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And the interesting thing about the four, there are 25 mins at the max from Glen to Ballinderry. Bellaghy and Lavey in between that drive. A pure hot bed

I see a number of refs counting backwards out loud when they give advantage signal i.e. 5-4-3-2-1 and then award the free or play on if the advantage helps the opposition.

Its a good question and needs answered. Congress ruled a few years ago that championships had to be restricted to 16 senior teams and time has been given for counties to get their house in order. For example Galway had 24 teams in either their sen hurling or football championship, can't recall which. so that took time to get sorted. Are Derry moving to a 12 team sen championship to introduce district teams/ it was in their strategy or is it to strengthen their intermediate and junior tiers so that they will complete stronger at Ulster club level?

I have ben thinking about this as I don't like them either, and I have come to the conclusion its simply down to the tone of their voice rather than ability. First of all I had to unpick the whole think to reassure myself I wasn't being discriminatory. so comfortably in the knowledge that its purely a hearing thing, been used to male commentators in football our whole lives and I guess thats part of it as well. Its almost like a trailor for a horror movie, you get the male with the deep rustic voice trying to capture your interest so you will go to the cinema to see it. I just couldn't imagine a female voice over. Anyway is it just me and Keegan 

We are clearly not talking like for like, as the 2/3 teams at the top end that prepare the way I am suggesting, train and prepare properly, no missing training, fully committed, there or there abouts each year. Why would any club invest in players if they didn't do the basics like attend every session and bust a gut.

[clearly someone who has no idea of the level needed to create the environment needed for success.]

50k to cover
Manager
Coach
Physio
S&C
Nutritionist
Mri scans
An operation or 2 a year

Look round most clubs next time you play a match and see how many people are on the sideline.......even some junior clubs would surprise you.

Most senior clubs with any ambition are spending way more than that.

Any club spending that need their heads read 

clearly someone who has no idea of the level needed to create the environment needed for success. Our club alone spent 21K on physico and ops last year. Admittedly two of the ops were unfortunate and not typical of a normal season. Still that figure is about spot on for any top senior club with aspirations. With an inside manager doing it for nothing, your still on the money mark

Except that the money spent on these coaches is not always reflective of the level of their ability. Its an industry full of spivs and bluffers. The biggest culprits are those clubs who spend crazy sums to get high profile celebrity names in for a session or two either coaching or to give talks to a club side. Most are high profile county managers or ex players. Nobody will ever prove whether they were effective or not but if they can sell themselves well and talk flowery language they will make an impression on some young lads but the reality is that the club members are paying for the privilege of hiring these lads. At least with a coach and a physio there is a form of service being provided which can be measured easily.

agree entirely that is some bullshit and totally pointless, with an outcome that would last about two hours.

You get a max of about 5,000 from insurance unfortunately these two were considerably more, both abroad, with flights hotels etc. Players pay 40% of the cost of a physio visit. Ignorance is no excuse sir, a rub would be done by a masseur not a physico, that would be to expensive. Masseur only available for championship

There aren't that many clubs in any county able to win the championship, two, three and at a max four in most counties in any one or two seasons? Tyrone would be the most competitive, even there you wouldn't go by Errigal, Carrickmore, Dromore and Dungannon.

50k to cover
Manager
Coach
Physio
S&C
Nutritionist
Mri scans
An operation or 2 a year

Look round most clubs next time you play a match and see how many people are on the sideline.......even some junior clubs would surprise you.

Most senior clubs with any ambition are spending way more than that.

Any club spending that need their heads read 

clearly someone who has no idea of the level needed to create the environment needed for success. Our club alone spent 21K on physico and ops last year. Admittedly two of the ops were unfortunate and not typical of a normal season. Still that figure is about spot on for any top senior club with aspirations. With an inside manager doing it for nothing, your still on the money mark

Was brousing and came along this, so to summarise PG1 got bt in the feile final and alot of months later they won the league with the same management. Couldn I conclude that their management have improved their team. 🤷‍♂️

Try to objectively compare the like-for-like performances of Mannion and Clifford today; what they contributed, what they missed, what they did right, what they did wrong... and there's next to nothing in it.

Yet One of them has just been given MOTM and the other is being questioned for his ability on the big day.

Clifford is always going to be measured differently. That's the burden of greatness.

But it's still not right.

That was a defender's day. In every possible way. It should have been a defender MOTM.

Seriously, one was the of main reasons Dublin won, the other was one of the main reasons Kerry lost.

[He's just another person with another opinion.]

Then every now and then he drops a wee dose of reality on free state media about the hardship endured by northern nationalists and we all think he's the bees knees.
Or some Tyrone hoor attacks him and the "he's our cnut" comes out to play.

He's just another person with another opinion.

Hardly just another person given his media profile?!!!  Fairly wide of the mark there!!!!  Hawk-eye not required!  A good analyst never has to stoop to personal attacks in order to provide good analysis but Brolly has done this on a regular basis over the years from his privileged media-perch.  The personal stuff isn't a victimless wee hobby for the Joe-show.  There are families and communities behind these players who deserve better.  Very few in Derry think he's the bees knees and even fewer in Dungiven, I'd imagine, given one of his more recent performances. His recent personal attack on Conor Glass, the Derry Captain, will be remembered.  Disgraceful headline-hunting with easy prey.

Your idea of a personal attack and mines are definitely different. He gave his opinion on how Glass performed in the last three biggest games of football he played in. Thats not personal nor insulting. Thats what football analysis is. Now saying Cavanagh wasn't a man, that was personal.

Did he have any success with loup?
What happened at galbally?

Did he not manage Errigal Ciaran to County final the year Dungannon won it

Dungannon beat Errigal in semi that year. Mark Harte then took over the reins

I thought it was Trillick that beat Errigal when he was there, and a trimming they took.

He managed Loup and was hunted from Galbally. anyone know any other teams.

no, your just being a w**ker.