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airlines and hotels have been abusing this for years and not a word said about it.
And in ireland pubs are the biggest gougers.
it is bonkers how a pint can have a €3 difference within a 2 mile radius

Dynamic pricing can work in the consumer's favour for air travel and accommodation. It cannot work in a consumer's favour for a one-off event when the entry level price has already been allocated a scarcity premium. That's the big difference.

Would agree with that wobbler, afaik the ccpc review is around whether or purchasers were truly informed of the possibility of dynamic pricing in advance and whether the model placed undue pressure on consumers to buy once they had arrived at the purchase opportunity - ie signed up and waited for hours on the basis of 80 quid tickets, eventually got in and had 4 minutes to decide if they wanted to pay 400 quid a ticket or never see oasis live again etc...

Im not convinced by the legality of it in the South and understand there may be a criminal investigation on going about it at the minute.  I also note theres likely to be a parliamentary inquiry about it in the UK

Don't think there's any criminal investigation going on, but ccpc are reviewing the oasis ticket sale to make sure it was compliant with consumer protection law.

Hope the GAA don't see this

https://x.com/stancollymore/status/1830629279526498562?s=46

Fee free to move of this is the wrong place

On the bright side, dynamic pricing might mean that Waterford v Antrim would be €1.

Exactly, with attendances v capacity this year, we'd be saving money on nearly every game!!

Dynamic pricing only goes up

Then it's not actually dynamic pricing, it's more like the old  upward only rent reviews we used to have down here.

Hope the GAA don't see this

https://x.com/stancollymore/status/1830629279526498562?s=46

Fee free to move of this is the wrong place

On the bright side, dynamic pricing might mean that Waterford v Antrim would be €1.

Exactly, with attendances v capacity this year, we'd be saving money on nearly every game!!

Breheny attacking the split season again.
David Clifford totally in favour of it.

The Split Season is a disaster for GAA journalists. There is nothing to write about after July. Breheny used to do his lists. But that will only get you out a jail a week here, a week there.

Brolly resorts to the makey-up moment that defined a season. A story where a player/Manager/coach does something out of the ordinary and that was the difference in winning an AI.

And that's exactly the point - if journalists aren't writing and there's little or no media coverage, then it simply isn't happening for the majority of people in this country. For many, the gaa season is from April/may until mid July.
The last few weeks the only reference to gaa in the national media has been around Mickey Harte or similar managerial speculation, split season is an absolute disaster from a promotional and financial p.o.v.

I don't know the solution and in truth, I'm not sure a solution was actually needed, the old system worked well enough for long enough, and it's not that the split season is making a visible impact on the running of county championships.

Large majority of lads at minor never break through to their senior club teams, never mind county.

Just the way it is.

If you look at minor teams from match programmes a way back, you can normally only pick out a few players that have 'made it' at senior level.

I think it depends on the size of the club, smaller clubs tend to have immediate opportunities for star minors, so they don't slip through the net.
Similar at county level, growing complaints in Kerry for example that they haven't really reaped that benefits of the 5 in a row, and that's because so many of them haven't had had an opportunity to play county football. Whereas there are plenty of examples of one successful underage team providing 5/6 of a successful senior intercounty team, that's especially the case with less successful counties, where young players are drafted in relatively quickly.

The 'he hasn't been charged or convicted in court' argument is a bit like saying Al Capone was a well known tax dodger. 

Is it? because we know there's been public law proceedings and a finding of fact in his favour.

What were these proceedings?

The family ones referred to in his statement

Thanks.

There is no doubt he made an absolutely massive impact on Derry football, he built on the underage work of the past decade and the fortune of getting glass back, but he pulled it all together. From a footballing p.o.v I'd love him back, but I'd agree with others, while there is still doubt and questions hanging over him, it just isn't worth it.

To put those questions to bed, I'd like to hear that he was charged, tried and acquited or to hear gardai or psni state that they have investigated allegations and are satisfied there is no case to answer.

I don't know if authorities can or would provide such statements, but the statements by the PPS in may of last year certainly do not allay my concerns.

A PSNI spokeswoman confirmed police "investigated a number of reported incidents" and files were submitted to the PPS."

"a PPS spokesperson said it received two investigation files from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in January and June 2022.

All the available evidence in these two files was considered in line with the PPS Code for Prosecutors.

"It was determined that there was insufficient evidence to provide a reasonable prospect of conviction for any offence in relation to any individual.

"Decisions not to prosecute any individual issued in January 2022 and September 2022."

The 'he hasn't been charged or convicted in court' argument is a bit like saying Al Capone was a well known tax dodger. 

Is it? because we know there's been public law proceedings and a finding of fact in his favour.

What were these proceedings?

Is Blaine Hughes as good as niall Morgan?

He had a better year for sure and deserves to be an all star in front of Morgan

I would disagree on that one - Morgan has had his best year yet with Tyrone but he isn't getting an all star. Maybe if Tyrone got to a QF or SF he would be in the conversation. I would be very surprised if Hughes didn't win the All Star.

Absolutely agree, Morgan is head and shoulders above any other keeper in the country at this point, but will be lucky to get a nomination and has a similar chance to myself of picking up the gong!

[If you add in the fact that too many players also were overused in the league with many substitutes mostly under used we can see it was an over tired team without any proper back up that faced the championship opener against Donegal.]

I totally agree with screen exile re the reasons for Derry's poor performances this year. If you add in the fact that too many players also  were overused in the league with many substitutes mostly  under used we can see it was an over tired team without any proper back up that faced the championship opener against Donegal.

For the management team to play without a defence against Donegal was incredible  enough but to replicate the same  self implosion tactics against  Armagh and Galway was totally unforgiveable. By the way this small panel system and use of the same core players for every game also existed under the previous management as well. So the new management hopefully will have learned from these catastrophic errors  and make Derry potentially a great team>

Donegal and Armagh went for it in Div 2, played a final and played 2 extra games in Ulster, yet were able to keep the foot pressed hard beyond our exit point in the championship. We rested key players during the league

A large core of the current Derry squad has been on the go more or less full tilt from late 2021. From Gallagher took over and with club runs in football and hurling, there's been no respite. A break should do them the world of good.

There's also a fair difference in intensity between div 2 and div 1, so they're not overly comparable, especially with the new management out to make an impression.

And being honest, the year wasn't a total write off, we definitely unearthed some new talent, saw the potential in Murray and that league final was some game, whatever anyone says about championship and all that, it was a superb game of football that had everything and was a terrific advert for how our game can be played.

Roll on 2025 with MOR onboard, another couple of lads added to the panel and we also know that there's definitely nobody to fear out there.

A good final for turbitt or McHugh would have sealed it for either.

I'd struggle to give it to mccambridge given his game time this year, don't think McKay will get the nod either. If Galway had snatched something, Conroy's final performance along with his efforts throughout the year would have pushed him close, but on balance, I think it's hard to see past Rian O'Neill. His semi-final performance was probably the most significant performance of the year from anyone. He was solid to good for the most part prior to that and had a sound final, so for me, he's the winner. And being honest, I've never been that convinced about him before, but with the year that's in it, I think he'd be deserving.

There's no romance in Galway
At least Mayo had the good grace to die with their boots on

Fair to say neither of them teams will make the semi final next year

Galway with Kelly Walsh comer finnerty fully fit will be hard beat the hurt of yesterday should drive them on as well.

Walsh and Comer are another year older next year. I'd have no confidence they will be fully fit consistently. This year is actually the year they've played together the most probably and how many top performances have they had between the two of them. 1 each maybe.

Both missed chunks of the league and both been carrying injuries all year. A fully fit Comer is a massive addition to that Galway team, Walsh is a different matter. There's no doubting that Walsh is enigmatic, can have moments of genius and even a game of genius, but you'd have to wonder if he's a luxury that teams wanting to win an all Ireland can't afford any longer.
On form, he's definitely one of the players we want to see, but it just happens too rarely, maybe a role as an impact sub in the future?

H&A Group Division 1 Football League
Eoghan Rua --- v --- Glenullin
Playoff
5 30 PM at Owenbeg (Ref: Martin Mc Erlane)

Predictions on this?

Coleraine lost all league games, did they just accept this fate and expect themselves to win this game? or are they genuinely in trouble?

Can Glenullin surprise them?

Big win for Glenullin.
10pts down after 20 minutes, and won by 11pts.

What does that mean for championship next year? Is the link between league and championship back in? Or do you have to win intermediate to go back to senior?

Ulster football looking good! Clean up!

All Ireland County:
Senior: Armagh
U20 - Tyrone
U17 - Derry

All Ireland Club:
Senior - Glen (Derry)
Intermediate - Cullyhanna (Armagh) Junior - Arva (Cavan)...

Colleges:
Hogan Cup - Omagh CBS (Tyrone) Sigerson Cup - UUJ.

League:
Div 1 - Derry
Div 2 - Donegal

Tailteann Cup - Down.

Kimacud 7s: Dungannon Clarkes.

Ethan Rafferty  won the All Ireland Road Bowls  title as well

Ulster Poc Fada winner be the icing...

And the Scor novelty  act  will be the cherry on top

Dungannon won the Kilmacud 7s yesterday!

Ulster football is dominant.

I was listening to radio commentary on Cork v Donegal in the group stages and Tomas O'Se gave it the auld "ulster football looks good when they're playing each other, but you have wonder about the strength of it really...."

"Never mind the fact hes never once denied or refuted any of the allegations made"
J Donaldson has refuted allegations against him, it makes absolutely no difference as to whether he goes on trial or not is guilty or not and if he gets his old jobs back.
Derry GAA have not appointed RG and if they do, then people can decide to condemn them or not for appointing an alleged domestic abuser. Save your anger for if it happens.

The Donaldson comparison is an interesting one.
For me personally, I've heard stories as to what he has allegedly done, AND I tend to believe them. Thinking about it, that's my own unconscious bias making me feel that way - but I dont know any actual facts. Though the fact its going to court tends to suggest there must be evidence that backs up the allegations.
So yes it's easy to get caught up in the sentiment - not so easy to separate the sentiment from known facts.

I don't begrudge anyone their feelings or opinions on the RG scenario and certainly wouldn't fall out with anyone over it either. For me, I try to base decisions on what I actually know rather than what I've heard.

Could all be a moot point though, as you say he hasn't been appointed and all we know is that there are rumours he might be.
We could get up tomorrow with Mal O'Rourke as the new manager and we'd all be happy.

That was a bit more philosophical than I expected 

RG has had very serious allegations made against him, allegations that most likely impacted on his career, definitely on his earning potential and have seriously affected his public reputation.
But he has never taken the steps you would expect someone in that position to take to clear his name. The allegations were published in a newspaper and widely reported elsewhere, there are avenues available to seek apologies, retractions, even compensation, but I'm not aware of any such steps having been taken.

We talk about being 'cleared' by the gaa to resume duties, but that is misleading. His reluctance to take actions against those who published the allegations was in contrast to his willingness to do whatever was required to get his ban overturned. It was duly overturned, but only because the DRA found that in the circumstances, Ulster gaa had overstepped its jurisdiction by imposing a ban in the first place. That's not the positive affirmation that all is fine and he has nothing to answer that some might have us believe.

There's no doubt he was an innovative and excellent footballing coach, but Derry cannot countenance going near him until we are certain that the allegations were false.