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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "You'll cheer up, when/if the Loughrea lads start claiming spots in the squad/side." You would think BigBasMan would be more optimistic considering Galways best and most talented 15 players are still to come back
Kinvara (National) - 04/02/2026 14:00:18
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "Jim Gavin won 6 All Ireland titles in a row with Dublin, in hindsight, it could easily have been 8 in a row had it not been for the Donegal 2014 AI SF ambush.
That Dublin team was without a doubt the most talented football team I have ever witnessed in my lifetime, never seen a team play as close to perfection as that Dublin team, their efficiency and collective understand was just off the scale.
No disrespect to Jack O' Shea, who is a top class manager and definitely among the top Gaelic Football managers of all time, but the 6 in a row will always set Jim Gavin apart from his peers." 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.
brayballer (National) - 04/02/2026 21:31:31
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To countyman2022: "Wex minors last year:
Lost to Kk by 22
Lost to Galway by 12 and 7
Lost to Lim by 8
U-20's
Lost to Kk by 8
Lost to Laois by 8.
No hiding from that." Yep it was a terrible year for our minors and u20s last year. Especially the minors. Don't think anyone has claimed otherwise. The only tier 1 county they both beat was Dublin.
Here's a stat I will highlight for you, and for Exiled who thinks that with our tradition we should be winning 3 Leinsters every decade and 1 AI at underage. This is our real tradition in minor hurling-
If you take out the years from 1963 to 1970 we have only won 3 Leinster minor hurling titles in nearly 100 years.
That's the same number as Laois have won, a few less than Offaly have won, and way less than Dublin and Kilkenny have won.
Let that sink in lad, before you start going on about how bad things are currently at minor, as if they were really any better before.
If we want to change our record we need to do more than blame the current manager. The current players. The current County Board. Or the best one of all that I ever heard was it was all because of current toxic positivity.
Hope this doesn't sound like toxic positivity but Im very hopeful for our current minor team this year. They have decent players. A decent manager. A decent record coming up along. If they don't do well it won't be down to a bad manager, bad players, or lack of support from county board. If they lose they might be just plain old unlucky, or just lose to a better team on the day.
They should be getting our support, not the nonsense that goes on online.
Viking66 (National) - 04/02/2026 11:44:25
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "Is there nothing going on over on the Sligo thread these days?" Well seeming as your always going on about Sligo & Mayo he may as well be on here sure...
S1234 (National) - 04/02/2026 13:30:47
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Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Green&redforever: "Good help people going to Dungarvan for the basement battle. It pains me that this game appears to be to see who the weakest team in the country is.
I'm told the championship structure is set in stone. Going to 10 senior 8 inter and 4 junior over the next 2 years.
What about the co board decision to split Div 2 but into 2 groups of 6 and play tge 5 rds with most likely to be without county players and then play 3 more rounds with county players but those 3 worth 3 pts for a win but no change to Div one I'm heard. New to this but frustrated watching Longford last Sunday. ( I won't be going to dungarvan btw but only cos it's just too far in an old car!)" 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.
botheyesclosed (National) - 04/02/2026 14:06:03
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GAA Football Power Rankings 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "It's actually on paddy powers main official site . Bit early in the year to be getting triggered by Mayo and ' rankings ' . Pace yourself. We all know rankings mean nothing. Do your talking on the pitch as we will do ." Try to stay original, if you can. Copying other posters terms like 'triggered' and 'pace yourself' is sad.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 04/02/2026 14:09:44
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GAA Football Power Rankings 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "He's not starting from no3 seed in the world either, unless they've been hiding it well for a few years." 2024
Mayo were runners up to Dublin. Derry were third behind Armagh and Galway. Derry beating Mayo on penalties is a footballing result. Well kind of. Penalities being more another sporting influence.
2025
Every county suffered a tough loss. Mayo's was against Cavan. They bounced back against Tyrone and were nudged out by Donegal.
Tyrone gave Kerry the tougher game in Croke Park last year. Donegal made the final. Mayo can't be allowed that far away as some are saying. Exiting in the last 12 and old group stage could come down to luck of the draw.
With the new format - there could be heavyweight collisions in Round 2B or Round 3. A "blunt instrument" is what Jarlath Burns is calling it.
Armagh, Tyrone and Donegal are on one side of the Ulster draw. A championship can determine the champion but is not necessarily a fair reflection of 2nd, 3rd, etc..
legendzxix (National) - 04/02/2026 16:51:36
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To foreveryoung: "Is anyone worried about Leitrim's little hurlers? They're stuck at the bottom of Division 4, which is actually the fifth division of hurling. This a Leitrim GAA thread, not just a football thread. I love to see Leitrim do well in hurling, but it seems that I am the only one on here that ever wishes them good luck. Indeed, the only one who ever seems to metnion them at all.
And don't tell me that it is because "Leitrim is a footballing county." That might work for the likes of Galway, Dublin, most northern teams, and Kerry. But not for the likes of Leitrim, Longford, and Laois.
Get out and support yer hurlers!" Most Leitrim GAA people wish the hurlers well but with only 2 clubs & a small population make it challenging to compete even in Div 3b.They are not doing well in the League so far but could get their first win this weekend. Could have beaten Longford but squandered scoring chances while Sligo with 5 clubs including top rated Easkey proved too strong. However a win will put them back in contention. They need the League to prep for the Lory Meagher.Very committed group & you are right they deserve encouragement.
leitrimabu1 (National) - 04/02/2026 18:32:38
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
I think the days of elevating some obscure player that's been going well in the club scene and throwing them into the county team to make a difference mid season are well & truly over. The fitness and conditioning demands are too high. So unless it's a player that has only maybe stepped away from the panel recently and wants to return or a club player who looks after themselves unbelievably well, then there is no chance of them being able to adapt to just being thrown into the county mix.
We are already lamenting the fact that we have players who have been in S&C programs now through minor, U20 and into Senior and yet still we look miles off where we need to be from a physical conditioning perspective versus where the top teams are at.
Hawkeye2 (National) - 04/02/2026 18:44:30
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