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David Clifford The Goat - 5 Like(s)

Replying To ulsterrules:  "Not for me, yet .
To name a few that are ahead of him

In Kerry you have Pat Spillane,Mikey Sheehy,Colm Cooper,Maurice Fitzgerald

Outside of Kerry, you have Bernard Brogan,Con O'Callaghan, Paul Mannion, Cillian O'Connor there are more"
You were doing fine until Cillian O Connor lol.

brayballer (National) - 02/07/2026 11:44:04

David Clifford The Goat - 4 Like(s)

Replying To yew_tree:  "He won't win 10. He currently has 2 and is 27 years of age. I'd be amazed if he got to 10."
Of course he wont but medals are irrelevant in judging a players greatness.Ciaran McDonald was a super player with no AI medal.Declan Browne same .Matt Connor has one medal.Maurice Fitzgerald was as good a player ive seen and he has 2 medals.
If a top player is lucky to play on a top team then they can win medals but many Kerry players and Dublin players have more medals than Matt Connor but were not as good as him.

My post about people not coming from the right place.No one in their right mind would say David will win 10 medals at this stage.He might never win another medal but he will play great ball if he stays injury free.

CiarraiMick (National) - 02/07/2026 11:04:00

Football Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)

Replying To foreveryoung:  "Kilkenny has 3 senior football provincial titles in a province of 12 counties.

Please remind us again how many Leitrim has in a province of 5.

The real irony is having a Leitrim man on a football thread."
Says the lad with the USA as his county description. Ironic.

As least we haven't given up on the football which is a lot to be said for other counties.

Square_B (National) - 02/07/2026 06:12:01

Football Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)
Galway got a load of pats on the back for beating Lietrim, Kildare and Westmeath at home - didn't do them much good.

A few kicks in the hole are needed around there.

tirawleybaron (National) - 02/07/2026 12:33:06

Football Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)

Replying To brayballer:  "So what? That just means Galway fouled more than Dublin. The free count is irrelevant. .Do you think the ref should give an even amount of frees to both teams? Some teams foul more than others. Dublin were the better team. Move on."
Galway move on? Sure they are still aggrieved about 1983.

Beelzedub (National) - 02/07/2026 08:58:31

Football Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)

Replying To Square_B:  "It's a bit rich coming from him now. Whatever about the Galway team and their All Ireland chances, as least Padraic Joyce & John Divilly have their Celtic Crosses in their back pockets which is more to be said for Lee and the Mayo management team."
Every time Galway get criticised, the go‑to defence seems to be, "At least we won an All‑Ireland 25 years ago." If anyone outside Mayo said it, ye wouldn't be half as worked up. And whether people like it or not, there is truth in what Keegan said harsh as it might sound. He's operated at the very top level, so his opinion carries far more weight than someone firing off takes from behind a throwaway username pretending to be from Leitrim on a GAA forum.

Dmoa95 (National) - 02/07/2026 14:17:01

Louth GAA thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To Cumann1:  "Did Leitrim ever get out of their box?"
Not sure what exactly you mean but Leitrim did win Connacht in 1994 beating Roscommon, Galway after a replay and Mayo in the final.
They played Dublin in the semi-final and as a Galway person I was delighted to support them - as I have every Connacht team - and was on the old Canal end terrace as the Leitrim team took the field .
Near me was a Leitrim man about 50 with his teenage son and I'll never forget the emotion with which he greeted the team … he could hardly talk and all he could say to the young fellow was 'look at them… look at them… as tears streamed down his face.
So I can understand the emotion that Louth supporters will feel.

Yes, Leitrim got out of their box after 66 years.

Blackcoatsoffthefield (National) - 02/07/2026 16:52:01

David Clifford The Goat - 2 Like(s)
Just enjoy him.
Like all the Fabolous players before him that stood out. When he is finished he'll be the bench mark for the next. The game changes, the science changes, the rules change. In his moment he is kingpin. Judge him that way and embrace the magnificence of what he is producing. Was Tiger better than Jack? Is Messi better than Pele, is Le Bron better than MJ?
Never a fair conversation. Is what we are seeing very special; yes. Don't miss the magic and don't measure the immeasurable be grateful to witness it.

fizzygravy (National) - 02/07/2026 01:02:19

Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0701/1581280-galway-flatter-to-deceive-as-soft-underbelly-exposed/

Is Lee being a bit harsh on Galway here.???"
Keegan giving his opinion on Galway... pass. He's known for projecting his dislike of us throughout the years. I still remember the time he awarded Diarmuid Murtagh MOTM in the Connacht Final and later tweeted an apology saying it should be Damien Comer.

ColmFlaherty (National) - 02/07/2026 13:33:45

Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0701/1581280-galway-flatter-to-deceive-as-soft-underbelly-exposed/

Is Lee being a bit harsh on Galway here.???"
Galway were the media's choice as most likely to beat Kerry.
Wasn't much evidence to back it up.

Keegan just can't contain himself and the Mayo crowd going to Croker won't be flying Connacht flags or representing the rest of us.
Best of luck to them.

Seanfan (National) - 02/07/2026 12:43:45

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To TheBishop:  "So apparently Dublin were awarded 21 frees to Galway's 6 on Sunday.

That's a very interesting statistic."
Frees are earned by taking on your man.
Not many Galway players actually took on their man 1 v1. Passing the ball around slowly and laterally doesn't win frees as their is no need for the defender to foul. Taking him on 1 v 1 inside the 45 - now there is a reason to foul someone.

tirawleybaron (National) - 02/07/2026 12:36:03

Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0701/1581280-galway-flatter-to-deceive-as-soft-underbelly-exposed/

Is Lee being a bit harsh on Galway here.???"
I do think there's an element of sticking the boot in there by Lee. Didn't think Galway were that bad on Sunday, black card/penalty obviously a huge turning point.

Immer (National) - 02/07/2026 12:31:24

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To TheBishop:  "So apparently Dublin were awarded 21 frees to Galway's 6 on Sunday.

That's a very interesting statistic."
Yes it means the fouled much more than the Dubs who played football

brayballer (National) - 02/07/2026 11:48:18

Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Beelzedub:  "Galway move on? Sure they are still aggrieved about 1983."
Dont we know it.

brayballer (National) - 02/07/2026 11:46:42

David Clifford The Goat - 2 Like(s)

Replying To TommyBermingham:  "Will be first footballer to win 10 AI medals at inter county level."
Foolish talk, he is the goat but that wouldn't matter if he never got another medal. New format, condensed season, less time to get over injuries is why he won't win near 10. It would be a shame if he only won 3 or 4 but that's football.

Saynothing (National) - 02/07/2026 11:43:21

Louth GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To francie81:  "That is very well put.

I myself have being following Louth 30+ years and by god I can only remember seeing so many dark days I just feel like it's all one big dream, I mean to go from one of the worse teams in the country to one of the best in no time really is incredible and of course it does not happen overnight, wee can safely say that wee are a role model to other low to mid tier counties starved of progress like we were.

As for the new rules well they are working a treat and has got everyone on the edge of the seats again particularly with those 2 pointers.

Come Saturday week when the boys run out onto Croke Park I feel emotions will get the better of me win, lose or draw."
Ye have a big chance to make a statement and put Mayo back in their box. I hope the occasion doesn't get to the players. Fermanagh were in this suitation 22 years ago (minus the provincial title) and nearly did it. That was a fantastic year for them. Hopefully ye will go one further & who knows after that.

Square_B (National) - 02/07/2026 14:43:49

Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Cumann1:  "Hot air?"
That lad is the definition of an internet Troll.

tirawleybaron (National) - 02/07/2026 16:21:08

Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
If any Mayo fan was told -

"You'll be playing Louth for a place in the All Ireland final" back in January, ye all would have fallen off your donkey's (or whatever way you get about the place over there) in pure anticipation.

Beelzedub (National) - 02/07/2026 20:08:39

Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Commodore:  "Stephen Rochfords record before joining Donegal is impressive, but if solely comparing their records in the Donegal backroom team, there isn't much between them.

2017 was really poor year for Donegal, Declan Bonnar came in for 2018 with John McElholm and there was a dramatic turnaround in fortunes, winning Ulster was a huge turnaround. McElholm felt Donegal would have done better in 2019 had he stayed on."
Donegal actually had a very good league in 2017 and were only score difference away from reaching the league final. The championship, though, was disappointing, with heavy defeats to Tyrone and Galway, and the style of football wasn't exactly easy on the eye either. There are actually certain similarities to this year in the contrast between the league and championship.

That opening league game in Killarney in 2018 - David Clifford's debut, by the way - felt like a breath of fresh air. The football Donegal were playing was far more positive. Michael Murphy spent a chunk of the league carrying injuries, while Patrick McBrearty was outstanding. Donegal were relegated in the end, but they were unlucky. Kevin McLoughlin is probably still running with the ball after the number of steps he got away with!

The Ulster Championship that year was excellent too, but once McBrearty suffered his cruciate injury in the Ulster final, Donegal's chances were severely damaged. It also didn't help that the powers that be handed arguably the greatest team of all time two home games in the Super 8s, which consequently meant Donegal had to play both of theirs away.

McBrearty's injury was the biggest factor, though. Every team needs its best players, regardless of who the manager is. He was never quite the same player again as he was in 2018. Even this year, Donegal missed having him available to come off the bench, provide leadership, and chip in with a few crucial scores.

To me, that was the best football Donegal played under Bonner. A lot of that was because the team had been freshened up so much and there was a real energy and positivity about the way they played. Had McBrearty stayed fit, it would have been very interesting to see just how far that team could have gone.

Ulsterchamps_32 (National) - 02/07/2026 18:38:17

David Clifford The Goat - 2 Like(s)

Replying To CiarraiMick:  "Of course he wont but medals are irrelevant in judging a players greatness.Ciaran McDonald was a super player with no AI medal.Declan Browne same .Matt Connor has one medal.Maurice Fitzgerald was as good a player ive seen and he has 2 medals.
If a top player is lucky to play on a top team then they can win medals but many Kerry players and Dublin players have more medals than Matt Connor but were not as good as him.

My post about people not coming from the right place.No one in their right mind would say David will win 10 medals at this stage.He might never win another medal but he will play great ball if he stays injury free."
I absolutely agree with that. Plenty of great players in Mayo, Galway and Roscommon never won an all Ireland for example. My father always spoke fondly of the Roscommon 80s team….reckons they should have won one. I don't think not winning one takes from the greatness of individual players.

yew_tree (National) - 02/07/2026 18:06:17