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Leitrim GAA thread - 4 Like(s)
Why do any county want to be successful then if that is your mindset. The hunger and desire has to be there to be the best you can be.
Compare us to Roscommon they are a comparable county to us despite a bigger population. Lots of rural clubs, more clubs tha us but not by much and they are regularly winning Connacht club titles at all levels, Connacht minor titles, U20 titles, pushing for top of division 1 at the moment.
In the gyms in Carrick every evening you will see their club players of all ages in working out, tanks of lads. Don't see many Leitrim club players in there.
They take it seriously. Their small clubs set a standard that is probably comparable to inter county teams. Their players from young get exposed to higher levels of coaching, higher levels of club games. Their appetite to improve is better. Majority of our clubs go through the motions. Why? Lack of ambition? Lack of interest? I really don't know.
I said it before as a thought- take two identical twins and separate them at birth. One grows through the Leitrim club scene, one through the Roscommon club scene. The Roscommon guy ends up a vastly better player, better developed, fitter and more football intelligence even though the started off with the same potential abilities.
leitrim4sam (National) - 26/02/2026 11:34:53
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Immer: "Absolutely priceless. Rage clicking on national media articles about Mayo would be nothing new, but actually seeking out a physical copy of a local North Mayo paper to count the column inches suggests a new level of unwellness." I read the Tuam Herald but I'm not from Tuam.Whats your point?That no one outside of Mayo can read the Western People.Please stop.
Alwaysencourage (National) - 25/02/2026 20:42:54
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To 3rdmidfielder: "Thats not a dig at the players leitrimabu1. We have some fine footballers, Barry, Ryan and Tom are as good as we have had in the last 30 years. Likes of Ben, Jack Kelly have huge potential. I am just saying and I have said it before is that as a county we dont take our football serious. We have our excuses ready to go." My post wasn't a dig at any of the players either. Far from it. even with the editing done by the page administrator.
Poacher and co. have their hands tied as I could name upto 25 players who are not on the panel again this year who would start or make the match say 26. However, it also does not seem like we are developing at the rate we should be in relation to the talent we have.
However, I do agree with the previous poster, how serious do we take the game? How many clubs are really pushing the standards?
Leitrim Gaels, St Marys, Ballinamore, Fenagh, Allen Gaels and Mohill and (Manor will now start to come again) - you'd wonder outside of that how many are even implementing a proper S&C regime?
A lot of this is due to numbers an the plague of depopulation in rural areas and emigration which is destroying Leitrim as a whole. But when are clubs and the County Board going to fight back?
Further to this. The U20 panel was named last night - Exact same scenario as the Senior team. Some real high quality players on the panel but there's 8/9 players not on the panel who didn't commit - Jack Moolick, Senan McGowan, Jamie Plunkett, Brian Keaney and James Gilheany to name a few. Them lads wouldn't just be on the panel they'd be star players who will all make huge impacts on their Senior club teams this year.
Therefore the team itself can never realise its potential and the vicious cycle continues.
One thing I'm will say and it seems hard for a lot of people to accept - we are producing a lot of very good player we just can't seem to get them onto the field.
third midfielder (National) - 26/02/2026 10:04:58
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Lockjaw: "Young McDonald certainly looks like a great prospect. Black cat, black kitten an all that.
He took his scores well last Sunday, but a bit of context would be no harm. That Monaghan team are in a bad place. I could have probably notched a point or two against them last Sunday, such was the way the game had gone.
He'll get a better test this weekend if he plays against an Armagh team who need the points posisbly more than Mayo do.
Anyways - how are the Tribesmen fixed for the game at the weekend? Ballyshannon is a nice wee ground, and saves ye a bit of travel too. Hard to know what way Donegal will approach it. Winning is a great habit, so maybe the bauld Jim will go for it. I'd expect to see Murphy play some part this weekend. Shane O'Donnell and Ciaran Moore could be missing though. Two slightly less heralded players, but will definitely be missed as they both get through a mountain of work every game." What a relief to have a post that's actually about football. I think, even without some key players, that momentum is with Donegal who seem to be ahead of everyone at the moment. I do think there was some positives to take from the Galway performance Saturday night and I'm hoping the weather cooperates because I'm interested to see McGrath again in goal on a day that is wet and windy.
Scotty (National) - 25/02/2026 17:53:14
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "I think most of us have fairly limited views of this.
Most people in Wexford are playing or have played hurling, football and soccer. Basically everyone plays rackard league hurling at least.
Rugby is growing but still small.
The Wexford league elected not to switch to summer soccer. They knew they'd be decimated." Rugby isnt really that small. its one of the largest sports in the country. its not small. its smaller than gaelic football, soccer but far from small.
KillingFields (National) - 25/02/2026 18:18:35
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National Football League 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "If Roscommon beat Dublin this weekend, they'll secure Division 1. They'll be in a great position to go for the final as well. Donegal might be tempted to rotate their squad after Galway at home this weekend. Donegal travel to Roscommon in Round 6. The ground that had Jimmy McGuinness irate last year when he completely overlooked the unfairness of Kerry travelling to Tullamore." Your obsession with Jim is getting boring at this stage. Why would Jim care where Kerry play their matches???
Scenicparish (National) - 25/02/2026 18:22:49
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To greatkick: "Pattons kickouts are up there with the best in the country, also has become very good under the high ball and I would expect him to be first choice when he returns from injury but it terms of free kicks Mulreany is head and shoulders ahead, I'm very surprised this is even being argued" Patton is still the number one because of his kickout accuracy but Mulreany's accuracy hitting 2 point frees is a huge plus. You can sometimes end up with maybe 5 kickable 2 point frees in a match so if you have an accurate long distance kicker it's a massive weapon. Murphy might not start every game this year so we need a two point free taker on the field.
All in all I agree Patton still gets the nod but it's a close call
High_and_wide (National) - 25/02/2026 20:36:16
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "I read the Tuam Herald but I'm not from Tuam.Whats your point?That no one outside of Mayo can read the Western People.Please stop." I had hoped we were done here but asked for my point my so here it goes; I'm assuming you read the Tuam Herald because you're interested in what's going in what's going on in Tuam and its surrounds. That's a very different motivation to the lad who claims to have "read" the Western on WhatsApp. Simple enough?
Immer (National) - 25/02/2026 23:16:58
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To endgame: "Roscommon have only won one League title ( 1979). We have a real chance of reaching a League Final this year. Could come down to the last match against Mayo in Castlebar. It's not either or but if it was, I'd prefer a Connacht title and a first championship win in Croke Park since August 10, 1980." If we get over the Dubs Sunday and secure our Division 1 status, I think we would all be quite happy to let the Castlebar game become a dead rubber, especially with the big game coming down the tracks. Let's he honest, who imagined us being one win away from safety with 3 games left at the start of the campaign? Great work so far and long may the progress continue.
On another note, the adult leagues kick off this weekend but there's not a whisper about it on social media and no fixtures on our website yet either. Surely it deserves some bit of coverage.
D.Hyde (National) - 26/02/2026 11:57:39
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National Football League 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Jimmy was getting on his high horse as always complaining that Donegal were the most mistreated in travelling to Roscommon to take on Mayo. Completely overlooking Kerry travelling to Tullamore on the day before." Why is this becoming an issue at this stage , is there a hidden agenda that I am missing ? The Hyde and certainly Tullamore weren't neutral half way venues . I do recall JMcG raising this afterwards (not necessarily on his 'high horse') he choose to naturally highlight his own Donegal and not Kerry's longer journey … there are so many from the Kingdom within GAA media to bat on their behalf … recall the noise after the semi final v Tyrone got delayed due to Covid.
Kerry had a wonderful 2025 winning their 39th title following superb performances in QF, SF and final. Think it's time we all got off our high/low horses, be good winners/ losers/ also rans…move on and look forward with hope to the sporting year ahead.
Curlew66 (National) - 26/02/2026 12:13:15
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To third midfielder: "My post wasn't a dig at any of the players either. Far from it. even with the editing done by the page administrator.
Poacher and co. have their hands tied as I could name upto 25 players who are not on the panel again this year who would start or make the match say 26. However, it also does not seem like we are developing at the rate we should be in relation to the talent we have.
However, I do agree with the previous poster, how serious do we take the game? How many clubs are really pushing the standards?
Leitrim Gaels, St Marys, Ballinamore, Fenagh, Allen Gaels and Mohill and (Manor will now start to come again) - you'd wonder outside of that how many are even implementing a proper S&C regime?
A lot of this is due to numbers an the plague of depopulation in rural areas and emigration which is destroying Leitrim as a whole. But when are clubs and the County Board going to fight back?
Further to this. The U20 panel was named last night - Exact same scenario as the Senior team. Some real high quality players on the panel but there's 8/9 players not on the panel who didn't commit - Jack Moolick, Senan McGowan, Jamie Plunkett, Brian Keaney and James Gilheany to name a few. Them lads wouldn't just be on the panel they'd be star players who will all make huge impacts on their Senior club teams this year.
Therefore the team itself can never realise its potential and the vicious cycle continues.
One thing I'm will say and it seems hard for a lot of people to accept - we are producing a lot of very good player we just can't seem to get them onto the field." i think most of those lads you mention not on the U20 panel are doing the leaving cert so that might explain some of those absences.
meathbasedfan (National) - 26/02/2026 12:40:29
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Must win game against Waterford this weekend and not being shown anywhere which is poor. Any word on Gavin lees injury or whether he will be back for this weekend. Could do with him in middle third as this is where Waterford are strongest with lot of their ballygunner lads back in the team now.
Gaagael15 (National) - 26/02/2026 13:25:41
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