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Leitrim GAA thread - 6 Like(s)
Replying To bláthach: "I agree with you. This thread has been infiltrated with nonsense posts thank you for highlighting this. Plus it has been infiltrated with Roscommon posters please insulting our young players thank you.
Yes there was a scoreboard where it usually is. You obviously don't go to many games when you don't know where the scoreboard is in our county grounds but thank you for highlighting this." Get a life lad.
3rdmidfielder (National) - 28/04/2026 15:11:54
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To veterngaa: "The fair weather supporters! Only out about when their is hint of success. That's the Donegal way. Azzuri jerseys. Think I heard some supporters wonder what the new rules were lol" Cop yourself on. You probably didnt attend many of the Monaghan games this year, because if you did, you would know all about fair weather fans. Outnumbered 10 to 1 by Donegal fans in our own home in Clones for the final game of the league. Embarrassing it was. I suspect you dont attend that many of the United Parishes games either, judging by your knowledge of the Monaghan GAA scene.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 28/04/2026 16:41:47
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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Published Roscommon team for tomorrow's Connacht U20 final.
Patrick Gaynor - Western Gaels
Diarmuid O'Higgins - Clann na nGael
Michael Gillooly - Roscommon Gaels
Nikita Berzins - Shannon Gaels
Keelan Kelly - Pádraig Pearses
Eoghan Carthy - Roscommon Gaels
Conor Grogan - Roscommon Gaels
Niall Heneghan - Michael Glaveys
Cathal Enright - Elphin
Cathal McKeon - Boyle
Dean Casey - Ballinameen
Eoin Collins - St Croans
John Curran - Castlerea St Kevins
Charlie O'Carroll - St Brigids
John McGuinness - Roscommon Gaels
Subs Mark Carroll - Kilmore, Colin Murray - St Ciarans, Ruadhan Henry - St Michael's. Kevin Hester - Castlerea St Kevins, Ruairi Kicline - St Dominic's,Stephen Tighe - Strokestown, Liam Finneran Castlerea St Kevins, David Higgins - Western Gaels. Declan Kennedy - Shannon Gaels
We are 7/2 with the bookies and their punters. No doubt have taken the fixture scheduled advantage our neighbours have however should we get close to matching our Seniors shooting efficiency from last Sunday then we'll have a right good chance of upsetting those odds once again.
The best of luck to Cian Smith and his young Rossies in Tuam tomorrow night.
The_analyser (National) - 28/04/2026 14:51:10
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "The size of your population and one All Ireland in 38 years, the ones ye won before that involved two matches so look after yourselves firstly. Not exactly Kilkenny, Cork or Tipp" As per Galway in 2017 it was one of the greatest hurling teams ever assembled. Not even the best westmeath hurler (whoever that is) would get a sniff of that galway panel never mind the team. In regards to our previous success, we can only beat whats in front of us we can do nothing about physical geography. And if you want to talk about records against the big times, Westmeaths isnt exactly prestine. Also has to be taken into account that Galway is a successful dual county which is a bit different to westmeath as they are a dual county but without the success. Only one real maroon county !
Hon the Tribesmen!!!!
Galwayman67420 (National) - 28/04/2026 16:13:22
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Mugatay: "Saturday was very much a case of what might have been. As I said before, we need to covert 80-90% of chances to beat these teams and we just had too many wides. It's frustrating, particularly when Galway missed a fair few but the heads never dipped, we kept plugging away, we had an edge, aggression and desire and the belief was there - even after 10points down, the body language remained positive. Squidgy epitomised all of this with his display.
In another championship, another year, it would have become a 20point hammering with people streaming out of the ground. That had started with the fairweather supporters only to see them turn back and stay to the end.....well done them!
The referee seemed slow to award us a free at times and quick to award them to Galway. Case in point when he blew for an alleged foul when McNulty collected the ball in the air on the shed side when we had them on the ropes. No idea what for but Galway were then able to take the sting out of our play as they did so well many times.
Tom Prior was everywhere and rightfully got his MOTM award.
Gaffey for goals if a great find this year. A bit more fine tuning an he could be the main option for those long distance 2pointers.
Honeyman had a fantastic 2pointer-Oisín McLoughlin was eye catching-(lovely pick up! !) He timed his run from deep for a possible penalty follow up to perfection whilst the Galway lads were flat footed. Great point too.
A clear penalty btw - the attacker will always get those decisions even if its 50:50.
Crowd watch - again, a below par attendance. Galway travelled well but we didn't turn up the way we should have for a home semi-final following a hard fought quarter final win. Where were Connacht Council going with them stand prices??? It put people right off. I think of London 3 years ago allowed people in for free for league game to try and drum up a good crowd to get behind the team. I'm not sure what the answer is - group discounts, kids go free ? But it diluted down our home advantage severely. Same thing happened over in Castlebar.
If you are going to charge then at least have toilets that have seats, a bit of a clean, full soap dispensers, speakers that work on the shed side and no obstruction of scaffolding for TV cameras rendering half the shed unusable.
Apart from that, the pitch was immaculate and the pipe band never disappoint to add that sense of championship occasion.
I hope the lads are given a good week or 2 off before giving the Tailteann a good rattle - they have shown they are capable of going toe to toe with anyone on a given championship day - we've earned a bit of respect back again and there's good feeling back. Huge credit must go to Poacher. I for one had my reservations during that league campaign last year but I've seen and heard more than enough to be buoyed by what's to come.
Fair play to the rossies. It's a pity we are not in the final with them. They were a class act that 2nd half in Castlebar and I would tip them to stop Galway's gallop for a 5 in a row.
Well done also to our Hurlers who are tuning up nicely. 3/3 and may give us a day out yet with that form.
Finally, this message board needs surgery and fast. It's becoming more difficult to pick out the genuine commentators. The administrators need to open their eyes and stop allowing the increasing drivel to get on here. As pointed out by others, it was a great place to come on and contribute to a discussion about all things Leitrim football and you may not always agree but it was constructive and well intended.
It has clearly been hijacked by doom scrollers who cannot master a basic English sentence and have SFA to do with their days. They will be crowing to an empty room if it goes on much longer.
Liatroim Abú" To answer a couple of your points. Regarding the cost of tickets, I bought mine on Ticketmaster around 2.25 on the day of the game, believe it or not. I wasn't 100% sure of my exact plans. It cost €25 and it was for the terrace, with €30 for the "sideline" which I presume was the concrete seats. However I saw no-one checking tickets at the entrances to the concrete seats, so I could have gone on there if I wanted. I chose the shed instead. I didn't use the toilets but you're right, they should be in a reasonable state. And the tannoy was non-existent at the shed; we could just hear it from the stand. I didn't hear who the minute's silence was for at the start.
Was there a scoreboard on operation? I didn't see one. Maybe the camera tower was in the way. I never thought to look for it on the way out.
Fair play to the hurlers. Pity about those two defeats in the league doing for them, but they've now got a 100% record and they've beaten the team who beat them in the league.
And yes, there's some absolute drivel that's plagued this thread lately. I dunno what it is. I dunno what the other threads are like, and I know it's alright to have a bit of craic, but someone of the stuff here is of absolutely no quality, and there's one or two main offenders, thank you very much for agreeing. And lately it's turned into just attacking the Rossies and how they're the fourth or fifth best team in Connacht. The joke only goes so far.
Tacaí Liatroma (National) - 28/04/2026 12:57:13
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Tailteann Cup: Right To Scrap Group Stage? - 2 Like(s)
Let the provincial comps go ahead and we have 4 winners who can bask in their glory.Then an open 32 county draw for the Sam Maguire-you get who you get and maybe we could see Kerry heading to Leitrim or Armagh down to Carlow or 2 so called big guns going out in first round.It cant be an all Ireland if all Ireland are not included.Forget about tailteann cups etc and the whoever wins are all Ireland champs.
Bruno@1 (National) - 28/04/2026 13:17:41
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GAA Football Power Rankings 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To winatallcost: "I'd have Mayo at a somewhere between Clare and Wicklow after today so something a bit off with these rankings!" At least Mayo lost to a good Div 1 team. Remind me what Meath did again?
tirawleybaron (National) - 28/04/2026 16:45:00
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Tailteann Cup: Right To Scrap Group Stage? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Jack L: "I thought that the top 8 teams in TC would be seeded. As in All-Ireland competition league positions should have meant something" Agree 100%.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 28/04/2026 16:48:21
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To veterngaa: "The fair weather supporters! Only out about when their is hint of success. That's the Donegal way. Azzuri jerseys. Think I heard some supporters wonder what the new rules were lol" Ok let's talk about fair weather supporters.
Last game of the league, in Clones. We were assured of a league final and had a long trip to Croker the following week.
YET, we out numbered the Monaghan home 'support' by 3 to 1.
Riddle me that one?
peiledoir20 (National) - 28/04/2026 14:12:45
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Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Onion Breath: "Unlucky from the minor footballers tonight v a highly rated Westmeath team. Wasn't there but saw it on clubber.
Lost by two with WH only hitting the front for the first time with about 5 to go after we had led them by 7 at one stage.
Some nice footballers on that Carlow team and they seem really well drilled and coached. Westmeath beat Kerry in a recent challenge match and beat the Dubs in the group stages so it was a tough ask to winning there. Hopefully these lads can now give the all Ireland C which they now enter a good rattle." Really really unlucky, Westmeath goalie had the game of his life. Team and management deserve a lot of credit.
Collio (National) - 29/04/2026 08:05:30
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To dave1988: "Just listened to a couple of podcasts and just wonder do any of them realise how important Brian Stack is to us or fallon. They mention we were missing cregg but no mention of them two" Keep hearing about the lads that were unavailable but you have to look at who took the field and I would not have changed any of them bar Cregg. That half of football was probably the best half I've seen in a championship game in my lifetime watching Ross. The pace the accuracy the unrelenting wave after wave driving forward was a joy to watch. For the first time in a long time nobody will fancy playing the rossies. The squad looks strong with the Bridgid boys coming back which is great for completion. Murtagh What a player, seems to be playing the football of his life. Looking forward to the Connacht final, Galway are probably the 3-4 best team in the country so should be a great test as to where we stand. Looking forward to a great year and a big congratulations to Mark Dowd and the coaches what a job they have done, never seen them as fit. C' mon the Ross.
Towny10 (National) - 29/04/2026 07:35:40
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To bláthach: "I agree with you. This thread has been infiltrated with nonsense posts thank you for highlighting this. Plus it has been infiltrated with Roscommon posters please insulting our young players thank you.
Yes there was a scoreboard where it usually is. You obviously don't go to many games when you don't know where the scoreboard is in our county grounds but thank you for highlighting this." Agreed. Can't find the scoreboard at the scoreboard end lol
ohwow (National) - 28/04/2026 15:40:22
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Our midfield and over reliance on Con will be our undoing though.
I think the Louth game could give is a true indication of where we are at....
Hearing Con is a major doubt for it.
Injuries seem to be happening very regularly to him this last couple of seasons, unfortunately.
As for our hurlers, thankfully we have Kilkenny in the Neller. The place will be packed.
The game away to Wexford will be a cracker also tbh.
With away to Galway sandwiched in between.
A tough 3 consecutive weeks..." Yeah the Con issue keeps rearing it's head re injuries. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if he jacks it in after this season. I do think we will beat Louth on Saturday though, if all the negative talk since the win over Wicklow does not light a fire inside each and every squad member then I don't know what will! A good win against tough opposition would be just what's needed to get this squad up and running, build some confidence and start looking ahead. I don't even want to contemplate a loss.
TrueBlue35 (National) - 29/04/2026 09:35:30
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "You have some cheek did ye not crash out to Down??..." You have some cheek belittling Roscommon on their win and basically having a pop and everyone on this forum. Show some class. You giving the rest of the Mayo posters here a bad name.
yew_tree (National) - 29/04/2026 10:08:55
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New Rules - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "I think your last line pretty much sums up how games seem to be going now, with the new rules...
Midfield wins you the game, the forwards by how much
Have to say, this crowded midfield we now see is not a great spectacle.
Bodies everywhere - lads bulling through to get the ball.
I wouldn't be surprised if we see a tweak in the rules, coming down the line." Maybe 2 x 2 midfielders in midfield zone for kick outs only...... regardless of where keeper kicks it ??????????
SligoScot (National) - 29/04/2026 10:15:26
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TrueBlue35: "Yeah the Con issue keeps rearing it's head re injuries. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if he jacks it in after this season. I do think we will beat Louth on Saturday though, if all the negative talk since the win over Wicklow does not light a fire inside each and every squad member then I don't know what will! A good win against tough opposition would be just what's needed to get this squad up and running, build some confidence and start looking ahead. I don't even want to contemplate a loss." I don't think anyone can fault their spirit. They have never given up in any game. They are just not good.
Will probably go down on Saturday as it is first time for a long time that a Dublin football team is in one of those Al Pacino moments where they are facing existential life or death on the pitch!
Expect there will be a big crowd and hope they can come out the right side of what could be one of the games of the year.
BarneyGrant (National) - 29/04/2026 10:34:07
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tacaí Liatroma: "That's absolutely correct. I didn't see a gigantic scoreboard in the scoreboard end of the ground in Carrick. I did see a very large hoarding advertising something, I can't remember what. I thought maybe it was an electronic scoreboard, but alas it never changed. As I said, there was a big tower just outside the shed and it clearly obscured my view. I don't live in Leitrim any more, and if you go back a couple of pages you'll see this was my first game in Carrick in a long time.
And I was including those who make a skit out of Leitrim in my criticism." Just a pity now you didn't find another spot in the 95% of the ground not being blocked by this hoarding, shame really but hopefully it didn't ruin your visit to the game otherwise. From my view the scoreboard was excellent.
I didn't notice you mentioning other county people in your criticisms but fair enough
ohwow (National) - 29/04/2026 10:50:55
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To peiledoir20: "Is it not pints people cry into? Sorry I wouldn't know but I'll take your word for it, given your greater experience.
Good luck in the Tailteann." Rich coming from a donegal man after the last day
Galwayman67420 (National) - 28/04/2026 16:14:57
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Depends on the draw. There's no team outside Donegal, Kerry and Armagh on their day that I would fear. Results last year and this year show that." Looking through green and red tinted glasses i feel..... Mayo havent got a great record against the dubs, galway, roscommon, derry, cork, roscommon, they usually scrape by Leitrim nut they do struggle with roscommon.
Galwayman67420 (National) - 28/04/2026 16:06:08
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ElGranSenor: "Joe Barrett is surely good enough to be worth talking about?" Barrett was asked several times to join the panel by Keith and he refused each time.
If he's not interested then that's it.
Magpie2 (National) - 28/04/2026 12:17:36
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