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Seems to be a classic in the Derry championship. Just 1 score in the opening 20 minutes of Watty Grahams and slaughtneil.

South Africa would have beaten Ireland in the group stages had they a reliable kicker. Pollard is back now.
Playing the French instead of nz wouldn't have been any easier though

Terrible start last night to be 13 pts behind. The 2 kiwi's Aki and Gibson Park brought Ireland back into the game. Hugh turnover by Barret in the second half for what looked a certain try.
Argentina while they had a kinder draw, into their 3rd world cup semi

Kenny will be there until the end of the year. They can't afford to pay him off.
Season tickets gone up by 100e for 2024

I would throw out Israel anyway based on the fact the country isn't in f**king Europe

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan would be no loss either.

Italy have been in the Six Nations since 2000 and are as far away as ever from the top teams. They need to bring in a Promotion and relegation into it, and let a Country like Portugal or Georgia compete.

Yep. Let's replace a dog to kick with a cat to kick.

That'll help.

Yeah. I've a feeling it was a good bit more than 20 years from when they were let in before France became competitive in the old Five Nations. Now look at them.

Hardly the same thing. Rugby wasn't in a professional era.

Italy have been in the Six Nations since 2000 and are as far away as ever from the top teams. They need to bring in a Promotion and relegation into it, and let a Country like Portugal or Georgia compete.

Yep. Let's replace a dog to kick with a cat to kick.

That'll help.

Ah yeah. So just leave it be so. . Italy for the wodden spoon for another 20 odds years

The problem is that Italy aren't good enough.

The solution is NOT to replace them with worse again.

Obviously they aren't good enough that's why they are being discussed.

But either put it back to 5 Nations or give Portugal or Georgia 5 years to compete in it and then review it.

Italy have been in the Six Nations since 2000 and are as far away as ever from the top teams. They need to bring in a Promotion and relegation into it, and let a Country like Portugal or Georgia compete.

Yep. Let's replace a dog to kick with a cat to kick.

That'll help.

Yeah. I've a feeling it was a good bit more than 20 years from when they were let in before France became competitive in the old Five Nations. Now look at them.

Hardly the same thing. Rugby wasn't in a professional era.

Italy have been in the Six Nations since 2000 and are as far away as ever from the top teams. They need to bring in a Promotion and relegation into it, and let a Country like Portugal or Georgia compete.

Yep. Let's replace a dog to kick with a cat to kick.

That'll help.

Ah yeah. So just leave it be so. . Italy for the wodden spoon for another 20 odds years

Italy have been in the Six Nations since 2000 and are as far away as ever from the top teams. They need to bring in a Promotion and relegation into it, and let a Country like Portugal or Georgia compete.

That was some try from Japan against Argentina

It will get built. We will look like an even bigger basket case of a place if we can't sort out a stadium for a chance to host one of the world's major sporting events. The UK and Irish government will cough up the dosh, sure the GAA will likely increase their input  to quieten down the objectors. In hindsight the Maze stadium should have been built but the OWC fans objected and they are the ones moaning again. Maybe Windsor should have been redeveloped as a bigger stadium. 18000 always seemed ridiculously shortsighted

Would Northern Irel fill out above a 18k stadium ?Playing in half full stadiums looks doesn't look a good spectacle.

Gallagher obviously did wonders for Derry on a football level but that and not giving Conor Glass / Ethan Doherty rests after Glen's run were mistakes IMO. Harte wouldn't do that I would think.

Gallagher was always flogging players. Part of the reason him and McGuiness fell out. He wanted the older players back very early. Then when he became Donegal manager it was the same.

I see Cahair O Kane tweeting that Tyrone is the only county in the Country that has knockout on the club championship this year

Knockout is the only way.

The only way to run a club championship
Long may it continue

An outdated way. Training from January for potentially one championship game

I see Cahair O Kane tweeting that Tyrone is the only county in the Country that has knockout on the club championship this year

Knockout is the only way.

Was a backdoor or group stage ever tried in Tyrone?

Tyrone won All Ireland titles in 05 and 08 through the backdoor.

I see Cahair O Kane tweeting that Tyrone is the only county in the Country that has knockout on the club championship this year

Some of the backroom were there already so it's not all totally new. James Burke ex Mayo coach was there this year. Andre Quinn been with Cavan for the past few years in a full time position head of Athletic .
Gary Rogers worked with Cavan before for 2 years.

Murray is from Cavan orginally.

Jason Reilly and Michael McDermott were the other candidates from Cavan. McDermott pulled out early in the week.
Raymond Galligan has a good backroom team which probably swayed it.