So, was the new format a success?
Or were the harbingers of doom who wanted the old format retained silenced?
Or were the harbingers of doom who wanted the old format retained silenced?
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Milltown Row2 on July 04, 2014, 12:39:21 PM
Yes Stapleton it was, big fella. Yeah bizarre decisions and I was also giving off.
I just don't see why they would be subconsciously going against us or the smaller counties. I can only speak for myself and other referees that I know personally who'd be like minded and they just blow for the fouls, and these lads have refereed me in many games and be rival clubs and have no love for my club, but they are honest and most of their calls are correct.
Maybe you change once you don the referee kit and see things differently, I get tortured at club games and they shout at me and say that was a bad call would you give it?? ffs I'm a supporter today leave me alone!!
There is nothing worse than getting a call wrong when you referee a game, you may not know it at the time but an umpire may say at half time but it's done, I wouldn't try and even it up also, very hard to stay focused when the line is giving you constant abuse. Anyways looking forward to final on Sunday, Dubs to beat the Cat's
Quote from: thewobbler on July 04, 2014, 11:58:28 AMwatch Moneyball or read Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair GameQuote from: screenexile on July 04, 2014, 11:44:39 AMQuote from: Canalman on July 04, 2014, 11:40:22 AM
Imo "stats" are the mainstay of spoofers. If you cannot glean what is happening out on the pitch or at training with your own eyes you shouldn't be let near a team.
The main "tactic" for success imo is to have 5 or 6 lads on the subs bench as good if not better than the starting 15 . Oh and luck plays a major part.
In any professional sports (you know where people play/coach sports for a living and are paid to know what they are talking about) stats are key!! To say that a manager "should just know from looking at the game" is bullshit and a reason why a lot of teams are behind the Dubs!!
Such nonsense. The key to success is having the best players arriving in prime condition. Even in stats heavy American sports. Anything else is at best an edge, not a reason.
Quote from: Canalman on July 04, 2014, 11:40:22 AMyou make your own luck
Imo "stats" are the mainstay of spoofers. If you cannot glean what is happening out on the pitch or at training with your own eyes you shouldn't be let near a team.
The main "tactic" for success imo is to have 5 or 6 lads on the subs bench as good if not better than the starting 15 . Oh and luck plays a major part.
Quote from: Premier Emperor on July 04, 2014, 09:24:55 AMQuote from: hardstation on July 04, 2014, 12:00:31 AMSinn Fein are lurking in the background agitating a lot of this.
Casement residents & Croke Park residents would be fairly closely linked.
Quote from: illdecide on July 03, 2014, 07:59:55 PMso developing a training area with a good surface is worth it? as in, not just for the slogging in the dirt
I don't like sand carpet pitches tbh, they are a harder surface and need a lot more maintenance. Their purpose obviously is they drain better and can take a bit more wear but its hard to beat a natural turf pitch. Our pitch is a mixture of both, it has sand ameliorated in with the top soil. It has lateral drains as well as a 10" layer of grit and a geo fabric netting over it, personally it is too well drained but I doubt if there will ever be a game called off due to flooding. It would dry out fairly quickly during a dry spell.
To keep a pitch in good condition it will need verti drained/ground breaking/spiked aerogation whatever you want to call it twice a year, 4 -5 applications of fertiliser, cut 2-3 times per week (obviously depending on time of year and if just been fed) over or direct seeded if and when needed to parts of the pitch that's needs it, the cylinders on your mower must be sharp and someone after games to replace divots and repair the pitch.
The most important tip of the whole lot is don't fecking train on your pitch keep it for matches only ( which our club cannot do) the training is the worst abuse of the lot on a pitch.
Quote from: stew on July 03, 2014, 05:46:08 AMmost fields are now sand based.
Simple, take a gander at the best fields in the country and ape what they do, providing that their soil is similar to yours!
Quote from: Farmer dam on July 02, 2014, 09:25:31 PMQuote from: manfromdelmonte on July 02, 2014, 04:20:18 PMQuote from: Farmer dam on July 02, 2014, 08:52:49 AMWhat is the best way to improve grass growth/coverage on a pitch, without digging it up?
I work as a groundsman in uk. Born and bred donegal man.
Just offering advice or help to anyone who are looking help advice about pitchcare and maintinance.
Any queries just say.
Tom
It is a natural clay based pitch that gets very hard in the summer
thanks
Do u know what type of grass seed it is was sowed on the pitch.
Going by u saying it gets very hard it sounds like the ground is very compact. If the ground is very compact this will be why you haven't good growth/coverage. The grass roots need air to grow and to create a good root zone which in turn makes the grass tougher and will withstand wear and tear.
You need to get some aerating done and maybe over seed it. I wouldn't roll anytime in the immediate future.
What maintinace takes place on the pitch at the minute. Apart from grass cutting anything else.
Quote from: johnneycool on July 02, 2014, 04:36:10 PMQuote from: manfromdelmonte on July 02, 2014, 04:21:32 PM
surely as a PE teacher he'd have a background in training teams and coaching?
aye 20 odd years ago maybe, not now.