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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
I'm not getting carried away with the National League team performances so far, a lot of our games could have went either way and in many cases we are playing teams who are also missing a lot of top players.
However I am excited by some of the Individual performances by Donegal players so far, like Gavin Mulreanny, Finbar Roarty, Conor O'Donnell, Michael Langan, Jason McGee, Hugh McFadden, Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Caolan McGonigle, Ryan McHugh, Shane O'Donnell and new faces like Shea Malone, McCahill etc.
Its probably the first league campaign in which Jason McGee has been available and fit for every single game and he is cranking up the gears game on game, and Michael Langan is a big presence, Hugh McFadden is reinvigorated, Caolan McGonigle is a warrior and well what can you say about Murphy.
There is something exciting there, like when all the pieces come together later in the summer, I think this will be a very special team by recent standards.
Commodore (National) - 01/03/2026 23:39:38
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Allianz protest - 3 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Richard ? Ha" Shorten it to 4 letters if you want.
Saynothing (National) - 02/03/2026 20:59:54
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Allianz protest - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "Two things for you:
1 - It wasn't The Sunday Game. That's not on at this time of year. Won't actually start until the Championship does.
2 - This is not the first time a Tyrone person has disregarded how the actual name of the programme is "Allianz League Sunday"" Peter disregarded nothing. That was addressed on the broadcast on Saturday evening. Maybe watch it back?
peiledoir20 (National) - 02/03/2026 20:09:38
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Allianz protest - 3 Like(s)
Replying To southmeathgael: "The amount of champagne socialists in Ireland is worrying, so much virtue signalling" Yeah complaining about the 65000 dead in Gaza is "virtue signalling".
galwayford (National) - 02/03/2026 11:37:15
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Not that Galway don't get away with a load of stuff masters of the dark arts.... !" It must be tiring constantly keeping up this gimmick
cavan.galway (National) - 02/03/2026 10:59:47
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National Football League 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "An eventful day. Cork were beat out the gate by Derry. An absolute mauling. No mercy and rightly so.
Monaghan all but relegated. Division 3 promotion has gotten interesting. Wexford, Clare, Westmeath and Laois all in the hunt. 5 teams then in the promotion picture in Division 4 after Longford's impressive win." That match just shows the difference in standard between Ulster and Munster. Another handy run to the knockout stages for the Kingdom this year....
Scenicparish (National) - 02/03/2026 09:06:07
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Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Don't have to listen to a leftys comment cause I know what they will say.. and before you say I'm not right either I am in the middle. I just think those protestors are hopping on the bandwagon tbh. Going oh look at me I am doing my bit to end the war where in hindsight Trump & Israel could not care less if you storm into croker acting the eejit....." I don't think Peter is a lefty. I think he is speaking from lived experience of being terrorised by an imperial power in his own land and seeing similarities of that in Gaza.
peiledoir20 (National) - 02/03/2026 14:42:10
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Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Those arab countries attacked the Israelis in the 1940s, not the other way around. Or at least thats how the story is told in any history book Ive read on the subject over the last 40 years.
And who thinks the current Israeli government is justified in their recent actions in Gaza? I can't say I know anybody that thinks thats the case.
And as regards empires it was a Jewish and Christian population that was living there long before Islam was even invented. So which Empire are you talking about there? The Romans? Saladins Empire? That area has been conquered by Empires since before Jesus was born." So Nakba was committed by the Palestinians on the Israelis? Not the other way around. I'd get a refund on that history book if I was you.
peiledoir20 (National) - 02/03/2026 14:40:35
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Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)
Replying To SaffronDon: "You sound more pro Israeli than some of their prime ministers who admitted that they would never have accepted the terms of the 2 state solution offered to the Palestinians. I mean they've only attacked about 7 or 8 countries in the region and still some people think the Israeli's are justified in their actions. Even more amazing that its coming from people in Ireland who should know full well what imperialism looks like." Those arab countries attacked the Israelis in the 1940s, not the other way around. Or at least thats how the story is told in any history book Ive read on the subject over the last 40 years.
And who thinks the current Israeli government is justified in their recent actions in Gaza? I can't say I know anybody that thinks thats the case.
And as regards empires it was a Jewish and Christian population that was living there long before Islam was even invented. So which Empire are you talking about there? The Romans? Saladins Empire? That area has been conquered by Empires since before Jesus was born.
Viking66 (National) - 02/03/2026 14:34:04
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Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)
Can someone tell me what it is that Allianz have done? must be lots of companies in various industries with links in Israel?
Tirchonaill1 (National) - 02/03/2026 13:12:54
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Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Those arab countries attacked the Israelis in the 1940s, not the other way around. Or at least thats how the story is told in any history book Ive read on the subject over the last 40 years.
And who thinks the current Israeli government is justified in their recent actions in Gaza? I can't say I know anybody that thinks thats the case.
And as regards empires it was a Jewish and Christian population that was living there long before Islam was even invented. So which Empire are you talking about there? The Romans? Saladins Empire? That area has been conquered by Empires since before Jesus was born." Was this the same history books that taught the English population that the people of Ireland were all savages threatening their beloved crown as they stole land and placed settlers all over? Remind you of a place in the middle east in the 1940s?
You are kinda justifying the current regime by bringing up historical placement, just like they do and their media do to justify killing innocent civilians en mass. I'm sure you'd have an issue if someone landed at your own doorstep and told you his ancestors lived their so they are here to take it from or you and your family will face the consequences.
SaffronDon (National) - 02/03/2026 15:25:55
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Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Don't have to listen to a leftys comment cause I know what they will say.. and before you say I'm not right either I am in the middle. I just think those protestors are hopping on the bandwagon tbh. Going oh look at me I am doing my bit to end the war where in hindsight Trump & Israel could not care less if you storm into croker acting the eejit....." Two things Richard, Peter didn't storm into Croke Park, the other, he simply marched to Croke Park in support of something he believes is wrong. Not for the first time Cantwell tried to ambush Peter live on the Sunday Game and not for the first time he had an answer for her.
Saynothing (National) - 02/03/2026 16:33:39
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "5 teams have beaten them by an 11 point average so far. If we're 'happy' with a 1pt win against that backdrop, it suggests that we probably belong in division 2 anyway. Inniskeen I think, not Clones." I think that this type of talk is very dangerous. Monaghan have had some terrible results , but they didnt turn into a bad team overnight. Scotstown lads will be getting more settled back in, and they have some really dangerous forwards. They were unlucky not to beat dublin , and see what dublin did to ros. Iniskeen will be even tougher, and i certainly dont think that if we walk out with a 1 point win that it is any way an indicator that we deserve to go to division 2.
anotheralias (National) - 02/03/2026 16:36:54
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Watched back on the full game. Roscommon who was so accurate and clinical against Armagh,Galway was so wasteful today. Dublins scoring total of 1-21 not much different to what Armagh,Galway scored against Roscommon yet a lot more of the Dublins scores came from cheap turn overs.
Was Roscommon involved in heavy training the last week or did the 3 games in 14 days really test the conditioning of the players especially the new faces?" Thankfully we didn't play the way we did yesterday in the previous games or we would be on zero points and a 10 plus point beating off Kerry instead of one point defeat on the hooter.
How and why we were so poor will have to be mulled over before round 6 by the players and management now. Donegal,Mayo to play and both will be going all out to reach the league final. We need the return of grit, determination high work rate that was seen against Kerry,Galway, Armagh and Monaghan. And sort out our shooting, we had roughly the same amount of efforts as Dublin yesterday and our strike rate was poor at 30%.
The_analyser (National) - 02/03/2026 11:10:21
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Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Saynothing: "Two things Richard, Peter didn't storm into Croke Park, the other, he simply marched to Croke Park in support of something he believes is wrong. Not for the first time Cantwell tried to ambush Peter live on the Sunday Game and not for the first time he had an answer for her." Two things for you:
1 - It wasn't The Sunday Game. That's not on at this time of year. Won't actually start until the Championship does.
2 - This is not the first time a Tyrone person has disregarded how the actual name of the programme is "Allianz League Sunday"
Pikeman96 (National) - 02/03/2026 17:00:11
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Agree we have more riding on the result than they do but I don't think Lohan does nothing games.
They will want momentum going into the Munster Championship, they didnt have it last year and suffered as a result. Im pretty sure they will be well up for the game.
At the same time I don't know whether its a weight of expectation thing, but they often play better away from Ennis. We have played them there 3 times this decade and won all 3, we have lost to them the last 3 times in Wexford Park, 3 times in Thurles and once in Portlaoise this decade at the same time.
We have played them more times the last decade at Senior than we have any of the Leinster counties believe it or not, which is mad too when you think about it." Hard to predict what Lohan might do. It means nothing in terms of league so its how he uses it to prepare for April 16 against Waterford. Great chance for younger and more marginal panellists to stake a claim. Far more so than training and internal matches,
Our own fate has been in our own hands so no complaints whichever way it turns out. Might have to borrow nephew's lily white jersey if it comes down to it final day!
BarneyGrant (National) - 02/03/2026 10:35:30
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To leitrim4sam: "I'd agree whole heartedly with this.
We have nice footballers. Nice to view within our club scene. Our boys look great prospects within the Leitrim club scene, some look amazing. We are nice to play against. One we get to playing anything outside our county bounds we are exposed big time!!
We lack physicality, we lack strength, fitness, intelligence, ability to play under pressure, support play and ideas.
Skill wise I think we are actually ok. Give a Leitrim player time and space and they will execute a long range pass, good score, bit of skill etc.. as good as any other player from anywhere. But when you put them under pressure, or limit their space, or impose yourself on them in any form, they cannot do it. We get run through and batted off the ball over and over. We get turned over - over and over again.
We are light and tame. Extremely willing but extremely limited.
For me it all boils down to the club scene. We are living 30 years in the past. Going through the motions. Our players are playing to the best of their ability. In inter county (at all levels) they then come up against teams that have been exposed to higher levels of football than any Leitrim player has ever experienced. More pressure, less space, more physicality, more systems of play. And we simply cannot cope.
Our football intelligence is so low. Watching them at times is like I imagine our players thinking like "ok - I have the ball , what will I do? Ok - I have nowhere to go- emmm you seem free beside me - (even though you are in a position to do nothing) - take it off me please-ok you now have given it back to me - what will I do now- who else can I give it to?" and this goes on and on because the teams we are facing have defensive systems in place that our players have never seen the likes of before and do not know how to cope with them.
Poacher (or any other manger) can help but they can't reprogram players from scratch. The manager can maximise the ability they have now and I believe the manager is not the problem. Leitrim players are maxed out and are incapable of playing any better.
Schools, clubs (in provincial champs at all levels) inter-county @ minor, u20, senior results across the last 20 years don't lie- more fingers on your hands than wins.
Our club scene is 30 years behind the rest of Connacht. Results speak for themselves" Sums it up perfectly.
What we've been doing the last 20 years isn't working. How much evidence do we need before we accept this fact? The steps taken by the County board to improve this are miniscule. Its reflective of our football. Too slow, too naive, too nice and destined to fail.
We've been sold a lie that we've too few clubs whereas the reality is we've too many. Talent is diluted, hence the quality is diluted. Lots of time and space but moving at a snails pace in comparison to every other county. We are producing good players but they're playing atrocious football all the way up and then they're eaten alive in the big bad world of inter county.
Made out to be world beaters and players believe the hype about themselves. Get onto a county panel. Get all the gear. Get their picture in the Observer. Lots of people to tell them they're great lads. The observer tells them they're great.
Not the players fault. It's the system they're come from. Don't agree? Wait for the nonsense to start about our u20s and our minors. "This is the best crop we've had in years. Some great footballers"
Leave the county and we're exposed to reality.
Our county final gets on the telly! Our 15 minutes. People telling us it was a great match because the result was in the balance. That doesn't mean it was good football. We're equating excitement with quality. That's why we revert back every year into the same delusion that our club fare is good quality. Its not. Its atrocious. Across the board. Now they've come up with the genius plan that they'll start the underage leagues in February to ward off any threat from other sports. Force kids to choose. Meanwhile they'll play a handful of games during the summer months. Other sports didn't create this mess for Leitrim GAA.
Unfortunately we've enough people telling us that it's grand. There's a cosy consensus that we can't ruffle feathers or call this out. You're a crank if you do. Let's just ignore the evidence in front of our eyes. Rinse and repeat ad nauseum.
ThePowerhouse (National) - 02/03/2026 10:08:54
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Cork have a few fast hurlers, Fitzgibbon, Barrett and O'Connor especially. Most of the rest of their team wouldn't be any faster than most of your team, or any other intercounty team." Fitzgibbon is so fast that the ref can only see 4 steps for the 8 steps that he usually takes!
Crashingwaves (National) - 02/03/2026 16:52:04
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Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Spinx: "Will we be in bother for using 26 players yesterday?
That could possibly be a points deduction for us." Why was there no colmcille man on the top 26 yesterday. I drove from Dublin and while delighted with the win it seems strange one of the top clubs at senior level have not one player good enough to be on the 26 man panel while at least 4 div 2 starting with more on the bench.
jack99 (National) - 02/03/2026 16:42:49
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To monaghanmad: "It looks Unprofessional and shows no planning. Also seen our new trainer get off the bus in Roscommon wearing a top, not a Monaghan one. Andy Moran always wore Monaghan top to games." Regarding our assistant manager and the replacement of, while he can't play....... the state he left Antrim & Meath to a lesser extent in would really make you question what the thinking was in his appointment.
ConyersHill04 (National) - 02/03/2026 16:39:47
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