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Noamh Pol CLG, is the much vaunted underage set-up that you reffer to the same one that during 2007 seen your U-8s not get a single game, your U-10s withdraw from 3 of the 6 East Down Blitz's and play in only one tournament, your U-12s also only have 1 tournament appearance and the U-16s and minors fail to fulfill their league fixtures.
The club is progressing fair enough but you should carefully limit your usage of those rose tinted glasses.






Indeed, come down to McNamee park on Sunday Mornings from February and see what I'm taking about.  Over 130 kids from age 8-14 training with qualified coaches and senior footballers...Not to many in this county have the pool of kids that we are now moulding.  Over the next 5 years we will begin the see the fruits of this, our current U-14s are the first of the crop since we began the programme and they went undeafeted this year.  Don't you worry about us, Bredagh, Carryduff and ourselves have by far the biggest populated parishes in the County, and there will be a shift in power in the next 10 years, Bredagh have taken the first steps and we will be next   

« Last Edit: January 18, 2008, 08:13:46 PM by Naomh Pol CLG » 

Naomh Pol CLG I'm don't know how to achieve the boxed quote function on the board but I'm keen to contine our wee conversation from Friday.
I'm not denying that your club is progessing and that significant efforts are being made with underage structures, but response again underlines the rose-tinted view you have of this work. 130 kids training on McNamee park on a Sunday morning I think you'll find the numbers peaked at about 80.
If people with a more realistic view (than yourself) of the work that needs to be achieved are overseeing the club's development programme then there may be a chance of devlivering on some of the promise, but you would do well to remember that your club is coming from a lowly position and that whilst all success is relevant it might be prudent for some of this improvement to be tangible before you go announcing a St. Paul's takeover to the whole county.

Noamh Pol CLG, is the much vaunted underage set-up that you reffer to the same one that during 2007 seen your U-8s not get a single game, your U-10s withdraw from 3 of the 6 East Down Blitz's and play in only one tournament, your U-12s also only have 1 tournament appearance and the U-16s and minors fail to fulfill their league fixtures.
The club is progressing fair enough but you should carefully limit your usage of those rose tinted glasses.

On the point of whether you should load an team in early NFL games with new or squad players, I think that the best policy is to always ensure that there is an established senior player on each line on the team (as a minimum), helping to maintain the shape and balance of the team and to give the newer players the best chance to bed-in and play to their potential. For that reason I would want to change the full-back line propossed by some posters as it is made up of 3 first season players. I think that Conor Gormley should begin the season at 3 and that the younger players such as C McCarron, D McCaul, PJ Quinn And Swift should be tried around him.

In midfield I would like to see Enda McGinley get a few games to try and establish a partnership with either Cavanagh. It's worrying that some posters are alluding to Sean being an early absentee, why is this?

Up front although it's painful to watch fumble around at times during early season games he needs to be played regularly to help him gain the fitness and sharpness needed for the championship as Mugsy at his peak will be vital particularly with the concerns surrounding Stevie.

My 15 for the Kildare match would be

1. Pascal

2. C McCarron 3. C Gormley 4. D McCaul

5. D Harte 6. Ricey or D Carlin 7. P Jordan

8. E McGinley 9. Sean or Colm Cavanagh

10. T McGuigan 11. R Mulgrew 12. R Mellon

13. C Mc Cullough 14. Colm Cavanagh or Shaun ONeill 15. Mugsy

Mix the old with the new

I think it was simply a case that Holmes was sent on to quieten young Cavanagh who was allowed the run of the park in the 1st half. Cavanagh inexperience left him unable to deal sensibly with the close attention. A case of an old head, cancelling out young legs

Snowing again in Belfast, cue the early onset of the rush hour home that will clog up all the roads again just like this morning

New Afgan delicacy, "American President Kebab"

Passedit, I have voted as option 1

As you say it is difficult to square the circle on that particular option but as a non-committee member of my club I had no opportunity to register my opinion re paying expenses to the manager. If I had I would have spoken against the paying of expenses, as I see it against the ethos of the association, I would sopport the opinion you expressed at the start of the thread in that managers of a team (club or county) should have to meet the same eligibility criteria as the players.

 "McGeeney finds £1.37 in backseat of car" - GPA will look anywhere in search for spare change to make up the grants money

The Mitchels website claims that Drumgath won their appeal  on Tuesday night against being involved in the play-offs on.
Does anyone have any further info?

In the Irish News today that the Down Hearing Committee will tonight hear Drumgath's appeal against the CCC's ruling on their failure to take part in the Div 3 Relegation Play-offs.

I wonder how many days/weeks/months it will take for them to make official communication of the outcome to the three clubs involved in this wee mess?

As today is national poetry a  wee memory from 2003


WHEN PETER MET SAM

No, this is not a romantic comedy, definitely no fake orgasm scene here.
Simply a story of aspiration, determination and effort,
Ordinary people facing their ultimate challenge.
A cast of thousands, over a time-scale of innumerable years,
Will Peter ever meet Sam?

The colour, the flags and bunting,
As a warm-up act we painted sheep and dressed statues.
What will happen on the day? All of a sudden everybody is an expert.
Roll on the big day, 'til then we will dream,
We all dream that Peter will meet Sam!

The day of destiny has arrived,
A mass migration south.
Glimpses of an Orange Santa and a Paisley look-alike, in a sea of painted faces. 
Anxiety riddled people hiding behind masks of false smiles and bravado.
Maybe, just maybe, Peter might meet Sam!

The action has started, the tension unbearable.
We can't bear to watch, but feel we can't, not watch
A classic encounter, the irresistible force V's the immovable object.
Please let it be over! Please let it be over! PLEASE GOD LET IT BE OVER!
Oh God! Maybe it won't happen; maybe Peter isn't going to meet Sam.

I can see it now; I'm standing nearby on hallowed ground,
They're both there, but not alone.
It has finally happened, but for them it's not a private scene.
As they embrace, we watch on in our thousands.
It has really happened, Peter has met Sam

He describes the moment, how it feels, what it means, all the while smiling at Sam.
As he smiles we smile, we share the emotion as he fights back a tear.
As we clap and cheer, our minds wander to memories of heartbreak and false dawns.
Although at times lost in our own emotions, there is an overwhelming sense of unity,
That day, when Peter finally met Sam, We all met Sam!

Next day in Omagh, they're still together, entwined in each others arms
We laugh and sing and chant their names
Banished forever now the jagged memories of Kerry and Dublin, Meath and Sligo
Replaced with images of success, celebration, unbreakable smiles and homecomings.
I for one will never forget the day, when Peter met Sam.

Got 2 seperate deliveries from Guiness yesterday the pack and an additional seperate voucher for 2 further cans.

Snappiered, Damien Jordan transferred to Coalisland at the start of this year, he played no football at all for the 2 years immediately before that.

Thaddeus Turbett - Outstanding Tyrone goalkeeper of the 50s/60s

Div 3 Relagation Play-Off

St Paul's beat Mitchels 3-15 to 3-08

Naomh Pol Abu