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General discussion / Re: Name your three favourite ...

Last post by AustinPowers - Today at 12:05:07 PM

The man who sold the world
Smells like teen spirit
Sunbeam

#2

Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Níl a fhios agam - Today at 12:04:54 PM

Yeah apparently between Toome and Sarsfields. Two young fellas had a scuffle then parents and spectators involved. Not nice to see at underage games

[It was bizarre though the amount of bodies back and still not enough pressure on kickers. Both sides had men in the forwards who were on fire from distance and yet the defence packed back in and around the D and looked as another boomer swung over.]

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by lurganblue - Today at 11:59:21 AM

I think my earlier post about Armagh shutting up shop and holding out when 4 up on the 54th minute meant I love dour shite, but I loved that game yesterday in terms of lads letting rip.

It was bizarre though the amount of bodies back and still not enough pressure on kickers. Both sides had men in the forwards who were on fire from distance and yet the defence packed back in and around the D and looked as another boomer swung over.

This was certainly my take too. Frustrating but also great to see some class scores. Maybe both sides very wary that a goal would be a killer blow.

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Laois / Re: Laois Senior Footballers 2...

Last post by The PRO - Today at 11:58:14 AM

Another embarrassing result in Portlaoise today we have almost reached the bottom after140 years of playing football in the county after  producing some of the greatest players I have seen in the country John Conway,Bobby Miller, Atch Whelan ,Curly Prendergast the Browne's the Dempsey's the Turleys Joe Higgins Beano and too many more to mention. The first game I attended was in 1968 v Lomgford and after watching the footballers the last few years I despair

Crap result for sure but some of the great names you mentioned above played on the day Carlow last beat Laois in 1988. Gerry and Colm Browne and Leo Turley, Sean and Martin Dempsey so maybe a bit of perspective needed.
McNulty got it badly wrong yesterday taking off lads who were playing well like Dunne, Barry and O'Carroll. There was no need to do that.
Wicklow away next week will be no easy task.

[Very harsh and don't agree with that at all, Jarly Og is well capable of kicking a ball over the bar from 35-40m on the correct side of the pitch given his kicking style.]

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by lurganblue - Today at 11:57:05 AM

The talk of Jarly Og's mark is a red herring, if Jarly was given a bag of O Neills and stood on that spot in Clones till next Sunday he wouldn't have make that kick. Soup should have had a pop at his , but again he had just missed a similar one so he maybe didnt feel good about it. A wild wide and handing back procession to Patton was not the right option. When Conaty dropped short was a turning point I feel,he should have recycled, maybe bit of inexperience but the lad had a great game other than that and his wide at the last.

Very harsh and don't agree with that at all, Jarly Og is well capable of kicking a ball over the bar from 35-40m on the correct side of the pitch given his kicking style. If that was the case he shouldn't have bothered calling the mark in the first instance. I don't particularly like the rule to begin with but it is there to be taken advantage of where spaces in defence are tight in the closing stages of games.

It's a sad indictment of gaelic football that some people think a ball should be recycled backwards from a shooting position inside the 45m line and that they can't trust a player to have a shot at the posts. Playing the low risk percentages might be part of the reason why we can't see out these matches, its a fear mindset.   

I'm not so sure that he is. Jarly óg falls into the category of players we have that IMO are told to not shoot unless it's almost a certainty. You can see it in our build up play.  Quite a few of our lads are not going to attempt to threaten the scoreboard (in certain positions) and I'm sure the opposition know this too.

[their money]

#6

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by TabClear - Today at 11:57:00 AM

The Theatre of wet dreams....

I'll get me coat.

But it reeks of owners who've bled the club dry and not one bean of their money will ever be spent on Manchester United.

How can you say that, just the £2.1bn in player acquisitions since they bought the club

And not one bean of it from the Glazers.

That was all revenue generated by Man Utd PLC.

True, but as owners they could have used the cash reserves to pay themselves dividends so it is their money. I dont disagree that they have been shocking owners but it is a case of spending money badly rather than not spending it.

Its the risks of being a plc as United was, there are benefits in terms of access to cash to invest and grow but you are vulnerable to an unwanted owner coming in.

That's the exact point they were paying themselves the dividends at the same time. So instead of redeveloping the stadium and training facilities alongside investing in the playing squad, they choose one.

The money has been invested badly in the playing squad but that comes from not having top quality football people making those calls, you had Ed Woodward with his finance background and no discernible footballing decision making structure.

But they dont care as long as the club keeps making money for them. 

Yes, but they could have paid even higher dividends. For example as long as it did not breach company law they could have taken the money they spent on Harry Maguire and pay £80m more to themselves. Net cash out the door the same but the Glazers are £80m (less tax) better off. I will not get into the debate as to whether the team was better off.......

Obviously this only works to a point before they start to erode the capital value of the asset but my point is they spent more on players than any other club when they could have taken out more dividends but they didnt. The fact they were already making a fortune from dividends just shows that they did a really good deal at the time. When they bought 100% of the shares they own every asset associated with the club and can do what they want with it subject to company law and any specific regulations around football teams.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior football c...

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 11:56:06 AM

What a shift from the Louth men. Will give the qualifiers a serious rattle

It's just Louths turn on the Leinster merry go round to try and try and burst a gut and still fail and then support wains and the team dies just like Meath, Kildare and Laois.

The pick of the other teams in Leinster wouldn't beat Dublin, that's the reality.

Aye, maybe so, but I was talking about the qualifiers. Louth will give a good account of themselves imo. Could finish 2nd and get 'home' advantage against a beatable team. A potential q/f (top finish at least

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Captain Scarlet - Today at 11:54:19 AM

I think my earlier post about Armagh shutting up shop and holding out when 4 up on the 54th minute meant I love dour shite, but I loved that game yesterday in terms of lads letting rip.

It was bizarre though the amount of bodies back and still not enough pressure on kickers. Both sides had men in the forwards who were on fire from distance and yet the defence packed back in and around the D and looked as another boomer swung over.

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: GaaGo

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 11:51:45 AM

Politicians and jumping on bandwagon in public....

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41394022.html

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Itchy - Today at 11:51:11 AM

If there's a silver-lining to yesterday's performance it's that Armagh put on an exhibition on why the attacking mark should be ditched. Such a stupid rule.

Odd take. I think the attacking mark works. I also don't know why you would get rid of it because 2 Armagh players didn't have a shot.