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Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas .

Just like to wish all Down fans a Happy and Peaceful Christmas and for 2007 better days ahead lads .

Barmaid was from Tempo if my memory serves me , great read all right .

The checkout girl complete with love bite telling the other checkout girl all about her night out .

Someone must have a fair idea what the panel is by now ?

They will be done under the trade descriptions act 

Looks like they are really going to promote this , with Brennan expecting 60,000 . Tickets on sale already . Any ideas who the " major musical act " will be ?

By John Campbell

Down County board chairman Jerry Quinn has predicted that before 2007 is out the top GAA players will be financially compensated for their involvement in the games.

"Not as pay for play but in some other guide", Quinn told the delegates at yesterday's Mourne Convention in Newry.

And he warned that this is one of a number of challenges looming on the horizon.

"It seems no time since we were being told to prepare for the challenges of the new millennium and "now six years on the winds of change are blowing", declared Quinn.

In accepting that international sports in other codes will be played at Croke Park shortly, Quinn expressed fears as to just how long it will be before the Association is faced with similar demands for such sports to play on other GAA grounds.

"How we manage the issues which will confront us will be a major challenge", added Quinn.

He expressed the hope though that the ongoing development work at Pairc Esler in Newry will be completed in time to allow Down to perhaps host a possible home-game against Monahan in the Bank of Ireland Ulster Senior Football Championship next June.

"There is no doubt that the completion of the new stand, the floodlighting and the improved playing "surface in particular will greatly enhance Newry as a modern stadium", asserted Quinn.

But while there will be a new look to the county's premier ground, several old familiar faces are about to exit the administrative setup.

Donal McCormack has stepped down as secretary following a 33-year association with the Down Board in various roles while treasurer John Harper will step down next year under the terms of the Special Review Committee Report the next few years will see others move in Down, just as will be the case in other counties.

"In less then five years from now there will be many new faces - younger faces - and the county "management structure will have a different age profile," Quinn said.

Was nearly ploughed out of it the other by a Nigerian lady , who then went on to give me the friendly two finger salute . When I rolled down the window to enquire what the problem was she decided to inform me that I was a racist Bastard . Loved that I'll tell ya .   

While we are in the kitchen ...

Putting the empty Milk Carton back in the fridge .
Mess round the top of the sauce bottle .
Half ironing a shirt only to find bird shit on it .
Tumble dryer never empty when you go to load it .

Is the Marshes getting lights as part of the revamp ?

"would have to agree with that last post re: use of the word "londonderry", however surely use of this vile term by southerners is most disgusting..."

Stayed in the grand hotel in Malahide last year for a wedding , and was shocked to find they used Londonderry in a map or phone directory in the rooms . Lets boycott the kip until they burning all offending literature .

Any word on Panel ?

Letting someone out into the moving traffic without an inkling of recognition from said p***k .
Barman Putting change on counter , and you standing with the paw out .
Umbrellas at matches .

Cheers , are we welcome down there after we James ?