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A rant- I hate Football by a unnamed QRR fan


"I hate nearly everything about it these days....



I hate the Prem and the myth that it is exciting this year. Man City breaking into the top four isn't exciting. They spent loads of money. It's no more exciting that Nameless C*** getting to number 1 in the charts after winning the X-Factor.

I hate the myth of Arsene's kids. Buying some French kid when he's 17, playing him in the League Cup and then selling him when he's 20 after about 3 appearances in the league is NOTHING SPECIAL.

I hate hearing about Liverpool/Man Utd's debt but nothing ever happening about it. A club needs to go to the wall for the money thing to change but it doesn't happen. Why the **** are Charlton, Leeds and Southampton still in business?

I hate Frank Lampard's stupid f'ing face. I hate that Joe Cole's tongue is never in his mouth, the downsy spacker. I hate John Terry being England captain when he's CLEARLY AN OAF.

I hate the England team.

I hate young exciting wingers who have nothing but pace. Tony Scully had nothing but pace.

I hate the FA Cup. There may be little shocks like last night but for the most part you know who's going to win it. Unless a team throws away all their financial security to win it a la Pompey.

I hate Harry f'ing Redknapp. And Jamie Redknapp. And Louise Redknapp. And the Wii.

I hate James Nesbitt, Eammon Holmes and f***ing everyone.

I hate Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer.

I hate Garth Crooks.

I hate Garth Brooks for that matter.

I hate Sky Sports.

I hate that when a lower league player beats 10 players and chips the keeper it doesn't matter but if Rooney scores from more than 20 yards it's amazing.

I hate that everything football related has to have 'Club Foot' playing behind it.

I hate that female sports journos are now mandatory.

I hate Mark Lawrensen for not coming out. 'I do like a big man at the back'. I bet you do.

I hate any advert that portrays football to be about anything other than pain and disappointment.

I hate any advert that mentions pies at football.

I hate Lee Hughes and the fact that he makes a living from the game. I hate Marlon King and any team that signs him when he gets out. I hate that it'll probably be us.

I hate Phil Brown.

I hate 'well the ball is a lot lighter now and will cause goalkeepers real problems this summer' before EVERY F'ING TOURNAMENT.

I hate that Kieron Dyer earned more in the time I took to write this post than I'll earn this month.

I hate Adrian Durham, Ian Wright and Alan Brazil.

I hate Gazza. Either die or shut up. Stop f'ing lingering.

I hate hearing about Hillsborough more than I hear about Heysel or Bradford.

I hate that a comeback from 4-0 down at half time (TWICE) means nothing because we aren't f'ing scouse.

I hate Leeds.

I hate Roy Keane.

I hate grown men wearing football shirts of their team whilst shopping on a saturday when their team is playing at home.

I hate that I don't hate Roy Hodgson.

I hate Jermaine Beckford and any player who has neck tattoos.

I hate songs being inappropriately taken as club anthems and then sung in a manly way. 'I'm forever blowing bubbles....'. Gaylords.

I hate Danny Dyer and anyone he's ever interviewed.

I hate the book 'Cass' by Cass Pennant. It is honestly the stupidest thing I've ever read. Chapter 1: Millwall. 'Yeah we took 50 to Millwall. They had 1000 in their mob but we ran 'em up and down the street'. Chapter 2: Liverpool. 'Yeah we took 50 to Liverpool. They had 2000 in their mob but we ran 'em up and down the street'. Fk me... Jade Goody's autobiography is probably better. Even her non-ghost written one.

I hate that all good youngsters end their careers at Spurs before they start.


lol that guy sure hates alot 

Johnny Cash (forty shades of green)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0oTDS9ur_U

Paul McCartney (give ireland back to the irish)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaO4XeHhwo8

Garth Brooks (ireland)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeEfKZnxNuc  (crap video but great song)

Ok almost every paper/pundit i've read has predicted Cork for the 2010 Football All Ireland

Am i missing something?

maybe it's just me but i can't see it any different than Kerry or Tyrone again just like it has been since 2002!

here's hoping others contribute with pictures!

so let's get this ball rolling...........






end of world war 2 berlin

taken from goal.com

10) What If Tim Howard Hadn't Fumbled Against Porto In 2004?

Manchester United were cruising into the quarter finals of the 2003/04 Champions League as they led Jose Mourinho's Porto 1-0 in their second round second leg clash at Old Trafford. Then, in the last minute, goalkeeper Howard fumbled a harmless free kick and Costinha dispatched the rebound to send Porto through and Mourinho charging down the touchline. Porto would go on to win the Champions League.

Had Howard not erred, would Mourinho have been offered the Chelsea job at the end of that season? Would he be such a respected coach without a Champions League winners medal? Would Mourinho be able to argue against those who say he has only succeeded in his managerial career because he has been at rich clubs? Would Mourinho be the 'Special One'?

9) What If England Had Appointed Felipe Scolari In 2006?

Scolari had been England's first choice to succeed Sven Goran Eriksson after the 2006 World Cup, but eventually rejected the FA who reluctantly appointed Steve McClaren. The former Manchester United assistant would have a disastrous 18-month spell that culminated in failure to qualify for Euro 2008.

Had Scolari accepted the job, would England have qualified for Austria and Switzerland? Would David Beckham have been ditched before being re-hitched? Would Scolari have tried the 3-5-2 formation? Would he have erected that silly umbrella? Would Fabio Capello now be at the helm? Would there now be so many Italian coaches in the UK? Who would have replaced Avram Grant as Chelsea boss? Would Brian Barwick and the rest of the English FA be considered as anything other than incompetent?

8 ) What If Argentina Had A Good Manager?

In the 2002 World Cup, Argentina were loaded with top class players but were eliminated from the group stages due to the incompetence of their coach Marcelo Bielsa who, aside from blundering tactically, left out of the likes of Juan Roman Riquelme and Javier Saviola from his squad, preferring instead a 35-year-old Claudio Caniggia, 32-year-old Diego Simeone who hadn't played all season and Napoli nobody Claudio Husain. Not to mention the fact he started a 33-year-old past-it Gabriel Batistuta in every game.

Fast forward four years and Jose Pekerman left best right back in the world Javier Zanetti at home, as well as Walter Samuel. Despite this, Argentina blitzed their way through to the quarter finals and looked like the best team in the tournament. In the last eight they comfortably led Germany 1-0, until Pekerman thought it would be a good idea to substitute star man Riquelme with 18 minutes to go for target man Julio Cruz. Germany equalised to force extra time, Pekerman had used all his three subs (and left Lionel Messi on the bench), and the hosts would win on penalties.

What if Argentina had had a good manager in 2002 and 2006?

7) What If Pavel Nedved Had Been Eligible In 2003 & Fit In 2004?

The Patrick Swayze lookalike was the world's best player in 2003 and had dragged Juventus to the final of the Champions League almost single-handedly, but he cruelly missed the Manchester showpiece through suspension. Had he played, would Juve have beaten Milan?

A year later, Nedved had been the best player at Euro 2004, and the Czech Republic the best team. But in the semi final against Greece he limped off injured after 40 minutes and the shock eventual winners would emerge victorious with a Golden Goal in extra time. Would the Czechs have gone on to win Euro 2004 had Nedved stayed fit?

6) What If Sir Alex Ferguson Had Retired In 2002?

The legendary Scotsman had announced his decision to retire from management at the end of the 2001/02 season, but changed his mind before the campaign ended. More than seven years later and Fergie is still leading Manchester United to success.

If Ferguson had quit, would United still be the dominant force in English football? Would they have gone on to win four more Premier League titles and another Champions League? Who would now be manager of The Red Devils? Martin O'Neill? Would Ferguson's successor have been capable to wrestle the power back from Chelsea in 2007? Would David Beckham still be playing at Old Trafford?

5) What If Edgar Davids Hadn't Joined Barcelona In 2004?

In 2003/04 Barcelona had a new president in Joan Laporta, a new coach in Frank Rijkaard, and a new star player in Ronaldinho. But the first half to the season was a complete disaster as the Blaugrana languished in 12th place, way off the pace and with seemingly no chance of even getting into the Champions League places. Many directors and fans wanted Laporta out, while Rijkaard was on the brink of the sack.

Then, in January 2004, Edgar Davids arrived on loan from Juventus. The Dutchman was simply magnificent and the driving force behind a brilliant Barcelona recovery that saw them roar up the standings to finish the season in second place. Although Davids would not make his move permanent, he had saved his former Ajax colleague his job. Rijkaard and Barca would not look back as they would win consecutive La Liga crowns and the 2006 Champions League. Would Barca be the unstoppable team they are now had it not been for Davids? Would Rijkaard have been sacked? Would Laporta have been ousted? Would Ronaldinho have found his feet?

4) What If The 'Hand Of Henry' Had Been Spotted?

It was seen by virtually every person in the world, but what would have happened had referee Martin Hansson spotted Thierry Henry's blatant handball prior to William Gallas' decisive extra time goal that saw France oust Ireland in the 2010 World Cup playoffs?

Would the Irish now be booking their plane tickets to South Africa? Would Giovanni Trapattoni have been hailed as a hero in Ireland? Would we be talking about the greatest moment in Irish football history? Would Raymond Domenech still be in charge of France? Would Laurent Blanc now be in his place? Would Thierry Henry have retired from international football?!

3) What If Zinedine Zidane's Headbutt On Marco Materazzi Had Gone Unpunished?

In the twentieth minute of extra time during the 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France, Zinedine Zidane performed his infamous headbutt on Azzurri defender Marco Materazzi. The referee Horacio Elizondo and his linesmen, despite halting play, appeared to miss the incident but Zidane was eventually red carded. It is rumoured to this day that Elizondo only sent Zidane off after the fourth official had watched a replay on the pitch-side television. But what would have happened had Zidane stayed on the field?

Would Italy have won the World Cup on penalties? Zidane would have been one of France's penalty takers. Would Italy have declared war for the second World Cup running had they lost in such circumstances? Would Materazzi have been on the receiving end of such a worldwide hate campaign? Would the British tabloids have printed those defamatory remarks before being sued? Would Raymond Domenech have snubbed Serie A's French stars at Euro 2008?

2) What If Roman Abramovich Hadn't Bought Chelsea?

Chelsea were completely transformed in the summer of 2003 when Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought the club from Ken Bates and poured his fortune into the club. Had the 43-year-old not taken over, where would Chelsea be now?

Would they still be waiting to win their first championship since 1955? Would the club have gone into administration due to the fact they were crippled by debt when Abramovich rescued them? Would Chelsea now be in the same situation as Leeds United? What if Abramovich had bought Tottenham Hotspur instead of Chelsea, as was first planned? Would Spurs now be a European supergiant? Had Abramovich not entered English football, would there be so many foreign owners in the Premier League? Would English teams have performed as well in the Champions League in recent years?

1) What If There Had Been No Calciopoli Scandal?

The implications of this are never-ending. Would Inter just be about to enter their twenty-first year since last winning the Scudetto? Would Juventus still be dominating Serie A with the third star on their shirts? Would Luciano Moggi still be the transfer guru of Calcio?

Would the Italian league have performed much better in Europe these past few seasons? Would it be so crippled financially? Would it have such a bad image internationally? Would Kaka and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have left Italy, and would more big name stars such as Fernando Torres and Cristiano Ronaldo now be plying their trade in the Campionato? Would Marcello Lippi ever have left after Germany? Would Fabrizio Miccoli have been frozen out of the Azzurri set-up? Would Italy have won the 2006 World Cup?

[Roscommon]

with 2009 coming to a close what was your team's best & worst Results

Roscommon

Worst: Losing to Mayo by 20 points is a clear winner


Best: Beating Wexford


Manchester United

Worst: champions league final defeat


Best: Beating arsenal 3-1 in champions league semi

 Goal of the year - Fifa Puskas awards

   1. Emmanuel Adebayor (Villarreal - Arsenal)
   2. Eliran Atar (Bnei Yehoda - Maccabi Haifa)
   3. Michael Essien (Chelsea - Barcelona)
   4. Grafite (Wolfsburg - Bayern)
   5. Andres Iniesta (Chelsea - Barcelona)
   6. Luis Angel Ladin (Morelia - Cruz Azul)
   7. Katlego Mphela (Spain - South Africa)
   8. Nilmar (Corinthias - Internacional)
   9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Porto - Man Utd)
  10. Fernando Torres (Liverpool - Blackburn)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjLKTI5dadc

Grafite the best for me

What going on around Ireland that night

i know Saw doctors are playing Castlebar, but where else would people recommend to celebrate it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYTufvGJNp0&feature=related

haha 

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1029/sydney.html

sad news, whom was a well known poster on Boards.ie

been to loads all around Ireland i can't decide which is best which would be yours & why?

here's are some of my favorites

Rockfords Roscommon
Monsoon Ballyhaunis
QT Nightclub Castlebar
GPO Galway
Central Park Galway
Bozos Athlone
Karma Athlone
Quattro Ballina
cooper face jacks Dublin
Whelans Dublin
Earth Drogheda
Pvs longford

from rte..........




A fresh plan to introduce a 2km parking ban around Croke Park during major events has been passed by Dublin City Council's transport committee.

The scheme will become law if agreed by majority of councillors at a full monthly meeting.

City officials had recommended scrapping the scheme because of the difficulty in enforcing it but at the insistence of councillors it went for a second period of public consultation.
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It is now proposed that pay and display bays would be exempt from the bye-laws to allow access to hospitals, churches and businesses.

Residents inside the cordon area would receive a parking permit and one visitor permit per major event day.

Tim O'Sullivan, Traffic Department, said that around 16,500 residents' permits would have to be issued.

The scheme would cost €200,000 to set up and €85,000 a year to operate.

A number of councillors expressed concern at the cost and problems of policing.

Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fáil, said if this plan was allowed to die then the GAA would continue to refuse to take any responsibility for traffic management.

She said the stadium operators made €20m last year and should be made to pay for the cost of the parking ban.

Reduction in parking fees agreed

A reduction of up to 90 cent an hour for on-street parking during peak shopping periods in Dublin city centre has been agreed by the committee.

Officials had suggested the reduction for Thursday evenings after 6pm, and all day Saturday to encourage shoppers.

The proposed new bye-laws would also include provision for some apartment owners and business people to get residential parking permits.

The draft new laws will now go for a period of public consultation before being considered by a full meeting of councillors.

The transport committee also agreed a proposal to extend a 30km speed limit across the inner core area, including the Quays, O'Connell Street and Dame Street.

[Ballaghadereen]

"World Tour Of Mayo '09"

Thurs Sept 17th Matt Molloys, Westport

Friday Sept 18th, Ramada Hotel,Ballina

Sat Sept 19th,Gateway Leisure, Belmullet

Sun Sept 20th ,McWilliam Hotel, Claremorris

Fri Sept 25th,Park Hotel, Kiltimagh

Sat 26th, Hotel Newport, Newport

Sun Sept 27th, Abbeyfield Hotel, Ballaghadereen

someone needs to let Tommy know that Ballaghadereen is in Roscommmon

All Ireland Junior Final Cork vs Roscommon
Saturday August 22nd at 3pm in Portloaise

Any thought Guys?

So what's the Happiest day Since you started following your county i guess it's harder for others to answer but for me has to be Ennis All ireland Minor glory in 2006

So it's the curtain raser to the Dubs v Kerry

i would like to hear from the kerry boys how good is ur Minors this year?

2009 Dublin 4-26 Westmeath 0-11 (27pts)***
2009 Mayo 3-18 Roscommon 0-7 (20pt)
2008 Dublin 3-23 Wexford 0-9 (23pts)
2005 Dublin 2-24 Longford 0-10 (20pts)
2005 Tyrone 3-19 to Cavan 0-07 (21pts)
2004 Mayo 3-28 New York 1-8 (26pts)
2004 Dublin 3-24 London 0-6 (27pts)
2004 Galway 8-14 London 0-8 (30pts)
2000 Roscommon 4-18 London 0-10 (20pts)
1999 Cork 3-23 Waterford 0-4 (28pts)

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