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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Announcing 2 physios have left the backroom team. Do me a favour.
farneygael3 (National) - 13/09/2025 10:26:17
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "When you're as small of fish as us why begrudge us our February All Irelands, but struggling to see the comparison that has to press releasing two physios have left. Statement ends." Really strange fascination with our press machinations. I'm a seasoned supporter and would hardly know what is being released in terms of press communication. Weird behaviour.
ballboy101 (National) - 13/09/2025 12:36:29
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Hardly calamitous, and not that unusual in sports worldwide you'd imagine. Teams often find themselves in the see-saw level between leagues and grades. The last 6 teams promoted to the English Premier League have gone straight back down, for example." You'll see him crying about it
You won't see him proposing solutions though
I think the CB have done as much as could be expected and Intermediate ought to be a great competition next year
As should Senior and Junior A.
Isn't that ultimately what we want? Good competitions, competitive matches?
Nobody is really that invested in winning Junior or Intermediate All Irelands. Winning the county championship and getting promoted as a result is good enough and anything else is bonus country.
Stool Pigeon (National) - 13/09/2025 10:03:56
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To peiledoir20: "I'm (and the rest of us Donegal folk) struggling to understand your odd obsession with a member of our executive. Both weird and sad." What has this to do with a member of executive? Can I not say what a strange announcement online. I think Donegal have a fantastic chairperson so I think your comment is both "weird and sad"
farneygael3 (National) - 13/09/2025 13:29:59
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Longest Playing Careers - 2 Like(s)
St Osnatts in Leitrim, who are now disbanded as a club, had a full forward line in a junior championship match with a combined age of 160 years.
In an effort to keep the club afloat, they lined out with a 52, a 53 and a 55 year old as their full forward line. That's take some beating, ( as a record for a champ match, not as in beating them on the field of play!!)
leitrim4sam (National) - 13/09/2025 17:32:52
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To jm25: "I used to see PJ taking council from cian oneill on sideline so not sure why you bring up him.
Again like others you have no idea what feedback or advice Joyce is or isn't taking from his back room team" PJ didn't listen to CON in games too often, certainly not in any key championship games where CON had to take up position well away from PJ, effectively down with the backs, rather than shoulder to shoulder working together in-game like CON visibly was so successfully with Jack O'Connor this year. Jack is old enough and wise enough to know you need a very smart, tactically astute sounding board alongside you - and one that doesn't need to be a yes man but rather to tell you what might be needed at key points in a game. In Kerry, you're not allowed to be an unchallenged ego, you have to listen and work with lads just as good if not better than you. PJs in-game management needs improvement and really listening to a Donaghy or whoever comes in will be critical this year.
togoutlads (National) - 13/09/2025 19:28:42
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tubeyou: "What club are you katser as a matter of interest?" Turloughmore
katser (National) - 13/09/2025 10:39:43
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "Around 40,000 registered GAA players in Dublin.
Leitrim,Fermanagh around 3,500.
Ros round 6,500" GAA thrives on communities. That aspect of GAA is being rapidly lost in Dublin. There are once strong clubs in working class parts of the county that are struggling to survive at underage and that is being reflected now in adult grades.
Where are O'Toole's? Once one of the powerhouses of hurling in the city. Lots of other examples.
People slag the middle class "super clubs" but they survive because they are based in stable communities which have not yet experienced what is coming.
Not optimistic at all.
BarneyGrant (National) - 13/09/2025 11:47:03
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Dublin Hurling - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "2 very one sided games last night..." Impossible to see other than Na Fianna or Crokes winning it.
Crokes favourites but Na Fianna have been putting our virtual second teams. Almost caught the v Boden but still won a man down.
I reckon they'll step up gear when required and retain Dublin.
BarneyGrant (National) - 13/09/2025 12:53:52
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "When you're as small of fish as us why begrudge us our February All Irelands, but struggling to see the comparison that has to press releasing two physios have left. Statement ends." I'm (and the rest of us Donegal folk) struggling to understand your odd obsession with a member of our executive. Both weird and sad.
peiledoir20 (National) - 13/09/2025 13:01:36
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "What has this to do with a member of executive? Can I not say what a strange announcement online. I think Donegal have a fantastic chairperson so I think your comment is both "weird and sad"" I cannot believe a Monaghan person taking so much interest in Donegal affairs. You must have a lot of time on your hands?
Scenicparish (National) - 13/09/2025 14:05:52
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To letsgetgoing: "Brilliant performance by Aoife O Rourke in winning at least a bronze medal at the World Boxing Championships this afternoon. Four of the five judges gave Aoife all three rounds. How one judge gave all three rounds to the boxer from Norway is hard to believe at this level. Aoife now boxes the impressive Lina Wang from China in the semi final. Hopefully Aoife can upgrade the bronze medal to a silver or gold. I think she will." Aoife O' Rourke has done it again and made it to the 75kg World Championship final which takes place tomorrow. She will fight Busra Isildar from Turkey. A lot of experts will tell you that it is harder to win a World Championship boxing medal that an Olympic medal as a lot of places at the Olympics are reserved for parts of the World that are not strong on boxing. All the top boxing nations are in Liverpool. Therefore it is a fantastic achievent already.
Catching an early flight to Liverpool early tomorrow morning to cheer Aoife on and I expect her to win and bring a gold medal back to Roscommon. If she does not, it is still a fantastic achievement.
The fight is on tomorrow at 13.30 (might be a couple of minutes later) and can be seen for free at Eurovisionsport.com. "live"
Lisa and Aoife and the O'Rourke family should feel very proud of themselves. Up the Rossies!
letsgetgoing (National) - 13/09/2025 14:22:42
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
It looks like We are going to have a situation where if your Clubs 2nd team wins the Reeves Cup they have reached their celling and can't get promoted or go upto the next level!
Whereby a team in the Premier Junior could lose all their group games Every Year and not get Relegated!
Reeves Cup winner should get promoted to Premier Junior and whoever finishes bottom in Premier Junior....Down you go to Reeves Cup and earn your credibility and worth to get back up.
katser (National) - 13/09/2025 15:28:18
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New York - 1 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "I'm not always picking rows with everyone here . Just because some of you don't like the facts. The fact is alot of you even ones from Leitrim & Wicklow slag Mayo off and then say your not anti Mayo on here . As I said previously we are in transition and have no expectations . Maybe don't keep using the same phrase " Mayo won't win anything " as the poster from Leitrim above said also. Then you might not get ones " picking rows " . Just the facts man ." Nothing you have stated on here or elsewhere are facts. They are opinions and are mainly bizarre opinions and get upset when they are challenged.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 13/09/2025 15:57:07
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Fair play to those 5 Clubs for winning the Junior A, but Sylane, An Spidéal and Annaghdown are stuck in Premier Junior scratching their backside for the long foreseeable future. When Skehana M/M and Ballygar meet the big guns from Senior B next year it will be different ball game!
Off the top of my head if these 4 teams are kept separate in the new 4 team Intermediate groups I'd expect Skehana M/M,Ballygar, Rahoon-Newcastle and Killimor to be in a relegation dogfight!" Who are these so called "Big Guns" from Senior B? You're giving out about the new Premier junior and Reeves Cup when Senior B was the biggest cod of a competition of them all..... Just so the so called "traditional teams" could keep their Senior Status.
TheBuckfastBadger (National) - 13/09/2025 19:33:54
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