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Dead right SammyG - surely to God the right way of doing it was to give a max allocation of 4 to each NFLUK member and dispense tickets on a first come first served basis til the 80,000 odd tickets were allocated. If there were any not taken up, these could be dispensed on-line later.
Sure theres shag all chance of getting a ticket now!

The Westmeath method of defending does leave them susceptible to an occasional slap!!! Just ask Michael Meehan after the Championship game last summer.......if a lad ever had a reason to give a defender a dig it was then. John Keane nearly committed GBH on him!
That said, the Cork lad was a bit of a clown.....he hits a Westmeath player in a meaningless challenge game which had a Westmeath ref. Maybe its me but that seems to have all the ingredients for a lengthy suspension if the ref had done his job and its good luck to the Championship. But sure, I suppose some day soon a ref will do their job...........

Was at the Galway v Dublin game yesterday - a very half arsed affair...not surprising I suppose with two weeks to go to Championship opener. Hard to know how Galway are going...Colm King in goal-steady enough but kick outs need improvement.He played a relatively strong backline with Damien Burke and Diarmuid Blake absent. Dont know why Burke didnt play, Blakes hamstrung. Niall Coyne pulled up afyter about twenty mins - seemed to be a calf injury. Ford then put Alan Glynn on Brogan.....decent young footballer but he got roasted.
Bergin and Cullinane midfield - God bless Cullinane, he has the best of intentions when attempting to solo the ball but when he tried it yesterday it nearly ended up in Clonsilla village! Seems absurd to say about a county footballer but if he caught it and just laid it off we'd all have less grey hairs! Still,hes better than Geraghty but if half forward line was a bit better Niall Coleman could be moved from there to midfield with Bergin. Whelan and Ryan had the run of it yesterday. Fiachra Breathnach, Ja and Nicky in half forward line with Padraig, Bane and Savo inside. Breathnach scored 3 points - Id say he was thanking his lucky stars he only got Coman Goggins marking him!!! Dont be surprised if Ford thinks hes the answer to our half forward problems now........jesus that doesnt bear thinking. Forwards did shag all....alot of the scores they got were more from poor Dublin play than anything inspired.
I suppose Ford wasnt going to try anything different in yesterdays game, especially with it being common knowledge that it was on. No more than ourselves, the Dubs have a lot to do too........There would want to be some improvement in the next 12 days!

Couldnt believe Miami passed up the opportunity to take Brady Quinn given what they have there masquerading as a QB at the moment. Cleveland gave up alot to get Quinn....hopes hes worth it from their perspective. The Pats have done great business too between trades, draft and what not. Randy Moss & Tom Brady.....could be devestating!

Wembley tickets set to go on sale in May

Tickets for the NFL regular season game at Wembley between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants will go on sale on May 16 to the lucky ones among those who have registered to buy seats for the historic occasion.


Within 72 hours of the NFL announcing the first competitive game to be played outside of North America, nfluk.com received requests for more than half a million tickets to its special registration site.

Next week, an email will be sent out to registrants, confirming details of the on-sale date and procedure.


Prior to May 16, the first group of registrants to get lucky in the lottery for tickets will receive a further email giving them details of the next steps they have to take. Notification will include details on pricing and how many tickets individual applicants are able to buy.

Alistair Kirkwood, managing director of NFL UK, explained: "It is taking time for us to move this process forward, partly because we want everything to run as smoothly as possible. Beyond the May 16 offer there will be further opportunities to buy tickets so don't despair if you are not among the first group to be given the chance to purchase."

Msr Horan is dead on with what he said - if he plays inside, Kieran Mc would give some much needed power to a full forward line with Super Mort and O'Neill. Not too surprised to hear he could be available.......

Well done to Keano - that team have definitely inherited his fighting spirit. Great character in them - Big Niall, Charlie Chalke & co will need to back him financially because unless he gets in a few decent defenders and a striker they will struggle badly next year. Still, the same was probably said about Reading 

Just seen that Brian Urlacher was hit with a $100k fine for wearing gear from a vitamin company and drinking their product rather than Gatorade who are official NFL sponsors - bit harsh on the big man! Its a good thing the GAA is not professional or the Cork boys with Corona emblazoned on their boots would have been worried!

Going off the point of this thread slightly but does anyone know of any challenge games scheduled for Galway and where and when are they on? I know theyre playing Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday coming in Westmanstown in Dublin at 2.30pm. Any others that anyone know
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I know, Mouview and Im not a big fan of Clancy either but the one thing that Donegal did that messed up the Mayo full back line was to put a mobile full forward in to pull Kilcullen all over the place and out of full back.....and he lasted 20 mins or so before he was subbed! And the one thing Clancy is is mobile......not the most intelligent alright but mobile! It would leave more space inside for Nicky & Mike. Padraig Joyce wouldnt have the legs to do that to Kilcullen anymore. Plus if he did pull out around the half forward line, it would clutter up that area and maybe allow less opportunity for Devenny and Gardiner to get forward. I just think that Mayo are faced with the same Galway full forward line every time they play us and they have us sussed out and its not worked for us the last couple of years.........a change is as good as a rest and all that!

Id play Nicky at 15 if only to stir things up for the Mayo full back line. They are used to the full forwards being Meehan, Padraig and Armstrong and O'Malley, Higgins & co know how to play them. I think throwing Matt Clancy in at 14 and let him roam leaving Nicky and Mike Meehan inside. It would give the Mayo full back line something different to think about at least

1) Doherty 2)Fitzgerald 3)Hanley 4)D Burke 5)D Meehan 6)Blake 7)Coyne 8)Cullinane 9)Bergin 10)Coleman 11)P Joyce 12)C Bane/Ja Fallon 13) M Meehan 14) M Clancy 15) N Joyce

Goalkeeper and backline picks itself really bar no 7 where Comer would be unlucky to lose out. Blake at midfield wont last and I think given the aerial superiority Galway had at midfield last day out Ford may opt for Cullinane there and launch all our kickouts on top of him and Bergin. Coleman and P Joyce in half forwards to give that line some much needed workrate - Coleman to get stuck in around midfield and out fox BJ Padden. I think he'd be too cute for BJ to handle. Ja/Bane a tough call.....but Bane provides a bit more of a scoring threat. Nicky to play in inside line where he belongs - serious pace and would cause alot of problems for Mayo full back line if on song. Would play Nicky even if S Armstrong was fit. It may be an idea for Ford to put Matthew Clancy at 14 if fit....let Galway take a leaf outta Donegals book and get Clancy to drag Kilcullen all over the place. He doesnt look the most mobile and didnt look comfortable yesterday when pulled out of position. If it didnt work, just interchange 11 & 14.

Are the Saturday night games on TG4/Setanta???

Careful of the Rossie boys.....theyll be well aware theyre not the best of footballers and will attempt to kick ye off the park. Theyve been trying that trick with Galway and Mayo for years!!!

Damien Burke, Finian Hanley, and both Joyces of the Galway lads would be there or thereabouts for NFL team of season.