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Jim McGuinness has implemented a no-signing policy for the players.

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An extremely disappointing performance from Donegal - as bad as I've seen under Jim. We look like a team waiting for something to happen and today we looked completely uninterested. Our passing one we got over the half way line was terrible and we gifted the ball to Mayo so many times. We were poor in the tackle and gave away far too many scorable frees. I can't think of any positive that we can take from the game.

From Mayo's perspective, Moran had a cracking game and the tacking by the backs was excellent. Though they looked a bit clueless up front though and they should really have won the game by more.

I'd say it'll take me till Wednesday to get warm again.

Decision time for the FRC proposals

We have a septic tank with a raised percolation area. Maintenance is minimal. Eventually we'll have to get it emptied and that's about €100-150 for one of the local farmers. The only issue we had was with baby wipes being flushed down the toilet - this blocked the pump and caused a few headaches. But since that was stopped, we've had no bother at all. Don't have details on the specific cost of the tank cause it was rolled up into a total price from our builder.
Good luck with it.

Well, that was unexpected! 

The McKenna cup experience must have helped the lads.

Great win for Donegal. Very convincing. Paddy McBrearty top class.

An important game for both teams. 2 points will see Donegal safe in Division 1 for next year, a loss means that we'll need to beat the Dubs 2 weeks later in order to be sure of staying up.
It's a simple must-win for Mayo and I expect them to respond positively to their collapse against Kildare. They were a decent left-footed free-taker away from a victory and despite all the doom and gloom that was spoken about in Rocky's on Saturday, we all know that a couple of victories against ourselves and Cork will have the Mayo boys back in positive form again! 

Any word of Colm O'Neill ? It didn't look good on the TV there.

Ditto Ciaran Kilkenny.


Hope both are ok.

O'Neill having a scan on Tuesday according to the Cork GAA twitter a/c.

Have to say getting back on topic that I was hugely impressed with Dublin at the weekend it was as good as ever I saw them play including the year they won the All Ireland.

That year I thought they had too many lads with not a lot of football ability but lads like O'Mahoney, McCaffrey, Kilkenny are class acts.

They'll take some stopping from what I can see!!

Yeah, while the "it's only March" comments are valid, it was quite obvious from early last year that Dublin were struggling to get up to top form, whereas this year they are flying from the off. I don't see why they wouldn't continue to get better throughout the summer. They'll be hard stopped.

That banned man will not be seen at a match again this year.

Why not? Who is going to stop him? How are they going to stop him?

RMD is right. The man should be named and shamed.

Ah I don't think that's really a runner either. If some fool from Donegal boxed him some night, that would be far worse for all concerned.

[the Tyrone County board banned the fan]

Even if he was provoked, a clear message needs to be sent out like the Tyrone County board banned the fan that spat at Lacey 2 weeks ago.

I totally find it the lowest form of contempt for another human being and it says I think so little of you that I spit on you.

Did they actually get someone for this or just talk about banning someone if he was caught?

Sure who was this fan? How can he be banned from anywhere if no one knows who he is?

They do know who he is and they have suspended him.

Suspended him from what? Attending games? Practically how will a suspension work if it's not known who he his?

But it's prob the only thing that the county board can do. They can't fine him. It would be down to the PSNI/ Garda to do anything in regards to the law. The county board are limited in what they can do. But at least highlighting and trying to punish it shows that it's unacceptable behaviour and might make people think (I know asking alot of these sort of people) twice before doing something similar.

Yeah I agree that the CB was probably very limited in what they could do and I think they did well to react quickly on the day and to not dilly dally around before offering an apology. Karl probably has the right of it in saying that he wants to forget about it.

IMO though this "punishment" amounts to absolutely nothing. This lad, likely while surrounded by his friends, spat at a lad who was there for football only. In return his reputation is undamaged and he might have to wear a hoodie to attend games for a while. It just doesn't sit right with me. Of course, I don't have a clue what could be done instead; there are no practical options. Even naming the guy wouldn't work as there's no point making him the target for some other fool. Perhaps if he was told to go to the Four Masters club and to work for a few days around the grounds. Something like that would never work either I suppose.

That banned man will not be seen at a match again this year.

Why not? Who is going to stop him? How are they going to stop him?

[such as the Emilyn Mulligan incident]

I have played against Southern teams before and been called loads of sectarian names, didn't bother me in the slightest much in the same way as when playing a game in my own County if someone gives me stick in relation to my family or how I look.  I let the person slabber on.  Thats not to say that some people are more volatile and do react, and whilst you can't qualify spitting against verbals, why does it seem to be acceptable now to try and 'be the bigger person' when in situations like this?  I wouldn't spit on somebody myself irrelevant of the abuse, but in that situation I don't see how anyone can condemn the spitting if the person spat at was being abusive.  Verbal abuse is serious enough to land you in prison if its focused on a persons skin colour, why should it be seen as acceptable when its in other forms (mother, sister, looks, weight etc), as these contain as much hatred and offense. 

On another note, this is the second time in a year that a Kerry club haven't been able to take their beating at the hand of a Tyrone club.  Unbelievable how much reaction was last year after Derrytresk won, the same again this year.  Incidents involving Tyrone teams seem to get a lot of publicity, yet I have heard about a lot of other incidents involving southern counties the past week that haven't been highlighted as much, such as the Emilyn Mulligan incident or stone throwing at the linesman in the Leinster U-21 Championship.

Personally, that seems to be a worse case as it was a real blood filled gob according to Mulligan.  I hadn't heard about the linesman thing, what is it?

A head the ball (you know the type, shouting at every perceived indiscretion) took umbrage at a sending off (it wasn't even a booking but that's neither here nor there). Not content with running the yard or two to the fence to vent more spleen at the linesman (Derek Fahy from Longford) he then grabbed a handful of stone chippings from the ground and threw it at his back. Think he may have showered the Wexford Maor Uisce as well. Was dragged back to the stand by his suffering wife. Last I heard he was identified to the county board.

The Mulligan (Emilyn) incident sounds worse alright, I hope one of the officials witnessed it.

It was why he was sent off.

[the Tyrone County board banned the fan]

Even if he was provoked, a clear message needs to be sent out like the Tyrone County board banned the fan that spat at Lacey 2 weeks ago.

I totally find it the lowest form of contempt for another human being and it says I think so little of you that I spit on you.

Did they actually get someone for this or just talk about banning someone if he was caught?

Sure who was this fan? How can he be banned from anywhere if no one knows who he is?

They do know who he is and they have suspended him.

Suspended him from what? Attending games? Practically how will a suspension work if it's not known who he his?

[the Tyrone County board banned the fan]

Even if he was provoked, a clear message needs to be sent out like the Tyrone County board banned the fan that spat at Lacey 2 weeks ago.

I totally find it the lowest form of contempt for another human being and it says I think so little of you that I spit on you.

Did they actually get someone for this or just talk about banning someone if he was caught?

Sure who was this fan? How can he be banned from anywhere if no one knows who he is?