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When Joe Molloy left the writing was probably on the wall. His various Indo Sport podcasts are brilliant. Also the OTB subscription model was never going to work.

No one comes close to Joe Molloy in this sphere. Havent listened to OTB in ages. The new presenters are absolutely brutal. Quinlan on the rugby. Give me a break!

Fair play to England - brilliant game and they deserved to win.

Have a word with yourself. Do we start to worry now? They'll beat Norway right 

Was the first sticking point a lack of traffic management plan or emergency exit plan? Can recall something to do with those when the Ulster Council were trying to push for a 42k stadium.

I know the DUP are a nightmare but I honestly don't blame them for this mess! Sheer incompetence from the GAA blazers.

A5 not delivered
Irish Language Act not delivered
Casement not delivered
Maze Prison not delivered
DUP and Civil Servants running rings round SF

These are all ticks in the boxes for Jim Allister, Jamie Bwyson and Carla Loveheart

What actually has been delivered post GFA? You can add the debacle around a proper university in Derry to that list.

Could a form of crowd funding and private investment help raise the funds? Say an additional 100 million?

What prison time you looking at here?

Ach sure theres no fun in that

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx2l0wgk71po

Hopefully more to follow. FAI need to get the finger out and not focus exclusively on Dublin.

Last squad.

Dublin 3
Cork 4
Meath 2
Kildare 2
Donegal 1
Wicklow 1
Louth 1
Wexford 1
Kerry 1
Galway 1
Limerick 1
Sligo 1
Overseas 5

When will the Dublin bias end?

Gimme a breakdown of the underage squads there

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx2l0wgk71po

Hopefully more to follow. FAI need to get the finger out and not focus exclusively on Dublin.

MOR is not getting sack. People will look very silly when Tyrone land back with silverware at end of the year.

The McKenna Cup is finished lad!

Trillick is right on the Fermanagh border, and much socialising / shopping happens naturally in Enniskillen. St. Micks is a bit closer, but the switch to my old school Omagh CBS happened because the pupils were following the football. In previous decades, St. Micks (Enniskillen) and Omagh CBS were closely matched in football terms; but Omagh has stolen a march in more recent years.  It's a mix of Trillick youngsters being brought up to want to win all the time, and they now perceive that there's a better chance of doing so at the CBS; that, and the fact that one of the Trillick youth coaches is on the football coaching staff at the CBS.  He's very well respected in the club, so him being a known quantity does no harm.  But it's primarily about winning.  If St. Micks was to start winning titles, the fashion could swing back to St Micks again.  But def no county board involvement, just lads of their own volition wanting to go where they'll get the best chance of winning. 

Cheers for that update. Sport does matter to kids/parents when choosing schools. It appears Aquinas and Knock are both leading the way in terms of Belfast schools - backboned by Bredagh, Carryduff and St Brigids players.

So I thought you were being a bit hyperbolic (I gather you don't have your 11+ so feel free to Google it) but you're actually serious?

Never mind education reform, accessibility, rising tides lifting all boats etc, you genuinely think a school board should be looking at "how can we have a better football team?" when considering this?!

lol I enjoy you Gallsman

We need the people more than investment.  We do not have enough good football men in the county to make anything happen at the minute. 
When it comes to time and volunteering, who will make the sacrifices to do the hard yards when it doesn't involve their own child or club.
The best counties have these people, currently we don't.

Get Ulster GAA to pay their wages! There cannot be any stone left unturned and yes I include 11+ grades in that. Omagh CBS and St Pats Armagh/Downpatrick became non selective. Ballymena could follow.

Whatever about the debate over academic selection, "so we can hopefully get better at football" absolutely shouldn't be a part of it.

Spoken like a true product of the 11+ system

We need the people more than investment.  We do not have enough good football men in the county to make anything happen at the minute. 
When it comes to time and volunteering, who will make the sacrifices to do the hard yards when it doesn't involve their own child or club.
The best counties have these people, currently we don't.

Get Ulster GAA to pay their wages! There cannot be any stone left unturned and yes I include 11+ grades in that. Omagh CBS and St Pats Armagh/Downpatrick became non selective. Ballymena could follow.

Local clubs doing heavy lifting in that part of Tyrone. Comparing to SW Antrim/Ballymena very difficult. Something has to change though with lads playing for Derry schools and a result being whether intentional or not apathy towards playing for Antrim

Yeah I see where you're coming from - my only counter would be that most of the best players you see coming out of the south west seem to have went to derry schools which I doubt is coincidence in terms of mindset / coaching etc. That's how it shouldn't be mind you...

you also need to invest in a high school in the vicinity of st louis for natural school rivalry in addition to providing a route for the kids who didnt pass the transfer test.    pumping money into st louis alone is throwing good money after bad and neglecting the majority of the playing base

Who are Omaghs rivals?