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John 3¹⁷

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved

1 Timothy 2^5-6

⁵For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

⁶Who gave himself a ransom for all

1 Corinthians 15^3-4

Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; he was buried, he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Magherafelt Muppets

Ode to the 2 Magherafelt Muppets, never never listen and never never wrong.

It was an experience knowing you, pity the duels had to end.

Hope both of you has your hearing fixed soon. A little sprinkling of listening mixed with understanding and you can both achieve the good you desire for the game

Your passion for the game is commendable

Almost Over

To the Offended

Unfortunately many of the articles/issues on this site were taken personally.

This blog was never set up to attack individuals, it was to cover issues in bowls no matter how controversial. (there are many, specifically within short mat, that were never addressed)

At times in matters of etiquette or character the defining line got blurred and articles which were about issues not individuals were taken personally.

To any who were offended at any stage over the past 5 years, the author unreservedly apologises.

A professor said

Two people can see the same thing but reach different conclusions.

Two little ducks went their separate ways but no amount of quack, quack apologies worked as

Forgiveness can only come from the one aggrieved (or the one unintentionally harpooned).

To those who took time to read the site it is hoped that it has been a source of information and entertainment

King Jeremy, Prince James, Duke Graham

Northern Ireland get a 1, 2, 3 finish at the world cup singles
Well done:
Jeremy Henry (possibly the best this country has produced)
James Talbot (defending champion)
Graham McKee (possibly the brightest prospect who relishes the big games)

Surely Graham and James have played their way into contention for the World championships later this year. Richie Leonard should be another 'new one' in contention. All three have shown and proved that they can perform at the top level. they need to be integrated into the team now, no point in going with the same old faces.

MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The biggest mistake in Irish selection was the non selection of Jeremy Henry for the world championships. They had it in their power to select Jeremy months ago when he was still eligible.
Jermey Henry has more experience of the playing conditions than any other player that will be selected
He has proved himself in those very conditions (he won the Australian open singles!!!)
He is in form
He plays more regularly and at a higher level of competitoon than any one over here
He is possibly the best bowler this country has produced.
5 compelling reasons why the selectors should have selected Jeremy and why they have let the country down.
The excuse that he is not playing in this country is pathetic.
It may be that some players did not want him selected, if that is the case why? The conclusion will be that they feared for their place and they were looking after their own interests and not that of Irish bowls.

Advice for Boring Boring Stadium

The results for the internationals series over the past few years should not be acceptable.
Free advice:
appoint: Neil Booth as manager
appoint Ian McClure as mentor/assisatant manage for U25s


CA stadium
you have lost thousands of pounds over the past few years due to your intransigence.
Mid Antrim qualifiers, competitions and possibly the big events in short mat. It may be too late you could have been established as a premier venue for short mat.

Belfast
You rely on short mat bowlers to bring in new members. The vast majority of stadiumers started at shortmat. You should have embraced and worked alongside short mat years ago. Getting new bowlers into any format is hard yet Belfast with it's catchment area could have nurtured bowls. More people playing shortmat will ultimately result into more stadiumers.

It is time for all formats of bowls to respect each other and work TOGETHER to promote outdoor, stadium and short mat.