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Brolly, a guy who gave away his kidney, does literally copious amounts of charity gigs, goes to club events up and down the country for nothing, and we have gaels slating because he has a opinion that some of you don't like or agree with. The whole essence of being a barister is strongly putting across your opinion. And that's the bit that gets under your skin. The difference between brolly and McGregor is night and day.

His charity work or whatever doesn't excuse his outrageous outbursts over the year's especially the one towards Sean Cavanagh 10 years ago. He should have been booted from RTE at that point. Did Sean Cavanagh go running to solicitors?

lol, cavanagh is fond of a pound or 2, if he thought there was any grounds for suing he'd have been in there. Seriously can't believe there are people taking the side of a complete sc**bag like mcgregor.

The usual from Brolly. Abuse and denegrade people and everyone should take it as a joke. When he gets it back, then running for the solicitor.

Absolutely no fan of McGregor but unlike ordinary folk, the threat of being sued won't cow him in any way. Like most bullies in these types of scenarios, the legal threat will end up nonsense.

I would suspect Brolly understands the law a bit better than you. If he takes that sc**bag mcgregor to court and hammers him then that'll be a great result for decent people.

Ulster is really interesting.  Trillick showing Tyrone clubs can compete.

Totally, they performed really well and with Errigal competing well last year also it shows the Tyrone club championship isn't as weak as many on here think.

The converse will mean being overwhelmed. Look after your own first.

You don't give a shit about our own, you're just a racist.

Hell I brought home and away new ones last year!!

I'm still wearing the old white one to games. I've always much preferred the white with red band. Having said that many youngsters will want the latest jersey and that's where it's a complete shame they change so often.

Great game Wales should have a man in the bin at this stage!

Fiji have fumbled the ball twice going over the line ffs. A bit more  maturity and better discipline and they would be winning

Yeah definitely. Can't believe he's given Fiji that yellow and Wales are offside for fun defending the try line and nothing!

The better team lost. Most of the decisions went the way of Wales also.

Bookies have us as fourth favourites, behind NZ, France and South Africa. So expectation is that we will exit at the QF stage.

All 4 favourites in one half of the draw. Complete joke. What a tournament it could've been with those 4 in the semifinals.

I am glad to see Jim back with Donegal.....they will be as good as they can be!
I would imagine he will join the £100k a year bracket that would currently include Harte, McGeeney, Tally.
Over £50k would be McEntee Antrim and McEntee Sligo, McConville, Devlin at Louth etc.......
Though clubs are paying massive amounts now too.
Between county and club, football and hurling I would imagine the brown bag economy is around the 200 million a year mark.......that's probably more money than swirling around all of the professional sports in Ireland put together!

I'd say Harte is on more than that. There's no way he took a pay cut to go to Louth.

https://www.balls.ie/gaa/joe-brolly-shane-mcguigan-dublin-derry-gaa-566215

Anyone with half a brain knows the comments from brolly re mcguigan were ridiculous. He only makes that type of controversial comment to keep his profile up and have people talking about him. The pathetic thing is every time Shane has even a mediocre game over the next season or 2 brolly will be saying that proves him right. Shane is a special player, probably one of the best forwards Derry have ever had. If we had one or 2 more forwards close to his calibre we'd be in great shape for an AI.

Are Derry going to try to bring Rory Gallagher back in?

No chance. RGs reputation is in tatters. He'll never get near a team again.

watch this space..

Agree.
Remember the statement Derry Co Board released at the time of the furore saying initially that he 'had stepped back'.  The sponsors won't have an issue with him returning and our CEO certainly won't either. I think they'll slip him back in and ride it out. No games for 5/6 months helps as well as no circus surrounding him on the sideline.

What's the weather like with you over there in cloud cuckoo land?

1. Beggan
2. McCluskey.  3. Fitzsimmons. 4. T O'Sullivan
5. O'Connell 6. J McCarthy. 7. White
    8. Fenton.  9. Rogers
10. P Clifford.  11. Basquel.  12. Smith
13. Clifford.  14. McGuigan. 15. Costello

Can't see Beggan getting in over Cluxton/Ryan/Lynch tbh.
As much as I'd like to see mcluskey in, 3 for an Semi-finalist probably won't happen.
I could see McManus getting one.
But I'd say you're not too far away in general there.

Mc Carthy of Monaghan will get one.

Very possibly, I think it'll be between him and O'Connell. If there's one from outside the semifinalists it'll be between Enda Smith and D Canavan both of whom had great seasons.

1. Beggan
2. McCluskey.  3. Fitzsimmons. 4. T O'Sullivan
5. O'Connell 6. J McCarthy. 7. White
    8. Fenton.  9. Rogers
10. P Clifford.  11. Basquel.  12. Smith
13. Clifford.  14. McGuigan. 15. Costello

You'd think it's a good thing that the UK get access to the game on a free to air station with many more thousands watching it than would usually.

But nah people giving out and moaning again as usual!

The BBC coverage was excellent and has rightly drawn widespread support on Twitter. The only complaints I saw there were a few newcomers to the game who didn't fully understand the scoring system and would have liked it explained. I really enjoyed listening to the Irish celebrities which was a great idea for connecting with British GAA novices. The anchor is brilliant and the panel aren't afraid to express their own opinions.

Very nervy and average final... maybe Derry would have been the same but very disappointed after that.

Brolly reckons Shane McGuigan wouldn't have got in the Dublin FF line... they scored 2 points from play today!

Mcguigan has had a better year than any forward on the pitch today bar Clifford. It's laughable to think he wouldn't be starting on either team today.

I'm going to guess

Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
Gareth Mckinless (Derry) Michael Fitzsimons (Dublin) Graham O'Sullivan (Kerry)
Gavin White (Kerry) James McCarthy (Dublin) Conor McCarthy (Monaghan)
Diarmuid O'Connor (Kerry) Brian Fenton (Dublin)
Paul Mannion (Dublin) Con O'Callaghan (Dublin) Sean O'Shea (Kerry)
Shane McGuigan (Derry) David Clifford (Kerry) Colm Basquel (Dublin)


Dublin 7
Kerry 5
Derry 2
Monaghan 1

It's a complete joke process if conor mccluskey doesn't get one. Look how quiet paudie clifford was v derry compared to the final today. He's marked every forward out of it he's been up against plus he's contributed to so many of Derrys attacks. For me him and Rogers are 2 shoe ins for Derry. If we get 3 Mcguigan should be chosen.