The UAFC

big mervyn wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:11 pm

Bobbievee wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:48 pm No I won’t I give up. T*t for tat

Stick to diddies and you'll be fine.

as usual, advice from The Master!

To continue the Mairs article

It has been a remarkable rise for Northampton, who have consistently spent under the salary cap and invested in a young coaching team under former captain and England flanker Dowson.

This has not come by chance. Mark Darbon, Northampton’s chief executive, is highly regarded and tipped by some to succeed Bill Sweeney at the Rugby Football Union, and the decision to hire the veteran coach Chris Boyd to oversee the development of Dowson and his attack coach Sam Vesty six years ago ...

https://www.the42.ie/irfu-national-contracts-6359757-Apr2024/ You have to scroll it down slowly to read the article but it can be done. Explains the funding system pretty well. Ultimately Leinster have weaponised their natural advantages brilliantly. A couple of things are very clear: The privately...

No I won’t I give up. T*t for tat

Tit-for-tat. I will beat this spellcheck!!

bieber for tat!!!!!!!!

* civilian bieber for tat numbers

Back to Casement funding . GAA President reckons UK government owes “ recompense” for the hurt caused to the community. You have to admire the ingenuity to turn hurt into cash. Setting the civilian bieber for tat “hurt” aside …… Maybe some recompense will flow the other way to the government for the...

https://www.the42.ie/irfu-national-contracts-6359757-Apr2024/ You have to scroll it down slowly to read the article but it can be done. Explains the funding system pretty well. Ultimately Leinster have weaponised their natural advantages brilliantly. A couple of things are very clear: The privately...

Apologies to everyone for going off topic. Hope this link opens up for you Bobbievee and/or anyone who may have seen or heard of Sir Tom turning out in NI…. https://www.pne-online.net/forum/index.php?threads/when-finney-met-eusebio.88015/ It did. Many thanks. Always kicked myself for not attending ...

Excellent . Artistes.
We were also blessed In northern Ireland with Jackie Milburn coming to play for Linfield ( c 1960?) whilst still at the height of his powers. Incredible

Apologies JR!
First time through I missed the PNE/Tom Finney connection! Fair play.

Absolutely class act. Better than Finney. Also scored in 1957 in 1-1 draw at Windsor ve England . A guy called Matthews scored for England. D blanchflower hit the crossbar with about 20 minutes to go. Record attendance 59000!
I was there; my first international. Do we need a new thread?

We were Brill!!