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sorry to burst your bubble on this snoopdog but Páirc Esler is a STADIUM we should be proud of, heres a wee link to explain.


http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Stadium

A new father Ted? Sure it total rubbish like everything o Carroll does.

Agreed, about as funny as syphilis if you ask me, O'Carroll is a total gobshite.

My ratings on todays game, think we must get things in perspective we just beat galway by 5 points comfortably which didnt look too achievable 2 years ago. Appreciate where we have come before you start to come on and rant and rave,

B Mc Veigh 6 - Solid although at times his kick outs are very erractic, dont think he has confidence to hit them short.
L Howard - Unlucky with injury
D Gordon - 6 Did what he had too, will never be out in front but will compete with anything in the air, caught a couple of nice balls.
G Mc Carten - 6 - Still unsure on gerard, nice lad but not the same drive or cut as dee or dan.
A Brannigan - 4 - Gave away serious number of silly fouls and does not look at all comfortable on the ball.
K mc Kernan - 8 - Most improved Down player since James took over, looks confident, assured in possession and has great engine. Also has improved his physicality in the tackle.
D Rooney - 5 Only back from injury and it will take time, doesnt need to get involved in off the ball stuff as much as he does
K King - 5 lot of ground still needed to be covered by Kallum but a reasonable shift today.
P Fitzpatrick - 5 - Take away his goal at the end didnt feel he contributed an awful lot. When the ground hardens im sure we ll see more of his old self.
D Hughes -8 - Easily one of Downs most important players at present, he drives forward when in possession and always looks to do somethin positive not negative.
M Poland - 5 - Below par day for Mark despite the fact he hit a great score early on and I feel Aidan Carr could be in with a shout of no11.
C Maginn 6 - workman like performance which ended with him gettin a well deserved goal in the 1st half. Doesnt get near enoughcredit for his work off the ball
C Laverty 6- Thought the wee man did very well in an environment (ie heavy pitch, windy day) which is not really tailored to suit him! Kicked a couple of nice points into the bargin.
B Coulter - 6 - Unfortunately Benny knows what he wants to do but the legs cant do it anymore, would like to see benny rested more at this time of year rather than flogged to death. Still our biggest scoring threat up front
M Clarke - 8 - Probably Downs best player again, he never wastes the ball when he is in posession and took some heavy heavy treatment today and got very little protection!

Subs - C Garvey 6 - good to see him back as we dont have too many man markin defenders at present
J Colgan - 6 - Did ok, Im not sure about him in the middle of the field. Good head on him though to slow things down.
A Carr - 5 - Gave away a few balls but was on the ball a fair bit in such a short period of time!
P Mc Comisky - Set up the goal
L Doyle - If only he could stay fit.



Roll on next weekend which is sure to see fans crawl out from everywhere to see armagh take their beating. A win next week will leave Down safe and let the monaghan and armagh men to battle it out with galway for aRelegation

You must have been at a different game than me, some strange ratings, eg. Kalum King had a great game & was surely worth more than a 5 & I feel Marty Clarke was nowhere near the 8 you have given him imo.

I've been told that the Saul ballad group won an All Ireland Scór na nÓg title yesterday in Castlebar, many many congratulations on a magnificent achievement, the years of hard work this club have invested in promoting Scór are paying off, I think this is their 2nd All Ireland Scór title.

[behaviour like that is not the Gaa way.]

St Colemans 3-6 Abbey 0-5

Scoreline does not do the Abbey justice. They dominated possession for long periods but where so wasteful in attack. Shot selection was their main problem trying to end good moves shooting from impossible angles. And the less said about the two gifts to St Colemans for first half goals the better. Shea McArdle (St Colemans) and Gerard McGovern (Abbey) where the two most impressive players on view imo, two great talents who dont get the credit that some of their peers get regulary. Tony McGreevy, Ryan Johnston and Mooney also had their moments for St Colemans.
In relation to the crowd trouble, i have to say as a neutral that St Colemans fan club where a disgrace, behaviour like that is not the Gaa way. The odd Abbey fan got involved which was wrong but that college crowd would do your head in.

I hope you behave yourself at all the games you attend MDG & that you don't do or say things that are not the 'GAA way'.

Don't think ITV1 is available on HD yet.

[(Dun Dromara )]

Heard G McCartan in for Doyle and McComiskey for Maginn?

Yes that is correct. Team Is:

1.   Brendan McVeigh   (An Ríocht)
24. Gerard Mc Cartan ( Boireann )
3.   Dan Gordon   (Loch an Oileáin)
4.   Luke Howard   (Áth Bhriain)
2. Aidan Brannigan ( Cill Chua
6.   Kevin McKernan   (Boireann)
7.   Paul McPolin   (Cluain Dáimh)
8.   Peter Fitzpatrick   (Baile Mhairtín)
9   Kalum King   (Áth Bhriain)
10.   Daniel Hughes   (Sabhaill)
11.   Mark Poland   (Cloch Fhada)
12.   Martin Clarke   (An Ríocht)
17. Paul Mc Comiskey (Dun Dromara )14.   John Clarke   (An Ríocht)
15.   Brendan Coulter   (Droichead Mhaigh Éo)

Have Dundrum & Dromara amalgamated MDG

If the cars running ok I would get the mechanic to pull the bulb out of it to get you through the test, don't think there that fussy here in the black north in regards to engine management lights failing MOT's.

Once you put red in the tank it can take several fills of white ran through the engine to ensure ther's no trace of red in the tank, imo it takes very little red in the tank to contaminate white diesel, the 'diesel distillers' around the country 'wash' the diesel with various chemicals to remove the red dye but this isn't good for your engine over a long period of time.
The one bonus with the red is that at least you can be sure it hasn't been tampered with & as many people will say it's the best diesel you will get.

Here's a site that should make things a little clearer for you ziggy.


http://www.ciao.co.uk/Hair_Removal_Creams_5302229_3-immac

[u r a clown]

u r a clown see last line
POR has done more for down football than u could ever dream of doing.  Because he celebrated a winning score he cant call himself a down man again?!?  Perhaps he is a man under pressure this year, perhaps he thinks a good positive start to the year is essential for how the rest of the year is going to go.  It was apparant that Armagh were looking at this game in a more serious light than down, hence his celebration at the end.  He has a job to do with Armagh, let him get on with it and anything he does with them shouldnt detract from what he did for down.

Your almost certainly right that he has done more than I ever will but as a loyal supporter I am fully entitled to my opinion as much as you are. Maybe por should remember what Down done for him and the profile it give him to strike up a successful business in the county... There is respect and dignity you have when certain situations arise in the game, his celebration in last years national league final was again over the top.. maybe he should look at the way our current manager conducts himself,with respect and dignity and it was in great evidence after we beat kerry and kildare none of this fist pumping and jumping in the air which o rourke showed plenty of on the last two occassions we have met.. Unfortunately no I dont work in a circus or at childrens parties whitegoodman 

Catch yourself on you idiot, that is the most ridiculous comment I have read for a long long time.

I never once doubted Adrian Logan's professionalism in regards to this & I thought he covered the story with the dignity that Michaela, her husband John & the Harte family deserved, for me the shame lies with UTV.

[How did they use him?]

Is anyone else disgusted with UTV for blatantly USING Adrian Logan to report on the horrific murder of Michaela Harte because of his close ties to the Harte family?
I think this is an absolute disgrace & UTV ought to be ashamed of themselves for engaging in such cheap journalism to make themselves look good, disgusts me to say the least.

How did they use him? Logan doesn't work for UTV anymore.

He departed company with them almost 2 years ago & then all of a sudden they bring him back to report on Michaela's horrific murder, oh what a coincidence 

If anything its more likely to be the Hartes choice given the relationship they have built up over the years.

So the Harte family are trying to come to terms with the loss of a beautiful & much loved daughter & are hoping to find strength from somewhere to get through this difficult time & then they phone UTV to make sure they send Logie out to do the reporting, catch yourself on Rouge_Diablo, UTV have exploited Logie's friendship with the Harte family simple as that.

Is anyone else disgusted with UTV for blatantly USING Adrian Logan to report on the horrific murder of Michaela Harte because of his close ties to the Harte family?
I think this is an absolute disgrace & UTV ought to be ashamed of themselves for engaging in such cheap journalism to make themselves look good, disgusts me to say the least.

[but make sure you turn off the water for the shower where its coming from your tank in the attic. Thers should be a stop tap on the pipe coming from the bottom of the tank.]

We had problems at home with silt in the water lines as well as lime, blocking the shower.
Clean the shower head with lemon or vinegar as described above.
You can clean the filters in these Mira showers, but make sure you turn off the water for the shower where its coming from your tank in the attic. Thers should be a stop tap on the pipe coming from the bottom of the tank. Shut the power off to the shower before you open it.
You will need a Philips screwdriver to open the shower and  may need a vice grips to open the filter.
Some water will spill out but if you have turned off the water it should stop after a few moments.

electric showers are fed from the mains & not from the storage tank, therefore turn of the mains supply where it enters the property.

Mains pressure has nothing to do with it unless your shower is connected to the mains supply, which it shouldn't be. The pressure is determined by the height of your attic tank and by the pump in the shower unit.

your electric shower MUST be connected to the mains supply.