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1. Why your user name
I've been known to have an ability to catch a sliotar fairly well
2. Favourite all time game
Munster FInal '04 Waterford v Cork
3. Favourite all time player from your county
Darren Fay
4. Favourite other poster on gaaboard.com.
Ah sure most of ye are grand
5. Things you'd like to see change on the site.
Im not a big fan of the club hurling/football threads
6. Player from another county you admire.
Eoin Kelly, Gooch, C McD
7. Dual players. Should they be allowed do both (why/ why not)
Yes, because I play both myself, its like chosing between children!
8. Dublin Hurling, IS there hope? *question for dubs
9. Best Moment of the year?
Watch C McD play
10. Worst moment of the year?
Us giving Mattie Forde acres of space in Croker
11. Breasts or bum?
Bum
12. Breaking ball or park live?
Park Live
13. (Situation) Cork v Meath (if from Meath Cavan V Dublin) in an All-ireland final. You have to shout for one or your head will explode. What do you do? *question for dubs
From Meath so- Cavan
14. DJ Or Eoin Kelly
Defo Eoin Kelly
15. What  your own county needs to do to win Sam next year?
A half forward line
16. How do you stop (legally, Meath lads) Kieran Donaghy
Sean Marty Lockard
17. Hopes for 2007.
Beat the Dubs!
18. Who will win Sam in 2007.
Armagh
19. Who will win Liam in 2007.
Stick my head out for Galway
20. Your Gaaboard resolution for 2007.
not to get involved in bickering

Grainne Seoige's way of moving her lips when she says an 's'

A film interrupted for the news on TV

My god a 15m version of it would be torture. At least with the 20m you can get going a bit to make up for the time it takes to turn but with 15m you would be stopping, accelerating, stopping accelerating

THey are a killer though, it is the stopping, turning and trying to get up to speed that is the real killer - deep burn in the thighs!

Different versions of the tape, some go to level 20 and some go to 16 I think.
WHen we were doing it, our trainer told us that Roy Keane was the only soccer player to finish to the end.

I find the defending of the GPA quite alarming here. Where were you guys when I pointed out in the immediate aftermath of the second test this year (and last year) that the so-called champions of player welfare were so silent about "their members" being physically attacked on the field? The GPA didn't care more about Graham Geraghty ending up in hospital than they crave professionalism. QED. The GPA have consistently lied about this matter. They are ONLY about pay for play and I will vehemently oppose them and it while I am living and breathing.

Why don't we form a GAA officials association and go on strike ourselves? Many of us put in incredible amounts of time and effort for much less reward than even an average county player. The reason why is we love the games. Maybe Desmond and the shop steward should try to remember that.

My candidate for post of the week.
BTW I would like to see the series continue, so that is not the reason for my agreement.

I agree to a point, but that becomes damaging in the end if you have to focus so much effort on them whilst neglecting the rest of the panels needs. (a bit like focusing all your time on your favourite child)

Unfotunately sometimes you have to pay more attention to some rather than others, although if it is to such an extend to damage the rest of the panel, so that they think young Micky is getting an easy ride and they end up losing respect for the managment, then yes, it shouldnt be done.BTW - surely you dont have a favourite child   

I think most of the important information a manger would lay out to his players should not be open to vast interpretation. Most players can see another player swinging the lead and when that happens a manager whould be dealing with this asap so that the rest of the panel see that the manager is on the ball and will not allow it to happen. If he tries to deal with it in as positive a way as possible and the player doesn't respond in the right way then the manager has no choice. He has tried to get the best out of that player but at the end of the day it is the player who really makes the managers decision for him.

Again I would half agree. SOme just wait for a little thing to have a strop over. However there are players who just want a bit of attention, maybe a phonecall to massage their ego, something to replace what was happening to them as a child protege like you said.

We're close on this one skull, and a reconsiliation may be closer than we think

I agree with sticking to your principles but you cannot just say to a group of lads what is going to happen, and let them deal with it themselves. Some poeple are always going to take it differently to others. It is important to understand and look after tempermental players, it is not an ideal situation but thats what has to be done to get the best out of players.

Any Era that has Eoin Kelly and Shefflin in it is head and shoulders above the rest.

Once he is a member of a club I think he can be selected for the county.
I wonder is this an isolated incident or does this happen to him a lot. He seems very committed to me. A mark of a good manager is to be able to handle all types of players.

I suppose we are all treating the rumours that he was quitting as crap? Twas in the Herald there on tuesday, citing the fact that mount sion did not bring him on despite being behind. He said 8 years with the club and 7 with the county and 'was it worth the hassle'.

Some dodgy suggestions so far! Here's my tuppence
Have a 'psych up' playlist on the zen - some of the good ones.
Audiosalve - show me how to live
Foo Fighters - All my life
White Stripes - 7 nation army
Linkin Park - In the End
RHCP - Cant Stop & Around the World
The Strokes - juicebox
Stereophonics - Roll up and Shine
U2 - Vertigo
The Automatics - That's What She said

I was watching 'The Departed' in the cinema and a song, I think its called 'I Lost my Leg' by the Drop Kick Murphy's was played a couple of times - jaysus I was mad for a bit of a josle!

Also Flogging Molly stuff can be effective.

The newer ones are fine. Anyone who's gone to UCD will be aware of how bad they can be with the sandy one they had beside the national hockey pitch, but you don't get too many of those types any more. I left before Brian Mullins installed the new five-a-side pitches behind the sports centre. Anyone played on them?

Yes, a tenfold improvement to the old ones. THey have balls of rubber between synthetic grass so they are softer and do not burn your skin if you fall. Great for a game of 5 a side.

I think Maynooth also have one as do Simonstown in Navan

They are slippy in the rain when wearing runners but in studs or mouldies, they are excellent.
They are great for working on skills, especially in hurling, as the ball moves a lot faster across them, and the ball also stays dry in winter time. A word of caution though. too much training can leave players not used to the real pitch, eg. in hurling, if you fail to catch a ball, the sliotar bounces up off the sod a lot higher than grass, where it might not bounce at all.
You could see players misjudge the bounce of the ball as well, I found a football bounces much higher.
All in all though a great idea.