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Dublin GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
offtheditch (National) - 04/06/2026 11:52:36 |
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Football Format Changes Discussion - 3 Like(s)
Saynothing (National) - 03/06/2026 17:37:28 |
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
WanPintWin (National) - 04/06/2026 12:12:12 |
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Ger Brennan - 3 Like(s)
There are a number of issues at play here, which don't sit right with me. Ger was out of order with what he did on the day. He acknowledged it, apologised immediately and also shook hands with Cian, who was also wrong in getting involved initially and has accepted that. The punishment is way too severe for an incident like that. The person he tackled wasn't a player and shouldn't have been on the pitch either. A Kerry club selector got only 8 weeks a few years ago for punching an East Kerry player in a county semi-final. The player in question wasn't even involved in the melee. Comparing it to what happened in Killarney then, McGuinness's offence was also pretty minor, but he did interfere with a player. The incidents are very comparable, despite the comments from Jarlath Burns. I have a lot of time for Jarlath, but he unnecessarily aggravated the situation with his comments. It's a cop out to say it was dealt with on the day. Either the GAA is serious about stamping out these issues or they're not. They've made a severe example of Brennan, but decided not to bother in the case of another similar incident. This carry-on absolutely needs to be stamped out, but a flat 12 week ban is excessive. There needs to be a scale of punishment, depending on the severity of the incident. WanPintWin (National) - 04/06/2026 12:30:48 |
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Ger Brennan - 2 Like(s)
Kew (National) - 04/06/2026 14:02:57 |
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
greenfan (National) - 03/06/2026 17:52:10 |
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 04/06/2026 13:48:34 |
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Expecting a Joe Mc in year one after the recent loss of talent and experience that we had is a bit much. I imagine you're not going to see any of those lads coming back either. It took a lot to coax Heslin back in from retirement for the footballers. The lads that lined out for the hurlers this year were the fellahs who were willing to put their shoulder to the wheel and should be commended for their efforts. The lads who've moved on felt they had given enough and like Heslin that's their decision. If they decide to come back next year and are ready to commit again then by all means I hope they do. The county board should review the year, hold people accountable if necessary, but I have seen far worse efforts put in by Westmeath hurling teams in recent memory than the current outfit. The numbers game is important. You yourself admit we need non-hurling people to come into the tent and not the same few hurling dynasties in the county providing pretenders to the throne. Non-hurling people like proximity. Having a hurling club within 10-15 minutes of your family's house is sadly a big consideration that busy young families will make when sending little Mickey, Jimmy or Johnny up to a field for training in any code. You want young lads to develop those key hurling skills early on well getting them out to a field 3 nights a week is a lot easier on non-hurling people's time and diesel when it's 10-15 minutes down the road rather than 30-40 minutes down the road. You are completely right about hurling development needing to be fostered at a young age. The problem with hurling compared to football is those technical abilities, the fine motor skills of holding and gripping a hurl properly and developing the hand eye coordination to strike a ball, need to begin by age 4 or 5 to have much hope of making a young lad into a competent hurler capable of one day possibly lining out at senior intercounty level. Strength and conditioning, centres of excellence and all that are all to some extent rendered irrelevant by the above facts, for hurling at least. A tall athletic 12 year old can be turned into a pretty solid footballer with a few months of training. A tall athletic 12 year whose handed a hurl by comparison and given a few months of hurling coaching may as well be out cutting thristles in a field. Barring serious dedication, commitment and or natural talent from that 12 year old individual, it's a near certainty they'll never even make a mediocre adult club hurler. I understand your logic of saying that it's the ones that want to hurl that will become hurlers. It's way more likely a figure from a Westmeath hurling family will of course nurture and develop a lad with all the necessary skills. However, we have to try and bring some non-hurling people along for the ride. Westmeath are always going to lack serious depth in hurling playing numbers. That's a reality. But, we're shooting ourselves in the foot by not trying to maximise the numbers playing the game at underage whether they're from the North, South, East or West of the county. Like Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh famously said of Seán Óg O hAilpín, "His father's from Fermanagh. His mother's from Fiji. Neither's a hurling stronghold." It shouldn't matter a jot where a lads from in the county. We should be encouraging young lads to hurl. RadioactiveTan (National) - 03/06/2026 21:12:32 |
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
You hardly think teams were setting out to just finish 3rd? PressureKick (National) - 03/06/2026 17:12:45 |
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Ger Brennan - 2 Like(s)
OpenStand (National) - 04/06/2026 12:52:00 |
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Home Venues for all Senior Inter County Championship games shall be subject to approval by the Central Competitions Control Committee and shall meet the criteria set down by the National Facilities/Health and Safety Committee. If a county (e.g. Louth) can't provide a home venue that earns that approval and meets those criteria, then they don't get home advantage after all. Nobody's making anything up as they go along. It's as set out in the Rule Book that you appear to have glanced at but not read properly. As for your view that all games at this stage should be at neutral venues - also set out in the Rule Book that they're to be on a home & away basis. If you disagree with that Rule, well then, there's a process open to you to seek to change it - assuming you're actually a member of the Association, and not just a footballer on the ditch. Pikeman96 (National) - 04/06/2026 09:35:15 |
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Mayonman (National) - 04/06/2026 10:01:30 |
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Limerick Senior Hurling 2026 - 1 Like(s)
CTGAA10 (National) - 04/06/2026 12:36:55 |
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
peiledoir20 (National) - 04/06/2026 11:52:40 |
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Louth GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
louthman57 (National) - 04/06/2026 11:52:49 |
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Limerick Senior Hurling 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Casey has tormented the Cork backs in the past. Kiely dropped the bull against Tipperary to make way for Lynch so I see same again. While the Bull came on and did well against Tipperary, I don't see any changes to the team that started against Tipperary other than Nash in for Casey at the back from the start. LimerickandProud (National) - 04/06/2026 11:56:53 |
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
WanPintWin (National) - 04/06/2026 12:34:49 |
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Seanfan (National) - 04/06/2026 11:06:59 |
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
For what it's worth I believe Brennan was wrong but was dealt with harshly, as a young manager he let himself down, nobody else controlled what he did. Typical GAA application of rules that don't appear to be applied evenly. There always appears to be a technical reason that Burn's can wheel out to justify any point he has. The rule book appears to allow for a lot of scenarios whereby "if you tell me what you want to prove, I'll prove it" applies. Hence why a lot of counties appear to be able to challenge bans, suspensions along with governance issues as and when they arise from club level up. Anyway rant over and hopefully Cavan V's Dublin is a cracker. offtheditch (National) - 04/06/2026 13:36:21 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
It'd be a nice trait to have as a Galway supporter. WanPintWin (National) - 04/06/2026 13:40:10 |