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#11

General discussion / Re: Time Travel

Last post by Itchy - Today at 01:14:21 PM

1. Go back and have a word with yourself- What would you say?
- go for it, life is too short

2. To witness a great/infamous event, be it your own or other event (give reasons)
- 1947 All Ireland Final in New York.

3. To change something, but beyond your DOB and reasons
- 1798 when the two religions of this country stood together to fight the English. I'd go back in time with some weapons to make sure the right side won.

#12

Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 01:12:59 PM

Speaking to a man there about the Tailteann cup. So in theory, Antrim could make it all the way to the final which is 13th July. This would mean that there would be a good handful of players that won't have kicked a single league ball for their clubs over 15 games? Is this correct? And potentially may only get a couple of championship group games if their club doesn't progress? Jesus Christ the system is well and truly broken.

In successful counties that was/is common enough over the years with the various different formats they used.

So do we want a successful county team or a successful club team?

If a club player believes they can win an All Ireland with their club over the county then they might throw their lot behind the club. Antrim for whatever reason, club is king

Is it?  One obvious club possibly but the remainder get behind the Saffs surely?   

Do we though? Do we really commit to what's needed at the top table? Or do we collectively not have good footballers?

Because if we do have good footballers then we need to get them up to that level of physical fitness that we see from teams at Div 1. Seeing lads from other counties coming off the pitch in regards to ours is night and day.

Gone are the days of the stylish but light footballers, that we had many of in the past, that just doesn't count anymore. Size strength are up their with skill and application

The problem is it takes a good few years to develop a player into that type, sticking to it, is very hard.

#13

General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by Itchy - Today at 01:09:15 PM

Yeah, exactly. When are the Guards and politicians going to stop harassing local populations by forcibly planting hundreds of unvetted men from completely different cultures into peaceful communities?

Under the current laws (cause whether you like that or not, that's the way its meant to be, until its changed)

Unvetted person comes to Ireland and seeks asylum, under the current system how should that be done?

If they are vetted and approved, are you ok with that?  even though they are from different cultures? Or is it just different cultures that have you up in arms (literally) ?

I'm fairly sure, if yer man was honest, vetting would consist of looking at the colour of the applicants face and if it wasn't white vetting failed. In addition check persons religion, if Muslim vetting failed.

#14

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 01:06:30 PM

Thought I'd kept it at an acceptable level by not detailing what I'd heard - but happy to remove if others feel that's over the line.

A woman past away, few months back, had fallen when she got home after feeling unwell and past away.

She'd been to a local restaurant, and before you know it, she'd caught food poisoning and dropped dead because of it, all baseless and untrue, did it stop the business from closing down? did it feck.

That story made its way round to me twice within 3 or 4 days..

Loose lips and all that

[the inference of the cold, cash hungry GAA denying many the right to see our games, in their pursuit of money.]

#15

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by NAG1 - Today at 01:05:54 PM

I think the issue was that the subject matter has the potential to be quite emotive - the conflict between needing to raise revenue and at the same time trying to ensure that the product is available to as large an audience as possible.

I thought Cavanagh's approach played on that emotion - the inference of the cold, cash hungry GAA denying many the right to see our games, in their pursuit of money.

It could not go unchallenged and the response was an extremely powerful put down.

This is absolutely the crux of it and what he was implying.

While making a buck out of it himself, does he not see the hypocrisy in his own position.

Any anyone from Tyrone raising the issue of brown envelopes has an absolute cheek with the number of their clubs even down the divisions engaging in it. As well as the number of Tyrone coaches all over the country happily taking these payments.

Burns was 100% right to slap this down.

#16

Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Spike - Today at 01:04:59 PM

Speaking to a man there about the Tailteann cup. So in theory, Antrim could make it all the way to the final which is 13th July. This would mean that there would be a good handful of players that won't have kicked a single league ball for their clubs over 15 games? Is this correct? And potentially may only get a couple of championship group games if their club doesn't progress? Jesus Christ the system is well and truly broken.

In successful counties that was/is common enough over the years with the various different formats they used.

So do we want a successful county team or a successful club team?

If a club player believes they can win an All Ireland with their club over the county then they might throw their lot behind the club. Antrim for whatever reason, club is king

Is it?  One obvious club possibly but the remainder get behind the Saffs surely?   

#17

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by Taylor - Today at 01:04:49 PM

Cavanagh is rightly lauded as one of the best we have produced. He delivered year after year.
Quality player.

But f**k me he has been talking pure shite as a pundit for quite some time now.
And now he is sticking his nose into this when he has limited understanding and just makes throwaway comments.

Smacks of attention seeking and of someone wanting to remain relevant and keep the cushty gigs on tv/radio coming.

Great footballer but full of shite as a pundit

#18

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by tbrick18 - Today at 01:00:16 PM

Thought I'd kept it at an acceptable level by not detailing what I'd heard - but happy to remove if others feel that's over the line.

#19

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by imtommygunn - Today at 12:55:47 PM

Ai that is too far - delete...

#20

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 12:55:07 PM

No need to be tarnishing a mans business ffs!

If he's not great at being a pundit, that's grand, but lots of lads behind the computer putting a mans and his families business down is out of order