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

« on: January 25, 2023, 12:27:38 PM »

If only there had been a good dog with a gun this would never have happened.

Mustve been a gundog !

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

« on: January 24, 2023, 07:31:41 PM »

Christ on a bike can the County Board call their guard dog back in

The man asked a simple question

For some reason every year these posts come up!!

If you are a member of your club, speak to your club Sec. They will have all the information you need on the fixtures... They normally send out on initial list for the clubs Sec's to see if it interferes with any club dates that are fixed for other things, once they are ok'd then the fixtures are sorted.

They are not made public until then, any issues on getting the fixtures out (in my experience) is down to the clubs sorting out their own needs

I gave him a simple answer… like I said any clubman would know this

No fixtures available at the minute.
Fixture dates are agreed first ( start of Feb )
Actual fixtures were released  on 3rd week of Feb in 2022.!

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General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Aughnacloy to Derry)

« on: January 24, 2023, 10:34:21 AM »

The new Centra petrol station on curr road layout is crazy. No right turning lane for traffic going towards Omagh is shocking. Just short off a blind corner . Pure madness, accident black spot in the making !

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GAA Discussion / Re: All Ireland club football championships 2022/23

« on: January 22, 2023, 09:54:39 PM »

What's in the GAA official rulebook?

Rule 7.4  Validity of Team Constitution, appeal within 3 days.
Outcome at disceration of CCC and including forfeiture of game without awarding game to opposition. C c c decide the penalty!

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General discussion / Re: Singers Who Don't Sing Live

« on: January 20, 2023, 12:12:32 PM »

Luv Bug

 Spent many a night not dancing to them in Omagh St Enda's

Still a great night on the ole Sunday dance at the GAA

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General discussion / Re: Teachers get it handy!

« on: January 19, 2023, 07:12:30 PM »

What’s the employer contribution (the tax payer) for teacher pensions in the 6 counties ? 4/5 times the employee contribution ?

Employees 7.5 to 11% based on income
Employers  23.68% !

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General discussion / Re: China Coronavirus

« on: January 14, 2023, 12:57:29 PM »

I sat in a meeting where a former Education chief say we be saving £16 million a year when EA formed, fired out thousand plus maybe more staff on early good packages as their jobs didn't exist any more  Run the service into the ground by hiring no staff for nearly 10yrs. Then turned round and hired thousands (yip thousands of staff) including the jobs supposed defunct. Now there more top staff than ever, people in jobs above their capabilites. Just now a big corporate animal, costing more money than the previous library boards. I used to do alot of work, do am bogged down in never ending paperwork , previously not there, to give people jobs. So if you put the same remit to the health service and paid more tax, is that going to improve the service, No!! Somebody needs to look at it that hasn't a vested interest in how it's run. Sure they just ignored the report on recommendations 10yrs ago. Until people here have more priorities than a united ireland one hand, staying in the UK on the other, people give our MLA a free pass.

The EA is a total shambles.

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

« on: January 08, 2023, 09:59:49 PM »

What's the story with the Dunloy player playing for Antrim yesterday a fortnight before the club final?  Was he just needing game time ?

He’s been playing for a London club since last year and living over there. He’s moved home and I’d say he’s transferred back. Probably won’t be joining club panel to this final is over.

He would be ineligible to play for Dunloy in this Championship.

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

« on: December 20, 2022, 08:15:33 PM »

Balmoral.

Would it be a GAA stronghold around  there by any chance?

Would it be St Brigids territory from Balmoral to Stockmans lane?

That would be the edge of their parish, although, parish boundaries- dont stop them from acquiring from other clubs !

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GAA Discussion / Re: 2023 Master fixture list.

« on: December 18, 2022, 10:06:48 PM »

Antrim GAA results are updated automatically, when the ref texts in the score, immediately after the games!

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General discussion / Re: Irish groups that never made it big

« on: December 16, 2022, 10:35:37 PM »

Anyone remember Tiberius Minnows? Time flies.

Playing a Belfast gig in April !

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General discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

« on: December 07, 2022, 11:02:40 PM »

What exactly did Ronnie do in the South Korea game? I thought he was decent against Uruguay, and I didn’t get to see the south Korea game as I was watching the Ghana- Uruguay drama unfold. It worked out well in the end but what was the justification for dropping him?

He huffed after being taken off !

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

« on: December 07, 2022, 05:56:45 PM »

That U15 one is an odd one. What prompted that and why specifically under 15 only?? Are the lower ages unlimited subs??

Some clubs have bigger squads and wanted to give every lad a run out.   I can appreciate their viewpoint but hammers smaller clubs again.

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

« on: December 07, 2022, 04:55:42 PM »

Anything of note come out of the county convention?

Was there any motions that got passed or some put on hold?

Hopefully (for the Derry wans) the motion of banning flukey goals was passed 

League restructuring in football is being re considered. Whether this is for 2023 or 2024 is unclear. Ccc /CB made no motions / recommendations as to their preferred options so clubs will re convene in Jan  and probably a decision by Feb.!

U15 All County Leagues to have unlimited subs !

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Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling

« on: December 02, 2022, 11:27:38 PM »

Well done Stewartstown. A pre Christmas trip to England to look forward to now for the quarter final. I think they had to do that trip back in 2004 as well.

Thanks it was some game! I believe we play Glasgow Gaels in Glasgow in 2 weeks time.

https://fb.watch/h363aEsWKP/
Thats a link to their All Britain FInal v St Brendans Manchester

Is there another way of seeing this game? as it has mysteriously vanished.

It was on Lancashire GAA Facebook page. Looks like they have taken it down.  They might still have a copy if you ask nicely

It was very poor quality coverage and  football was poor enough