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Football Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)

Replying To hlynch12:  "Have 200 on

Kerry
Galway
Mayo
Monaghan

Kerry and Galway will be walkovers
Monaghan and Mayo could be close."
You cannot have much money left at this stage? A bookies dream....

Scenicparish (National) - 26/06/2026 12:58:17

Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
It'll be a tough outing this weekend and I can't see much in it either way. Decision making in the last 10 will be crucial. We're not in the habit of beating Dublin in championship football and I think this one will go the wire. Dublin got a lot of joy last year from POCB on D'Arcy and they mopped up a lot of breaks. Ciarán Kilkenny was given the freedom of Pearse Stadium last year. We can't let him dictate like he did.
D'Arcy was exceptional against Westmeath, but he'll be up against a very different challenge on Sunday. We need to make sure we have plenty options for Gleeson.
If we can dominate around the middle, I think our forwards will take advantage. As we've seen all year though, momentum can swing massively in games. Even if we're a good few scores ahead, it's very unlikely the game will peter out comfortably.

At the end of the week where we lost a true legend of Maigh Cuilinn and Galway football, but more importantly a very good man, it would be a nice tribute in some way to Paul Clancy if we can get the job done. Sincere condolences to his family and all who were close to him.
Thug sé cuimhní dúinn a mhairfidh linn go deo. Suaimhneas síoraí dhá anam.

WanPintWin (National) - 26/06/2026 10:57:42

Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Farneyblueandwhite:  "As usual most pundits tipping louth to win so we go again as underdogs plenty of noise about louth but reality is dublin we're a shambles when louth won and armagh were poor on the day for 1 reason or another Newbridge last year was really a 10 point win apart from a consolation goal near the end monaghan by 4 muineachan abu"
Different gig this year. Last year you got a Louth team that had reached the Holy Grail by winning Leinster for the first time in 68 years . They celebrated accordingly. The year before in Clones is a more accurate reflection of what will happen on Sunday.despite being played under the old rules that was a really good, competitive game that ended in a draw.

Greengrass (National) - 26/06/2026 12:12:59

Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To gaelsboy:  "Please so billions and thanks for that"
Thanks for what? Thanks in advance

bláthach (National) - 26/06/2026 13:25:04

Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To legendzxix:  "All 50-50 games. Baffled by those dismissing Tyrone. 3 of the 4 favourites going into last year's quarter finals fell at that hurdle.
If Dublin get through this weekend, they'll be hard to stop once they get on the momentum train of home league ground advantage at the business stage of the championship.
Galway are the away team on Sunday and will have to give extra consideration for that. Galway will be confident that if they get through this weekend that they have the game plan and players to go all the way.
Louth's results bar the blip in the Leinster semi final have been impressive. It would have me leaning towards them to get through this weekend.
Of the other 3 quarters, my attempt at predictions are: Mayo, Louth and Galway."
Poor Kerry, they usually praise any county but their own before a game, then when they've won the AI there's no stopping their self praise! Cute but transparent.

Crashingwaves (National) - 26/06/2026 15:58:54

Kerry All Ireland Champions 2026? - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "Why do posters start threads where there is already an identical one to this? Sad."
I think it's partly laziness by the creater of the topic and partly bad administration. There is already a Topic 'Football Championship 2026'. The question posed in the title above 'Kerry All Ireland Champions 2026?', could and should be in 'Football Championship 2026'. It's annoying having to trawl through duplicate variations of Topic titles on the same subjects. There also seems to be one or two posters who are constantly creating click bait Topics.

Cockney_Cat (National) - 26/06/2026 15:36:22

GAATV - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Dothesimplethingswell:  "If you the papers this week you would see two articles one by a 3 time all ireland winning hurling manager, another by a 6 time all Ireland winning footballer and there are 3 current county managers weighing in with what Im referring to and Kerry county Council and others to follow just as I stated...Isn't this coming from voters if the political parties are getting involved?? You can say what you want but what I said is the complete opposite of populist its merely a reflection of what a lot of people are thinking."
There's an old saying that "paper never refused ink" and it's very true.

Those newspaper columns are just more examples of populism. Write that "all matches should be on free-to-air TV" and readers will think you're a great fella. Write that "all matches can't be on free-to-air TV because ....." and people will think you're an awful you-know-what.

Am not sure you understand the mechanics of Local Authorities either. Just because one councillor of one party proposes a motion and others from other parties support it doesn't mean it's a national policy of any of those parties, or make it any more likely to happen.

Look, I'd actually love to see every championship match on TV. But I'm realistic enough to understand why it can't happen. It's a pity certain others don't share those levels of realism.

Pikeman96 (National) - 26/06/2026 15:32:40

Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To farneygael3:  "Serious opportunity for both. We are there on merit, I think Louth are there on luck"
I really hope this is a joke?

Matchwatcher (National) - 26/06/2026 15:25:54

Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To legendzxix:  "It was same story going to PuC for the semi final last year. The game itself went to extra time. Saturday evening's game will take on a life of its own. I was consistent all winter warning about Tyrone. Out of Armagh, Tyrone and Donegal - Tyrone provided a tougher challenge last year."
There's a big difference between a Munster semi-final and a knockout All-Ireland match in Croke Park. Kerry were tipping along last year, but once they got to the business end, they laid waste to Ulster's finest. We saw similar last weekend when it was do or die against Armagh.
Tyrone, mainly through Kilpatrick who was outstanding, put up a decent fight last year, but they were physically overwhelmed all over the pitch. Kerry turned over a lot of ball and their forwards were able to find a lot of space. The game was over with a lot of time still left.

WanPintWin (National) - 26/06/2026 15:18:15

Kerry All Ireland Champions 2026? - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TommyBermingham:  "Donegal and Aramagh out

Only team with beating kerry is B team in AvB games.

Kerry have Clayton hotel booked months and suits fitted last week.

No doubt the Boars for the monday?"
If you say so hlynch12.

Saynothing (National) - 26/06/2026 14:59:01

Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To GreenandRed:  "It's only 3 games since the Rossies hammered us and our defence is still poor but we're taking some risks on the front foot. After a few years of boring enough football we're pushing on more in games, kicking the ball more and good to watch. We'll see how far that takes us but definite improvement from an attacking sense."
Its either all duck or no dinner.
We had 2 years of holding back playing defensive, now we are the complete opposite.

You might as well go out on your shield than die wondering if you should have tried harder.

tirawleybaron (National) - 26/06/2026 14:36:28

Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Greengrass:  "Anyone who suggests canning the league does not know what they are talking about. It's a ridiculous suggestion."
It's not canning the league it's modifying it and making it the championship.

Whammo86 (National) - 26/06/2026 14:36:24

Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Greengrass:  "Anyone who suggests canning the league does not know what they are talking about. It's a ridiculous suggestion."
Really

What is its current purpose -
To decide who qualifies for Sam Maguire and give out a trophy and day in Croke park to counties who cant achieve it via the championship.

Look at the history of it

Kerry winners x24, Rup x 8 - last win 2025, last final 2026
Dublin winners x 14 Rup x 15 - last win 2021, last final 2024
Mayo winner x 13 Rup x 9 - last win 2023, last final 2025
Cork winner x 8 Rup x 6 last win 2012 , last final 2015
Meath winner x 7 Rup x 6 last win 1993-94, last final 1999-2000
Derry winner x 7 Rup x 6 last win 2024, last final 2024
Galway winner x 4 Rup x 7 last win 1980-81 last final 2023
Down winner x 4 Rup x 4 last win 1982-83 last final 1989-90
New York win x 3 Rup x 0 last win 1966-67 last final 1966-67
Donegal winner x 2 Rup x 3 last win 2026 last final 2026
Tyrone winner x 2 Rup x 2 last win 2003 last final 2013
Laois winner x 2 Rup x 1 last win 1985-86 last final 2003
Cavan winner x 1 Rup x 5 Last win 1947-48 last final 2002
Armagh winner x 1 Rup x 3 last win 2005 last final 1993-94
Roscommon winx1 Rup x 2 last win 1973-74, last final 1980-81
Offaly winner x 1 Rup x 2 last win 1997-98 last final 1997-98
Monaghan win x 1 Rup x 1 last win 1984-85 last final 1985-86
Longford win x 1 Rup x 0 last win 1965-66
Kildare winner x 0 Rup x 5 last final 1990-91
Wexford winner x 0 Rup x 3 last final 2005
Carlow winner x 0 Rup x 1 last final 1953-54
Louth winner x 0 Rup x 1 last final 1948-49
Fermanagh win x 0 Rup x 1 last final 1934-35

So its a closed shop - simply another title for successful counties to win - and they don't even appreciate winning it.
So what is the benefit - a div 4 title for weaker counties - even the ones that win it (div 4) are usually a county who had a bad year to end up there in the first place.

What would be more beneficial -
1. a round robin provincial championship with games against local rivals (at the same level)
2. a 3 tiered championship with success in one tier providing immediate access to the tier above, so in a good (bounce back) season you get a shot at a higher level.

the Tailteann cup has already over taken a div 3 league title in value - Down didn't get into Sam Maguire for winning div 3 - but will do for winning tailteann.

The current issue is the Tailteann is being won by Meath, Down, Kildare etc, counties that should be operating at a higher level - there is still nothing for the weaker counties (Wicklow may prove that wrong yet, but it would be a big surprise if they did).

Once set up, winning any of the 3 tiers in championship would be far more valuable than winning a div 4 league title.

In the case of Louth - winning tier 2 and getting straight into an All Ireland q final - would be an achievable possibility every year. Winning div 1 of the league and/or Sam Maguire is not.

When all counties review the current set up and focus on progressing in the All Ireland - everyone will sacrifice the league and provincial championships as the current system doesn't reward the winners of either.

Watching the top teams hold their punches in the league shows where the problem is - anyone who cant see that doesn't know what they are looking at.

tirawleybaron (National) - 26/06/2026 14:34:42

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To lakecounty76:  "What a stupid and unnecessary comment. Brandon's been fantastic, a complete revelation for us this year and I'd be delighted for him to get an all star. I just felt on the balance of the year that Whittaker was our best and most consistent. To try and diminish his season by bringing up injury forced substitutions is classless and embarrassing. You can support all our players without trying to bring some down."
Agreed, obviously someone with an agenda.

I think it's fair to say he was our most consistent championship (and league) performer, followed closely by the likes of Drumm, McCartan, Wallace etc.

DelaneyCup2026 (National) - 26/06/2026 14:32:43

GAATV - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Dothesimplethingswell:  "Because you can only fit a certain amount of people into a grounds and that same grounds has maintenance and operating costs which obviously justifys an admittance fee. Anyway neutrals from the south of the country are hardly going to want to travel up to watch e.g. Roscommon v Mayo in Connaught but there was a time when most of those matches were available for them to watch on RTE for free when the organisation wasnt in as good of financial health as it is now. Comparing charging for viewing and admittance are two polar opposite situations and non comparable in my opinion."
As Square_B pointed out above, that County Council motion is nothing but populist nonsense. And in general, County Council motions for anything outside of the county that passes them are barely worth the paper they're written on anyway.

And seems you and others of your mindset continue to overlook several key considerations, including:
- Even if the GAA gave away the broadcast rights of all matches for free, how do they force RTE or any other broadcaster to actually show them? There's significant expense and logistics involved in every live broadcast.

- RTE continue to show as many or more live championship games free-to-air as they ever did. It's not the case that the extra number of matches now shown on GAA+ "used to be shown on RTE instead". Reality is that if they weren't shown on GAA+, they wouldn't be shown anywhere.

- We're in a GAA echo chamber here, but RTE - as a national public service broadcaster - would have to be mindful of the large proportion of the population who have no interest at all in watching GAA matches. Yes, they're showing wall-to-wall soccer at the moment and many of us have no great interest in soccer either, but that's for only a few weeks, every couple of years. If their schedule was full of live GAA every Saturday & Sunday from mid-April through to end of July every single year (and possibly beyond July if people who want the inter-county season extended got their way), then they'd alienate a large part of their viewership.

So again - a County Council motion demanding that all championship matches be shown live and free-to-air is nothing but populist nonsense. With no grounding whatsoever in reality.

Pikeman96 (National) - 26/06/2026 14:16:47

GAATV - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Dothesimplethingswell:  "Because you can only fit a certain amount of people into a grounds and that same grounds has maintenance and operating costs which obviously justifys an admittance fee. Anyway neutrals from the south of the country are hardly going to want to travel up to watch e.g. Roscommon v Mayo in Connaught but there was a time when most of those matches were available for them to watch on RTE for free when the organisation wasnt in as good of financial health as it is now. Comparing charging for viewing and admittance are two polar opposite situations and non comparable in my opinion."
You dont get " tongue in cheek"!!
Youd think ever game was free to air till GAAgo or plus appeared.
How many matches were free to air in 2006?
How many in 2026?

Seanfan (National) - 26/06/2026 14:01:38

GAATV - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Seanfan:  ""All games free to air"
How about free admission to all games?
Why should loyal supporters have to pay while lazy armchair fans of all sports can watch games free on TV."
You're framing this in the wrong way. I fully appreciate that there's people who cannot, for whatever reason attend games. They shouldn't be tarred as 'lazy'.

However, the idea that there is an automatic right to free to air troubles me, as it appears to trouble you also. I guarantee you, as true as night follows day, if RTE announced that the license fee was to increase to fund the purchase of sporting rights, people would be up in arms.

Virgin Media & Sky had the rights and gave them up as they couldn't justify the investment. So the GAA is doing it themselves and making a profit out of it. Profit that is reinvested into the GAA and not some faceless shareholder. Not withstanding this, why should the GAA give away their product for nothing?

Square_B (National) - 26/06/2026 13:54:36

Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To legendzxix:  "All 50-50 games. Baffled by those dismissing Tyrone. 3 of the 4 favourites going into last year's quarter finals fell at that hurdle.
If Dublin get through this weekend, they'll be hard to stop once they get on the momentum train of home league ground advantage at the business stage of the championship.
Galway are the away team on Sunday and will have to give extra consideration for that. Galway will be confident that if they get through this weekend that they have the game plan and players to go all the way.
Louth's results bar the blip in the Leinster semi final have been impressive. It would have me leaning towards them to get through this weekend.
Of the other 3 quarters, my attempt at predictions are: Mayo, Louth and Galway."
Well the bookies have pretty much dismissed Tyrone too, with Kerry at 1/6. You can't have any qualms with people being of a similar mindset, based on that.

WanPintWin (National) - 26/06/2026 13:44:07

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To sligo joe:  "Absolutely at each team's best on Sunday Donegal were beaten because Donegal's best was second best on the day, that is a big part of how a team's best is judged, how they perform on the big knock out stage.
Hypothetical results that a Donegal team of 24 or 25 might or might not have achieved, like Miley in Glenroe would say "Oh holy God".
I hope those fantasy football results are a comfort to you lol."
One of the worst championship games I was ever at, really poor fare from both teams, poor execution of basic skills, kicking, handpassing from both teams. Lots of unforced errors.

Galway would have beaten the pick of both teams. I think Galway will beat dubs comfortable

totalrecall (National) - 25/06/2026 20:29:36

Kerry All Ireland Champions 2026? - 1 Like(s)

Replying To MunsterFan:  "Tyrone and Galway both could beat us. We're probably 3 or 4 points favourites against them but I'm nervous about this weekend with Tyrone having had a good break. That'll make up a lot of the difference.
As for the hurling - I don't know why you're discounting either Clare or Galway. Clare have work to do in defence but they've so many good hurlers and any time they've had Tony Kelly and Shane O Donnell fit they've been right there."
Donegal and Aramagh out

Only team with beating kerry is B team in AvB games.

Kerry have Clayton hotel booked months and suits fitted last week.

No doubt the Boars for the monday?

TommyBermingham (National) - 26/06/2026 13:13:18