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I've never reported anybody.

Why are you back Ziggy?

I thought the County Board had the back room team already assembled? What's going on?

[Bacon - Joint leader of the Down Predictions League!]

Any word on when these trial games are due to take place? any players opting out this year?

Apparently Wee James is holding them in the Canal Court next Friday. No players are being invited but the managers of all the football teams are. Strange but true!

Bacon - Joint leader of the Down Predictions League!

Good luck to the county representatives playing in the Ulster Championship this weekend. Warrenpoint taravel to Lisnaskea on Saturday in the Junior and Liatroim take on Castleblaney in Newry on Monday evenings in the IHC.

Liatroim should win but the Point have it all to do against a very strong Fermanagh team.

How many Rachard brothers were there?

Ballygalget were very poor in the SHC final and the Crans fully deserved the win. They'll have to improve if they're going to do anything in Ulster though. Last time they won they drank for a week. Hopefully they've more discipline this time and give themselves a chance.

[Loughinisland]

Senior Football
Kilcoo v Loughinisland.

Intermediate Football
Ballymartin v Darragh Cross

Junior Football
Glenn v Teconnaght

Minor Football
Kilcoo v Warrenpoint

Premier Reserve Football (4 teams still left, choose one to win outright)
Mayobridge, Burren, Ballyholland or Clonduff

Reserve Football
Kilcoo v Castlewellan

Odd?

Clarke is home but there is no Down squad so he can't be in it.

McCartan is the right choice for Down despite the nonsense that clown In The Onion Bag is spouting on the club thread. There was no other viable candidate FFS. His back room team is excellent IMO.

Why does In the Onion Bag always post when he's been on the sauce? Has he nothing to say when sober?

The Hurling Championships are also on this weekend.

In the Senior semi final Portaferry take on Ballygalget in Ballycran. Galget have hit a bit of form recently and despite a couple of injuries I take them to get past Portaferry again. Ports rely too much on Dule for scores and others need to step forward and take some responsibilty if they are to win the McVeigh Cup. Ballygalget to win by 2.

In the IHC Final Liatroim take on Bredagh. Bredagh have come on well over the past couple of years with a good youth structure but Liatroim are the finished article at intermediate level and should win handy enough.

Bredagh's day will come soon though.

Warrenpoint are back in the Junior final again and after losing to Bredagh and Darragh Cross in recent years will be hoping to get past Castlewellan for their first ever win. Unfortunantly for the Point I can't see them doing it! Castlewellan are going well. They have a good mix of youth and experience and should be strong enough to win by 3-4. The Point need to watch their discipline - they won't win a JHC final if they're playing with 14 men.

For Croke Park to be successfully sued the plaintiff must prove that the injury was caused by negligence by the Croke Park authorities in providing a safe venue.

Haven't there been cases of burglars suing the people they bugled when they suffered an injury falling off a slippy roof or something. Mad I know.

Well done Castlewellan who won the Ulster League Div 5 final on Friday.

Cappagh Gaels (Tyrone)    1-8   2-9   Castlewellan (Down)

[Clonduff]

Senior football

Clonduff V loughinisland
Burren V Kilcoo

Intermediate football

Darragh Cross V Kilclief
Ballymartin V Ardglass

Junior football

Teconnaught V Dromara
Glenn V St Pauls