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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Thanks Paul for all you did during your career with Galway. Your dedication, effort and and no shortage of ability was a joy to watch. Thanks for the memories. A gentleman off the pitch as well. A generational player. Enjoy your retirement and hopefully we get to see you at some stage in the years ahead (in backroom) with some under age teams/Senior Team. Go Raibh Mile Maith le gach rud. Gallaimh Abu.
Killanninabu (National) - 13/11/2026 10:51:44
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Looking Towards Football 2027 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Gaa_lover: "Kerry arrogance didn't help and was fueled with Kerry hammering Mayo in the league in March. All kerry pundits was showing Mayo zero respect, main focus was getting their captain on the bench to pick up the cup and change David Clifford's number on the back of his jersey. It was pure music to music to Mayos ears" I do agree there they were arrogant i wouldnt say it was intentional on players psrt but fell to bit trap also injuries didnt hekp. Its a mix both and Mayp playing well
Gaaforlife2023 (National) - 12/11/2026 23:07:09
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ElGranSenor: "Kilkenny CBC beat Kieran's by 0-21 to 1-10 in their first group game, Good Counsel are in the same group
Think Counsel have CBC a bit of a beating in the league and Peter's ran Kieran's to two points, hard to know how much stock to put into that, probably not much
Think Kieran's might have been at home but wherever it was looked like a great set-up, state of the art artificial pitch, looked to be floodlights there as well and a little stand" Counsel should be decent this year, Peters and Marys arent bad either. Alot will depend on them all having real belief on the day, as in knowing they will win rather than hoping that they will, and hopefully they will then play their best.
Viking66 (National) - 13/11/2026 07:24:56
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To themaddog: "The type of player coming out of the academy? Players like Roarty, Campbell, McCahill, Muldoon, Martin, the Carrs etc. They can all play." I don't refute that, which is why I mentioned exceptions. Sadly those exceptions talents are being stifled by the style of play imposed on them. No better example than the U20s the semi final last year.
The academy set up is fixated with athletic ability and retention of the ball. I thought the new rules would have changed their thinking but sadly not.
peiledoir20 (National) - 13/11/2026 09:22:17
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Looking Towards Football 2027 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Gaa_lover: "That 2023 game v Kerry was a group match and non knock out game so that might suggest why it's ignored by some people.
Knock out games for Mayo before this summer in recent years was well beaten by Kerry,Dublin knocked out at home by Derry who would later got rid of their manager and lost to Donegal in a match they didn't need to win and Mayo got themselves into that mess by losing at home to Cavan." Any reason why you ignored the knockout game where Mayo beat Galway in 2023.. the same Galway team that were in the 22 and 24 All Ireland finals.
MayoDan (National) - 13/11/2026 10:12:10
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
One of the greats of Galway football has retired. Thank you Paul Conroy for the immense service you put in for this county. From captaining our AI winning minors back in 2007 to the hugely deserved footballer of the year in 2024 and onwards to your retirement, Paul always gave it his all for the maroon and white. Making a senior debut in 2008, one year out of minor, to hanging up the boots now, what a massive dedication and service at the highest level of our game to all that love Galway football. A gent off the field too. Well done and Thank you Paul.
togoutlads (National) - 13/11/2026 13:03:17
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Looking Towards Football 2027 - 1 Like(s)
A lot of revisionist nonsence going on here.
Football has gone through the biggest overhall of its rules ever. Its a different game now. The restructure also has had an effect - there is no handy draw for the provincial winners any more, and losing a provincial final needs immediate recovery.
The teams that adapted to that best were always going to be more successful.
All of the provinical final losers were done and collapsed withing a few weeks
Those that put a lot of stock in winning their province - had nothing left in the tank afterwards.
THose that dissapointed early, has loads of time to recover and make an impact.
Its all about June and July now - anyone who is peaking before then is going to run out of road.
As for styles of play - its all about 2 pointers - kicking them and stopping them
Donegal were trapped in zone defence and cant defend them, nor get up the field fast enough to score enough.
Armagh are way to fond of fisted points.
Galway were in the same mindset as Donegal.
Dublin are afriad to kick 2 pointers and relied on Con way too much are lost because he was on one leg.
Kerry are all about Clifford - just keep him to 1 pointers and they are done
Mayo have had a strong team for years - but were too conservative for the previous 4 years, playing against their natural instincts. They also started 2026 with a plan to run it back with the older lads - got a kick up the hole from Roscommon and had to bring in younger lads (Andy Moran was talking 3 years plans at that point). Three of those young lads are generational talents , stepped in with no pressure and delivered for 8 weeks. Whether anyone admits it or not, Mayos success was based around the production of a full forward line we havent had for 75 years and players who can tackle all day.
They lost the kick out battle, let Kerry go 7 points ahead but worked harder and kicked their scores.
They were also fortunate that Kerry picked a team on reputation not form.
In an 8 week season, its all about form.
But lets be realistic, there will be no All Ireland breakthrough next year for Meath, Cork, Roscommon, Westmeath, Down, Monaghan etc
It will be one of Dublin/Kerry/Galway/Armagh/Donegal/Tyrone. No county outside Dublin and Kerry have won an All Ireland and returned to the final the following year since 2003, so for Mayo to get back there would be a serious achievement.
tirawleybaron (National) - 13/11/2026 14:49:23
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