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#1

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 06:49:56 PM

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

To what end? Who is benefiting from these profits?

Whoever is benefiting does not give a licence to do whatever you want, no matter how unscrupulous or adversely affecting our games, in order to make profits.

How is it unscrupulous and how is it affecting our games?

We've more games than historically on terrestrial and another batch on GAAGo. You can literally fill your boots with gaelic games at the weekends. Is this not what we want?? Double headers coming out our ears atm. TG4 show a load of games outside of the championship.

You can chose to buy a GAAGo season pass, individual games or none.

The season is now split so 95% of clubs and club players can have their county players back earlier, remember, it's not all about county

#2

General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by whitey - Today at 06:47:02 PM

Sinn Fein got 24.5 % of all FPVs in the 2020 GE

Anyone want to guess what their FPV % will be in the upcoming Local Elections

I'm going to say they will come in at 18%

You know we have proportional representation in elections don't you? So let's see do their seats go up or down. Let's see how the racists get on too.

Yes

But FPV% is a clearer indication as to whether top line support has gone up or down and it's bang front and center in every report written about the results of that election

https://www.irishtimes.com/election2020/results-hub

Just listened to the Gript Podcast-Peasar Toibin very impressive. Hermann Kelly-very unimpressive

haha, Gript again but now with Hermann Kelly.

Listen lad, the only metric that matters is number of seats. Its very simple, even for you.

Well if their FPV% collapses, there a good chance their seat count will too (but not guaranteed)

So your prediction is a collapse in Sinn Fein vote in the local elections. You predicting the same in the European elections?

Yes and yes

1/4-1/3 of the people who voted for them in 2020 will not vote for them this go around

Now due to PR, they may not lose 1/4-1/3 of their seats, but they will lose some

Which is scandalous considering they are the main opposition party to an historically unpopular government

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 1 ...

Last post by armaghniac - Today at 06:44:38 PM

No version of Derry has ever beaten Galway in championship, you can be sure that will be a factor on saturday.

Janey, even Armagh has beaten Galway.

#4

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by armaghniac - Today at 06:40:23 PM

Another piece of the jigsaw, TG4 too poor to bid for a package.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tg4-wanted-to-bid-on-championship-matches-for-free-to-air-channel-before-gaago-snapped-up-rights/a885108157.html

but TG4 might have been willing to cover less popular games, e.g. Tailteann cup, Wexford v Antrim in hurling, but the design of the "packages" presumably made this impossible.

It is a bit like a building project, you can set it up so the small builder cannot tender or you can have some smaller elements that they can reasonably bid for.

#5

General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by Itchy - Today at 06:32:45 PM

Sinn Fein got 24.5 % of all FPVs in the 2020 GE

Anyone want to guess what their FPV % will be in the upcoming Local Elections

I'm going to say they will come in at 18%

You know we have proportional representation in elections don't you? So let's see do their seats go up or down. Let's see how the racists get on too.

Yes

But FPV% is a clearer indication as to whether top line support has gone up or down and it's bang front and center in every report written about the results of that election

https://www.irishtimes.com/election2020/results-hub

Just listened to the Gript Podcast-Peasar Toibin very impressive. Hermann Kelly-very unimpressive

haha, Gript again but now with Hermann Kelly.

Listen lad, the only metric that matters is number of seats. Its very simple, even for you.

Well if their FPV% collapses, there a good chance their seat count will too (but not guaranteed)

So your prediction is a collapse in Sinn Fein vote in the local elections. You predicting the same in the European elections?

#6

General discussion / Re: Man Utd Thread:

Last post by AustinPowers - Today at 06:24:20 PM

I don't think Southgate is  any big shakes , but he'd be better than ETH. You might see somewhat  safety first style football,  but he has better  knowledge of the PL than ETH did (as that clearly shows ), and I reckon he'd  steady the ship  and tighten things up at least.

I'm not  clued into the European leagues so I don't know  who else  would be a  good fit at united ( other than Ancelotti, perhaps),  but as we've seen, continental managers  to the PL are much riskier  as  the game in Spain/Italy is  different. So in that respect, Southgate would  probably be the best of a mediocre bunch of  british-style managers ,   at this stage

#7

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by Truthsayer - Today at 06:13:05 PM

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

To what end? Who is benefiting from these profits?

Whoever is benefiting does not give a licence to do whatever you want, no matter how unscrupulous or adversely affecting our games, in order to make profits.

#8

GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 4 -...

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 05:51:57 PM

Kerry are the one team this year who I've felt have been playing their cards very close to their chest, that or they've just been pretty poor. Seeing that's it's Kerry we'll have to give them the benefit of the  doubt I suppose. I remember thinking Derry had moved ahead of them in the pecking order but the league really is just the league. I'd be tempted to back them for the AI at this stage- not that it would be a huge shock if they won.

Be interesting to see how Kerry will start off this group stage.  Last year they were well beaten in round 1 by Mayo and only for Mayo slipping up against Cork in round 3 it could easily have been All Ireland Quarter final exit for Kerry instead of losing in added time in the AI final.

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 05:11:28 PM

Ryan McHugh

"It's easy for me to say after a game that we've won that penalties is not the right decision but unfortunately I've been on the receiving end of a county final defeat in 2020 to Naomh Conaill, and I missed one that day myself,"

"But I think if you can't separate [the teams], especially in a final, an Ulster final or an All-Ireland final - and I know the All-Ireland does go to a replay - there has to be a way that we can fit in a replay.

"The two teams, to be fair, give absolutely everything and you couldn't separate us after 90 minutes. I think both teams would have deserved a replay.

"But it's easy for me to say that. I'm not sitting down with the GAA master fixtures [plan], and trying to fit in weeks here and there. I can understand the headaches that come with that.

"Listen, it was a phenomenal way for us to win it. It's unbelievable being on the winning side of penalties but I can feel for Armagh because I've been on the losing side."

#10

General discussion / Re: Man Utd Thread:

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 05:02:58 PM

Tuchel is favourite with the bookies and punters to become the next Man United manager.  His spells with PSG,Chelsea and Bayern Munich was short and would likely be the same if he became United manager.

On Southgate he's former Aston Villa player and if and when the Aston Villa job becomes available would they bring in him as manager?  Doubtful I think as he would likely be seen as downgrade on current manager Unai Emery.