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Brighton unlucky they didn't get a draw out of that game, they are so well organized under Chris Hughton and he has to be on ROI radar down the line.  As for United 10 home games this season 10 wins, 28 goals scored and just 2 conceded fairly decent record there.

Was at the game on Saturday and Utd were blessed to get the win. Still can't figure out what system or plan they are trying to play. Pogba disappears for 10/1145 spells and then produces a couple of great passes, Mata floated around a bit, Rashford anonymous bar two runs, Ashley Young was probably the best on view in terms of influencing the game and Lukaku got more frustrated the longer the game went on.
Think he'll park the bus against City in a couple of weeks and frustrate them.

Impressed with Brighton alright neat and tidy in possession, quick counters and if Murray was a yard faster they'd be a real threat in front of goal.

Still second place after a third of the season so not to be sniffed at

I don't think changing the manager will make much difference Declan, though MON is a proud man and he may not be keen to continue

Probably wouldn't make a huge difference aright but it'll be interesting to see what happens now.

Yes Dinny, there is now a defined pathway, through the LoI clubs - there's been an u19 and u17 league in place for a full season; there's an u15 league underway, and plans in a few years for the development of an u13 league too.  Obviously, the big Dublin clubs that have a vested interest (monetarily) in acting as feeders for clubs in the UK don't like this PDP and are trying to scupper at every opportunity.  Grassroots clubs are encouraged to develop links with their closest LoI club and work with them to develop their 'better' players.  I don't think we will see immediate results, but I think it is the right way to go, that is strengthening the local game, rather than sending all the kids overseas at an early stage in their development.

You know you're preaching to the converted with me on this one BB

My understanding (and experience) is that the better grassroots clubs are going for it full-throttle - progressive clubs have been crying out for it, really.  I'm going back to do one of the new courses myself in the coming months, so I'll have a better idea of where coaching is going. 

I think the new approach is very different to the Kerr curriculum, but Kerr was an excellent coach and a good man-manager.  A man (and a manager) in a million, but the type of development coach we need to be bringing through. 

The Dutch will come again - they are far too reliant on aging coaches and aging systems as it stands.  They'll be back, because they're smart.

Agreed re PDP and the long term vision - future is not that bad. Last night was a bad one - memories of Eoin Hand's last game in charge against Denmark come to mind and we all know what happened after that

From what I hear DOB has already agreed to MON staying on and deal is done

Scary stuff


Doctors reveal tragic NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who died aged 27, suffered most severe case of brain disease 'ever'

Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots star who took his life while serving a life sentence for murder, suffered from the most severe case of CTE ever discovered in a person his age, medical researchers have declared.

The damage found in the 27-year-old would significantly affect his decision-making, judgment and cognitive functions, researchers from Boston University revealed.

Hernandez was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE when he killed himself, a post-mortem stated earlier this year.

Hernandez, who played three seasons in the NFL, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Odin Lloyd by a court in Massachusetts in 2015, a verdict which carries the mandatory penalty of life with no prospect of parole.

He was discovered dead in his cell in April this year, his death ruled as suicide, just days after being acquitted of two other murders in 2012.

Aaron Hernandez wearing a suit and tie looking at the camera: Credits: Boston Globe© Provided by Trinity Mirror Shared Services Limited Credits: Boston Globe 
His brain has been studied by neuropathologist Dr Ann McKee, whose research led the NFL to last year acknowledge the link between the sport and CTE.

McKee believes Hernandez's brain is "one of the most significant contributions to our work."

Her diagnosis found that Hernandez had Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - which researchers had never before seen in a brain younger than 46 years old.

"In this age group, he's clearly at the severe end of the spectrum," McKee said. "There is a concern that we're seeing accelerated disease in young athletes.

"Whether or not that's because they're playing more aggressively or if they're starting at younger ages, we don't know.

"But we are seeing ravages of this disease, in this specific example, of a young person."
 
McKee could not say definitively whether his brain was representative of someone of a similar age who may have also played a similar amount of football. However, she made clear that she found the level of CTE suffered alarming.

Hernandez's brain was shown to have suffered significant damage to the frontal lobe, which impacts decision making, impulse control and the ability to moderate behaviour.

"We can't take the pathology and explain the behavior," McKee continued. "But we can say collectively, in our collective experience, that individuals with CTE, and CTE of this severity, have difficulty with impulse control, decision-making, inhibition of impulses for aggression, emotional volatility, rage behaviors. We know that collectively."

There were also large holes in other parts of the brain, while the hippocampus - which is integral to moving information from short-term memory to long-term memory - had shrunk.

"We've never seen this in our 468 brains, except in individuals some 20 years older," added McKee. "We're hoping this will advance medical science in a very significant way. This will really accelerate and advance our research going forward."

It was also acknowledged that Hernandez had a genetic marker that made him more vulnerable to certain brain diseases, and may have contributed to how quickly he developed CTE. "It may explain some of his susceptibility to this disease."

The findings released on Thursday will continue American Football's ongoing concussion crisis.

Hernandez was seen as one of the game's brightest young hopes when the Patriots handed him a seven-year $40million contract.

However, it is hoped that Hernandez's brain will lead to future breakthroughs and better understanding of CTE.

https://thebaffler.com/latest/the-usual-suspects-bacharach

Interesting Read

While all the other stuff is going on here's the real story of the election

http://www.gregpalast.com/set-hat-fire/#more-14296

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z00T8sYqG8k

From a policing POV,  an easy high profile score. Depends what way the wind is blowing in the higher echelons of power.

take the focus of the tracker scandal 

[didn't deny the allegations.]

Are you saying that he apologised for touching her....I cannot see how you can say that going by the story in the link.

George H.W. Bush apologizes for alleged groping incident
By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
  | 10/26/2017 07:28 AM EDT

Former President George H.W. Bush apologized through a spokesman Wednesday after an actress alleged that he had groped her years ago.

Heather Lind, who played Anna Strong in AMC's "Turn: Washington Spies," wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post that the former president had "sexually assaulted" her during a photo op in 2013.

"He touched me from behind from his wheelchair with his wife Barbara Bush by his side," she said. "He told me a dirty joke. And then, all the while being photographed, touched me again."

Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the former president and first lady, didn't deny the allegations.

"President Bush would never — under any circumstance — intentionally cause anyone distress, and he most sincerely apologizes if his attempt at humor offended Ms. Lind," McGrath said in a statement, according to The Washington Post.

Lind said Bush's security guard had told her she shouldn't stand next to the former president and recalled that "Barbara rolled her eyes as if to say 'not again.'"

She concluded her post with the hashtag "#metoo," a platform women have used to share their experience of sexual assault and harassment.

McGrath expanded on his initial statement later Wednesday, according to the Post.

"At age 93, President Bush has been confined to a wheelchair for roughly five years, so his arm falls on the lower waist of people with whom he takes pictures," McGrath said. "To try to put people at ease, the president routinely tells the same joke — and on occasion, he has patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner. Some have seen it as innocent; others clearly view it as inappropriate. To anyone he has offended, President Bush apologizes most sincerely."

Jordana Grolnick, another actress, made a similar accusation against Bush on Wednesday. Grolnick told Deadspin that she dismissed warnings from other actors that Bush had a reputation for groping women during pictures.

"I guess I was thinking: He's in a wheelchair. What harm could he do?" she said.

She added, however, that Bush came backstage during intermission for a photo op with the cast of a Maine production of "Hunchback of Notre Dame" in August 2016.

"We all circled around him and Barbara for a photo, and I was right next to him," she said. "He reached his right hand around to my behind, and as we smiled for the photo he asked the group, 'Do you want to know who my favorite magician is?' As I felt his hand dig into my flesh, he said, 'David Cop-a-Feel!'"

"Now that the #metoo movement has brought this all to light, I think I should have been a little more alarmed to be touched so inappropriately by a man who was once the leader of the free world," she continued. "He knows the power he has, and the reverence he deserves, even while sitting perhaps somewhat senile in a wheelchair. What I've come to realize is that if we tolerate these small comments and grazes from men on the street or former presidents, they might assume that it's ok with us, and they may take it as permission to do who-knows-what else."

The actress is 34. Bush was 90+ at the time of the alleged assault. Does she really think he sexually assaulted her, or is she looking for some publicity?

Define sexual assault - he touched her from behind she said and he apologized for doing it

Only one (Ewan Mackenna) has consistently addressed the issue that pumping GAA resources/Government resources into one county that already was in the most advantageous position could only have one logical conclusion; Domination.

Welcome back Ewan

As a matter if interest what would peoples opinions be on Cusack training a juvenile team in a club following this? Would you be happy for your child to be part of a team managed by him?

I wouldn't have a problem

The stuff around character references in the justice system is a strange one. I seem to remember Mickey Harte giving one as well to a sex offender?
That journal article is the best of read on the Humphries case 

I see the second captains lads have a podcast out discussing the outcome and the character references etc