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Wolves 2 up against West Brom after 35min, Keep'er lit!

redandblackareback, please show me where else ive been patronising on this board if you will.
Dont think that the praise i bestowed upon Mussen was over the top or unwarranted at all. The man has done alot for various St Colmans teams down through the years and in my opinion it goes unnoticed for some reason.

Delighted from Deccy Mussen myself, a sound man, excellent teacher and working wonders with Cathal Murray. Long may it continue!

VHC Abú!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GyhzeYBbrE&playnext=1&list=PL7349B02DC00B3668

There's a clip of Mc Ateer and Ruddock on Soccer AM, from 1min 40 Ruddock tells a few stories about Mc Ateer. Daft as a brush....

Good finish against the Dutch all the same!

G'wan The College!

Very tight at the top is right, swapping Cueto for S Williams and putting in R Gray didn't do me any favours...  I still lead by 1 though!

["The excellent Ross Carr did his best Fr. Paul Stone impersonation but knew what was happening"]

"The excellent Ross Carr did his best Fr. Paul Stone  impersonation but knew what was happening"

Drone drone drone - makes Michael McGimpsey sound animated and his illogical and inaccurate criticsm of the Down half forward line left me wondering did he think that A Carr should be playing there.

Ross was a hero as a player as far as I am concerned but is a complete turn off with a microphone.

Trailing in the first half an agitated Mayo friend of mine pipe'd up "And who's thats boring bollox commentating, he's probably never kicked a football in his life" 

what is his close ties with that area?

He married a girl from the area that he met during his Queens days.

Championship hurling this week and it all kicks off tomorrow with the Betsy Gray Cup semi final between Ballycran and Portaferry. When these two met last year I hear it was like the start of Gangs of New York but Im sure they've all mellowed in the mean time. Ballycran to win by 2 points just because they're at home. Both teams to finish with 15 men for a change.

JHC final is in Ballela on Sunday and should be a really competitve fixture. Ballyvarley won this championship 2 or 3 years ago and are probably favorites to win it again after spending this season in Div 1. It helped the Point last year and I think it will help the reds this year. Ballyvarley to win by 3.

In the Intermediate final Shamrocks play Bredagh. Liatoim hammered Bredagh in the final last year but I cant see them getting a tankin again. This one could be a draw but I'll go for the experience of Shamrocks to pull them through by a point.

In the Senior semi final Ballygalget will be most peoples favorites to beat there old rivals. They've won the league meetings this year and have had the better of the Ports in the championship for a couple of years. I think there'll be an upset and I expect Portaferry to win it by a couple of points.

Anybody else any views on the hurling?

In the JHC you would expect Ballyvarley having the Div 1 experience to win though Hilltown will put up a good show, we beat them in the Final a few years back but we were made work for it for long periods. If Ballyvarley dont show enough appetite and physicality early on they could end up getting rolled like they did by Castlewellan in last years Junior, enough skill just no devilment. Reds by 4

The IHC should be tight but if Bredagh approach the game the way they did against us with plenty of ball into the corners then I see them winning. Bredagh have a much better balanced squad with options off the bench whereas Newry struggle to have options 1-15. Shamrocks beat Kilclief by a few points having been gifted two soft goals, which Bredagh wont be doing as we sadly found out with Jack in good form. Eoin Mc Guinness was playing wing forward against kilclief but he'l probably be needed closer to goal on sunday, Mal and Jonny couldnt get the better of the Bredagh defence for us so he may meet the same fate. Ciaran Courtney'l clear ample ball from centre back but may finish the game in full forward which could result in some of the Bredagh line taking a coronary if its close. Bredagh to play Senior Championship 2011.

Magic's probably better support in the senior semi final with Danny Toner a big advantage for them this year, so Galgets by 2.

watching the highlights of the game last night and it showed honours list of James Mc Cartan stating he had won two Hogans and one Mc Rory. Is this an error or did it really happen?

I think the winners of the previous years Rannafast entered the Hogan so you'd be playing Hogan as a lower 6th(17yrs same as southern school leavers), James won the Rannafast twice out of 3rd/4th/5th year and won two Hogans as a result then picked up a MacRory on the way(as St Colmans do  ). I think Cathal Murray won a Hogan but never a MacRory. Thats my understanding of it but im open to correction.

Div 4
Dromara 1.7 Ballykinlar 0.6

The Crans are in free fall at the minute with six losses on the bounce. We're down with them on Sunday in what is a must win game for both, could be interesting!

Though they'd still be content enough to be relegated yet win the Championship a la 2007.

Bredagh beat Portaferry; Crans beat Liatroim handy enough; Point beat Ballyvarley by 2 and our match is back to monday evening.

Intermediate Hurling
Ballela v Bredagh

Junior
Ballyvarley v Carryduff
Clonduff v Castlewellan

or so im told.....

ACHL Div1

Ballela 3.16 Newry Shamrocks 0.8

Stuck a few quid each way on Ballyholland 33/1 and Irish Raptor 40/1.