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  • #1232
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,034 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Aoibheann wrote: »
    Even better, he's ambidexterous like me! :P

    I meant in terms of tennis though. Although I'm never going to be a grand slam winner like Nadal (or even an anyway competent player!), I do play left handed (although I'd generally be considered a lefty in terms of writing etc anyway!). :)

    Not with that attitude anyway!


  • #1233
    Aoibheann
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,383 ✭✭✭Aoibheann


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Not with that attitude anyway!

    Oh sorry, I forgot about the year that myself and Craguls are going to get every win possible in tennis. We're going to win all Grand Slam events - women's singles for me, men's singles for him and mixed doubles together. We'll basically breeze in, win everything in sight, then wander out again at the end of the year. I can't remember which year it was though.. :D


  • #1234
    OopsyDaisy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭OopsyDaisy


    Uhm, please don't hurt me for asking this, I know nothing about sports :o

    Does like every county have a football team and do they play against each other, or do we just have the Irish team? :confused:


  • #1235
    EuropeanSon
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    OopsyDaisy wrote: »
    Uhm, please don't hurt me for asking this, I know nothing about sports :o

    Does like every county have a football team and do they play against each other, or do we just have the Irish team? :confused:
    Football as in GAA or football as in soccer?


  • #1236
    OopsyDaisy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭OopsyDaisy


    Soccer :)

    I didn't know GAA was called football :o


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  • #1237
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    OopsyDaisy wrote: »
    Soccer :)

    I didn't know GAA was called football :o
    GAA includes Gaelic Football, Hurling and Handball.Its an organisation and group of sports,not a specific sport :P

    Theres not really county soccer teams.Mostly theyre specific to cities/towns and some have more then one


  • #1238
    Bobalicious93
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    OopsyDaisy wrote: »
    Soccer :)

    I didn't know GAA was called football :o

    The League of Ireland has 20-something teams in two divisions, there's not necessarily one in every county, in fact a large amount of them are in Dublin, Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, UCD etc.


  • #1239
    unknown13
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    Bobalicious93 wrote: »
    The League of Ireland has 20-something teams in two divisions, there's not necessarily one in every county, in fact a large amount of them are in Dublin, Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, UCD etc.

    And teams on the outskirts of Dublin aswell. Drogheda, Kildare County and Bray Wanderers


  • #1240
    EuropeanSon
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    unknown13 wrote: »
    And teams on the outskirts of Dublin aswell. Drogheda, Kildare County and Bray Wanderers
    Drogheda? On the outskirts of Dublin? It's about 40 miles from the outskirts of Dublin, it's two counties away ffs!


  • #1241
    OopsyDaisy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭OopsyDaisy


    Ah, I seeeee....thanks Chinny, Bobalicious and Unknown13! :D

    And sorry again for my complete incompetence in sports. I shall now leave this thread and never return :o


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  • #1242
    unknown13
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    EuropeanSon wrote: »
    Drogheda? On the outskirts of Dublin? It's about 40 miles from the outskirts of Dublin, it's two counties away ffs!

    Drogheda is about 20 minutes drive from Dalymount park (where Bohemians play)


  • #1243
    EuropeanSon
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    unknown13 wrote: »
    Drogheda is about 20 minutes drive from Dalymount park (where Bohemians play)
    So?


  • #1244
    Insect Overlord
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    Even if it's only a 20 minute drive, that's only possible with the motor way.
    It must be over 50 kilometres from Dublin City Centre.


  • #1245
    [Deleted User]
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    unknown13 wrote: »
    Drogheda is about 20 minutes drive from Dalymount park (where Bohemians play)

    Centre of Dublin (Parnell St.) to McDonalds in Drogheda (pretty much centre of Drogheda) takes about 40 minutes by bus for me. The very South of Drogheda to the airport or Santry might take 20 minutes, but that's about it.

    Source: Commuting to Dublin every day for a year, passing through Drogheda a lot of the time.


  • #1246
    syncosised
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    Breaking news: The Football Association announces that Fabio Capello will stay on as England manager.

    I'm not sure what to say. Fail?


  • #1247
    rebel girl 15
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    Doesn't make any difference to us whether he stays or goes

    Tbh I'm not surprised - after all the fanfare made before the WC saying that they took out the clause out of his contract, it would be a major embarrassment to the FA


  • #1248
    Insect Overlord
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    syncosised wrote: »
    Breaking news: The Football Association announces that Fabio Capello will stay on as England manager.

    I'm not sure what to say. Fail?

    More like F.A.il :pac:


  • #1249
    Insect Overlord
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    Apologies for double-posting, but Brazil are in big trouble right now!
    2-1 down and just got a man sent off for stamping.


  • #1250
    DylanS09
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Apologies for double-posting, but Brazil are in big trouble right now!
    2-1 down and just got a man sent off for stamping.

    Woah!
    I was watching Wimbledon! Didn't expect this! saw that they were winning and presumed they were going to breeze through!


  • #1251
    rebel girl 15
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    And with Brazil having to push forward to get an equalizer, the Dutch will get more space to play


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  • #1252
    Insect Overlord
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    DylanS09 wrote: »
    Woah!
    I was watching Wimbledon! Didn't expect this! saw that they were winning and presumed they were going to breeze through!

    I know what you mean! The Dutch seemed to be desperately hanging on for half-time. They've been completely different in the second half. Best game of the whole World Cup so far, even with all the fouls.


  • #1253
    Bobalicious93
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    Glad to see my pre-tournament prediction of the Netherlands still going strong :cool:

    On a side note, my god Robinho is a whiny git. Was constantly screaming at Van Bommel when he tackled him and Robben whenever he went down after a challenge. Incredibly annoying face aswell. Hopefully he'll stay in Brazil with Santos.

    Can't wait for the match tonight, I really think it's gonna be a cracker. As I'm sure is the case with most people, my head says Uruguay, but my heart says Ghana. Having said that, I'd die a happy man if I saw Diego Forlan lifting the World Cup :)


  • #1254
    unknown13
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    Andy Murray you are a massive bottler. You will never win a grand slam bottling those amount of set points against a player such as Nadal.


  • #1255
    soccymonster
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    Nadal seems a preety decent guy. Chuffed he beat Andy Murray seeing as he played very well. So disappointed Djokovic lost today :( He's like my favourite.
    Those slow motion yokes of the players reactions are kinda ridiculous too :P


  • #1256
    sock puppet
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    unknown13 wrote: »
    Andy Murray you are a massive bottler. You will never win a grand slam bottling those amount of set points against a player such as Nadal.

    I think he'll have a better chance in the US Open. Not as much pressure on him over there.

    Also glad to see that no stupid idiot from the crowd decided to shout out "come on Tim". It was funny the first time. Less so years into Andy Murray's career.


  • #1257
    almostnever
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    G'wan Nadal and the Dutch. :D


  • #1258
    syncosised
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    More breaking news! Andy Murray to be sponsored by Viagra. For people who can't get past a semi. :pac:


  • #1259
    Insect Overlord
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    How has there not been a goal in the Ghana -v- Uruguay match yet?!


  • #1260
    QueenOfLeon
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    Bobalicious93 wrote: »
    The League of Ireland has 20-something teams in two divisions, there's not necessarily one in every county, in fact a large amount of them are in Dublin, Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, UCD etc.
    unknown13 wrote: »
    And teams on the outskirts of Dublin aswell. Drogheda, Kildare County and Bray Wanderers

    And yno, those teams OUTSIDE of the Dublin area, like Sligo Rovers and Galway United :rolleyes:


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  • #1261
    Jackobyte
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    How has there not been a goal in the Ghana -v- Uruguay match yet?!
    1-1 in the 89th minute.

    I read your post wrong.


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