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Derry going with the same team as the league final.

No real surprise didn't think they'd risk McKinless from the start and he's a great impact sub.

No Murphy on the bench??

Can changes be made to the 26? Harte normally names his subs in alphabetical order. Doherty is out of place & Murphy would fit in at 25 alphabetically.

Yeah I think you name 4 lads in reserve who don't appear on programme but can come in last minute.

Is that right? I thought that no changes could be made to the 26? The whole team naming gaa culture is a nonsense with these multiple changes come throw-in, but I thought that at least it had been agreed no changes could be made outside the 26 named.

4 standbys who can be brought in to replace any of the 26 named. But can only have 26 on the day.

See Gough ref for Saturday, was he not off the pace abit on the original ref fitness test or was that Coldrick.? Didn't think he kept up well in the Roscommon game in the league, and that wasn't a high paced game.

Yup, he was one of inter country refs from a panel of 42 who failed fitness tests earlier in the year.

He completely revolutionised tactics in gaelic football and had the tactical wherewithal and strength of personality to set a team up ultra defensively by playing zonal at the back. He didn't care one bit what anybody thought of him and probably still doesn't as it brought him an AI title that they would not have won if playing conventionally. The criticism only bolstered him and created a siege mentality that he seems to need. It was complete outside the box thinking at the time and very gutsy but don't pretend that it didn't set gaelic football back as a spectacle and which has never really recovered since then.

I don't think it was his aim to be ultra defensive because of some form of idealism, it was just that did whatever he thought was required to give them the best possible chance at winning. 

Managers do whatever they have to do to win.

Look at Ancelotti last night; they sat back in the lowest of low blocks played on the break and looked to frustrate City and took their chances on a penalty shootout.

Should we Chastise Ancellotti in the same fashion?

Ah FFS, don't mention penalties again. Tones head will explode.

He's in there to do a job, and the job isn't to f**k off Unionists, the BBC have their radio friendly soundbites, PUL types can react how they like, tomorrow it'll be ancient history as the business of managing the biggest sporting organisation in the country continues, and the business of winning unification proceeds elsewhere

What is evident in that interview is the good old BBC at play - it was all from the perspective of Unionists and how the GAA hurts their feelings. It is what Chris Donnelly and Cahair O'Kane have been writing about lately - the default starting position is from a unionist viewpoint. That needs to be challenged at all levels in the BBC.

On the interview itself, I thought Burns did well. He answered everything coolly and rationally. You may or may not agree with what he said and there are a few things I wouldn't agree with myself. Nothing is perfect and if you compare Burns with that wet wipe McCarthy it is day and night.

how many counties would a train station in clones benefit?

Armagh, hoor's only have trains to Belfast and the rest of the place connecting via Dublin the critters

Was waiting on the shout going up before last weekend about needing extra trains to Enniskillen 🤪

Armagh ones love an auld train.

Brewster park would be 12 mins walk from the railway station.

😂😂

how many counties would a train station in clones benefit?

Armagh, hoor's only have trains to Belfast and the rest of the place connecting via Dublin the critters

Was waiting on the shout going up before last weekend about needing extra trains to Enniskillen 🤪

Armagh ones love an auld train.

Armagh haven't actually been great with the ball. Only 4 points with that level of dominance isn't powerful.

Their press and quick break from turnovers have been the main reason for the goals but they're definitely struggling a bit with the packed defence!

Murphy and Mugsy not agreeing with you.

Some fundamental handling errors from Fermanagh. Gifted those goals.

Armagh for Sam. Must be favourites now 😛

Another poor crowd.

Using the same twisted logic that Israel and its enablers have been using that Israel has a right to defend itself - by extension of that does Iran not have the same right?
 

Liverpool shit the nest last night. Are the wheels all about to fall off?

[from 18k to 13.5k,]

Derry must have some uplift from the Roacommon game. I see 2000 tickets between Players,County board, Sponsors, Ulster GAA, I thought players only got 4 each [which hardly enough), so that seems a fair up lift for the other parties. Wonder what changes in the layout of celtic park has changed over the years that capacity has dropped from 18k to 13.5k, i see no changes i am aware iff, or any incudents every occurring here. Suppose the city council  would have the answer for that.

Is 18k going back to the days before the new (10year old) stand was built? Because the Tyrone match was close to 12k if I remember right and we were like sardines in the college field terrace so can't see where they'd fit another 4k+

Health and safely over the years has cut the capacity back. As far as I understand it is because of facilities (or lack of) etc and crowd control.

https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2024/0409/1442598-weather-mass/

Have to feel for the farmers at the minute whether it be trying to plant potatoes of those trying to lamb sheep.

A concerning fact when it is stating as less than 50 acres of the usual 21,000 acres have actually been planted so far.

No doubt we will see this in food prices later on in the year.

It has been brutal for farmers and food producers. There have been very few dry spells at the back end of harvest last year and that is continuing into this year. It's mad how little crops have been planted yet and even if it stopped raining today it'll take a week of dry weather to get ground into any kind of shape that can be worked. Can't even get cattle out and lots getting it tight for fodder. There doesn't appear to be any spell of dry weather in the forecast for the next week to 10 days. 

The only certainty is that Ulster football today is very hard to watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaaL-z4z3wo

That aged well