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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!!

February 1958
Windsor park
N Ireland 2 Italy 1
43,000 attendance

We are doomed…..All doomed!

Joy Neville hanging up her whistle. She was a good referee but a poor TMO I hope she becomes a commentator. , I think she has got a job in World Rugby overseeing referees. We need more female commentators. !!!!!!!! Did you hear Ferris's colleague last Saturday? ! Torrent, incessant, irritating, ......

See my post at 10.49 am today,
Lacking " years and experience " is a cop out. Get the young uns in there.

A number of years ago Ulster Rugby invited two club representatives of every club,on a phased basis, up to Belfast to watch a match. They had some food and drink before hand with a mix of Branch officials and visiting team officials .It was a great idea and much appreciated How is that a great idea...

Agreed, if they are good enough, then they are old enough. Another outcome of the "blazer" generation mantra that so and so will be better next year etc. Not always true. We need to be better at spotting the good " grow-your-owns". We have kept some too long who are not going to ...