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Mayobridge
Castlewellan

SFC
Burren
Kilcoo
Saval
Mayobridge

IFC
Shamrocks
Bosco
Clann na Banna
Drumgath

SFC
Kilcoo
Castlewellan
Annaclone
Burren
Ballyholland
Saval 
Warrenpoint
Downpatrick

IFC
Clann na Banna
Glenn
Tullylish
Bosco
Shamrocks
Ballymartin
Darragh Cross
Carryduff

JFC
Drumaness
St Paul's
Teconnaught
Aughlisnafinn
Ardglass
Aghaderg

SFC
Bryansford
Saval
Mayobridge
Clonduff
Castlewellan
Kilcoo
Longstone
Burren

IFC
St John
Tullylish
Drumgath
Clan na Banna
Darragh Cross
Atticall
Shamrocks
Glenn v Glasdrumman - Draw

JFC
Ardglass
Teconnaught
Bright
Drumaness
Aghaderg
Mitchels

Scrap above, here are my selections.
SFC
Mayobridge
Burren
Longstone
Liatroim
Castlewellan
Saval
Bryansford
Kilcoo

IFC
Drumgath
Bosco
Glenn
Tullylish
Saul
Ballymartin
Glasdrumman
Darragh Cross

JFC
Aughlisnafinn
Drumaness
Dromara
Bright
Teconnaught
Ardglass

[Mayobridge]

SFC
Mayobridge v Rostrevor
Ballyholland v Burren
Loughinisland v Longstone
Liatroim v Clonduff
Annaclone v Castlewellan
Cumann Pheadair Naofa v Saval
An Riocht v Bryansford
Downpatrick v Kilcoo

IFC
Dundrum v Drumgath
Bosco v Kilclief
Glenn v Clann na Banna
Atticall v Tullylish
St Johns v Saul
Ballymartin v Shamrocks
Bredagh v Glasdrumman
Darragh Cross v Carryduff

JFC
Aughlisnafinn v Mitchels
St Michaels v Drumaness
Ballykinlar v Dromara
St Pauls v Bright
Killyleagh v Teconnaught
Aghaderg v Ardglass

No wobbler the team that lined out yesterday was the same one that was in the match programme!

On the game itself i too thought King shaded it over McKernan and Polie for man of the match.  He bossed the middle in the air and his tackling/workrate was immense.  Although he may not neceassarily be the person you want in possession, i thought at times when we had free kicks in our own half or around the middle it was king who would show himself to collect and give a simple ball.  This was particulaly the case late in the first half when things weren't going down's way and i felt some other players were maybe reluctant to make themselves available.  McKernan played shocking well too and 4 points is a great contribution, maybe had two other attempts when shooting may not have been the best optiion but sure i suppose he cant score them all. 

Polie's second half and direct running really helped to open Derry up.   

Two very enjoyable games and victories.  Must say i thought the whole atmosphere around Derry regarding both sets of supporters was excellent.  Great day.

Whats the latest with our injuries? Who definitely out, who might make it?

Mikey Linden is out for defs.

Good job for Derry he is too!!  Possibly one of the best ever individual performances ever produced in Celtic Park!  Though probably couldn't have done it without Blaney, what a duo!

I guess its part of the whole subsidies which farmers get from both government and the EU. The idea behind this is that if farmers didnt get such support, then they would have to sell their animals, milk etc for a much higher fee to shops and supermarkets in order so they are not operating at a loss due to cost of animal feed, diesel, fertiliser etc-then its people like Norf who would be crying "those bloody farmers, look how much I am paying for a pint of milk, or a fillet of steak-they must be bloody loaded!"

If they weren't "bailed out" as Norf so elequently puts it, it wouldnt just be the farmer who is left out of pocket but, the ordinary man on the street who would have to pay a much higher price for their food!

Surely Norf Tyrone you aren't that naive not realise this given the nature of your locality??

Farmers don't sell their produce to shops for you and me to buy from, they sell them to meat processors, etc, etc where they're royally screwed and we the consumer for these products buy at the butchers at highly inflated prices due to the cartel of the meat producers who after the horse meat scandal really need taken to task if there was enough political will to do so.

Agree wholeheartedly

I would not like to imagine that!  I see what your saying and don't disagree, my point is to simply highlight that many people associate the price they pay for products reflects what farmers receive.  This in no way is true.  Anyway, i may get back to the slurry!

Agreed Rois.  Points well made.  I do feel however, despite claims made to the contrary, Norf is indeed on the wind up!

To digress somewhat from the topic at hand and to expand briefly on Bogball's sentiments - there already is a massive disparity between what a farmer is paid for milk/meat etc and what consumers pay for said products in shops/butchers etc.  Obviously there are numerous costs to be considered from when the product leaves the farm premises to it reaches the store.  But my point is the money you may pay for your litre of milk, or your fillet steak is in no way even close to what the farmer receives.

Farmers incomes may not be what you think Norf!

Clones mid- late 90s - "Four more bars for a pound"
Clones early 00s - "Three more bars for a pound".

Was hard to beat that melted chocolate!!

[Certainly if the smell of silage is anything to go by, farmers are taking advantage anyway.]

Apart from some very light flurries on Saturday, it's been at least 10 days of continuous dry weather around here and the forecast I have gives it to remain dry until Tuesday at least. Nice to have a prolonged dry spell of weather for a change. Certainly if the smell of silage is anything to go by, farmers are taking advantage anyway.

Where are you that your getting this smell of silage??  It will be the start of May before we get that anything like that round our way.  Now as for the smell of slurry, well that's a different story!!

[After all st colmans are by far the most successfuly college in footballing terms in Ulster.]

I would assume the 11 plus or whatever replaces it would be the reason why pupils go to one rather than the other. St Pauls isnt a grammer unlike St Colmans and the Abbey. I doubt parents would send their child to  st Pauls over the other 2 for footballing reasons if they get the 11 plus. After all st colmans are by far the most successfuly college in footballing terms in Ulster.


If not the most successful at teaching their pupils spelling and grammar it seems!! 

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