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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Yet Galway 'ranked' higher on 25feb above, and didn't a week later."
Your very sensitive to someones opinion lol...

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 943 - 03/03/2026 19:05:03    2659820

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Replying To Viking66:  "Interesting you still have Laois below Limerick and Sligo?"
Kerry are one at least till donegal beat them in league final or all ireland nonsense kerry number 2

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1227 - 03/03/2026 23:46:22    2659843

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "1 Donegal
2 Kerry
3 Mayo
4= Galway
4= Armagh
6 Dublin
7 Roscommon
8 Derry
9 Cork
10 Meath
11 Tyrone
12 Monaghan
13 Louth
14 Kildare
15 Cavan
16 Down
17 Westmeath
18 Offaly
19 Wexford
20 Clare
21 Sligo
22 Limerick
23 Laois
24 Carlow
25 Fermanagh
26 Longford
27 Wicklow
28 Tipperary
29 Antrim
30 Leitrim
31 London
32 Waterford"
Kerry above but seems have love for dinegal just cause beat you in league comfortable doesnt mean they are ahead of all ireland champions.

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1227 - 03/03/2026 23:47:30    2659844

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Replying To S1234:  "Your very sensitive to someones opinion lol..."
Kilalla.

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1499 - 04/03/2026 09:38:17    2659877

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Replying To Gaaforlife2023:  "Kerry above but seems have love for dinegal just cause beat you in league comfortable doesnt mean they are ahead of all ireland champions."
Jack O Connor admitted Kerry weren't motoring yet.
They are "power rankings" so have a recency bias.
You say Kerry are top because they bet Donegal 8 months ago.
Power ranking don't attempt to guess who is going to win the All Ireland - they reflect current form as well as long term performance.

On Current form - Donegal beat Kerry and haven't lost yet. Kerry should have lost to the Rossies also (but for dodgy refereeing).

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1709 - 04/03/2026 14:16:29    2659947

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Yet Galway 'ranked' higher on 25feb above, and didn't a week later."
Don't get so worked up. I promise I'll put Galway up if they wallop Monaghan next week and Armagh don't beat Dublin handy.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1709 - 04/03/2026 14:20:25    2659952

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Don't get so worked up. I promise I'll put Galway up if they wallop Monaghan next week and Armagh don't beat Dublin handy."
Don't assume that I'm worked up, I'm not.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4601 - 05/03/2026 17:24:45    2660175

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Don't assume that I'm worked up, I'm not."
LOL

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 943 - 06/03/2026 09:13:20    2660232

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Jack O Connor admitted Kerry weren't motoring yet.
They are "power rankings" so have a recency bias.
You say Kerry are top because they bet Donegal 8 months ago.
Power ranking don't attempt to guess who is going to win the All Ireland - they reflect current form as well as long term performance.

On Current form - Donegal beat Kerry and haven't lost yet. Kerry should have lost to the Rossies also (but for dodgy refereeing)."
Kerry are playing in second and are very understrength yet. They probably haven't started championship yet.
Donegal have been fortunate to take 3 points from the last 2 matches. They could easily have lost both.
Kerry are still number 1. They are the team to beat after the way they won the All Ireland last year.

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 872 - 06/03/2026 12:03:40    2660279

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Replying To Scenicparish:  "Kerry are playing in second and are very understrength yet. They probably haven't started championship yet.
Donegal have been fortunate to take 3 points from the last 2 matches. They could easily have lost both.
Kerry are still number 1. They are the team to beat after the way they won the All Ireland last year."
Kerry are playing in second gear and are very understrength. They probably havn't started championship training yet.
Donegal have been fortunate to take 3 points from the last 2 matches.They could easily have lost both.
Kerry ate still number 1. They are the team to beat the way they won the All Ireland last year.

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 872 - 06/03/2026 13:03:17    2660299

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Don't get so worked up. I promise I'll put Galway up if they wallop Monaghan next week and Armagh don't beat Dublin handy."
In fairness, he's just pointing out an inconsistency. Rankings usually have some basis for change based on performances. His point was Team A were ranked ahead of Team B in a given week. The next weekend, Team A drew with the highest ranked team. Team B lost to a lower ranked team. Yet Team B jumped Team A in the rankings after that weekend.
A few tweaks to the logic should sort it out, or a shot of WD-40.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2741 - 06/03/2026 14:19:18    2660314

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "1 Donegal
2 Kerry
3 Mayo
4= Galway
4= Armagh
6 Dublin
7 Roscommon
8 Derry
9 Cork
10 Meath
11 Tyrone
12 Monaghan
13 Louth
14 Kildare
15 Cavan
16 Down
17 Westmeath
18 Offaly
19 Wexford
20 Clare
21 Sligo
22 Limerick
23 Laois
24 Carlow
25 Fermanagh
26 Longford
27 Wicklow
28 Tipperary
29 Antrim
30 Leitrim
31 London
32 Waterford"
There is no way Mayo are 13 places ahead of Down. Can't figure out how Mayo are number 3 and wouldn't be there at end of league even if they win it.
They have a bit of a bounce at the moment with new management but against the only really decent outfit (Donegal) I thought they looked way off. Actually expect a weakened Kerry might take them next day out.

winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 942 - 06/03/2026 15:01:20    2660320

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Replying To winatallcost:  "There is no way Mayo are 13 places ahead of Down. Can't figure out how Mayo are number 3 and wouldn't be there at end of league even if they win it.
They have a bit of a bounce at the moment with new management but against the only really decent outfit (Donegal) I thought they looked way off. Actually expect a weakened Kerry might take them next day out."
Down are playing Division 3 teams. The Number 1 team is the only team that beat us and beat us well on the day. Definitely we have a bit of a bounce and the past two years have been in the trough. Wouldn't be a bit surprised to be beaten by Kerry. Both teams will be understrength. Management need to look after their own squads interest but they could have got some publicity if Clifford and Kobe started. Could well be the only game when both of them will play.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8470 - 06/03/2026 17:16:16    2660341

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1. Kerry
2. Donegal
3= Mayo
3= Armagh
3= Galway
6. Derry
7. Dublin
8= Meath
8= Cork
8= Roscommon
11. Tyrone
12. Down
13. Monaghan
14. Louth
15. Kildare
16. Cavan
17. Westmeath
18. Offaly
19. Clare
20. Wexford
21. Laois
22. Sligo
23. Limerick
24. Fermanagh
25. Carlow
26. Wicklow
27. Longford
28. Tipperary
29. Antrim
30. Leitrim
31. London
32. Waterford

otgarom (Mayo) - Posts: 12 - 06/03/2026 17:24:02    2660342

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Replying To winatallcost:  "There is no way Mayo are 13 places ahead of Down. Can't figure out how Mayo are number 3 and wouldn't be there at end of league even if they win it.
They have a bit of a bounce at the moment with new management but against the only really decent outfit (Donegal) I thought they looked way off. Actually expect a weakened Kerry might take them next day out."
If you go look on paddy power they seem to think mayo are number 3 to . We also have a bounce is well ? We are def way ahead of Down. Some get so sensitive about how well mayo are doing...........

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 943 - 07/03/2026 09:12:11    2660387

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Replying To winatallcost:  "There is no way Mayo are 13 places ahead of Down. Can't figure out how Mayo are number 3 and wouldn't be there at end of league even if they win it.
They have a bit of a bounce at the moment with new management but against the only really decent outfit (Donegal) I thought they looked way off. Actually expect a weakened Kerry might take them next day out."
Down are also playing division 3 teams as others said you just can't compare it. Donegal are way ahead of every other team atm including kerry. We did beat a very good Armagh team you seem to conviantly have forgotten that...

We are rebuilding and wont be contenders this year. Andy has done a great job though so far .
Ones really seem to love running us down. How did the semi v Donegal go last year? 20 points..

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 943 - 07/03/2026 09:16:43    2660388

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Mayo lost to cork by 20 point in all ireland semi final in 93 and were in two all ireland finals back to back 1996 and 1997

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 912 - 11/03/2026 10:20:10    2660880

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Replying To otgarom:  "1. Kerry
2. Donegal
3= Mayo
3= Armagh
3= Galway
6. Derry
7. Dublin
8= Meath
8= Cork
8= Roscommon
11. Tyrone
12. Down
13. Monaghan
14. Louth
15. Kildare
16. Cavan
17. Westmeath
18. Offaly
19. Clare
20. Wexford
21. Laois
22. Sligo
23. Limerick
24. Fermanagh
25. Carlow
26. Wicklow
27. Longford
28. Tipperary
29. Antrim
30. Leitrim
31. London
32. Waterford"
Be less cowardly with your rankings and Pick 3,4,5 and 8,9,10.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3868 - 11/03/2026 13:30:35    2660917

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Replying To Gaa_lover:  "Be less cowardly with your rankings and Pick 3,4,5 and 8,9,10."
Sitting on the fence....

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 872 - 11/03/2026 14:45:53    2660930

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Replying To dickie10:  "Mayo lost to cork by 20 point in all ireland semi final in 93 and were in two all ireland finals back to back 1996 and 1997"
Cork beat Down in 2010 in probably the worst final in recent memory…..How on earth has that a relevance to what happens in 2026? Also why are Mayo being picked out as some sort of imposter for being 13 places above Down?

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11955 - 11/03/2026 18:00:57    2660950

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