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mcguinnes on highland radio...

http://www.highlandradio.com/2011/08/26/dublin-donegal-jum-mcguinness-views/

off now to get a good seat in the boozer. C'MON DONEGAL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elbow pads?! Are you serious?

i am! i've cycled in a city with nutty traffic and have learned from bitter experience. i clipped a young lad on his mobile phone in 2007 who walked out between stationary traffic. i broke my left elbow in 6 places. was in theatre twice for 6 hours in total. i've a heap of metal in there, but still my left arm doesn't extend or bend fully. it was a bad one. anyway, the staff at the a&e and the surgeon who operated on me said that the worst fractures they dealt with were from cycling accidents. they also said that cyclists were their number one patient group apparently. so aye, i tend to not be able to deny that cycling has it's risks and subsequent spills i've just had cuts. that's the thing about crashes, you can get away without any breaks for a while, but eventually it's going to happen.

a friend texted me last night to say that another irish man we'd both worked with had a collison with a roller skater and was killed. happened in hyde park in london, so not even out on the roads. no helmet. it just doesn't make any sense to me not to protect yourself. i couldn't give a toss about what i look like, just gimme my elbow pads and helmet and after that it's about riding intelligently and whatever the gods of cycling deem fit to bestow on me.   

Kevin Cassidy's memory of the drawn game in 2002 must be blurred from the session afterwards:

"If you look back at that game, we had the game won and we threw it away"

http://examiner.ie/sport/gaa/cassidy-laments-bad-old-days-165621.html

My recollection is that Donegal scrambled a draw with Adrian Sweeney scoring an equaliser with the last kick of the game.

liked the bit about the 4-5 years plan mcguinness is going to implement. it's great that he's so young, inspired and driven. the man's infectious. be very interesting to see where 5 years development under our belts would take us. we'd be killer i reckon.

It's great that he has this long term plan and obviously after the great year so far he'll hopefully get the space to continue that. Having said that, there is no reason they can't win the AI outright this year.

Talking about 5 year plans is a big mistake. Strike while the iron is hot. Most managers do their best work nowadays in their 1st year. O'Rourke in Fermanagh, Walsh in Sligo, Ryan in Wexford, McCartan last year.

After getting Down within an inch of winning Sam last year, Down fans may have expected them to kick on this year but often with a new manager players are maybe more open to new ideas, there is genuine competiton for places etc.

This is Donegals chance, there are a number of players on the team/panel around the 30 mark and it is doubtful that Donegal will be stronger next year.

Kevin Cassidy's memory of the drawn game in 2002 must be blurred from the session afterwards:

"If you look back at that game, we had the game won and we threw it away"

http://examiner.ie/sport/gaa/cassidy-laments-bad-old-days-165621.html

My recollection is that Donegal scrambled a draw with Adrian Sweeney scoring an equaliser with the last kick of the game.

liked the bit about the 4-5 years plan mcguinness is going to implement. it's great that he's so young, inspired and driven. the man's infectious. be very interesting to see where 5 years development under our belts would take us. we'd be killer i reckon.

It's great that he has this long term plan and obviously after the great year so far he'll hopefully get the space to continue that. Having said that, there is no reason they can't win the AI outright this year.

Talking about 5 year plans is a big mistake. Strike while the iron is hot. Most managers do their best work nowadays in their 1st year. O'Rourke in Fermanagh, Walsh in Sligo, Ryan in Wexford, McCartan last year.

After getting Down within an inch of winning Sam last year, Down fans may have expected them to kick on this year but often with a new manager players are maybe more open to new ideas, there is genuine competiton for places etc.

This is Donegals chance, there are a number of players on the team/panel around the 30 mark and it is doubtful that Donegal will be stronger next year.

mos def no time like the present and we should be making the most of this opportunity. but even at around the 30 mark, i think it all depends on how well you look after yourself. whilst you don't get much quicker, if at all, your stamina should be improving with fartleks/interval sessions and gym work.

aside from having a more concise game plan and new found tactical pragmatism, it's been really important that the squad culture around fitness has been changed. that's no mean feat. he and his team have managed it and with that future squads will reap the rewards. i'd like to see that whole management set-up have the opportunity to make us even leaner and meaner. i hope any new player breaking into the squad in the future will have to reach certain standards and keep then to stay in it and that can only be good. i'd also like to see how our game and tactics develop under him as we progress.

funny thread...

http://www.lfgss.com/thread27103.html

i've cycled for years in london and have continued in birmingham where i live now. i wouldn't have it any other way, despite broken bones aplenty and dealing with pretty much daily all round lunacy, rage and aggression by road users in london. birmingham and brummies are much calmer thankfully.

for daily commuting, a hybrid town/commuting bike works for me. the wheel and tire width are just wide enough to be able to cope with the different standards of road surfaces. and i like having a bike that i can thrash up onto kerbs and being able to go on park trails for short cuts. i've seen so many racers with buckled wheels because of the pot holes. there's a big trend for "fixies", or fixed/single gear bikes over here. they're very stylised and aesthetically pleasing, but aren't great on the hills and, because they tend to be quite expensive, they get nicked a lot.

i'd stay away from buying a mountain bike with wide tyres if it's for commuting. there's no point unless you're going to take it on trails regularly (like most weekends) because the amount of resistance from the fat tyres just means you have to peddle harder than a thinner tyre.

as far as clobber goes, helmet, high vis waterproof jacket, water proof leggings (booties- waterproof socks that go over your shoes- are optional) and elbow pads are a must. you go over the handle bars often enough in traffic, you'll end up breaking bones, so you might as well protect youself properly. oh, and locks, one for the front and back. don't know what it's like in ireland but bike theft is rife in the uk.

helmet = £20
high vis waterproof jacket = £60-£80
waterproof leggings = £5-£10 from a builders merchant\yard
elbow pads =£20

decent town commuting hybrid bike shouldn't cost more than £500 imo. i know this is a UK site but they have a great selection to oogle at and put things on the wishlist...

http://www.cyclesurgery.com/urban/bikes/fcp-category/list?resetFilters=true


the guardian has a good bike blog. i see there's a piece on dublin's bike scheme. never knew dublin did a bike scheme.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog

some other bike blogs that are worth having a peep at...

http://ibikelondon.blogspot.com/

http://cyclelondoncity.blogspot.com/


     

Has RTÉ website got any prediction right this summer?  Lets see how they fare this weekend as they have tipped Dublin.

They guy doing those predictions is only a youngfella working for rte.ie - he's not a GAA Correspondent.

these youngfellas... where do they get the nerve?!

Don't do the 5 year plan lads and Jim stop following Tyrone and Mickey Harte. Haha
Its a terrible place that we're in now where we can't go back or forward. A bit like me with these new crutches.

I haven't read the thread for a while so maybe this has already been mentioned but does anyone think that Michael Murphy has really to have a stormer game yet. Gooch showed glimpses last Sunday and I just feel Murphy has yet to show his true potential. Yes of course its much harder now for forwards to stand out the way they used to when it was 6 forwards v 6 or 7 backs. I'd just love to see them try to get the ball in earlier to him and maybe him shoot on sight.

I still can't decide who I want to win this game as have interests in both squads but I suppose living in Dublin I would be happy enough to see the buzz around the city for a month if they get to the AI final. I think Dublin have learnt a lot from their past 4 or 5 years and now they've finally got 3 or 4 class forwards who can take on their man and get scores.
I am really looking forward to it but if I am to be honest I think if Dublin can match how they played v Tyrone then Donegal won't be able to stay with them. They've both got similar hard work ethics and good defensive systems but think Dublin have that bit more style, panache and know how as they've been kicking on this door for a few years now. Donegal are in new territory and whilst they struggled to beat an overrated Kildare team in my opinion I think they'll find the Dubs a step too far.
I don't mind if I'm wrong though. I'm just GLAD we're outta it.
Instead I'm reading Jack O'Connor's Keys to the Kingdom and how he enjoyed saving all the sheep from thon cliffs.

it's difficult to see how tyrone could have bedded in new players any quicker. you know for sure now that's it's a time for developing a new side and i don't expect it to take that long. but it's nice to get some reprieve from yourselves and armagh. i'd say you were undone by not having players that could compete with dublin over those all important first 5-10 yards. dublin are more explosive than anyone i've seen yet in this year's championship. you get there first most of the time, chances are you're going to win. that's the thing i'm worried about most tomorrow. it's the feckin' speed of 'em.

agree with you that murphy hasn't been on fire yet. but he's had to sacrifice his own individual gains for the team. our ffl are very isolated and they have to scrap for almost every thing, there's few gimmes. i'm more worried about mcfadden than murphy. a target man like murphy will be a handful regardless. we need mcfadden, and mcbrearty, showing us the form they had in ulster.

Kevin Cassidy's memory of the drawn game in 2002 must be blurred from the session afterwards:

"If you look back at that game, we had the game won and we threw it away"

http://examiner.ie/sport/gaa/cassidy-laments-bad-old-days-165621.html

My recollection is that Donegal scrambled a draw with Adrian Sweeney scoring an equaliser with the last kick of the game.

liked the bit about the 4-5 years plan mcguinness is going to implement. it's great that he's so young, inspired and driven. the man's infectious. be very interesting to see where 5 years development under our belts would take us. we'd be killer i reckon.

It's great that he has this long term plan and obviously after the great year so far he'll hopefully get the space to continue that. Having said that, there is no reason they can't win the AI outright this year.

it's def his for the keeping for a while that's for sure. he's got that something special about him that all really good managers have. he's bright, humble, good with people, passionate, good personality, principled... he'd succeed at almost anything he turned his hand to. really good managers all have something, that mysterious brew that's never quite the same each time, but when you see it, you can only marvel and admire it. i like like the cut of his jib.   

Kevin Cassidy's memory of the drawn game in 2002 must be blurred from the session afterwards:

"If you look back at that game, we had the game won and we threw it away"

http://examiner.ie/sport/gaa/cassidy-laments-bad-old-days-165621.html

My recollection is that Donegal scrambled a draw with Adrian Sweeney scoring an equaliser with the last kick of the game.

liked the bit about the 4-5 years plan mcguinness is going to implement. it's great that he's so young, inspired and driven. the man's infectious. be very interesting to see where 5 years development under our belts would take us. we'd be killer i reckon.   

dunno if it's been posted on here before, but jig, the film about the the irish dancing world championships, i really enjoyed. the kids in it are just so lovely and you can only marvel at their dedication. highly recommendz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ4D2cg48uw

DONGL SF v Dub:

Durcan;
McGrath, McGee, McGlynn;
Thompsn, Lacey, Cassidy;
Kavangh, Gallaghr;
McHugh, Hegarty, Bradley;
McBrearty, Murphy, McFaddn.

looking good!

The game will look after itself. But here s one of many great versions of a great song.

Tír Chonaill abú.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iKRpSn4wjg

Or better again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jZoPA1gPUU&feature=related

that reminds me....  muiread ni mhaonaigh's v from the transatlatic sessions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwHGgZ-H36I

She s a national treasure.

as the hipsters would say, next level shit.

The game will look after itself. But here s one of many great versions of a great song.

Tír Chonaill abú.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iKRpSn4wjg

Or better again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jZoPA1gPUU&feature=related

that reminds me....  muiread ni mhaonaigh's v from the transatlatic sessions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwHGgZ-H36I

cheers heffo and @ indiana, please try to be nice to us poor donegal folk, we're only up for the day out.

There is going to be about 30k of you people there Sunday Cadence, just be gracious in victory. We're fragile enough as it is.

aw now!

you get that message heffo?

http://www.youtube.com/user/MajamiHiroz#p/c/1/Of6Ta5CwkdY

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