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[Sligo]

Sligo v Wicklow - by 2
Fermanagh v Cavan - by 4

Derry v Dublin - by 2
Mayo v Galway - by 2

This thread seems unnecessary. Revisit in June.

[Galway]

Galway v Kerry
Roscommon v Donegal
Tyrone v Armagh
Mayo v Monaghan

Clare v Limerick
Dublin v Louth
Kildare v Meath
Cork v Derry

Cavan v Fermanagh
Westmeath v Tipperary
Offaly v Down
Longford v Antrim

Wexford v Carlow
London v Laois
Waterford v Wicklow
Leitrim v Sligo

[Armagh]

Armagh v Galway
Kerry v Roscommon
Monaghan v Tyrone
Donegal v Mayo

Meath v Dublin
Derry v Clare
Louth v Cork
Limerick v Kildare

Antrim v Cavan
Down v Longford
Fermanagh v Westmeath
Tipperary v Offaly

Carlow v Sligo
Waterford v London
Wexford v Wicklow
Leitrim v Laois

[Armagh]

Armagh v Donegal
Galway v Monaghan
Tyrone v Kerry
Roscommon v Mayo

Derry v Dublin
Clare v Cork
Louth v Kildare
Limerick v Meath

Fermanagh v Tipperary
Cavan v Down
Westmeath v Antrim
Longford v Offaly

Laois v Waterford
London v Carlow
Wicklow v Leitrim
Sligo v Wexford

[Armagh]

Kerry v Armagh
Mayo v Tyrone
Donegal v Galway
Monaghan v Roscommon

Dublin v Clare
Kildare v Derry
Meath v Louth
Cork v Limerick

Antrim v Fermanagh
Down v Westmeath
Offaly v Cavan
Longford v Tipperary

Laois v Wicklow
Waterford v Wexford
London v Sligo
Leitrim v Carlow

Solid first half from Armagh, but a systems failure in the second. Worrying that they still have that in them, I had thought the structures and experience was there to make it a thing of the past.

In the relegation mix now, remaining home games will be vital.

[Kerry]

Mayo v Kerry
Galway v Tyrone
Monaghan v Donegal
Roscommon v Armagh

Derry v Meath
Clare v Kildare
Louth v Limerick
Cork v Dublin

Fermanagh v Down
Cavan v Longford
Westmeath v Offaly
Tipperary v Antrim

Wicklow v London
Sligo v Waterford
Carlow v Laois
Wexford v Leitrim

Greenwoods ability make this a huge dilemma, you've a player who potentially can be one of the worlds best; If he wasn't in that bracket I suspect they'd just pay up his contract but there's no doubt someone would sign him and 12 months down the line he'd be back playing for a top club. Football fans are fickle and the abuse will eventually simmer down. Suspect Ten Hag will want him  back but the sponsors will obviously have a huge say in this, if this had happened last month then he'd probably have gone overseas on loan.

The story around Manchester is that they were back together last summer so it was surprising to see him charged in November, unfortunately this case has done nothing to help rape victims.

It doesn't really seem like a huge dilemma. Pretty simple that he never plays for the club again (nor any other club in England, even Chelsea) - short of some extraordinary information coming to light that credibly dilutes the seriousness of what everyone knows went on here.

Whatever about his ability or value, right now he's commercial kryptonite. Playing him would cost the club much more than what they lose by ditching him.

United's own 'process', as per their statement, is a just a play for time so that they can get their legal and financial ducks in a row. It's unlikely the Glazers fancy shelling out the £8-10 million for the remainder of his contract at a time when they're looking shot of the club - so this 'process' could well drag on until new owners are in place.

Whole thing is a mess for the club, would've been much better to see him go down. Which is also what the pathetic **** deserved.

Look at Partey at Arsenal. Alonso actually killed someone and played for Chelsea. I would rule nothing out

Partey hasn't been charged yet and details aren't out as they were with Greenwood.. I'm an Arsenal fan and don't think Partey should be playing with the investigation going on. Mendy at City is interesting too, he's been found not guilty of a lot of charges still some he's getting re-trialled on but if hes found not guilty with them do City take him back?

The Partey thing stinks, but, as you say, the difference is that there are very few details in the public domain. Everyone can look the other way.

But even with the dropping of the Greenwood case, those audio clips and photos need an awful lot of explaining before a club with any sort of commercial presence takes him on board.

Likely that Mendy will be out of contract before there is a resolution of his cases, so little for City to figure out.

Greenwoods ability make this a huge dilemma, you've a player who potentially can be one of the worlds best; If he wasn't in that bracket I suspect they'd just pay up his contract but there's no doubt someone would sign him and 12 months down the line he'd be back playing for a top club. Football fans are fickle and the abuse will eventually simmer down. Suspect Ten Hag will want him  back but the sponsors will obviously have a huge say in this, if this had happened last month then he'd probably have gone overseas on loan.

The story around Manchester is that they were back together last summer so it was surprising to see him charged in November, unfortunately this case has done nothing to help rape victims.

It doesn't really seem like a huge dilemma. Pretty simple that he never plays for the club again (nor any other club in England, even Chelsea) - short of some extraordinary information coming to light that credibly dilutes the seriousness of what everyone knows went on here.

Whatever about his ability or value, right now he's commercial kryptonite. Playing him would cost the club much more than what they lose by ditching him.

United's own 'process', as per their statement, is a just a play for time so that they can get their legal and financial ducks in a row. It's unlikely the Glazers fancy shelling out the £8-10 million for the remainder of his contract at a time when they're looking shot of the club - so this 'process' could well drag on until new owners are in place.

Whole thing is a mess for the club, would've been much better to see him go down. Which is also what the pathetic **** deserved.

[Kerry]

Kerry v Monaghan
Galway v Roscommon
Tyrone v Donegal
Armagh v Mayo

Meath v Clare
Kildare v Cork
Louth v Derry
Limerick v Dublin

Down v Antrim
Cavan v Tipperary
Offaly v Fermanagh
Longford v Westmeath

Waterford v Carlow
London v Leitrim
Wicklow v Sligo
Laois v Wexford

[now]

So only 1/3 of unionists now support the GFA. Would love to know their alternative. A UI can't come quick enough.

Is that anything new? Anti-GFA parties have been polling 30-35% of the electorate, and therefore ~60-70% of unionism, for years.

[Armagh]

Monaghan v Armagh
Mayo V Galway
Roscommon v Tyrone
Donegal v Kerry

Derry v Limerick
Dublin v Kildare
Cork v Meath
Clare v Louth

Fermanagh v Longford
Tipperary v Down
Westmeath v Cavan
Antrim v Offaly

Carlow v Wicklow
Wexford v London
Leitrim v Waterford
Sligo v Laois

If you're out and about the towns it's difficult to see where the cost of living crisis is. Shops, bars restaurants all packed out. Queues everywhere. Plenty of work and jobs. I think media might be making this out to be more than it actually is.

Ate out this evening, it was packed. People who hadnt booked a table were being turned away at the door. On a Wednesday.
What crisis?

Christmas is championship season for shops, pubs, and restaurants. The first proper championship for most people in 3 years.

How many of these punters will still be turning out once the McKenna Cup rolls around?

I thought Banshees of Inisherin was outstanding. A movie that knocks about in your head for days afterwards.

I wonder if the marketing of the film has something to do with some of the subsequent reaction. Trailers and other soundbytes seemed to characterise it as a quirky, witty bit of schmaltz. Maybe the sort of movie that might try to have a 'clever' ending.

But in reality it's a fairly straight deep dive into loneliness, abuse, and fear. I certainly haven't seen anything else recently that handles these themes with such humour and accessibility.

It'll win all the awards and probably deserve to do so.