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[They want the flag back up but it's not going to be any time soon.]

Is there a solution to this? They want the flag back up but it's not going to be any time soon.
So this business could go on for quite a bit, weather permitting.

the first day to fly her will be the 20th Jan - the Countess of Wessexes birthday (don't know whether "actual birthday" or "official birthday" - aul brits and their darn two birthdays shenanigans!).

The BBC documentary, "Shalom Belfast", that was shown on Wednesday night is now available to watch on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EpvZMbhG5Dc

@32mins, "i am jack's discarded circumcision"

serious amount of glue heads in this docu

[Behold.... a loyalist:]

Had a laugh at the utv report there when interviewing some of the protesters. One woman about 60 had a minnie mouse style head band in the form of a union jack on head

Behold.... a loyalist:

funny as...

sweet f**k if it wasn't causing so much havoc regarding folks going about their ordinary everyday lives, trying to get home from work during the festive season, and folks trying to make a living through retail during the festive season - then you'd just egg them on for another week or two to see what they'll throw up

despite wanting them all to crawl back under the rock from whence they came i think the madness has a good 10 days left in it yet, when it starts to make the bbc and itn main bulletins then it'll gradually grind to a halt

[66]

http://twitpic.com/bmpsb0

66 protests organised for 6 this evening by my count...

666 the number of the beast! ffs they really are setting about winning the hearts and minds on this one! pity the poor sods who get caught up in any of this dysfunction. as someone who resides in england, there isn't a drop of this being fed through on the news or in the conciousness of people over here, they'd be as clueless as ever though if it was no doubt

down with the fleg, long trample the fleg!

[Ullans Lament]

Ullans Lament

Am all alone
A have nae wife
A have nae income
And a can't get mae hole

It's no much of a life
A cry loads
And a've nae way a getn mae hole

Am all alone
And a've nae money
So a cannae buy biscuits
Or booze
Or videos
A can only watch DVD's a get free with the newspaper
And ther no much good
An all me clothes are covered in holes
Especially me shoes
An a can't get me hole
It's no much of a life

It's no nice
And a think
Am gonnae do sumthin aboot it thamarra
I'll go down the dole
An say "have ye any a them jobs"
Cus a've never had wan
An a think it cud be good fun
And maybe wen a get a job
And a wee bit o money on me pooket
Maybe then
I'll get mae hole

after yesterdays disappointing defeat to Kerry I can't help but feel a few mistakes in team selection were made. I can't understand how McCurry goes from joining the panel 6 weeks ago, to 4 points late on v Roscommon, to starting v Kerry in Killarney. What the lad did against the Rossies was no doubt impressive but surely highlighted the need to use him as an impact sub rather than starter, wasn't that going to be the role of Ronan O'Neill this year anyway prior to injury?

I didn't believe even before the Armagh game that the McMahon/Cavanagh combo at midfield would work; and for that day at least it did, but it was taken to pieces both against Donegal and Kerry. What I am confused about though was while both players were keen to get forward and attempt to get on the scoresheet there was less emphasis on breaking even around the middle and winning the break ball - instead Tyrone were happy to accept kick-out possession on their own 21 and build from there; a very inefficient way of playing the game at this level.

Tyrone's injury record of late is something of concern. I'm not sure of the reason for McCarron's absence but McNabb and Justin McMahon have been on the rocks all year with niggles and I wonder if playing injured in club games between Tyrone games is hampering these lads. McMahon missed the League Final this year due to injury but had played FF for Omagh the week before in a League game and only lasted until half time, surely the player and club management could have avoided that happening, after all Omagh will need him fit for their games also! One report this week had McMahon training on an anti-gravity treadmill to assist rehab, I think at that rate, and with his injury history over the last 18 months the medical team need to be asking serious questions!

Irish League Football - and their stronger representatives taking part in European football

I mean who in their right mind would pay to watch this complete sh1te?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18794346

and as for David Jeffery the man manages a dominant team virtue of its financial clout in a pathetic league and is considered a demi-god and visionary - pure shite, which he is very fond of spouting! Also, is it just me or is he actually trying to talk and sound like Brendan Rodgers?

http://www.u.tv/utvplayer/video/145332/119390

last but not least Stephen Watson, the jack of all sh1te!! what a laughable gormless soul...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz13WcEd21A

mark sidebottom is a gawd-awful commentator aided and abetted by his clueless sidekick McHugh, it's going to be another long excruciating summer if those two are left on the mic never-mind the football..!!

do i not like that!! can't knock the IFA for lack of entertainment off the field anyway

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17111237

history is always written by the winners, in this case Dromid won the PR game. while Derrytresk kept quiet and attempted to allow the CCCC to carry out an investigation on their own, Dromid, sections of the media and fellow gales got involved in a highly noxious witch-hunt - shame on you.

[it was just a blatantly truthful observation.]

I'm sure it was pre-orchestrated. They had to say something about it. I don't get the notion that McStay "wanted" to be the man to say it, I don't really care.

If it was O'Rourke who said the same thing would it change anyone's opinion or is it still a f**king conspiracy?

There was nothing wrong with the comment, it was just a blatantly truthful observation.

well here's another then; Derrytresk were rode roughshod over since having the audacity to beat a Kerry team in an All-Ireland Semi Final, the suspensions and fines have been disproportionate and inconsistently applied, and there has been an alarming level of xenophobic slur/ramblings/rants against gaels from Tyrone

Xenophobia is defined as "an unreasonable fear of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.

So which are ye - foreign or strange? 

beauty is in the eye of the beholder, i'm not sure its possible to be xenophobic towards oneself as an individual

good use of the online dictionary there 

[it was just a blatantly truthful observation.]

I'm sure it was pre-orchestrated. They had to say something about it. I don't get the notion that McStay "wanted" to be the man to say it, I don't really care.

If it was O'Rourke who said the same thing would it change anyone's opinion or is it still a f**king conspiracy?

There was nothing wrong with the comment, it was just a blatantly truthful observation.

well here's another then; Derrytresk were rode roughshod over since having the audacity to beat a Kerry team in an All-Ireland Semi Final, the suspensions and fines have been disproportionate and inconsistently applied, and there has been an alarming level of xenophobic slur/ramblings/rants against gaels from Tyrone

And Kevin McStay has been recorded uttering Xenophobic slurs against Gaels from Tyrone has he?

i didn't say he had but you'll find plenty on the previous 79 pages. Kevin has a national platform and got his word in fair play to him, i wouldn't give it too much credence though, he could have had one of those famous brain-farts and name dropped Derrytresk while he was actually talking about Dromid, funnily enough that would make more sense as Dromid didn't make the final and having two players sent off during the game probably contributed to that; therefore were the masters of their own demise

[it was just a blatantly truthful observation.]

I'm sure it was pre-orchestrated. They had to say something about it. I don't get the notion that McStay "wanted" to be the man to say it, I don't really care.

If it was O'Rourke who said the same thing would it change anyone's opinion or is it still a f**king conspiracy?

There was nothing wrong with the comment, it was just a blatantly truthful observation.

well here's another then; Derrytresk were rode roughshod over since having the audacity to beat a Kerry team in an All-Ireland Semi Final, the suspensions and fines have been disproportionate and inconsistently applied, and there has been an alarming level of xenophobic slur/ramblings/rants against gaels from Tyrone

[The subs, the supporters and the handbagwoman are the reasons Derrytresk got what they got. That's it.]

People still don't get it. Fisticuffs in a match, while regrettable, are commonplace. Generally, the sanctions work close to adequately, though we will always have room for debate, bemoan inconsistency, etc. Subs and spectators coming out of the stand is on a whole different level.

It's not the same as player-to-player violence in the context of the game on the pitch. It's as simple as that. Do people not think pitch invasions from the stands for the purpose of attacking players should be treated with the utmost severity?

That's why selecting individual clips of misbehaviour on the field, or referring to incidents between players in other matches is stupid, irrelevant and misses the point completely.

The subs, the supporters and the handbagwoman are the reasons Derrytresk got what they got. That's it.

whereas Dromid didn't get what they should've because they are from Kerry, O'Sullivan a high profile Kerry player, and that they involved themselves in a media witch-hunt of Derrytresk

[Trap is not (at this stage) going to bow to media pressure (thank god).]

Calm down - the lad has only played 9 games for Sunderland. He's made a big impact but we could be watching a re-run of the ridiculous Andy Reid campaign here.

Sanity, there is no panic in giving McClean a Cap, things are happening quickly for the lad and maybe concentrating on Sunderland for the moment may not be a bad thing. It is important to keep solid what we have. Trap is not (at this stage) going to bow to media pressure (thank god).

Dunphy will be glad of this, he will have something to write about in 'The Star'.

Nailed it, we're in a strong position with lots of options, if all fit and well there is still scope for McClean to make it as a wildcard current form permitting, if withdraws then he's certain to be top of the list to go, I hope Coleman isn't the big loser in all this, he has great quality and has a big future.

With the selection Trap has just made it leaves everyone hungry (stokes aside who has cut his own cloth) in that case one or two will have to deal with massive disappointment but a united, competitive and ambitious squad should be heading out to the Euro's and I won't bet against them giving anyone a game

what does that mean?

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0523/trapattonig.html