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Never realised there was such an issue with saying Northern Ireland - out of curiosity, what do you rebels put down as your address when filling in forms or what country do you stick on the address when sending a letter to someone in NI?

Easy - Co. Tyrone, Ireland

You would wonder if it's some reverse psychology from Michael O'Neill. Given his job he has to make a play to keep him playing for the North but by using the bloodline statement he knows that it will get the lad and his family really annoyed and will push him to the Republic

In Newbridge in Kildare they don't like to use the definitive article - they 'go to gym' not 'go to the gym' - I don't know if this quirk goes as far as Naas

Nothing on the semi finals yet?

Tyrone v Kildare has been scheduled for Friday, June 19th in Breffni Park at 7.35pm

Cork v Derry not set yet.

From what I hear 3 lads on the Kildare team are sitting exams that day - what is wrong with playing it on a Saturday or Sunday

Those that listened to Gerry Anderson may remember Chip Taylor who passed away yesterday - he wrote 'Stroke City Girls' and more famously 'Wild Thing' and was the brother of Jon Voight

There also needs to be a mindset change amongst some. Check out the Kildare goal and watch our corner back on the goal line arguing with the umpire as the ball goes past him. You wouldn't allow that on an underage team.

Ive often seen Gaelic clubs put bans on dual lads playing soccer more times than I can count. They do it because they can. Soccer would probably do the same if they were in their shoes.

Are there any examples of soccer doing this in areas where they are stronger?

I know that Klub Kildare - the national league schoolboy outlet in Kildare ban their lads from playing any other sports

Cathal McCarron playing 6 for Leinster Club Championship Favourites Athy - He would be worth a call up

I was at the match and he had a great game but he's too old now for county football. He got a couple of great long range scores.

that's a bit of a derogatory comment to the likes of Eskra, Glenelly & Derrytresk
Fintona will get their fill of it against all those teams

their in junior football as that's where they obviously deserve to be
considering the youth Fintona have had over the past 10-15 years, they prob shouldnt be there but thats where they are so have to suck it up

They will just do a Cookstown and steamroll over the top of most of the teams except for Stewartstown and Clogher/Drumragh. They will get promoted at the earliest opportunity and then push towards the top end of Intermediate. Their youth panels are now transferring to Tyrone Minor and U20 panels and you will see this translated in promotion to Senior before too long.

Serious praise for a team that was talked about at the start of the year but now are back in junior. For all you know half that youth could be sitting in the goal post in 5 years time chatting about how they used to play football and won an all ireland.

Ridiculous statements.

I had a laugh at that since one of the GoalPost's landlords did win a Youth All Ireland for Tyrone

County player will not be joining a junior team next year

Hate this agenda that a junior club player can't play county. If he is good enough, he should be given his chance.

Plenty of men in junior at the minute who would show up some of the county lads...

Its not an agenda its an old rule that would be flipped the second that it would be in the way.

Name 3 players in junior football that would be near a Tyrone squad ill wait...

Shea Gates - Killyman
O'Neill brothers - Plumbridge
Bogue - Clogher
Niall Gavin - Derrytresk
Conor McDaid - Urney

Next time Tyrone play Castlederg, Malachy should give them a shout.

Levels in football are dictated by time and space, basically those who can operate with less time and space are better equipped to perform at the highest level, in junior football you have considerably more time and space on the ball than you do in intermediate, and more again than in senior, whereas there are players who are capable of playing county football who are currently playing junior football, the truth is they are few and far between.
It definitely isn't an ideal preparation for county football, and it's not possible to say players who are playing well in junior football would perform at county level...as it's a completely different ball game.

About 15 years ago I looked at the 2008 Tyrone and Kerry Panels and Tyrone had 80% Senior and 20% intermediate split while Kerry had a 50% senior, 30% Intermediate and 20% Junior split. The rider of course is due to the Kerry system 100% of the players would play in the Senior county championship. Given Kerry's success I have always wondered why similiar size counties would not try to mirror their structure.

Folks - thanks for the advice. Portstewart it is then. I'm a Tyrone man but I'll have a mix of Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare dads with me.

Ok - it's now 15 years since this was updated. I'm going to the Foyle Cup with my eldest boy's team who are based in Kildare. We're staying out at the UUC campus. Would it be best to avoid bars in Coleraine and head to Portstewart and if so what taxi apps are available in the area - I tried UBER, Bolt and FreeNow and it looks like they are not setup for Coleraine.

I think I hit the sweetspot when it came to the pensions. Worked in UK until I was 50 so had about 32 years so only 3 more to buy and then started working in the Republic so need to work 15 out of 16 years left in order to get the full Irish pension.

Joe's pen picture from the 1989 Sigerson program

Loved  Going for Gold back in the day.

He was a journalist in the North in the early 70s. You saw a whole different side of him on an episode of After Dark.