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Mayo GAA Thread - 3 Like(s)
Reality hit yesterday seeing the Sam Maguire carried into the club ground. The scenes across South Mayo were very emotional yesterday. It's been the week of our lives and never to be forgotten.
yew_tree (National) - 01/08/2026 11:26:00
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Jim Gavin's record can only be compared to other managers who have achieved success within the environment of their home league ground only. The likes of Tyrone, Kerry, Armagh and Mayo winning All Irelands outside of their home league ground is different gravy - different gravy that carries more weight in gold when it comes to the respect of the nation." Croke Park is the National Stadium. And in the years before Jim Gavin took over Dublin Kerry played as many big AI championship games there as Dublin did. Both teams played there 8 times each between 2009 and 2012 in knockout AI games.
Viking66 (National) - 31/07/2026 16:51:17
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David Clifford The Goat - 2 Like(s)
Replying To GreenandRed: "David was class on Sunday. Kerry shouldn't look to the Cliffords and point any bit of blame at them for Sunday. He's never been known for his great workrate. He lets the piano shifters do the workrate while he plays the piano. He's an unbelievable scorer and man to set up scores by setting them up or his presence creating space for others to score. Stood up to kick the 2 pointer near the end when most other Kerry playees, bar Paudie, weren't screaming for the ball to try and get them back into the game. It's not his fault that Kerry's attacking balance is weighted heavily on him, with Séanie O'Shea and Paudie being a bit behind his influence on results. He's carried that responsibility since minor in Kerry, where standards are set." People keep missing that point. Only equivalent I can think of recently in GAA is Joe Canning who kept Galway in games they had no business winning before they eventually won one and with with better players and manager but with him key to that too.
Fact that DC has brought his own club Fossa to such heights is testament in itself. And same with Kerry minors. This Kerry team would not have won in 2022 and 2025 without him. There are very very players you could say that about. Christy Ring maybe!
BarneyGrant (National) - 01/08/2026 09:24:06
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David Clifford The Goat - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Well Connolly got very little protection in games back then.
Certain players these days get away with so much." Any names for these players who get away with so much?
Claretandblue (National) - 01/08/2026 10:08:08
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To hontherossie: "Yes, it's true we can't do anything outside of Connacht. We have been in 3 under 20/21 all Ireland finals since 2006 in the same the time Galway has won 3 and Mayo have won 2. Until we start doing something different as a small country, this inferior will keep going on. We have a limited playing pool. We don't have many 6 foot plus players who are also mobile enough for the modern game. I mentioned before a select numbers of players who have the potential to play senior football need to be given additional help (internal scholarship)
Also why has club Rossie gone quite. It's okay for bigger large rural county's to access funding from disapora. We have one of best county grounds in the country now, so hopefully the county board realise it's time to focus on player development for the modern game." We beat the All Ireland champions by 10 points in their home ground so we can't be too far away. Enough of this small playing pool. Roscommon was the same size county in the glorious 40s when we got to three All Ireland finals winning two. Roscommon was the same county in the late 70s when we had a champagne football team that went toe to toe with Kerry's greatest ever team. Brigid's are arguably the best gaa club in Ireland or close to it. I think Roscommon this year over celebrated winning Connacht. That was clearly a mistake but we have a mostly young team. Next year let's focus on being really ambitious like Andy Moran and aiming to win the All Ireland. I don't see why not.There is no great team out there. Congrats to Mayo but they beat a flat and ordinary Kerry team last week. I do think this year is a missed opportunity for Ros but let's go for it next year.
endgame (National) - 01/08/2026 09:32:42
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To hontherossie: "Yes, it's true we can't do anything outside of Connacht. We have been in 3 under 20/21 all Ireland finals since 2006 in the same the time Galway has won 3 and Mayo have won 2. Until we start doing something different as a small country, this inferior will keep going on. We have a limited playing pool. We don't have many 6 foot plus players who are also mobile enough for the modern game. I mentioned before a select numbers of players who have the potential to play senior football need to be given additional help (internal scholarship)
Also why has club Rossie gone quite. It's okay for bigger large rural county's to access funding from disapora. We have one of best county grounds in the country now, so hopefully the county board realise it's time to focus on player development for the modern game." Club Rossie should be chasing the diaspora.
Would there be 500 well heeled Rossies around the rest of Ireland and the rest of the World?
Would they provide €1,000 per annum each?
Seanfan (National) - 01/08/2026 10:12:16
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
A couple of recent posts would tend to indicate that Roscommon are not ambitious enough. However Roscommon are one of the most ambitious GAA counties in Ireland. Look at the team Mark Dowd assembled last year. Jason Sherlock was a coach to probably the best team of all time and no doubt learned a huge amount from Jim Galvin, Pat Gilroy etc over the years. Mickey Comerford our S&C coach was head of sports performance with the Kilkenny hurling team when they won several All Irelands. Diarmuid Murtagh, Enda Smith etc sincerely believe that they will win a senior All Ireland with Roscommon. However we have to be realistic also. Roscommon were 150/1 at the start of the year to win an All Ireland, they are down to 20/1 for next year which shows a vast improvement and shows we have a chance if we perform.
Serious ambition can also be seen at county board level:
* Major fund raising over the years by Club Rossie.
* Comprehensive development of Hyde Park.
* Site selected and major funding achieved for the Centre of Excellence.
Our ambitions have also being fully/partially achieved on the football pitch.
* Senior/ Under 20/Minor Connacht champions
* Ladies teams appearing in three All Ireland Finals.
We have to get the balance right. It has been a great year for Roscommon GAA teams. Hopefully it will continue in Croke Park tomorrow and next year.
Watched the Brigid's game on clubber yesterday and great to see Ben O Carroll, Conor Hand, and Darragh Heneghan in form. Niall Heneghan (last year under 20) was impressive at midfield and could be a serious option for the seniors this year. Hopefully a few more of the under 20 team will also step up and give Mark O'Dowd food for thought.
letsgetgoing (National) - 01/08/2026 14:48:15
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Handy win for the Scotstown lads today. Walk in the park
veterngaa (National) - 01/08/2026 15:28:19
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