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All to early Power Rankings - lets see how it changes over the season

1 Kerry - League & All Ireland champs - assisted by dodgy refereeing - will be hard to beat
2 Donegal - have learned a lesson on pressing against the wind anyway
3 Armagh - handy win to get restarted
4 Mayo - looking lively for the first time in a long time
5 Galway - understrength but still flush with forwards - defense a problem as always
6 Roscommon - Very unlucky v Kerry - square ball, dodgy penalty, late buzzer - good forwards
7 Dublin - a long way back to the top - bring back Jim - I hear he's not busy.
8 Monaghan - a bad start and a hard road ahead
9 Louth - surprise win, might have a big say in Div 1
10 Meath - look to be building on last year
11 Cork - a rare early win for Cork - might just try to get out of div 2 for the craic
12 Tyrone - unusually slow start to the year so far
13 Kildare - did well against Tyrone - look to be targeting a good league
14 Cavan - threading water I'm afraid
15 Derry - have to be getting worried about another relegation, well off it at the weekend
16 Offaly - under pressure now to stay up
17 Down - looking good for promotion
18 Westmeath - good start to the year so far
19 Wexford - surprisingly good the last day
20 Laois - should be safe but no more
21 Limerick - should be safe but no more
22 Sligo - should be safe but no more
23 Fermanagh - will do well to hand on in the division
24 Clare - going backwards all the time
25 Carlow - Looking good for promotion
26 Wicklow - all frees the last day - need to score from play
27 Tipperary - got caught out last week
28 London - going well for a change
29 Longford - no game last week
30 Leitrim - another new set of players - wont do much this year
31 Antrim - seem to have gone well backwards
32 Waterford - another long year

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1658 - 27/01/2026 17:32:36    2653607

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "All to early Power Rankings - lets see how it changes over the season

1 Kerry - League & All Ireland champs - assisted by dodgy refereeing - will be hard to beat
2 Donegal - have learned a lesson on pressing against the wind anyway
3 Armagh - handy win to get restarted
4 Mayo - looking lively for the first time in a long time
5 Galway - understrength but still flush with forwards - defense a problem as always
6 Roscommon - Very unlucky v Kerry - square ball, dodgy penalty, late buzzer - good forwards
7 Dublin - a long way back to the top - bring back Jim - I hear he's not busy.
8 Monaghan - a bad start and a hard road ahead
9 Louth - surprise win, might have a big say in Div 1
10 Meath - look to be building on last year
11 Cork - a rare early win for Cork - might just try to get out of div 2 for the craic
12 Tyrone - unusually slow start to the year so far
13 Kildare - did well against Tyrone - look to be targeting a good league
14 Cavan - threading water I'm afraid
15 Derry - have to be getting worried about another relegation, well off it at the weekend
16 Offaly - under pressure now to stay up
17 Down - looking good for promotion
18 Westmeath - good start to the year so far
19 Wexford - surprisingly good the last day
20 Laois - should be safe but no more
21 Limerick - should be safe but no more
22 Sligo - should be safe but no more
23 Fermanagh - will do well to hand on in the division
24 Clare - going backwards all the time
25 Carlow - Looking good for promotion
26 Wicklow - all frees the last day - need to score from play
27 Tipperary - got caught out last week
28 London - going well for a change
29 Longford - no game last week
30 Leitrim - another new set of players - wont do much this year
31 Antrim - seem to have gone well backwards
32 Waterford - another long year"
Jim is busier than James Horan and Rochford. Jim saw off 4 Mayo managers during his reign.He was sick of beating Mayo who always filled the togs as Philly told yous.

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 438 - 27/01/2026 21:43:13    2653653

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Replying To brayballer:  "Jim is busier than James Horan and Rochford. Jim saw off 4 Mayo managers during his reign.He was sick of beating Mayo who always filled the togs as Philly told yous."
Lol

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 733 - 28/01/2026 12:03:45    2653721

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Replying To brayballer:  "Jim is busier than James Horan and Rochford. Jim saw off 4 Mayo managers during his reign.He was sick of beating Mayo who always filled the togs as Philly told yous."
Wicklow might to better if ye supported your own and not support Dublin.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1658 - 28/01/2026 12:55:15    2653728

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Dublin a long way back to the top ? maybe , Mayo havn't been to the top in 75 years , go get Jim lol...

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2891 - 28/01/2026 14:29:30    2653750

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "All to early Power Rankings - lets see how it changes over the season

1 Kerry - League & All Ireland champs - assisted by dodgy refereeing - will be hard to beat
2 Donegal - have learned a lesson on pressing against the wind anyway
3 Armagh - handy win to get restarted
4 Mayo - looking lively for the first time in a long time
5 Galway - understrength but still flush with forwards - defense a problem as always
6 Roscommon - Very unlucky v Kerry - square ball, dodgy penalty, late buzzer - good forwards
7 Dublin - a long way back to the top - bring back Jim - I hear he's not busy.
8 Monaghan - a bad start and a hard road ahead
9 Louth - surprise win, might have a big say in Div 1
10 Meath - look to be building on last year
11 Cork - a rare early win for Cork - might just try to get out of div 2 for the craic
12 Tyrone - unusually slow start to the year so far
13 Kildare - did well against Tyrone - look to be targeting a good league
14 Cavan - threading water I'm afraid
15 Derry - have to be getting worried about another relegation, well off it at the weekend
16 Offaly - under pressure now to stay up
17 Down - looking good for promotion
18 Westmeath - good start to the year so far
19 Wexford - surprisingly good the last day
20 Laois - should be safe but no more
21 Limerick - should be safe but no more
22 Sligo - should be safe but no more
23 Fermanagh - will do well to hand on in the division
24 Clare - going backwards all the time
25 Carlow - Looking good for promotion
26 Wicklow - all frees the last day - need to score from play
27 Tipperary - got caught out last week
28 London - going well for a change
29 Longford - no game last week
30 Leitrim - another new set of players - wont do much this year
31 Antrim - seem to have gone well backwards
32 Waterford - another long year"
No wonder most of the country despises Mayo. FULL OF IT.

Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1715 - 28/01/2026 14:33:56    2653754

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Wicklow might to better if ye supported your own and not support Dublin."
He is from Dublin, he said it himself in a previous post. Not that he really had to, you only have to read his posts.
Truthfully I can't see either Mayo or Dublin winning Sam this year, but that could change if either can get some serious form and momentum between now and then. Right now though I don't think either are contenders.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18165 - 28/01/2026 15:14:53    2653767

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Replying To superbluedub:  "Dublin a long way back to the top ? maybe , Mayo havn't been to the top in 75 years , go get Jim lol..."
Well if ye had given Evan Comerford more game time instead of all to Cluxton and brought up other young Dubs maybe ye wouldn't be needing to rebuild as much as ye are now . Cluxton still be there till he is 50 Comerford probably was saying to himself haha ..
Fair play to Comferford for sticking around not alot would with that much of disrespect shown to him
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S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 733 - 28/01/2026 15:17:28    2653769

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