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Louth GAA thread - 5 Like(s)
Replying To joej: "It baffles me why we have so many Meath fans on a Louth forum talking about their game against Westmeath, and then I checked, you dont have one of of your own. Go on now lads, nothing to see here." Look at the Meath forum after Westmeath best Meath, that will explain it. It's a case of karma really hits hard
Cabbagepatch1667 (National) - 05/05/2026 20:11:32
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Football Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)
Not a great format.
Group phase was much better.
All the usual know-alls complaining about dead rubbers ........ they rarely happened and so what if the odd one happens.
Then they were complaining that there was too many games to get rid of just 4 teams ..... do they not like football???
The only changes I would have made to last years system
-Provincials must be seeded as they feed into All Ireland series. Seedings must be on finishing league position (no wriggle room for Provincial council skullduggery!!). this would mean more evenly balanced groups as the seeding would be earned, rather than someone getting into a provincial final due to a lobsided draw and then getting a high seed.
-Reduce qualification out of group to 2 (not overly bothered with this one but it would add more jeopardy ......the word of 2025!!)
Mayonman (National) - 05/05/2026 12:51:30
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Leitrim GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "Three tough games for Down in succession, first Donegal then Armagh and next up Leitrim, 3 teams stacked in quality. Could be another long day for them." Gantic. You live in a world of make believe and nonsense.
joeman123 (National) - 05/05/2026 12:24:56
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Louth GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To francie81: "Absolute in agreement nothing went right when everybody had it this was the time to prove a point in taking out a top team in the country, but full credit to the Dubs in responding to the Wicklow scare and Costello was unreal indeed a player who doesn't get the recognition he deserves imo, wee are not there yet but I believe wee will be giving with the strong progress at underage. It also just goes to show the importance of our strong league finish in terms of competing in the AI series." perfect chance now to make up for the last day
tirawleybaron (National) - 05/05/2026 11:27:55
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Kerry GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Lockjaw: "Hi lads,
it wouldn't be often we'd meet ye in Killarney in Championship football. The novelty of it means I'm half thinking of making a long overdue trip down to your great county. It should be a cracker given our recent history!
Just wondering if you'd have any tips or advice. Obviously the journey is prohibitive in terms of travelling down and back on the one day. So an overnight will be necessary. Ideally I'd love to stay around Killarney and enjoy a night out after the game. But Dhia sabháil the price of accommodation is bananas.
Would there be anywhere outisde of Killarney good to stay?
Also, where is best to park on the day of the match itself?" I know I am not from Kerry but the Parkavon hotel is very good. It's about 15 minutes walk from the town centre and not that expensive s prices go. I expect the Kerry guru's will offer loads of advice but you have put a lot of work into the league predictions over the last few years so I decided to give you my tuppence worth.
eoinog (National) - 05/05/2026 16:19:06
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Mighty Gaa coverage and build up to the Connacht final in todays Roscommon Herald. Fair play to Ian Cooney and all his team in the sports department who have obviously being burning the midnight oil.
Hopefully we will pack out the Hyde with primrose and blue this Sunday and help drive the team home.
Best of luck to the minors in the Connacht final this Friday night in Tuam against Galway. I expect them to win.
letsgetgoing (National) - 05/05/2026 15:36:28
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To joeman123: "Gantic. You live in a world of make believe and nonsense." Not the case, was talking to very shrewd Leitrim football men over the weekend, men thart really know Leitrim football and we all agree that Down are in for a long afternoon. We are arguably the 2nd best team in Connacht as proved against Galway. Not many teams have the quality we have as all Leitrim contributors on here agree.
Gantric (National) - 05/05/2026 12:35:11
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
The reality of this ridiculous format hitting home now. This nonsense got voted through on 92%!!!!
Hidden under the FRC changes at congress
RoyalBadger (National) - 05/05/2026 12:04:41
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
The minors were unfortunately beaten by a better team last night, the strength and conditioning was evident with the power running all over the pitch from kikdare. Is the dual player working in westmeath. Its ongoing now for a few years without any success at either sport. My own view is that both teams, hurling/football are losing out on progression due to dual players.
Upforthegame23 (National) - 06/05/2026 07:08:06
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "It is, however there's a big difference between Barry McHugh and Dessie, and that's free-taking, particularly from range. McHugh is an exceptional striker of the ball from the ground from distance. In today's game, that's a massive asset to any team. Added to that, if a goal chance fell to any of our inside forwards, I'd fancy Barry McHugh as much as anyone to stick it away.
Dean Rock got a lot of comments early in his Dublin career for being a free-taker and very little else. He obviously improved from play over time, but his role was first and foremost as a high percentage free-taker. His accuracy from dead balls was crucial, given how many tight All-Ireland finals Dublin won." You can't compare that Dublin team with Galway. Dublin could afford someone not doing as much from play or not being as much of an athlete if they brought high percentage free taking.
Galway need everyone playing above themselves to compete with the top teams.
JimB1991 (National) - 06/05/2026 08:25:57
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To The_analyser: "The powers to be have decided to moved the All-Ireland U20 Semi-final to Wednesday night May 13th in Semple Stadium with a 7.30pm. Not played on the original date Saturday the 9th because Kerry was granted the request to move in back because Tomas Kennedy will be involved with the Seniors on Sunday." Disgraceful!
Seanfan (National) - 05/05/2026 23:34:28
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Louth GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "perfect chance now to make up for the last day" I won't be holding my breath tbh their will be even more pressure on us now to beat them for the 2nd time of asking plus giving the reshuffling within the first 15 of late, I hope am wrong but like I was saying on the first outing am staying quiet, Devlin will really need to do his homework on them from the first game and has ample time to do so.
francie81 (National) - 05/05/2026 22:52:00
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Fermanagh GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
KeshGFC, spare us the lecture about "thin managerial CVs". What exactly is on your own fat CV? Who are you managing and at what level at the minute? I'll save you the embarrassment. It's easy to sit online dissecting structures and questioning volunteers when you've have failed on these pathways yourself. Throwing out buzzwords like "psychology" and "development pathways" doesn't make it insight.
And macca999, that sarcastic reply was poor form. Fermanagh are struggling, and AuldGussie was obviously frustrated by the likes of you and others talking about what everyone already knows, along with the kind of strategy needed before reaching senior football. So Gussie asked a fair, straightforward question: what would you actually do if you were in charge?
Instead of engaging, you fired back with a snide one-liner. That's not debate; it's deflection. If you're going to criticise, at least have the backbone to offer a solution instead of ducking it with sarcasm.
abc1234 (National) - 05/05/2026 21:29:12
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To PolicemanFox: "I'm sure there are many people on this forum who do not live in Monaghan or Ireland and who travel at great expense to see the county team whenever possible, and not just for the good days. Many of them are likely members of GAA clubs abroad who will not have access to tickets.
Why should they be excluded?" Yeah agreed its poor form.
seanie08 (National) - 05/05/2026 11:25:13
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To puckemhard: "Was thinking the same ! Grand Roscommon are doing well but sure when was the last time the got to an All Ireland at minor , u20 or senior in a county who basically play one sport" Roscommon last qualified for an All Ireland U20 football final in 2021. Beaten by Offaly.We also lost U21 All Ireland finals in 2012 and 2014 to Dublin. Roscommon last won the All Ireland minor football title in 2006.
endgame (National) - 05/05/2026 19:14:23
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Having the draw before provincial finals gives the likes of mayo and teams like that a clear advantage as they have a chance to get a good at there opposition in clones croke Park and other provincial grounds and plan ahead like mayo can plan from yesterday to the end of May whereas monaghan has to concentrate on armagh first think the draw should have been made after provincials and give provincial finalists 2 weeks prep
Farneyblueandwhite (National) - 05/05/2026 18:02:19
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Mayonman: "Not a great format.
Group phase was much better.
All the usual know-alls complaining about dead rubbers ........ they rarely happened and so what if the odd one happens.
Then they were complaining that there was too many games to get rid of just 4 teams ..... do they not like football???
The only changes I would have made to last years system
-Provincials must be seeded as they feed into All Ireland series. Seedings must be on finishing league position (no wriggle room for Provincial council skullduggery!!). this would mean more evenly balanced groups as the seeding would be earned, rather than someone getting into a provincial final due to a lobsided draw and then getting a high seed.
-Reduce qualification out of group to 2 (not overly bothered with this one but it would add more jeopardy ......the word of 2025!!)" That would be too sensible and giving us too many football games to enjoy. In 3 years we had 2 dead rubbers.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 05/05/2026 17:23:56
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To mickcunningham: "just a reflection on yesterday in o connor park . first and foremost its a fantastic venue . the fact its only 25 minutes from my home makes it even better , great westmeath support which was great to see. a heroic performance from every player
who took part in the game . jason daly proved his worth in goals . danny scahill and charlie drumm ver efficent and charlies point was a bonus . listed at number 4 tadgh baker was very busy during the whole game . our captain had his usual steady game while shane allens point was crucial . the heroic mattie whittker was clearly struggling but to return back onto the field shows the sheer commitment of the tubberclair youngster. ray connellan had a towering day while breen cooneys goal was a thing of beauty brandon kelly was a deserved recipient of man of the m atch while all the other players made meaningful contributions . in my humble opinion sam mcartin is the hearbeat of the team . these lads deserve a day out in croke park in 2 weeks . good luck to them and their management" Agreed Tullamore is a credit to Offaly County board. We are miles behind rest of Leinster with Cusack Park. Very outdated. The seating position in Tullamore is brilliant even if a tall person is sitting in front of you they are well below being in your line of sight. A miracle happened in Tullamore also, the game wasn't delayed by 10 minutes due to traffic like it usually is.
Chops (National) - 05/05/2026 16:41:06
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
A lot of people validly pointing out that winning a provincial final has no relevance on what happens next. You might be right. Before I offer a solution, here's what I think about that argument in terms of each provincial final and how competitive I think they'll be:
- Dublin vs Westmeath: I'm system this one will be competitive. Dublin will be looking to reassert themselves as kings of Leinster, while Westmeath will want to win a rare Leinster championship.
- Armagh vs Monaghan: it's Ulster so no fear of either team lying down.
- Galway vs Roscommon: hard to know, although Roscommon haven't won it since 2019 and Galway are chasing 5 in a row.
- Kerry vs Cork: apart from the obvious rivalry, there's every chance they mightn't care, but Cork would care more, seeing that it's 2012 since they won it.
So, my simple solution is to reward provincial champions like so: you keep *unbeaten* provincial champions away from other provincial champions as much as possible, so the reward follows them all the way through the championship.
Round 1: They can't meet here anyway.
Round 2A: Any provincial champions that make it here get kept apart. Because repeats of provincial finals can't happen either, it might mean limited opposition in the draw for some teams, but that's alright.
Round 2B: This round contains teams beaten in Round 1, and so there's no protection for provincial champions. Say Kerry and Galway both prevail in their provincial finals but then get beaten in Round 1. Now, if they can't make good on their provincial titles, there should be nothing to help them limp into the latter stages of the championship by letting them avoid each other.
Round 3: Ditto: all beaten teams.
Quarter-finals: Any unbeaten provincial champions that have made it unbeaten through Rounds 1 and 2A get to avoid all other provincial champions, both beaten and otherwise (so, continuing with the example above, the Ulster and Leinster champions would avoid Kerry). However, provincial champions that have lost a game can still be drawn against each other (e.g. Kerry can meet Galway here even if they can't be drawn against the other two provincial champions).
Semi-finals: Again unbeaten provincial champions would avoid each other, or maybe at this stage you'd open it up, I dunno.
Tacaí Liatroma (National) - 06/05/2026 09:21:02
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Louth GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
It baffles me why we have so many Meath fans on a Louth forum talking about their game against Westmeath, and then I checked, you dont have one of of your own. Go on now lads, nothing to see here.
joej (National) - 05/05/2026 16:12:19
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