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Sligo GAA thread - 4 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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Galway Hurling thread - 2 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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What Now For Merger Of GAA Camogie And LGFA - 2 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "The former president also stated she suspects they don't want women making decisions at the top level. The truth is nine of the nineteen GAA committee members are women." I have a lot of respect for Mary McAleese, but I feel she has been unfair by making this an issue of misogyny and painting it as an old men trying to stop progress issue. Those type of allegations are easy to throw around, but very difficult to get rid of. Especially when coming from someone held in such high regard in the country. It paints a picture of people who are in the main volunteers giving up a lot of their time for the betterment of Irish society.
I would severely doubt there's a single person at the top level in the GAA who hasn't worked to progress the integration efforts and who doesn't want it to happen.
Anyone with their ear to the ground knew that this was going to take a lot longer than 2027. It absolutely will happen and I wish it would happen sooner. I can understand her frustration as she has a vision which might differ from that of the organisations themselves.
What's interesting is that the heads of Camogie and LGFA haven't spoken out against the GAA at all, and have said they're working hard together to bring this forward.
There are many issues to be resolved, including people's jobs. It's not something which can just be thrown together.
You have to remember the LGFA and Camogie associations never had the will to integrate in the past, and that would have been even more straightforward.
WanPintWin (National) - 09/09/2026 11:28:48
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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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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ABigTree: "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." I can understand not having all the venues lined up as you probably have to go and get consent of the clubs before publishing, but the least teams could have had on Sunday is knowing the day and time while the venues were being sorted. We now have the issue of senior relegation being played on a different weekend from what was published in the master calendar. What is the point of such a calendar if its not going to be adhered to? I'm sure if a club looked to move a game earlier in the year in the league they'd be told it had to adhere to what was set out at beginning of the year.
Unfortunately in Sligo this is all far too common year after year, but its hardly a surprise as those around the table rarely changes. These aren't faceless people either. Clubs while angry now will probably have simmered down by time they can raise it at convention and it'll be the same carry on next year again. I expected better tbh after the change in county leadership last year but matters on the field at intercounty level and organisation of club championships have left me wondering.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 08/09/2026 17:30:30
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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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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
am i too much of a cynic to want the "here we go" posters to stop?...i get it like but setting aside the fact its from another sport, its hardly a fresh and trendy phrase
anyway sorry maybe im just too old to be cool...i wonder when the new manager will be announced - i sympathise with gabriel etc etc and i agree with some posters that he's done monaghan football no favours with the pod etc etc...
having said all that - it seems like he was disposed of because there was a plan in place. if theres no plan i think we're totally goosed....also if the plan includes abiding exactly with what these couple of "older players" want then what message does that send out to a potentially disgruntled few (or majority) that disagrees with them
frankly now im panicking and at this moment in time id almost prefer to see the county board do a u-turn and tell the "small majority" of players to wind their neck in and know their place or else beg someone like pauric joyce to come in with no baggage or preconceptions or allegiances
MalsBalls (National) - 09/09/2026 11:51:43
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To MalsBalls: "am i too much of a cynic to want the "here we go" posters to stop?...i get it like but setting aside the fact its from another sport, its hardly a fresh and trendy phrase
anyway sorry maybe im just too old to be cool...i wonder when the new manager will be announced - i sympathise with gabriel etc etc and i agree with some posters that he's done monaghan football no favours with the pod etc etc...
having said all that - it seems like he was disposed of because there was a plan in place. if theres no plan i think we're totally goosed....also if the plan includes abiding exactly with what these couple of "older players" want then what message does that send out to a potentially disgruntled few (or majority) that disagrees with them
frankly now im panicking and at this moment in time id almost prefer to see the county board do a u-turn and tell the "small majority" of players to wind their neck in and know their place or else beg someone like pauric joyce to come in with no baggage or preconceptions or allegiances" 'county board do a u-turn' I agree with this. County board need take ownership and appoint someone they want not what some players want.
Bring GB back to Monaghan.
GB to Monaghan wont get a HERE WE GO
I thought Jim Gavan was coming to Monaghan and as Gary Neville says 'Thats the banker, the one that cannot fail' but don't think Jim will come to us. Jim Gavan isn't far away from HERE WE GO to Galway
Pauric Joyce to Monaghan could happen. HERE WE GO (soon)
GAAFAN1234512345 (National) - 09/09/2026 12:23:26
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To GAAFAN1234512345: "'county board do a u-turn' I agree with this. County board need take ownership and appoint someone they want not what some players want.
Bring GB back to Monaghan.
GB to Monaghan wont get a HERE WE GO
I thought Jim Gavan was coming to Monaghan and as Gary Neville says 'Thats the banker, the one that cannot fail' but don't think Jim will come to us. Jim Gavan isn't far away from HERE WE GO to Galway
Pauric Joyce to Monaghan could happen. HERE WE GO (soon)" MallsBalls has made it clear that the Here we go comments are no longer acceptable. Please keep this language from another sport away for our native sport. Instead use "THERE WE LAND" as its more user friendly and compatible to our sport
monaghanmad4567 (National) - 09/09/2026 14:03:49
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