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[That win for Derry reminds me a bit of us against Cork in the 1/4 final in 2011. Since that game we have been a top team while Cork went into decline.]

That win for Derry reminds me a bit of us against Cork in the 1/4 final in 2011. Since that game we have been a top team while Cork went into decline. I hope that doesn't happen us now.

I predict a major change in tactics for us. Since the tackle is now apparently obsolete (although the ref in the Dublin game did allow a physical game) the only way to prevent goals will be to pull 12/13 men back in front of the goal. Fans might think high-scoring shootouts are great but managers won't.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing yesterday. You know the joy Derry are feeling. We had it in 2011 and 2012 beating Cork and Dublin (and even Kerry in the League semi final). Yeah, yesterday Horan looked like Counihan looked in 2011 a team on the road a few year listening to the same spin from the same manager. Because we are still a decent side I have a feeling this will be a slow painful death this summer.

Now rant over and in with the excuses for our display. Full back line without Barrett, Cunniffe, Cafferkey (who is the lynch pin) and Higgins (why was he not moved back instead of being taken off?) will always struggle. Jason Gibbons came in for rough treatment! Cillian was naturally a loss on the day. Varley is not up to it but is getting time as a sub, mind boggles! Yesterdays result brings the fans back to earth and expectation will be (more) realistic now! We have a couple of Months until we start the 'real' championship. It almost seems like a life time away. By the time it comes around Sunday will be a distant memory.

I don't understand this statement. He committed two separate black card offences in the first half. The body check on Lynn was the first. Gibbons went down with an 'injury' after the clash. The second was a haul to the ground for which he received a yellow. I thought he was dishing out the rough treatment rather than being a victim.of it.

Derry team to play Mayo in the Allianz NFL semi-final at Croke Park on Sunday (2pm) is as follows:
1. Thomas Mallon (An Lúb)
2. Oisín Duffy (Forghleann)
3. Chrissy McKaigue (Leacht Néill)
4. Dermot McBride (Baile na Scrine)
5. Kevin Johnson (Dún Geimhin)
6. Gerard O'Kane (Gleann an Iolair)
7. Sean Leo McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua)
8. Fergal Doherty (Baile Eachaidh)
9. Patsy Bradley (Leacht Néill)
10. Ciarán McFaul (Gleann)
11. Mark Lynch (Beannchar) (C)
12. Enda Lynn (Grainlocha)
13. Benny Heron (Baile na Scrine)
14. Emmett McGuckin (Machaire Fíolta)
15. Cailean O'Boyle (Leamhaigh)
16. Eoin McNicholl (Gleann an Iolair)
17. Conor McAtamney (Suaitreach)
18. Karl McKaigue (Leacht Néill)
19. Charlie Kielt (Cill Ria)
20. Aidan McAlynn (An Lúb)
21. Mark Craig (Dún Geimhin)
22. Niall Holly (Eoghan Rua)
23. Aaron Devlin (Baile an Doire)
24. Danny Heavron (Machaire Fíolta)
25. Carlus McWilliams (Baile na Scrine)
26. Ciarán McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua)
27. Aaron Kerrigan (Clóidigh)
28. Declan Mullan (Eoghan Rua)
29. James Kearney (Suaitreach)
30. Emmet Bradley (Gleann)

Anybody got any pictures of a girl in a GAA jersey looking good??

Who the feck is she!?!

Una Healy from The Saturdays

She is Una Foden now!

Did you hear Gerrard saying that West Ham did everything to put them off...heating on in the changing room, didn't water the pitch and the coach had to park a mile away. Wonder does this stuff go on very often?

I was at a tour round QPR in February and they were saying that when Neil Warnock was there he got them to alter the seats in the away changing rooms so that there was a tilt towards the ground from back to front. This meant that the players legs didn't get a chance to rest as there was constant pressure on the calf and thigh.

'Arry changed them back to horizontal.

I done a couple of stadium tours of PL sides, and the away changing room is purposely more uncomfortable than the home changing room. Tour guides explained that psychologists are consulted on the design, colour, size, facilities available to make things as awkwards as possible for the away side.   

1. Eoin McNicholl (Gleann an Iolair)
2. Oisin Duffy (Forghleann)
3. Conor McAtamney (Suaitreach)
4. Karl McKaigue (Leacht Néill)
5. Charlie Kielt (Cill Ria) (C)
6. Mark Craig (Dún Geimhin)
7. Aidan McAlynn (An Lúb)
8. Emmett McGuckin (Machaire Fíolta)
9. Niall Holly (Eoghan Rua)
10. Aaron Devlin (Baile an Doire)
11. Danny Heavron (Machaire Fíolta)
12. Carlus McWilliams (Baile na Scrine)
13. James Kearney (Suaitreach)
14. Declan Mullan (Eoghan Rua)
15. Ciaran McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua)
16. Thomas Mallon (An Lúb)
17. Gerard O'Kane (Gleann an Iolair)
18. Kieran Conway (Baile na Scrine)
19. Paudie McGuigan (Leacht Néill)
20. Emmet Bradley (Gleann)
21. Peter Cassidy (Baile Eachaidh)
22. Aaron Kerrigan (Clóidigh)
23. Neill McNicholl (Gleann an Iolair)
24. Niall McFeely (Fothaír Ghleann)
25. Ryan Bell (Baile an Doire)
26. Anthony O'Neill (An Lúb)
27. Cailean O'Boyle (Leamhaigh)

Huge amount of changes on Derry team. Some regulars not on the panel at all.

Much like its a disgrace that Celtic go to Barcelona and are within 2 minutes of beating thPooem and draw or that Barcelona, AC Milan and many other top European teams come to Celtic Park and get beat.

Away home screenexile and post about something you know about.

Why do Celts fans constantly bring up one off results against the top European Clubs at home as a sign of how great the club are? At home since 2001 Celtic have beaten Juventus once (2001), Manchester United once (2006), AC Milan once (2007) and Barcelona once (2013).  Four good sides in 13yrs. Hardly a fantastic record.

Bastareaud is heavier than every member of the starting front row for France. Not the sort of stat you'd expect from a centre

Ferris made a cameo appearance in Ulster's victory tonight. His first hit was huge.

Peter O'Mahony is back in the Ireland team for Saturday's crunch Six Nations game against France in Paris.

The flanker's return in place of Iain Henderson is the only change from the team that started against Italy.

With Henderson in the replacements, Rhys Ruddock drops out while Ian Madigan's versatility sees him edging out Paddy Jackson for a bench role.

Leinster utility back Madigan can play at full-back, centre and fly-half, and coach Joe Schmidt has opted to recall him to the squad while Jackson will play for Ulster against the Scarlets on Friday night.


Ireland: R Kearney (Leinster); A Trimble (Ulster), B O'Driscoll (Leinster), G D'Arcy (Leinster), D Kearney (Leinster); J Sexton (Racing Metro 92), C Murray (Munster); C Healy (Leinster), R Best (Ulster), M Ross (Leinster); D Toner (Leinster), P O'Connell (Munster); P O'Mahony (Munster), C Henry (Ulster), J Heaslip (Leinster).

Replacements: S Cronin (Leinster), J McGrath (Leinster), M Moore (Leinster), I Henderson (Ulster), J Murphy (Leinster), E Reddan (Leinster), I Madigan (Leinster), F McFadden (Leinster)

The only thing that comes close to this at the minute is the Oceanic Flight 815.

Nobody blaming Morgan for the goals? I thought he was very poor.
Super freetaker though.

There's no problem with Morgan. Maybe with the last goal his awareness wasn't spot on but he prevented an unmerciful hammering.

Can the McMahons and Gormley tighten things up...possibly...but only if Joe goes sweeper. We cannot go man-to-man.

I think Morgan is a good keeper but It would have been more difficult for him to get out of the way of the first two shots on goal inside the first 15mins. Same for the save the Kerry keeper made in the first half.
The second Kerry goal took a deflection and it looks like he gambled on J O'D shooting across him for the third.

Tommy Bowe playing for Ulster this weekend. So probably no real change to the match day squad apart from P O'M coming in. Speaking to a lot of English fans today, they reckon they have the title won already.

Ireland put 46 points on Italy yesterday, England could easily put 50+ on them next week.

Let's hope the French can do the business on Saturday so we don't have to listen to any more nauseating media bullshit about this deviant pursuit.

Big Ireland fan
Wales are playing themselves out of it at the minute. Webb is having a absolute horror show at scrum half.

Ireland: R Kearney; A Trimble, B O'Driscoll, G D'Arcy, D Kearney; J Sexton, C Murray; C Healy, R Best, M Ross; D Toner, P O'Connell; I Henderson, C Henry, J Heaslip.

Replacements: S Cronin, J McGrath, M Moore, R Ruddock, J Murphy, E Reddan, P Jackson, F McFadden.


Zebo omitted again.  McFadden is really the only cover that Ireland have in the backs.