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Donegal GAA thread - 5 Like(s)

Replying To S1234:  "Lol must have touched a nerve. Do your talking on the pitch tommorow maybe as we will ."
Yas didn't do much else on the pitch today Clare.

Men against boys really, and we had a Leaving Cert student playing!

peiledoir20 (National) - 15/02/2026 15:28:55

Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To Claretandblue:  "The new structure is far from perfect and it seems certain there will be further changes next year if Congress pushes All Ireland finals back, the idea that our previous structure was the envy of counties elsewhere, there were loads of championship matches last few years that were tame affairs, little of the cut and thrust associated with championship football. Shandonagh vs Tubberclair last year was a shocking advertisement for the championship."
Our resident County Board man, will try put a positive spin on things when the reality is they have failed the players and Clubs time and time again. You have highlighted 1 game out of 70 + Championship games but they were not very many games last year that were dead rubber. I seem to remember all 6 teams in Section A of Senior having something to play for going into the last round, plenty of "cut and thrust" actually. If you're going to come up with a new structure, come up with a new structure that's completely fair to a tiered system. It is not as if Senior B teams were making their presence felt in the knockouts. For the last 3 years, the Senior semi finalists were made up of teams competing in Section A, except for The Downs in 2024. The decisions made to change the structures were definitely not evidence based, there is more to this than meets the eye. There was no appetite for change, the meeting at the Park Hotel should have been enough to confirm this but instead they ignore the Clubs and players and use their own votes to push through with it, it's called executive aggrandizement. This scandal further demonstrates the growing disconnect between the Board and the Clubs. It obviously dictated the mood on the team bus going to Newry yesterday going by the first half performance. It was foolish thinking we were going to see a better future for Westmeath football with the change of leadership, going nowhere fast with this Circus.

iarmhiabu (National) - 15/02/2026 16:58:47

Leitrim GAA thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To hontherossie:  "Speaking of Shannonside, there is nothing worse than poor Willie being in his flow and then being interrupted to bring coverage of some pointless division 4 game. Shannonside please sort this mess out, its very frustrating. Thank you."
Look send an email to Shannonside fm if you feel this way, which I know you won't, but it's ok to send a message on here just to poke fun at us!!! Cop yourself on.

Look lads all round this page/forum is slowly descending into chaos and going to the dogs. This was once the best forum on hoganstand bar none. What was once a place to talk about proper Leitrim football chat is now a place of nonsense and dribble.

Back to what this page should be about-

Any update on McNulty? Was hoping to see him this weekend line out against London but alas not James's on starting 15

leitrim4sam (National) - 15/02/2026 02:06:56

Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Great result, 2nd in table.
What a first half, can anyone remember a better half by any Ros team?
Loved Mark Dowd's interview after, so level headed," its just Round 3 of the NFL".

Seanfan (National) - 15/02/2026 19:12:25

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Alwaysencourage:  "Cappagh park"
Cappagh park would be ideal.
They tried that!
It's owned by the council. They weren't even allowed to put a fence around it or erect nets behind the goals.
Next??

StopTheLights (National) - 15/02/2026 14:26:04

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
The thing I liked with McGrath in goal in the second half is twice the ball dropped short into his hands and immediately he played a nice kick pass to get the attack going. Particularly the Tony Brosnan shot that dropped short. He pinged a lovely ball 40 yards out to his left on to the chest and we were gone up the field, bypassing a bunch of the Kerry players who were inside the 45.

galway19 (National) - 15/02/2026 12:52:45

Louth GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To DundalkGael:  "Sad to say I've just left Croke Park at half time. IMO a change in management is needed, Hasn't looked like we have had a plan in defence or attack for two and half games"
The Meath team left at half time too....and still won.

RoyalBadger (National) - 15/02/2026 12:02:09

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
I don't really understand what improvements people are seeing with Eamon McGrath in goal. The kick outs were still long and predictable, frees were missed, and he didn't handle a crucial high ball which led to a goal. At this stage it feels like it's "anyone but Gleeson", which is hard to take when he was the goalkeeper in two All-Ireland finals. McGrath seems to be getting praised for things Gleeson gets ridiculed for.

WonTon5 (National) - 15/02/2026 10:48:46

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Interesting to see a couple from other counties spending their Valentines night complaining about the Galway football team

PressureKick (National) - 15/02/2026 07:49:27

Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Square_B:  "I'm not."
Good man Square B. You were spot on. Good luck with the rest of the season.

DolmenDave (National) - 15/02/2026 18:22:54

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To WonTon5:  "I don't really understand what improvements people are seeing with Eamon McGrath in goal. The kick outs were still long and predictable, frees were missed, and he didn't handle a crucial high ball which led to a goal. At this stage it feels like it's "anyone but Gleeson", which is hard to take when he was the goalkeeper in two All-Ireland finals. McGrath seems to be getting praised for things Gleeson gets ridiculed for."
It was his first senior game. Worth trying again would be my own view. I wonder had the change anything to do with Galligan

smallfrank (National) - 15/02/2026 12:53:48

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To smallfrank:  "I don't read it like that, we missed frees, dropped short and were very wasteful, we also gifted them 2 goals so we were not that far off them."
Don't be wasting your time trying to have a discussion with Clare from the blog. Read the blog from last evening and posts from S1234, they are exactly the same.

GDL (National) - 15/02/2026 14:30:08

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To updwell:  "100% right Barney and we should all boycott that fascist regime hosting the soccer WC as well."
Nope. Dont be soft.

eddieSize5Balls (National) - 15/02/2026 15:20:34

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "Did I name players - I said the Squad....

Were you at the game last night.? We were terrible. Monaghan the worst team in Division 1 should have beaten us.

If you think we can beat Kerry next week... Really.??? I would be more than shocked...!
Do you reckon kerry are gonna come with an under strength team to play the Dubs in Croker ???

Have you seen the quality of some of the teams in Division 2. Clearly not...
At present I would put Tyrone, Derry and Meath ahead of us.

This Dublin squad at present is Division 2 standard.
We have one stand out player CON.
There is very little left in the tank of the players who have won it all for us.
It is what it is....."
Yes I was at game and yes we were lucky.Monaghan could have scored a few goals but I think with the win under our belt we can drive on.I honestly think we will up our game for Kerry and if Ger selects the right team we can win.No one gave us a chance last year and we done them in their backyard.
IKerry can win but so can we.I wont be shocked either way.

brayballer (National) - 15/02/2026 19:08:59

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Armagh looked to play on the edge today, a lot of late hits on Roscommon players going by the highlights. Was it like that at the game or TV showing it up worse than it was?

ryan (National) - 15/02/2026 18:47:34

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Over the demand for a boycott of the Israel match?

If an Irish team can play England, then really there's no argument is there?

(Not saying they ought not to of course! Sport boycotts only harm the sportspeople, not the regimes. Having Olympics on China and World Cup in Qatar undermine any moral stance on the part of anyone who took part in those.)"
Good point well made.

Saynothing (National) - 15/02/2026 15:29:27

Louth GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To DundalkGael:  "Sad to say I've just left Croke Park at half time. IMO a change in management is needed, Hasn't looked like we have had a plan in defence or attack for two and half games"
we've been through a lot of darker days following Louth through the years , never ever would I leave at half time , especially against our neighbours .
Keep the flag flying no matter what , that day in May last summer made up for all the countless hammerings we had !

louthman57 (National) - 15/02/2026 18:32:09

Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Square_B:  "I'm not."
Some come back for Leitrim. Thought London had dog walked you for that.

Hard gritty win that for us. First team since the promoted one in 2018 where you can feel they have a hardiness to them.

CarlowJuniorB (National) - 15/02/2026 15:34:58

Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
I posted a message earlier saying ....,' Walking out of Ruislip and I have one thing to say.... Hup Leitrim and f**k the rest!

Unbelievable win!

Square_B (National) - 15/02/2026 17:58:04

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Great 2 points for ye today. Some classy footballers on display. Felt like ye had white line fever at the end though couldn't retain possession. On another note, hooter is a load of balls and needs to go

tribesmen (National) - 15/02/2026 15:51:41