Another good day out for group 2, despite a host of missing players. This game of two halves proved to be a gruelling contest, to put it mildly. These local rivals were hell bent on getting a result after a team member from group 4, who shall remain un -named, called a team member from group 2 under the accronym of A.Cox or Aaron C, a benny.

Neither team held back in the opening minutes with young Duggan (with his bambi like pace) quashing a group 4 attack single handedly.

Cox was on form, with 2 lob shots from the half way line going tantalisingly close to group 4's net, alas not to be. The onloan 'Limerick boy' made his presence felt with two magnificent ' i meant to do that' dummies over gobsmacked defenders. Mullany showed his worth with his 'fuck my geography essay' approach. He had a very balanced game.

Team captain for the day, Sean Davis, led by example with some tenacious tackling. He was booked mid way through the second half for giving the referee the finger (but he deserved it).

Delahaunts leadership was missed, he is of course still recovering from that ankle injury sustained at the group 1 game 2 fridays ago. He is undergoing surgery this week and the coaches are confident that he will be fit for the next game.

Donnellan had a mixed game, often brilliant, often not. The second half saw him produce the through ball of the season to young O'Driscoll who lobbed the onrushing keeper from 15 yards out. Donnellan also produced some quality corner kicks from the right hand side of the field. Unfortunately none of his team mates could capitalize. He did however almost throw the game away in the last minute with a howler of a backpass to Duggan. Indeed his right foot was not at all on form.However this was another solid performance from group 2, they are odds on favourite to be bringing the cup to Bundoran.

Referee: M. Gleeson

Subs: N/A


Not considered:

E. Fox
R. Espey
A. Gleeson
T. Delahaunt
C. Dalzell
K. Ennis
A. Gibney
K. Dunne
C. Deasy
D. Fitzpatrick


Suspended:

R. Donelan


Onloan:

L. Ryan
D. Cuddy
F. Curran

Manager: A.Corrigan
Assistant Manager: P. Mc Neill
Physio: K.Denny
Baggage Manager: A. Gleeson
Assitant Baggage Manager: D.Duggan
Defencive Coach: J. Mc Callig
Nutrionist: A. Cox

1. OPENING JARS - She's struggling. You take it from her hands, open it
effortlessly and pretend she loosened it for you. She didn't. Jars are men's work.

2. CALLING SOMEONE 'SON' - Especially policeman but even saying it to kids
makes you the man.

3. DOING A PROPER SLIDE TACKLE - Beckham free kicks - camp. A Stuart Pearce
tackle is the pinnacle of the game, simultaneously winning the ball and
crippling the man. Magic.

4. SHARPENING A PENCIL WITH A STANLEY KNIFE - Blunt, is it? Hand it here
love. No, I don't need a sharpener, I've got a knife thanks!

5. GOING TO THE TIP - A manly act which combines driving, lifting and - as
you thrillingly drop your rubbish into another huge pile of other rubbish -
noisy destruction.

6. DRINKING UP - Specifically, rising from the table, slinging your coat on
and downing two thirds of a pint in one fluid movement. Then nodding towards the door, saying, "Let's go" and striding out while everyone else struggles
to catch up with you. You're hard.

7. HAVING A THIN BIT OF WOOD - in the shed, solely to stir paint with.

8. HAVING A SCAR - Ideally it'll be a facial knife wound, but even an iron
burn on the wrist is good. "Ooh, did it hurt". "Nah".

9. HAVING A HANGOVER AND THICK STUBBLE - When birds have been partying they just whinge. You on the other hand have physical evidence of your hardness,
sprouting from your face. "Big night?" Grr, what does it look like?

10. NODDING AT COPPERS - A moment's eye contact is all it takes for you to
share the unspoken bond. "We've not seen eye to eye in the past",it says,
"but someone's got to keep the little scrotes in line".

11. USING POWER TOOLS - Slightly more powerful than you need or can safely
handle. Pneumatic drilling while smoking a fag? Superb.

12. KICKING A FOOTY AGAINST A GARAGE DOOR - Clang-g-g-g-g-g-! Stick that
Becks, I kick so hard I set off car alarms.

13. ARRIVING IN A PUB LATE - And everyone cheers you. It doesn't mean you're popular, it just means your mates are p***ed. However, the rest of the pub
doesn't know that.

14. NOT WATCHING YOUR WEIGHT - Fat is a feminist issue, apparently.
Brilliant. Pass the pork scratchings.

15. CARVING THE ROAST - And saying "are you a leg or breast man?" to the
blokes and "do you want stuffing?" to the women. Congratulations, you are
now your dad.

16. WINKING - Turns women to putty. Doesn't it?

17. TEST SWINGING HAMMERS - Ideally, B&Q would have little changing rooms
with mirrors so you could see how rugged you look with any DIY item. Until
then, we'll make do with the aisles.

18. TAKING OUT 200 FROM A CASHPOINT - Okay, so its for paying the plumber
later but with that much cash you feel like a mafia don. The only thing
better is peeling notes off the roll later.

19. PHONE CALLS THAT LAST LESS THAN A MINUTE - Unlike birds, we get straight to the point. "Alright? Yep. Drink? Red lion? Fitzgeralds, it is then. Seven. See ya."

20. PARALLEL PARKING - Bosh, straight in. First time. Can Schumacher do
that? No, because his cars got no reverse gear which, technically, makes you the worlds best driver.

21. HAVING EARNED THAT PINT - Since the dawn of time, men have toiled in the fields in blistering heat. Why? So when it's over we can stand there in
silence, surveying our work with one hand resting on the beer gut while the
other nurses a foaming jug of ale. Aaaah.

22. HAVING SOMETHING PROPERLY WRONG WITH YOU - Especially if you didn't make a fuss. "Why was I off, nothing much, just a brain haemorrhage".

23. KNOWING WHICH SCREWDRIVER IS WHICH - "A Phillips? For that? Are you mad, bint?"

24. TAKING A NEWSPAPER INTO THE LOO - A visual code that says that's right,
I'm going in there for a huge, long man-sized dump