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#91

Laois / Re: Minor hurlers and Minor fo...

Last post by Laois man - April 18, 2026, 02:58:12 PM

Good performance is right great work rate and never gave up short Puck outs were costly. Welldone👍

#92

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2025-26

Last post by trileacman - April 18, 2026, 02:53:55 PM

Coventry back after 25 years.

From BBC

It has been 9,113 days since they were relegated - by a 3-2 defeat at Aston Villa on 5 May 2001 - with the Sky Blues then tumbling to the brink.

After spending 11 years in the Championship, they were relegated to League One and fell into administration in 2013.

A return to the top was a distant dream amid the dramas of two groundshares with Northampton and Birmingham, a detested ownership in Sisu, multiple protests and parliamentary mentions.

Sky Blues fans organised marches while there were also pitch invasions against an ownership who sold to Doug King in 2023 after 13 years, during which the club dropped to the fourth tier for the first time in 59 years.

Their resurrection comes under Frank Lampard and, after sealing their promotion on Friday with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn, the Sky Blues can celebrate again.

To credit Lampard with this is a joke. They were already an excellent well run club before he came along. He's done well enough for them but promotion was close to guaranteed with the team they've built and attitude at the club this last 5 years.

#93

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster U20 and Minor Champ...

Last post by Blowitupref - April 18, 2026, 02:13:20 PM

Minor championship

Preliminary round last week

Down 2-19 Fermanagh  1-5.

Round 1 games today

Tyrone 1-16 Armagh 0-10
Monaghan 3-14  Antrim 1-10
Cavan 2-13 Donegal 2-12
Derry 1-12 Down 1-11

#94

General discussion / Re: Pick your team> Kinahans o...

Last post by Brendan - April 18, 2026, 01:59:47 PM

Just happened to be listening to a podcast on the Kinahans and the last one I listened to just mentioned they had links to Iran and Hezbollah is that why moves are only now being made?

Podcast was released in January by the way so before the latest war started

#95

General discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026

Last post by J70 - April 18, 2026, 01:54:30 PM

As one of the suckers who has row ZZ tickets to one of the group games and who will be forced to pay this, I'm in two minds. If the costs are really that high for an already struggling transit system, why should they be borne by the NJ taxpayer? I would have considered driving, but the stadium car parking is closed for the games. The only way to get most people in and out of NYC to the games is through NJ Transit trains and buses. There are no footpaths to allow walking in from surrounding towns.

The obvious question though is what is different about these events to Giants/Jets games and the summer European soccer friendlies and stadium concerts?

#96

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster U20 and Minor Champ...

Last post by Captain Obvious - April 18, 2026, 01:49:09 PM

What are Armagh minors like this year? See Tyrone are beating them well

Not good,  league finished up recently and only beat Antrim,  well beaten by Derry,Donegal and Monaghan.  If league form is brought into the championship the two finalists should be Monaghan  and Tyrone.

#97

Laois / Re: Minor hurlers and Minor fo...

Last post by Sir Alex7 - April 18, 2026, 01:41:02 PM

Very encouraging display from the minor hurlers. Scoring 1-19 and running Galway to 4 points i reckon is as good a performance since reaching Leinster final in 2022. Look forward to seeing if they can build on it against Wexford next

#98

General discussion / Re: UK/North economy

Last post by Milltown Row2 - April 18, 2026, 01:24:10 PM

Friday nights shops! I'll have the beer the 25%off wine deals but I'll have some food in there too

#99

General discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026

Last post by JoG2 - April 18, 2026, 01:19:51 PM

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48514008/world-cup-fans-metlife-stadium-pay150-dollar-train-fares-nj-transit

What a shit show for genuine fans.

"This isn't price gouging," NJ Transit president and CEO Kris Kolluri told reporters Friday. ...gaslighting is a major part of the psyche of the states.

#100

General discussion / Re: A United Ireland. Opening ...

Last post by bennydorano - April 18, 2026, 01:15:25 PM

Again. That is the Good Friday Agreement talking about the Good Friday Agreement.

And what?? Are you trying to maintain the citizens of the ROI will not get a vote in any unification vote? The GFA replaced the ROI's constitutional claim on NI, it affected & binded politics on both sides of the border.  It's clear as day there'll be a vote in ROI in any unification. You're the 1st person ever I have heard peddle this line.