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About time too. That is the way the law works in Eastern europe, they just arrest some bloke and make up all the evidence as they go along.

I think there was a bit more to it than that, just because a Brit was arrested on foreign soil they are not automatically innocent.

Thats 100% right but at the same time, I firmly believe that the case against shields should have been thrown out long before it went to court, due to the manner of the investigation & subsequent arrest. It was a farce.

[Not too happy that an all North Sligo semi is being played in Tubber]

From Sligogaa.ie

Minor A Semi-Finals (Saturday 12 September 2009)

Replays if necessary Saturday 19 September 2009
 
Curry v Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

Venue:  Tubbercurry - Time 2pm

St John's v St Molaise gaels

Venue:  Tubbercurry - Time 3:30 pm

   

Minor Shield Competition – Round 2  (Saturday, 12th September, 2009)

Extra Time if level at Full Time

First named team has home advantage

Ballymote/Bunnanadden v Tubbercurry – Time: 2:00 p.m.

Coolera/Strandhill v St Farnan's – Time: 2:00 p.m.


Minor B Semi-Finals – (Saturday, 19th September, 2009)

Replays if necessary Saturday 26 September 2009 

Venue and times TBC
St. Pats v Tourlestrane

Castleconnor v Coolaney-Mullinabreena

Not too happy that an all North Sligo semi is being played in Tubber, but rather be in it than not. Good luck to our lads. Jees the games come thick and fast. Youll have a job to motivate your lads Stevo for the shield. Wouldnt know how to approach shield competition to be honest especially how ye lost the johns game.

Yea, was same for us last year when ourselves & calry played semi in tubber. Oxfield would be the obvious venue for your game.

Going to be really difficult for our lads to lift their heads. It doesnt help that the game is fixed on same day our seniors take on Harps in semi-final. Surely friday/sunday would make more sense to play the minor shield game.

Our minors are gone after a tight game with John's in Cuilbeg. I know I'm biased but this is one we eally should have won. After a terrible first 20 minutes where most of them didn't look interested we were 6 down but rallied well to cut the gap to 4 by the break. With the strong wind at our backs in the second half it looked manageable. Conditions deteriorated as the game went on but we got level with 10 left and edged a point ahead with 5 minutes to go. John's then worked a good move upfield and a cracking finish to the corner gave them the night's only goal and a big lift to help them hold out. Pretty sick about it to be honest. Infuriating to watch. We had high hopes for this team but the inconsistency that goes with minors is a killer. Molaise, Curry and Drumcliffe all advanced too. I think semis are John's v. Curry and Molaise v. Drumcliffe. I think Curry and Molaise will go through and I fancy Molaise to win it out to be honest.

We got through to the junior semi final on Sunday with a hard fought win against Molaise Gaels. Whichever of us went through would need to improve to advance further.

Semis are: Molaise Gaels v Johns, Curry v Drumcliff. I'd expect a Curry v Molaise Gaels final.

Like you seanie, feel absolutely sick by that result tonight. Had 4 goal chances and just feel we left it behind us. Johns scored a solitary point for 27mins of the 2nd half but got the vital goal at the end. And as they say, goals win championship matches...

Was surprised the minor q-f's were not up yet. Less than 3 days is not really good enough official notice. I wonder with the bad weather (and possibly grief from clubs over this crazy Monday thing) are they going to hold off for a few days? QF's Wed and semis the following Wed makes sense to me. Room for replays there too.

I have it on good authority   that q-f's will go ahead as per the draw and schedule in original notification to clubs (how long ago was that now???), which means games will go ahead at 7pm next monday. But still, it's extremely poor form that the fixtures arent up on website yet.

[The draw will be interesting (is it made already?). I'd say one or two minor games went by the wayside this evening because of the incredibly bad weather]

Our minors saved their season tonight with a much improved display to beat Farnan's and clinch a quarter final spot. Last weeks display against Mary's was simply unacceptable but thankfully not fatal. We have a talented squad who on their day are a match for anyone but they can mix the sublime with the ridiculous. The draw will be interesting (is it made already?). I'd say one or two minor games went by the wayside this evening because of the incredibly bad weather.

Draw was made before start of the championship. Group A v Group B, Group C v Group D. The final group games in A & B were not played last night but I cant see the tables changing, which will leave the following draw:
SMG v Ballymote/Bunninadden
Tubbercurry v Curry
St. Johns v Coolera
Drumcliff v St. Farnans

All games scheduled for next monday, so they'll try and get the final group games played before then.

Wouldnt say SMG are certs yet, its all to play for down to scoring difference and Calry are at home. If they beat us it comes down to scoring difference as all teams will be on 2pts.. We play them some day this week. Best of luck to our lads.

Big win for Sligonian's crowd in minor yesterday evening, which completes the group stages. Originally the q-finals were fixed for monday 7th but I cant see any fixtures on Sligogaa website. Anyone get confirmation of the minor q-final dates??

[I actually think our minor championship should be played in July as soon as LC finishes,]

Cheers for the synopsis on the u16s, not far off anyway by the sounds of things.

Spot on, my Dad was mentining this to me, we have 3 minors starting against Coolera, but with our pull on Bord na Nog I see we got the Calry game postponed, it was fixed for last night. I would hope every club would be treated the same. I actually think our minor championship should be played in July as soon as LC finishes, and depending on how county minors do.  I would agree with playing the minor game before the mens as it gives the minor more importance for them at that age is the right message to send out. Its something that should be reviewed at least and Im sure win/win solution could be found.

U16 championship was played in july, so minor's only started after those finals were played. That's ok in theory as alot of U16s play minor aswell and it prevents them playing too much. But with the minor league finishing at the end of march (apart from the finals), it meant some clubs (including my own) had a break of almost 5 months between minor league and championship. Thats just wrong!!

Ya that was mentioned all right, wasnt this brought up a County Board convention and was shot down, ok so 1 month for LC, with April/May I preume County, July is u16s, wheres the solution, we should really play league in April/May aswell to be fair to players not on County panels... thatd be a start.

Yea, to be fair it's definitely a very difficult job, so cant be too critical. I think one of the problems this year was having league q-finals. The original schedule was to complete league by end march, and run the q-finals, s-finals & final in april. May is for county and June for LC. I think they should have just allowed top 2 teams to qualify for semis, and not bother with q-finals at all. Semis & finals could be played within 1 week so it means all clubs could play league games right up to the end of april & forget about playing football in february. Ch'ship groups are decided by league placings so that would ensure league would still be competitive throughout.

Now as it turned out, due to the monsoon conditions in march, the league games did get pushed out by a week or two.

anyway, as I said it's a very difficult job, and no matter what structure is put in place, it'll never be 100% right.

Edit - i forgot to say that the coiste na nog did organise a minor blitz in June/July which was very beneficial to clubs involved. so credit where credit is due..

[I actually think our minor championship should be played in July as soon as LC finishes,]

Cheers for the synopsis on the u16s, not far off anyway by the sounds of things.

Spot on, my Dad was mentining this to me, we have 3 minors starting against Coolera, but with our pull on Bord na Nog I see we got the Calry game postponed, it was fixed for last night. I would hope every club would be treated the same. I actually think our minor championship should be played in July as soon as LC finishes, and depending on how county minors do.  I would agree with playing the minor game before the mens as it gives the minor more importance for them at that age is the right message to send out. Its something that should be reviewed at least and Im sure win/win solution could be found.

U16 championship was played in july, so minor's only started after those finals were played. That's ok in theory as alot of U16s play minor aswell and it prevents them playing too much. But with the minor league finishing at the end of march (apart from the finals), it meant some clubs (including my own) had a break of almost 5 months between minor league and championship. Thats just wrong!!

I hope your right Steve, weve a good side, Good to see plenty of North Sligo teams competing aswell, Would obviously prefer to avoid Curry, although seen a cracker last yr in the semis. The minors games can throw up some entertainment on/off the field ...

Lads did any of hear any of the results from Manning and Ted Webb Cups this yr? Its over and we were knocked out but Id still like to know how competitive we were..cant find it anywhere on the net.

Think we were beaten by Offaly by 5-6 points in manning cup semi. However I know we were missing niall murphy for that game who was away on hols, he was one of the best players on that team. I think we had been fairly competitive throughout. Cant remember the results from the webb cup but dont think we got out of the group stage.

On an aside, something that needs to be addressed next year is the fixtures for minors. There's no way minor championsip games should be played on mondays after senior/inter/junior games. Puts alot of unfair pressure on young players to play multiple games in 2-3 days. This weekend's fixtures for example have junior ch'ship games on sunday and minor q-finals on the monday!!! No doubt some players will be asked to play on both days. Minor games should be played on fridays, and then any player required for the adult games on sat/sun can play if not injured/tired.

[The draw will be interesting (is it made already?). I'd say one or two minor games went by the wayside this evening because of the incredibly bad weather]

Our minors saved their season tonight with a much improved display to beat Farnan's and clinch a quarter final spot. Last weeks display against Mary's was simply unacceptable but thankfully not fatal. We have a talented squad who on their day are a match for anyone but they can mix the sublime with the ridiculous. The draw will be interesting (is it made already?). I'd say one or two minor games went by the wayside this evening because of the incredibly bad weather.

Draw was made before start of the championship. Group A v Group B, Group C v Group D. The final group games in A & B were not played last night but I cant see the tables changing, which will leave the following draw:
SMG v Ballymote/Bunninadden
Tubbercurry v Curry
St. Johns v Coolera
Drumcliff v St. Farnans

All games scheduled for next monday, so they'll try and get the final group games played before then.

Wouldnt say SMG are certs yet, its all to play for down to scoring difference and Calry are at home. If they beat us it comes down to scoring difference as all teams will be on 2pts.. We play them some day this week. Best of luck to our lads.

Well thats true, and the points diff is quite tight so a Calry win could mean any combination of 2 teams progressing. I'd fancy your lot to beat Calry but as you said, with home advantage, you'd never know. By the way, for those interested the semi-final draw was also made with 1 v 3, 2 v 4 in the q-final list I posted above. Hopefully some good quality games ahead.

[The draw will be interesting (is it made already?). I'd say one or two minor games went by the wayside this evening because of the incredibly bad weather]

Our minors saved their season tonight with a much improved display to beat Farnan's and clinch a quarter final spot. Last weeks display against Mary's was simply unacceptable but thankfully not fatal. We have a talented squad who on their day are a match for anyone but they can mix the sublime with the ridiculous. The draw will be interesting (is it made already?). I'd say one or two minor games went by the wayside this evening because of the incredibly bad weather.

Draw was made before start of the championship. Group A v Group B, Group C v Group D. The final group games in A & B were not played last night but I cant see the tables changing, which will leave the following draw:
SMG v Ballymote/Bunninadden
Tubbercurry v Curry
St. Johns v Coolera
Drumcliff v St. Farnans

All games scheduled for next monday, so they'll try and get the final group games played before then.

A few suggestions:(Edit....after other suggestions)

Pele
Jesse Owens
Roman Seblre
Usain Bolt
Tiger Woods
DJ Carey
Sachin Tendulkar
Kenenise Bekele
Hicham El-Gierruj
Bobby Moore
George Best
Brian Lara
George Sobers
WG Grace
Jonah Lomu
Jack Nicklaus
Leighton Glynn 
Brian  O'Driscoll
Jackie Kyle
Roger Federer
Muhammed Ali
Mike Tyson
Michael Schumacher
Haile Gebrselassie

Who are yours?

you just have to include Michael Jordan on any list like this. And for me, he'd be right up there near the top...

[When will Riera be fit again?]

Corn commited board suicide last week or did you miss it?

Liverpool were poor yesterday, but Spurs did play well. Think Liverpool need to get back playing 4-4-2 with 2 proper wingers (not Kuyt) until Aqualini gets fit to replace Alonso. With no-one in the Alonso role, Gerrard is coming too deep to get the ball leaving Torres isolated. When will Riera be fit again? Liverpool dont really have any right sided wingers, someone like Bentley might do a good job for them and would be a cheap option as Spurs are looking shot of him. When the Alonso deal was being negotiated, why did Liverpool not try and get Van Der Vaart or Sneijder? Would have been great replacement for Alonso and they get the Champions League football they want before the World Cup.

I dont think Riera is injured - I read somewhere that he missed the spurs game because he was attending Jarque's funeral. Riera played and scored for Spain last week, and dedicated his goal to jarque - they used to be team mates at Espanyol.

Brutal performance by Pool on sunday, need to get the finger out and go on a run starting with Stoke. Benayoun/Riera should start ahead of Babel, with the rest unchanged.

Corn is definitely being missed, very quiet around here.

I'd agree that certainly on paper we havent improved from last season and Alonso is a massive loss.

That said, I think with Johnson & Insua, Liverpool have finally got some decent attacking full backs, something we havent had for years. The only danger there is that it might leave the centre backs more exposed than usual.

In midfield Masch is as good a holding midfielder as there is, and Lucas has actually impressed in pre-season - he might do ok now that he's stepping out from under Alonso's shadow, he'll certainly get the opportunity until Aquilani is fit. Dont know much about the Italian but IF he stays fit, he should add another dimension to our attacking play.

On the wings, kuyt had a great season last year and I think himself and johnson could form a very good partnership on the right. Riera can be excellent but needs more consistency. Dont need to say anything bout Torres & Gerrard.

As always we dont have great depth in the squad, but if bennayoun can continue his form from the latter part of last season then he's more than capable of coming in if required. Would also like to see Babel get more game time and prove he's worth his place, maybe in a more central role as stiffler says.

Can Liverpool win the title this season? My heart says Yes, but my head says No - I just dont think Liverpool have enough to break the stranglehold that united & chelsea have on the PL.

whats the current status/likelyhood of the injured lads to play ie stevy/carra/skrtel/dagger?

gerrard the most doubtful of the above I think. But I'd say he'll start.

reckon it'll be:
             reina
johnson skrtel carra insua
kuyt lucas  masch riera
         gerrard
          torres

a tough opening game. if gerrard starts with torres, then we'll always threaten to score one or two. question is can we close the door at the other end. And lets see can Lucas continue his good form from pre season, and step up now that alonso is gone.

[Anyone from gaaboard show up to support]

Glad to hear it was a success..how did Quinny do? Anyone from gaaboard show up to support?

I was there, although i only caught the last 4 bouts, so didnt see Quinn fighting. Brilliant, brilliant night though.

As for seanie's bout, I can understand why he feels disappointed. I would have given it a draw. Although I'm no boxing expert so maybe there was a few things I missed. Both of them could hardly stand at the end so fair play for giving their all. And actually I thought seanie's opponent looked the more tired and if seanie had any bit of energy left, he could have had him.

A very good crowd there aswell which was great, made for a good atmosphere. A great idea for a fundraiser.