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Club Championships 2019 - 3 Like(s)
I see the Bunnies strike again, hosting the Minor A Final between Molaise Gaels and Farnans/Pats. Not sure what road map is used when looking at fixtures or if its more a case of who has the bigger clout when making these decisions.
Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - 10/10/2019 13:05:26
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The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 3 Like(s)
I see Leitrim have pulled the plug on their game with Down at the very last minute. To be honest I think there's something at play here rather than a rally cry against COVID. Ensuring that no score difference can be used works in favour of Leitrim. Surely they knew before this morning that they wouldn't be in a position to field? It's not as if it's a Junior B club game where you're already at slim pickings.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 17/10/2020 09:50:40
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Sligo GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To sligo joe: "Let's get this right, Jim Gavin was just the chair of a committee including the likes of James Horan, Michael Murphy Malachy O'Rourke, Eamon Fitzmaurice, that was asked by the President to review the rules with a view to addressing the ills, perceived or otherwise of football.
After much deliberation they presented their proposals which were voted for "individually" by delegates at Central Council as instructed by their counties and down the line the Clubs.
So basically the changes coming in were de facto introduced by vote, by the ordinary members of the association." If only the GAA was as democratic as that, but did every club have a discussion before counties decided? Did their club delegate attend and express those views or did every county even have a discussion? Do the people who attend these national meetings abide by those decisions then made at county level? The fact that every single rule was adopted seems to me like it was an all or nothing approach whereby everyone took their medicine.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 23/01/2025 10:56:30
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Sligo GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Disappointing end to a great run for these lads. Kildare fully deserved their win but not by 8. Tiredness and injuries really took its effect on the lads today. Was fantastic to see such a Sligo crowd travel for the game too. Hopefully it won't be the only final we've to attend in years to come
Sligoman1234 (National) - 13/05/2023 21:25:14
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Sligo GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
There were many who were saying that the round robin would remove the excitement of the knockout game and weaken the chances of the likes of Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon to prevail as you'd have beat the bigger two twice perhaps as a good chance you'd meet one of them in the final. That may well be the case but its definitely knock out football for all 4 counties next Wednesday which is great to see.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 11/04/2024 15:43:58
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ThePowerhouse: "A perfect example of the emperors new clothes.
Unfortunately, you're not alone and your unquestioning loyalty is a symptom of the problem.
First things first. I would wager that the people involved in Leitrim LGFA and Leitrim hurling would disagree with being lumped in with our senior football team. Both of them have paddled their own canoe for a long time and their success is down to their dedication and their refusal to give up when the odds were stacked against them. They had few of the advantages afforded to our senior footballers.
Secondly, whether people go to senior matches or not is a moot point. By your logic the opinions of former players that have emigrated are irrelevant. Do we really need to attend to figure it out? In any case the blame can't be levelled at our players. I've stressed that on numerous occasions. They are the ones to be commended.
It gives me no pleasure to say that I've been predicting this disaster for years. I've been saying it because I could see the evidence in front of me. If it was obvious to me it should have been even more so to the people that are in charge. They ignored it. I'm not talking about the senior team. I'm talking from underage up to adult club football.
The last point I want to make is in relation to our population. Its been the excuse for years and is the get out of jail card for various County boards over the years. There are countless examples in the Gaa and other sports where a big population doesn't guarantee success and vice versa. It's an excuse.
There is no doubt we are suffering because of the loss of so many players. But our suffering was always going to be more acute because our standards are so low at club level. They're low because we've too many clubs, too many "senior" teams. The list of poor standards is endless. Too many players that have become used to low standards in every regard so that if and when they step up to play senior inter county its exposed ruthlessly. By the time a player has reached senior inter county football its way too late.
No doubt I'll be called negative but I couldn't care less about that. I'll be the first one to praise the County board if they come up with and implement a coherent plan to address these issues. It should have been done 15 years ago. It won't improve overnight but it can be done. There's an opportunity for a complete reform arising from this crisis." As an outside observer I'm very interested in what you're saying about too many clubs and I'm inclined to agree with your assessment of how it reduces standards when you dilute the good players among more teams and lesser quality or interested in progressing on county scene players. This can be said about any small/weaker county including my own. However I don't think getting rid of clubs is a solution either. To Leitrim's credit, they have reduced the number of teams in Senior and Intermediate championship and I only wish that Sligo would do the same. There's little advantage in always being the team that wins the relegation final or semi final.
But the point I'm making is that clubs will never agree to fold unless they absolutely have to. So off to Kerry I look. There are undoubtedly Junior clubs in Kerry with similar populations to clubs in this part of the world that are operating here at maybe Senior and Intermediate on their own. They still maintain their identity in their respective championships but the ''divisional teams'' result in the better players being exposed to a higher standard in senior. I know Kerry is a county of 150k people and it has about 70 clubs so it means more of these such divisional teams and perhaps several clubs feeding into them instead of 2/3 here. I also know Roscommon trialed it but I think got the timing wrong as it was clashing with the Inter and Junior champs in between. Its hard to ask a lad to go out and play along side a fella you're playing against the following week.
Yet, it could be worth trialing out in the likes of Sligo and Leitrim. I could think of maybe 3/4 teams in Sligo that could be created out of it. I'm sure there might be a similar amount in Leitrim. The problem is it'd nearly have to be directed to be implemented as clubs in my belief rarely look beyond their own interest and are skeptical of such plans being the start of the process of a permanent amalgamation, yet the folks in Kerry seem to be able to marry the two with proper scheduling.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 19/02/2025 13:34:02
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Tailteann Cup Attendances - 2 Like(s)
Had these games not been in Croke Park there would not have been the same combined attendance as was on Sunday. The novelty of the Croke Park fixture certainly brought kids especially who had never been to Croke Park along with their parents. There were just 4K for Sligo and Leitrim in Carrick for Q-F. Play Cavan there and ya might get to 6. Westmeath and Offaly are well used to playing in Croke Park given their in Leinster so regardless where it was played I don't think you'd have boosted their attendances.
16k was a great turnout for the first competition, just about 3k short of the Leinster Hurling Final two weeks before hand!
Sligoman1234 (National) - 21/06/2022 10:23:04
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Sligo GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To RealSouthSligo: "In all fairness man, I enjoy your posts but this one is simply rubbish and sorry to say it highlights your football knowledge. On this forum, people (Including yourself) have stated that Sligo Management are too slow in making changes, then , when they do and the result goes against them - it is the management's fault. As you highlighted you were not at the game so these opinions are not your own. All we know you could be speaking to a biased opinion.
When is someone going to ask the question to the players? Management cannot go on the field and play the game for them, the group have be disappointed themselves with the final result. "McEntee was not on the field against Laois either" - no idea what this comment means ? Took a risk - Why did they take a risk? Players did not start because they were not playing well, does mean that Management keep starting lads that are not performing.
I am not on this forum to slate anyone but sorry - had to call you out this time.
Overall I was very happy with the performance to be honest, I have been at all Sligo games this year, this was their best performance (Bar last 7 mins) . Clare beating Kildare last Sunday means we probably need 3 wins from our last 3 games to be confident of staying up.
Great to see a huge Sligo support there, I would say we matched and probably had more fans than Fermanagh." I've been fairly supportive of the management all throughout his tenure and agree with you that they have faced unfair criticism at times. However, in this particular game I feel that the changes came to early on, in particular Quinn's case. It was definitely their best performance and deserved a win given how long they had controlled the game for. Yes players have to take responsibility on the field, but they also need to be coached how to see out the game, or those who come on need to have clear instructions and be ready to take on the pace of the game. You need to keep the foot down with the new rules, Derry found that out yesterday against Donegal.
Throwing on lads perhaps for the sake of giving them a run out or "resting" fellas who put in a great shift and thinking the game was done and dusted, was not a wise move. I ask the question about McEntee being gone from the line as I'm wondering is it a suspension or preferential decision to get an aerial view of the game.
We have to get at least 2 wins now, but the key one is against Antrim. Obviously you want to go out and win every game but beating Antrim at this stage is a must more so than Clare.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 03/03/2025 10:59:00
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Sligo 2020 - 2 Like(s)
Looks like Galway game is on the rocks. Can we put 15 lads that aren't considered close contacts to honour the fixture anyway? Not as if we were going to win
Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - 03/11/2020 08:48:55
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Sligo 2020 - 1 Like(s)
So we're out and now the talk of the GAA community. I hope the lads are safe and well but one has to ask how did this happen? If we were able to run club championship with no forfeits and teams have a smaller pick how are we in a situation where we can't field by pulling lads up or how did it happen that precautions didn't work for senior team?
Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - 04/11/2020 11:01:17
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Tailteann Cup 2024 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WEXILE: "Whatever happens, after all the fuss from Sligo management only 10,000 turned up for the double header. Not even the Sligo supporters got behind this tournament and the senior hurling quarter finals get demoted for this nonsense. I hope they enjoyed today because that's not going to happen ever again." Was still better entertainment for a neutral than yer hammering yesterday.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 23/06/2024 19:36:14
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*** Championship 2024 Predictions - FINAL LEADERBOARD *** - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Lockjaw: "I expect there'll be some sort of ceremony in the Sligo Park will there? :P" Be expecting a civic reception at least and a free bar!
Sligoman1234 (National) - 29/07/2024 13:19:40
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Sligobuck21: "Championship week upcoming…Here's my predictions for the groups and how the knockouts will go.
Senior
Group 1:
1st Mary's
2nd Molaise
3rd Curry
4th Calry
5th Farnans
Group 2:
1st Shamrock Gaels
2nd Coolera/Strandhill
3rd Tourlestrane
4th Tubbercurry
5th Drumcliffe RP
Relegation: Farnans
Champions: Mary's
Intermediate
Group 1:
1st Easkey
2nd C/M
3rd Cconnor
4th Enniscrone
5th Shamrock Gaels
Group 2:
1st Harps
2nd Bunninaden
3rd Pats
4th Geevagh
5th John's
Relegation: John's
Champions: C/M
In Div 3: Champs- Owenmore Gaels Relegation- Harps" Fair play to ya for taking the time to work out placing etc. I'll cut some corners on mine though!
Senior: I expect Marys, Molaise, Shamrock Gaels to qualify. Can't rule out Tourlestrane from qualifying just yet but if not agree it will be Coolera. I expect Marys to be lifting the Owen B. I'll pick Tubbercurry for the chop.
Intermediate: Coolaney/Mullinabreena, Easkey, Eastern Harps and Bunninadden to be your semi finalists with Mullinabreena winning out. Shamrock Gaels to return to Junior as may have used up some players on senior pane by time it gets to business end.
Junior: St Molaise Gaels, Cloonacool, Owenmore Gaels and Ballymote to make semis. I expect a final between the last two and could go either way. Seeing as Owenmore have bottled the last is it 3 attempts now, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for this year. Tourlestrane to be relegated.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 13/08/2023 20:55:21
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Sligo 2019 - 1 Like(s)
Taylor should have done the decent thing for the county and resigned. His costs probably are cheap but what cost is it coming at to the county? Are we about balancing the books or winning games and maybe generating additional revenue.
I certainly will not renew my club sligo as a result of this decision by a county board that lacks ability, vision and determination to pick a manager who fits the same bill. And from talking to others I'm not alone.
Maybe when they see a couple of hundred at the Division 4 games and a fall in Club Sligo they'll realise their mistake. We got rid of outside managers for far better performances compared to this year which must be the worst in the history of Sligo GAA
Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - 12/08/2019 08:10:33
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To eoinog: "Disappointed to see posters from other counties coming on here to highlight the keepers mistake. He was under huge pressure all day as he had more kick outs yesterday than in any other game. Up to yesterday he had conceded 2 goals in 4 games. He was the second choice keeper with the U.17 team last year and worked very hard to make the No 1 jersey his own this year. I'm not even sure if he is in Leaving cert yet or not. Ethan Rafferty's made as big a blunder yesterday!!!
On the game itself Kildare were the better team. Starting Henry didn't work as the injury is still not cleared up, his replacement Flynn also went off injured, as did Chambers and Donelon. All subs were used after 9 mins of the second half. The gap was down to 2 points and if we had fresh legs to come on it could have been an interesting last few minutes. With something like 11 of the starting team underage again next year we should be very strong again. The panel and mgt did themselves the supporter's and the county proud." Couldn't agree more. Take 1-1 out of it for those kickouts and Kildare were still the better team overall. We needed every man fit and able in my view to have challenged a very physical Kildare outfit. They certainly can hold their heads high and why not make it 3 in a row in Connacht next year and push on to make amends for the All Ireland as Kildare did.
Got a bit of a hop when I looked online for tickets this morning for the All Ireland group game. €25 will do very little to attract crowds to games. Granted this weekends game is the best chance of a victory it may not affect it too much, but perhaps they should have come up with a 3 for €55/60 package to go to all three.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 15/05/2023 10:53:37
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To totalrecall: "Leitrim need to start putting all their effort into the league....get out of division 4, try to stay in division 3 and ultimately within 2 or 3 years try to get into division 2. If that means training earlier than everyone else so be it. Leitrim need to be competing regularly with teams in division 3 to improve and ultimately improve standards within the county. Forget about the championship, although I do believe results I. Championship will improve if leitrim can arrest a yoyo culture between division 3 and 4." This should be the goal of every lower division 3/upper division 4 team but ya have to be realistic, Leitrim do not have a yo-yo culture of going between 3 and 4 let alone going to 2. Ye have spent what 2 years in the last 15 years outside of Division 4 and all of that was in Division 3. it could well be longer I didn't bother checking further back, but it still proves a point, there's no such culture there of promotion-relegation.
In the 6 games ye did play in Division 3 this year ye were beaten by an average of 16.5points yet you're expecting all that to turn in 2/3 years? Training earlier is not what's wrong in Leitrim. Leitrim could have trained every week since last years campaign ended and would that have made ye field against Fermanagh or even pick up a point in the league?!
Saturday was a performance that restored a bit of pride in what is a bruising year for Leitrim (and still could be in TC) but remember it was played at home, in woeful conditions against a team that is week on week being proven to be woefully inept when the chips are down and not capable of putting anyone to the sword. Hopefully they'll have this highlighted by Galway in the Connacht final and the delusions of grandeur some of their supporters hold, not helped by McStays papering over the cracks will be dashed yet again. If mayo have real ambition they should have been beaten Sligo by 10 and Leitrim by 20. They didn't but does that mean Sligo and Leitrim are now suddenly able to mix it with D1 and D2 teams??? Time will tell in the TC how they get on with those relegated from D2 and it may paint a different picture on things and ya end up coming back to the same root problems that people ignore.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 22/04/2025 03:22:47
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
The worst and most pathetic effort of a team and game yesterday. How ye hold on to Moran I don't know. And before the deluded jump on and tell me where to go, we're off to Salthill to get probably a 14/15 point drubbing but only for the wind yday Leitrim would have got the same
Sligoman1234 (National) - 08/04/2024 10:44:22
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To MrUnderhill: "Yesterday was a disaster...deal with that and let the Sligonian thing go. As other posters said it looks like we were completely under prepared for the new rules." Not sure I'd blame the rules. The rules don't make you kick 15 wides, most of them in very scorable positions including a 20m or so free. The rules meant Devaney got caught twice (1 short and 1 delayed) which gave Offaly two points but that wasn't the winning or losing of it. I don't blame him for the loss either, he has been a great servant but it was clear on our own kickouts that damn all lads he was kicking too were capable of winning the possession. Offaly made great use of the tap and go but our lads didn't get many opportunities to use it which I suppose is a credit to Offaly's discipline.
To me it looked like a side lacking in experience when it was needed most particularly in the first 10 minutes of the second half, and by the 50th minute when we did make changes the game was over. But there's no doubt Cummins, Murphy, Carrabine would all have had a major impact in a game such as that and unfortunately the younger lads from the successful U20s still have a bit to go yet to catch up.
Keeping the team a top secret as well is a load of nonsense for supporters who travel and don't even know who the match day 26 are until ya buy the programme.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 27/01/2025 15:49:22
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To eoinog: "Fair dues to you lads, you are out of the blocks early with your predictions. I will need more time to think about them )). In the meantime what are the CCC thinking?. Bad enough to make a mess out of the league and now I see some of the venues for next weekend. The Bunnies/Pat's game in Castleconnor !!!! Mary's/ Farnans in Enniscrone. !!! If there was a full calendar of fixtures it can be hard to accommodate everyone but with no Junior A or Junior B surely there was alternatives. People are not going to travel to these games and when the revenue isn't sufficient from the games all clubs will be hit with another levy of some description to make up the shortfall. And of course the Co Board won't even promote these games on their own website. Why is there no match report from that enthralling League one final on Friday ?" Agree with you on venues. No reason now why double headers can't be back either and if they increase the prices then people will vote with their feet and not travel 30 miles for a game that could have been in one of several you pass on the journey to it. I think there's a few lads looking out for their own clubs or their neighbours by picking such strange venues and Scarden should not be used unless it's for emergency changes. Not a good place for a championship game.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 13/08/2023 22:43:33
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Sligonian: "If the table is correct on Connachtgaa.ie then the draw doesn't affect us, Eoinog. If we win and Leitrim and Roscommon draw. We all end on 4 pts. 3 way tie goes on score difference.
Roscommon have 0pts difference
Leitrim have -4
Sligo have -4
It if we beat Mayo we go to -3 and knock Leitrim and Mayo out (if other game is a draw).
So we don't need to rely on anyone else. Its in our hands. I am open to correction.
Hard to believe we are still in it as we are playing awful stuff and well below capabilities but special mention to Marren and Dillon Walsh for bringing the energy and quality to drag it back from the death. Fair play to them both. There is hope but that performance was shocking at times. So many headless decisions and carries into contact without support." Score diff between the games of the teams involved….remember our league last year!
Sligoman1234 (National) - 10/04/2024 21:38:16
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