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Kk looked poor enough but still managed to stay in it to the end. Clare have a good spread of forwards appearing there even without Kelly.

Do you need to lose a limb to get a free here...

Just watched it back there - think mdma probably thinks brolly a bit of a tool.

Entertaining show. Kielty is a likeable sort unlike his predecessor. Definitely a better fit for the show.

It's not about taking it easy it's about when you train to peak.

If it was knock out Tyrone would have had a few more provincial wins under their belts and probably mayo the same in Connacht. Not because they didn't try either.

The ladies football is pretty interesting these days. I wanted to read somewhere what the hell happened armagh against dublin but not much interest in it it seems. Even starting with that.

Dublin are (or were) playing off about 20 players. Kerry were similar. Derry are definitely better this year but the key question is that when it counts in those last ten in the tight games will they have enough in reserve. Last year they subbed McGrogan and then the sub got subbed so they definitely struggled for depth. Dublin and Kerry really squeeze in the last 10-15 minutes and that is where the game is won not the first 55 which the ulster teams are better at... Even look at the AI final last year where dublin outscored Kerry by about 7 to 2 or something like that in the last 10-15. I don't think it can be overstated how much damage Jack McCaffrey does with his pace off the bench.

That said I do see this argument people have about what if Derry lose McGuigan. What if Kerry lose Clifford or Dublin O'Callaghan. They then say what about Glass well what about Fenton.

Yep Down about 7th I would say about right. Sadly I think they'll have far too much for antrim but the armagh game the big test. Armagh will be sore from the last day which should get rid of any complacency.

I was at a wedding once where the couple met playing world of warcraft online.

Yeah that is it in a nutshell. Absolutely no way should Clare have lost those last two but KK are extremely dogged and while they're not like a team from the Cody era they still have some superb hurlers in there too.

Ultimately they have been the second best team in the country this past 2 years and up to Clare to break that.

20 years a long time.

I'm not so sure about the steel thing - the biggest 2 tests they have had this last 2 years were the semi against KK and they failed.

Don't get me wrong I hope they win but KK are finished and Clare are on the up is not an opinion I would in any way agree with... Yes Clare faced up to Limerick better than KK did but ultimately KK have beat Clare when it counted.

Did you watch the last 2 AI semi finals SF...

I did
But Clare are on the way up and the odds are level so I think they are worth a win
https://www.oddschecker.com/gaelic-games/hurling/national-hurling-league-division-1/winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5Lewbwp5c

what has got better about them and worse about kk though?

Did you watch the last 2 AI semi finals SF...

[I genuinely believe Donegal could ambush Derry.]

I genuinely believe Donegal could ambush Derry.
McGuinness has been planning for it all year, they've undoubtedly improved since last year and they now have a forward or two to take some of the scoring burden off McBrearty.
Injuries will be key here - Donegal need McHugh and McBrearty fully fit and firing.
Hopefully Derry will be full strength with McKinless back, but I fully expect this game to be close.

Definitely a chance.

I think the McGuinness thing with Harte should mean Derry less likely to slip up. I still would agree with some here in that I think Kerry and Dublin will be better come summer but they should have enough for ulster. Donegal are the team with the best chance of beating them IMO.

I don't know why you would have Down above Tyrone(or Monaghan). For me if Tyrone show nothing in the championship then they really need new management but even a poor tyrone would beat down by a bit at the minute. There's enough talent in that county they should be number 1 or 2 in ulster. I imagine with Logan's health etc though that's a possibility anyway.

Monaghan are an interesting one. I am not sure what to expect of them. Cavan could beat them yet.

I was reading recently about the benefits of magnesium to sleep patterns. I wouldn't take much but do take an iron supplement. It's the liquid one that you just put in the orange juice in the morning.

It's the stuff round bloody sunday etc that gets me on her. The whys and wherefores of the whole thing aside it's just so antagonistic and disrespectful.