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Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Sounds like a fairly vacuous motivation 'to be regarded as a great club side'. Lads would want to be getting more enjoyment out of it than that, rather than worrying about who thinks they're great, or whether they're 'great' or not." Vacuous or not they're certainly regarded as one of the great club sides Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2539 - 18/01/2026 15:08:04 2651610 Link
Replying To BigBàsMan: "Ah stop will ya lads get hit with hurls in every game of hurling. Ye better stick to football in Westmeath. Why you think the gaa didn't allow the footage? Because there was nothing in it" It was right call to allow play . No need to be patronisign westmeath have play both codes and should continue Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1149 - 18/01/2026 15:17:54 2651613 Link
Replying To BigBàsMan: "Ah stop will ya lads get hit with hurls in every game of hurling. Ye better stick to football in Westmeath. Why you think the gaa didn't allow the footage? Because there was nothing in it" Footage was viewed and there was nothing in it to clear the player. Player got off on a technicality , not because 'there was nothing in it'. Still glad he played so both teams had a fair shot. Bookies had it as a 4 point game. BG won by 6 pulling up. Deserved winners. Loughrea have youth on their side and will be back. conordee (Galway) - Posts: 460 - 18/01/2026 15:17:59 2651614 Link
Replying To conordee: "Footage was viewed and there was nothing in it to clear the player. Player got off on a technicality , not because 'there was nothing in it'. Still glad he played so both teams had a fair shot. Bookies had it as a 4 point game. BG won by 6 pulling up. Deserved winners. Loughrea have youth on their side and will be back." Yes that is all correct. Ballygunner have youth in the wings also. You wait your time down there. Pauric and Phillip will eventually go. Incidentally Philip one of the most underrated player ever. We had a clown from another county who knows nothing about them saying Ballygunner were on their way out. They have Mark Hartley, Connor Tobin, Ian Cuddihy waiting a chance to be regulars. That is without even talking about Spain, Comford and the players who won minor All-Ireland medals last year. We keep hearing how bad they are for Waterford hurling but they also cruised through Munster and the Leinster champions and now the best from Galway. Ballygunner will be beaten eventually and the best teams can on any given day. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3235 - 18/01/2026 15:40:26 2651618 Link
Replying To Canuck: "Yes that is all correct. Ballygunner have youth in the wings also. You wait your time down there. Pauric and Phillip will eventually go. Incidentally Philip one of the most underrated player ever. We had a clown from another county who knows nothing about them saying Ballygunner were on their way out. They have Mark Hartley, Connor Tobin, Ian Cuddihy waiting a chance to be regulars. That is without even talking about Spain, Comford and the players who won minor All-Ireland medals last year. We keep hearing how bad they are for Waterford hurling but they also cruised through Munster and the Leinster champions and now the best from Galway. Ballygunner will be beaten eventually and the best teams can on any given day." Great win for Ballygunner, congratulations, hard luck Loughrea. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4537 - 18/01/2026 15:47:03 2651619 Link
Replying To Canuck: "Yes that is all correct. Ballygunner have youth in the wings also. You wait your time down there. Pauric and Phillip will eventually go. Incidentally Philip one of the most underrated player ever. We had a clown from another county who knows nothing about them saying Ballygunner were on their way out. They have Mark Hartley, Connor Tobin, Ian Cuddihy waiting a chance to be regulars. That is without even talking about Spain, Comford and the players who won minor All-Ireland medals last year. We keep hearing how bad they are for Waterford hurling but they also cruised through Munster and the Leinster champions and now the best from Galway. Ballygunner will be beaten eventually and the best teams can on any given day." Ballygunner superb on the day! Well deserved winners! Up to everyone else in Waterford and the rest of the country to up their game and try beat them next year! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18042 - 18/01/2026 16:18:26 2651627 Link
Hard luck to Loughrea, back on the horse soon, try win Galway again, and have another crack at it next year. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18042 - 18/01/2026 16:23:39 2651630 Link
Hard Luck to Loughrea, competed well in the first half but Ballygunner showed they were a class above and were cruising near the end. Loughrea will have the hunger in the belly to go again though three in a row will be a big incentive in Galway and back to an all Ireland again they have a few top talents coming through aswell. From a Galway perspective I was very intrigued to see how some of the Loughrea lads performed on the big day with a view of them being potential starters or squad players for Galway, I know it was one game in isolation but not many stood up yesterday unfortunately . Galway2k17 (Galway) - Posts: 12 - 19/01/2026 06:26:35 2651769 Link
It was men against boys yesterday with Ballygunner blowing Loughrea away in the physical stakes. Add that to their hurling ability and tactics and there was only going to be one winner. Loughrea will still be the team to beat in Galway for another few years and I expect them to win the next 2 or 3 county cups. John Doe (Galway) - Posts: 256 - 19/01/2026 07:38:28 2651770 Link
1-13 with a forward line with potential Galway panelist's very poor showing Game went along expected lines just a differenc in class and experience jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1881 - 19/01/2026 10:02:09 2651790 Link