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All this because of an armagh poster was upset from what someone posted...

Like spoilt children. God forbid you say anything that is negative about this team. However you are 100% correct. Major unachievers and with the aid of hindsight very one dimensional with limited flair.

However it is amusing to see  the smug BMW driver get their comeupance in the snow. Having to park at the bottom of the hill when the ordinary joe in his cheaper (but paid for) motor cruises on past

A tad jealous there lad??

And before you say it no i dont have a BMW but i would'nt mind one for the good weather.

Not in slightest. Had two. Absolute pure sh**e in snow and the official servicing was a rip off IMO.
What i dont like is the association that comes with. "OOhh a BMW !" etc

However it is amusing to see  the smug BMW driver get their comeupance in the snow. Having to park at the bottom of the hill when the ordinary joe in his cheaper (but paid for) motor cruises on past

I think Costello is incorrect with his timing - but right in that rte when they had tv rights could and should have had a weekly highlights show - maybe along the lines of what oneill has said.
rte are not the 'villans' now but were guilty of this up until they lost tv rights to tv3.

but
do rte not 'own' tg4 ?
if thats the case then surely they can re-use highlights of the games tg4 show for a weekly show...
can even have a weekly show without current highlights - like the utv ulster championship midweek show used to have ...presenter and pundits from around the province discussing the previous and next matc.

I think you are missing my point slightly. Its wildely innapropriate for a senior offical of the GAA, in an offical GAA publiication to talk about soccer's commercial arrangement with the GAA.

The reason there is no highlights programme for the GAA, is unlike Rugby and Soccer, who have them, the GAA didn't ask for one. Thats not Montrose's fault per say. The LoI is shown on 3 channells and international games on 2, but RTE have an overarching right to show all highlights. That core piece is missing from the GAA jigsaw.

I agree there should be a highlights show, but the fact that the GAA sold their rights to 4 different stations makes that job exremely difficult. What could RTE show in March?

RTE don't 'own' TG4. And from TG4's/TV3's/Setanta's perspective, why would they pay a lot of money for rights to a competition and then hand over the reel to RTE for nowt for a highlights show? Thats not how the world works. An arrangement needs to be negotiated either by RTE at a cost with the other stations, or by the GAA when negotiating with all the tv companies.

The GAA made a conscious decision to spread the competitions around 4 channels to increase market penetration. The price of that is it becomes very complex to do a simple highlights show throughout the year.

So Costello needs to address his issues to Croker, not Montrose, and leave other sports out of it.

Imagine the apoplexy on here if a senior FAI official used an annual report to have a dig at the GAA?

Excellent reply dublinfella

Can you explain 1 to me please?

bump  +1

spent whole lunch hour trying to figure it out

GAA hoored itself, to get as much revenue through TV as possible.

It should be no concern of theirs what RTE decide to broadcast outside of that arrangement.
If nothing else it will keep costello's profile up.  Must be elections coming up.

Collins is the only ref I can think of that would regularly have BOTH sets of fans baying for blood by the end of the game.

Some very handy frees alright. The Dubs threw it away (again) 2  points up with about 6 -7 minutes to go.

Mc Geeney was immense in the last 10 minutes, however overall the folklore i have heard in the last 8 years regarding this team is somewhat nostalgic. Enjoyed their day in the sun but average overall. They wouldnt touch Kerry or Tyrone. In 20 or 30 years they will be hardly be remembered outside Armagh.

yer doll in that second photo is a botox version of thon deaf one Keilty used to be sliding the length to !

Does anyone know if there is a way i can set a timer on my computer to shut down automatically ?


Any help appreciated

Happy Birthday Ziggy. Hope you got a splashguard to protect that screen 

First choice vote may be decided, however it may go to 3 or 4 votes. This is when the real bargaining will take place.

Heard Barry Davies interviewed and said that Jack Warner holds the decisive votes for England to succeed. Without him they are fecked.

The girls were really shown up as amateurs.   Thought that the task was just about sourcing and price didn't really matter.   I doubt if Sugar would have any of those daft bints about the place in a meaningful role!

That doesnt leave many candidates.  Some of the lines the two fellas came out with were corny in the extreme. If there hadnt been a TV camera following them into the shop theres not a chance in hell.
If Sugar is looking for negociators hes fecked.

Very poor candiates all around. Just shows how far bulls**t can get you in some of these larger companies, when some of the candidates have reached senior management.

The Panarama show and the crowd violence last night are ample excuses for those want an excuse to vote elsewhere.

[a marathon was 26 miles.]

A Marathon Bar was 26p and a marathon was 26 miles.

Eh??

Or possibly referring to the fact that not that long ago if someone responded to a marthon being 26 miles it would have been accepted as correct, unlike today whereby the anal brigade would take pleasure in reminding you about the additional  385 yds.

Simplier times back then

The deal is done, and the europeans seemed to have got what they wanted (a more stable euro)

"A €25bn contingency fund is also available if they require more money in the future.

Bank of Ireland has said that it will seek to raise almost €2.2bn of capital by February in a move that would bring the bank close to nationalisation.

Meanwhile, global markets are beginning to feed through their reaction to Ireland's loan facility.

The Irish banking shares are stronger this morning.

Shares in AIB are up over 7%, while Bank of Ireland has gained over 19% and Irish Life and Permament soared almost 35%.

Overall the Dublin market is up over 1.5%, while other European markets are also stronger. "


The circus quickly moves on, but ultimatley they have slowed the domino effect on Portugal and more importantly spain being brought into the equation.

Feck you Ireland policy has prevailed and the family silver has been hocked at a level whereby it will never be retrived. We ( irsh government) agreed it , the citizens have to pay for it and all the while not one off the greedy bastards that caused this has appeared before the courts, those incompetent are still in the same industries recieving huge rewards for their risk taking.

The whole thing stinks