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#1

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by quit yo jibbajabba - Today at 02:44:42 PM

I don't even listen Jog, but still moan 🤣🤣

Intend more times than enough to tip in. I then hear this is the best one yet, then soon after no this is the best one yet. I don't know which to listen to then, so don't 😆😆

#2

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 02:36:47 PM

Do you pay for these?

No, but you get to listen to excellent content, say it is excellent and then get a good moan about, all for nuthin! A bargain 

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Guide to the Sam Maguire a...

Last post by Armagh18 - Today at 02:33:48 PM

The last rr - pre qf- qf
 is the killer

I wonder how many first seeds will win their qf . Will it be 3/4 like last year ?

You would have to assume 4/4 would be the standard every year for the group winners making it the the semis.
This would have been the case last year only for Monaghan's penalty win over Armagh.

I wouldn't be surprised if 3/4 would be the usual most years for the first seeds in as regards making the semis. I think most years you've a very decent chance of one of the Ulster teams turning over one of the other provincial winners.

As you said the the preliminary quarter-finals route with 3 games in 3 weekends looks like an absolute death-trap of a route towards Sam. It's very hard to see a team winning Sam through that route.

Yes would expect that to be the case until such time that all Quarter finalists are given at least two weeks prep time.  If we get another 3 Quarter final mis-matches this year as we did last year then HQ need to tweak it.

Yeah that extra week break is massive for teams. (Not that you'd have known with how shite we were vs Monaghan.)

#4

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by J70 - Today at 02:30:16 PM

Free on Apple pods like other BBC productions

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GAA Discussion / Re: Guide to the Sam Maguire a...

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 02:26:14 PM

The last rr - pre qf- qf
 is the killer

I wonder how many first seeds will win their qf . Will it be 3/4 like last year ?

You would have to assume 4/4 would be the standard every year for the group winners making it the the semis.
This would have been the case last year only for Monaghan's penalty win over Armagh.

I wouldn't be surprised if 3/4 would be the usual most years for the first seeds in as regards making the semis. I think most years you've a very decent chance of one of the Ulster teams turning over one of the other provincial winners.

As you said the the preliminary quarter-finals route with 3 games in 3 weekends looks like an absolute death-trap of a route towards Sam. It's very hard to see a team winning Sam through that route.

Yes would expect that to be the case until such time that all Quarter finalists are given at least two weeks prep time.  If we get another 3 Quarter final mis-matches this year as we did last year then HQ need to tweak it.

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General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 02:20:16 PM

Do you pay for these?

#7

General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Augh...

Last post by Aaron Boone - Today at 02:15:51 PM

It's never good news when you see this thread bumped up. It's sad news again.

#8

GAA Discussion / Re: Guide to the Sam Maguire a...

Last post by 93-DY-SAM - Today at 02:12:16 PM

Tyrone be happy with that draw, short drive to ulster winner and should have more than enough for clare and Cork. Draw from hell for Derry.

Definitely a tough draw for us but the only advantage to be had is from winning the group, so from that perspective avoiding Dublin and Kerry is most welcome.

It's hardly a draw from hell. If we can't beat Westmeath we don't deserve to be in last 12. In terms of topping the group, I'd prefer the Connacht winners to any other province. Ulster runner up will be a tough one but we should have plenty of motivation to play either of those teams.

Some people esp the media just love cliches particularly "the group of death".

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General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Augh...

Last post by Truthsayer - Today at 01:59:30 PM

I had a quick look at the ages of all the people who died on the road. 41% were under 30 years old. 30% of people were over age of 60. The other 29% were between 30-60 years old.

I be on that road often enough to see that speed and overtaking at bad time would account for a large portion of the deaths.

Its a poor road but that doesn't always excuse the excess speed or overtaking on blind corners.

The same drivers are on other roads that don't have anywhere near the level of fatalities that the A5 has. Is a responsibility to drive safely anywhere but that road is a death trap.

#10

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by Snapchap - Today at 01:37:51 PM

The interviews are top class, and Niblock is a fine interviewer, but he does need to tone it down on the superlatives.

Claims that a podcast is "the most powerful one yet" do tend to become a bit meaningless when the same claim is made on an almost weekly basis, and when, as I say, each episode seems to have it's own dedicated section for talking about how "phenominal the response has been to last weeks episode".