Solid starts for Dublin, Mayo and Kildare in Division 1 and an expected Tyrone victory. It will be a tight division. Have to say I like the idea of 4 semi finalists as most teams are playing for something right up to the last day be it a semi final place or avoiding relagation.

 

Looking forward to our game v Tryone next week in Castlebar, a win would put us in a great position to make another semi final.

 

top of the league!

top of the league!

top of the league!

 

The league is more important these days and it's worth every team's while to be in the top division until the summer. It's much less experimental than it was and more about gearing up towards the championship - the stats will back that up. Donegal started their match on Saturday with 13 of the 15 players that started the All-Ireland final.

 

The Dublin hurlers have proved this more than anyone over the last few years. 2011 was our best year in a long time - won the league with some memorable victories on the way and despite not winning Leinster ran Tipperary very close in the AI semi-final (with a weakened defence). Compare that to last year - lost nearly every match in the league, got relegated before being embarrasingly poor in the championship. League form has much more of bearing these days than it used to. The more scientific/professional the game has become the more that league form has a bearing on the championship. The stats will back that up.

 

Because he is a clueless idiot wanting his family and friends to play in the fecking team 

Aside from that it is also because he not only embarrassed himself but also his players and the people of the county with the displays against you lot in the ulster final and the other embarrassment so he in his infinite wisdom has decided he is going to have them play a defensive game this year, best forwards on the island - yep we have that, worst defenders on the island - yep we tick that box as well so off course the sensible conclusion to come to is to play a defensive system 

But on tonight RB, how on this fuking earth could N.McGee stay on the pitch when he clearly pulls back O'Hare when about to put the ball in the net???? Aside from that it was another wasteful performance full of wimping out of challenges and expecting the referee to protect them, the top 6 teams on the island dont wait on the referee to protect them, they protect themselves and also try to intimidate the opposition to induce reactions, Down lads let them away with it everytime ffs. The only hope I have for the coming championship is yer lad Gough, he is a beast of a lad and he should be the "enforcer" we badly need to sort out the opposition with King in tow helping him to allow the forwards - albeit lightweight lads but that is what makes them so fuking great to do what they do best and destroy teams with their interplay and running. The chances of McCartan letting them do this - ZERO!!!!!!!!! 2010 he tried to play the "sweeper" system, got put out of the championship over it, in the qualifiers he reverted to the attacking football you recognise is the natural game and wayhay we make an AI final  sooner he goes the fecking better, this season is to be wrote off as his fecking ego taking over his common sense 

But on the slow possession thing - we were at it last year as well, trying to walk the ball into the net and failing and getting caught with players to far up the pitch so now he lets the front 3-4 try and walk it in leaving massive gaps for the opposition to take advantage off and tonight proved the same fuking result ensue's - RANT OVER 

it played right into our hands tonight philliy would say jim mcguiness loved seeing down taking 10-20 hand passes before leaving their own defensive line. totally agree with you on the neil mcgee incident should of been a penalty which would of brought a second yellow and a red. we got lucky with that for sure but we were full value for the win only for some wasteful shooting and a good save from your keeper we would of been out of sight.

But yer right, my only complaint from the night was that incident, well and truely beaten am afraid, reckon we'll get 6 defeats and our usual 2 points from Mayo and that will be that for the league this year 

 

 

Will ya be lumping the life savings on that Philly? Go for it Id say. Its a guaranteed two points as ya say

 

By the way any decent cheapish places to stay in Newry? The only places that come up on booking.com is the Canal Court and places in Armagh and Dundalk

Should really have kept her number even though she was proper mental 

Could have a whole new thread about the stories I have heard from lads from newry about some of the ladies who inhabit there and went to school with them  But given there is a few newry lads on here I wont as it could well be a relation of theirs  (know the burd I was on about may know one lad on here as her sister added me on f/b at the time and was able to trace back to 1 lad off here through friends )

But pm NewryRep about b&b's as there is a few about the city I think, if you's are up i'll try an organise a lift(usually drive up and back) and hit the town with ya's 

 

Nice one Ill drop one of the Newry lads a PM so. Ill give ya a shout nearer the time

He plays his football outside the top division in the County and while I applaud McCartan for actually looking outside div 1 from what have seen of Mallon, albeit only 3 games now he wont be making many headlines unfortunately  But then he's been played in the half back line on paper as we simply dont appear to have one at the minute so this could be a foreign position for him for all I know as outside the top div wouldnt profess to know much outside of my local 3 or 4 clubs 

Try the Francis Court Hotel they usually have good enough deals but can't book online you'll have to phone them, right in the centre of town as well.  Apart from that the only place is Canal Court or maybe the Whistledown in Warrenpoint less than 10 mins drive from Newry.

Edit : should say I would be heading in the opposite direction home and takes me a good 20-30mins to get out of newry and the road home for me is closer than the train station

 

Vidic I know his father very well - like joe brolly a very well known barrister and a big Republic Supporter never used to miss a game - his son was a great player at underage level but in my humble opinion it went to his head - you could see earlier in the game v donegal when he had acres of space and more experienced boys to pass to he went for the spectacular point himself - Down football is steadily going backwards under wee James - His brother is one of the worst county footballers i have ever watched - he wouldnt even get on a div 1 Down league team not alone the county - we are certs for relegation 

if we playing anything like we did in london we dont stand a chance

can go london but not a home match FFS, Flyby Nights.

never had much time for them after 2004 doe

 

and so he should be!

 

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