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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Seniorleague: "St James in a biteen of trouble all of a sudden. Wasnt at it but from the scoreline seemed like a good game.
That oughterard loss is haunting them.
Hopefully as a city club they avoid the drop." Would be nice to see rural clubs avoiding the drop also, of course.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 31/08/2026 12:38:33
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To RebelAlliance: "I'm sorry but as a neutral who attended the game, Lomans absolutely did not deserve a draw - they were poor and the referee really did bail them out with some strange decisions. The standard of refereeing at both games left a lot to be desired but the second game in particular was scandalous. Numerous missed hits off the ball, baffling decisions and just no consistency whatsoever. Incredibly harsh on Kinnegad, I couldn't make sense of it at all." If you were refereeing a Championship game and one of the managers was your club mate who needed a result or his team were going to be knocked out wouldn't you try help him out?
iarmhiabu (National) - 31/08/2026 10:06:31
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
We are getting to the crucial stage of the championships now but i have to say when you see it in the cold light of day that two out of Lomans,Shamrocks and Garrycastle will go out of the senior football championship is in terms of quality a disaster. Maybe Athlone and Moate might surprise me but surely in terms of merit the board have got it totally wrong.
jobber (National) - 31/08/2026 10:27:33
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
After the weekend gone by I have now seen all 12 Senior teams play and its extremely hard to look beyond The Downs. Would probably have Kinnegad as their closest challengers but even at that I still think they are a bit off them. Lomans would be next in line and I do think if they get out of the group they will be hard to beat as they're well accustomed to knockout football and getting over the line in tight games. After that everyone else is miles off to be honest. The Downs will be hoping for Tubberclair Moate All Whites or Athlone in a semi final. Caulry have had a poor year which is no harm, might keep a few of them out that way quiet for a while. Mullingar Shamrocks fell off the wagon, maybe injuries didnt help. Garrycastle still have a chance of qualifying and credit to them for putting themselves in that positon.
Section B has two dead rubber games which is disappointing as Section B used to always come down to the last round given only 2 qualified and every game was massive. Ironic that the club that enforced the new format are now knocked out. Milltown and St Malachys flying high in Section A, a draw would actually put both sides in the semi final. Milltownpass v Shandonagh is a winner takes all and should be a humdinger.
Ballymore are flying in section B and are safely through with a game to spare. Ballinagore have also been brilliant, only Junior 2 a couple of years ago and are now on the brink of an intermediate quarter final. Their games with Rbridge will be massive. Maryland V Castletown in the relegation play off will be a tight one to call, neither side have been playing well.
BadgerDog (National) - 31/08/2026 10:46:57
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Temple56: "Morgan Gavigan has to be called up by Mark McHugh. A super talent!
Also I was in the Brigid yesterday for double header, some of the Athlone and Garrycastle players are well good enough to play county football! Not sure why they don't is it because there not from Mullingar?" Yes that's the reason why. McHugh was told there's a quota system in place and Connellan and Allen filled the quota. Garrycastle appealed the decision as they felt Mickey Greene was worth his place but overruled by county board.
Claretandblue (National) - 31/08/2026 18:14:23
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Longford GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To LongfordTownie: "Who is going to get relegated lads ?" Not Carrickedmond anyway, win lose or draw they're staying up.
BadgerDog (National) - 31/08/2026 14:14:24
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Man Utd V Leeds Utd - Croke Park - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "Reverse gear is often very difficult to find once something is allowed creep in and that is what happened. Where was Croke park and its committee when the finals were moved from the 3rd Sunday in Sept to the the end of July over a period of about 4 years?? I cant see why something that which may seem so obvious is a reason for it not to go to a vote? I cannot see how this split season benefits clubs apart from having county pkayers back (the majority would have them back anyway as their county would be out of AI race befor club championship starts) as the county final have not moved forward in one county with majority in Oct and some in Nov. That makes a mockery of club champions provincial campaign with some playing a county final on a Saturday and the first round of the provincial the next day. Player welfare how are you." The split season has made a massive difference to clubs in Galway and I can confirm that first hand. We've had 3 rounds of the football championship and all senior and intermediate groups finished by the end of August. Games played on brilliant pitches in very good weather for the most part. Never mind when a county final is played, they're often extended so there isn't too much of a gap to the provincial campaign.
What matters is that the majority of club championship matches and the majority of players of our Gaelic games have certainty on when they're playing and are playing most of their matches in good weather and good surfaces at the end of the summer.
If the All-Ireland football final was still the 3rd Sunday in September, we'd be into October before we could even start. The players don't want that, yet some people still can't understand it.
Galway were in the All-Ireland hurling final this year, yet we have 2 rounds played already and the final round of group matches is next weekend.
WanPintWin (National) - 31/08/2026 12:26:26
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fox.1n.7he.b0x: "Wouldn't surprise me one bit," Jaysus you are hilarious altogether.
Alwaysencourage (National) - 31/08/2026 20:14:42
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "They were well beaten by Oughterard in the end, in a game they were favourites for. Very fine margins overall though. Should have closed out the Annaghdown match and a one point loss today. Annaghdown topped the group unbeaten, which very few would have predicted at the start. It was a very competitive group.
The other 3 groups had the favourite finish top comfortably. Tuam now have a preliminary quarter to play, while the other 3 favourites will sit out that weekend. Might be what they need to find some form. Their performances haven't matched the pre-championship expectations for them." To be fair Moycullen and Salthill had easy groups bar maybe Dunmore for Moycullen, as for Corofin they had a tough group with Claregalway and mountbellew and kallannin who were only a kick of a ball from a semi final last year but with all the lads away for the first game they never got going at all, hard to look past Moycullen unfortunately they are looking really strong
Fox.1n.7he.b0x (National) - 31/08/2026 09:07:47
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To 2maroonjerseys: "Merit is needed to win the championship not just because they're successful in the past means nothing. Championship is designed by nature for the best teams to win. If anything this new system has shown has much coasting was done in the previous format. Do enough to get to the knockout and then go flat out. It's been remarked on here that lomans look flat unfit in games. Probably they haven't adjusted to the new system however flawed it is. 4 draws tells its own story regarding the table. No doubt whichever two don't get through will be clamouring to get the old system back next yr.
If anything I'm surprised they've all been caught napping regarding getting out off the group. Real bite has been added to the group stages and it's only now we can see that. Being the 4th best team in group A and not getting out should be painful and focus the mind on dog eat dog championship football not happy clappy let's all get medals football. Someone will always be unhappy with formats it's up to teams to get to grips with it straight away and play what's in front of you.
Who knows the whole thing might change totally again next yr." The new system is atrocious. As was expected by everyone that had actually thought it through.
If you want to prevent coasting by having 3 from each group, then fair enough. But the groups have to be equally strong in that case. Personally I don't think it would be as good as the format we had, but I can see the argument for it.
This weekend has half the teams in the championship with nothing to play for. Shamrocks, Caulry, Tubberclair, Athlone, Moate, Killucan all know their fate. And barring a bizarre outcome you can add CK to that list too. So more than half the teams, realistically, have nothing on the line in the last game.
anon (National) - 31/08/2026 18:27:59
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Temple56: "Morgan Gavigan has to be called up by Mark McHugh. A super talent!
Also I was in the Brigid yesterday for double header, some of the Athlone and Garrycastle players are well good enough to play county football! Not sure why they don't is it because there not from Mullingar?" Mark McHugh was in the Bridge, if they're good enough he'll bring them in, geography won't matter.
stonemadbeany (National) - 31/08/2026 18:19:08
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Temple56: "Morgan Gavigan has to be called up by Mark McHugh. A super talent!
Also I was in the Brigid yesterday for double header, some of the Athlone and Garrycastle players are well good enough to play county football! Not sure why they don't is it because there not from Mullingar?" Which ones?
DelaneyCup2026 (National) - 31/08/2026 16:03:40
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tommyc: "In Mayo you play 4 championship games (3 group and relegation semi final ) before you are in last chance saloon of a final relegation game. In Roscommon you can be in final relegation play off after 2 of your 3 group games. Hopefully that makes it clear." That's incorrect in regards to Ballina. Should they avoid defeat this weekend they end up avoiding the relegation play-off's and have a championship with as Seanfan said just 3 games.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 31/08/2026 13:57:22
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Man Utd V Leeds Utd - Croke Park - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "Reverse gear is often very difficult to find once something is allowed creep in and that is what happened. Where was Croke park and its committee when the finals were moved from the 3rd Sunday in Sept to the the end of July over a period of about 4 years?? I cant see why something that which may seem so obvious is a reason for it not to go to a vote? I cannot see how this split season benefits clubs apart from having county pkayers back (the majority would have them back anyway as their county would be out of AI race befor club championship starts) as the county final have not moved forward in one county with majority in Oct and some in Nov. That makes a mockery of club champions provincial campaign with some playing a county final on a Saturday and the first round of the provincial the next day. Player welfare how are you." Ballygunner now have some their own split season now before Munster begins!
Gilroy hit nail on head about finals being moved and allowing that borefest across the channel to dominate even what schoolchildren are talking about at a time when our finals used to be the centre of the sporting and indeed cultural year.
BarneyGrant (National) - 31/08/2026 12:23:52
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fox.1n.7he.b0x: "To be fair Moycullen and Salthill had easy groups bar maybe Dunmore for Moycullen, as for Corofin they had a tough group with Claregalway and mountbellew and kallannin who were only a kick of a ball from a semi final last year but with all the lads away for the first game they never got going at all, hard to look past Moycullen unfortunately they are looking really strong" I'd personally put SK and Corofin ahead of Moycullen. Itll be one of the three anyways.
Anyone any other picks? I genuinely cant fathom anyone outside those 3 winning it.
Seniorleague (National) - 31/08/2026 12:15:25
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jobber: "We are getting to the crucial stage of the championships now but i have to say when you see it in the cold light of day that two out of Lomans,Shamrocks and Garrycastle will go out of the senior football championship is in terms of quality a disaster. Maybe Athlone and Moate might surprise me but surely in terms of merit the board have got it totally wrong." Ive seen Garrycastle twice, Shamrocks and Lomans once, and all three of Moate, Tubberclair and Athlone are better or just as good IMO...
Saying that, there is no point in having the two group system if the same amount of teams get into the QF from each group. The previous form was much better IMO.
Corofin123 (National) - 31/08/2026 11:48:43
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"It's Worrying For Football That More Rule Changes Are Being Considered!!" - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "If there are 3 or 4 tacklers around a fella then there are 2 or 3 free teammates somewhere on the pitch. A good player would find one of these before he gets tackled by 3 or 4 lads in the 1st place." Rubbish, a good hard player winning scrap ball can't even get to his feet with men surrounding him. He gets a hand pass away and is blew up.
Saynothing (National) - 31/08/2026 11:44:39
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To monaghanmad4567: "Hear niall mc kenna flying for Emyvale ... scored goal and 8 there in training and is in top form in the intermediate championship. He could definetly be a potential call up for the monaghan senoir squad. Seems like a like for like replacemnt for our legend conor mc manus. I've been told he's working in active 8 so will have a great relationship with captain Mick Bannigan. His back could be sore from carrying Emyvale year in year out, even though he lives in Monaghan town he plays for Emyvale which is a big loss for the harps" Waffle
monaghanmad (National) - 31/08/2026 11:37:44
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To MayoDan: "They still have another group game to play so are not in relegation yet. More than likely they'll avoid the relegation playoffs" Which would mean they'd got 3 Championship games.
Every team in Ros is guaranteed 4 games.
Seanfan (National) - 31/08/2026 11:00:47
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Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "Agree but if they do will win leinster like mulinaghta they will need that for me to topple them" Remember Mullinaughta had won 2 or 3 in a row before they won Leinster. It is a bridge too far to say Clonguish will make an impact on Leinster this year. When they win 2 or 3 in a row they can start talking about Leinster.
B&G (National) - 31/08/2026 10:49:48
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