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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "Good win for Donegal today.Very strong around centre field.Looking forwars to Donegal v Mayo clash."
It's not news but Sean O'Shea is a special special player Mick

CCFabu (Donegal) - Posts: 292 - 01/02/2026 19:13:55    2654401

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "Oshra was good all rpund maybe does but its same for everyone ye won and still moaning nothing cintriversial this week not hugr fan but fouling would increae stop 2pt from play so"
Seriously. Are you able to spell and use punctuation? Your posts are almost impossible to understand.Please try do better.

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 447 - 01/02/2026 19:29:15    2654409

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Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "The 2 pt free needs gone. Absolute joke."
Did Donegal not win today? Still whinging like Jimmy even after a win.

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 447 - 01/02/2026 19:30:37    2654410

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Replying To CCFabu:  "It's not news but Sean O'Shea is a special special player Mick"
Thank you CCFabu. He is certainly a super player and a real workhorse too.Only for him today ,Donegal would have won by double figures.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4109 - 01/02/2026 20:02:35    2654424

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The name "Division 1B" in hurling is to soothe the egos of certain counties relegated from Division 1.
Division 2 in football is more worthy of an enhanced name. The battle line for championship qualification. While Division 1 naturally has higher ranked teams, Division 2 is where the proper competition is.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9403 - 02/02/2026 18:58:10    2654645

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Replying To legendzxix:  "The name "Division 1B" in hurling is to soothe the egos of certain counties relegated from Division 1.
Division 2 in football is more worthy of an enhanced name. The battle line for championship qualification. While Division 1 naturally has higher ranked teams, Division 2 is where the proper competition is."
1b should be called division 2

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18223 - 02/02/2026 22:50:22    2654674

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After watching league highlights ,it appeared to me Dublin score a legitimate two pointer at end of the Dublin/Mayo game that was not credited on the scoreboard.

With time running out Cormac Costello kicked the ball before the hooter sounded and while the ball was on route the hooter then sounded.The ball looked like it went over the bar (maybe anyone at game could clarify).
Maybe it dropped short but from my view it looked like it went over the bar.

Now while it would nt have affected the result,it could be very important re scoring averages come the end of the league for both counties.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4109 - 03/02/2026 08:14:57    2654695

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Replying To Viking66:  "1b should be called division 2"
It should.

Some start by Wexford in Division 3. Mixing it with Down and Westmeath.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9403 - 03/02/2026 09:01:43    2654698

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "After watching league highlights ,it appeared to me Dublin score a legitimate two pointer at end of the Dublin/Mayo game that was not credited on the scoreboard.

With time running out Cormac Costello kicked the ball before the hooter sounded and while the ball was on route the hooter then sounded.The ball looked like it went over the bar (maybe anyone at game could clarify).
Maybe it dropped short but from my view it looked like it went over the bar.

Now while it would nt have affected the result,it could be very important re scoring averages come the end of the league for both counties."
Correct CiarraiMick, and if they kept the rule that game is over when the ball goes dead there would be no confusion.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2552 - 03/02/2026 10:01:06    2654714

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Replying To legendzxix:  "It should.

Some start by Wexford in Division 3. Mixing it with Down and Westmeath."
We have beaten 2 teams that on the day played pretty poorly. Limerick next up in Rathkeale, not an easy place to go. Hopefully have a few more of the better lads back fit for the tail end of the League, and see where that gets us. One game at a time.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18223 - 03/02/2026 11:02:17    2654731

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "After watching league highlights ,it appeared to me Dublin score a legitimate two pointer at end of the Dublin/Mayo game that was not credited on the scoreboard.

With time running out Cormac Costello kicked the ball before the hooter sounded and while the ball was on route the hooter then sounded.The ball looked like it went over the bar (maybe anyone at game could clarify).
Maybe it dropped short but from my view it looked like it went over the bar.

Now while it would nt have affected the result,it could be very important re scoring averages come the end of the league for both counties."
Final kick landed around the 14m line. Not sure what you were watching - Maybe Dean Rock 10 years ago.

No one in the ground (nor the Dubs around me either) were talking about a disallowed 2 pointer. Dublin were well beaten on the day, no one really complaining of getting robbed bar yourself.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1665 - 03/02/2026 11:35:58    2654738

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Replying To GerBo:  "Going a bit off topic here but is it just me or the TV schedule and the schedule of games in general this weekend really poor? Especially given it's a Bank Holiday weekend.

We once again have a top heavy Football TV schedule and even within that one of the glamour fixture of the weekend in Mayo vs Dublin isn't able to streamed/televised anywhere. I honestly think it's a joke and pathetic that other than the games on BBC NI iplayer, there are no games on GAA+. The whole purpose of GAA+ should be to show additional games (like the ifollow for the EFL in England) and not just Sky's old package from the Championship.

No disrespect intended but why is Cavan vs Meath or just a Division 2 Football on a hurling and football double-header weekend your headline Sunday game (say we take the 3:45 game on TG4 as the equal of Sky Sports with the 4:30 Premier League on a Sunday).

As I have made reference too already, it's a bank holiday weekend and yet the GAA have sandwiched all games for Saturday and Sunday and some many interesting games untelevised or streamed.

I get it's not a bank holiday in the north and unfair to put hurling games on the BH Monday with games the following weekend, but some Football games could be the BH Monday with a break weekend coming. Cavan v Meath or Kildare vs Offaly would be prime games to put on BH Monday being neighbours or better yet play on Friday night and free up the TV schedule more. I think on hurling and football double-header weekend, there should be a night game between neighbouring counties.

And the schedule should have been better organised this weekend to have ensured there would be a ground with floodlights in Division 1 Football or Division 1A Hurling to have the 3:45pm on Sunday. For example given Limerick had a bye last weekend, could the GAA have not fixed their game to be at home instead of away and have that as the 3:45pm game and make it a double header with the Footballers instead of having them in Rathkeale on Saturday."
Not sure why you went at a Division 2 game (and it ended up being great) as they usually get very few games. this one worked

This is a new bank holiday, and isn't a bank holiday for the whole island. Be a bit lousy to have games on Monday when people in the 6 are at work and can't watch

Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2485 - 03/02/2026 11:40:41    2654740

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Replying To Saynothing:  "Correct CiarraiMick, and if they kept the rule that game is over when the ball goes dead there would be no confusion."
Exactly Saynothing.Also that two pointer (if it was) could have a big bearing on another team too for example if Mayo qualified for a league final on score difference by a point or two not to mention Dublin if they lost out on a place over scoring aggregate or were relegated because of it.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4109 - 03/02/2026 12:32:43    2654760

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Replying To Viking66:  "We have beaten 2 teams that on the day played pretty poorly. Limerick next up in Rathkeale, not an easy place to go. Hopefully have a few more of the better lads back fit for the tail end of the League, and see where that gets us. One game at a time."
2 wins upon promotion is a great start. Kildare staying in D2 could be enough for both D3 finalists to qualify for the championship.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9403 - 03/02/2026 12:57:24    2654774

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Final kick landed around the 14m line. Not sure what you were watching - Maybe Dean Rock 10 years ago.

No one in the ground (nor the Dubs around me either) were talking about a disallowed 2 pointer. Dublin were well beaten on the day, no one really complaining of getting robbed bar yourself."
Best team won but we might have had a better game if Dublin had 15 for the second half, crazy decision by the officials, what did they think they saw.

sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 1071 - 03/02/2026 13:40:11    2654786

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Replying To legendzxix:  "2 wins upon promotion is a great start. Kildare staying in D2 could be enough for both D3 finalists to qualify for the championship."
I wish they just give D3 finalists entry to Sam (no dependence on the 'right' D2 teams providing entry).

It's as daft as the EPL 5th team getting into the UCL if prior year contingent of EPL teams get the 'right' performance in Europe (incl Conf L for heaven's sake).

With D3 top 2 automatic entry, the Sam field would then have a variable team count - so be it - just like the Kerry County Championship 2026 with 15 or 16 teams in Rd 1 dependent on the result of 'Prelim Rd 2 bye team' result.

omahant (USA) - Posts: 3366 - 03/02/2026 14:08:22    2654790

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Replying To omahant:  "I wish they just give D3 finalists entry to Sam (no dependence on the 'right' D2 teams providing entry).

It's as daft as the EPL 5th team getting into the UCL if prior year contingent of EPL teams get the 'right' performance in Europe (incl Conf L for heaven's sake).

With D3 top 2 automatic entry, the Sam field would then have a variable team count - so be it - just like the Kerry County Championship 2026 with 15 or 16 teams in Rd 1 dependent on the result of 'Prelim Rd 2 bye team' result."
6th in Division 2 rank higher than the Division 3 winner. Meath actually finished 6th in Division 2 a couple of years back but it wasn't enough to qualify for the championship. Top half of Division 2 is probably the safe cut off point. Below that and you are at risk of missing out on the championship. Noone said it was going to be easy.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9403 - 03/02/2026 16:36:44    2654831

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Final kick landed around the 14m line. Not sure what you were watching - Maybe Dean Rock 10 years ago.

No one in the ground (nor the Dubs around me either) were talking about a disallowed 2 pointer. Dublin were well beaten on the day, no one really complaining of getting robbed bar yourself."
First of all, I did not accuse any team of getting robbed and nor did I see anyone else do it either.
Second of all, I stated it looked like a score from tv and I asked if anyone at match could clarify.
You said ball dropped short but its hard to believcould clarify.
Now eventhough you obviously did not read my post properly and accused me in the wrong I will accept it was not a score.
What Dean Rock has to do with it,Im not sure.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4109 - 03/02/2026 17:25:11    2654837

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