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Galway Football thread - 6 Like(s)
Replying To jp_coyne: "On reflection galways big men from 3-4 years ago played their hearts out. Scored 28 points in 60min. With wides could have and needed 32-34pts to put away roscommon. Ran out of steam. Credit truly lies with rossies. Very good side" As a Roscommon supporter that has been on the wrong side of results against Galway more often than not, I have to compliment the Galway supporters on how gracious they are in defeat. On the way out of the ground, they accepted their defeat and wished us the best of luck in the rest of the championship. The Galway supporters epitomise all that is good about the GAA, unlike our previous opponents, whose supporters can't handle it when, on the rare occasion, we get the better of them.
This Galway team are serious All-Ireland contenders and will be in the shake-up to win it.
As for ourselves, we don't know how good we are yet. Can we drive on, or are we just happy to win a Connacht title?
imformed (National) - 12/05/2026 08:05:56
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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
On mature reflection the magnitude of Roscommon win over Galway is beginning to sink in. 8 points down in the first half, to then go ahead by a couple of points in the second half, down by 6 with only about 9 minutes left and finally to win it by 2.
What we most pleasing for me was the pace of the game and also to beat a very good and experienced Galway team whose top stars played very well. Cillian Mc Daid was a warrior who drove then on, Shane Walsh kicked great scores over the hour and Comer does what he does when fully fit. But have a look back at the ground that Darragh Henaghan made up on him for that goal,10 - 15 yards. It was that type of hard work from all the players that got Roscommon over the line on Sunday.
I have been following Tyrone under age for years and they have some very talented and fit players. They have won four of the last five All Ireland under 20 titles. (2022, 2024, 2025 & 2026). They also brought Armagh to extra time in the championship. We will have to be on the top of our game to win on Sunday week and we certainly owe Tyrone one as they have sickened us over the years at minor/under 20's/ senior. If we beat them we are really going places.
Heading down to Thurles tomorrow to support the under 20's in the All Ireland semi final against Kerry.
Can we upset the All Ireland bookies favourites Kerry?
Mayo were 1/3 for the Connacht final so why not!
Best of luck to Cian Smith, his management team and all the panel members.
letsgetgoing (National) - 12/05/2026 10:38:13
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
The Galway support was superb. Really got behind the team especially with fifteen minutes remaining where it looked like they were going to emerge victorious. Very gracious in defeat and didn't dwell on a few calls that could and maybe should have went their way. Galway will be well in this come a few months time.
moros (National) - 12/05/2026 09:41:36
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "I watched the final yesterday with some very shrewd Leitrim football men and we were not really impressed with either team,was exciting but the quality wasn't really there from either team, Galway ave gone backwards since they scrapped over the line to beat us. We then put together a Connacht team from the championship to date and ended up with 8 from Leitrim, 4 from Galway, 2 from Roscommon and 1 from Mayo. Its probably a fair reflection of the state of each team in the province.
Expecting a huge Leitrim crowd in Newry at the weekend, we will surely bring 10-12 thousand at least." Comedy post of the year!!!
Seanfan (National) - 12/05/2026 11:22:14
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "I watched the final yesterday with some very shrewd Leitrim football men and we were not really impressed with either team,was exciting but the quality wasn't really there from either team, Galway ave gone backwards since they scrapped over the line to beat us. We then put together a Connacht team from the championship to date and ended up with 8 from Leitrim, 4 from Galway, 2 from Roscommon and 1 from Mayo. Its probably a fair reflection of the state of each team in the province.
Expecting a huge Leitrim crowd in Newry at the weekend, we will surely bring 10-12 thousand at least." Yes some very shrewd football people alright if you picked 8 Leitrim and 2 Roscommon players on your best team. Are you sure ye were watching the right matches or were they all Leitrim club games??
Rossieforever (National) - 12/05/2026 09:19:35
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "They might want to try winning their first championship match in croker since 1982 ...." Jealousy is a terrible thing. Give Roscommon a bit of credit. They have beaten Mayo in their own back yard and Galway, a team going for 5 in a row.
Scenicparish (National) - 12/05/2026 13:02:16
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Fermanagh GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To macca999: "Good to get win yesterday, im sure confidence was low so this should help instil bit more belief in the players going forward.
First half, we were slow at times in our build up play, with long pedestrian passages of play with some scores at times but we made it difficult to penetrate their defence with only Conor Love willing in forward line to run at his man, highlighted with his brilliant goal. Longford were given the freedom of Brewster Park at times and kicked number of easy scores, including 2 pointers, while for the goal a simple kick pass opened us up.
Second half was better, 10 minute spell kicked 5 scores with quick direct play, running and moving ball at speed, this was helped by black card but highlights that we can do it.
Positives
- 13 Scorers, while since had that many and way modern game is need spread of players all over field adding to scoreboard to win games on consistent basis
- Mattie McDermott, great first start, made good decisions on the ball and got 3 points, showed he has great potential and added to the team
- Return of Ultan Kelm, brilliant to see him back on the field, will take time but hopefully in 2 weeks time he be able to come on earlier in the game
-Midfield, again like again Armagh won more than enough possession with McGullion, McDade and McGurn getting ball plus others won breaks
- Support, decent turnout yesterday, id say one of the better turnouts in TC at in Brewster and got behind the team.
Had number of good performance, McCaffery, McGurn, Love, Stephen McGullion and McDermott all had good games, while Sean Cassidy, Largo Ellis and Corrigan kicked some good scores. Surprised O Hanlon didnt get a run yesterday from the bench.
This game is a good foundation to build on going forward and with Wexford next up there is no doubt will need to improve if to get over them and to earn a home quarter final.
Defensively again concerns, very passive and look to be standing too far off opposition forwards,Wexfords 2 point threat will have field day if do this again. Longford ran past players at will, need to get tighter and at least hold attackers up, there is no doubt in modern game defending is harder and teams will score more but we look very easy to break through and dare i say nice to play against. Fact that replaced Flanagan with Corrigan highlights defensive options may be light in panel. Johnny Cassidy probably best man marking option we have.
Wexford will be favourites in 2 weeks time after their league campaign and bounced back well to defeat Limerick on Saturday. The 2 teams will know each other well from this years game in league plus last year in Croker, another home draw for us and hopefully should be a close game, if can cut out the goals we will have a chance." Hard to share your overthetop optimism after that. Beating Longford by 4 points at home isn't exactly proof we're turning a corner, especially considering how open we looked defensively for large parts. Longford cut through us far too easily and any half-decent side will punish that even more. The black card period probably flattered the second half spell too, outside of that we still looked slow, predictable and lacking real attacking intent. One good burst of direct play doesn't erase the same issues we've been seeing for a while. A few lads including McGullion & McGurn did well individually as expected alright and of course the always dependable Johnny Cassidy, but nonetheless collectively it still feels like we're miles off where we need to be. I suppose that's Fermanagh is sitting in D4 next season. If Wexford get the same space Longford had, especially around the arc, it could be a very long afternoon. By the way, the attendance wasn't as big as you suggested. A pile of non-paying children and youngsters don't really make up the lack of real supporters' numbers.
AuldGussie (National) - 11/05/2026 23:49:16
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
We are all on here arguing and discussing our views on hurling..we see again this weekend it's just sport..
I want to wish Charlie Mitchell all the best in his recovery..hope to see him back again but his health is a lot more important to him and his family.
CTGAA10 (National) - 11/05/2026 22:01:55
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Suprised with Mark McHugh if this is true and it seems to be the case as Heslin is training.No doubt a huge player for the county in his day and still is for his club but he did walk away which was the correct decision for him at the time.Now bringing him back for a one off game might backfire and leave a bitter taste as someone who has put in huge efforts since October is going to lose out
Bruno@1 (National) - 12/05/2026 13:03:50
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To MalsBalls: "must've been too late to the party - none available - tried multiple times" On the season tickets they were available from 10am in Thursday 7th May and ringfenced in a seperate allocation until Monday 11th May at 10am before they were release.
On club allocations my club in Armagh got around 260 tickets, 180 of which were standing. Expressions of interest for 600 tickets so there is going to be many unhappy members.
Seen on Facebook Scotdown breakdown of the tickets. They didnt say how many tickets were hill just that remaining tickets were hill so i presume that took the number to the same as my club in Armagh.
Dont know what the right answer is. It should be done better.
1) season ticket holders, 2) a limited number to each club as a reward and then 3) a tiered loyalty scheme based on tickets bought for previous championship games via ticketmaster. Still wouldnt keep everyone happy but perhaps a little more fair.
Looking forward to the game Sunday, all the best folks. Hopefully rain stays away and its a cracker!
ArmaghAndProud (National) - 12/05/2026 13:59:17
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "They might want to try winning their first championship match in croker since 1982 ...." yes that was sort of my point about good Roscommon sides in recent years but thanks for your amazing insight as usual
CCFabu (National) - 12/05/2026 14:02:06
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Beyond a farce how many kick outs Roscommon got way short, on very few occasions O'Carroll was forced to go long. You'll struggle to beat a Div 3 side losing that many of them, I'm not blaming O'Flaherty either. He managed to get a good few short ones away when it was on but Roscommon certainly made it a lot more difficult then O'Carroll had it.
Starting Roche in there made zero sense, they'd seen something in training but hard to know what it was based on that. He struggled to press kickouts and offers no scoring threat in there. I think he has talent but and not writing him off but doesn't look ready and especially not playing there.
Is Oisin McDonnacha injured? We've not see Fionn McDonagh since the early stages of the league but didn't hear any injury update on him either!
Molloy had a better game then in any of his league games but still made too many mistakes on the ball.
As for O'Flaherty, he offers something but time and time again the last few years he's not had a good game when he starts whilst always does well in from the bench. I wasn't the biggest fan of O'Laoi a few years ago but the rules have changed and he was really impressive in the first few games playing from wing back and would like to see him starting. He's have done a better job of watching Heneghan then O'Flaherty did.
Its a lot too ask Comer to start games, more then happy to see him coming in around the 45 minute mark in every game but their going to have find someone who can bring the best out of both Walsh & Finnerty. Would like too have seen Mulryan get a chance but thats probably unlikely at this stage.
But if we don't start to do better on opposition kick outs then it will be a short summer, can't recall anything as bad as Sundays game.
TheBishop (National) - 12/05/2026 13:01:21
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ColmFlaherty: "Hearing from a few Dubs online that it's as good as their's this year and that they'll beat us twice in the Leinster Championship." Are these Dubs in the room with you?
If there are more pessemistic people than Dublin hurling supporters I don't want to be sitting beside them at the bar!
BarneyGrant (National) - 12/05/2026 15:06:22
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
ElGranSenor, you are right. My GF is from Tipp and its just so in-built and part of their mindset that finishing 2nd is not good enough. Years when they don't come out of Munster have plenty said within the county.
I feel in Wexford, we sort of accept losing and being average way too flippantly. Where is the anger over Saturday and the Kilkenny match? On and off the pitch. I'm not on the ground but we need to be seething over these results.
We will give the minors the benefit of the doubt because any young team can have a bad day. But if the same is repeated in the next round then it a disaster for confidence and morale in the county. Same for the u20's, we need them to at least go out and show fight and heart and give everything we can to show we are better than the last Galway performance.
Is U20 on TV or Clubber by the way? Won't see live but would get up early to watch it back.
StoreysTash (National) - 12/05/2026 12:35:30
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Tough one to take but hard to begrudge the Rossies and great scenes and atmosphere at the Hyde. Thought we had it when Damos goal put us 6 up with a few mins left. A big positive for me was Damo & Walsh showing they still have it although Walsh ran out of steam but understandable considering his fitness issues and dont blame PJ for leaving him on was the man we wanted to take late 2 pointer on. Hope McDaid is okay and losing him was a big blow. Dont understand PJ and some of his calls Roche barely played league and gets the nod ahead of likes of O Conghaile, Mcgrath & McDonnacha. Finnerty quiet does Walsh take from him as I dont remember both having a stand out game together. Our defence is a serious weakspot and Ros cut us open at will when they ran at us. McGrath McHugh Silke have gone back a lot. Kelly is an attacker not a defender. O Flaherty had a poor day. Conroy kicked 2 great 2 pointers but also had a few wides in 1st half. Maher unusually quiet by his lofty standards. Our kick outs a problem seems they have been forever under PJ. Not nice losing a connacht final by 2 but think it might galvanise us a bit and we should get past kildare at home.
Eire89 (National) - 12/05/2026 11:39:53
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Please admin. Can you at least suspend Gantrics account until he adds anything constructive. Enough is enough.
SligoScot (National) - 12/05/2026 15:10:43
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CCFabu: "Roscommon are very impressive side, if they keep this consistency they will go deep in the All Ireland series I think. I have thought Roscommon sides in the past had a good chance but didn't show up after winning Connacht, but this side feel a bit different." They might want to try winning their first championship match in croker since 1982 ....
S1234 (National) - 12/05/2026 09:57:21
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Mark Campbell played, Max did not. Typo in paper.
TheRock2121 (National) - 12/05/2026 11:11:25
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Westmeath4Sam!!: "What do we think are the odds of Heslin making some sort of appearance? Whether it be starting or off the bench." He may not feature against Dublin, McHugh may be looking at longer picture with at least 2 more games to play. Any more injuries and he may be needed.
Chops (National) - 12/05/2026 10:07:30
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Plenty of slips twixt cup and lips Pope.
If you lose to Dublin and if we beat Offaly, both possible results, we will beat you in the Park.
And if you beat Dublin and we beat Offaly we will beat you in the Park.
And if you beat Dublin and we lose to Offaly we will beat you in the Park if we have to win to stay up. You might win otherwise.
Of course you are currently favourites to win Leinster, but that doesn't mean that you will. You have been favourites several times before in the Round Robin era, and you have only won Leinster once in that time." You seem to conveniently forget that Galway is a Connacht team. Have a look at yesterday's Connacht final and you might get an inkling as to what that means to Connacht people. Reading some of the nonsense here about Munster and Leinster is a joke - it's a game of hurling played by club players chosen to play for their county. Provincialism hasn't worked in either code.
Crashingwaves (National) - 11/05/2026 16:46:08
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