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Sad news about Benny McPeake, a real warrior for the Screen. RIP.

Best tweet I saw was, "Linfiekd sign offensive right-winger"

The truth is Sneil camogs commitment to Derry is embarrassing and they deserve for it be called out. Their disrespect is disgusting. Derry could consistently play at senior level if they backed up the county.

That's the exact opposite of their footballers and hurlers. Very surprised at that.

It reminds me a bit of the Donegal - Derry game in 2021, when David Coldrick gave Derry one more play. Until he eventually thought "Fcuk this, it's getting dark and I'm working in the morning."

[I said to player you've one play]

Is that an unwritten rule....let them have a last attack even though halfway through that attack the time is officially up?

Everyone is different, I personally have two watches going, one I don't stop, the other I stop for injuries and stoppages like subs or if the goal keeper is taking this piss....

Once the stoppage watch hits 30 minutes I generally blow.

There was a match sort of league decider, just before the 30 minutes of the second half the home team won a free, around 35 yards, I said to player you've one play, he played it short fine, that player then passed forward again, all still in that 30 minute time frame, the first backward pass I blew! Watch was 30.25 seconds other watch was 35.25, they lost it saying you can't blow when in a forward position! Where does this mindset come from? Is it coached?

I was lambasted coming off the pitch by supporters

See this is interesting for me MR2. I'd have taken one play to mean until the ball goes dead or possession is lost. Would it be better to say the amount of time the team had?

Thought, as usual, the ref refereed the score, rather than the game. Very sore on Derry in the second half. Was surprised he gave the last free though.

Sweeper didn't work out for Derry in the second half.

It's hard on him really. He lives and works in Dublin. The final was all about McCarthy being Captain and going for 9. Sending him off would have been a huge call.

Do you think in the heat of the game with all those decisions to make, his prep going into the game he's saying "must not send off McCarthy, as he's captain and going for 9" seriously??

Can you explain why McCarthy wasn't sent off?

I wasn't refereeing tbf

If you had been, would you have sent him off?

It's hard on him really. He lives and works in Dublin. The final was all about McCarthy being Captain and going for 9. Sending him off would have been a huge call.

Do you think in the heat of the game with all those decisions to make, his prep going into the game he's saying "must not send off McCarthy, as he's captain and going for 9" seriously??

Can you explain why McCarthy wasn't sent off?

Rogers and McGuigan are absolute certainties.

McCloskey and McKinless also more than decent shouts.

Sort the rest out among less worthy options.

McCarthy and Clifford have both played themselves out of at least POTY.

"We disrespected him by putting our weakest man marker on him and not sweeping in front of him. Of course only human beings can be marked and David Clifford is not one of those, but Dublin will do a better, smarter job."

Brolly's article today.

Clown.

I really don't see why Brolly is trying to set himself up as the biggest tomfool in the world.

Cockhead.

Landed home from it about 12 o'clock the next day to find out I was making my club championship debut two hours later.

Clearest red card you'll ever see.
5.17 To behave in any way which is dangerous to an opponent.
Or
5.28 To inflict an injury recklessly on an opponent by
means other than those stated above.

Shocking decision by the Cavan whistler.

I remember about 30 years ago playing against bellaghy in a game we needed to win to stay up, but totally irrelevant to them. They destroyed us. Don't question the integrity of the Wolfe tones. Ever.

Would they have been 1-7 to 0-0 down if league title was on the line? Think we all know the answer.

It was 0-7 to 0-0 at half time, but that's irrelevant.

Bellaghy won the right to do what they want, same way as Galway cost us promotion last year.

I'd also take us to beat bellaghy in the championship.

I remember about 30 years ago playing against bellaghy in a game we needed to win to stay up, but totally irrelevant to them. They destroyed us. Don't question the integrity of the Wolfe tones. Ever.

Teachers really bore me.
Doubt if any could survive a second in the real world; I've had enough of them as a parent to turn me for good.

Out of curiosity,  what is this real world you speak of?  I'm starting to question my vocation as I thought I was in the real world too.

One where there is accountability; where incompetence is challenged and dealt with, rather than moved elsewhere.

Your username is strangely appropriate.