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GAA Discussion / What was the best goal scored in an All Ireland final?

« on: Today at 04:41:15 PM »

Not enough football talk on here, so let’s get talking about it again.

What was the best goal scored in an All Ireland final?

I don’t mean in terms of timing, importance, history etc.... I just mean, as a thing of beauty.


For me, it’s hard to decide between Michael Murphy v Mayo in 2012, and John O’Driscoll v Derry in 1993.

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General discussion / Re: Postage question

« on: April 07, 2020, 11:47:10 AM »

A package I have costs £1.40 to send.

1st class stamp is 76p, a 2nd class stamp is 65p. That’s £1.41 which covers the cost. Can I post with one of each of those stamps, or do I need stamps with the actual monetary value on them?

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General discussion / Re: Postage question

« on: April 06, 2020, 04:30:54 PM »

Was selling a few things on eBay there. Have to send a couple of these, but to be honest, I’d prefer not to have to go to the post office to do so.

Is there a way of doing it online and throwing it into the local postbox instead, or give it to the postman?

If you have an appropriate  stamp and it will fit in the postbox then fire ahead.

Feck it. I’m a bit short

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General discussion / Re: ATM Thefts

« on: April 06, 2020, 04:29:43 PM »

Two remanded in custody in the north after an audacious heist in Dundalk over the weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUifY9h4ek8

why do so many people take videos and pics in portrait?

Why do so many people take videos and pics?!

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General discussion / Postage question

« on: April 06, 2020, 01:05:12 PM »

Was selling a few things on eBay there. Have to send a couple of these, but to be honest, I’d prefer not to have to go to the post office to do so.

Is there a way of doing it online and throwing it into the local postbox instead, or give it to the postman?

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General discussion / Re: The Late Late show

« on: April 05, 2020, 03:53:10 PM »

the unionist education nordies receive certainly influences pronunciation 

We haven’t morphed into saying ‘Bell-ack-y’ or ‘Mackera-felt’ just yet though.

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General discussion / Re: The Late Late show

« on: April 05, 2020, 10:23:47 AM »

Any of these pronunciations are in the ha'penny place when you compare to the Tyrone/Armagh way of saying Hughes

Quze

I don’t say it like that and I’m from Armagh.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL FAI Thread.....Roll on France 2016

« on: April 04, 2020, 07:22:13 PM »

Don’t really follow LOI, so don’t know a big pile about Kenny or his achievements. But I have a horrible feeling his appointment will be another nightmare similar to Steve Staunton.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread

« on: April 04, 2020, 12:43:46 PM »

David, I don’t think you can just award Liverpool the title and forget about everything else. Yes, they would have won the title anyway, but there’ll always be an asterix next to it, and I don’t think even Liverpool fans would be entirely happy with that. If you’re awarding winner, then you need to sort out promotion/relegation/European spots.

If the new season doesn’t start in August as planned, they’re already behind schedule from day 1. If there’s another wave of the virus, the new season might be postponed for another 2/3 months, or longer. Euros are in 2021, so doubt they’d get 20/21 finished before all that. That’d be 2 seasons unfinished. Better to get 19/20 finished up, and look at condensing 20/21... maybe 19 games instead of 38, or scrapping a cup or two.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread

« on: April 03, 2020, 05:00:14 PM »

If say, they abandon 19/20 season and start the 20/21 season in Aug/Sept. But what if there’s another wave of the virus? You’ll have to stop play for another few months, and that could be 2 seasons left unfinished.

Better to complete 19/20 first.

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General discussion / Re: Death Notices

« on: April 02, 2020, 03:57:55 PM »

Eddie Large (one half of comedy duo Little and Large) has died from Coronaviris age 78.

Sad to hear. Didn’t mind Little and Large back in the day.

I’d imagine Britain has similar restrictions on funerals as they do here. Terrible to think that if someone dies from this, nobody can even see them laid out. Or not even able to go to the funeral/cremation. God help any family that has to face that. Must be heartbreaking.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Who's your GAA cult hero?

« on: April 02, 2020, 09:40:59 AM »

Paul Donnelly - the best man ever to lay scoreable balls into Peter Cavavan. If Tyrone had him on the field for the full 1995 final, they would have won it.

Kevin O'Neill - John Maughan inexplicably left him on the bench in 1996. 8 years later he scored two goals in the All Ireland for a much inferior Mayo team.

Greg Blaney.

Ah, Paul Donnelly. Legend. From throwing McCartans boot into crowd in Clones to taking on and holding his own against four Cavan men under the stand at O Neill Park during particularly fractious National League game. Forgotten Tyrone hero these days, but not by fans who watched him regularly. Some player.

All Donnellys career will be remembered for is being given the runaround by James McCartan then throwing his boot away like a spoilt child. He looked like a complete tool that day.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread

« on: April 01, 2020, 06:55:56 PM »

Opinions on how this season is going to be resolved/finished?
Will Liverpool win the league?

So far, the authorities seem determined to finish it, thankfully.

I don't see any reason why they shouldn't, despite what some vested interests are saying. Extend the contracts for a couple of months, take six weeks in July/August/September as necessary, then start next season in early October. Shelf the cups for a season if needed to get next year's league done.

As the pandemic allows it, of course.

Domestic cups might be cancelled for a year. But the big sponsors/UEFA are going to want to play the Champions League. Too much money involved in that to just shelve it for a year.

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General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

« on: April 01, 2020, 06:04:02 PM »

Caught 'My Left Nut' last night on BBC.

Set in Belfast.

Not sure what to make of it yet

Caught a glimpse of that

Who was the two hurling team jersies?

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GAA Discussion / Re: GAA Response to Coronavirus

« on: April 01, 2020, 04:38:55 PM »

Here, has the virus spread to the Aran Islands? Or Clare Island? There’s a quare wee pitch on Innisturk I think it is, cut out from the rock.

You could play your knock out All Ireland championship on one of those islands. Quarantine the teams on arrival to make sure nobody is infected, then play the championship over a few weeks.

No crowds, islanders only. A feast of football over a few weeks.