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#31
Used to be a poster on here from Dublin when Vincent's were strong who posted a lot of stuff similar to Oso....cant remember but he and I used to go at it hard.

Anyway,  Glen to win the final but the Rossies to really put it up to them. Definitely no walkover but would love to see Glen do it. M O'R is a real gent and it would vindicate his decision to stay with them rather than taking the Derry job.
#32
General discussion / Re: Personal Trainers
January 10, 2024, 11:01:19 AM
Quote from: JimStynes on January 10, 2024, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: square_ball on January 09, 2024, 09:49:08 PMIs it a prerequisite to be a PT now that you have to sit in an ice bath for a few minutes every morning and tell the world about it?

I was saying this a while ago. They'd sicken you.

Ice baths aren't a new thing though. The rugby ones were at it 30 years ago and then it slipped into the GAA clubs not long after. I remember mortar tubs landing up to training and filled with ice cold water. A fella in Lurgan had the ice bath and a membership thing for years and I loved it. But of course PTs come and sicken your hole about it and put you off it altogether.

We had 2 old bath tubs in the showers in 1997/98 filled every night after training with ice. Not sure it ever helped everyone but it was always a bit of craic. We have an ice pod now,  small one,  that we fill with really cold water and sometimes ice and it does help from what I can tell.

As for the PTs some good, some bad, you can get everything the do on YouTube but are you motivated enough?
#33
General discussion / Re: Cures and Charms
January 10, 2024, 10:56:02 AM
Quote from: Olly on January 09, 2024, 09:58:41 PMAnother of people here being quite blasfemous. Around the year 2000 I had an awful time with the runs and visited a nun in Portglenone. She had a good look and hoke about, put her hands over me and said something in Latin. Within 3 weeks my bowels were hunky dory and since then I've only had the runs about 10 times. These things work if you are open minded. Her name was Sister Bradley but she was since derobed over a betting scandal but still does cures from her home in Stranocum.

Stranocum is the place for that ....her and sweet Stella's Da in competition...
#34
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 08, 2024, 06:22:26 PM
Quote from: ThomasMullan on January 08, 2024, 08:24:23 AMI would say that the very sophisticated gentlemen here arguing about this wine or that (or whiskey) would struggle to tell the difference in a blind taste test. ;D
I'd definitely tell a white from a red in a blind taste test.

Wine or diesel?
#35
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on January 08, 2024, 01:53:14 PMHenderson could do the business with a lot of PL clubs.. He's not a huge creative player but manages to get up and down the pitch.. Could do a job at Utd

He has West Ham or Wolves written all over him.
#36
Quote from: gallsman on January 08, 2024, 01:46:41 PM
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on January 08, 2024, 01:41:21 PMConnacht has a strong club set up and between Corofin and Brigids have won 5 of the last 10 finals.

Ah here, that's the same red herring you gave off about in your (correct) first paragraph!

It is and it isn't. St Brigids beat Corofin this year so that has to stand for something. If it was Corofin playing in the final instead of St Brigids Corofin would be favourites,  no question about that.
#37
Quote from: tonto1888 on January 08, 2024, 01:31:37 PM
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on January 08, 2024, 01:21:09 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on January 08, 2024, 12:50:32 PMBrigids are a good team. They beat Corofin well though I didn't see yesterday. Everything you read would suggest that all Glen need to do is turn up. That's a dangerous place to be when you're playing decent opposition. It's different if there's a massive gap but there's not here.


The thing too is St Brigids know how to win an AI,  Glen don't. Going into a final under the radar is a great way to be so they'll be happy with that.

for me this statement is only true if there are players/management involved who have won them before. If it is brand new team with no previous experience of winning AIs then you cant really say it

I think there are a few players involved,  not many I might add but it would be foolish to think that they don't have players who won in 2013 involved in the build up over the next few weeks.
#38
Quote from: shark on January 08, 2024, 01:07:55 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on January 08, 2024, 12:53:27 PM
Quote from: seafoid on January 08, 2024, 12:32:51 PMI think Brigids are potentially a dangerous final opposition for Wattys who will have spent the whole year aiming to beat KC but still haven't won anything. Derry teams haven't won this competition for 2 decades. Roscommon is a serious football county and the standard in Connacht is high at the moment.

They have won 2 Ulster titles in a row, think they are doing well enough. Derry have plenty of All Ireland club winners...

There are only 13 counties that have won it, so not winning it in 2 decades is still better than the counties that have not. the Rossies only have won it once so no real pedigree in this, Ulster have won it 13 times and for all the hype about Dublin clubs, Leinster have only 11 titles

And 2 of those were UCD , who presumably had a fair spread of counties in their teams. Cork alone has the same number as Leinster , although none since 2003.

The comment above that Glen "still haven't won anything" is bizarre. They've won back to back Ulster and 3 in a row in Derry. They had never won a Derry senior championship prior to that. I think (open to correction). As if success at club level is only determined by all-Irelands.

Ah come on quoting figures of how many AIs each province has is a real red herring. Ulster clubs have 13 wins but ourselves and Burren have 8 of them,  Cork has 12 titles but Nemo and the Barrs have 10.  Corofin have 5. There are no real standout teams in Leinster, Crokes and St Vincent's have 3 an each but they're well spread out. Kilmacud have a 14 year gap between 1st and 2nd and then another 14 year gap to their 3rd. Money on now to win it in 2037?

The reality is that Glen could win the final but it's absolutely no shoe in. Connacht has a strong club set up and between Corofin and Brigids have won 5 of the last 10 finals.
#39
Quote from: imtommygunn on January 08, 2024, 12:50:32 PMBrigids are a good team. They beat Corofin well though I didn't see yesterday. Everything you read would suggest that all Glen need to do is turn up. That's a dangerous place to be when you're playing decent opposition. It's different if there's a massive gap but there's not here.


The thing too is St Brigids know how to win an AI,  Glen don't. Going into a final under the radar is a great way to be so they'll be happy with that.
#40
General discussion / Re: 2024
January 08, 2024, 11:45:30 AM
Quote from: God14 on January 08, 2024, 11:29:34 AM
Quote from: toby47 on January 08, 2024, 10:14:25 AMHow's all the new year stuff going 1 week in?

Dry January proving easy, or was it broke over the weekend?

Dry January still going good for me. I drink every weekend, so first hurdle passed. A few pangs for it, mild enough. Next weekend will be the tester.

Not a dry January,  just a drier one!  Pint of Guinness yesterday when out for Sunday dinner and that's been that. Heading away this weekend so will have pints but that will be it till the end of the month. 3 runs done in 7 days so that's more important to me!
#41
How that game went ahead is beyond me but what do you do?  I don't think it had a bearing on the outcome. Glen were excellent in the first 40 minutes and held Walsh in particular very well. Their style is very good for this time of year and they are exceptionally well conditioned. What is very telling is how good everyone single player is on the ball. Inevitably Crokes would always come back into it and Mannion was unerring and Walsh showed his calls with the burst and pass for the goal. Big players, big moments. I thought at that point with the momentum behind them they would finish it out but Glen showed a lot of character to get the next score to push them back head after Crokes drew level. It was hard to determine on the TV who played well but Warnock, Glass and McFaul were great leaders at key times.

Crokes are a really good team. People will maybe question them because of the whole Walsh transfer etc but that's been their model for as long as I have known and he is not the first and won't be the last. A second All Ireland would have out them into the 'great team' status so that will be a disappointment I'd say.

On another note congratulations to Cullyhanna in making the final. Not a bad yet for my home parish and hopefully they'll finish it out in the final.
#42
Quote from: ONeill on January 06, 2024, 06:55:46 PM
Quote from: trailer on January 06, 2024, 04:37:53 PMWhiskey drinkers are always arseholes. Waistcoats with jeans and stupid beards. Wear those converse or vans trainers even though they're over 40. 
Sorry, but you all know this to be true.

Bordeaux reds are the best. Californian reds can be lovely as well. Love a nice Chablis. Also like the odd Australian Syrah.


BC1 has a really stupid beard.

Ye wanna see my waistcoat collection....
#43
I have to say I love my drink and live my nights out but I'm trying to go drier for a while. We like heading for afternoon food on a Saturday and then trying to get the last bus home ( that is generally dependent who we fall in with in Maddens!). The thing is though I can take it or leave it. I drink to enjoy it. Generally too we are at live music somewhere so they're not big drinking sessions.

As for favourites definitely Chateauneuf de Pape for red. Like whiskey and gin and picked up a few bottles of Islay single malt in Scotland recently which are deadly and always have a variety of gins,  with Dingle a particular favourite.

Monday night football generally sorts out any weekends as does Sunday rooting about the garden or going for a good run.
#44
General discussion / Re: The Late Late show
January 01, 2024, 05:22:23 PM
Quote from: Hereiam on January 01, 2024, 01:56:36 PMLLS was shite and you knew it wasnt filmed live as there more atmosphere at a bloody wake

Was poor alright. Paddy struggles with reading an autocue. 

As for the Tumbling Paddies....Nathan Carters pet project at the minute so they'll go places. Rest of the guests were poor,  the whole influencers tipped it for me too. Jools was streets ahead. All the music,  bar Rod, was fantastic. The Wallopers are really going places, great band and lovely people. Great for Da Town! 

Hard to believe that these shows are recorded weeks ago and no one bats an eyelid on the whole 'live' show charade!!
#45
General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024
December 29, 2023, 09:56:31 AM
Quote from: imtommygunn on December 29, 2023, 08:34:39 AMMissing haaland, Dias and pretty much stones all night the last night. Grealish needs more central too if he's to be played. I'd be surprised if they don't push on. Arsenal faltering already and Liverpool without salah unlikely to do the same damage points wise.

The good thing for LFC is that January there's only 2 PL games that Salah will miss, Bournemouth and Chelsea.  There are 2 League Cup games and FA cup versus Arsenal. He is unlikely to have started these anyway. Egypt will likely qualify for the last 16 at least so he will miss at least 1 more PL game,  but that's against Arsenal. I actually think Endo will be just as big a lose as he is key to how the team is set up. The Asia Cup basically follows the same sequence as the African Nations Cup