:) Wonderful to see an Ulster journo get recognised at this level. And a great journo too!
good man raisins, i mean Declan enjoy your award
Quote from: the Deel Rover on December 07, 2011, 04:17:50 PM
good man raisins, i mean Declan enjoy your award
X2 enjoy your award
Maybe I am a nice person trying to get people to buy the book lol lol. I am not HE alas...
You should include the name of the book..
THIS IS OUR YEAR NAMED AS BOOK OF THE YEAR
Declan Bogue's book This Is Our Year was yesterday (Sunday December 4) judged by the Sunday Times to be the 2011 'Sports Book Of The Year.'
Michael Foley of the Sunday Times said: "It dominated the back pages in October, mainly as Donegal's Kevin Cassidy was expelled from the county panel due to his contribution.
"When the dust settles on that story, the book's legacy will endure.
"Viewing the 2011 Ulster championship from the perspective of 11 players and managers across the nine counties, Bogue manages to get close to the soul of a ferociously competitive championship and offer a glimpse of the life of elite GAA players.
"Well-constructed and confidently written, the insights gleaned here show the benefits of veering off the well-beaten autobiographical track."
I've bought this book and am more than half way through it, have to say it's a fantastic read, original and very honest from the players involved. Paddy Cunningham comes across as a bit of a ballbag imo. I'm sure boys like Dick clerkin were delighted with the opportunity to show they are much more than the neanderthal that alot of people view them as. You can only have sympathy for Fermanagh as well - the boys who stick with it, Owens in particular obviously.
Good to see Fermanagh win something! :D
Quote from: bennydorano on December 07, 2011, 07:06:49 PM
I've bought this book and am more than half way through it, have to say it's a fantastic read, original and very honest from the players involved. Paddy Cunningham comes across as a bit of a ballbag imo. I'm sure boys like Dick clerkin were delighted with the opportunity to show they are much more than the neanderthal that alot of people view them as. You can only have sympathy for Fermanagh as well - the boys who stick with it, Owens in particular obviously.
Will probably buy it this week, what does Cunnigham say to make you think that Benny?
I take it this won The Sunday Times (Ireland Edition) Sports Book of the Year.
Minder, you know the drill by now when you've finished reading it. Maybe I'll get my copy of The Clib back too...
Quote from: Minder on December 07, 2011, 10:17:23 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on December 07, 2011, 07:06:49 PM
I've bought this book and am more than half way through it, have to say it's a fantastic read, original and very honest from the players involved. Paddy Cunningham comes across as a bit of a ballbag imo. I'm sure boys like Dick clerkin were delighted with the opportunity to show they are much more than the neanderthal that alot of people view them as. You can only have sympathy for Fermanagh as well - the boys who stick with it, Owens in particular obviously.
Will probably buy it this week, what does Cunnigham say to make you think that Benny?
Hard to pinpoint anything in particular, just an attitude. I'm sure plenty of others would think differently than me. "defeatism is like a cancer in a squad" acc to Kevin Cassidy, Cunningham exudes it.
A colleague in work lent me a copy of this publication. I got to about page 3 before I came across the first factual error. I got to page 77 and came across a scandalously misused apostrophe. That was enough for me. I have a fair idea what happens anyway (SPOILER ALERT - Donegal win Ulster but lose AI semi-final to Dublin), so the remainder of the book will probably hold no real surprises.
How in the name of all that is good and holy can The Sunday Times reward this book with such a prestigious title, when basic grammar competence is absent?
I have recently purchased a multi-fuel stove. Suffice to say it burns books too.
Agree with the comments re. Clerkin and Cunningham though.
Quote from: hardstation on December 21, 2011, 11:33:38 AM
A colleague in work lent you a book and you are considering burning it?
You're dead on.
Because that's all that's wrong with the post?!!
I read breakfast on Pluto yesterday and there were about three typos in it, didn't mean I fuced it into the fire
Quote from: saffron sam2 on December 21, 2011, 11:23:29 AM
A colleague in work lent me a copy of this publication. I got to about page 3 before I came across the first factual error. I got to page 77 and came across a scandalously misused apostrophe. That was enough for me. I have a fair idea what happens anyway (SPOILER ALERT - Donegal win Ulster but lose AI semi-final to Dublin), so the remainder of the book will probably hold no real surprises.
How in the name of all that is good and holy can The Sunday Times reward this book with such a prestigious title, when basic grammar competence is absent?
I have recently purchased a multi-fuel stove. Suffice to say it burns books too.
Agree with the comments re. Clerkin and Cunningham though.
What kind of stove did you get? I bought a Tara stove at the start of the year. Got it cheap enough too. Went for the Non-Boiler model as the layout of my house supported this. Blast out good heat.What do you mostly use on it. I use coal, turf, and logs.
Quote from: saffron sam2 on December 21, 2011, 11:23:29 AM
I have recently purchased a multi-fuel stove. Suffice to say it burns books too.
Are semicolons difficult to find on the word processor?
Do you mean 'needless to say' or 'suffice it to say'?
Quote from: Hashtag on December 21, 2011, 11:57:07 AM
Quote from: saffron sam2 on December 21, 2011, 11:23:29 AM
A colleague in work lent me a copy of this publication. I got to about page 3 before I came across the first factual error. I got to page 77 and came across a scandalously misused apostrophe. That was enough for me. I have a fair idea what happens anyway (SPOILER ALERT - Donegal win Ulster but lose AI semi-final to Dublin), so the remainder of the book will probably hold no real surprises.
How in the name of all that is good and holy can The Sunday Times reward this book with such a prestigious title, when basic grammar competence is absent?
I have recently purchased a multi-fuel stove. Suffice to say it burns books too.
Agree with the comments re. Clerkin and Cunningham though.
What kind of stove did you get? I bought a Tara stove at the start of the year. Got it cheap enough too. Went for the Non-Boiler model as the layout of my house supported this. Blast out good heat.What do you mostly use on it. I use coal, turf, and logs.
Sam could call around to your gaff to discuss. FYI I have a wee Morso Squirrel in the living room. Lovely job.
Quote from: hardstation on December 21, 2011, 11:33:38 AM
A colleague in work lent you a book and you are considering burning it?
You're dead on.
He didn't return the one I lent him. Why do you assume future tense, by the way?
Quote from: Hashtag on December 21, 2011, 11:57:07 AM
Quote from: saffron sam2 on December 21, 2011, 11:23:29 AM
A colleague in work lent me a copy of this publication. I got to about page 3 before I came across the first factual error. I got to page 77 and came across a scandalously misused apostrophe. That was enough for me. I have a fair idea what happens anyway (SPOILER ALERT - Donegal win Ulster but lose AI semi-final to Dublin), so the remainder of the book will probably hold no real surprises.
How in the name of all that is good and holy can The Sunday Times reward this book with such a prestigious title, when basic grammar competence is absent?
I have recently purchased a multi-fuel stove. Suffice to say it burns books too.
Agree with the comments re. Clerkin and Cunningham though.
What kind of stove did you get? I bought a Tara stove at the start of the year. Got it cheap enough too. Went for the Non-Boiler model as the layout of my house supported this. Blast out good heat.What do you mostly use on it. I use coal, turf, and logs.
Horse Flame. Not great with the logs, although the logs might be a bit damp. In a smokeless area, so briquettes and furnacite mainly. Did you get your stove from Kildress Plumbing Supplies?
Quote from: ONeill on December 21, 2011, 12:02:51 PM
Quote from: saffron sam2 on December 21, 2011, 11:23:29 AM
I have recently purchased a multi-fuel stove. Suffice to say it burns books too.
Are semicolons difficult to find on the word processor?
Do you mean 'needless to say' or 'suffice it to say'?
Surely you should have spotted the errant apostrophe whilst proof-reading the manuscript? Hence the overtly aggressive nature of your riposte.
Would you not agree that an award-winning professional journalist should have a reasonable grasp of English?
Why do feel the need to compare my post to his book?
I got mine in Armagh Electrical. Here is a spreadsheet I done to compare prices of the same model.
Mullen Domestic
495.83
dalys (cmore)
550
Armagh Electrical
470.00
Alexander Mills
520
Miller Wholesale
495
Surely you should have spotted the errant apostrophe whilst proof-reading the manuscript? Hence the overtly aggressive nature of your riposte.
I've no idea who proof-read the book. As I read it on my leather sofa I was struck by the impressive turn of phrase and general grammatical accuracy, for a Fermanagh man. If you read of some the great classics or recent major pieces of work there's a fine chance you'll find at least one error in punctuation. My highlighting of your minor bloopers was to show how easily it can happen.
I have made four mistakes in the above post. Can you spot them?