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July: Mundy
http://youtube.com/watch?v=H8J9gftIVR8

I cant believe i'm not gonna stick the boot into tyrone, but anyway...

That judge is a complete arsehole. I've seen numerous reports of him talking tripe and having to apologise. He seems like an idiot always looking for column inches, its just unfortunate hes in a position to get them. Always trying to be controversial. And hes clearly thick too - hes generalising and giving out about intelligence when hes representing a legal system that summonsed the wrong person, and is now going to make her pay to bail herself out for an offence she didn't commit??? Talk about living in a glasshouse!! He also gave out to her for shaking her head when she heard that a different court had to dismiss her, accusing her of disrespect. She showed remarkable patience imo. He should be given the road, the key to any justice system is that people have faith in it, how could you have faith in anything this idiot represents.

I'm surprised if anyone on here thought the races would be called off. As seen from these messages, fatalities are a large part of road-racing - the NW organisers would be well aware that there is every likelihood of a fatality each year. If these events were called off when someone dies there would be no need to ban them, everyone would be that pissed off at never getting to watch/participate, they'd take up another sport.

Another thing, I was wondering if the reluctance to place restrictions or ban road racing in the north at least, would have anything to do with the fact that its a feather in the cap of 'norn irn' - any protests would be mainly from one side of the community, and it could become quite the political hot potato. I'm not trying to introduce a political agenda, it was just something I was thinking about why there is never much mention of whether or not it should be banned in the wider media, while on forums like these its the main issue.
Btw, I've been to the nw and other road races quite a few times, would have had messed about on bikes etc, and can understand both sides to an extent. What I can't understand is knowing how much anguish and worry you are causing those closest to you, and doing it anyway. In that sport, you have no control over too many elements. Another poster was questioning roberts age, but at 48 experience would have made him lower risk. What he couldn't control was his bike seizing, in the same way the other rider couldn't control the fact that a bike seized in front of him and he had nowhere to go but into it.

In danger of slipping off the front again! Does anyone know when the next round of league fixtures is? I'm presuming theres none now til after the fermanagh match. Any comments on the games so far? Whos looking good?

Thats brutal, RIP indeed.

The debate does come up often, but its worthwhile. The main issue seems to be how much do you protect people from themselves. It must be absolutely terrifying to be close to someone who competes - the sport is on the edge all the time. I don't think I could put those close to me in that situation regularly, especially when you're seeing the heartbreak so often. But then for those riders its their whole life...

May he rest in peace if that news is true. 

Can someone clear the 'bonus' thing up. I was assuming that there could only be 1 bonus pick each week, from above this is clearly wrong. Is it as many as you want?

Rangers fans fighting with each other, riot police, and stabbing russian fans. Showing themselves up just a bit. Disgusting. What do you do with fans like that?

Was Andrew Moohan not Dom's folly? Dom brought him into the panel (I think!!), he knew him from his days at st micks. Imo, moohan himself got badly treated over all that. He was certainly a decent footballer, but I think a lot of people just seen him come from apparently nowhere to a starting county place. With public opinion against him, once he played poorly he was never going to be afforded a second chance.

Looks good aright - great idea, this is the kind of promotion hurling and football needs. It seems kinda like a mixture with lacrosse - you can only catch it on the hurley, and you 'flip' the ball rather than strike it, but its a great way to get people into the game. I've always thought thats where gaa is held back compared to soccer - it could do with a version that a few lads can mess about at in the park, and newcomers can easily pick up, in the same way that soccer is so easily adapted to any situtation.

Just seen this on county page of Hoganstand, it has to go in the write off. Looked everywhere but couldnt see a name (or an age), so we'll just call it 'anon'. Btw, my eyes started to bleed so I couldn't finish it, but the first paragraph was enough to demonstrate its quality...


Ulster Senior Hurling Championship - 2008
Round 1
Fermanagh, 2 gls. 7 pts; Tyrone, 1 gl. 11 pts.
Played at Emmett Park, Lisnaskea,
Sunday 11 May, 2008.

In a gross error of refereeing misjudgement in this games eighteenth minute by the Cavan whistleblower Brendan Sweeney enabled this matches visitors Tyrone to increase their modest lead by a further point from 1 goal 2 points to 1 goal 3 points to Fermanagh's 1 goal 1 point. The far from muted protests didn't come from the expected Fermanagh players or side line management but from the Tyrone manager and his mentors.  Though this games hosts Fermanagh brought the match to draw shortly before half time it was always an uphill battle for the Ernesiders who never gained the scoring initiative for the rest of the match. With the red carding of Tyrone left half back Leigh Moore in the games twenty ninth minute the Fermanagh lads were handed a gift wrapped opportunity to go ahead on scores but however this was not availed off and the Ernesiders spurned the history making opportunity to compete and win since 1945, when Fermanagh last took part in an Ulster Senior Hurling Championship. 

For most the Ernesiders team and subs have two days to sort out their  bruised limbs and heads for this coming Tuesday 13 May, 2008 both Lisbellaw and Lisnaskea senior hurlers return to play in the Armagh Senior Hurling League of 2008 Round 5, Round 5 of these prestigious competition. Both fixtures are away, with St Patrick's being hosted by Naomh Moninna's, Dundalk.  Fermanagh's other senior hurling club the Emmett's have also an away fixture, they are travelling to Killeavey St Moninna's grounds in south Armagh on the same evening.

The Match - the first half.

Barely had this history making Ulster Senior Ulster Hurling Champion clash between the games hosts Fermanagh and their near neighbouring visitors Tyrone got under way when they Red Hands left full forward Paddy Devine fired in a perfect passed for full forward John Kerr banged his and his sides only goal of this game. A few minutes later Tyrone went further ahead with when the Red Hands were awarded a close in free, which their centre half back Peader McMahon tipped the slithor over the hosts cross to register his, Tyrone's and the games first point.  The Fermanagh hurling hosts then went into a period of absorbing prolonged and well coordinated Red Hand attacks.  Suddenly the Ernesiders busts out of this stranglehold and flew downfield man and ball.  Then a tactically delivered pucked was grabbed by the Fermanagh Sean Corrigan unselfishly who finding a rare gap in the Tyrone defence fed Erneside right half forward Andrew Breslin, who banged home his sides first score a brilliant taken first goal.  This relatively low scoring points game witnessed a second white flag raising exercise, when left full forward Paddy Devine clipped over second Tyrone point and from play.  Due Fermanagh's renewed  pressure, which first the Red Hand's into conceding a close in free, which was majestically by their free taking scoring icon Ryan Bogue, who effortlessly and accurately fired over his and sides first point to bring the games end of first quarter as Fermanagh, 1 goal 1 pt, Tyrone, 1 goal 3 points. However a few minutes later the tenacious Tyrone attack struck back and registered their third point, When their right half forward David Lavery pucked over for the Red Hand's fourth point.  With less ten minutes to the games interval Fermanagh suddenly came alight and stepped up a gears, when we witnessed them forcing their visitors into conceding three score able frees.  First up to the scoring plate came the effervescent Ryan Bogue, who drove over a might puck from closed to mid-field to narrow the scoring difference with their near neighbours.  Two minutes the latter player pucked over his second and his side's third point and again from a free.  With less then two minutes to half time and the Ernesiders being award yet another free but from mid-filed, which nevertheless was clinically despatched over the Red Hand crossbar to create the games only draw of 1 goal 4 points for each team.  Fermanagh then had seemly more good fortune when Tyrone's Leigh Moore was flashed a second yellow card and the all important red variety to have his side reduced to fourteen men.  However the more ambitious Tyrone had this games last score of the first half, when Peader McMahon pucked over his second and his side's fifth point from play. 

Half time scores.
Fermanagh, 1gls. 4 pts; Tyrone, 1 gl. 5  pts.

Tyrone Stick to Tasks

Duffy On Fermanagh.

When the game resumed Fermanagh had made one important personal change on John Duffy and off went Barry Smyth.  Time would tell whether that was great move or otherwise.  As in this opening half it was the more ambitious who struck first with two quick from firstly Paddy Devine who clipped over a well taken point from play. Two minutes later his team mate Connor Gallagher in almost carbon pucked his side's seventh point from play. However the far from weakened Fermanagh attack renewed serious interest in scoring, and then on the second half's thirteenth minute were awarded a mid-field free, which their iconic talisman Jason McManus unhesitatingly drove over for Fermanagh's seventh score and sixth point.   With the games fourth and final quarter closely looming on the scoring horizon and the matches score board now reading Fermanagh, 1 goal 6 points to Tyrone's 1 goal 7 points it was looking that not alone would the Ernesiders catch up with their Red Hand opponents but perhaps overwhelming in the scoring stakes.  However the omens were not favouring the hosts for the Tyrone side on the closing half's twenty and twenty first minutes now  fired over two points from their soon to be man of the match Connor Gallagher.  Recognising the importance of the accassion the Fermanagh side massively stepped up their attacks on their opposition defences and were instantly rewarded when they Ernesiders were awarded a close in free, which was again allocated to their scoring free taking genius Ryan Bogue with that important point brought the games very late score line to 1 goal 7 points for Fermanagh to 1 goal 9 points for the marginally I n front Tyrone side.  There was despite less than five minutes to full there was all to play. But yet again it was the Red Hands that raced up to the scoring plate, when Connor Gallagher fired over his side's tenth point.  In response to this the Fermanagh team management brought on substitute Dermott Curran, who no sooner was he on the field of play and went and score a goal.  Fermanagh players, management and supporters were ecstatic were joy.  But alas the Cavan referee disallowed the scores as a square ball.  The Breffini whistler was not doing as any favours large or small. The games second last score a well taken eleventh point by Connor Gallagher was fortunate for the scorer was  ot disallowed or disputed by their Erne side opponents.  For it brought the games scoreboard to flash up Fermanagh, 1 goal 7 points to 1 goal 11 points for the Tyrone visitors.  However it was blooded but unbowed Fermanagh lads who struck last, when their left full forward Sean Corrigan disposed Red Hand full back Mark Winters to then bang the slithor into the latter's net.  Though the last score had an immediate morale boosting effort on players, team management and spectators it was too little to late.  For a minute later whilst the determined Fermanagh side were attacking the games referee blew full time on a game which had both agony and ecstasy and Ernesiders hurling history pages could be begin to written.

Final Scores

Fermanagh, 2 gls. 7 pts; Tyrone, 1 gl. 11 pts.

Gallagher only tied with the record - he got 3-9 to level with someone (I think it was a dub) who scored 5-3 (clearly quality defending) back in the day.

That would be very bad news about shane lyons, but haven't heard anything. Wouldn't like to see frog back there, he'd likely be on a yellow card after 5 min, and you'd be terrified for the rest of the game. Paddy Mohan is good in the air, he'd suit the game rightly, but the danger is gonna someone sneaking in for a goal from a break- the cornerbacks will have to be on their toes. Should be a cracking game though, I think the two teams are more evenly matched this yr than any other in recent memory. Btw, I rem the time fermanagh last lost to monaghan in brewster, no coinicidence that (I think I'm right in saying) it was the only time they were favourites to win. Neither team suits that particular moniker well...

I just think youd be far better buying a speedboat. I used to think jetskis were great, but once you spend any time on them you realise theres not that much to do. You open them out, do a few donuts, soak your mates and thats it - all done in 15 min. You cant even race, cos its just about the fastest jetski - its like having a motorbike on a motorway. With a boat you'll be straight into waterskiing/wakeboarding, and then in no time at all you'll be like the rest of us and resent jetskiiers cos the only way they can get any thrills is to follow your boat and jump the wake it makes (thus nearly running over the person you are pulling). 

illdecide is right. You'll get bored in no time, even if there are a few of youse have them. Is it for the sea or lakes mainly? If lakes, get a speedboat and a set of skis/wakeboard, far better craic, and you can fill the boat too. Its a great way to spend the summer days...

Went parachuting, the instructor let me take up my camera, got a few unique ones. Mebbe only good if you're in them, but sure anyway... Was hoping to catch a few boys filling the togs, but unfortunately everyone was in hard man mode (except possibly me, but I was taking the pics  )

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