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[I go through 6 roundabouts and 2 sets of traffic lights everyday]

I'm not on here to defend cyclists but lads use a we bit of your wit, if a motorist starts doing donuts on a road or causes a serious crash from driving like a dick you don't start shouting ban all motorists. In cycling there obviously are some dicks about and deserve a boot up the hole but you can't just say ban all cyclists because there are a few morons out there.

I get what you're saying.

But motorcyclists are generally the most cautious people on our roads. Their movements are usually so deliberate. Car drivers meanwhile  tend to give more room to white van drivers, who in turn give more room to bus drivers, who in turn give more room to HGV drivers. This chain is completely natural, as an increased chance of getting crushed to death, usually evokes greater caution.

For some reason, cyclists seem unwilling / unable / immune towards accepting their place on this food chain. Usually citing some bullshit about being here before cars, they'll ride where they want, when they want, and are determined that it's everyone else's responsibility to look out for them.

It takes a particularly selfish and insular personality trait to behave like on public roads. Hence, people who are drawn to cycling on roads are, by and large, c***ts.

I don't cycle, and Ill admit that on occasion I have cracked up with them, but this post here is ridiculous.  I would hazard a guess and say the proportion of drivers that behave irresponsibly on the roads is a lot higher than cyclists.  I go through 6 roundabouts and 2 sets of traffic lights everyday to and from work, and its no far stretch to say every other car, or at least every third car the driver is doing something on their mobile phone at these points.  This seems to have got a lot worse in the last year or two.  No matter how much a cyclist might be acting the c**t. 99 times out of 100, with a bit of care from the driver, the chances of an accident can be completely avoided or greatly reduced, and will make all of 30secs a difference to your journey time.

Most of the time I see cyclists going through traffic lights irrespective of the colour, maybe a bit more care from the cyclist could be forthcoming, everyone else who uses the road can get banned for careless, irresponsible actions, are cyclists totally immune, they certainly cycle like they are and couldn't give a flying one about any road user from my experiences.

Its better than nothing I suppose. What's the chances of the soldier doing any time behind bars?

I would guess absolutely no chance.

If u caught on video striking a player you hardly a leg to stand on! Punishment should be doubled for wasting peoples time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQFCW1QeUcY  Sometimes people just get off!

Do you know why he got off? Go on, enlighten us.

Mistaken identity?

Yeah he thought he was taking the head of Tony instead!

[Watson]

I believe both of these fellas (Watson and Taggart) are quite decent guys, but to go five years on your twitter feed commenting about every single sport apart from the most popular one in your region, speaks volumes.  Ulster final, 30000 supporters, but warrants nothing, no comment, not even a mention from the two main sports reporters for the main broadcasting unit in the region.  All Ireland final - 87000 supporters on the biggest sporting days in the calendar of this island and not even a murmur from either of them.  If you check the GAA BBC reporters, their twitter feed is much more representative and inclusive. 

This in a nutshell sums up the entirety of the BBCNI Sport attitude to the GAA. 

Passive aggression all the way.

Watson is a pretentious p***k, if there was a GAA match in Augusta he would report on it with an all expenses paid trip.

Soldier to face prosecution over death of Aidan McAnespie.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2018/0619/971600-aidan-mcanespie/?utm_source=xtremepush&utm_medium=webpush&utm_campaign=British+soldier+to+face+manslaughter+charge+over+death+of+Aidan+McAnespie+in+1988+%28xtremepush+%233134893%29&utm_term=notification+%2374640738_105993146&utm_content=A

If u caught on video striking a player you hardly a leg to stand on! Punishment should be doubled for wasting peoples time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQFCW1QeUcY  Sometimes people just get off!

So Armagh are appealing all 10 suspensions. Ffs, the GAA disciplinary procedures are utterly useless. Does the Armagh Co Board really believe that not one Armagh player deserves a suspension? Like I said before, a newly rewritten rule book is needed so loopholes are eliminated and decisions are more water tight. I'd double suspensions if appeals are unsuccessful.

No doubt those posters falling over themselves to condemn Tyrone's appeal last week will be doing the same again here??

The fact is there is an appeals process, Tyrone's appeal was utterly pathetic and petty, I am sure some of the Armagh appeals are based on genuine belief that there was no infraction of the rules, appealing all 10 is also pathetic, as I said before and someone else alluded to if you appeal and are unsuccessful the county board should get a huge fine for each appeal that fails.

Rossfan took the ball and ran home because it didn't go his way.

agree total apathy in both counties, won`t be travelling as just can`t seem to muster the enthusiasm, its simply prolonging the inevitable hammering somewhere down the line if Armagh win.

Unfortunately whatever the result the same system / management will be in place next year where it will be straight back to division 3 and another short summer. To be honest I think Sligo will win this one, hopefully they do and put Armagh out of there misery.

Is the apathy of these two counties such that no one gives a flying one about this?

I would love Armagh to go on and win.

I won't be one of those stopping off at Clones on the way back from Clones but I will be there at both matches. I'll be there with my kids. Winning in adversity is a great lesson for kids.

My worry (got in trouble before for expressing my worries on this site) is that we go about this the wrong way. There should be no appeals for the guilty. No technicalities. Take your punishment.

Been confronted today with a bit of the usual shite about going to toe-to-toe, standing up for yourself, fighting back, you come here to box we will box etc etc. Utter dung.

Our game today is ridden with cowardice. Massed defences, lateral passing, playing for frees, constant appeals. All cowardice.

Taking your punishment, risk taking, an emphasis on skill and personal responsibility that is real bravery. Real manning up.

When a dick head hits you, hitting back doesn't make you better.

When some meathead tries to intimidate you and you have the force of character to keep your head high and take risks and display skill - that is real manliness

The future of our games relies on the bravery of coaches, disciplinary councils and rule makers as much as the bravery of players

Unfortunately as in life, the only person who believes he is the bigger man is the man who walked away, the perpetrator feels he has won and will continue with his thuggish action against the victim or new victims, the bystander / spectator will feel the same.  Sometimes you just have to stand up for yourself, if you don't who will?  In the case of GAA matches Croke Park has time and time again showed a complete ineptitude for dealing with thuggery on the field of play and send out mixed messages with rescinding bans etc.  My genuine worry is that such ineptitude by officials will lead to a serious injury or worse in the near future.  The game is football, if you physically strike a person with your fist, foot or head in my eyes you shouldn't be playing football and should be given a minimum 8 week / 8 game ban, this should be imposed right down the underage grades which from my experience such thuggery is par of the course at matches.   if a county board appeals and is unsuccessful, fine them 20,000 euros per appeal for wasting everyones time.