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I was talking to a very reputable source in Dublin today.  It seems one of are well known referees has a little dip in his hair, covering up some the "grey matter" on top.  How vain    I wonder who that could be? Vanity, oh vanity. 

Have you any decent debate about Antrim? Or are you full of shite all the time?

Excuse me! And your topics of discussion are so enthralling and stimulating?

You're a WUM

   

No need for the abuse here, nor the veiled identity reference. Both against the rules, so less of it please.

And as for the AGM why would the I go to it as I wouldnt fit the bill. In the case of Rasharkin its not who you know but more who you are and if your title isnt right your not the person for the club.

I'll translate for you: I wouldn't have the balls to stand up at AGM like a man and sort out my clubs internal problems.  I'd rather come on the gaaboard and hang my clubs dirty washing out in public.

Fair play to you 4Father , I admire your integrity and honesty, a real pity a few others who post here are not anywhere near as forthright as you. Nudge, nudge, wink wink if you know what and who I mean?

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I was talking to a very reputable source in Dublin today.  It seems one of are well known referees has a little dip in his hair, covering up some the "grey matter" on top.  How vain    I wonder who that could be? Vanity, oh vanity. 

Have you any decent debate about Antrim? Or are you full of shite all the time?

Excuse me! And your topics of discussion are so enthralling and stimulating?

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I was talking to a very reputable source in Dublin today.  It seems one of are well known referees has a little dip in his hair, covering up some the "grey matter" on top.  How vain    I wonder who that could be? Vanity, oh vanity. 

[successful,]

Antrim 2-12 qub 1-14 , good win to finish McKenna cup. Neeson had good game, scored 1-4 I think.

If this is how we look being successful, I would hate to see our future failures, god help us all.

[Revenue to swoop on GAA]

Revenue to swoop on GAA

County boards on alert as team expenses and payments come under scrutiny

Friday January 13 2012

GAA officials throughout the country have been alerted to an impending Revenue swoop on their books and have been warned to have them in order.

Revenue's visits are expected to include examinations of the increasingly huge sums that counties are paying out on inter-county team expenses and are also likely to probe payments to team managers.

Under the GAA's rules, the only payments that team managers can receive are vouched expenses for travel (at a set rate nationally) and meals.

But there is a strong belief within the association that this rule is being broken both at club and inter-county level and GAA president Christy Cooney himself has described 'illegal payments' to managers as "a cancer running through our organisation."

A meeting of all county chairmen in Croke Park before Christmas informed them that the Revenue Commissioners have already met with the GAA centrally and discussed what will be involved.

All county boards have been told to expect to have their local books audited in 2012.

Croke Park has promised that members of the GAA's central finance committee will visit each county in the coming weeks in order to advise exactly what Revenue's audit will entail and to give local organisers practical advice in preparing for their inspections.

The Irish Independent has also learned that at least one county board -- Limerick -- underwent a full audit by Revenue in 2010.

That looked at every aspect of Limerick's finances, including some queries about payments to inter-county managements.

The latter is believed to have been sparked by a complaint from a member of the public.But Limerick secretary Michael O'Riordan said yesterday that the County Board had contacted Revenue independently to seek clarification on some of their own tax liabilities, including those of people who had been employed to run the stiles at the county grounds.

"We approached Revenue with our own queries because we were putting some new procedures in place that we needed clarification on. They also approached us about another matter," said O'Riordan.

"We had absolutely no problems with the process. It took three days, was very thorough and afterwards we were fully approved by Revenue and there were no grey areas whatsoever."

With government coffers so bare, Revenue has been exploring every last avenue to recoup outstanding taxes. It has introduced a particularly strict 'shadow-economy project' in the past year and has come under fire in the past week for the way it went about recovering taxes from pensioners.

Meanwhile, the GAA's top brass seem certain to veto the idea of an All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final being staged at Semple Stadium this year.

Thurles Town Council is preparing to write to the Munster Council and GAA authorities, seeking to have the provincial decider and an All-Ireland semi-final staged in Thurles to coincide with the town being the European Town of Sport for 2012.

- Cliona Foley

If this is extended to the North with HMRC involved some Treasurers may be sweating.

Sure if Rasharkin pay their big fine, at least that would lessen the financial burden to the county

[(what about Fermanagh last Sunday?)]

Antrim opened their Casement 2012 yearbook this afternoon (what about Fermanagh last Sunday?)and while a 5 point defeat to Tyrone means that last year's McKenna Cup progress won't be matched, there was still plenty of positives to be taken from what was an entertaining game. 

Antrim started with a few new faces as Baker and his team continue the search for new Saffron talent, and a few boys will have enhanced their chances of a gaining a place on the team come the league. In the opening exchanges possession was shared but Tyrone had more shots at the posts. The 3 times All Ireland champions had left their shooting boots somewhere on the M1 however and hit too many wides.

Four of Antrim's first half points came from play and there some excellent scores among them from midfielder Conal Kelly and in particular Brian Neeson. Indeed Neeson shone brightly in the first half and alongside his two points he could have had two more only for one dropping short and another hitting the post. Paddy Cunningham was playing a deeper role and hit a terrific score from play and one from a free to leave Antrim with a two point half time lead.

By this stage the Red Hands had already looked to the bench for a bit of experience and had introduced someone called Stephen O'Neill. They upped the tempo at the start of the second half and hit 6 unanswered points to race into a 4 point lead.

Antrim too had experienced players to call on and the introduction of Aodhán Gallagher and Tomas McCann steadied things at midfield and provided another focal point of the attack. Conal Kelly's second point of the game signalled a Saffron revival and further scores from McCann and Cunningham brought Antrim to within a point of Tyrone.

At this time the game turned; Tomas McCann collected a great ball and hit a powerful shot on the run bringing off a great save from John Devine. Shortly afterwards the Antrim half forward unit lost possession and in the subsequent play Tyrone went the length of the field, exploiting space, and eventually Stephen O'Neill netted. Had McCann's effort gone in, who knows?

Afterwards Liam Bradley took the positives from the game.
"We don't like losing and it didn't look a 5 point game. If one of our goal chances had gone in, it could have been different but our lads will learn from that."

Next up for Antrim is the final Power NI McKenna Cup game V Queens on Wednesday night, before the national league starts on Saturday 4th February.

Brendan Mulgrew

Mulgrew must have been at a different game than the one I was at.  Pure f**king crap.  We will still be talking about the same fundamental issues this time next year and we will not have moved any further on.  You can talk about big, strong lads, strength and conditioning all you want, it will take a lot more than that in my book.  That idiot Bradley is a real bufoon.  Put it like this, if he is not good enough as the Messiah in Derry, he's not any good for us.

The Fermanagh game was played in Enniskillen, not Casement.

I stand corrected AQMP, apologies.

[(what about Fermanagh last Sunday?)]

Antrim opened their Casement 2012 yearbook this afternoon (what about Fermanagh last Sunday?)and while a 5 point defeat to Tyrone means that last year's McKenna Cup progress won't be matched, there was still plenty of positives to be taken from what was an entertaining game. 

Antrim started with a few new faces as Baker and his team continue the search for new Saffron talent, and a few boys will have enhanced their chances of a gaining a place on the team come the league. In the opening exchanges possession was shared but Tyrone had more shots at the posts. The 3 times All Ireland champions had left their shooting boots somewhere on the M1 however and hit too many wides.

Four of Antrim's first half points came from play and there some excellent scores among them from midfielder Conal Kelly and in particular Brian Neeson. Indeed Neeson shone brightly in the first half and alongside his two points he could have had two more only for one dropping short and another hitting the post. Paddy Cunningham was playing a deeper role and hit a terrific score from play and one from a free to leave Antrim with a two point half time lead.

By this stage the Red Hands had already looked to the bench for a bit of experience and had introduced someone called Stephen O'Neill. They upped the tempo at the start of the second half and hit 6 unanswered points to race into a 4 point lead.

Antrim too had experienced players to call on and the introduction of Aodhán Gallagher and Tomas McCann steadied things at midfield and provided another focal point of the attack. Conal Kelly's second point of the game signalled a Saffron revival and further scores from McCann and Cunningham brought Antrim to within a point of Tyrone.

At this time the game turned; Tomas McCann collected a great ball and hit a powerful shot on the run bringing off a great save from John Devine. Shortly afterwards the Antrim half forward unit lost possession and in the subsequent play Tyrone went the length of the field, exploiting space, and eventually Stephen O'Neill netted. Had McCann's effort gone in, who knows?

Afterwards Liam Bradley took the positives from the game.
"We don't like losing and it didn't look a 5 point game. If one of our goal chances had gone in, it could have been different but our lads will learn from that."

Next up for Antrim is the final Power NI McKenna Cup game V Queens on Wednesday night, before the national league starts on Saturday 4th February.

Brendan Mulgrew

Mulgrew must have been at a different game than the one I was at.  Pure f**king crap.  We will still be talking about the same fundamental issues this time next year and we will not have moved any further on.  You can talk about big, strong lads, strength and conditioning all you want, it will take a lot more than that in my book.  That idiot Bradley is a real bufoon.  Put it like this, if he is not good enough as the Messiah in Derry, he's not any good for us.

Suspected broken ankle tonight for CJ McGourty, playing for UUJ.

Well, he is never likely to break his brain.   

Yip, you definitely have been here before. 

Good luck to young CJ, nothing to be laughed at.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, just airing an opinion 

Whats your opinion then on the Johnstons leaving 'your ' club for Rossa then?

I was speaking to a real St Johns man the other day, he seems to think it's a done deal

I was talking to Mickey myself today at Casement.  His lad Ciaran is happy to be with Rossa and has no regrets.  However, Rossa people are Rossa people and Naomh Eoin people are Naomh Eoin people.  The two lads may find it hard to settle all the same. If kids are not happy with any club, I am all for them moving on.  They don't owe clubs that much. 

Suspected broken ankle tonight for CJ McGourty, playing for UUJ.

Well, he is never likely to break his brain.   

Yip, you definitely have been here before. 

Good luck to young CJ, nothing to be laughed at.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, just airing an opinion 

Suspected broken ankle tonight for CJ McGourty, playing for UUJ.

Well, he is never likely to break his brain.   

mmmmmmmmm....says alot about the poster!

Amazing, a Rasharkin person with a conscience, what next?

Suspected broken ankle tonight for CJ McGourty, playing for UUJ.

Well, he is never likely to break his brain.   

Bit of an experimental look about it but I suppose that's what the McKenna Cup is for?

I might get my wife to bring her gear with her down to Casement tomorrow, by the look of things she might get on.  That Bradley fella is an idiot of the first order.  

Hmmmmmmm....

Is it just me or is MickeyMacMhagUidhir beginning to show signs that he's been here before (or maybe quite a few times?)

First time on here.  Just thought I would sign up and see what all the fuss was about Rasharkin.   A load of old tripe if you me\ sure them boys always get a way with murder, they have a history of this type of behaviour.

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And may I add, what gives you the right to judge on anybody's past on this forum?  Personal vendetta here it seems       So, u can have an opinion whilst the opinion of others is totally disregarded, seems unfair in my book.    Are you a referee, where you there?  Well he is and was there, enough said!

See my comment below pertaining to those with OPINIONS.