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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "I'm saying a good lad will usually stand out straight away. For example, I remember Cathal Mannion's NHL debut v Dublin in Salthill 2013. It was that good, you'd remember it. Molloy was impressive this year, versus Offaly and Tipp. He won't be dropped, if he keeps that form up. Burns, and particularly McLoughlin, haven't maybe hit those same levels that Molloy hit this season a few times. You start Burns, Molloy and McLoughlin in a front six, you need to find 3 big serious ball winning playmakers to complement their skillsets, and bring them into the game. That's a bigger challenge for us maybe than starting those 3 together." A good lad doesn't always stand out straight away though. That's flawed thinking. We have a bad approach to bringing players through in Galway. Needs to change. We see that with the lack of variation to the team over the last 8 years.
BigBàsMan (National) - 11/07/2025 13:11:30
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ModernMaharaja: "stay humble" I am humble was just a comment in regards to tickets as I had,people this week asking why bother going with my club for tickets
Id of been happy sitting anywhere in the stadium as I have been for the near 30 years ive been following donegal
Donegal-lad27 (National) - 11/07/2025 15:57:01
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To BigBàsMan: "A good lad doesn't always stand out straight away though. That's flawed thinking. We have a bad approach to bringing players through in Galway. Needs to change. We see that with the lack of variation to the team over the last 8 years." I didn't say always, I said usually. You're stating things I didn't say, and saying that's flawed thinking.
GMac was a player who didn't impress me in his first appearances, and developed into an outstanding defender, all star no6. I can't recall too many similar examples in the past 50 years.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 11/07/2025 20:47:52
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GAA Programmes - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CastleBravo: "It's just standard "Things were better in the old days" guff. The format of programmes has barely changed in decades.
There's a GAA Programme Collectors page on Facebook where they stick up complete scans of old programmes, and every feature they had in programmes in the 70s, 80s etc. is still in programmes today; Past meetings, match preview, player profiles, scoring stats, an article about a historical player or team, referees profile, picture of the teams, championship results etc.
There was nothing magical in old programmes that isn't there now." Don't agree in all cases. I collect them off and on and now GAA produce one generic programmes for a whole round of all Ireland qualifiers whereas before there were individual match programmes. Cost cutting I guess and that's life.
Jack_Sparrow (National) - 11/07/2025 10:04:26
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Donegal-lad27: "The wait for the club tickets was certainly worth the wait just collected them and we in section 330 of the hogan stand almost on the halfway line. Probably the best seats ive ever had for a game in croke park
Can't wait for the game now 1 more day at work and down to Dublin for the weekend expecting a massive donegal support on Sunday" stay humble
ModernMaharaja (National) - 11/07/2025 10:51:42
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Iakecounty90: "Makes life easier for those arranging fixtures. I suppose you're right in that a player could book a weekend away for a week he knows he's playing on a Friday but generally would think this is still entirely possible with nearly 3 weeks notice. I suppose we should have all the fixtures for set for the next 5 years of championship sure down to the hour and the referee. You get awfully insulted about being asked questions and very emotional over a gaa forum." What about a wedding or a christening or a concert or a stag or a golf outing..
Wouldn't it be nice if a player had a child and wanted to book a christening if they more than 3 weeks in advance that ye I'm free that Sunday..
Or maybe Garth brooks comes back to Ireland.. do you but tickets for every night until 2 weeks out when you find out what night you can go?
Let's look at clubs then Castletown and Malachys for example.. players works weekends and evening shift wants to know what nights he's training for the next month.. but impossible to schedule as castletown could be out on a Sunday followed by Malachys on Friday..
It should be very easy to put a master plan out for the year with days.. Mark it provisional and send out to all clubs to go to players.. objections then to be raised and schedule revised and set.. if you don't object because of a wedding etc then tough..
Only exceptions then would be a death
Dote (National) - 11/07/2025 11:03:19
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Are you joking Fionn? Inter county players get paid big money to play in USA. I spent time in New York.Even looking for a job they more or less tell you we want you to play for this county or that county.There are plenty of wealthy Irish business people in the states only too happy to spend their cash helping their counties to win.Its a great way for inter county players to earn good bucks." Yeah these lads are getting well looked after. You can be sure the likes of Fenton is getting a nice lump sum plus accommodation, car etc for the summer. It's the most well known secret going over there at this stage.
The irony is that loads of these guys will be gone until September yet the intercounty finishing in July is aimed at getting lads back to their clubs earlier. Yet a plethora of top tier players are over in the US and nowhere near their home clubs for another couple of months at best.
TrueBlue35 (National) - 11/07/2025 11:44:39
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All Ireland Football Championship 2025 - 1 Like(s)
I think the teacup final should be rescheduled from tomorrow's slot
With the weather supposed to be 30 degrees player safety must be paramount
boxtyburgerbuns (National) - 11/07/2025 13:17:58
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Who Can Stop Cork This Year? - 1 Like(s)
I can't understand the great love in with cork..they are one of the 3 top hurling counties since hurling records began..are they anymore deserving of hurling success than Wexford,Dublin,Offaly or Waterford?I don't think so..
This thing of cork playing total hurling,help me..what were Clare doing?limerick in last 7 years?the kk teams of 2000s and tipp at that time..
I've said before that cork have the capability of dominating hurling for some years to come if they win one all Ireland.will all these people then be totally satisfied that cork are back at the top?
CTGAA10 (National) - 11/07/2025 13:25:14
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Best of luck Sunday folks, yee are deserving favourites however nobody in Donegal will be dismissing us.
As regards the ticket situation I totally agree with most of you.
Whoever wins Sunday , the people who stood in the wind and rain during the league have a less chance of getting a ticket than a person who never went to a game all year. Imagine a child who has been to every game in the league and championship been told they cant go to final ?
Its the same every year, There is people coming from every corner of the world ( especially middle east ) to finals every year as they are entitled to tickets, well b###ox to that.
Needs to be revisited by gaa, should not be sending hundreds, perhaps thousands of tickets to America , middle east, Asia or Australia so rich folk can come on a weekend trip.
thelutch (National) - 11/07/2025 16:51:44
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All Ireland Football Championship 2025 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To kerry4sam25: "Looking forward to a Kerry V Donegal final. Kerry coming good at the right time. Joe O'Connor and Mick Langan will be a battle." I'd guess Corkforliam25 would say the exact same thing.
Saynothing (National) - 11/07/2025 19:53:23
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