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[A fella]

A fella was explaining the other day that the reason Casey has those red flashing lights on top of the floodlights is in case pilots would mix it up with Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel.

a black taxi driver?

'The Smoking Stand' after our healthy chairman who manages a wee puff

i remember a final when the Derry Champions were favourites (Ballinderry i think) they were playing Cross at Casement, must have bee the only time Cross were not favourites for the final. but the weather was dreadfull and Cross beat them in a very low scoring final.

Boys are looking forward to it, training tonight and good buzz about them.

Yeah i thought so. he'll settle for a sigerson then the national league

Free holiday or missed rainy Ireland?

thought for sure the Pool would score a lot more there

I hope the weather improves for Ballygunner -vs- Newtownshandrum. Could be an excellent match.

Would St Galls be the favorites in the north?

2/5 Galls and 5/2 Loup

silly odds considering the Derry Champions are playing the Antrim champions.

Also the Derry championship being so difficult to win and the record Derry teams have in the competition.

1-3 points will be the winning margin (either team)

 

we left out what he likes for tea!!

[McCrossan]

Who's the McCrossan you refer to Sam? I'd be familiar with some of the others but not him.

There is most definitely no money involved here by the way.

St Brigid's have many more south belfast players than people give them credit for. Take an example - they currently have two county panelists and both played through the ranks. A lot of their team came through their ranks. You have to remember that they are one of few clubs in south belfast and with it being "affluent" people are going to move there for employment purposes and want to play football.

This makes them no worse than small country clubs. I'm from a small country club and we have had our ringers over the years. We've not had a massive amount however we've not turned anyone away either - particularly the ones who can play...

Trone lad who has been teaching in CBS Glend road. doesn't play anymore, scored the winning goal against Bellaghy in the Ulster final (fcuk, we should hand that one back)

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Surely if the above points came from a cop you'd know what they were doing after 4.30?
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eating Doughnuts ??

over the years there have been players who came to the club to play hurling also, that club didn't hurl (which is fair enough) I've never denied that. that lad played in an All Ireland Club football final, some feat for a lad who only wanted to hurl.

John Kane, School teacher? Brown hair, fast as fook? if its him lovely lad. whatever happend to that fella?

[will be mostly DS games]

wife has just got the stuff forthe Stockings (not hers )

there was enough in it to do about 3 Christmas'!!

our kids are older now so the there wont be that many things to put up around midnight!!

will be mostly DS games and Wii games, no bikes this year also

not use the r4 cards?

are those legit? Christ we've down loading music on their MP3's!!

wife has just got the stuff forthe Stockings (not hers )

there was enough in it to do about 3 Christmas'!!

our kids are older now so the there wont be that many things to put up around midnight!!

will be mostly DS games and Wii games, no bikes this year also

They all live in Malone/South Belfast. the players or families don't lack money. so i doubt backhanders is a reason for players at St Brigid's, its a new club so players usully come from 'outside' give it a chance. very progressive club and even had a divisional hurling club for a season or two. better than those single code clubs which are not part of the GAA ethos (IMO anyway)

The point that i am getting at is that these players are making the game a farce. I noticed the way you dodged the question when i asked you why did they join St Gall's. You didn't know the answer but you could probably defend every other point. I will tell you the answer it is because they are the most successful team in the area. So it wasn't just because they wanted to play Gaelic it was because they wanted glory. The ordinary clubman on the other hand will knock his pan in year in and year out for the love of his club and the hope of winning an odd league or intermediate championship and there lies the difference. If you asked an ordinary club member to move to St Gall's then they would say no i am happy with what i have at my own club because therein lie the traditions and people that they have grown up with. Certain players like Mc Geeney and Mc Nulty's (to come away from Antrim examples ) are taking the game away from this. They have a duty to play for their own club and not to go elsewhere simply because the glory and in some cases the pay is good. It is not what our game is about.


With regardes to Wanderer apart from a St Johns player there have been few others that have came to my club from any other . The player is question wasn't paid or offered special deals. He moved to Lurgan with his family. It was his decision to join Clan Na Galel but what probably swayed his decision was the fact that we are the most successful team in that area and this is wrong. So even though it happens at many clubs, i cannot do anything about this but it doesn't make it right whether it be my club or any other. Just on the subject a couple of years back we had a player that moved to Donegal  with his family that lad traveled up to Lurgan and back twice a week for ttraining , sometimes more and a game at the weekend. He could have played for any other club in Donegal but he knew where his heart was. To me it is players like this that hold the true essence and spirirt of the game and not the lad who goes where the glory is. It will soon be like soccer if this persists along with the pay for play deals.

I told you to ask them. Rory came i'd say cause his brother played. Ronan came cause he was friends with a player form college.

no pay for any of our players. we have NO MONEY. The taditions you look for is great but don't lambast my club, we didn't ask for these players. our club has a great name for GAA maybe thats the reason people are keen to join should they move to Belfast