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That's what I was referring to bannside when I suggested to bumpkin about punches from behind but he avoided it well. Biased , me ?

You must have been the only one didnt see the number of punches from behind then. Biased

Can't help yourself with the punches bumpkin. At least yours aren't from behind

I assume then that you're not a fan of the small ball then bumpkin? But yes you are correct I am a fan of the small ball game alongside the big ball game. One of the benefits of having played both codes in a dual club. Yes carron had a good second half and clearly Kerr has been working on his kickouts but I stand by what I said, niblock my man of the match but just my opinion, don't take it personally .

Watched the 'two best teams in antrim' last night and albeit both teams were missing a few it was a terrible standard . For me niblock was the only one who looked county standard

A cargin referee is hardly neutral lol

MR2 wasn't there and neither where any of the people on here bar bannside who has dismissed it so who's jumping on the bandwagon?.
The referees report is all anyone can go on so let's wait and see

No doubt it will all be in the referees report

Rewind 12 months and you were saying the exact same thing. Maybe the problem is talking them up every year, the players do it too,  which puts the pressure on them and ultimately sh@t in the nest. With the talent they have they should have won more, especially when st galls haven't been firing on all cylinders but it's now become a mental thing along with not having the right game plan.
Cargin for me this year though

St galls let that game get away . Silly goals costly again and inexcusable amount of wides but a promising showing all the same . Fancy Rossa for an upset tonight

I'd like to see Ballymena make a bit of a breakthrough but Moneyglass to win Div 2 and you just can't look past St Gall's. Cargin promise much every single year only to be di.cked. That said, I'd love them to beat St Gall's

Now there's a surprise lol. Arrogant lot those milltown boys. Shoulder on chip rid get of. Rearrange those words

A few things, MR2.  You keep mentioning over the last 8 years or something. I'd love to have the results in front of me but by fcuk, I don't think for a second you would have come out on top over us over 8 years.  I'll see if I can dig out the results somehow.  I think you're vision is being skewed by your two competitive senior championship games to forget that you weren't all that impressive outside of that.  The year you took them and got hammered by the KK team in the All Ireland IHC you were abysmal in that game.


But the real problem about you in particular and often with a lot of St Gall's men is that they think they are much bigger than their hurling boots.  Perhaps that is an arrogance that comes with winning a lot at the football but that's why it makes beating you the more sweet.  I noticed that arrogance in your last post as if you are a cut above the rest of the teams in Belfast. 

Maybe I'm mistaken, I've always enjoyed hurling against both teams as that's what you were allowed to do... As for the rest, hmm

From my memory, I can't remember you being any means shakes and certainly not better than what you term 'the rest, hmm' of Belfast teams.  You would be at Sarsfield's or GNMs level to be honest.  Don't think you are any better than that.  You beat Dunloy in the SHC and got beat by Cushendall narrowly. These are what has given you arrogance??  Give me a break.

But as I said, we'll more than likely confirm my opinion in our next outing on July 1st at Pairc Rossa.  Enjoy your trip to Ballycran next Wednesday, angry boy.

I don't know you from Adam and nor do I care, you posts are directed it seems to me, so I'll take a wild guess and think you are a reincarnation of the tools that have been on before, if you are going to debate hurling that's fine I'll engage with you, but if you want to be a WUM then sorry, no arrogance by me either, Rossa are the Premier club after all. Good luck to you to in all your games this year.... I mean that. Always liked Rossa and was in contact with your manager about refereeing the challenge games he has lined up on that run to Croker.... I've no axe to grind

Genuinely not a wind up merchant.  I've read this board for a long time and have just set this up.  What I do have a problem is with St Galls thinking they are better than what they are and I think it's arrogance.  Maybe I did get carried away in my last reply a bit but it drives me nuts listening to St Galls men in work and around the place walking around with this undeserved swagger about them when they talk about hurling and thinking they are a cut above the rest of the clubs in Belfast and especially over us over the last number of years.  I'll remind you of the arrogance I am referring to:

Maybe I'm mistaken, I've always enjoyed hurling against both teams as that's what you were allowed to do... As for the rest, hmm

I think that's a bit disrespectful to other clubs and after playing senior hurling for around 8 years now, I've never been that impressed by you or have never had tougher games against you compared to games against the other Belfast clubs.

We'll take our defeats this year but we'll stay up.  I can't say the same for yourselves.

I'll reply once more.... The others was a go at the style of play... Having played against these other teams for 3 times as long at senior level than yourself, I'm coming from a different perspective.. The Rossa let you play the Johnnies let you play... Sarsfields Gorts and the rest will be a little more aggressive than they need to be. Gorts played sarfields last week... Bit of a disaster I heard... I hope you'd do stay up great kids coming through and traditions to back it up. Who do youse get in the first round this year?

Again this is the arrogance that comes from yourselves.

We let you play hurling.
St John's let you play hurling.
Big bad Sarsfields and Gorts are aggressive. 

What are St Galls?

Jasus give it a rest .
I'm not sure what st galls people you have been talking to but I can tell you the majority of the present and past hurling teams have no arrogance about them. Why would we, we've been division two (bar a few years) for the past 20 odd years. If anything the hurlers in the club have frustration more than anything else because of the what if and if only scenarios .
But you get out what you put in but we are where we are due to that simple fact. We only got a manager in place 4 weeks ago and have had 3 sessions worth talking about. Not ideal preparation for any division, certainly not division one so it doesn't look good for our survival this year and will be no ones fault but our own but at the minute we aren't div one quality. Hopefully with a few more weeks sessions we can get our act together and I'm sure the fellas will give every game a good rattle despite everything.
With regards to Rossa , like MR2 I hope they stay up as along with the johnnies on recent years the juvenile teams that they are producing has been a breath of fresh air and can only be good for everyone involved .
As for the best city team , who gives a fcuk. Certainly not us. We should just concentrate on our house and getting that in order instead of schoolboy comparisons so leave poor MR alone . He's not that bad despite what everyone says

Chrissy should read this forum , he'll get all the answers he needs on here 

Carl played for St. John's , has coached underage for us before taking senior job.
Funny, I had this conversation with a gort man earlier and we both agreed that unless someone has played underage for a club it's hard to look on them as 'clubmen'. Was in reference to people who transfer as they won't be able to sit with their peers and talk about the goings on on and off the pitch from previous years . Thoughts?