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Donegal GAA thread - 7 Like(s)
Great win by the u20s tonight against tyrone they look a real threat attacking with the forward lines direct running when in position. Another 3 goals scored this evening bringing it to 10 scored in the competition future is bright for donegal gaa if these players can be nurtured properly
Donegal-lad27 (National) - 02/04/2025 21:08:45
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Sligo GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To eoinog: "Do you get paid to showboat between the different counties ?. You have about 3 posts on the Galway page about the game." Paid and showboat?. Watched the match live posted at half time and full time on the Galway thread and then gave my praise to Sligo on here. As for you enough of playing the WUM more than tiresome at this stage.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 03/04/2025 13:28:14
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Lockjaw: "Not for the first time, Dick Clerkin has been having a wee bite at us.
Basically saying that because Derry were relegated, and are down a few key men, the game being in Ballybofey, that Donegal should be winning comfortably on Sunday if we've any notion of winning an All Ireland.
If we did manage to wallop Derry by ten points, he'd be the same boy telling us to calm down, that it was against a weakened Derry team etc" I think our visitor FarneyGael3 is Dick in disguise, both seem to have an awful disdain for us.
SouthOfTheGap (National) - 02/04/2025 15:25:20
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Leitrim GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Our underage structure appears to have failed again this evening in Castlebar. Who would have thunk it! Its been working well for the last 15 years so I'm mystified as to how we got it so wrong.
**I am not apportioning blame to the players or even the management. It's what they've been reared on. It's reasonable for them to assume that they'll be given the best possible chance and that those in power will do what they're supposed to be doing.**
Anyway, awaiting the brow beating from the loyalists stating that its because of the likes of me we're not performing and I'm too negative.
ThePowerhouse (National) - 02/04/2025 19:53:05
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National Hurling League 2025 - 2 Like(s)
What do these GAA administrators use for brains fixing Offaly and Waterford for Cork. Many Waterford supporters travelled to Belfast to support the team and now no tickets for Sunday. Total disrespect for Offaly supporters who support hurling and football having to travel to the southwest but they also have no access to tickets. Then I realized what it is. Greed. Making sure every last seat is filled in Cork to pay their bill for a stadium that now is the Mecca for other sports and events. Paying for the white elephant that no one ever wanted to go to before it was refurbished.
Canuck (National) - 02/04/2025 20:38:16
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Do Kerry Get Frees A Bit Too Easy? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To peiledoir20: "It's three days after that game lad, get over it. Time to put away the tissues now." I have lad, couldn't care less. My first comment on all this. It's an internet forum and I was replying to the Kerry poster. That's the nature of forums. I didn't know there was a time limit. Have a nice day.
yew_tree (National) - 03/04/2025 08:21:03
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
A statement win & good performance from U20's . ... Serious work ethic, pace and quality throughout the team and then looking at the strength of the bench too, ...is KJ Molloy still to come back into that panel? . Whether Finbarr will be involved with them is probably unlikely given the condensed nature of championship these days.
As said on here before , a lot of these lads have lost out in tight encounters to Tyrone & Derry at minor/20's who went onto claim the titles... here's hoping they can forge their own paths to glory this year.,
chancer (National) - 02/04/2025 22:01:25
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To boxtyburgerbuns: "We probably will moros and we will win as much trophies this year as yee lot i.e. nothing." Keep the baccy in your pipe bud!
moros (National) - 02/04/2025 15:05:57
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Disappointing first half-definitely an eye-opener and a reality check on where we're at. To be fair, we couldn't have expected much more after playing teams like Offaly, Carlow, Fermanagh, and Wexford in preparation-not exactly top-quality opposition by looking at scores in their opening games.
Honestly, we're lucky to be only 8 points down at halftime. Meath have some superb players-Armstrong, McIvor, Martyn, and Cokery are all flying it, especially McIvor, who's been outstanding. They should definitely have had another two-pointer too-that was a bad call by the ref.
On our side, I hate to be negative, but we look a bit soft and are getting bullied on our own kickouts. Ormsby and Connell are doing well, and Duncan and Corcoran have had plenty of chances but just can't seem to get it over the bar-same with Kelly, a few poor misses off the ground. the final pass is killing us as we have created chances.
The most disappointing part was right at the end when we had a goal chance on the last play of the half and didn't go for it. Being 8 points down, we had to go for the jugular there. Hopefully, things will change in the second half, but it's not looking great at the moment, unfortunately
Fighting-Cocks69 (National) - 02/04/2025 20:10:43
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Sligo GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
A great hard earned win for your U20s footballers tonight. Plenty of good players coming through showing the future is bright for Sligo football.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 02/04/2025 19:42:45
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
U20 FT
Sligo 2-9 Galway 2-8
Galway's septic record at underage continues. Sligo win the game with point in injury time. After Sean Dunne air kicked an open goal chance with a couple minutes left. Thought Galway were pretty good against Mayo last week. I don't think they were very good in this game. Galway keeper gave a goal away against Mayo last week with a terrible kick out. Made another mistake this week that cost Galway a goal in this game. Came out for a high ball and missed it. Sligo player punched the ball into the net.
Over the past 4 or 5 years at underage I'm guessing Galway are probably 4th best team in Connacht going by results. Have been overtaken by everyone apart from Leitrim. Serious problems ahead.
Marooned (National) - 02/04/2025 19:37:52
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Trump2020: "Nobody will as the Interest is in the Billions per year. They love it the way it is. Printing more money is not the answer unless you love Inflation. It doesn't have to be like this. Balancing the Budget is possible." Billions with a GDP of 30 trillion? Does someone dress you in the morning?
greatpoint (National) - 02/04/2025 18:25:00
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Marooned: "U20 FT
Sligo 2-9 Galway 2-8
Galway's septic record at underage continues. Sligo win the game with point in injury time. After Sean Dunne air kicked an open goal chance with a couple minutes left. Thought Galway were pretty good against Mayo last week. I don't think they were very good in this game. Galway keeper gave a goal away against Mayo last week with a terrible kick out. Made another mistake this week that cost Galway a goal in this game. Came out for a high ball and missed it. Sligo player punched the ball into the net.
Over the past 4 or 5 years at underage I'm guessing Galway are probably 4th best team in Connacht going by results. Have been overtaken by everyone apart from Leitrim. Serious problems ahead." Galway underage results the last few years have been poor and worrying. We must start looking into this. Our Development squads from u17 down are not up to the standard.
The quality of coaches is poor but also the coach to player ratio is at least 30 to 1. What are the development officers doing to recruit quality coaches from clubs to help out ? Are we putting enough GDOs in schools ? I know for a fact there has been quality dual players who have favoured the Hurling as the development squads are run more professionally.
13/14/15/16 year olds are no fools, it's not good enough to throw out a ball and tell them to go play. On a side note I think the S&C side of things is a positive with the introduction of Setanta but our skill levels and game IQ is what needs developing.
Green&Gold2013 (National) - 02/04/2025 23:19:35
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GAATV - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Not surprising. Free to air, 12months of year, GAA coverage on TG4 is unbelievable value in this day and age of ppv and subscription sports channels." It's hands down the best coverage on national tv, absolutely unrivalled. A great GAA station.
Bon (National) - 02/04/2025 15:15:50
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Great news to see John Small back .A great boost just before the championship begins .If only a certain midfielder might return. Wishful thinking I suppose." Fantastic news. Welcome back Smally. Will add much needed steel in the middle. Delighted to see him back in the mix.
Joxer (National) - 03/04/2025 12:30:55
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Micko - 1 Like(s)
As a Dub, to me he was the devil back in the 70/80s. Has there been a more quintessential Irshman?
A proper legend, RIP MIcko.
realdub (National) - 03/04/2025 11:59:31
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Great news to see John Small back .A great boost just before the championship begins .If only a certain midfielder might return. Wishful thinking I suppose.
brayballer (National) - 03/04/2025 11:24:10
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Great news coming from the Dubs foreign training camp....
A certain player has re-joined the squad....
Hope that others may return also...." Yep certainly very good news and his presence again at no.6 will be a huge plus. Wonder if his return will spark a couple of more into a rethink... unlikely I'd say but we can live in hope!! :)
TrueBlue35 (National) - 03/04/2025 11:12:56
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Taytofoley83: "I guess we can finally see the (it's been like this for 15 years btw) the state of Leitrim football. It's miles off where it could be. It's time to call the county board out they've failed the sponsors players and supporters. They've pumped endless money in senior set ups but that's like building a hotel on a bog with no foundations. They've forgotten about the underage set up for years and were reaping the rewards of this now. When was the last Connaught Final appearance at any age level for us, not being in a senior one for 24 years is mad. When you think of the province were in where winning 1 game some years could get you their. Granted Mayo,Galway and Roscommon are streets ahead of us but now sligo have started working from the bottom up and let's be honest it would be 50/50 if we'd beat New York or London at present standing. There is supremely talented ballers in Leitrim no doubt but the physique of those players unfortunately aren't geared for inter county. I will say to another poster on here that we fail to compete when our senior champions head into Connaught. Ballinamore should've bested westport in a Connaught final, (westport won intermediate allireland same year) Ballinamore also should've beaten Mountbellew in Connaught Senior aswell only few years ago). Mohill took Bridgits to the wire two years ago and Bridgits were the kick of the ball from beating Glen in the All Ireland Final. So we can compete, but the moral of it all is we need the best players in the county on the field at the moment we don't have that, there's 3 years of proper s and c from the Andy Moran tenure gone down the swanny and the new group are at scratch. But County Board need to talk to the players and see why they left Poachers set up.
Proper foundations in underage starting with matches for our club players. We have I think it was u15u17s last year if you got to a final you got 6 games in the year if you didn't make the final you got 5. 5 games in 12 months, mayo have up towards the 30, same in Galway. That's just a basic one, more games will mean higher standards. So many problems to fix its just disappointing." We have so many examples close at hand of counties performing at their optimum. They're not necessarily following the same blueprint as each other. They've applied the right plan to their own challenges.
Sligo is one example. It was evident 7 or 8 years ago that Sligo were investing in proper coaching at underage level. Their record at underage in recent years speaks for itself. They're building towards sustainable success at senior level. Sligo GAA has to compete with soccer and rugby for players. They've met these challenges head on and are reaping the rewards.
We don't have a plan. If there is a malaise regarding the "effort" made by Leitrim Gaa to instill proper coaching standards that's understandable. They've had lots of time to implement a plan but have failed miserably. There's a lack of confidence in them. It's seen as a box ticking exercise.
ThePowerhouse (National) - 03/04/2025 11:08:01
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Very negative rubbish here as usual about the younger teams, they are learning, end of story
suckvalleypaddy (National) - 03/04/2025 10:53:31
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