oh the entitlement   

Tyrone are the 3rd best team in Ulster. No shame getting to an AI semi-final with that group.

A lot of Blue seats appearing.

She's not even Irelands greatest woman sportperson

She's good at what she does and has done it at the top level for two decades. Being at the top of the pile. No need for any other measurement.

Seen a horrible post on social media blaming the Chelsea player who injured Jota resulting in his requirement to drive/ferry home!

Some sad individuals

There are always the 'What if' people when a tragedy happens.

She is getting older. 39 years old now. The soft spoken eccentricities leave us all.

Time to call it a day after this one.

Didn't expect Liverpool to retire the 20 Jersey and I think there was no pressure on the club to retire it.
So good for them doing it. It's not a thing that can be done lightly.

Previous Liverpool #20's

Diogo Jota (20/21 - 24/25), Adam Lallana (14/15 - 19/20), Aly Cissokho (13/14), Jay Spearing (11/12 - 12/13), Godwin Antwi (07/08), Javier Mascherano (06/07 - 10/11), Scott Carson Goalkeepers (04/05 - 05/06), Anthony Le Tallec (03/04), Nick Barmby (00/01 - 01/02), Stig Inge Bjørnebye (92/93 - 99/00)

[ladies World Cup]

Not to mention you are implying Aluko isn't competent to talk about ladies soccer.

I can't see a place where i said Aluko was incompetent.

In fairness she explains herself fairly well here....

So if she's not incompetent, then she's hardly a surprising choice as a pundit for the ladies World Cup. But that wouldn't fit the narrative you're pushing and fits with the picture that your more worried about the labels being attached to people than actual racism or abuse of woman's rights.

The issue is she publicly singled out Ian Wright as a Pundit for taking too many female game gigs.
This looks to have influenced ITV's decision making in Hiring for the Euro's (Not the World Cup  ).
You clearly have little knowledge on this story and are running with the herd mentality.
This is not a Racial issue as Wrighty is a Black man. It is a Man's Rights issue.

Finally, I doubt you looked at the Video I posted. It answers many of the issues - if you chose to see them.

You weighted in on a post discussing racism to talk about the increased labelling of people as if that's a bigger issue than the actual racism itself. That to me shows where your priorities lie. That you're concerned about people getting called out on things than actual incidents of discrimination. I never mentioned that it was a racist issue. You brought up your concern about people being increasingly labelled racist and against woman's rights and then went on to use an example that so far is just your opinion with nothing to back it up. I hate to break it to ya but your opinion doesn't count as knowledge. Thats the positive side of the internet, bullish!te can be called out.

The issue is she publicly singled out Ian Wright as a Pundit for taking too many female game gigs.
This looks to have influenced ITV's decision making in Hiring for the Euro's (Not the World Cup  ).
You clearly have little knowledge on this story and are running with the herd mentality.
This is not a Racial issue as Wrighty is a Black man. It is a Man's Rights issue.

Finally, I doubt you looked at the Video I posted. It answers many of the issues - if you chose to see them.

[ladies World Cup]

Not to mention you are implying Aluko isn't competent to talk about ladies soccer.

I can't see a place where i said Aluko was incompetent.

In fairness she explains herself fairly well here....

So if she's not incompetent, then she's hardly a surprising choice as a pundit for the ladies World Cup. But that wouldn't fit the narrative you're pushing and fits with the picture that your more worried about the labels being attached to people than actual racism or abuse of woman's rights.

The issue is she publicly singled out Ian Wright as a Pundit for taking too many female game gigs.
This looks to have influenced ITV's decision making in Hiring for the Euro's (Not the World Cup  ).
You clearly have little knowledge on this story and are running with the herd mentality.
This is not a Racial issue as Wrighty is a Black man. It is a Man's Rights issue.

Finally, I doubt you looked at the Video I posted. It answers many of the issues - if you chose to see them.

Not to mention you are implying Aluko isn't competent to talk about ladies soccer.

I can't see a place where i said Aluko was incompetent.

In fairness she explains herself fairly well here....

[No men got a look in at the camogie game last weekend, but sure there was a lady doing the men's semi hurling final!]

No men got a look in at the camogie game last weekend, but sure there was a lady doing the men's semi hurling final!

The sickener for women's equality was the same age for retirement age lol

If all the women involved know the game, have maybe played and have competent analysis ability, then I have no bother with that. Putting in a token male who may not be as knowledgeable for the sake of it commentating on Camogie. It's all about the best people for the job not balancing gender numbers.

So how many women are male intercounty hurlers that know the game? So by your logic she's a token female being put in for the sake of it?

None to the answer to the first bit. Didn't mean to come across that way with your second question. There is no doubt that there are male and female pundits able to talk about the opposite sexes game. And if they are good enough why not - but it should not be based on gender balance.

Is the world more racist now than ever before?

Nah, no more than there is more anti-Semitism. Labelling has just got more intense and highlighted. Labelling is used to control the Narrative. To create issues that are not always there. To give minorities to much power and cause resentment, rather than creating a form of equality.

To be fair, the internet has allowed for an increased level of racism. And as such, an increase in the calling out of that racism.

Racism and Women rights card has allowed people like Eni Aluko influence ITV in not having Ian Wright as a pundit for the Women's Euros.
Wrights enthusiasm and love of the Womens game as well as his connection and attraction to a watching male audience is a loss. But once Aluko played the 'He's taking the jobs of women card' - ITV's hands were tied and her own appearance was assured.   

ITV supported Wright in that row not Aluko. Aluko had a fair point in that there are very limited opportunities for woman pundits in comparison to men's. She just shouldn't have mentioned Wright, who as you said, has been a strong advocate for Woman's football. If anything from that incident, it was Aluko that got a backlash not Wright.

But actions speak louder than words and ITV's actions show the contrary.

Wright said it was nothing to do with his row with Aluko.

He would say that, wouldn't he?

Wrighty was the larger than large personality of the last Women's Euros.

It was a no brainer to ask Wrighty back - He knows the Women's Game - He is respected by the Male football fraternity - He attracts viewership from the male football fraternity.

We all want rights for women. For them to be treated well and have equality. To some peoples surprise equality is a two way street. Aluko played the taking women's jobs card. It wasn't about equality or ability.

You're running a narrative without knowing it's correct. That for me is one of the major dangers about the internet right there.

No, the narrative is pretty clear. Aluko says Wrighty a competent male is taking jobs from women in punditry.

Aluko gets the gig, Wrighty does not.

[No men got a look in at the camogie game last weekend, but sure there was a lady doing the men's semi hurling final!]

No men got a look in at the camogie game last weekend, but sure there was a lady doing the men's semi hurling final!

The sickener for women's equality was the same age for retirement age lol

If all the women involved know the game, have maybe played and have competent analysis ability, then I have no bother with that. Putting in a token male who may not be as knowledgeable for the sake of it commentating on Camogie. It's all about the best people for the job not balancing gender numbers.

Is the world more racist now than ever before?

Nah, no more than there is more anti-Semitism. Labelling has just got more intense and highlighted. Labelling is used to control the Narrative. To create issues that are not always there. To give minorities to much power and cause resentment, rather than creating a form of equality.

To be fair, the internet has allowed for an increased level of racism. And as such, an increase in the calling out of that racism.

Racism and Women rights card has allowed people like Eni Aluko influence ITV in not having Ian Wright as a pundit for the Women's Euros.
Wrights enthusiasm and love of the Womens game as well as his connection and attraction to a watching male audience is a loss. But once Aluko played the 'He's taking the jobs of women card' - ITV's hands were tied and her own appearance was assured.   

ITV supported Wright in that row not Aluko. Aluko had a fair point in that there are very limited opportunities for woman pundits in comparison to men's. She just shouldn't have mentioned Wright, who as you said, has been a strong advocate for Woman's football. If anything from that incident, it was Aluko that got a backlash not Wright.

But actions speak louder than words and ITV's actions show the contrary.

Wright said it was nothing to do with his row with Aluko.

He would say that, wouldn't he?

Wrighty was the larger than large personality of the last Women's Euros.

It was a no brainer to ask Wrighty back - He knows the Women's Game - He is respected by the Male football fraternity - He attracts viewership from the male football fraternity.

We all want rights for women. For them to be treated well and have equality. To some peoples surprise equality is a two way street. Aluko played the taking women's jobs card. It wasn't about equality or ability.