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Can help you out on ur question as to where 'Cargin are at' Spike..well they anticipate another senior championship appearance as the reigning champs, having already secured another league title and in the process outscoring all therein by a huge margin......as to strength and depth both the reserve league and championship titles already secured and are on the threshold of a possible unheralded four timer......

All hail the Mighty Cargin

[The hurlers were asked in the same year to drop from 40p a mile to 35p a mile so for every mile traveled by panel and managers the county were actually making 15p a mile on the back of the players]

What about the 'commited to claiming as much as you can but dress it up as commitment to the team culture'? Heard some big numbers mentioned in regard to expenses claimed. I think its a thing and until we change that culture, I won't expect any change in our on the pitch endeavors

The GAA/GPA have increased the mileage allowance and with that I presume any expenses but into a county board are then passed on to Croke Park for refunding.

I'm assuming that's how it will work, plus there's a new nutritional allowance for the lads to buy chips on!

GAA Gpa increase means nothing. The last increase came a few years back from 40p to 50p a mile. The hurlers were asked in the same year to drop from 40p a mile to 35p a mile so for every mile traveled by panel and managers the county were actually making 15p a mile on the back of the players. When you consider the amount of miles clocked up between ballycastle/ cushendall etc to Jordanstown 3/4 times a week for 6 months  that's a hell of a lot taken from the players pockets for representing their county.

Well that's wrong to do and the players could have justifiably refused to accept it. Ultimately Croke Park was paying that 50p a mile and that rate should have been passed onto the players, not creamed off by the county board.

Took the counties "were skint, and cant hold out to these increases" at face value. At the time people thought it was just a gpa recommendation  and not being paid by Croke Park. So players felt it was right thing to do. I also get the feeling that there was a two tiered mileage system for gpa reps/ senior players and then the other 20 guys on the panel as the GPA reps were not opposed to the decrease, which in hindsight I find strange

What about the 'commited to claiming as much as you can but dress it up as commitment to the team culture'? Heard some big numbers mentioned in regard to expenses claimed. I think its a thing and until we change that culture, I won't expect any change in our on the pitch endeavors

The GAA/GPA have increased the mileage allowance and with that I presume any expenses but into a county board are then passed on to Croke Park for refunding.

I'm assuming that's how it will work, plus there's a new nutritional allowance for the lads to buy chips on!

GAA Gpa increase means nothing. The last increase came a few years back from 40p to 50p a mile. The hurlers were asked in the same year to drop from 40p a mile to 35p a mile so for every mile traveled by panel and managers the county were actually making 15p a mile on the back of the players. When you consider the amount of miles clocked up between ballycastle/ cushendall etc to Jordanstown 3/4 times a week for 6 months  that's a hell of a lot taken from the players pockets for representing their county.

Never pulled away but we're always at least 5 in front. Another disadvantage about the venue were the cars with their back windows put in!

Yep drove past that!! Proper cnuts

Take 3 guess to know who was responsible for that   


GUESS 1 - Loughgiel??
GUESS 2- The County board
GUESS 3- A group of trampy hoods from the West who cant help themselves wreaking anything they can get their hands on and would rob their own granny for their next fix.

From my vantage point of probably the worst position in the ground to be able to tell, it looked straight over the bar.

The free taker didn't argue or the Rossa line !!! Wasn't even close to be fair...

So the umpire is a numpty? U do love a bit of the limelight in fairness

Any man who is betting on championship games based on league tables will be in the poor house!

Totally agree.

to be fair glenravel is a poor place to have to go and watch a big match, theres no car parking worth talking about and no good viewing facilty for a large crowd.

i was going to head to that game but im not going to a pitch where you will struggle to park or get a decent place to stand to watch it - also them fecking midges are an utter curse there also lol

Did they host a final (maybe a semi) around 1990ish and the place came to a complete standstill with people abandoning their cars with tailbacks to ballymena and cushendall, im not sure but as a lad i remember going up to a big game there and it was a complete mess with my da vowing never to be back near it for that type of game

No prawn sandwiches but it would be nice to not have to stand on a hill like a ski jump or try and watch a match through 6 foot high chicken wire.

In fairness some of the pitches up in NA could do with some six ft high chicken wire, maybe provide a bit of a challenge to the professional fence jumpers.

Bit of a statement there Gizzy.. Ever been a victim or just spouting for the sake of it?

Moneyglass MFC around 1996 I was about 14/15 on the bench and I was also a spectator in Loughile around 1995 when spectators jumped the wire in MHC. Both incidents scared the shit outta me and both involved attacks on underage players from adults. So I can spout off if I want as I have been affected and think the incidents are disgusting.

No prawn sandwiches but it would be nice to not have to stand on a hill like a ski jump or try and watch a match through 6 foot high chicken wire.

In fairness some of the pitches up in NA could do with some six ft high chicken wire, maybe provide a bit of a challenge to the professional fence jumpers.

As a good will gesture Loughgiel should compensate the dall

Compensation will be based on an average gate between two city teams though

[Lamh Dhearg v St Teresa's - Lamh Dhearg by 6]

Any thoughts on the championship fixtures this weekend. For my money:

Junior Championship

Lamh Dhearg v St Teresa's - Lamh Dhearg by 6
Cushendun v Glenarm - Cushendun by 8

Intermediate Championship

Glenariffe v St Enda's - Glenariffe by 3
Randalstown v Cloughmills - Cloughmills by 5

Senior Championship

Rossa v St John's - Rossa by 9
Loughgall v St Galls - loughgiel by 12
Cushendall v Creggan - Cushendall by 7
Dunloy v Ballycastle - Ballycastle by 1

Junior Championship

Lamh Dhearg v St Teresa's - Lamh Dhearg by 2
Cushendun v Glenarm - Cushendun by 12-15

Intermediate Championship

Glenariffe v St Enda's - Glenariffe by 7-10
Randalstown v Cloughmills - Cloughmills by 5

Senior Championship

Rossa v St John's - Rossa by 5
Loughgall v St Galls - loughgiel by 15 +
Cushendall v Creggan - Cushendall by 10 +
Dunloy v Ballycastle - Dunloy by 1

Agree with all results if not margins.
I'm pulling out all the stops to make it to the Rossa v Naomh Eoin game.

I think St Teresa's on viewing them this year will beat LD, only plus for LD is youn Nudgent back who didnt play much League but fancy the T's to win

Is that definite.Are they not part of a team tasked to recommend a new hurling manager?

Must have recommended themselves

Behave himself would be a start!!

The munster final was a serious standard. Waterford won by a bit but in saying that Gleeson lorded it and should have been sent off in the first half for striking. It wasn't much of a strike mind you but still a strike. That waterford team is seriously strong.

Is Christy McNaughton not u21? Where is McMullan from - he loughgiel?

Christy played, came on as a sub i think.

So this was the recent senior game?

Yeah Sunday, terrible match to referee, would only do it again with friends doing umpires ...

Did you do the game MR2?

Nope, Hasson did it I think, did it last year.. you need people with you for those games

dont think after last year you would be asked to reff it again