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Monaghan v Armagh - Armagh by 1
Kerry v Roscommon - Kerry by 9
Dublin  v Donegal - Donegal by 3
Galway v Mayo - Mayo by 2

Wicklow v Leitrim - Wicklow by 5
Antrim v Carlow - Antrim by 7
London v Tipperary - London by 2
Waterford v Longford Longford by 6

[Talk of game being moved to blayney or iniskeen if weather persists]

Jaysus thats a light bench bar Duffy and McQuillan.

Mc carthy not a bad option and would have started him
Crealey training so might see him added
It is what it is
Talk of game being moved to blayney or iniskeen if weather persists

What difference would it make moving it to 30-50km away?? Wouldn't Clones have the best pitch?

It mustn't have or they wouldn't move it. Think we played an early game in Blayney a few years ago against Monaghan.

Can't be many pitches in the country in any sort of shape at the minute.

Jaysus thats a light bench bar Duffy and McQuillan.

Mc carthy not a bad option and would have started him
Crealey training so might see him added
It is what it is
Talk of game being moved to blayney or iniskeen if weather persists

Hopefully so.

Though Magee would have got a starting place, was impressed with him in McKenna cup.

I donMt think Vance would get elected, unless the Democratics pull out Hillary Clinton or someone like that to run.

Jaysus thats a light bench bar Duffy and McQuillan.

Vance wouldn't have the same cult following as the Donald.

Shame, would have kept him on with lower wages for another year. Maybe he didn't fancy the paycut. Would wish him all the best.

3 midfielders needed in the summer!

Ideal prep for Monaghan for their 1st league game vs a seriously depleted Armagh team.

They'll have had 2 extra games.

Armagh i'd say nailed on to go down. ~20 lads unavailable of AI squad?

A predicted Armagh starting 15 from one of the podcasts...doesn't look weak at all despite so many players out. Gotta remember that retired players don't count as "missing":

Hughes
McGrane
McKay
McCormack
McQuillan
Kelly
Jarly Og
Callum O'Neill
Crealey
Conaty
McConville
McElroy
Turbitt
Oisin O'Neill
Murnin

Experienced subs then would be the likes of McCabe, Duffy (maybe), Rafferty. The rest of the bench made up of newcomers and young lads.

Decent enough starting 15 no doubt but lacking impact off the bench with Soupy gone and missing that bit of star quality that Rian and Grugan bring. Hopefully have enough there to get a result in Clones, relegation a fair possibility if we're beat. Hoping at least one of Crealey and Duffy are fit or we are light at midfield.

Wheres Mcmullan?

Picked up an injury vs Tyrone, no idea if he's fit or not

Ideal prep for Monaghan for their 1st league game vs a seriously depleted Armagh team.

They'll have had 2 extra games.

Armagh i'd say nailed on to go down. ~20 lads unavailable of AI squad?

A predicted Armagh starting 15 from one of the podcasts...doesn't look weak at all despite so many players out. Gotta remember that retired players don't count as "missing":

Hughes
McGrane
McKay
McCormack
McQuillan
Kelly
Jarly Og
Callum O'Neill
Crealey
Conaty
McConville
McElroy
Turbitt
Oisin O'Neill
Murnin

Experienced subs then would be the likes of McCabe, Duffy (maybe), Rafferty. The rest of the bench made up of newcomers and young lads.

Decent enough starting 15 no doubt but lacking impact off the bench with Soupy gone and missing that bit of star quality that Rian and Grugan bring. Hopefully have enough there to get a result in Clones, relegation a fair possibility if we're beat. Hoping at least one of Crealey and Duffy are fit or we are light at midfield.

Playing is a stretch. Employed by them?

?

Am guessing he's on about Greenwood...JCPen said he was playing for Marseille, whereas BB2 is questioning him being shit and therefore merely only an employee?

Haven't been following them but has he not been doing rightly for them? He was some talent shame he turned out to be a p***k.

[Can this be done via salary sacrifice, when employed as a PAYE employee]

My son just told me as he has got an inflation pay rise to bring him over £100k he now loses help with childcare etc- so his £2700 payrise is actually costing him £5000. Where is the incentive for people to better themselves

He needs to bump his pension up to bring himself back under £100k.

Can this be done via salary sacrifice, when employed as a PAYE employee? Or is it for self-employed only?

My nephew is on a day-rate at the mo, essentially self-employed on ~£550 per day, but setting £200 per day to his pension via S.S...

If he moves to a company as a PAYE employee, say for £115k per year, what are his options to reduce what he gives to the taxman?

Yeah.

Watched the last episode of Landman season 2 last night - it was ok.
This season didnt really hit the same note as season 1 but still decent watching.

Season was mostly shite with a good finale. Set up nicely for the next season.

Kerry embraced the advice of the average bar stool pundit as regards 2 pointers and it worked a treat. So obvious yet many coaches still went with caution.

Was v impressive how they went about it, though not sure I enjoy Clifford reduced to "one touch over the bar" finisher.

Pass the ball around the arc until you get a shooter free- similar to the old rules except the arc is a bit further out. It is class to watch the likes of Clifford/O'Shea etc pinging one from 40 yards but the endless handpassing beforehand is shite.

If the likes of Donegal or Glenullin sit inside the arc and won't come out to engage.....

Well thats it too. Shite too watch and realistically does no favours- old rules you could play like that and stay within touching distance, now if a team has the players they'll take the risk of a longer shot for more reward and build up a lead. Surely Jimmy will have a better plan this year.

[we didn't import any Brazilian beef.]

The chair of Bord Bia involved in inporting Brazillian beef to Ireland. Class...

It's not his day job though. He runs a, well, food importation company.

Surely that's a conflict? How did he get the Board Bia job in the first place?

The CEO of a major food company that imports food being on the board of Board Bia wasn't a thing until the farmers decided Mercosur was this weeks panic. They are a blunt lobby group, and this is peak IFA.

The thing got passed so they are targeting potential competition. Import Brazilian beef? We will hound you.

I didn't know about it, doubt many did but it doesn't sit right with me. I'd prefer we didn't import any Brazilian beef.

But Brazilian Samba girls are alright?

Of course