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Had tickets for the gig tonight, we spent more on them than we should have, shifted them on at face value once we factored in the total cost of the trip across.
Watched the gig, zero emotions re not being there. In these expensive days, they bogged the arm in no end, greedy hoors. Working class, yes, heroes to many, but definitely not working class heroes these days

(first 2 albums, 10/10 BTW)

Where/how did you watch the gig?

There was a guy live streaming it on YouTube. Had about 100k viewing when I looked. Quality was obviously not great. Looked like a good athmosphere. Closed roof helps.

If there's one thing you have to hand to Galway it's the confidence they bring and respect they have from all n sundry whilst doing absolutely nothing .  Scrapped by a very average (general feeling not mine ) mayo team in Connacht final
Beaten by the beaten docket of the dubs (again the general feeling )

Scrapped a draw against again not a fancied Derry team .
All this on top of bottling an all Ireland final last year (bottling it , is losing a final when odds on to win it )

Yet they still strut their stuff as if they've won 3 in a row , it's admirable if nothing else . Media never stop fawning over them , it's quite incredible the amount of superlatives have been used to describe each and every Galway player .

It's an awful shame the dubs didn't have their shooting boots on the last day and Con missing was massive too cause Armagh would be all out next day if they needed a result . Find it hard to believe Armagh would be foolish enough to go all out to win a dead rubber now the way it's panned out
. Galway win in that one , Dubs / Derry hard to call .

Donegal and Tyrone victories in our group will see our bucks bow out for the year im afraid . Mayo won't cope with the counter attack speed of Donegal , they'll cut us right open down the centre for 3-18 id guess (4 two pointers ) . Murphy will have a tussle with mcbrien, Murphy will complain to man in black and mcbrien will then receive a red card . Its Murphy's rules out there his receding hairline brings an aura of authority like an old school inspector.

Tyrone were lethargic against Mayo , that one week turnaround is an awful hindrance , they'll easily account for Cavan .

Galway are one lucky devil's of a team. Poxed how they avoided defeat at the weekend which would have knocked them out of the championship and now face Armagh who are already into the last 8.  Galway also lucky to win the last two Connacht finals against your lot and All-Ireland series games against Donegal,Dublin last year. Given their luck one can't rule them out in the All-Ireland series, as they say better to born lucky than rich.

As for Mayo,  you comfortably beat Tyrone in Omagh can be no excuses not to get at least a draw against Donegal in your home from home venue in Hyde Park.

Aye really lucky, 3 years in a row their reward for winning Connacht was to be drawn in the toughest group. Lost Finnerty 10 minutes into last years final with Walsh & Comer already a shadow of themselves due too injury and their captain Sean Kelly nowhere near fit enough either, so exceptionally lucky!!

Nothing tough about any Division 1 team getting a result against Westmeath to reach the knockout stages. And Galway were lucky in at least one of those two games against Westmeath if I recall right.

Injuries happen the problem for Galway was they used up all of their get out of jail cards before last years All-Ireland final.

Galway beat Westmeath easily in 2023. Last year was tight.
Armagh beat Westmeath with a last minute goal in 2023. Tyrone drew with them.

What station is it being televised on? Any of it on terestrial tv?

They were struggling to find anyone to pay for the rights. Then DAZN magically stumped up the cash, just after Saudi (or maybe one of the other gulf states) invested in DAZN. Coincidence of course

Goal difference is key here for Villa.  I think it means that they cant make it to the top 5.

It's amazing to think that either Spurs or United into the CL is more likely.

Villa just need to focus on getting 6 points from Spurs and Man Utd. 69 points would be more than Villa got last season to finish 4th. And would mean 27 points from final 10 games.
Apparently the probability of Villa making top 5 is approx 35%. But if they get 6 points it's approx 65%. Puts pressure on others - especially Chelsea. One unexpected result could change everything.

The 8 teams not dropping down is the big difference. The best 8 that failed to make the last 16. So this year would include Man City, Juve, Atalanta, Milan.

That was daft format, getting knocked out of one competition and dropping into another, imagine if we had the same with the Tailteann Cup?

I for one Liked the Cup winners Cup more than what is in place now with the Europa and conference leagues. No real need of having 8 group matches before the knock out stages but money counts for Uefa.

Agree, it was ridiculous really. It does lower the standard of Europa (and also the Conference too) , but so what.

The 8 teams not dropping down is the big difference. The best 8 that failed to make the last 16. So this year would include Man City, Juve, Atalanta, Milan.

Would be a pity for forest to drop out of champions league positions so late on but I suspect looking at it that is what will happen.

Wouldn't bet against them yet. They have some very gentle fixtures, compared to those around them.

76 minutes and no sign of Watkins. Why not?

Managing a knee injury.

PSG hugely impressive against pool, time will tell if that was their peak

Villa have an impressive enough midfield, with the lad Kamara if he's fit, may be needed to stem the PSG flow.

If Mings lines out they're fecked though. Slow in thought and pace.

I'd expect a few goals tonight, this could be tighter than people expect.

Torres and Konsa be the centre backs, agree Mings a bit of a liability.  PSG should fancy winning this now. 

It will be Torres and Konsa for sure. However , in Emery's time as manager , he has a better record with Mings in the team than not in it. Some players bring attributes beyond the obvious.

Gibbs-White is another weird one.

Watkins as well natural number 9 who can stretch the defence. Solanke is basically a poor mans Kane and won't run in behind defences. 

Watkins out with a minor knee injury. Went off at half time against Brugge on Wednesday

Why should he be allowed retake it? "It was an accident" doesn't really cut the mustard.

Why do you definitively say there was nothing wrong with it? He's not allowed touch it twice. If he did, then it's a foul.

Surely the burden of proof should be the other way around? They should have to be absolutely certain he touched it twice , or else it was a goal. Nobody would have said a word if it was allowed to stand

Rashford not looking his best shall we say, in those pics from Villa.

Looks like a guy who hasn't exercised in months. Looks well overweight.

United not even making it into live TV in the UK?

It was a Saturday 3pm fixture that was moved due to Europa League. Those games are never shown.

I'd imagine though there's a logistics man in Sky can predict with complete accuracy when United will be playing on Sundays due to Europa League group stage fixtures.

No doubt. But every team will get a minimum number of live games so that has to be balanced too. Sky would definitely have more views on United Palace compared to Brentford Spurs , so you can be sure it's not their doing.

United not even making it into live TV in the UK?

It was a Saturday 3pm fixture that was moved due to Europa League. Those games are never shown.

Do they even have their own facilities?

A crappy enough but large enough clubhouse. Bar was taken out a few years back and a gym put in. Plans underway to knock and build a state of the art clubhouse with modern facilities. The pitch itself was a swamp up until DLR did drainage in the area about 10 years ago. No facilities for supporters to view matches.

Cuala rely on an abundance of DLR green spaces for training pitches for underage.

The GAA lads bought the land back in the day for €38k ..... visionary enough. Cuala also tried to do a deal a while back with Blackrock rugby on some sort of shared basis, but that fell through. Anyone that says Cuala are a "super" club are talking shite.

They've undoubtedly put in the hard yards and I think a fully homegrown team and land is hard to come buy in their extended parish, hard to see though how a club with over 3000 members (and membership starting at a couple of hundred euro) and sponsored by a company listed on Nasdaq and DJIA doesn't fall into the super club bracket.

I think Amgen did their best to not sponsor them, but contractually they were stuck. Horizon Theraputics were Cuala's sponsor and then Amgen bought them.