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Galway Football thread - 5 Like(s)
The quicker the lad gets himself off to Australia the better for himself.
Seanfan (National) - 25/02/2026 11:07:47
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Galway Football thread - 5 Like(s)
Replying To Cumann1: "There wasn't 7 pages about Kobe" There absolute was. Who are you trying to fool? Or did you not read the paper because I did.
Let's go through them, if you must.
Sports cover: A photo of Kobe celebrating with a headline entitled "Teen spirit".
Page 2: Column from Mark Ronaldson with a title: "Impossible to shelter our new star from hype".
Page 3: Interview with Andy Moran with a headline: "Andy on Kobe: 'He's a real talented boy'.
Page 4: James Laffey piece. Headline: 'McDonald is already in rarefied company'
Page 5: Match report from Anthony Hennigan. Headline "Cyclone Kobe strikes Clones as Moran's Mayo run riot". Eight of the first nine paragraphs are about Kobe.
Page 6: A column from Aonghus O Maicin. Headline: "Nothing quite like the irreverence of youth". Admittedly, doesn't start with Kobe focus but his name is in the first sentence. However, the second half of the article is named "Act II - The Kobe Show".
Page 7: Edwin McGreal piece. "A debut to remember for not your ordinary Mayo teenager." I wonder who that would be about.
TanCanRan (National) - 24/02/2026 22:49:17
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Galway Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "LOL we are not loosing the run of ourselves. What are you on about ? Funny your giving out aboyt Mayo ones on a Galway thread..... it's outsiders building us up as per usual .
Also kobe is a star and everyones knows it
It's more like you lot the Rossies who are loosing the run of yoursevles like talking aboyt a possible AI this year I mean really when ye have not won a championship match in croker since 1982 ......." Yer completely losing the run of yerselves. There were seven pages in the Western People today all about Kobe McDonald. Seven pages in the local paper.....that's nuts.
TanCanRan (National) - 24/02/2026 16:51:31
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Immer: "Absolutely priceless. Rage clicking on national media articles about Mayo would be nothing new, but actually seeking out a physical copy of a local North Mayo paper to count the column inches suggests a new level of unwellness." Maybe but worth it as the poster has proved himself right and shown a few posters up to be spoofers.
sourmilk93 (National) - 25/02/2026 12:29:11
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To TanCanRan: "Yer completely losing the run of yerselves. There were seven pages in the Western People today all about Kobe McDonald. Seven pages in the local paper.....that's nuts." There wasn't 7 pages about Kobe
Cumann1 (National) - 24/02/2026 19:39:40
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To iarmhiabu: "Unfortunately, the kick you get from the All Bland County Leagues doesn't pack the same irresistible crunch and mouthwatering flavour as the Sweet Chilli Crispy Championship." Cheers, Iarmhiabu - after reading that I nearly had to go and demolish a 12-pack of Walkers. Intense stuff altogether and a brilliant use of the English language!
Fighting-Cocks69 (National) - 24/02/2026 13:28:14
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Is there nothing that can be done about Roscommon posters coming on here being demeaning towards Leitrim? Seems to be pages and pages of particular posters on here being WUMs and they are getting away with it
ohwow (National) - 25/02/2026 10:36:26
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To TanCanRan: "There absolute was. Who are you trying to fool? Or did you not read the paper because I did.
Let's go through them, if you must.
Sports cover: A photo of Kobe celebrating with a headline entitled "Teen spirit".
Page 2: Column from Mark Ronaldson with a title: "Impossible to shelter our new star from hype".
Page 3: Interview with Andy Moran with a headline: "Andy on Kobe: 'He's a real talented boy'.
Page 4: James Laffey piece. Headline: 'McDonald is already in rarefied company'
Page 5: Match report from Anthony Hennigan. Headline "Cyclone Kobe strikes Clones as Moran's Mayo run riot". Eight of the first nine paragraphs are about Kobe.
Page 6: A column from Aonghus O Maicin. Headline: "Nothing quite like the irreverence of youth". Admittedly, doesn't start with Kobe focus but his name is in the first sentence. However, the second half of the article is named "Act II - The Kobe Show".
Page 7: Edwin McGreal piece. "A debut to remember for not your ordinary Mayo teenager." I wonder who that would be about." Great post. Ms Kennedy, JimB1991 and S1234 what do you think of that?
GDL (National) - 25/02/2026 09:58:08
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To JimB1991: "The penny is finally dropping." You fancy yourself as an explainer, so explain your obsession with Galway to us.
Crashingwaves (National) - 24/02/2026 19:18:36
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To TanCanRan: "Yer completely losing the run of yerselves. There were seven pages in the Western People today all about Kobe McDonald. Seven pages in the local paper.....that's nuts." That's something else alright. Mayo for Sam is in full flow now and really only Mayo can stop Mayo now.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 24/02/2026 19:04:15
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National Football League 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Jimmy McGuinness got on his high horse complaining about provincial championships starting a week after the league finals, and rightly so. He was fully right.
Jimmy McGuinness talked the talk. GAA HQ responded by creating a free weekend after the league finals. Jimmy McGuinness must now walk the walk and lead Donegal to the league final. Any pulling up of the handbrake will be hypocrisy of the highest order." Mmm … hypocrisy for conserving energy , minimising injuries etc…. Mustn't forget that Donegal had to play 11 gruelling championship matches last year, winning nine but were very flat by the time final came about. Your posts are usually very fair but calling an amateur a hypocrite for following their own plan isn't in that bracket.
Curlew66 (National) - 24/02/2026 13:23:32
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To letsgetgoing: "The match on Saturday night could have gone either way and I would not be one bit surprised if we meet again in the championship. If Galway and Roscommon both qualify for the Connacht final where will the match be played: The Hyde or Pearse Stadium?
Mayo supporters seem to be losing the run of themselves again after young Kobe McDonald got a couple of scores against an already beaten and demotivated Monaghan team at the weekend. They are now backed down to 7/1 for the All Ireland while Galway are 12/1 and Roscommon are 66/1. Mayo have probably to beat Roscommon and Galway to win Connacht and thereby get a better championship draw. Can't see that happening myself!" It would be in Hyde Park. Played in Pearse Stadium last year in Connacht semi final.
galwayman2 (National) - 24/02/2026 15:29:58
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TanCanRan: "There absolute was. Who are you trying to fool? Or did you not read the paper because I did.
Let's go through them, if you must.
Sports cover: A photo of Kobe celebrating with a headline entitled "Teen spirit".
Page 2: Column from Mark Ronaldson with a title: "Impossible to shelter our new star from hype".
Page 3: Interview with Andy Moran with a headline: "Andy on Kobe: 'He's a real talented boy'.
Page 4: James Laffey piece. Headline: 'McDonald is already in rarefied company'
Page 5: Match report from Anthony Hennigan. Headline "Cyclone Kobe strikes Clones as Moran's Mayo run riot". Eight of the first nine paragraphs are about Kobe.
Page 6: A column from Aonghus O Maicin. Headline: "Nothing quite like the irreverence of youth". Admittedly, doesn't start with Kobe focus but his name is in the first sentence. However, the second half of the article is named "Act II - The Kobe Show".
Page 7: Edwin McGreal piece. "A debut to remember for not your ordinary Mayo teenager." I wonder who that would be about." I wouldn't doubt it. Put on Ah Ref too. The auld national podcasts gone Kobe daft too. He's played less than 20 minutes of senior football and played very well. We were pleased enough with the team under Andy anyways. Call it hype or call it whatever we might as well enjoy it. If senior footballers get affected by too much hype then it's up to management to keep their heads level. Better to have a good news story to read or hear about.
GreenandRed (National) - 25/02/2026 12:23:36
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TanCanRan: "Was doing the rounds on WhatsApp yesterday. Most people giggling at Mayo.
I wouldn't have even gone through it but someone tried to claim there wasn't even pages - on a Galway thread mind you. So no harm to outline the fact that it is actually true." You keep going through the western people paragraph by paragraph anyway.. whatever floats your boat! I very rarely buy local papers anymore but there is always 6 or 7 pages after a league game, win or lose.
I stand by my original point that almost all the noise is coming from national sources. Paddy Andrews said on 3 different forums how Mayo have never before produced a player like him, how he's way better than Andy Moran, Cillian etc. Then said Mayo will lose the run of themselves as usual. James O'Donoghue, ciaran Whelan and Enda McGinley said something similar.
MayoDan (National) - 25/02/2026 11:54:58
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Immer: "Absolutely priceless. Rage clicking on national media articles about Mayo would be nothing new, but actually seeking out a physical copy of a local North Mayo paper to count the column inches suggests a new level of unwellness." Terrible stuff bothering to read a paper from another region. Nearly as obsessuve as going onto another county's HS forum.
anotheralias (National) - 25/02/2026 11:48:05
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Good performance on Sunday, even though it was against a weakened Monaghan team. Felt like Mayo were running through Monaghan like Donegal were the previous week against Mayo.
Durcan and Loftus make a big difference, pace and good on the ball. Tuohy had a great game, might not have had much competition but will give him great confidence.
Defensively not great, full back still not good enough, and Hennelly could have done better for second goal i thought, he should have gone full belt for it and take man and ball.
Beirne was very good, Kobe had some debut even though game was well over when he came into it so bigger tests ahead.
Great to see Galway and Rossies losing there minds over Kobe, what is it to them. Rossies saying it was a magical night beating Galway by a point in the league. Galway ppl reading the western people now, and if an article talks about Kobe and then the match that means its a full page dedicated to Kobe haha..
tommy132 (National) - 25/02/2026 11:47:46
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To facethepuckout: "Seems to be a fact that in Galway / Mayo/ Roscommon derbies, the away team comes out on top most times. We seem to have more joy in Salthill/Tuam/Castlebar than the Hyde." The match on Saturday night could have gone either way and I would not be one bit surprised if we meet again in the championship. If Galway and Roscommon both qualify for the Connacht final where will the match be played: The Hyde or Pearse Stadium?
Mayo supporters seem to be losing the run of themselves again after young Kobe McDonald got a couple of scores against an already beaten and demotivated Monaghan team at the weekend. They are now backed down to 7/1 for the All Ireland while Galway are 12/1 and Roscommon are 66/1. Mayo have probably to beat Roscommon and Galway to win Connacht and thereby get a better championship draw. Can't see that happening myself!
letsgetgoing (National) - 24/02/2026 14:40:31
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National Football League 2026 - 1 Like(s)
If Roscommon beat Dublin this weekend, they'll secure Division 1. They'll be in a great position to go for the final as well. Donegal might be tempted to rotate their squad after Galway at home this weekend. Donegal travel to Roscommon in Round 6. The ground that had Jimmy McGuinness irate last year when he completely overlooked the unfairness of Kerry travelling to Tullamore.
legendzxix (National) - 25/02/2026 10:50:58
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TanCanRan: "There absolute was. Who are you trying to fool? Or did you not read the paper because I did.
Let's go through them, if you must.
Sports cover: A photo of Kobe celebrating with a headline entitled "Teen spirit".
Page 2: Column from Mark Ronaldson with a title: "Impossible to shelter our new star from hype".
Page 3: Interview with Andy Moran with a headline: "Andy on Kobe: 'He's a real talented boy'.
Page 4: James Laffey piece. Headline: 'McDonald is already in rarefied company'
Page 5: Match report from Anthony Hennigan. Headline "Cyclone Kobe strikes Clones as Moran's Mayo run riot". Eight of the first nine paragraphs are about Kobe.
Page 6: A column from Aonghus O Maicin. Headline: "Nothing quite like the irreverence of youth". Admittedly, doesn't start with Kobe focus but his name is in the first sentence. However, the second half of the article is named "Act II - The Kobe Show".
Page 7: Edwin McGreal piece. "A debut to remember for not your ordinary Mayo teenager." I wonder who that would be about." Love it
hontherossie (National) - 25/02/2026 10:40:40
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To letsgetgoing: "The match on Saturday night could have gone either way and I would not be one bit surprised if we meet again in the championship. If Galway and Roscommon both qualify for the Connacht final where will the match be played: The Hyde or Pearse Stadium?
Mayo supporters seem to be losing the run of themselves again after young Kobe McDonald got a couple of scores against an already beaten and demotivated Monaghan team at the weekend. They are now backed down to 7/1 for the All Ireland while Galway are 12/1 and Roscommon are 66/1. Mayo have probably to beat Roscommon and Galway to win Connacht and thereby get a better championship draw. Can't see that happening myself!" "Mayo supporters seem to be losing the run of themselves" - meanwhile you're already asking us where a Connacht Senior Football Championship Final between Galway and Roscommon will be played and telling us what price Roscommon are for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Dmoa95 (National) - 24/02/2026 14:57:12
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