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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: Today at 11:00:59 AM »

I see all the teams from the higher division won the play off games, playing against higher level opposition every week def gives teams an advantage, what was the reasoning for the 2 legs both at neutral venues? Found that strange, either 2 legs with a home and away or a one off at a neutral ground. Maybe next year they’ll tweak it a bit

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General discussion / Re: Android Boxes

« on: August 12, 2019, 12:51:00 PM »

Everyone enjoy the footie yesterday chaps? Sat back and watched in Ultra HD  Not sure if the internet providers had any blocks in force yesterday - i ensured the VPN was switched on so no disturbance through the day

General, id been using an app on firestick, bought it pre loaded, doesn't work any more, think it was Morph TV or something. if you could PM me any apps and providers i could download that'd be great,

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GAA Discussion / Re: All Ireland U20 2019

« on: August 03, 2019, 05:03:45 PM »

This is the way football should be played

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GAA Discussion / Re: Super 8s

« on: August 03, 2019, 02:54:28 PM »

the tyrone team thats been named for tomorrow is enough reason to bin the super 8s, championship is about winning not fulfilling fixtures, its the business time of the season

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General discussion / Re: Movie reccomendations

« on: August 02, 2019, 01:28:42 PM »

Toy Story 4. More of the same but just as enjoyable. 7/10

Is it me or has there been a dearth of really good movies this past year?

TV series seem to be killing the movie quality.  I am looking forward to the new Tarantino one though.

do you think its a case that movies are now seen as too long for the younger generations? People dont have the attention spans anymore so 45/50 min segments are long enough to keep people engaged. as you say all the money seems to be pouring in to series as opposed to films, wonder is it a sign of things to come

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General discussion / Re: Movie reccomendations

« on: August 02, 2019, 01:23:55 PM »

This looks absolutely fecking awesome 

https://youtu.be/1Expe7hf6MU

If you're in to reading check out the book this is based on  'i heard you paint houses' great read was delighted when i finished it and heard they were making a film about it, the cast should do the story justice

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GAA Discussion / Re: Dublin v Cork 13 July 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 06:53:15 PM »

Attendance looks....sparse.

Dublin fans are saving their money for the 5, 6 and 7 in a row finals! Brolly looking for the Hurling to save face with a double header.

Usually feel Brolly talks rubbish but he has a point with regards to the cork supporters being dragged to Dublin 2 days in a row, especially this evening for the footballers, a double header would have worked well I think

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GAA Discussion / Re: Club Finals 2021 to Finsih in calander year

« on: July 02, 2019, 10:50:58 AM »

Personally I think it’s a good idea, currently the provincial championships are done end of November or so, then waiting over 8-9 weeks, quiet Christmas etc training etc  with little game time for a semi final, far too much of a gap, let’s try it and see how it goes, also frees all club players up for the county before national league with a break between club and county commitments

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GAA Discussion / Re: Football qualifier route 2019

« on: June 12, 2019, 01:36:25 PM »

2,122 capacity.

does preference go to the GAA season ticket holders for each county? like if Kildare had 1500 season ticket holders would they get preference over Antrim supporters?

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: June 08, 2019, 01:30:25 PM »

i see on the gaa website it says the game is on 'gaanow' does that mean it'll be live?

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GAA Discussion / Re: Would you be in favour of a second tier?

« on: May 26, 2019, 07:04:26 AM »

Themac23, sure the league is effectively meaningless, as in nobody really is bothered if they win it or not. And if the provincial c’ship is a stand-alone Competition, it effectively becomes meaningless too.

Also, the team in the preliminary round. Do you think they’d seriously bust their balls 4 weeks running to win a meaningless Ulster? And kn**ker themselves for the main competition?

I understand where you’re coming from with regards to teams not busting themselves for 4 weeks before a main competition but effectively that’s where we are at the min anyway, the provincial championship is effectively just a safety net for the big counties, for example Mayo getting beaten last night I still fully expect to see them in the super 8s. But nobody can tell me they enjoyed that Antrim game, we had 13 behind the ball when 10pts down, was complete damaged limitation from the start, to me that’s not football. Play teams at your own level that’s how to progress. It’s one issue that seems to totally divide, I know people who like myself are all for it and also people who are dead set against it but I think it is something needs really looked at

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GAA Discussion / Re: Would you be in favour of a second tier?

« on: May 25, 2019, 10:06:16 PM »

As an Antrim man I’d actually be in favour of a tiered system 100%  that pissed me off tonight, not the hammering as much as the commentators constantly giving Antrim a pat on the head ‘ah sure they’re a div 4 team, fair play the lads kept trying hard and didn’t let their heads drop’ its bullsh*t let our players play at a level where they are competitive and can get silverware not just a pat in the back and keep up the good work.

Condense the county season, do away with Mckenna cup etc, play provincial championship before the league over 4/5 week period, hit the league as a straight format no semi finals etc then hit a 2 tiered championship whatever way they want to do champions league format or whatever.

People talk about lack of interest poor crowds etc, 1 idea is play all double headers seeing as the minor games aren’t on before senior games, have the B game on before the A game and if they want to boost the numbers to look good on tv etc have an incentive like if you’re in for the first game your 2 kids get in free, there are ways but the gaa really needs to do something soon.

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General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

« on: May 25, 2019, 08:16:54 AM »

Finished season 3 of Gomorrah last night, easily one of the best things I’ve watched, even with the subtitles it’s really gripping. I remember watching the first season and thinking how raw it was, after looking into it there was a good reason, bar 4-5 main characters a lot of the parts were played by actual young lads who were caught up in that world in Naples and it really shone through, great show I’d highly recommend it and looking forward to the next season

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General discussion / Re: The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

« on: May 20, 2019, 02:09:20 PM »

Karamoko Dembele - Just seen a 2 minute highlight reel of him from yesterday. 16 Years of Age - may have been playing against a tin pot team but he certainly looked the part. Explosive pace and flair. Def one for the future!

Unreal, looks like he will be a great talent, looking forward to him getting a chance in the next few seasons, crazy that professional footballers can play at that age yet in GAA lads cant

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General discussion / Re: The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

« on: May 14, 2019, 12:34:06 PM »

Just wondering if there is any Celtic fan outside of Lurgan (and even inside of it) that still thinks Lennon should be given the job......

If it was between the Armagh ginger and Moyes I'd have to say yes

Why would you give the job to someone who got binned by hibs over someone who in his last job took a west ham side headed for relegation and kept them up, or who got an Everton side playing great football to a champions league place? suppose the usual 'look at his utd team' argument, but he was never going to succeed there, he was always being used as a buffer between SAF and the next 'big' manager. hes 100 times the manager lennon is