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Donegal GAA thread - 5 Like(s)

Replying To monaghanmad:  "Wouldnt that be great, get the popcorn"
We outnumbered you with support in your home ground yesterday. Just take a wee bit of time to have a think about that to yourself.

peiledoir20 (National) - 23/03/2026 11:37:55

Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
We played in about 2nd gear yesterday. Upped it to 3rd for a while in the 2nd half to pull away. Well done to Sean Martin on his senior debut as well.

I don't think we'll be as lax in Sunday against Kerry, if we are we'll be on the end of a hiding so expecting us to push up through the gears again. Should give us a good indication of where we are at.

McGee was phenomenal again yesterday. Himself and Hugh will have a point to prove this weekend having missed out from the start last July.

Looking forward to the trip back up to the capital, hopefully we have a sizeable support travelling.

peiledoir20 (National) - 23/03/2026 10:24:54

Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To totalrecall:  "Sure when he goes you can replace him with the dream ticket of Haran and Mulgrew..."
Well I guess a wins a win. First goal followed by a few points and thinking was a comfortable day at the office but the goal concessions were very frustrating. Not tracking runners and understanding the real danger. It reminded me a bit of a covid match against monaghan in ballybofey a few years ago. Just way too open.
They tightened things up at the back and unlike last week there was real strength coming off the bench. Mchugh helped though and Shane O'Donnell really helped. He really does conduct the attack and is very hard to dispossess and is very composed. He has lovely control of the ball, very good balance and a nice turn of pace.
Mcgee has been very good the whole way through and monaghan really struggled with his size and power.
The game will have surely helped shea malones confidence as well.
Hopefully mulreanny and mccole are ok for next week and maybe a few others. Kerry will be looking to flex the muscles next week and performance like today wouldn't lead to a pretty result.

Ulsterchamps_32 (National) - 22/03/2026 22:24:22

Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Maroon Heaven:  "Speechless after that. Westmeath love the last min drama.

Good luck to Wexford. Can't fault them in our loss. PS. Whittaker and Cooney were immense today."
If there are any positives to find from the league campaign it was the performances of Matty Whitaker and Brian Cooney. Overall as a team it has been bitterly disappointing, very frustrating to watch. I try to stay positive but have enough after today

A_Chairde (National) - 22/03/2026 22:06:10

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Solid league campaign and finished it on a high against a side who's need was greater.

Lots of new or newish faces who have put their hands up for championship selection.

Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 22/03/2026 21:40:14

Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To S1234:  "Think ye may have peaked to soon haha"
And are still miles ahead of Mayo thankfully

eddieSize5Balls (National) - 23/03/2026 14:48:54

Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To mintyfresh:  "Absolutely disastrous result. To be 8 points up and lose like that. Stuck in Division 3 and not ideal form heading into championship"
We are playing with a goalie / 3 defenders / 2 midfielders / 9 forwards / and then to defend our lead of 7 points we introduced 2 more forwards. While the lads were unlucky today, Wexford missed 3 other solid goal chances to our zero. It is no wonder that all the strong teams in the Division have beaten us. Hugely disappointing.

johnnyh (National) - 22/03/2026 21:17:35

Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To sponger:  "How is the final in Aughrim ???"
Croke Park disdain for the lower regions of the hurling leagues ?? Again. I understood that was to be in Croker.

Freethinker (National) - 23/03/2026 15:30:48

Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To sponger:  "How is the final in Aughrim ???"
Croke park disdain for the lower regions of the hurling leagues again ?? I understood a final would be played in Croker - should we make it.

Freethinker (National) - 23/03/2026 15:32:01

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To S1234:  "Loool love the way you are the Rossies biggest fan when it comes to mayo / rossies haha"
Not sure about biggest fan but how can one not be admirer of a county of their size and resources to have comfortably retained Division one status and stood toe to toe with Galway,Armagh,Donegal and Kerry in this league campaign.

Now stay humble Ms Kennedy.

Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 23/03/2026 15:57:37

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To giveitlong:  "Galway were very reluctant to shoot from terrace side in the first half, presumably due to their local knowledge of the wind situation, the 2 shots they did go for from that side were missed. The dubs missed numerous chances from that area in the second half, including a bad wide from Con. The Dubs had their strongest side so far in action and played with savage intensity, which along with the melee carry on, goes to show how badly they wanted to stay up. I think management have learned from past mistakes of bringing back players who had picked up knocks etc before they were 100% ready. There will be no return to action this time until fully ready and fit. For me the best sight yesterday was that of Sean Mulkerrin's comeback. Fair play to him for persisting to overcome his injury."
Just a bit of perspective, Dublin down to 14 for the last 20(down a man is big with new rules), Con coming back from injury only played 25 minutes and Dublins best scorer from play in the league out injured

sligo joe (National) - 23/03/2026 16:59:59

NFL 2026 Predictions Competition - Week 7 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "I don't know how admin works. You are a wee bit bothered by my posting since the county board fallout."
Not one bit, that was 3 years ago so it's water under the bridge.

Just to remind you that the clocks go forward this weekend, wouldn't want you having another 'mishap' :)

peiledoir20 (National) - 23/03/2026 14:13:35

Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To sponger:  "Last time I looked, the hurlers were in Division 2, footballers in Division 4.

And also the last time I looked, hurlers played a match against a team that they were expected to beat, and did so."
These guys would have the guts, bravery, pride and heart to defend an 11 pt lead. Footballers are making a virtue of losing leads when their backs are to the wall.

Freethinker (National) - 23/03/2026 13:44:44

Wexford Football 2025 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Stmunnsriver:  "giving away just 2 frees in a game must be a record, must be, while there was a great crowd there for a football game i did expect a few more another500/1000, have to say thats my fav. wexford strip ever, it looks so well so modern"
Would've been great if more had come. Still, the lads who didnt were the ones who missed out.
Think we have had that strip awhile, not sure how long.
It was very disappointing to read in the wake of the win a post online put up by a former Senior Football player complaining that we have 140 lads on the u14 hurling panel and that 30 can't play both.
Firstly there are 48, or maybe now 49, lads on the u14 hurling development squad. The regional idea with 120, not 140, lads was one I pushed for for a few years, as firstly there was demand for it, there were way more lads wanting to try for the u14 hurling development squad than the football one, and secondly the more successful counties at underage have similar numbers at u14, Clare, Cork, Tipp etc. As it was it was only partially adopted, there were 3 training sessions and a couple of short games on Paddy's Day for the 72 lads who arent on the 48. Might be another couple at Easter and in the summer. And ironically it was a man from a hurling club who didnt agree with the idea.
There are currently only 40 on the Football Development Squad at u14 as there werent enough lads deemed good enough by the Football men running the programme. There will be additional lads invited based on club/school form to fill the other 8 places. So where you would get 120 boys to fill a similar programme for Football is a big problem. There werent even 120 lads apply to try out for the u14 Football development squad in total in the firat place.
The idea behind only doing 1 or other from u14 to minor is to maximise contacts in both. When lads were dual from u14 to minor they were missing training sessions and matches where these clashed, which turned out to be quite often with pitch availability etc, which didnt help their personal development in either code, or help other panel members and coaches of either either.
The aim for both the Hurling and Football development squads is to try to produce elite hurlers and footballers for our Senior teams. Its sad when GAA people are trying to stoke divisions in the county, when there are increasingly more elite young sportspeople in the county pursuing soccer and rugby instead.
At the end of the day if young lads dont want to be elite Footballers its up to Football men in the county at grassroots level to try get more young people interested in playing the game. Our club promotes both codes evenly, we would traditionally be a more Football leaning club, but we can't force our young people to prefer one over the other, and interestingly we have lads on the u16, u15 and u14 hurling development squads, but only lads on the u14 Football development squad.

Viking66 (National) - 23/03/2026 13:31:15

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To S1234:  "Think ye may have peaked to soon haha"
Pot calling the kettle black here

NPadraigAbu (National) - 23/03/2026 13:09:28

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Not trying to rub it in - far from it.

It would be concerning for Roscommon (or Mayo) that when you put out a B team, that they don't at least pull on the jersey and try to prove they have a right to that jersey full time.

If Roscommon's reserves cant get motiviated to put on a show against a weak Mayo team - you would be worried about calling on them in championship later in the summer. If the manager put them on the field and told them not to try a leg - he wont be long in place either."
Wasn't a weak Mayo team. Jack Coyne,
Rory Brickenden, Sam Callinan, David McBrien, Jack Carney,Ryan O'Donoghue,Jordan Flynn and Aidan O'Shea who started yesterday who will all likely start again should we meet again next month.

Then you had good young players playing along side that strong spine in Hugh O'Loughlin,Séamus Howard two of your stand out players at U20 level last year and Cian McHale who was one the best forwards in the Sigerson cup.

Also worth factoring in you were off the back of a heavy defeat where a big reaction was seeked and obtained.

It was collectively than individually was our main issue yesterday, the amount of changes brought about a system meltdown that had us in 6s and 7s in defence we had the look of a team that didn't even train with that starting 15 prior to the match. Basic errors and cheap turnovers played a huge part in our heavy defeat thankfully we didn't play like that against Monaghan,Galway,Armagh,Donegal or I would be talking about a league campaign with zero points than 8 points.

The_analyser (National) - 23/03/2026 13:04:14

RIP Michael Lyster - 1 Like(s)
Loved him so much I took his name on here. THE face of gaelic games on RTE since I was a boy, here In north Antrim we were only able to receive RTE from 1983 onwards.

At the 2004 hurling QF v Cork in Croker I was in the corporate box beside the RTE one, I stuck my head round the barrier during the match to wave at him and Cyril Farrell, Michael didn't look amused lol.

M Lyster (National) - 23/03/2026 12:28:46

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Greengrass1:  "Well if Cox 's shot was made 20 seconds later and same result applied it wouldn't have made any difference. Time would have been up. The shot was there for the taking though an older head would have recycled it but once that decision occurred, then the set up wasn't there to counteract Wexford which was my point. Had it gone over then it would have been inspired! Narrow margins."
The shot was not there to be taken , he seen the headlines simple as.

Westmeath213 (National) - 23/03/2026 16:29:39

RIP Michael Lyster - 1 Like(s)
Was sorry to hear this yesterday. A GAA icon. The Sunday game has never been the same without him and the three boys. RIP Michael and condolences to his family and friends.

yew_tree (National) - 23/03/2026 11:52:08

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Maroon Heaven:  "Speechless after that. Westmeath love the last min drama.

Good luck to Wexford. Can't fault them in our loss. PS. Whittaker and Cooney were immense today."
Whittaker especially had an amazing game. Hard luck lads.

Viking66 (National) - 22/03/2026 19:21:13