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Need to get stuck in from the first whistle and not let them breathe, especially at home.

No away supporters in so it should be hell for them. Especially important to start with intensity to get the crowd rocking.

Then nick an early goal.

The problem is with VAR it doubles the chances for them to get another penalty and also to give a red card to a Celtic player. It's very likely to happen especially if the game is tight. Tavernier has had a world record 20 penalties this season, he's scored a world record 15 penalties and missed a world record 5 penalties. Most of those have been extremely dodgy but have been awarded by VAR.Typically similar incidents against them have been ignored as they don't get penalties given against them.

Fair point but Celtic should have issued a statement early in the week re: penalties/non penalties this year for Rangers and VAR must get it right.

Push the onus back on to the officials. 

Need to get stuck in from the first whistle and not let them breathe, especially at home.

No away supporters in so it should be hell for them. Especially important to start with intensity to get the crowd rocking.

Then nick an early goal.

I remember selling tickets a good few years ago. 1 for £20 and 3 for for £50 etc.

Funny when going around houses, you think, through experience, that you'll 'get a sale' at this house and at that house etc. ...lol.

Went to a big house with big pillars and automatic gates. I spoke through the intercom and obviously young lad came on.  I said is any parents about as I'm selling tickets for a gaa club.

He said immediately nobody else was at home and I retorted do you know what time they'd be back.  There was a bit of background noise and I heard the wee lad asking.. "he wants to know what time you'll be back".

I could only but laugh.

[Reminds me of Derry in 1993, when Tohill ploughed through the muck]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0508/1448043-mcguinness-looms-but-time-for-armagh-to-deliver/

Another "it's their time", "greater need" analysis.

Which I think is fair enough, but it's pressure.

Reminds me of Derry in 1993, when Tohill ploughed through the muck and the Donegal backs to drag them to the title and AI shot they felt they'd fail to grab the previous year, which is why I am a little worried about men like Rian O'Neill being particularly driven!

Will never know how big Tohill stayed on his feet throughout the game, men bouncing off him while all around him, both Derry and Donegal men were sliding and slipping all around him. Still the best individual performance I've ever seen.
Philly McMahon would have given the MotM to someone else if he was Co commentator 

I hope he's not on tv on Sunday.

Very boring. 

It's a military exercise now I've heard of clubs mapping out housing estates and hitting an area 2-3 times to make sure they get everyone.

An Antrim club appeared 3 nights in Ballinascreen the week before last... they've been raving about how well they've been received. To be fair our people would be good at supporting any GAA draw and we get plenty of visitors because of that.

I know you feel bad not buying but we're all grown men and women if we don't want to buy a ticket we don't have to!!

It's a military exercise now I've heard of clubs mapping out housing estates and hitting an area 2-3 times to make sure they get everyone.

An Antrim club appeared 3 nights in Ballinascreen the week before last... they've been raving about how well they've been received. To be fair our people would be good at supporting any GAA draw and we get plenty of visitors because of that.

I know you feel bad not buying but we're all grown men and women if we don't want to buy a ticket we don't have to!!

I'd always buy a ticket.

It's a hard job and we'll all have to sell at some stage.

Tickets seem to be back in fashion. For a while it was all corporate gigs for the fundraising.   

You are thinking of Ben O'Connor

Ok. Thanks.

[I think Ben Cunningham would have easily started this year but for inju]

They're a frustrating outfit are Cork. They'll probably give this a good rattle and ultimately lose by a couple - then beat Tipp when the pressure is off - leaving another 6 months of chatter of being not that far away.

The best of the U20 All Ireland winning teams need ushered in ASAP - it needs done even if it meant a dip for a year or two. The current players in that team that are 30+ have had more than enough chances. In fairness I think Ben Cunningham would have easily started this year but for injury. Other than Joyce and Connolly not many have made an impact.

They've never been that terrible over the years but clearly never close to winning the big prizes either. The appetite is still there from the public down there as seen by attendance expected on Saturday night. I think they are good for the game when they're motoring well.

Is he playing rugby?

Had boys there yesterday selling, they reckon they have 400k gathered up so far. Surely not?

Some work in that.  Fair play.

They must be at it a while and a good few teams of sellers out. These things are well organised.

I remember the day of the £100 ticket. 

The draw was really kind to Armagh this year.

Best chance of winning it.

The money that Dublin get isn't an issue for me.

In a lot of sports,teams have more money, resources and supporters etc. than other teams.

It's the use of Croke Park which, to me, gives them a huge advantage. More than anything else.

I see the ex-England player, Mike Browne, was sent off recently for a head challenge.

He then started to swear at the referee.

He is suspended for two weeks.

As part of this process, he has to give a presentation on the values of the game. This will be then used for educational purposes and help demonstrate that behaviour like this will not be tolerated in rugby.

No messing there by the rugby lads.

GAA HQ should take a good look at this. 

Not sure which three is right for this but it seems pretty appropriate, does Linfield normally have such a colourful array of flags for their games are is it just because they were playing a "Catholic team"?

They were sent packing regardless.

3rd goal, to finish it off, was great.

Was that not a dodgy penalty for Waterford against Tipp?

Should it not have been re-taken?

What was the referee at?

A win next week would pretty much put it to bed.

Very much so.