Crossmaglen

[bennydorano]

I see Oisin having a go in Sunday Life at us twits who dared to frown on Crossmaglen's lack of grace in defeat last weekend😠

hook, line & sinker

Elite level wumming from Oisin???

[Armamike]

http://orchardfans.com/index.php

The Continuity Forum

Presumably just the same guys as before just without the official baggage. Maybe that will let them relax a bit. We will have to wait and see

Looks like a different set of folk.  These forums are better off not linked to official sites anyway.

How do you mean it looks like a different set of folk?

Definitely has the look and feel of the old set up. I suppose the admin pissed a few people off so might benefit from the appearance of a fresh start

The site looks similar but the explanation from the admin on the site's  origin suggests to me it is a different lot.

[mcklatchee]

http://orchardfans.com/index.php

The Continuity Forum

Presumably just the same guys as before just without the official baggage. Maybe that will let them relax a bit. We will have to wait and see

Looks like a different set of folk.  These forums are better off not linked to official sites anyway.

How do you mean it looks like a different set of folk?

Definitely has the look and feel of the old set up. I suppose the admin pissed a few people off so might benefit from the appearance of a fresh start

The site looks similar but the explanation from the admin on the site's  origin suggests to me it is a different lot.

You could be right but the appearance of the site and the timing of its launch would indicate some continuity.

Good luck to them. The old site was excellent in terms of format and innovation and anybody looking to launch a site would do well to copy that blue print.

2 things let the old site down and I believe one of these was its ultimate downfall.

As with any anonymous site there were people posting stuff purely to get a reaction and crossing several lines in the process. Secondly there was an in crowd of seemingly yes men who had little interest in allowing proper debate.

The 2 combined will kill any site

[supersub]

I met Jamie this morning at Stoneyford reservoir at 4am and he was having trouble with a 14lb rainbow trout but he said he's concentrating on fishing this year and wants to catch a 30lb pike soon but had yet to get a licence.

Was talking to him, sez he's gonna leave the reservoir in better shape than he found it, all part of a lasting legacy.

Yes he said that to me too and seemed to be surveying the whole reservoir like a man with a plan whilst ripping away at his line as he was landing another big trout. Funny I saw him this morning outside Nutts Corner market at 6am waiting for it to open. He said he was looking to get more bait and wanted to be the first man at it. He was in the same clothes as yesterday - a pair of cord jeans, sandals and a wooly jumper but you could see a Louth jersey underneath it. Hes just clean mad about fishing and to be honest im a bit sick of hearing about it from him.

I'm sure there's more to it than meets the eye. Tread carefully if you are one who is but only surmising.

[armaghniac]

I'm sure there's more to it than meets the eye. Tread carefully if you are one who is but only surmising.

Olly would get on well with Leo Varadkar, he surmises early in the morning.

[trailer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56348206

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0310/1203131-court-newry/

Not good press for such a successful club. Did the alleged offences take place in the club?

[Milltown Row2]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56348206

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0310/1203131-court-newry/

Not good press for such a successful club. Did the alleged offences take place in the club?

A club doesn't invite these people in. Hopefully he gets some Cross justice

[armaghniac]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56348206

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0310/1203131-court-newry/

Not good press for such a successful club. Did the alleged offences take place in the club?

It illustrates the ability of these people to infiltrate even well run organisations.
In relation to schools and so on, it is sometimes said that "everyone knew", but this type of thing is well hidden for years.

[trailer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56348206

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0310/1203131-court-newry/

Not good press for such a successful club. Did the alleged offences take place in the club?

It illustrates the ability of these people to infiltrate even well run organisations.
In relation to schools and so on, it is sometimes said that "everyone knew", but this type of thing is well hidden for years.

Very true - a warning for all clubs to be vigilant.

[armaghniac]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56348206

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0310/1203131-court-newry/

Not good press for such a successful club. Did the alleged offences take place in the club?

It illustrates the ability of these people to infiltrate even well run organisations.
In relation to schools and so on, it is sometimes said that "everyone knew", but this type of thing is well hidden for years.

Very true - a warning for all clubs to be vigilant.

There is a tendency in smaller communities for a certain informality, which might extend to shortcuts from doing things by the book. I would argue that a "it'll do rightly" approach caused a lot of Covid recently in Cross and the same applied to the child protection stuff, there was a threat inside the tent.

In the relation to the Church, apparently one of the new Priests in the parish was interested in the club and McKenna said that you wouldn't want priests around the place with all the abuse and that you couldn't be too careful!

[Taylor]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56348206

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0310/1203131-court-newry/

Not good press for such a successful club. Did the alleged offences take place in the club?

It illustrates the ability of these people to infiltrate even well run organisations.
In relation to schools and so on, it is sometimes said that "everyone knew", but this type of thing is well hidden for years.

Very true - a warning for all clubs to be vigilant.

There is a tendency in smaller communities for a certain informality, which might extend to shortcuts from doing things by the book. I would argue that a "it'll do rightly" approach caused a lot of Covid recently in Cross and the same applied to the child protection stuff, there was a threat inside the tent.

In the relation to the Church, apparently one of the new Priests in the parish was interested in the club and McKenna said that you wouldn't want priests around the place with all the abuse and that you couldn't be too careful!

Whao - two pretty big statements there armaghniac

[tonto1888]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56348206

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0310/1203131-court-newry/

Not good press for such a successful club. Did the alleged offences take place in the club?

It illustrates the ability of these people to infiltrate even well run organisations.
In relation to schools and so on, it is sometimes said that "everyone knew", but this type of thing is well hidden for years.

Very true - a warning for all clubs to be vigilant.

There is a tendency in smaller communities for a certain informality, which might extend to shortcuts from doing things by the book. I would argue that a "it'll do rightly" approach caused a lot of Covid recently in Cross and the same applied to the child protection stuff, there was a threat inside the tent.

In the relation to the Church, apparently one of the new Priests in the parish was interested in the club and McKenna said that you wouldn't want priests around the place with all the abuse and that you couldn't be too careful!

Do you have proof of any of this?

Good article on cross in the IN Sports pages today for anyone that's interested

[armaghniac]

Do you have proof of any of this?

I do not see why I should be asked for proof, what do you think that I said?
I heard that a person charged with child abuse had previously falsely tried to imply an interest in child protection by exploiting a blanket condemnation of people in a particular job and making unwarranted insinuations about an innocent person.
I suspect that McKenna has bigger problems than my saying that he was trying to divert attention away from himself.

[tonto1888]

Do you have proof of any of this?

I do not see why I should be asked for proof, what do you think that I said?
I heard that a person charged with child abuse had previously falsely tried to imply an interest in child protection by exploiting a blanket condemnation of people in a particular job and making unwarranted insinuations about an innocent person.
I suspect that McKenna has bigger problems than my saying that he was trying to divert attention away from himself.

The covid part. Why would you argue a'itll do rightly approach' caused a lot of covid problems in cross recently.

[armaghniac]

Do you have proof of any of this?

I do not see why I should be asked for proof, what do you think that I said?
I heard that a person charged with child abuse had previously falsely tried to imply an interest in child protection by exploiting a blanket condemnation of people in a particular job and making unwarranted insinuations about an innocent person.
I suspect that McKenna has bigger problems than my saying that he was trying to divert attention away from himself.

The covid part. Why would you argue a'itll do rightly approach' caused a lot of covid problems in cross recently.

Mask wearing and the like was a bit casual there (the town, not the club) as it was in many places. South Armagh had the highest rate in the country in January and I think that previous laxity contributed to that. Again, I cannot prove that.