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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To AnCrúiscínLán: "Wouldn't it be great for Connaught football to see Mayo win the AI. If they did, it would give young Galway players coming through development squads great belief that they could progress and aspire to winning an AI title. It's great to see Kobe breaking lines and using that beautiful slicing technique to score points and goals from distance. Many Galway people have Mayo connections, so I don't see why we shouldn't support our neighbours. Before the advent of social media we always supported our neighbours - Roscommon too. But things have turned very petty and begrudging." One of the worst takes I've ever seen on this thread
Galwayman67420 (National) - 01/07/2026 14:14:36
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
I feel so sorry for our lads. But I don't think you can blame management alone. PJ didn't give himself the extension. The blame is further up the chain.
It's certainly not the fault of Gough, or of a goalkeeper with a pair on him bigger than the O'Neills he hoofs out under more scrutiny than Princess Diana had to endure. GUFC fans will be kinder to him than we have been. If you could out Celtic Crosses, he'd be my first in line.
As for PJ, I'm sorry too that he won't take the opportunity to use Gough as cover to bow out with dignity, rather than as an excuse to stay on for a movie we've all seen before.
But we'll watch it again next year. The critics will give it rave reviews, north of the Corrib, east of the Shannon. Maybe Jim Gavin will provide snacks with his Kool-Aid next time. In truth, it's a story without any real edge. The plot always peters out. Characters whose flaws are too familiar now. Nothing fresh. The emperor might wear new clothes. Again.
Fans of the Pat Comer original could say this one jumped the shark long ago. Not a patch on the original. It's the same tired sequel. Same tired ending.
"Another Year 'Til Sunday".
Who knows? Maybe we'll salvage something from the wreckage in the years to come. We survived the nuclear winter after Tompkins dropped the bomb on us in '87. I wasn't around for the glories a quarter-century earlier; it might have been easier just to have lived through them in real time. In a county like ours, it's not difficult to understand the inclination to fall back on bygone days.
The future belongs to the Tyrones and the Kerrys. Maybe even those plucky little giantkillers, the Dubs.
I hope to remember PJ for what he did on the field rather than on the sideline.
Sin é...
Gaillimh Abú
Gaillimh_ar_dtús (National) - 01/07/2026 15:45:32
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David Clifford The Goat - 2 Like(s)
Replying To CiarraiMick: "Impossible to say again bur yes IMO he is the best in his era.
David was asked after last years All Ireland and i think It was Damien Lawlor asked how do you feel when you hear people say you re the greatest.David s reply was brilliant.He said something like "I dont take much notice as I think people are coming out with those comments and not coming from the right place.They are trying to build you up so they can knock you down"
I kind of agree and posters who start a thread like this would probably love David to be knocked down." I would mostly agree with your comments, but this sounds a bit paranoid, I would think the vast majority of people that express an opinion about the merits of a player are being genuine.
sligo joe (National) - 01/07/2026 21:40:01
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Is it true that the free count in the Dublin Galway game favoured Dublin by 21 to 6?
If true, an astonishing statistic surely." 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.
brayballer (National) - 01/07/2026 21:19:08
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Knocknadrough: "Not half ruthless enough here i'm afraid ...kerry got rid of Paudie o Sè one of the greatest to ever wear the green and gold even though he had won 2 all-Irelands during his tenure ,thats why they're hunting for their 40th ,we dont have that here ,its all too cozy and pally-pally in the management camp ....like our country at the moment we're not a serious team imv" You're not a serious team in terms of All Ireland contenders but the management and lack of ruthlessness is not the reason why. You had a brief spell were you're few genuine top class players were all in their prime, now there into their 30's and late 30's in one case the bubbles burst. Galway never had the depth of talent the media would have you believe. The media hype was part of the downfall, if you had gone into the 2024 All Ireland final with a more realistic expectation of where you were in relation to Armagh and less unjustified hype you might have turned them over. What Galway fans have never been willing to accept is Armagh just had a better team, they didnt really perform to their level at all for most of that game but were still were the better side and beat you.
JimB1991 (National) - 01/07/2026 19:52:17
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "A Kilkenny man on a football thread, well isn't that ironic." 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.
foreveryoung (National) - 01/07/2026 19:24:03
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Totally disagree. Age is irrelevant. Paul Conroy was one of the most influential players this year and he'd be a huge loss if he's not there next year. He's a solid fighter and tough as nails and highly experienced. I'd love to see Dessie Connelly come in for his accuracy of frees and 2 pointers. The talent is there in Galway, it all needs to gel as a team. No point knocking the lads now. Mindset needs a change and real character over style needs to come in.
Gearoid1998ffowaed (National) - 01/07/2026 18:35:39
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Louth GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ColmFlaherty: "Daire Nally and Donal McKenny 2 serious defenders" Those lads have been exceptional along with Emmet Carolan in the full back line. Credit to the management team who have built a deep panel over the last few campaigns. Missing Dermot Campbell, Eoghan Callaghan, Peter Lynch and Dan Corcoran also in the backs. The likes of young Tinnelly came in when bodies were low in the league campaign and done well. Panel depth has been crucial.
Shearer (National) - 01/07/2026 16:26:44
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Emmets67: "Gleeson gone to Galway United, finally clearing the way for Barry McHugh to fulfil his destiny as Galway's No 1" Would you give it a break.
Alwaysencourage (National) - 01/07/2026 15:56:12
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dunlavin4Miley: "County board will do the bare minimum as per usual but it's well past the stage where Rathnew should be banned from all comps for at least a year. Shameful scenes once again" I've no love for Rathnew and the incident is shocking. However those calling for a blanket ban should reflect on the consequences. The Rathnew no 3 immediately goes to the assistance of the Annacurra player. His concern is for the injured player and is obviously horrified by what has happened. Does he deserve a ban?
themaddog (National) - 01/07/2026 11:45:54
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
A few days on now dust has settled the disappointment is almost worse. Going back to my childhood i vaguely recall 85 but aside from 07 v kerry when we still buckled in last 10 minutes I dont ever remember a monaghan side performing in croke park when it really mattered. Last year and this there were v clear paths to an all ireland final and on both days second half v donegal and last sunday team just didnt perform. Same as 13 15 18. We are a great side when chasing a lead and backs against the wall stuff but when any level of expectation like 6 minutes in on Sunday louth down to 14 we usually just dont do it in croke for whatever reason belief tradition etc happy to get the usual patronising BS about punching above our weight. Dick clerkin made a great pt on podcast this week . Gavin Devlin who was involved in those tyrone victories in the 10s with mickey harte over us would have drilled into the louth players monaghan werent a croke park team and would buckle if louth went at us which proved to be the case on sunday. Before people use beggan as an excuse remember beggan was there for last year and all other defeats its a collective failing across generations and different managers.
seanie08 (National) - 01/07/2026 10:58:15
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To eunans4ever: "100% - it as our kickouts and attacking play that ultimately ended our championship." Think our forwards are being stifled from the sideline. Playing by numbers/tactics instead of letting them loose. Their natural players let them show they're talents.
Tyrion (National) - 01/07/2026 21:38:15
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Rochford was very well regarded by the players. More than Bonner was." Think donegal was going better with bonner than when roachford arrived. We regressed afterwards.
Tyrion (National) - 01/07/2026 21:31:10
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To countymonaghan: "Any context to this? Is he not injured? What has happened him?" Very hard to give context on here but bit of a maverick at times. Iv mentioned this before about the current management and the previous which included the current. its repeated that lads dont have it in them for county. i will give some quick examples of lads that should be about the panel with apparent bad attitude or not fit for county that for me could be better managed:
kevin loughran
2 o mcdonnells from clontibret
wilson
mohan
mc phillips
mc nulty
sean jones
mulligan
conor forde
mc bennett
irwin
Rory Woods id say wasnt too easy handled, padraig donaghy wasnt the easiest either. We all speak glowingly of Kieran hughes. Malachy had to manage a situation there at times.
Good management will get a tune out of a player and get a team rowing in the right direction. gallagher with mc faul, mc geeney with o neill.
Iv seen players have 1 bad game and then poof gone. what exaclty is being said? Iv spoke to happier lads in bantys time. hughes, Boyle and duffy retired early, mc nulty and mc phillips went travelling. found this all very strange.
I would imagine next year will be a damp squib with boys waiting out the last year of this term if nothing changes.
monaghanfootballfan (National) - 01/07/2026 11:25:09
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Kerry All Ireland Champions 2026? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Kildare wont see their name printed on a final ticket anytime soon anyway." KErry and Mayo will ger ugly aka 2004 and 06
TommyBermingham (National) - 01/07/2026 21:17:01
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David Clifford The Goat - 1 Like(s)
Will be first footballer to win 10 AI medals at inter county level.
TommyBermingham (National) - 01/07/2026 21:15:48
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To DubSanIarthar: "Delighted with how Dublin have upped their game in the last couple of matches. Better team beat the better squad on Sunday. Evident that a lot of work has gone into our kick out strategy in the past couple of weeks. Getting a couple of key players back has also been huge.
As a blow-in in the west, it's sad to see what poor management has cost probably the most talented squad in the country for at least 3 years of PJ's reign. They still probably had the best squad behind Kerry this year, but I'm not sure that will remain the case much longer. Incredible that he has never managed to solve the kick out issue that has been dogging them for years. The team occasionally breaks free of his shackles during matches and shows how good they could be with quick ball, but then they revert to the all the lateral stuff again. Sadly, talking to people down here, the rose tinted glasses being worn due to his great playing career seem likely to remain in place." For sure Joyce was a really brilliant footballer and he has done well as a manager but maybe he has brought Galway as far as he can.
gaa.88 (National) - 01/07/2026 21:00:51
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
I can feel the pain ye are going trough from here. It's the absolute killer about championship, you lose and your out, done until after Christmas. Even if you had a mickey mouse league game to focus on it would be better than reliving what went wrong over and over.
But it will pass and when it does you will have some great memories of 2026. I think the Derry match was one of the best games I have ever seen as a neutral.
2027 is another year.
Cbar (National) - 01/07/2026 11:41:15
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Emmets67: "Gleeson gone to Galway United, finally clearing the way for Barry McHugh to fulfil his destiny as Galway's No 1" I really don't see why not at this stage. If mchugh can kick accurately off the ground imagine what he'd be like off the tee. Hes good in the air and has played for galway in the past. If we picked up an injury mid game he could also go up front. Frees have cost us in the past he could be our own version of Rory beggan or Niall Morgan with his skills. Well worth a trial in the FBD or Allianz league to see how it goes
Galwayman67420 (National) - 01/07/2026 14:18:25
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To seanie08: "A few days on now dust has settled the disappointment is almost worse. Going back to my childhood i vaguely recall 85 but aside from 07 v kerry when we still buckled in last 10 minutes I dont ever remember a monaghan side performing in croke park when it really mattered. Last year and this there were v clear paths to an all ireland final and on both days second half v donegal and last sunday team just didnt perform. Same as 13 15 18. We are a great side when chasing a lead and backs against the wall stuff but when any level of expectation like 6 minutes in on Sunday louth down to 14 we usually just dont do it in croke for whatever reason belief tradition etc happy to get the usual patronising BS about punching above our weight. Dick clerkin made a great pt on podcast this week . Gavin Devlin who was involved in those tyrone victories in the 10s with mickey harte over us would have drilled into the louth players monaghan werent a croke park team and would buckle if louth went at us which proved to be the case on sunday. Before people use beggan as an excuse remember beggan was there for last year and all other defeats its a collective failing across generations and different managers." You make a very good point, croke park is a real graveyard for monaghan football. I'm not entirely sure why but it has to be a generational thing of having little success there or tradition. I think we have won 3 games and a penalty shoot out there since the 1930s re championship. Even before louth squeezed us in the last 5 minutes Sunday, the chances we missed were unforgiveable and they would have been clipped over in clones no doubt. It seemed the weight of expectation got to us again in HQ. Might not seem like much but louth winning a leinster there and taking out dublin was definitely worth two points. I think the one thing most posters agree here is we need size and power going forward. Sean Jones and Mc Philips need to be back in the panel. It was a decent year but we left an anglo celt behind us and a SF. Both games were there for us.
222 (National) - 01/07/2026 11:57:46
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