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Handy parking tips for free staters visiting Newry (based on experiences - Saturday 6th December 2008)

If you are parking in either the Quays or Buttercrane car parks, please observe the following etiquette.

1. Park between the white lines, not on top of them. This will allow the optimum number of cars to park in the car park.

2. If someone has the indicator on and is reversing into a space, manners dictate that you don't drive into the same space, miss Maroon Toyota driver 99-LH-4***.

Hope this helps.

The Dublin drivers are just used to being ignorant cts.

I was sent for a sky hook before, there were a lot of hooks for chains in the van and i thought one of them might have been a sky hook. There was a bust ball which one of the lads had filled with stones, i didnt know this it just looked like a 99p ball you get, he told me to kick it at the foremans head as i was walking past it, not thinking i kicked it and nearly broke my foot. It was sore all summer! Another one not played on me but on another couple of summer workers. There was a big machine for chipping tarmac, weighed about 15 tonne, they told one of the lads to change its tyre and handed him a car jack, he tried to change it, it was hilarious.

Please tell me you stopped him before he put the weight of the machine on it?

No he tried to jack it up, and looked puzzled as he discovered the car jack couldn't lift it, imagine the scene, trying to screw a 7 inch handle on a car jack to lift a massive vehicle, it still cracks me up thinking about it. Everyday you had to be on your guard working for them boys, i was 17 not used to site environment, they were always trying to take the piss. My the time i had left uni i had worked enough summers to at least know when they were messing.

I was sent for a sky hook before, there were a lot of hooks for chains in the van and i thought one of them might have been a sky hook. There was a bust ball which one of the lads had filled with stones, i didnt know this it just looked like a 99p ball you get, he told me to kick it at the foremans head as i was walking past it, not thinking i kicked it and nearly broke my foot. It was sore all summer! Another one not played on me but on another couple of summer workers. There was a big machine for chipping tarmac, weighed about 15 tonne, they told one of the lads to change its tyre and handed him a car jack, he tried to change it, it was hilarious.

Ive been in it nearly every week so far, unfortunately can't make it this week because im away. Its always good for the results show anyway, a good way to start a saturday night. Obviously it will be bunged this week.

Magpie, i take it your a fellow dungiven man? the only place is the club

I work at the south but im home at the weekend quite a bit, i think its great. Things were always cheaper in the north now even more so. For example i bought a pair of jeans in topman dublin yesterday, the price on the label of the jeans €55 or £35, £35 at todays rates is €39.70, how can shops like this justify jeans in the south being over €15 dearer, and the irish government want people to be patriotic, if thats the saving on one pair of jeans what are people with young familys not going to save?

Ive only recently moved to Dublin and it really annoys me how everything is so much more expensive than the north, from groceries to electronics to healtcare to clothes. Sorry for that rant, had to get it off my chest!

My Da owns one of these. It was my Granda's, sat in a shed for 20 years after he died, got it out last summer and got it started. Them things never die

I just moved to ranelagh and will be looking a new club for the new season, anyone got any suggestions of who to join?

Ranelagh Gaels or Portobello

Everytime i mention Ranelagh Gaels to someone here, they laugh at me. Are Portobello a senior/intermediate/junior club?

I just moved to ranelagh and will be looking a new club for the new season, anyone got any suggestions of who to join?

McHugh on sucking up after his comments earlier in the season, i hate that man. Mickey Harte can only be admired, not only his coaching ability but the character of the man.

Best show ive seen in a long time, louis is a legend

Seeing these role plays makes you realise how brutal it was. As your man said, imagine leaving your home knowing you will never see it again

big Geoff a living legend

Best derry club footballer since 1980!

Did you notice one man in the line up refused to face the tricolour during the anthem - Morrow, the goalscorer. Thought that was bad form.

I noticed that too. Where's he from?

Hes from Dungiven, well just outside the town, think maybe the son a protestant farmer

In terms of the most talented footballer id definitely say Tohill, Mc Keever was the best at what he did, but cornerbacks dont need much footballing ability, they can go whole matches without kicking the ball, maybe touching it 3 times and have a good game. So for that reason i wouldnt vote a corner back as the 'best footballer'. When Mc Keever did play out the field for dungiven he was very good though. Fergal Doc and Paddy Bradley will be in this list in 15 years time as well, and Bradley will get more votes than Brolly.

Have no Bellaghy posters been on complaining that the most successful team in Derry Club History have no names on the list.