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Replying To Square_B:  "This is surely on all the clubs as well. A serious mindset change is needed in Leitrim GAA and let's be honest this has to start from the top."
If it doesn't happen now then I'm afraid it'll never happen. It's well and truly broken. I don't know what more it'll take for the top table to shout stop.

No more than most Leitrim people I've spent the last 15 years trying to defend the indefensible. Losing to London, New York, the countless hammerings at all age grades. The list is endless.
If there were even tentative signs of progress it'd be something to cling to but there are zero signs.
This year has been a wake up call for even the most loyal of supporters. We've been taken for granted and advantage of for too long.

Like a lot of failing entities/businesses the market will ultimately decide our fate. This will happen in two ways:
1. Our pool of potential inter county players will shrink even further. Playing numbers at club level will remain steady but playing inter county will become even less attractive. This is already happening and will become more pronounced in the next 3 or 4 years. Fellas will choose to play with their clubs only. Talk to a 12 or 13 year old right now and the county teams are a joke to them.
2. Funding will reduce to a trickle. Ironically the clubs will actually do well as supporters focus more on their clubs. Sponsors will view the Leitrim brand as damaging to their business. Outside of a very wealthy benefactor coming on board its going to be a barren spell for fundraising. This will obviously exacerbate our issues. We will be reaping what we've sown however.

I hope I'm wrong of course but I'm confident that this is the way it's going to be. There's no evidence to suggest that I will be wrong.

ThePowerhouse (Leitrim) - Posts: 234 - 17/05/2025 14:09:42    2610218

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Since no one seems to have mentioned it here yet, it's great to see the minors having beat Down today on penalties. Even if it's a B tournament those young lads have lots to be proud of after today.

LeitrimAbu543 (Leitrim) - Posts: 6 - 17/05/2025 23:06:29    2610450

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U17 B All Ireland result Leitrim 1-16 Down 0-19 AET Leitrim won on penalties

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3623 - 18/05/2025 02:59:58    2610477

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Replying To Square_B:  "This is surely on all the clubs as well. A serious mindset change is needed in Leitrim GAA and let's be honest this has to start from the top."
It has to start from the bottom, clubs need to stop pointing the blame at everyone else and get their own houses in order. Time to cancel the cou ty board v us culture. Clubs should start with u6, u8 and u10 under the umbrella of proper academy structure and identifying the best coaches in their areas available. This is the way forward

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1065 - 18/05/2025 08:38:40    2610489

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Good luck today to the seniors against Sligo. We're 19/1 with Paddy Power, and the spread is 14 points. Let's hope for a great performance and something to give the Sligo boys to worry about towards the end.

Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1186 - 18/05/2025 09:50:39    2610510

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Replying To Tacaí Liatroma:  "Good luck today to the seniors against Sligo. We're 19/1 with Paddy Power, and the spread is 14 points. Let's hope for a great performance and something to give the Sligo boys to worry about towards the end."
Leitrim will easily cover that today

williesboy (Leitrim) - Posts: 493 - 18/05/2025 11:29:19    2610543

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Replying To williesboy:  "Leitrim will easily cover that today"
Well they need to lose the second half by at least 17 points then...

Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1186 - 18/05/2025 14:17:37    2610579

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Replying To Tacaí Liatroma:  "Well they need to lose the second half by at least 17 points then..."
Like I said Letirim will cover that.

williesboy (Leitrim) - Posts: 493 - 18/05/2025 15:47:33    2610599

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Good, spirited performance from Leitrim today. Shame they couldn't hang on. Derby games can bring the best (and worst) out in teams. Some green shoots showing anyway. Far better than I thought they were.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2234 - 18/05/2025 16:51:56    2610639

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Losing at home to a very poor Sligo team. Disappointing result. We should have put them away

boxtyburgerbuns (Leitrim) - Posts: 307 - 18/05/2025 16:52:22    2610641

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