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Another poor crowd.

Using the same twisted logic that Israel and its enablers have been using that Israel has a right to defend itself - by extension of that does Iran not have the same right?
 

Liverpool shit the nest last night. Are the wheels all about to fall off?

[from 18k to 13.5k,]

Derry must have some uplift from the Roacommon game. I see 2000 tickets between Players,County board, Sponsors, Ulster GAA, I thought players only got 4 each [which hardly enough), so that seems a fair up lift for the other parties. Wonder what changes in the layout of celtic park has changed over the years that capacity has dropped from 18k to 13.5k, i see no changes i am aware iff, or any incudents every occurring here. Suppose the city council  would have the answer for that.

Is 18k going back to the days before the new (10year old) stand was built? Because the Tyrone match was close to 12k if I remember right and we were like sardines in the college field terrace so can't see where they'd fit another 4k+

Health and safely over the years has cut the capacity back. As far as I understand it is because of facilities (or lack of) etc and crowd control.

https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2024/0409/1442598-weather-mass/

Have to feel for the farmers at the minute whether it be trying to plant potatoes of those trying to lamb sheep.

A concerning fact when it is stating as less than 50 acres of the usual 21,000 acres have actually been planted so far.

No doubt we will see this in food prices later on in the year.

It has been brutal for farmers and food producers. There have been very few dry spells at the back end of harvest last year and that is continuing into this year. It's mad how little crops have been planted yet and even if it stopped raining today it'll take a week of dry weather to get ground into any kind of shape that can be worked. Can't even get cattle out and lots getting it tight for fodder. There doesn't appear to be any spell of dry weather in the forecast for the next week to 10 days. 

The only certainty is that Ulster football today is very hard to watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaaL-z4z3wo

That aged well

Some mental gymnastics being employed on this thread when it comes to 'peaking'. It seems that whenever a team wins a few games that it was down to them specifically targeting those games above all others. And when they lose it was down to them timing their 'peak'. All done with the benefit of hindsight or no inside knowledge of their training programmes.

These top county teams are so meticulously prepared now that I don't believe any side has any significant advantage over each other in terms of fitness or S & C programmes. Most of these lads now maintain a very good general level of conditioning all year round. If there are smaller advantages they will be found tactically or in other areas. But the primary advantage will still remain the quality of player available, nothing to do with peaks.       

Ah would you houl yer whisht and stop talking sense. No place for that on here 😂

[I don't like Brolly, that my prerogative]

Just watched Brolly and MDMA on Youtube.

12 minutes of an interview. Interview dominated by Brolly, All bar a couple of seconds given to MDMA.

Told a couple of stories about MDMA - With MDMA giving him the That's not what really happened Stare.

Then there was the touchy feely stuff during all of this with Brolly. MDMA a guest who ended up an audience member. You can see at the end MDMA is anxious to get the f*** out of there. Cringe!

So you didn't bother watching the 10/15 mins before that where Paddy was talking to Michael Darragh on his own and in particular about his families experience with organ donation. Brolly was brought on as a guest along side Michael Darragh after that interview. But sure why let facts get in the way of the fact you need to let the rest of us know how much you dislike Brolly.

No, I didn't see the earlier bit or know about it. Why have MDMA still there, if he had said his bit? I don't like Brolly, that my prerogative. He craves attention. His stories are renowned for the I was talking to such and such and that was the magic formula for winning the AI.
I understand you are from Derry and have a different perspective or Loyalty. And good for you!

I'm no lover of Joe either and you are entitled to your opinion. It's the constant need for people to keep telling us all how much they don't like Brolly every time he pops up somewhere. Twitter is a classic case of that. And in this case, you went to YouTube and sat through 12 minutes of it letting it wreck your head. If he does that much turn it off or watch something else on YouTube. That's the bit I don't get!

It popped up on my Youtude algorithm on my TV. I had a look...and looked at something else afterwards.
If my opinions wreck your head then you can just ignore me, that's as easy to do as for me to not watch 12 minutes of the LLS.

Fair enough. Though I never said your opinions wreck my head. Re-read my post. You're entitled to one as much as the next person. It's the bit where people keep watching things they don't like and then give out about it. I don't understand that (but not in a way that wrecks my head 🤪). Context is everything on the original post.

Yes, and you are totally correct on the context of the Video - I did not realise this and it changes a fair bit of the context. Peace

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Fair play.

[I don't like Brolly, that my prerogative]

Just watched Brolly and MDMA on Youtube.

12 minutes of an interview. Interview dominated by Brolly, All bar a couple of seconds given to MDMA.

Told a couple of stories about MDMA - With MDMA giving him the That's not what really happened Stare.

Then there was the touchy feely stuff during all of this with Brolly. MDMA a guest who ended up an audience member. You can see at the end MDMA is anxious to get the f*** out of there. Cringe!

So you didn't bother watching the 10/15 mins before that where Paddy was talking to Michael Darragh on his own and in particular about his families experience with organ donation. Brolly was brought on as a guest along side Michael Darragh after that interview. But sure why let facts get in the way of the fact you need to let the rest of us know how much you dislike Brolly.

No, I didn't see the earlier bit or know about it. Why have MDMA still there, if he had said his bit? I don't like Brolly, that my prerogative. He craves attention. His stories are renowned for the I was talking to such and such and that was the magic formula for winning the AI.
I understand you are from Derry and have a different perspective or Loyalty. And good for you!

I'm no lover of Joe either and you are entitled to your opinion. It's the constant need for people to keep telling us all how much they don't like Brolly every time he pops up somewhere. Twitter is a classic case of that. And in this case, you went to YouTube and sat through 12 minutes of it letting it wreck your head. If he does that much turn it off or watch something else on YouTube. That's the bit I don't get!

It popped up on my Youtude algorithm on my TV. I had a look...and looked at something else afterwards.
If my opinions wreck your head then you can just ignore me, that's as easy to do as for me to not watch 12 minutes of the LLS.

Fair enough. Though I never said your opinions wreck my head. Re-read my post. You're entitled to one as much as the next person. It's the bit where people keep watching things they don't like and then give out about it. I don't understand that (but not in a way that wrecks my head 🤪). Context is everything on the original post.

[I don't like Brolly, that my prerogative]

Just watched Brolly and MDMA on Youtube.

12 minutes of an interview. Interview dominated by Brolly, All bar a couple of seconds given to MDMA.

Told a couple of stories about MDMA - With MDMA giving him the That's not what really happened Stare.

Then there was the touchy feely stuff during all of this with Brolly. MDMA a guest who ended up an audience member. You can see at the end MDMA is anxious to get the f*** out of there. Cringe!

So you didn't bother watching the 10/15 mins before that where Paddy was talking to Michael Darragh on his own and in particular about his families experience with organ donation. Brolly was brought on as a guest along side Michael Darragh after that interview. But sure why let facts get in the way of the fact you need to let the rest of us know how much you dislike Brolly.

No, I didn't see the earlier bit or know about it. Why have MDMA still there, if he had said his bit? I don't like Brolly, that my prerogative. He craves attention. His stories are renowned for the I was talking to such and such and that was the magic formula for winning the AI.
I understand you are from Derry and have a different perspective or Loyalty. And good for you!

I'm no lover of Joe either and you are entitled to your opinion. It's the constant need for people to keep telling us all how much they don't like Brolly every time he pops up somewhere. Twitter is a classic case of that. And in this case, you went to YouTube and sat through 12 minutes of it letting it wreck your head. If he does that much turn it off or watch something else on YouTube. That's the bit I don't get!

Just watched Brolly and MDMA on Youtube.

12 minutes of an interview. Interview dominated by Brolly, All bar a couple of seconds given to MDMA.

Told a couple of stories about MDMA - With MDMA giving him the That's not what really happened Stare.

Then there was the touchy feely stuff during all of this with Brolly. MDMA a guest who ended up an audience member. You can see at the end MDMA is anxious to get the f*** out of there. Cringe!

So you didn't bother watching the 10/15 mins before that where Paddy was talking to Michael Darragh on his own and in particular about his families experience with organ donation. Brolly was brought on as a guest along side Michael Darragh after that interview. But sure why let facts get in the way of the fact you need to let the rest of us know how much you dislike Brolly.

It's laughable all the Loyalists / Unionists / Nolan falling over themselves to latch onto the one report that fits in with their narrative. They are so blind to the fact that NI has been run into the ground by themselves and the British. The report should have been framed with a different title - "Decades of funding required to correct the 100+ years of British/Unionist rule that impoverished the North?"

You men are some craic...you have Derry v Armagh in the final with Derry winning pulling up...

Armagh will be lucky to get out of Brewster Park next weekend and if they're lucky enough to win that they more than likely will play Down who always give Armagh their fill of it and if that match was in Newry i'd not be over confident going there with our record. Derry will have 2 really hard games to get to the final and as much as they're a great team I believe we have seen their full hand over the last while where other teams are not or have not been at full throttle yet or injured players due back. Derry are good but I still put Dublin and Kerry above them come July time and Ulster teams may well catch them on the hop too, they're not as good as everyone is making them out to be...A couple of aging players with some miles in the legs and a great man marker for McGuigan can go a long way to beating them.

Another cliché, showing their hand because they played well. Did Dublin show their hand when they beat Kerry by 10 points. I've heard people say Dublin aren't fully at it yet but the week before people were going to hand them Sam in March. As for aging players, i'd argue our age profile is very good. McKaigue obviously is old but he looks in great form this season. Rogers, McKinless and McFaul around 29 and the rest of the team are all early to mid 20s.

Derry are practically full strength and are doing well, my point being Dublin had 4-5 players still to come back into that team and Cluxton will find his man 99/100 for certain possession. Dublin will only get stronger. Kerry will improve too come late summer so that was my thinking from my earlier comment. Derry are the best team in Ulster from my eye test but are beatable and being in the tough side of the draw it could have an effect on them, only takes a suspension and an injury or two to do the damage.
Armagh will not win the All-Ireland but they can bloody someones nose on the way and can win Ulster if their luck is in.
If i'm ranking Ulster teams i have...
1) - Derry
2) - Armagh
2) - Tyrone
2) - Monaghan
2) - Donegal
6) - Cavan
7) - Down
- Fermanagh
9) - Antrim

Armagh, Tyrone, Monaghan and Donegal are all similar levels and capable of beating each other and if it falls right for them on the day with some luck can beat Derry too. If i'm honest Antrim are 9th but Cavan, Fermanagh and Down are similar level too but that level is below the level  of the quartet mentioned.

Its a fair point that Dublin have 4 or 5 players to come back in,
But I am wondering about the 4 or 5 players that had a bad game on Sunday and need replacing?
From what I observed half or more of that 4 or 5 might well be the more established players.

The year is 2165 and Stephen Cluxton is about to win his 100th All Ireland aged 182!!

Is there something to be said for both teams holding their cards close to their chest for the Championship and playing fairly shite on purpose??!!

I don't see what is to be gained from that. From an outside perspective looking in Armagh should have been all out to win the Division 2 final on Sunday, especially given the side of the draw they are on in Ulster. Yes, it may only have been the "owl" league but IMO Armagh needs to start winning something to help kickstart that bit of belief and get into winning habits. If that starts with the Div 2 final then why not start there?

Change the calendar to allow one replay ffs. If it means teams playing 3 weeks in a row so be it. If its still level after extra time in a replay then ok penalties are fair enough or else next score wins.

Which match or weekend in the next few months would you like to change to allow this one replay?

Wouldn't matter what was done, boys would find something to gripe about.