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A great result for Queens against DCU. Horrible game. Both teams afraid to do anything. 15 behind the ball with very little attacking innovation. Both as bad as one another.

It was Jerome Quinn on commentary with a local Belfast man who hadn't a notion. I like Jerome as he delivers good coverage but his commentary is like commentating on a funeral. Slow and random. His co-commentator was absolutely clueless. Didnt know players, what was happening and just generally very poor. I turned it down after a while.

Great result for DIT in Galway also. 

A lot of doom and gloom around here due to two narrow defeats. Whilst I am mystified at some of the decisions McEntee has made over the past year he has done a decent job. Year 2 will be interesting to see if he can push on.

It's early in the year. A lot of players to return. I wouldn't be giving up hope just yet.

What way is the new fixture set up?

8 week ban for McGuinness

Did no-one think to check the rules before they played the boy? Very foolish move by people who should know batter.

Just right. Madness looking Armagh to tr**p to Ballybofey at half 7 the first Wednesday in Jan for a glorified friendly against a team we be meeting in the league soon. We fulfilled the fixture and gave young lads a chance to be able to say the played for their county. Some might never play again but theres a couple there who'll be big names for us in the future hopefully.

That's one way of spinning it. The other way is that Armagh showed the competition complete disrespect. They sent their u20s to take a hiding which did them no favours at all. Meanwhile, instead of fulfilling their obligations McGeeney brought his players to Dublin to play the All-Ireland Champions, perhaps they see themselves more at Dublins level and Donegal are below them? All in all, a very strange call by Armagh no matter how you look at it.

Armagh played Dublin last night in challenge game. Sent the U20s to fulfill the McKenna Cup fixture.

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I see Johnny's lad is getting started early this year. Name a manager that regularly names a correct starting team. I hate the practice but they are all doing it.

Just because they all do it doesn't make it right. Donegal, Derry, Armagh, Tyrone and Cavan all have panels named. Pick any 15 starters from the 24/28 named - it's fairly straight forward. But yet our county PRO team gets an award... go figure..
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What exactly is the point of naming incorrect teams? Does it really give the manager an advantage over the opposition? All it seems to do is p*ss everyone off.

So the county scene kicks off again this week. I think we can be optimistic, the vibes are good, positive results in challenge games, clearly the Portugal trip went very well. Be good to see the fellas putting it up to Monaghan midweek before Fermanagh at home

Who have they played in challenge games?

Clarke confirmed to stay with Glenn (to clear up any question marks above).

Mitchells and Ballykinlar both definitely not fielding this season then? 

If Darragh Cross do go down to Div 4, the leagues are looking decided already.

Imagine Darragh Cross should win Div 4 no bother.
Imagine Glenn should win Div 3 no bother.
Imagine Bryansford (if they get their house in order) should win Div 2.

Bryansford has significantly regressed in recent years, therefore I don't think they will stroll this division. Since they have been lingering in mid-table for several years, I anticipate that Saul will want to start to challenge and Liatroim and the RGU will also push for promotion. Rostrevor's new manager will likely see them bounce, although they are similar to Bryansford in that all of their finest players are beyond thirty. Division 2 will be the most keenly contested.

Who is Rostrevors new managaer?

Agree with this. Most outside club managers I have come across are good men who care deeply about the team they coach. They usually bring a level of expertise that doesnt exist within the club. Also, players demand the best and they'll not settle for the man they had at underage who they just don't have faith in.

There may well be "mercenaries" in the game but usually this is just peddled by disgruntled high profile commentators who yearn for a return to 1995. It's not happening.

I expect Jarlath Burns to look at this issue and perhaps bring some transparency to it. I think the only way to control it is to standardise it ie: make payments legal and bring them out into the open. Then put conditions and caps on them.

419 pages on the Brolly thread, probably filled by most who dislike him for having an opinion ( which most on here, have ) that he throws up in social media..

Some people are easily triggered

But ya see it's not his opinion that annoys people. It's the hypocrisy, lies and BS he comes off with.
Most are on to him by now though.

Mark Poland, Jerome Johnston, Steven Poacher, Cathal Murray, Donal O'Hare, Shorty Trainor

What clubs are these lads with?

Two peas from the same pod. Loud and egotistical. So glad Brolly is off the TV now. He's a self obsessed bore.

There's 110 miles between Drumcliff and Kilcoo.

Surely this has to be a record distance for a voluntary club manager to travel?

"voluntary club manager" 

are all management teams now in place ?

Kilcoo?
Burren?
Warrenpoint?
Rostrevor?
Saval?

Did Lacey get the sack?

Think hes with Jim in Donegal setup next year

McGuinness interviewed over weekend and said Lacey will not be part of his backroom team.
So has he been sacked from Kilcoo or what?