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Donegal GAA thread - 9 Like(s)
I have to take my hat off to Jim McGuiness and Donegal.
2nd Stint, back to back Ulster Titles, All Ireland Semi, now All Ireland Final, phenomenal players all playing for him, he's our McGeeney, you would run through a wall for him.
I genuinely would say he's top 3 ever Gaelic football managers, hes a complete winner and comes across humble. 2011 came in Ulster title and AI semi, now history repeating itself again in the 2nd year.
Donegal, only 4 ever all Ireland finals, and he's brought them to 3 as well as winning 5 ulster titles in 6 years stint (other being an ulster final defeat which is also remarkable).
Coming from Armagh where all Irelands are like winning the lottery, last year winning Sam brought me emotions and joy that will live with me the rest of my life. I have a feeling Donegal will be reaping the same emotions in 2 weeks time.
Set to be an absolutely cracking final. I think the hunger from Donegal to get a 3rd title will outweigh Kerry's drive for a 39th. May the best team win, as a neutral I cannot wait to watch this blockbuster.
ArmaghMan02 (National) - 15/07/2025 14:18:38
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Donegal GAA thread - 7 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "I've some neck for coming on a public forum ? Ha grow up man . I didn't say anything bad there . Kerry are not to be underestimated is all.
Elimated because we threw the game v Cavan Mcstay and co lost the dressing room .
We will be back next year with a bounce ." Imagine coming onto another counties forum and referencing Colm Coyle's score in the 1996 All Ireland final, "The Bounce", didn't you know Colm Coyle's father was from Donegal. Clare or whatever your name is, you've issues and they're not just basic linguistics. The allegation that Mayo, players/management etc threw a game is disgusting and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Ulsterchamps72 (National) - 15/07/2025 10:11:28
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All Ireland Football Championship 2025 - 5 Like(s)
Replying To cavanman47: "Offaly beat Dublin, Galway and Kerry in the 1982 championship." So much for his 'facts'!!
A load of bluster! He has more bitterness himself than those he's accusing of it.
St.Conleth (National) - 15/07/2025 10:35:05
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Galway Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Eire89: "Damo on sunday game last night cant imagine Jim McG letting a player on it who missed most of cship and after losing QF. They will be out at the galway races like celebs again this year when after watvching what donegal did to meath they should be sick to the core." What an absolute load of seafóid. If Donegal were out of the championship, the players could fly to the moon if they wanted.
Comer missed most of the championship because he was injured. Not because he was on telly. What has that even got to do with it?
And finally, what business is it of yours if an amateur sports person who gives up a massive amount of his time and sacrifices a lot of social occasions during the year on behalf of his county, decides to go to the Galway races. It's none of your business what they do. Such an odd mindset.
I can guarantee you the players were more sick to the core than anyone of us can imagine. They're the ones who put in the hard work, get hit with the set backs, do the training and rehab, give up a good chunk of their social life, take the hits on the pitch. They've given a lot more than some lad posting on a forum.
WanPintWin (National) - 15/07/2025 00:26:45
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All Ireland Football Championship 2025 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To JackieboyfromTara: "I said championship. I said no mention of the league. Kildare have beaten Dubs twice in championship and 2 draws in last 50 years. Kildare beat Dubs in championship in 1998 and 2000. Meath beat Dubs in championship 9 times and 5 draws. Meath 10 wins over Dubs in championship in last 40 years were in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2025 and Meaths draws v Dubs in championship were in 1983 and 3 draws in 1991 and 1 draw in 2007. I was talking about championship meetings not league games.
Meath are first team to beat kerry and Dublin in championship in 18 years. It very rare achievement. Many teams have played kerry and Dublin in one year for 140 years. Outside leinster only Tyrone in 2005 and 2008 and Armagh in 2002 and Cork in 1989 have beaten Kerry and Dubs in same championship. In leinster only Meath in 2025 2001, Offaly in 1982 and kildare in 1927 and 1998 have beaten Dublin and kerry in same championship. Think of all the times Cork have played Dublin and kerry and all leinster champions that have played kerry and Dublin. Its happened very rarely, a team to beat Dublin and kerry. And Meath are first team ever to beat Kerry Galway Dublin. These are facts." Offaly beat Dublin, Galway and Kerry in the 1982 championship.
cavanman47 (National) - 15/07/2025 03:54:09
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All Ireland Football Championship 2025 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To JackieboyfromTara: "I said championship. I said no mention of the league. Kildare have beaten Dubs twice in championship and 2 draws in last 50 years. Kildare beat Dubs in championship in 1998 and 2000. Meath beat Dubs in championship 9 times and 5 draws. Meath 10 wins over Dubs in championship in last 40 years were in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2025 and Meaths draws v Dubs in championship were in 1983 and 3 draws in 1991 and 1 draw in 2007. I was talking about championship meetings not league games.
Meath are first team to beat kerry and Dublin in championship in 18 years. It very rare achievement. Many teams have played kerry and Dublin in one year for 140 years. Outside leinster only Tyrone in 2005 and 2008 and Armagh in 2002 and Cork in 1989 have beaten Kerry and Dubs in same championship. In leinster only Meath in 2025 2001, Offaly in 1982 and kildare in 1927 and 1998 have beaten Dublin and kerry in same championship. Think of all the times Cork have played Dublin and kerry and all leinster champions that have played kerry and Dublin. Its happened very rarely, a team to beat Dublin and kerry. And Meath are first team ever to beat Kerry Galway Dublin. These are facts." Spot on Jackie! And another thing! Limerick have never beaten Fermanagh in the same year that Sligo beat Longford! People need to cop on to stuff like this! As you say, facts are facts!
Onion_Sack (National) - 14/07/2025 23:22:20
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Monaghan GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Grassland122: "Bit of a understatement" Hard to believe for the senior league and intermediate 1/4 finals that no linesmen were on duty… if they had of been the incident in Blaney game wouldn't have happened as no way would clones water boy have been allowed to stand where he was all game….
mick2007 (National) - 15/07/2025 16:52:25
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "This is quite a serious charge surely. A management team that doesn't have the gumption to adapt to the new rules. And we want to extend that management team?" This is Galway, so as always expect the county board to do the wrong thing, they'll probably extend Joyces's tenure for another three years, and tell him that he can go whenever he has had enough. We lost our chance last season, and looking at the way Donegal & Kerry are now playing, there is not a hope we will win an All Ireland under Joyce.
gilly1910 (National) - 15/07/2025 17:08:19
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All Ireland Football Championship 2025 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ORIELMAN85: "Ah yea, Donegal/Louth, Kerry/Derry and Armagh/Roscommon were mihhty games last year in the knock out stages. Cop on, we aint going back." To refresh your memory Tyrone v Roscommon, Galway v Dublin, Kerry v Armagh and Galway v Donegal wad four games in the knock out stages last year that was better. All games that went to wire with a few underdogs winning keeping neutrals very interested.
This year in the knock out stages
Play off games
Dublin v Cork a late rally won a poor quality error ridden match.
Donegal v Louth last year Donegal beat Louth by 8 in this game it was 16 points.
Cavan v Kerry a blow out and Mayo left to wonder how they allowed Cavan finish ahead of them in the group
Galway v Down best of the four games by some distance but serious questions about Galway after that win.
Quarter finals
Tyrone v Dublin a later rally won it, not a good game and was clear then Tyrone weren't going any further
Donegal v Monaghan contest over midway through the 2nd half
Galway v Meath low quality match and was clear Meath was going no further,
Kerry v Armagh contest over midway through the 2nd half
Then the two blow out All Ireland semi finals at the weekend.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 15/07/2025 14:57:42
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All Ireland Football Championship 2025 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Best of luck to Kildare man Brendan Cawley who will be the referee for the 2025 All Ireland Football Final." Best of luck to the man surely, I thought Referee Paul Faloon had a great game in our semi final with Meath, I thought Joe McQuillan wasn't great in the other semi final, not one of his best days but we all have them.
I expect to see plenty in the media from ex Kerry players in the run up to this final to put on any pressure they can.
Going to be a great occasion for us, our 4th ever final and Jim Mc Guinness has led us to 3 of them, that's some achievement, just hope the players can deliver on the day and bring Sam back home to the hills of Tír Chonaill for the party of the century.
Tirchonaill1 (National) - 15/07/2025 15:07:11
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To StopTheLights: "There are many outside managers who would have snapped your arm off to have this Galway team for the last 5 years. A golden generation we will lose gradually over the next few years. Padraig will gladly see them out and hand the scraps over to someone else. Outside managers need to be approached. Nobody is going to apply. We hand it to a homegrown hero with no managerial experience and we'll continue down that road. Everyone wants to be friends with Padraigeen." Has any of the local media said anything? kevin walsh got a lot of abuse, but did well when you see what he had to work with and the lack of funding at the time. I think galway fans are more like mayo fans. Winning isnt the most important thing like it i for people in kerry or dublin, its more about enjoyment. mayo and galway fans like to enjoy the journey and be involved in exciting games and like coaches and players to entertain fans through the media. David brady is a great man for it in mayo and the media and fans love the one liners from joyce etc.
combo (National) - 15/07/2025 16:27:14
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To CCFabu: "According to Jim in the post-match presser there wasn't anything wrong, he was asked if there was a niggle and he just said no and then spoke about the squad depth and people pushing to be in the 26.
He had a bit of a limp after hitting his last point but I wouldn't be worried" Hope your right. He seemed to pull up a bit. Mc Guinness not going to say anything else. Were have a good run with injury s so with one game left hopefully it stays that way.. be a disaster to get a soft tissue injury now.
rorysboys (National) - 15/07/2025 16:31:05
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Eire89: "Damo on sunday game last night cant imagine Jim McG letting a player on it who missed most of cship and after losing QF. They will be out at the galway races like celebs again this year when after watvching what donegal did to meath they should be sick to the core." Worst take ive seen so far. What are they supposed to do, heads down crying for months and only lift them to go gymming? the lads are back with their clubs now training away for a while, leave them at it. Sure they be at the races even if they got the final the way the dates are now. As for McGuinesss, who himself has been on The Saturday night Show as well as a pundit on Sky Sports GAA coverage, I dont think he'd mind too much, a player, in their offseason from intercounty doing some TV work.
The_DOC (National) - 15/07/2025 10:20:54
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To jm25: "Despite photos he's not charged yet" Outstanding! One of the best posts ever on this forum
FallenStar (National) - 15/07/2025 17:36:19
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Mfs: "How did you manage bringing the kids to games all year if you had a season ticket and they did not?" I bought one Adult and one kids Season Ticket this year. I also bought the 3 match package for the other kids for the round robin games. Couldn't justify buying Season Tickets for all 4 at the start of the season, cos with all their various sporting and social life commitments I didn't think they would get the opportunity to attend enough games to justify the outlay. But we made it work. Naturally I'm sorry now I didn't purchase the other 3, but money doesn't grow on trees, especially in January.
SouthOfTheGap (National) - 15/07/2025 16:54:54
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Best of luck. Hope ye get it done on Sunday week.
endgame (National) - 15/07/2025 18:21:50
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "DJ Carey next Sunday?" Despite photos he's not charged yet
jm25 (National) - 15/07/2025 13:17:16
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To mr305: "God forbid he gets a huge opportunity to appear on the Sunday game which could result in a new career for him going forward. The jealousy of people like you is utterly embarrassing. He has made huge sacrifice for Galway Football. His intercounty season is over and he can do as he pleases. and its not absolutely NOTHING to do with you." He played 40 minutes of football for Galway this year. I personally think he should retire as he is always around the panel and the air of uncertainty among fans and players if he will play or not is unsettling. I don't know why they keep selecting him every year when he barely plays. michael Murphy has played more minutes this year than comer has for the last 3. Joyce needs to get some clarity into the team.
Kew (National) - 15/07/2025 15:29:18
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Galway United FC in association with Connacht Hockey can confirm that planning permission is being sought with Galway County Council for a multipurpose sport training facility in Mountain South, Athenry
At least the debt will be paid off this season from that terrible business decision from the Galway hurling county council
Kew (National) - 15/07/2025 15:23:19
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Clones v Blayney result is irrelevant anyway. Be as well
Letting harps through to final as neither team will
Go any further. May as well not bother with championship game either sure. Enough people talking out their backsides so no point having games
updafaughs (National) - 15/07/2025 15:20:13
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