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#1

General discussion / Re: The DUP thread

Last post by Armagh18 - Today at 09:27:02 AM

What would be so wrong with them walking down with children in Armagh jersies?

Look forward to seeing that lol

#2

Laois / Re: SHC 2026

Last post by Verbal - Today at 09:23:10 AM

I see your point about the preliminary QFs , but you'd want some jeopardy in the groups too?

If we kept the criss cross & did that;

1- Semis
2- Quarter Finals
3 & 4 - Preliminary Quarter Finals
5- Relegation Playoff


But- the Prelimary Quarter Finals are the week after Round 5
The Quarter Finals the following week

So your "punishment" for finishing 3rd or 4tg is playing 3 weeks in a row, and only getting a break if you beat the team that finished 2nd in the quarter finals.

Week 1- Round 5
Week 2- Preliminary QFs
Week 3- QF

Week 5- Semi Finals

Week 7- Finals


This would also mean that the team who finished 1st & 2nd don't get punished by extending the break they get.

Even if you went on to win it from finishing 3rd or 4th, you'd have played 5 games in 7 weeks. Winning all of games 2, 3, 4, 5.

I wonder is it possible to do the above with the football championship?
Might mean adjusting the start dates so Round 5 & Preliminary QFs happen when the football championship is well advanced.

I'm not sure I agree with scheduling around EP.
It's not a novelty anymore.

#3

Laois / Re: SHC 2026

Last post by Border Rail 26 - Today at 08:58:05 AM

Senior

I think ballacolla by 5 but week after the picnic and with no pressure on they could be vulnerable to a slow and boring game which might give portlaoise a sniff.

Camross by whatever they want. Il guess 20.

Everyone has a lot of time for ballinakill and they will bring everything against the Harps but hard to see them keeping it up for a full game. It has been a couple of weeks since Justin Duggan threatened a hat trick and The Harps are the form team in lots of ways so should win by 7/8 after a battle.

The sunday games are a bit closer i think but rathdowney came out swinging the last day and will want to put a lot of pressure on borris. I have a feeling they'll come through with some comfort in the end. Rath by 8.

I would give rosenallis a chance as borris without scully are a bit weakened. Im going to go for a tense and low scoring draw that knocks borris out.

Rathdowney and the harps would be some tasty 1/4 final and the winner would have some cut off ballacolla or camross.


Senior B

Clonad and ballacolla to win in close games. Could go any way I guess.
I think rathdowney will win the relegation match easily enough.

Inter

Slieve bloom by 7 and the Harps by 5.
I think the gap between inter and senior B is as close as it has ever been.

Do you want to call the IHC game Trumera v Ballacolla there for the competition (that has no prize!)?

Ill go with ballacolla.

Big win for ballacolla last night but portlaoise still at the picnic. There has to be a look at some kind of preliminery quater-finals if the criss-crossover groups stay. How can rathdowney or borris be knocked out and portlaoise get through.
And camross could post a similar score later.

#4

General discussion / Re: The DUP thread

Last post by Genocide Organ - Today at 08:51:09 AM

What would be so wrong with them walking down with children in Armagh jersies?

#5

General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by Genocide Organ - Today at 08:48:04 AM

The Far right are all emotion and no solutions.

How glib can you get?

Show me a plan that the far right have for housing or climate.

They are spoofers

Remigration!

#6

General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by seafoid - Today at 05:53:07 AM

The Far right are all emotion and no solutions.

How glib can you get?

Show me a plan that the far right have for housing or climate.

They are spoofers

#7

General discussion / Re: FAI...New Manager is Heimi...

Last post by seafoid - Today at 05:51:48 AM

https://x.com/FootballTalkHQ/status/2010371111633158166

George Best's story about Ferenc Puskás in Australia: "I was with (Bobby) Charlton, (Denis) Law, and Puskás, we were coaching in a football academy in Australia. The youngsters we were coaching did not respect him including making fun of his weight and age. We decided to let the guys challenge a coach to hit the crossbar 10 times in a row, obviously, they picked the old fat one. Law asked the kids how many they thought the old fat coach would get out of ten. Most said less than five. Best said ten. The old fat coach stepped up and hit nine in a row. For the tenth shot, he scooped the ball in the air, bounced it off both shoulders and his head, then flicked it over with his heel and cannoned the ball off the crossbar on the volley. They all stood in silence then one kid asked who he was, I replied, "To you, his name is Mr. Puskás

#8

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by Aaron Boone - Today at 01:57:38 AM

Where do dromore go from here? Hopefully back to Fermanagh

Trillick parish is in the way. They'd have to move too.

#9

General discussion / Re: Oasis

Last post by laceer - Today at 01:40:40 AM

5 gigs in Slane for Oasis August next year.

Hopefully not

#10

General discussion / Re: Oasis

Last post by Baile Brigín 2 - Today at 01:12:07 AM

5 gigs in Slane for Oasis August next year.

My hole. It's a potential venue hold document and Slane is already booked.