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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Saynothing: "Prendercast is like a new born foal falling all over the place." The jest of your post says you're disappointed and upset with the result, can I suggest don't be as it's only sport, what goes around comes around etc, etc.
Wales will probably take a thumping from the yeo dling dandies tomorrow; if that happens, we will have new potential world champions in the making.
Sometimes you are best off to saynothing, it helps, etc, etc.
supersub15 (National) - 06/02/2026 09:10:10
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Black+Blue: "6 players on the panel is some achievement by Breathnachs, they must be a serious team as I cant recall seing a club with so many involved.
Its good to see 16 different clubs represented but surprising to see some prominant senior clubs with no players of County standard.
You would think the likes of St. James, Moycullen, Mountbellew Moylough, St. Michaels and others would have at least 1 player at that level ? especially if they are competing in Minor A championship ?" Breathnachs were in the division 1 national Feile final at u15 level two years ago.
The final was a draw after extra time so they shared the trophy.
Great to see a smaller rural club doing so well at that level.
galwayman2 (National) - 05/02/2026 17:35:30
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Heffernan won 3, 4 if you include 1963 when he was effectively manager before there was such a thing, and 5 given that he was very much there as Hanahoe's right hand man in 1977.
Then back in the day there was the great Kerry trainer/manager Fitzgerald who ran up a right few.
And as someone said above, before 2000 it was very much a main man doing most everything from selection to coaching and in between.
Good conversation piece but meaningless to pick any of the big names over the other." Dead right Barney. Heffo was superb and a man way before his time.Even Micko Dwyer said he followed Heffo s methods.
Also you are correct in that Heffo and his likes did it all themselves.
I mean Gavin did great (cant take that away from him) but he had a massive backroom team and a different person for every job.He was in charge of a golden generation but he came intoa team that had won an All Ireland and Gilroy had everything on a plate for him.
Gavin does nt compare with Heffo .Gavin also left when he thought the team had come to an end but Dessie got another 2 All Irelands out of them.
Gavin was also lucky in his reign and won a semi and 2 finals after replays.Heffo s team won convincingly when they won.Heffo brought Dublin back from the doldrums and won with different teams.
brayballer (National) - 06/02/2026 11:20:32
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Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)
Replying To SaffronDon: "Avoid the question and repeat the rant. Good lad" All the money is connected. Your own county is happy enough to take money off the Crown for Casement.
BarneyGrant (National) - 06/02/2026 10:52:53
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Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To botheyesclosed: "The championship structure realistically needs to go to max. 8 senior and 8 intermediate to regain competitiveness. Its been lop-sided for decades too long. The same with the leagues. Div.2 is going to be split to accommodate Killoe having 2 teams in it (Not sure how it will work out if they meet each other in it). I don't think Killoe want this or have a say in it. Different points for different rounds just undermines the whole league, The CB need to sit down and work out a longer term plan which will work, and really sell it to the clubs to buy into, for the good of the county. No more of this self-interest, point-scoring nonsense. Too many decisions are based on gathering the most votes at the next convention." On your first point about championship structures , didn't the clubs vote to reduce Senior to 10 and intermediate to 6 or 7 and junior to 5 . This should have been in place by 2026 but due to the fiasco caused by a referee error in Mullinaghta Carrickedmond match in 2024 will be 2027 when those targets are achieved, but the clubs have had there say so hardly going to change again before we get there at least. On your point about the leagues being undermined by different points for some games , surely the league is already totally irrelevant and undermined by playing significant number of games without county players. I believe when teams are playing without a full hand there should be no relegation. My club were relegated a few years ago and had a load of big wins in Div 2 that did nobody any good. Championship status should be used to determine league status imo if games played without county men
Green&redforever (National) - 06/02/2026 09:25:06
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Heffernan won 3, 4 if you include 1963 when he was effectively manager before there was such a thing, and 5 given that he was very much there as Hanahoe's right hand man in 1977.
Then back in the day there was the great Kerry trainer/manager Fitzgerald who ran up a right few.
And as someone said above, before 2000 it was very much a main man doing most everything from selection to coaching and in between.
Good conversation piece but meaningless to pick any of the big names over the other.
BarneyGrant (National) - 05/02/2026 22:41:02
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Prendercast is like a new born foal falling all over the place.
Saynothing (National) - 05/02/2026 20:40:54
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Black+Blue: "6 players on the panel is some achievement by Breathnachs, they must be a serious team as I cant recall seing a club with so many involved.
Its good to see 16 different clubs represented but surprising to see some prominant senior clubs with no players of County standard.
You would think the likes of St. James, Moycullen, Mountbellew Moylough, St. Michaels and others would have at least 1 player at that level ? especially if they are competing in Minor A championship ?" Claregalway had 7 involved the last year they won the minor All Ireland in 2022. All the same 6 from a club with a small population like MB is fantastic. Happened to catch MB play Dunmore McHales in Knockdoemore in the u16 Q final last year, only a kick of ball between them, they had 2 stand out players so surprised with the 6 included.
WonTon5 (National) - 05/02/2026 19:13:08
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TanCanRan: "He went very quiet after the All-Ireland final when we were bullish in the extreme before it. Suggesting some of the Loughrea players were better than Conor Cooney for Thomas'." Was in Kuwait on work. Overseeing a gas pipeline. Didn't even get to go to the Loughrea match. Better team won no doubt about it. Few Loughrea lads didn't show up on the day. They'll be back !
BigBàsMan (National) - 05/02/2026 18:51:27
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Galwayforsam26: "U17 lost in a challenge game to a strong Meath side ( favourites for Leinster)
Clubs represented u17
6 Micheal Breathnachs
4 Claregalway
3 Corofin
3 Caherlistrane
2 Killannin
2 oranmore
2 Dunmore
2 Tuam
1 Salthill
1 Headford
1 Kilconly
1 Caltra
1 Bearna
1 Milltown
1 Monivae
1 Annaghdown" Do you have the panel list by any chance or is it up anywhere online? Cheers
galwayman2 (National) - 05/02/2026 17:38:44
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "From my reckoning Jack O Connor has 5 All Irelands..04,06, 2010, 2022, 2025. Gavin was a superb manager and I take nothing away from his wins but the kettle was well boiled when he started and Pat Gilroy did the unbelievable by transforming the Dubs mentality previously. Gavin had a crop of an almost once in a lifetime group of players that would dig themselves out of any hole. One only has to look at what Ger Brennan is facing now to prove that. There are club & county managers that are up there and probably better than Gavin or O Connor but they didnt have the material to work with but they do it and keep doing it regardless. I have to admire O Connor winning All Irelands in 3 different decades (albeit the first 3 were within 7 yrs) but especially the last 2. Don't forget Kerry lost almost as many All Irelands in the last 35 yrs than they won now that's consistency while the Dubs fade away!! OConnor won a school AI title, a few vocational school AI titles, minor AI titles and is still at the coalface. Dessie Farrell came in after Gavin and won an AI in his first year the same way that Gavin came in after Gilroy and won an AI in 2013 (one year gap after 2011) There was no stopping that group of Dubln players. Gavin was an incredible manager but comparing his number of AI titles to O Connor or any other manager is simply not an adequate barometre." The truth is there is no adequate barometer, statistics can be used and indeed they can be weighted differently and after that we have opinion with all the conscious and unconscious biases that may be involved.
To win with more or less different groups over an extended period is admirable. To keep a core group of players that are laden down with medals to come back each year and win 5 on the trot, also admirable.
sligo joe (National) - 05/02/2026 12:55:47
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Some going to have 6 on it for MB even Corofin in their hayday would be proud of 6 representatives on a Galway panel. When does it start?
Eire89 (National) - 05/02/2026 16:41:11
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To sligo joe: "The truth is there is no adequate barometer, statistics can be used and indeed they can be weighted differently and after that we have opinion with all the conscious and unconscious biases that may be involved.
To win with more or less different groups over an extended period is admirable. To keep a core group of players that are laden down with medals to come back each year and win 5 on the trot, also admirable." I agree. Its all too too immeasurable. Its nearly all star territory which is heavily media driven, opiniated and depends very heavily on how long your team remains in the championship.
If we remember what Micko got out of Kildare (almost an AI), Wicklow, Laois, Clare and add that to his 8 All Irelands with Kerry I think hes well out in front in all respects as he stayed with it until the bitter end and he was an unbelievable man for the underdog. It'd be nice to see Jim Gavin return to management some day.
Dothesimplethingswell (National) - 05/02/2026 16:36:16
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "Ah yes, my apologies, often forget that Jim stepped down after the 5th All Ireland.
5 in a row is still an amazing achievement, that Dublin team were amazing to watch, there efficiency was just off the chart." Yes they were brilliant but dont forget Giller startd the journey and Dessie finished it.Pat Gilroy had all the heavy lifting done.
brayballer (National) - 05/02/2026 15:56:25
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
6 players on the panel is some achievement by Breathnachs, they must be a serious team as I cant recall seing a club with so many involved.
Its good to see 16 different clubs represented but surprising to see some prominant senior clubs with no players of County standard.
You would think the likes of St. James, Moycullen, Mountbellew Moylough, St. Michaels and others would have at least 1 player at that level ? especially if they are competing in Minor A championship ?
Black+Blue (National) - 05/02/2026 15:28:59
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
If we win Connacht wearing a pink tutu I couldn't care less about the look of the jersey
Ros2013 (National) - 05/02/2026 15:17:13
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Game should have been dead and buried by half time.
Leading at one stage in 1st half 1-07 v 0-03 missing scores, could easily have scored 1-14 by half time.
Over relining on C Mannion for scores and A Niland towards the end.
No enough scores or return from other forwards
Wonder what Neary, Fleming, Mcloughlin, Rabbitte and Niland combined scored from play maybe 3pts between 5 men.
Barrett absolutely destroyed or Centre Back
36yr old Harmendy cleaned out Loftus/Glennon on that side.
Cork must score atleast 2-14 from play
Galway score atleast 0-14 from frees." Back young Niland on the frees like Tipp did with Darragh McCarthy.
Rabbitte and Niland are a breath of fresh air
1shot (National) - 05/02/2026 15:06:25
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Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)
The inaugural GAA 'Club Summit' event takes place this weekend at Croker... sponsored by Amazon!
Amazon is explicitly cited in that same 2025 report by the UN Special Rapporteur (Francesca Albanese), regarding complicity in the war in Gaza.
LongfordgaaAbú (National) - 05/02/2026 14:59:53
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WonTon5: "Many of that u17 winning team refer to Farthing as the best man marker they have ever came across, Cillian Trayers was another big loss from that group, he has had a great start to his IC hurling career so not much hope of seeing him ever come back to the big ball. No updates on the u17 or 20s panels yet, a lot of other countries have released lists already." U17 lost in a challenge game to a strong Meath side ( favourites for Leinster)
Clubs represented u17
6 Micheal Breathnachs
4 Claregalway
3 Corofin
3 Caherlistrane
2 Killannin
2 oranmore
2 Dunmore
2 Tuam
1 Salthill
1 Headford
1 Kilconly
1 Caltra
1 Bearna
1 Milltown
1 Monivae
1 Annaghdown
Galwayforsam26 (National) - 05/02/2026 13:54:29
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Jim won 5 in a row.It was Dessie in charge winning the 6th. Its typical that Dessie gets very little credit.In a way ,Dessie s two wins were huge achievements as it was a spent team." Ah yes, my apologies, often forget that Jim stepped down after the 5th All Ireland.
5 in a row is still an amazing achievement, that Dublin team were amazing to watch, there efficiency was just off the chart.
Commodore (National) - 05/02/2026 13:10:40
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