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Post by kerrygold on May 11, 2006 10:59:12 GMT
thanks for the biology lessons bigmac,i've just booked a company to drill a well behind the house,a pump is also on the way. thats a serious fullforward line,all reconised scores,all down through history its the great fullforward lines that win all-irelands,ye must be concentrating this year on getting good fast ball into the 3 lads,good luck on sunday it could be tight enough,i'd say momaghan will throw everything at year bar the kitchen sink.Armagh by 4 pionts.the look of that armagh line line up excites me for the summer,roll on.
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Post by BIGMAC on May 11, 2006 11:56:50 GMT
thanks for the biology lessons bigmac,i've just booked a company to drill a well behind the house,a pump is also on the way. thats a serious fullforward line,all reconised scores,all down through history its the great fullforward lines that win all-irelands,ye must be concentrating this year on getting good fast ball into the 3 lads,good luck on sunday it could be tight enough,i'd say momaghan will throw everything at year bar the kitchen sink.Armagh by 4 pionts.the look of that armagh line line up excites me for the summer,roll on. allways eager to help kg,i have to admit its a fierce forward line and their all supposed to be lookin good in training but sunday will tell,i'm surprised to see gezzer at midfield i honestly did'nt think he'd feature in this campaign and some of the new lads will have a lot to live up to but heres hoping for a good 1
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Post by kerrygold on May 11, 2006 13:04:07 GMT
i heard osin is flying at the moment,what the word on the mcentee,s is it natures time calling or are they injured,there's a few cross boys missing,those lads have gone to the well a good few times.
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Post by kerrystar on May 11, 2006 13:21:11 GMT
More biology interesting enough I think
What are slow twitch and fast twitch muscles? There are actually three types of muscle fibers found in the human body: slow twitch, fast twitch A, and fast twitch B. Slow twitch muscle fibers are used primarily in aerobic activity. (Read this article about the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise). These longer muscle fibers are highly resistant to fatigue, but they have a slower contraction time than fast twitch muscles. Endurance athletes, such as distance runners, have a high percentage of slow twitch muscle fibers in the body. Furthermore, the activities of daily life, most importantly, maintaining correct posture, are run by these slow twitch or long muscle fibers.
Meanwhile, fast twitch muscle fibers have a quick contraction time and have a low tolerance for extended activities. These muscles are used primarily for anaerobic activities, or exercise that is conducted in quick, strong bursts. These fast twitch or short muscle fibers are divided into two categories: A, and B. Fast twitch A fibers are used for "prolonged" anaerobic activity, such as sprinting 400 meters or swimming a 50 meter race. Fast twitch B fibers have an extremely low resistance to fatigue-- these muscles tire the most easily of any muscle fibers. B fibers are used for very short anaerobic activities such as heavy weight lifting, extremely short sprints (50-100 meters), shot put, and long jump.
To a great extent, a particular athlete's body composition is genetically determined, and this includes the proportion of slow and fast twitch muscle fibers in the body. As a coach or player, you will be able to tell which members of your team have slow twitch fibers as opposed to fast twitch fibers. Those athletes who can run for longer periods of time out on the field will have a greater proportion of slow twitch fibers, and those who are the fastest, or can kick the ball the hardest or farthest, will have a greater proportion of fast twitch fibers. Coaches should place their players in positions that compliment their muscle composition. For example, those players with the most endurance, i.e., slow twitch fibers, will be good at the midfield position, which requires a lot of steady running throughout the game. Sprinters with fast twitch A fibers will do well at striker or wing, where they have to make runs and defeat a defender. Likewise, you can also place those sprinters with fast twitch B muscles at defender, where they will be required to match sprints with opposing forwards and also deliver the ball out of the defensive third with strong passes and kicks.
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Post by BIGMAC on May 11, 2006 14:10:14 GMT
i heard osin is flying at the moment,what the word on the mcentee,s is it natures time calling or are they injured,there's a few cross boys missing,those lads have gone to the well a good few times. the mctees seem to be slowin down to much could be their time is up but dont count them out yet and if what i hear about oisin is right theres goin to b a lot of defenders having nightmares,he's apparently back to his best
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Post by RashersTierney on May 15, 2006 18:57:05 GMT
Well, let me be the first to say that...................we didnt learn much about Armagh yesterday! But I do think we learned that Monaghan have a way to go yet to really challenge for Ulster. I expect Armagh have more room for improvement in the replay.
As for the water debate, let me just say this: I ws with group walking 100 miles in the Sahara a few years ago. We were adivised to drink a minimum of 2 litres and maximum of about 4 or 5 litres during the 9-10 hours walking each day. Now what became clear was that some people drank more, and one guy, in his 40s, maybe 50, who did the whole thing wearing a big heavy combat jacket and trousers, only ever drank ONE LITRE per day! So the lesson must be, it depends on the individual.
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Post by Walter Mitty on May 15, 2006 19:52:14 GMT
As for the water debate, let me just say this: I ws with group walking 100 miles in the Sahara a few years ago. We were adivised to drink a minimum of 2 litres and maximum of about 4 or 5 litres during the 9-10 hours walking each day. Now what became clear was that some people drank more, and one guy, in his 40s, maybe 50, who did the whole thing wearing a big heavy combat jacket and trousers, only ever drank ONE LITRE per day! So the lesson must be, it depends on the individual. I read that book too Rashers....its called Dune isnt it??? by Frank Herbert!!
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Post by RashersTierney on May 15, 2006 21:01:06 GMT
Sorry Water Mitty, I was with a group walking for Simon Community. We did it in 5 days. Best trip of my life, very well organised. The guy I mentioned is from Kildare, he has a big motorbike handle (Born to be Wild!) moustache - we all called him "Wild Thing". A freak of nature, a horse of a man, but only a small guy.......
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Post by BIGMAC on May 16, 2006 7:48:03 GMT
Well, let me be the first to say that...................we didnt learn much about Armagh yesterday! But I do think we learned that Monaghan have a way to go yet to really challenge for Ulster. I expect Armagh have more room for improvement in the replay. As for the water debate, let me just say this: I ws with group walking 100 miles in the Sahara a few years ago. We were adivised to drink a minimum of 2 litres and maximum of about 4 or 5 litres during the 9-10 hours walking each day. Now what became clear was that some people drank more, and one guy, in his 40s, maybe 50, who did the whole thing wearing a big heavy combat jacket and trousers, only ever drank ONE LITRE per day! So the lesson must be, it depends on the individual. no we deffo didnt learn anything on sunday and i hate to make excuses but the weather was terrible and hopefully sat nites game will be better,have to say i'm worried that armagh let a 4 point lead slip not like them at all. as for the water,theres a simple way to know if ur taking enough on when u go for a jimmy riddle if it looks like water u've got enough in u and the darker it is the more water u need to take,to drink 1 litre a day in those conditions would be madness
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Post by BIGMAC on May 16, 2006 7:55:00 GMT
Nerveless Finlay Gives Farney Men Another Go Armagh 0-10 Monaghan 0-10 - Paul Finlay has stood over many like it. A pressure free-kick, angled wide right on the 13 metre line, in the last seconds of normal time and, as with all top class finishers, he showed no fear to fade in a superb strike and square the match. His 70th minute equalizer had replay written all over it, with Monaghan's fans on their feet, wildly celebrating and screaming for just one more.
It was not to be, but Seamus McEnaney's spirited fighters had done enough to claw back the champions and earn a second bite at the Anglo Celt cherry. There was even time, in the three minutes extra allotted by the match official, to see outstanding defender Gary McQuaid collect a second booking, for cynically closing out a breakaway move by Oisin McConville, and get himself sent off.
The sequel to yesterday's rain-lashed Ulster SFC quarter-final, fought out in a torrential downpour, will be played out at Clones on Saturday (5.30pm). A game littered with errors, many unforced as passes found opposition hands instead of their own, missed chances and a contender for save of the Championship by Armagh `keeper Ciaran McKinney in the 51st minute, the best, like good wine, for what there was of it, was left to last.
Not all of the 23,731 cold, wet and, for long spells, frustrated spectators stayed around to see it as a steady stream from the Clones hill made for the exit with more than 10 minutes left. Those minutes contained the ingredients for an exciting, nerve-tingling, white-knuckle finish inspired by Monaghan's feisty refusal to throw in the towel. McKinney's fantastic, two-handed save to deny Finlay's piledriver at point-blank distance was followed by poor marking to give Kieran McGeeney a free travel pass from midfield to 35 metres out to point for a 0-9 to 0-5 lead in the 56th minute.
After mustering the required end product just once from the 10th minute to allow a 0-3 to 0-1 early advantage slowly overtaken to go in a point down, amazingly given a 25 minute period of possession and territorial dominance, at the break (0-5 to 0-4), Monaghan had failed to add to Finlay's converted free 95 seconds after the resumption. Four points adrift, the proverbial `cats and dogs' falling from a dark sky to make life extremely testing, slips and slides and passes going all over the place, you could not fault the decision of hundreds of fans to call it quits and head for home.
McEnaney's team didn't give up on it, though, and as in the opening 20 minutes when all over Armagh like a rash, they found their second wind, dug in, Clerkin and Lennon began to reassert themselves at midfield, breaks and frees started to run with them and inspired by the energy and eagerness of Stephen Golloghy back the Farney came to make a fight of it.
Golloghy played out of his skin, emptied the tank, scored two terrific points, his 67th minute strike for his second and Monaghan's ninth, hugely important. It followed his first seven minutes earlier, one from Clerkin, one from sub Hugh McElroy from a free with his first touch. Four scores in seven minutes, their most productive spell since scoring three points between the third and 10th minutes, and suddenly Armagh's hold on the game had gone, their hold on the title was under severe pressure and the three in-a-row Ulster bid, not achieved since Down in 1961, was straining to stay afloat.
Oisin McConville's excellent five-point contribution, McGeeney's score, a superb performance at left half-back from Paul Duffy, work from all-action forward Brian Mallon and McKinney's save were steadily reeled in until Finlay's cool finish made it 10 points all.
A gripping conclusion to what overall was a poor game, dreadful conditions contributed largely to this, McQuaid's dismissal didn't stop Monaghan going for broke.
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Post by FatTom on May 16, 2006 8:45:55 GMT
Looking outside the big ball All Ireland Series - Did Anyone see Eoin Kelly's display against Limerick? Genius!
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Post by kerrygold on May 16, 2006 9:14:14 GMT
Well, let me be the first to say that...................we didnt learn much about Armagh yesterday! But I do think we learned that Monaghan have a way to go yet to really challenge for Ulster. I expect Armagh have more room for improvement in the replay. As for the water debate, let me just say this: I ws with group walking 100 miles in the Sahara a few years ago. We were adivised to drink a minimum of 2 litres and maximum of about 4 or 5 litres during the 9-10 hours walking each day. Now what became clear was that some people drank more, and one guy, in his 40s, maybe 50, who did the whole thing wearing a big heavy combat jacket and trousers, only ever drank ONE LITRE per day! So the lesson must be, it depends on the individual. no we deffo didnt learn anything on sunday and i hate to make excuses but the weather was terrible and hopefully sat nites game will be better,have to say i'm worried that armagh let a 4 point lead slip not like them at all. as for the water,theres a simple way to know if ur taking enough on when u go for a jimmy riddle if it looks like water u've got enough in u and the darker it is the more water u need to take,to drink 1 litre a day in those conditions would be madness they say if it looks the colour of white wine ur ok,if darker ur bits are working 2 hard.
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Post by kerrygold on May 16, 2006 9:18:32 GMT
Looking outside the big ball All Ireland Series - Did Anyone see Eoin Kelly's display against Limerick? Genius! ya superb,class act,is he the gooch of hurling or is the gooch the eoin kelly of hurling. his point just on the stroke of half time to level the match was sheer poetry in motion,typified a players game hanging by a thread.awesome.
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Post by kerrygold on May 16, 2006 9:24:47 GMT
Nerveless Finlay Gives Farney Men Another Go Armagh 0-10 Monaghan 0-10 - Paul Finlay has stood over many like it. A pressure free-kick, angled wide right on the 13 metre line, in the last seconds of normal time and, as with all top class finishers, he showed no fear to fade in a superb strike and square the match. His 70th minute equalizer had replay written all over it, with Monaghan's fans on their feet, wildly celebrating and screaming for just one more. It was not to be, but Seamus McEnaney's spirited fighters had done enough to claw back the champions and earn a second bite at the Anglo Celt cherry. There was even time, in the three minutes extra allotted by the match official, to see outstanding defender Gary McQuaid collect a second booking, for cynically closing out a breakaway move by Oisin McConville, and get himself sent off. The sequel to yesterday's rain-lashed Ulster SFC quarter-final, fought out in a torrential downpour, will be played out at Clones on Saturday (5.30pm). A game littered with errors, many unforced as passes found opposition hands instead of their own, missed chances and a contender for save of the Championship by Armagh `keeper Ciaran McKinney in the 51st minute, the best, like good wine, for what there was of it, was left to last. Not all of the 23,731 cold, wet and, for long spells, frustrated spectators stayed around to see it as a steady stream from the Clones hill made for the exit with more than 10 minutes left. Those minutes contained the ingredients for an exciting, nerve-tingling, white-knuckle finish inspired by Monaghan's feisty refusal to throw in the towel. McKinney's fantastic, two-handed save to deny Finlay's piledriver at point-blank distance was followed by poor marking to give Kieran McGeeney a free travel pass from midfield to 35 metres out to point for a 0-9 to 0-5 lead in the 56th minute. After mustering the required end product just once from the 10th minute to allow a 0-3 to 0-1 early advantage slowly overtaken to go in a point down, amazingly given a 25 minute period of possession and territorial dominance, at the break (0-5 to 0-4), Monaghan had failed to add to Finlay's converted free 95 seconds after the resumption. Four points adrift, the proverbial `cats and dogs' falling from a dark sky to make life extremely testing, slips and slides and passes going all over the place, you could not fault the decision of hundreds of fans to call it quits and head for home. McEnaney's team didn't give up on it, though, and as in the opening 20 minutes when all over Armagh like a rash, they found their second wind, dug in, Clerkin and Lennon began to reassert themselves at midfield, breaks and frees started to run with them and inspired by the energy and eagerness of Stephen Golloghy back the Farney came to make a fight of it. Golloghy played out of his skin, emptied the tank, scored two terrific points, his 67th minute strike for his second and Monaghan's ninth, hugely important. It followed his first seven minutes earlier, one from Clerkin, one from sub Hugh McElroy from a free with his first touch. Four scores in seven minutes, their most productive spell since scoring three points between the third and 10th minutes, and suddenly Armagh's hold on the game had gone, their hold on the title was under severe pressure and the three in-a-row Ulster bid, not achieved since Down in 1961, was straining to stay afloat. Oisin McConville's excellent five-point contribution, McGeeney's score, a superb performance at left half-back from Paul Duffy, work from all-action forward Brian Mallon and McKinney's save were steadily reeled in until Finlay's cool finish made it 10 points all. A gripping conclusion to what overall was a poor game, dreadful conditions contributed largely to this, McQuaid's dismissal didn't stop Monaghan going for broke. The Irish News its hard to turn the tap on after a sleepy league campain,i was wasn't surprised by the result.
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Post by BIGMAC on May 16, 2006 9:29:39 GMT
it could well be the kick up the ar5e they need esp gezzer and mcgrane,the won feck all all day
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Post by kerrygold on May 16, 2006 9:34:06 GMT
it will be tight enough again on saturday,monaghan will take a bit of beating,the drawn game will have brought armagh on a bit,armagh by 3 to 4 points, not convienced by yere midfield set up bigmac.
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Post by BIGMAC on May 16, 2006 9:46:43 GMT
it will be tight enough again on saturday,monaghan will take a bit of beating,the drawn game will have brought armagh on a bit,armagh by 3 to 4 points, not convienced by yere midfield set up bigmac. me either,think we should win the replay but plenty of work still to do
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Post by kerrygold on May 16, 2006 9:50:06 GMT
ye have it all to do,it wont be easy.
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Post by RashersTierney on May 16, 2006 11:38:40 GMT
Big Mac, the conditions werent as extreme as people think - it was winter, so no more than 25 degrees most days. Bit like Lough Neagh on an August day......
Fat Tom, Hurling, especially in Munster, continues to be the wonder & jewel of Irish sport. A new genius seems to pop up every year. it must be an incredible feeling to play a game like that, I'd say he felt like he was floating around and untouchable. I hope Limerick can come back, and Waterford, they are really needed to keep it competative.
Armagh to win the replay, no better than narrowly. Have any of you any opinions on Meath's performance? I thought it was an incredible turn around, even though I was expecting them to win beforehand. On the other hand, I didnt see many big hits in the game, which was entertaining from a football purity perspective. I think that Offaly are finally on the revival trail, that win will set them up nicely and with low profile, their match with Kildare I believe will determine the Leinster finalists from that half, although I do think that if Wexford sort out their disarray they are well capable of beating beating and possibly making a final.
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Post by RashersTierney on May 16, 2006 11:41:34 GMT
Sorry, that should say "Wexford are well capable of beating Meath if they sort out their dissarray, and maybe making a Final".
Of course, Lough Neagh is only like the Sahara.....................................turned inside out!
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Post by kerrygold on May 16, 2006 12:03:47 GMT
thought it was typically louth,how often have we seen it in the past,think meath will just shade wexford by a few points,meath are poor,they won't win leinster in my opinion. kildare lost there two first choice centre backs on sunday in a challenge game,glen ryan and damien hendy,offally kildare games are often very close encounters,think kildare will possible just about shade it,i think it will be very close though.
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Post by austinstacksabu on May 16, 2006 12:18:23 GMT
Decided against adding to George Bushs pension fund and headed down the road to Croke Park instead of down to Thurles, and boy do I regret making that decision.
Eoin Kelly, after wintering well and doing nothing much in his short time in the league shows how great a player he already is. The boy is 24, has four all stars and put a hefty deposit on number five last Sunday. The only thing I can't understand is why Limerick didn't put Damien Reale on him early on - he's one of the best man markers in the business.
Anyway, went along to the putrid much in Croke Park. Well, it was and it wasn't. Louth played some beautiful open soft football in the first half and had a number of players from midfield up who weren't afraid to take their scores - something any self respecting GAA fan loves to see. But you just knew that even if they beat Meath, they'd come up against a team at some stage with a hard edge to them, and would be blown off the pitch. Needless to say, Graham Geraghty isn't a man afraid to show a biteeen of steel, and he did just that in the first ten minutes of the second half, showing the rest of Meath how to do it. And as easy as ABC, Louth fell apart. I can never remember an intercounty Gaelic football / hurling team leading at half time and not scoring in the second half in my life. Meath were alright - nothing special. They had a good 15 minute spell after half time with Geraghty showing up and doing the right things. Midfield was solid enough for them, and Joey Sheridan did well.....in the lucky sense of the word for the goal but did little else.
Offaly - Westmeath. Oh my oh my. I've seen more progressive games of Olympic paint drying. Feck me it was putrid stuff. Westmeath were lost without Dessie. One man full forward lines are grand if you're getting supply into him, but sure they couldn't even do that. They'll either come back all guns blazing and win a back door game or go out to another division two side in the first round qualifiers. Offaly were mediocre, having some hideous wides. Ciaran McManus made one or two good scores, kicked a nice long range free and made the odd good lep but he was surrounded by junior footballers. Their corner forward, numer 13 whatever his name was, Deehan was it scored one or two nice points but they were weak overall.....
Armagh v Monaghan - I didn't see the highlights - how bad was it BigMac - you've been skirting around it all morning.
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Post by RashersTierney on May 16, 2006 12:20:37 GMT
Cheers KGold, yes this seems to be the year of the "injury", with the "juryout" on good predictions as a result! Plus several counties, such as Derry, Wexford, Laois,( Waterford & Limerick in Hurling) seem to be in some sort of crisis. Of course, that sort of thing sometimes sows the seeds for success later on in the summer..... I agree Louth melted away like the first half was an April snowstorm! Rabbit in the headlights stuff, it was like they suddenly thought at half-time, "Jaysus, we're going to beat Meath in Croker! We're running rings round them! We're a team of all the talents! We just won the League! We're going to win Leinster!Have I got any decent clothes for the celebration party??"
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Post by kerrygold on May 16, 2006 12:25:55 GMT
leinster is yere's to win or lose,what ever way you want to look at it.i thought laois were shaping up but were poor against kerry in league semi. we might see a kildare dublin final,not sure yet though.
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Post by BIGMAC on May 16, 2006 12:35:08 GMT
Armagh v Monaghan - I didn't see the highlights - how bad was it BigMac - you've been skirting around it all morning. poor,v poor unless there is a marked improvement i doubt i'll not be booking digs in jones road this year.we'll see on sat how much they want it and please god they want it
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Post by kerrygold on May 16, 2006 12:48:35 GMT
Decided against adding to George Bushs pension fund and headed down the road to Croke Park instead of down to Thurles, and boy do I regret making that decision. Eoin Kelly, after wintering well and doing nothing much in his short time in the league shows how great a player he already is. The boy is 24, has four all stars and put a hefty deposit on number five last Sunday. The only thing I can't understand is why Limerick didn't put Damien Reale on him early on - he's one of the best man markers in the business. Anyway, went along to the putrid much in Croke Park. Well, it was and it wasn't. Louth played some beautiful open soft football in the first half and had a number of players from midfield up who weren't afraid to take their scores - something any self respecting GAA fan loves to see. But you just knew that even if they beat Meath, they'd come up against a team at some stage with a hard edge to them, and would be blown off the pitch. Needless to say, Graham Geraghty isn't a man afraid to show a biteeen of steel, and he did just that in the first ten minutes of the second half, showing the rest of Meath how to do it. And as easy as ABC, Louth fell apart. I can never remember an intercounty Gaelic football / hurling team leading at half time and not scoring in the second half in my life. Meath were alright - nothing special. They had a good 15 minute spell after half time with Geraghty showing up and doing the right things. Midfield was solid enough for them, and Joey Sheridan did well.....in the lucky sense of the word for the goal but did little else. Offaly - Westmeath. Oh my oh my. I've seen more progressive games of Olympic paint drying. Feck me it was putrid stuff. Westmeath were lost without Dessie. One man full forward lines are grand if you're getting supply into him, but sure they couldn't even do that. They'll either come back all guns blazing and win a back door game or go out to another division two side in the first round qualifiers. Offaly were mediocre, having some hideous wides. Ciaran McManus made one or two good scores, kicked a nice long range free and made the odd good lep but he was surrounded by junior footballers. Their corner forward, numer 13 whatever his name was, Deehan was it scored one or two nice points but they were weak overall..... Armagh v Monaghan - I didn't see the highlights - how bad was it BigMac - you've been skirting around it all morning. leinster football is fairly poor stacks,whats the story?,dont think we can blame the GPA for it,i think it has more to do with life style in the greater dublin area. Just looking through the gaa results a few mondays ago in the indo,all the town clubs in the kildare championships were beaten on the same day 2 or 3 sundays ago,sarsfield in newbridge,kildare town(roundtowers),naas,clane,maynooth,leixlip,kilcock?,all north kildare clubs in the big towns 20 miles or so from dublin. it it long commuting times,high house prices,lack of interest,too many other distactions or just not having the time to put in the effort.
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Post by RashersTierney on May 16, 2006 13:17:03 GMT
KG, I wouldnt judge Laois on that, they were in crisis, and had lost several players to u-21s and injuries. Micko knows that the Dubs is their Waterloo this year, they have to win that and Leinster or be labelled a total nearly team. Unlike yous in Munster, we have to face do or die games like this almost every year against one county or another! Stacks, it was a very ropey start for Leinster this summer I agree, also for Ulster. Munster doesnt look like improving unless Cork get their act together, and you wouldnt bet your house on Galway or Mayo winning Sam either, far from it. Are standards on the wane? Still, its only the start, and we can but hope that it will explode as it really gets into gear. No doubt that Armagh are looking at the slow-burner route this year, maybe even Kerry too if they take it handy in the Munster Final and get caught. Tyrone with all their injuries might also struggle to win their provence, although with the opposition looking weak at the moment, they still would appear best bets with their strong panel. Apart from Leinster, it looks like the real contest will only begin in August......
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Post by RashersTierney on May 16, 2006 13:30:32 GMT
Some very interesting points there KG, you really know your Geogo and your GAA clubs! No doubt urban life has changed so much lately it must be effecting the commitment of players. The strange thing is though, Kildare has been expanding at a rate of noughts for 15 years or more, and yet theres no sign of them being a consistent force to be reckoned with...yet. I suppose a new community has to be settled a while before you reap the harvest of playing talent. Then again, Dublin had many players from newish suburbs on the 1970s/1980s team, so maybe Kildare's & Laois' & Louth's golden era is about to begin.....as for Meath, God help us all!
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Post by kerrygold on May 17, 2006 9:14:27 GMT
these new communities are no gaurentee to success rashers,the people in these areas are too busy commuting to dublin and paying back over the top prices for houses and apartments.community spirt suffers big time.Look at the all-ireland club champions every year,99% of the time there won by small rural communities,not the new rapidly growing towns in the greater dublin area.
not sure about laois,theres a lot of funny sounds coming out of the county at the moment,the u21 shambles which resulted in donnie brennan and few more dropped from the u21 panel and then reinstated,they lost to cork in the semi after,wonder why,proberly distroyed team spirt,i wonder what donnie brennan thinks of it all. now portlaoise are treatening to pull there players of the senior panel because of a dispute over fixtures and withdraw their grounds from the county set up as a warm up area. micko stated at the start of the year that this would be his last,thats not like micko to say so.Having watched laois self distruct several times in the past i recon there there for the taking.
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Post by Mickmack on May 17, 2006 10:25:16 GMT
I am getting the idea that armagh are the cute hoors of gaelic football. A nice sojourn thru the qualifiers would be grand and dandy for a team with 5 ulsters in 7 years. That way they will avoid kerry and tyrone ( if the draw permits) and they could end up playing mayo/galway/dublin/laois in the quarter final and semi final....
the way they took they high moral ground over the francie bellew red card was another example.......cute hoors all right .......!!!!
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