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The tackle after a decision is made is what it is, the rule has been in place. doesn't make Pickford any less a dirty tr**p, but its the same for every team. Var is hopeless but they all signed up for it, all teams have to deal with..

Reading the reports its was an even enough game and a good point for Liverpool, away to the leaders.

Spare a though for me, while I watched our footballers get stuffed in Wicklow!

Incorrect - Can still get a red card even though it was still given offside. They didn't go to VAR
James McClean was sent off v Wales for a second yellow for a tackle even though he won the free kick just previously

Is it not alot of journalists voting for it??

I'd pay more attention to the PFA players player of the year.

I'd say he took off Keita to protect him from injury especially with his injury record. 65 minutes yesterday and hopefully will start on Wednesday night. I thought he looked lively.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/fergie-hails-brilliant-glazers-837738.html

Did Ferguson not get into a row with McManus & Magnier that ended them with them selling their shares to the Glazers?
Why has Fergie never called for the Glazers to sell United? This would send out a hugely powerful message

Poor display yesterday. Last 10 minutes of the first half were costly after a decent enough start. Lack of ball winners in the forward line was a big problem and lumping balls down on top of their full back was madness.

I couldn't understand waiting til the 48th minute to bring McManus & Campbell on a couple of minutes later. Crazy in my opinion. Galway started 2 Oranmore players yesterday & our match was a must win compared to Galway.

Only heard of the one incident on Saturday (involving Burke). Don't know anout anything else.

Not sure who said what in the Loughgiel matches in 2013. From what I heard some Loughgiel players weren't happy and still aren't til this day. Maybe the Loughgiel lads on here might know more.

the teams should also not be allowed to cancel games when they are missing county players. its something ive always disagreed with that teams wont play minus their county lads.

are we going to have to endure this again this season with a long break of no games?

So if a team have 5/6 players at the county they should still have to field and potentially not qualify for the top 5? How many matches are acceptable to play without county players?

I have to disagree. They are club players, they don't belong to the county.

I agree. It could be four points by Thursday night. There will be 17 matches left. If Liverpool don't win the league, it'll suit all non Liverpool fans to say 'ach sure Liverpool were 10 points clear of City at Christmas and they bottled it'.
Even if Liverpool won on Thursday night it is not over.

Man City could have their first choice midfield back soon, which is vital for them. This will be massive for the rest of the season.

Might have a manager in place by that time too   

It's taken me a week to get over it. 

Congrats to Cushendall and Dunloy minors. It just wasnt our day. Cushendall fully deserved their win. They won the major battles all over the field. Good luck in the Ulster final.

Armagh is a great venue to watch a game but it's a sandpit. Ground hurling won't be to the fore.

The pitch for the Loughgiel v Slaughtneil Ulster Final was awful. Hope it has improved.

A lack of ball winners cost Dunloy yesterday as the game was played in Loughgiels terms. There experience & hunger won them the match.
Never noticed much rolling around the ground bar the two boys who were hit in the ribs & had a stick broken round them.
As suggested here, Dunloy players will learn from yesterday. Sometimes championship Hurling isn't easy.

Was never going to be a good match with the tough conditions and Loughgiel playing so deep. Worked a treat for them. More experienced, stronger & far hungrier than Dunloy. You can have all the nice stick work & movement you want, but if the other team are organised & want it more you're in trouble.
Genuinely couldn't believe Shorty or McKeague weren't sent off.

What??

As long as he applies the rules of the game properly it doesn't matter where they are from.