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The actual reason for the delay is due to a badger set being found.  And as per usual these days when things like these are found you cant do anything until they decide to move out themselves.  Something about mating season or something.

Some questions being asked here that I asked myself this morning in terms of was Nationalist votes going down or if Unionst votes were going up.  Some people completely wrong in terms of the vote count for Nationalist parties being reduced and perhaps taking the % share of the vote reduction as a measure that nationalist vote count is down. 

Sinn Fein actual votes increased by 4,288 between 2010 and 2015 (2010 actual results not considering the by elections in Mid Ulster and West Belfast where their votes dropped in this).  Votes actually increased in the FST & Newry/Armagh

                                            2010   2015       Percentage
Belfast East                        817   823           0.7%
Belfast North                      12588   13770   9.4%
Belfast South                          0   5402         #DIV/0!
Belfast West                       22840   19163   -16.1%
East Antrim                        2064   2314           12.1%
East Derry                                6742   6859            1.7%
Fermanagh & South Tyrone       21304   23078   8.3%
Foyle                                       12098   11679   -3.5%
Lagan Valley                       1465   1144          -21.9%
Mid-Ulster                               21239   19935   -6.1%
Newry & Armagh               18857   20488   8.6%
North Antrim                         5265   5143           -2.3%
North Down                          250   273           9.2%
South Antrim                         4729   4699          -0.6%
South Down                        12236   12186   -0.4%
Strangford                                 1161   876          -24.5%
Upper Bann                        10237   11593   13.2%
West Tyrone                        18050   16805   -6.9%
         
Total                                       171942   176230   2.5%
         
                                          + 4,288   

SDLP vote has reduced by over 11,000.  Despite their catholic views on abortion etc. it kind of negates some of Tony's drivel on here.

                                    2010   2015       Percentage
Belfast East                      365   127          -65.2%
Belfast North                   4,544   3,338   -26.5%
Belfast South                 14,026   9,560   -31.8%
Belfast West                   5,261   3,475   -33.9%
East Antrim                   2,019   1,639   -18.8%
East Derry                           5,399   4268           -20.9%
Fermanagh & South Tyrone   3,574   2,732   -23.6%
Foyle                                  16,922   17,725   4.7%
Lagan Valley                  1,835    2,500   36.2%
Mid-Ulster                           5,826   5,055   -13.2%
Newry & Armagh          10,526   12,026   14.3%
North Antrim                   3,738   2,925   -21.7%
North Down                      680   355           -47.8%
South Antrim                   2,955   2,990   1.2%
South Down                 20,648   18,077   -12.5%
Strangford                           2,164   2,335   7.9%
Upper Bann                   5,276   4,238   -19.7%
West Tyrone                   5,212   6,444   23.6%
         
Total                                  110970   99809   -10.1%
         
                                              -11161   

Not sure its Augusta folks - I read an article not so long back on Augusta committee trying to get more TV coverage but that the agreement they had with CBS (might be wrong) wouldn't allow much more.  Will have a look for the article and paste here if I can find it.

Didn't take that long to find - http://www.golfdigest.com/blogs/the-loop/2015/04/masters-countdown-why-cbs-refu.html

Was a good read alright - Jim Gavin's response to the questions versus the evidence is quite amusing mind you.

Ah makes sense - Apologies!

Padraig has went bogey, bogey, bogey and is now E for today and -4 for the tournament.

Rory has just finished a birdie run of 5 straight birdies and is -7 today and -9 for tournament. 

Not sure where you are seeing the scores you quoted.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-31958819

Looks like there are some that don't agree with it...

Conditions may be playing a bit on Morgan's results at the minute.  I am sure after the Dublin game he went away and started kicking the same frees and on another night/day they would have went over.

Versus Cork same again the conditions did not suit his kicking style compared to that of Colm O'Neill.  After missing the first it was good to see Sean taking leadership and taking next free (taking the pressure off him despite Sean missing).  McCurry seems to be the most accurate and can kick them from 45 as long as its out of hands.

We still need Morgan to get back to his best!

Thanks both

Anyone got any more ideas on parking at the airport or near hand? 

Even any hotels that have deals with parking included and stay the night before?

Yeah have any number of boxes - I use to CS and run my own server but recently moved house and did away with it. 

Just looking setanta dont want full sly package or anything.  Its mainly for the GAA as I have NBC Sports for the 3pm games

Any of you lads got a contact that has the irish subsciption of Setanta i.e. 3pm EPL games?

[Could you rank what YOU think are the most physically imposing counties in Ulster?]

Yellow,
Simple question for you.
Could you rank what YOU think are the most physically imposing counties in Ulster?

Why do you think teams like Derry, Antrim, Fermanagh and Down don't seem to put as much emphasis on this side of the game?
Would they benefit more if they did?
Have Donegal upped the physicality levels on the past three years?

IMHO you're contradicting yourself on this thread as I think you'd love to see Big Sean get a damn good hiding as he deserves but not to get caught doing it and be man down.

It's good to be back down at Armaghs level, just for the banter.

This physical approach put forward by the media is a nonsense, there were a few minor skirmishes broke out in games involving Armagh last year but because they weren't speaking to a load of hacks they were fair game to be attacked by the press. As for your question, well that is a nonsense as Armagh are no more or less physical than any other county, the only difference is we don't go crying like babies when someone starts pushing our players about in melees. You give it and you take it, its not tiddlywinks. How do you even measure physicality, get the first XV to start bench pressing, throw them in a UFC dome and have them wrestle? If there were mass punch ups or physical violence then I'd be the first to condemn it but to the best of my knowledge nobody has got injured from any of these horrible obscene acts of violence that Armagh have pre planned and instigated since last year. Just hyperbole and exaggeration to feed the hysterical parts of the media. Its no coincidence that now that McMenamin and Gormley have retired that Tyrone men are getting on their high horse complaining about an overly physical appraoch.

1. Don't go crying like babies - wasn't that because there was a self imposed media ban and weren't allowed to cry?

2. Nobody has got injured - What happened Dunne then during the altercation?

Saying as the only thing you picked up on was the semantics, then I presume you have no issue with the actual point which is that a bit of physicality in the game should be embraced and not frowned upon in the manner of a pc junkie. Or maybe your just that petty that you have nothing else to contribute.

probably like the most of people on here I am not actually sure on the point you are trying to make.  But one thing I am sure most people will agree on, you are a clown.  Thats my contribution.

[non contact sport]

Quote from: yellowcard on January 19, 2015, 11:46:19 AM
Really hope that McKeever doesn't start picking on Cavanagh again this time, we need him on the field if we are to have a chance of winning the game

But then...
Just hope that Geezer selects McKeever to put some manners on Cavanagh again

Just to clarify (the first post had a hint of sarcasm which isn't easily translated when put in writing) I hope he picks on him but is subtle enough not to get caught like the last time (even if it was handbags). If you look at Cavanaghs face when McKeever grabbed him he was like a scared rabbit, he is easily cowed by McKeever and will not want to come up against him.

Typical Armagh attitude concentrating on intimidation. No wonder your games end in brawls!
Just play football lads and stop talking tripe about your bully boy tactics. I'd have thought Armagh were above all that and it would be only the likes of Div.3 teams who would be resorting to such a thing,, oh hold on

Cavanagh is about 6'3 and 15 stone so you would think he should be well fit to take care of himself, so get away with this nonsense about intimidating him. If you want a non contact sport with no physicality then go to the theatre or watch a bit of ballet. Anyone who is being honest enjoys the physical approach and needle that a local rivalry creates, you give and you take. Of course you will have the pc brigade up on their soap box chanting 'down with that sort of thing' but those pundits are more concerned with their own media profiles than 'the poor children'.

Since when did the theatre and ballet come under the banner of a non contact sport?