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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "When the WC was in Qatar how many competing countries were Qatar taking political control over? Not everything is the same you know?" Hundreds of virtual slaves from Bangladesh died building the stadiums, There were in fairness some soccer players and others who objected. Qatar is the complete opposite to what liberals like to imagine the ideal to be and yet it is beyond criticism.
Point being if you were to ban countries with human rights abuses there would be very few competitors.
And if it came to boycotting countries occupying another, well we have on in our own place,
BarneyGrant (National) - 10/01/2026 12:57:37
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
2-6 for Matthew Thompson on his final appearance for a few months. A class apart. Serious loss for the league and Connacht championship.
Marooned (National) - 10/01/2026 14:34:26
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Loughallenbanks: "As pessimistic as it may sound there is absolutely nothing in it for them. Talking to a lot of players that have been around the scene, the player welfare isn't up to scratch. Younger lads there that may be up in Dublin in college, they are missing the prime years of their lives by having to travel up and down the country once or twice a week, not drinking and having to mind what they eat, where is the fun in that to only get hammered by a "weak" roscommon side. Club football at the moment is just as professional as our county standard with a lot more leeway. Probably a very unpopular opinion but I can see why a lot of players are walking away and just sticking with club, open to criticism on this." This is the sort of weak mentality that has us where we are and it permeates down through all aspects of life in Leitrim. Little auld Leitrim, ah shur aren't we great for turning up. I love my county but my god we can be too passive as a community. You'd never hear this talk over in the counties that surround us. Fermanagh which has a similar playing population as ourselves get on with it and you can be guaranteed they have lots of lads also doing miles up & down to Belfast & Dublin. Anything worth doing does not come without sacrifice, and keeping the GAA alive is something worth doing, in the hope that someday better days are ahead & the hard work pays off. Otherwise what's the point? I'm not sure where this lack of players welfare is coming from, lads have never been better looked after.
Square_B (National) - 10/01/2026 01:45:40
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To SouthGalway: "Hey Expert: many of them are ex Police or ex Military, etc and have to get trained for this. And as for everyday cops wasn't it people just like you calling for to Defund The Police not too long ago? There's plenty of videos out there showing what happened to the lady that ICE shot." They obviously weren't trained very well then.
Lockjaw (National) - 10/01/2026 09:20:46
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "If they can hold the Olympics in China - which I assume you protested against? - they can hold the World Cup in the US!
The last World Cup was in Qatar, a feudal state that allows slavery. You objected to that too, of course?" When the WC was in Qatar how many competing countries were Qatar taking political control over? Not everything is the same you know?
TheFlaker (National) - 10/01/2026 11:06:41
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To The_analyser: "We'll certainly know where we are now that Mayo have selected basically a championship like strong team. With Brigid's, Strokestown and injuries we don't have that choice to do the same but hopefully the young players given starts or introduced can perform well and put their hands up before the NFL" There's probably 7 championship starters in total for Mayo there. Maybe 8 and it's January. Nobody knows where anyone is at.
TheFlaker (National) - 10/01/2026 12:09:45
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Qatar was discussed plenty on here at the time. But again a totally, totally separate issue from the US, a host nation actively looking to take over the running of other countries that may be taking part.
It's like the lads on here bringing up Bill Clinton and the Epstein files when people ask why are Republicans blocking a full release. It's always whataboutery." Our own country is partly occupied.
BarneyGrant (National) - 10/01/2026 14:25:40
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Very good display against a poor Offaly team. Westmeath dominated bar ten mins in second half, five goals with Brandon and Danny Mc scoring two goals each and Ronan Wallace three points from play. Senan Baker impressed when introduced. Final on Friday away
Claretandblue (National) - 10/01/2026 15:47:26
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Taypot: "Easkey were unlucky.
Kilcullen was never a red card" Feel really sorry for them. Correct sending off call if he sent the kilbrittan lad off for the same contact a bit later. Had a couple of chances to win it even with 13. Heroic effort and would have lifted many boats if the had got over the line. Hurling is such s great spectacle and I would say even better to watch at a level where the ball doesn't stick as well. Definitely going to invest more time following Sligo Hurling
SligoScot (National) - 10/01/2026 17:04:03
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Good run out against Galway. Very competitive for 45/50 mins. Faded badly last 10/15 minutes. Plenty of positives, Gaffey kicking 3 two pointers, Tom Prior playing very well, great to see Ryan back, Jack Kelly came on and kicked a few nice scores, huge work rate throughout the team, negatives we struggled on our own kick out it needs work, slow to breaking ball few costly turnovers etc we faded last ten minutes, game became very scrappy with all the substitutions. Looking forward to the start of the league.
3rdmidfielder (National) - 10/01/2026 18:19:55
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