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Allianz protest - 3 Like(s)

Replying To Square_B:  "I see the wokies made their mark at the weekend. So much for peaceful protest. I'd say a lot of them never stood foot on a gaa pitch in their lives. The same wokies will no doubt be sympatising with Iran in the coming days. Comical stuff."
I take it you'll be supporting the orange faced man without a single plan for Iran, just because he says some of your favourite soundbite phrases that make up half your vocabulary?

SaffronDon (National) - 04/03/2026 10:55:59

Monaghan GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
The bitterness and bile been spewed out on this forum about players that give up there free time to train 4 or 5 nights a week, along with playing matches going to meetings going to juvenile awards around clubs to talk or help hand out awards. Also all the hours these lads rack up doing there own individual work away from the panel.
Yet we have lads on here running them down every day no wonder they have looked deflated the last couple of games.
Most people on here i would say have never helped coach a juvenile team or joined a committee in their own club to know the amount of work that goes on to make sure everything runs well.
Any player that pulls on the Monaghan Jersey at any level will always have my respect even if they come from my rival club doesn't matter if it's juvenile, ladies, camogie, hurling or football they all put in a serious time and effort.
I hope they all enjoy the well deserved holiday it's the least they deserve for the time and effort they give to Monaghan Gaa.

Totalballer (National) - 04/03/2026 09:55:00

Allianz protest - 3 Like(s)

Replying To Square_B:  "I see the wokies made their mark at the weekend. So much for peaceful protest. I'd say a lot of them never stood foot on a gaa pitch in their lives. The same wokies will no doubt be sympatising with Iran in the coming days. Comical stuff."
Comical ??? GAA complicity - turning a blind eye - to genocide identified by the the UN's Francesca Albanese.
For your information far from 'never set foot in a GAA pitch in their lives' I played in Croke Park before Jarlath Burns or Tom Ryan were born … and later in an all-Ireland final.
I'm proud to have carried a banner into the delegate Congress stating 'Allianz Blood Money Out of Our GAA.

Blackcoatsoffthefield (National) - 04/03/2026 09:02:20

Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)

Replying To sligo joe:  "GAA's total revenue for 2025 was €142 million of which €800 thousand came from allianz, not to be sniffed at but not life or death money either."
How much does GAA pay for insurances?
All by Allianz?

Seanfan (National) - 03/03/2026 14:20:47

Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Square_B:  "I see the wokies made their mark at the weekend. So much for peaceful protest. I'd say a lot of them never stood foot on a gaa pitch in their lives. The same wokies will no doubt be sympatising with Iran in the coming days. Comical stuff."
Is that why Leitrim didn't field in a league game last year? Was that a protest as well?

peiledoir20 (National) - 04/03/2026 11:40:46

Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Seanfan:  "How much does GAA pay for insurances?
All by Allianz?"
No idea what's paid overall, if you tot up everything paid by every GAA club across the country.

But what I do know is that Allianz provide public liability insurance to all clubs on very favourable terms. If clubs went to the open market for the same level of cover, they'd be forking out much more.

Pikeman96 (National) - 03/03/2026 23:23:04

Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To pieman:  "From my knowledge only 4 players from Pal were asked in,
Crowley
Ciaran Moran, who has retired after many years service, has a young family, not living in Carlow anymore, can't commit.
Cian Cashman, who was on the panel for the O'Byrne cup, played a couple of games but didn't make the cut for the league panel
Finbar Kavanagh, who is sitting final accountancy exams in May, declined the invitation due to those.
No one else asked. That's the simple explanation.
Pal do have 8 players with the u-20 squad though, just in case anyone might think that there is some anti county thing within the club, certainly not."
Thank you, Pieman. That's interesting. And noted.

CARPS (National) - 04/03/2026 12:43:37

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
No sign of the Trump trolls.

TheFlaker (National) - 04/03/2026 11:33:05

Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)

Replying To SaffronDon:  "I take it you'll be supporting the orange faced man without a single plan for Iran, just because he says some of your favourite soundbite phrases that make up half your vocabulary?"
They love the trendy catchphrases don't they? !

richiepmurphy (National) - 04/03/2026 11:26:27

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Jack_Sparrow:  "Not arguing about that. Don't like either system. Should be open draw. Read back my posts"
I've noticed you're the first person I've heard express dislike for this format, which has been a real success story for Westmeath GAA. If you don't mind me asking, what club are you from?

This format was in place from 2017 to 2025. Each year, the top two teams in the county reached the county final, with the possible exception of 2020 when the structure was altered due to Covid-19. In 2020, the strongest teams in the county - Lomans, The Downs, and Garrycastle - ended up on the same side of the draw. Despite that, we still had a strong final, with T Pass performing well on the day and arguably deserving to win.

Under the previous format (2000-2016), there were significant issues. For example, in the 2015 final, Castledaly reached the final. No disrespect to Castledaly, but they were not the second-best team in Westmeath at the time. However, they still deserved their place in the final based on how the format operated.

Regarding the rule about not being able to be relegated from Section A - this is effectively the reward for qualifying for the knockout stages the previous year. In my opinion, no team in Section A this year would have been in real danger of relegation. Athlone and T Pass finished 5th and 6th, and both teams would likely have beaten Tang or Malachys by double digits this year.

For example, last year, if you finished bottom of a group containing Garrycastle, Caulry, Moate, Killucan, Tang, and Malachys, then relegation would be justified. However, finishing bottom of a group containing Lomans, Downs, Shamrocks, Kinnegad, Athlone, or T Pass is not comparable.

Temple56 (National) - 04/03/2026 01:21:51

Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)

Replying To S1234:  "LOLLOL typical left wing view ."
Insightful as always Richard.

peiledoir20 (National) - 03/03/2026 13:32:40

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Very harsh by ye to dtop Comerford. It's not his fault ye gave him no investment over the years while ye clung onto the 6 in a row team. He waited in hope and stuck waiting on sidelines while thinking cluxton will never go...
Then he has 1 bad game after years of being disrespected & not recognised then Ger goes and drops him unreal stuff poor guy .

S1234 (National) - 03/03/2026 22:34:08

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Viking66:  "It will be a very interesting game in the Park regardless of what happens in Ennis. If we dont make a League final our very next competitive game will be also against Kildare, only in Championship. Really not sure how Dowling and Rossiter will approach it."
Kildare are good. We beat them well but not comfortably. Much improved since preliminary quarter in Newbridge.

Dowling has them well conditioned and aggressive. They should stay up and good shout of a win or two in championship. Wexford should not approach lightly no matter what happens Sunday.

BarneyGrant (National) - 03/03/2026 22:26:12

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "Muscle strain.

No word on Collie...

Hopefully Lee and Theo arent as badly injured as first feared...."
Thanks Fionn.Hopefully they back soon.I think Theo is ankle and will be another while.Lee I think is just unfotunate and regularly injured.Not sure even if he comes back he will stay injury free for long.Pity cos he is a class baller.

brayballer (National) - 03/03/2026 19:51:27

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Only time i've ever agreed with you!

Trump was elected in 2016 on promise to stop following Bush, Clinton, Obama into these stupid adventures.

This one potentially the worst of all."
You and I don't often agree either Barney, but I agree that this one has the potential to bring the world to its knees

Freethinker (National) - 03/03/2026 17:08:45

Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TopDrawer:  "Who is this player? Not sure why no one will say his name if they know it."
Colm Brennan is his name I've heard

FoaleensGallop (National) - 03/03/2026 16:21:40

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Jack_Sparrow:  "What about the fact that some teams in the competition can be relegated and some can't ?
What other sport is that in ?
Seeing as you have everything thought out. Please name some sports where this happens."
The fact that 3 teams come out of a aswell as b is much more un fair as they are far superior then your clutching at straws excuse of relegation. Anyway even if they wanted to do 3 teams out of both they should have made 2 new groups of 6 with equal ability and have 3 out of each, problem solved. Or just leave the perfectly good system the way it was

Ayardout (National) - 03/03/2026 15:31:16

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Love the positivity thats broken out on your thread lads!

Viking66 (National) - 03/03/2026 14:46:58

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To S1234:  "No chance the dubs wil get near Armagh ."
Dublin are 5/4 to win. Armagh were left to rue their wastefulness against Mayo,Roscommon and Galway a bad habit that's hard to break however if they have a rare good shooting efficiency day then they can beat Dublin.

Gaa_lover (National) - 03/03/2026 13:44:41