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Sligo GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Unfortunately despite all the hard work, preparation and organisation put in by teams over the course of a year, it can be completely undone at the whim of an utterly not fit for purpose CCC.
The lack of respect shown to clubs and players is astonishing. Fixtures that have been on website and in the master calendar as being down for a particular weekend being changed at 4/5 days notice, completely disregarding any commitments that players may have outside of football. I'm sure all of the affected teams have had training schedules and personnel choices that have been influenced by proposed dates for relegation games, semi finals or quarter finals.
A lot has been said about the strides made last year and credit where it's due, the fact it wasn't a particular taking point means it was a job well done. Unfortunately, while fixing games on a Monday/Tuesday for the following weekend and not paying any heed to weekends off in the master calendar during the league did raise some concerns, it probably should have been a sign of the impending disaster. Venues, dates and times should be left to the competing teams to organise at this point.
While there's no doubt it's a logistically challenging task, there are innumerable easy options staring the county board in the face which make life easier on the lowly club player. If only that was the priority.
ABigTree (National) - 08/09/2026 14:48:42
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Sligo GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Sligoman1234: "Just four days until some teams play in knockout stages and still no venues set, with exception of one Intermediate game but that may be due to who is playing in it more than anything. Until yesterday afternoon they didn't know what day or time. This isn't good enough. Other counties with much larger fixture calendars can have things in order." Until the clubs really make a stand and really make it clear that its unacceptable what's going on nothing will change, Shamrock gael's and Tourlestrane being brought to Enniscrone for Junior A. Games on at 5pm on a Sunday evening, no consideration for lads living outside the county or back at college.
westvoice (National) - 08/09/2026 13:09:45
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "The whole idea of sport is to be competitive against the best and if a hurling Clubs 2nd team is strong....so what try harder to beat them!
That Premier Junior is not competitive, 2 groups of 5 with the top 4 from each group into QF, so basically lose 3 of the 4 group games and your in QF!
What have poor Barna/Furbo got from it....3 losses 1 draw sitting bottom of the barrel season over!
Forgot about An Spidéal great achievement, so there you go it can be done winning and competing against hurling Clubs strong 2nd or 3rd teams.
There is Barna Furbo getting a free ride in Premier Junior when you should earn your status to stay in the 3rd tier!
That rule about Clubs Senior players you could always regrade 6 Senior players to Junior but now a Clubs Senior team have to play first before their Junior team plays so normally the regraded players end up playing Senior again." I'm sure all clubs and individuals will have their own ideas about 'the whole idea of sport'. Contrast Meelick and Carnmore 2026, for example. One has all wins in intermediate, and all losses in Junior A. The other has all losses in Intermediate, with a B team topping a Junior A table. Perhaps Carnmore aren't as good as Meelick at sorting the probables from the possibles.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 08/09/2026 14:17:22
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Looking Towards Football 2027 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Seniorleague: "Yup,there'll be one or two teams who disappoint next year but it should by all rights be a very competitive championship which is great.
Also yes,the club stuff is fantastic and am looking forward to it over the next few months." The current All Ireland Champions won't be fit to kick a ball till 2028 with all the occasions etc etc
Seanfan (National) - 08/09/2026 14:38:43
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "An Spidéal also went from Junior C to old intermediate. They won Junior A which included the second teams of larger clubs. The hurlball clubs as you call them were able to compete. The issue was they were often facing teams with senior players early in the championship. It made a mockery of it.
A couple of things:
All hurling clubs got to vote on the new structure and it passed with almost 70%. There are far more hurling only clubs than dual clubs, so plenty hurling only clubs voted for it too. You can keep giving out about it, but it's what the clubs wanted.
You're also wrong about Tuam. If they do manage to get up to Junior A and win it, then they would be in Premier Junior, as they're a first team. They have a long way to go to get to the level, but would be great to see it." The whole idea of sport is to be competitive against the best and if a hurling Clubs 2nd team is strong....so what try harder to beat them!
That Premier Junior is not competitive, 2 groups of 5 with the top 4 from each group into QF, so basically lose 3 of the 4 group games and your in QF!
What have poor Barna/Furbo got from it....3 losses 1 draw sitting bottom of the barrel season over!
Forgot about An Spidéal great achievement, so there you go it can be done winning and competing against hurling Clubs strong 2nd or 3rd teams.
There is Barna Furbo getting a free ride in Premier Junior when you should earn your status to stay in the 3rd tier!
That rule about Clubs Senior players you could always regrade 6 Senior players to Junior but now a Clubs Senior team have to play first before their Junior team plays so normally the regraded players end up playing Senior again.
katser (National) - 08/09/2026 10:54:54
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
That's a touchy subject 1 and subject 2
burt nally (National) - 08/09/2026 10:58:29
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Under the current rules there is no promotion to Premier Junior, so the highest grade a Club can go is Reeves Cup.
From Junior F,E,D,C,B,A and then Reeves Cup. Madness!!" No promotion for second teams. Tuam would be promoted to premier junior if they won Junior A.
WanPintWin (National) - 08/09/2026 11:01:08
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
I met up with some friends after racing last evening and one of the group commented the comment that the lady involved in hurling draws on GBfm made about Moycullen being the unluckiest team in the competition was surprisingly agreed by 5 of 6 present, it must be said that only 2 two saw the game.It was said that if the controversial goal had stood that Loughrea would have being depending on Tommy L to keep them in the championship.I wonder is that lady's view held by more?
backtooldwall (National) - 08/09/2026 11:08:12
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Should Football Teams Now Focus On Two-Pointers? - 1 Like(s)
I think teams should concentrate on getting the ball over the bar or under it as quickly and often as possible, whether that be for 1, 2,3 or 4 points
Freethinker (National) - 08/09/2026 13:19:15
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Reeves cup is a waste of time for certain teams in it, mostly a waste of time for the junior a clubs that are now having to compete with intermediate teams.
If ya look at the reeves cup group 1. You have turlough, craughwell (Both were intermediate) in a group with Sarsfeilds and Thomas's both top junior A teams last year in the group with Ardrahan who only ever get out the group of junior A because the first few games they have senior players in with them and cappytaggle who are the same boat as ardrahan. That group finnished exactly how it would be predicted too. Turlough, Craughwell, Sarsfeilds , Thomas's , Ardrahan then cappy. Some of the scorelines too were ridiculous. Going through one game Ardrahan 1-6 , Sarsfeilds 2-22. Ardrahan losing to turlough 15 points. Cappy not even playing there two games to Turlough and Craughwell. Where is the benefit to these lower end junior A second teams in going out and getting hurled around the field. Now group 2 was more competitive but you still some ridiculously one sided games like mellows losing 0-06 to 1-21.
Realistically your going to have the same 4 teams reaching a semi final for the foreseeable.
I dont know how the vote went but i seen here 70 percent voted in favour. Id like to know of the 30 percent who didnt vote yes, how many of them clubs are currently in the reeves cup unwillingly. How many Premier junior clubs voted yes to it to have an easier chance at finally winning some silver wear? If you cant beat a clubs second team in junior as a first team you just simply are not good enough to win junior then.
Hurlingmind35 (National) - 08/09/2026 13:24:52
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Has somebody lost the keys to the Markievicz Park gate? Solution to the CCC's problems staring them in the face. I suppose they want to protect a pitch that hasn't had a game on it in months at the expense of club pitches that they will willingly flog to death.
The lack of notice for fixtures and inexplicable moving of any game, but especially championship knockout games, from one weekend to the next at 4-5 days notice is not good enough.
Bring in Home and Away games. Open up Markievicz Park. Map out the Championship fixtues in advance and give the players, coaching teams and supporters something so they can plan their lives.
shorona (National) - 08/09/2026 14:43:29
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "I'm sure all clubs and individuals will have their own ideas about 'the whole idea of sport'. Contrast Meelick and Carnmore 2026, for example. One has all wins in intermediate, and all losses in Junior A. The other has all losses in Intermediate, with a B team topping a Junior A table. Perhaps Carnmore aren't as good as Meelick at sorting the probables from the possibles." I'm extremely surprised at how poor Carnmore are this year.....i would have them as a coming team for the future, bit like Ballindeeren lots of good young hurlers and very successful at underage.
Meelick-Eyrecourt are like Tynagh Abbey-Duniry no fear whatsoever and belive they are good enough to win Intermediate and compeat against below average Senior teams like Cappataggle, Killimordaly, Moycullen, Liam Mellows, Gort, Ardrahan.
I remember in 1998 Kiltormer won JHC A and JHC C but got nowhere in Intermediate when the Club was desperately trying to get back upto Senior.
katser (National) - 08/09/2026 16:37:35
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Hurlingmind35: "Reeves cup is a waste of time for certain teams in it, mostly a waste of time for the junior a clubs that are now having to compete with intermediate teams.
If ya look at the reeves cup group 1. You have turlough, craughwell (Both were intermediate) in a group with Sarsfeilds and Thomas's both top junior A teams last year in the group with Ardrahan who only ever get out the group of junior A because the first few games they have senior players in with them and cappytaggle who are the same boat as ardrahan. That group finnished exactly how it would be predicted too. Turlough, Craughwell, Sarsfeilds , Thomas's , Ardrahan then cappy. Some of the scorelines too were ridiculous. Going through one game Ardrahan 1-6 , Sarsfeilds 2-22. Ardrahan losing to turlough 15 points. Cappy not even playing there two games to Turlough and Craughwell. Where is the benefit to these lower end junior A second teams in going out and getting hurled around the field. Now group 2 was more competitive but you still some ridiculously one sided games like mellows losing 0-06 to 1-21.
Realistically your going to have the same 4 teams reaching a semi final for the foreseeable.
I dont know how the vote went but i seen here 70 percent voted in favour. Id like to know of the 30 percent who didnt vote yes, how many of them clubs are currently in the reeves cup unwillingly. How many Premier junior clubs voted yes to it to have an easier chance at finally winning some silver wear? If you cant beat a clubs second team in junior as a first team you just simply are not good enough to win junior then." Sure that's easy say about junior teams not able to beat 2nd teams. A lot of the junior teams are dads and lads trying to keep the thing afloat until the next batch of youngsters are ready. Most of these second teams have bigger populations and so more young lads to try and keep happy until they break into senior.
If you want to remix it all again then under no circumstances should any senior player be allowed to be anywhere near the second team or stash away the better young lads until needed. And if they can't make 2 teams out of it then they shouldn't
2maroonjerseys (National) - 08/09/2026 17:16:11
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To SouthOfTheGap: "I wonder is that due to the level of commitment involved, the demands that the job would entail, and deciding that it just wouldn't pay well enough.
Or is due perhaps to the feeling that they wouldn't have the level of control required under Jim to allow them do the job the way they would want it done.
Or is it geography, in that a lot of those with the qualifications for the job are not living within the county?
Maybe Flaker could enlighten us, especially with the Barry Solan situation in Mayo, how does that work?" I think Jim gets a lot of bad press with regards backroom teams etc, such that he is unwilling to listen to any input from coaches etc. I think this far from accurate, I suspect Jim is open to anything that would bring us over the line, he is the Team manager and has the final say on everything ultimately and sometimes he might feel some suggestions by coaches etc might not work and he has to make the final call.
I find that a lot of younger people in their 20s at work struggle if people don't go with their ideas or constructively disagree with them, they take it personally. I suspect an element of this seeps into coaching too.
Commodore (National) - 08/09/2026 18:12:37
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jobber: "Still no news on minor county hurling or indeed the senior where the question is will any player from out top 4 clubs participate or does anyone care?" Not sure this message makes sense
westmeathgaa11 (National) - 08/09/2026 18:59:25
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