Messages

Just the 12 steps I counted for the Waterford goal v Clare 

The ref couldn't see if he tapped the ball on the stick or not, cos he was facing away and had a big Clare mullocker on his back.

One reason the Shinners are so popular:

Cartamundi employed 234 people in Waterford this time last year.

There was no sign of any problem then and the accounts were signed off declaring  a "profitable and cash generative" business with no doubt that it was a going concern,
234 jobs were lost in August
the factory is now on sale for €18m

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2023/03/23/cartamundi-owners-received-almost-31m-in-dividends-from-ireland-before-closing-waterford-factory/


The Belgian owners of game-maker Cartamundi received almost €31 million in dividends from Ireland in the years before closing its Waterford factory with the loss of 234 jobs, corporate records reveal.
Generations of children and adults have played board games such as Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Connect 4 and Cluedo in the decades since the former MB Games set up in Waterford in 1977.
Now Cartamundi, which took over the business in 2015, has blamed a post-Covid slump in demand for games and rising costs for the decision, announced yesterday, to shut the Irish factory in August.
Company filings show the Irish unit paid out big dividends to Cartamundi in each of the years since it came under its ownership.
A €2.9 million dividend payment from Ireland was approved last July after Cartamundi received €3.9 million in 2021 and €3.2 million in 2020. Such payments followed a €5.7 million dividend in 2019, €6.4 million in 2018, €5.5 million in 2017 and €3.2 million in 2016.

After company chiefs told Waterford staff their fate yesterday, there was no comment from Cartamundi on its dividends.

 
Union leader said they will strive in coming weeks to save the jobs. "Absolutely devastating news," said Ciarán Scallan, a Siptu organiser.
"For those jobs that can't be saved, we will seek to negotiate a redundancy package which recognises and reflects the loyalty and commitment of this workforce for many decades."
Cartamundi, based in Turnhout near Antwerp, claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of board games and playing cards.
Company accounts for Cartamundi Ireland Ltd, signed off only last October, described a "profitable and cash generative" business and said there were no material uncertainties "that may cast significant doubt" over its ability to continue as a going concern.


https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2023/03/23/cartamundi-owners-received-almost-31m-in-dividends-from-ireland-before-closing-waterford-factory/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIh5dUOz824

MB Games were the reason why every kid in Waterford had a game of Connect 4 and Downfall at knock down factory prices.

[even if it was against a very weak opposition.]

Encouraging signs last night, even if it was against a very weak opposition.

Casemiro looked back to something close to his form of last season, lots of energy and enthusiasm up the pitch and Amrabat looks like he is definitely going to bring something to the team.

It must  have been weak , if Martial scored

Reminder... Martial has a Ballon d'or clause in his contract.

The club is laughing so. They'll never have to make a bonus payment.
 

Aussie is some talent and we may never see the best of them. Unfortunately he emerged in an era where managers have gone OTT with restrictive game plans and players like Aussie don't get to express themselves.

Surely that is going to spell the end then for either Baily or Lindelof, unless he is going to change tactics.

Two international defenders hardly going to sit around for league cup games.

Lindelof as cover. Bailey on the 1st boat home. Complete balloon.

Lindeldof gets pushed around like a child's toy too often though. Bailly a lot more physical.

Galway are about the only county who might take him on. He'd put a bit of madness into the team, for the first year anyway. Downhill after that.

Clare are out and Waterford still going strong. You wouldn't have expected that a few weeks ago when Clare were supposed to be miles ahead of us.

There was a definite hint of "It's coming home" in the stands. England will now have to play against the hype and it's only the quarters.

Waterford have 3 weeks until the qualifier and if Conor Prunty and Jamie Barron are back fit I'd be confident we'll make it back to the quarter finals.

The league campaign in 1998 was the making of the successful Waterford team of the next 10 years.
I'd dearly love this to be beginning of another great era.

Put police horses to the top of the list.

Is Brendan Fanning, the guy that does the rugby at the indo, a relation as well?

Aengus Fanning has just died.
I think Brendan was his nephew.

His wife was Ann Harris who used to be married to Eoghan. Their daughter Constance sometimes writes for the paper too.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/sunday-independent-editor-aengus-fanning-dies-2990591.html

Dippers in klanfield. Great draw. 

I see what you did there. :-)

I went out with this girl over in America once.
She actually thought all countries in Europe (that she'd heard of) like France and Germany were Communist or ex-Communist. And this was why they weren't supporting the yanks in Eye-rack.

Suffice to say, we didn't go out on a second date.

Try Peter Flanagan who is based near Tramore in Waterford.