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ANy chance someone could post a list of the current betting from eg Powers? Can't access any betting/odds comparison sites in work. Cheers.

i. Good, about 6/4
ii. They usually do
iii. Yes, most definitely
iv. Very probably

Yes

You'd wonder could they not start at 8 and show an hours highlights first, instead of eating into the live time with highlights which is what usually happens.

Sure what else could you do with such 'savages' ! 

It's a common mistake that people have that the Irish were savages when the English in boats and stole our land and language. New evidence shows that the Irish were actually considerably more civilised that the English.

whatever about ancient history of 800+ years ago, theres no doubting now that currently the 'hoardes' north of the border are as uncivilised as you get (as witnessed in everyday live in the northern counties and when they try to live/work in and around Dublin etc). so purchasing them for gainful employment is doing them a favour - especially with the Euro so strong against your british pound! 

It takes a special talent to start a potentially interesting thread and single-handedly turn it into another childish sideshow.

Stepaside's not a bad wee track, 9-hole, good value

My two cents - unless your son is in the elite section of young golfers at his club or in your region, gently tell him to catch himself on. Its a big price to pay for a club that'll either be too big for him now (if you buy a standard size) or he'll have grown out of in a year (if you get it fitted for him). There are many many options available at half the price that would do just as well.

Of course if he is a promising golfer and you are used to spending large amounts to support his talent then ignore all the above.

I've been visited twice in the last two years, wouldn't mind but I have a feckin licence. 

also

M E D  I  C E N E

not MED-SIN

as people are more frequently pronouncing

surely you mean MED I CINE?

He won a Sigerson medal, a Senior C'ship medal and an U-21 Club C'ship medal all in the one year.

not a bad year i suppose 

Surely the SFC and U21 were last year?

WELL DONE CLOONEY GAELS!!!!!!!!!

Beat SKehana by a point after extra time!

I don;t want to barge in on a very emotive issue, but was this not the case? I was speaking to someone at the game a few years back and they said the crush outside from ticketless fans was severe, that they HAD to open the gate outside. Not too sure if he said they were drunk or not.

Unfortunately many people are still of that opinion, ignoring the fact that the Taylor report places the blame squarely on the shoulders of the police and others in charge of managing supporters that day.

To try and briefly highlight a few of the facts of the day;

There were approx 24,500 Liverpool fans with tickets that day, and due to the peculiar segregation requirements of an FA Cup semi final (ground split approx 50:50), there were 23 turnstiles available for those fans, which could have been managable if it were not for the fact that most of the coaches were held up by police searches and road works, meaning a large number arrived at the same time.

When these fans made their way to the stadium they joined other queuing fans who were being further delayed by police searches at the stadium gates. There were only 3 gates, leading to 10 turnstiles for the 10,000 fans going to the Leppings Lane terracing, with the police carrying out searches at these gates. With the supporters seated in the West Stand also using these gates, an inevitable bottleneck was created, exascurbated by the stream of fans arriving off delayed coaches.

As you can imagine in such a scenario, a sense of panic spread amongst the crowd, which surely wasn't helped by the fact that kick off was fast approaching. At this point a police officer who saw what was happening requested that the kick off be delayed to ease the panic and allow fans to get in safely. This request was denied. A request was then made for an exit gate to be opened to ease the congestion, this was also denied.

With the build up of fans joining those already queuing in a narrow entry, the natural momentum of the fans created a crush at the turnstiles. Officers again asked for a gate to be opened, and after hesitation it was eventually agreed.

The terracing was split into pens, and the entrance tunnel to the two central pens, 3 & 4, was directly opposite the gate that had been opened. Normally when these pens are filled, police close the tunnel and direct fans to the pens on either side.

There were no police to stop fans going down that central tunnel that day, so when the gate was opened, hundreds of fans were forced down that tunnel into already full pens.

If you ever see aerial photos of the Leppings Lane that day, you can't help but notice the empty spaces at each side of the terracing.

When the first people started to spill onto the track, dog handlers were called in to keep them behind the fences.


Of course some fans were drinking that day, just as some fans drink at every match, but for people to still trot out the excuse that drunken fans stampeded into the stadium is a disgrace given the volume of evidence, eyewitness accounts and a Lord Chief Justice's report that are all readily available for anyone who wants to know the truth.


If you want to educate yourself, spend 10 minute here www.contrast.org/hillsborough

And the reason for the protest being held yesterday specifically is that the BBC has recently employed McKenzie to work on a number of programmes for them. It was as much a protest against the BBC as McKenzie.

You should change your name to Columbo Slim. I was talking to the man in question at lunchtime and he says this delargy clown was asking McVeigh from Ballymena and some Kilrea boy to go to Portglenone as well.  I'd say he'll have trouble getting a managers job when clubs hear how he operates.

Wouldn't be a million miles from yourselves Slim, so that makes it one of three. Don't particularly want to say much more than that.