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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
PJ needs to kindly move on. New voice needed. 7 years at the helm of a generational team and he can't deliver and won't if he stays. He has to go. Thanks very much for the service but he's had more than enough time and now it's time to go and allow someone else a shot with this group. Fans ready to vote with their feet at this stage.

togoutlads (National) - 22/07/2026 20:33:33

Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)

Replying To yew_tree:  "And of the democratic treaty was not passed the war would have got much worse and it's likely many of us wouldn't be alive today as events and history changed."
No it wouldn't, Ireland (32 Counties) in 1918 General Election had already produced a clear 73/105 democratic majority that wanted independence by that stage. How could Britain conduct a terrible war on a Country that had just democratically showed its vast wish for independence?

1922 Treaty was really to give legitimacy to partition, to justify splitting the Country.

Commodore (National) - 23/07/2026 15:13:14

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To StopTheLights:  "History shows that managers from inside the county rarely work either."
Kevin. Walsh. Is the man

rhudson (National) - 23/07/2026 08:29:19

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To iarmhi_an_mhaith:  "Any matches being streamed this year? The season pass on Iarmhi TV is a great idea for those of us outside the county."
Iarmhí TV Streams
Fri 24 Jul
Killucan vs Tyrrellspass (7:30pm)
Sat 25 Jul
Garrycastle vs Coralstown-Kinnegad (5:30pm)
St Loman's vs The Downs (7:15pm)

Fighting-Cocks69 (National) - 23/07/2026 08:53:03

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Lockjaw:  "Would there be any appetite for a predictions competition for the upcoming club championships? Let me know and I'll add your name to the list."
Include me too please

Samforthehills26 (National) - 23/07/2026 14:19:27

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Tadhg2020:  "The game is always evolving and improving. It will also have flaws. You are looking for a sanitised version of hurling. It has never existed and never will."
If we can fix the hand pass. By fixing the hand pass that would fix a a few other problems as well. It looks like to most people watching hurling that the ball is being thrown

Newyorkkat (National) - 23/07/2026 13:49:44

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To CillTormoir:  "Limerick came out of nowhere in 2018 and developed into a machine. Why is it never us?"
They didnt come from nowhere, they had a big review at grassroots level in 2008, and built from there. They had good structures already in place by the early/mid teens so that when they got 2 generational groups of lads come through 2 years apart they were able to maximise these groups potential.
As regards never you, and defining great as a team who reach multiple AIFs and win 2 or more of them, you had a great team in the 80s. We had great teams in the 50s and 60s. Limerick in the 30s and currently. Offaly in the 80s and 90s. Clare in the 90s.
Unless you are Cork, Tipp or Kilkenny great teams dont come along very often for anyone.

Viking66 (National) - 23/07/2026 13:44:44

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To ColmFlaherty:  "Many people still regard Cork as the 2nd best however a question I've got is how many more 'collapses' would it take for them to be regarded as 3rd or lower."
Its a good question you are asking. I suppose it depends how you define best.
Galway won more silverware this year, and won more Championship silverware. And beat Cork in a knockout Championship game.
Maybe if you define best and 2nd best some other way, not sure by what metric though. Cork are best supported, so they arent even 2nd best by that metric.

Viking66 (National) - 23/07/2026 13:37:40

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To CillTormoir:  "Limerick came out of nowhere in 2018 and developed into a machine. Why is it never us?"
They certainly didn't come from nowhere. They might have got there a bit earlier than expected, but that was a very highly touted group coming through. A huge number of them had won U21 All Irelands in 2015 and 2017 and had Fitzgibbon titles with UL and Mary I.
The success wasn't out of the blue either, but came from a lot of hard work done underage with development squads and increasing participation rates. The financial support to achieve this was also very important.
They got their house in order in a big way and also had a generational group come along.
It's not us, because we haven't done the same or had such a group come through.
It took what was pretty much a generational team in Galway to win one All-Ireland, combined with having one of the best hurlers to ever play the game.

WanPintWin (National) - 23/07/2026 12:44:51

Cork Chairman Pitches New AI SHC Revamp - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Viking66:  "They are still only slightly more relevant. The vast majority of counties qualify for Sam based on their League positions.
And all of them qualify for some sort of All Ireland Championship."
8 qualify from the provincial championship. 7 from the league and one from the TC.

Tadhg2020 (National) - 23/07/2026 12:08:04

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
People can throw out all the names they want and say he's the man. There is no 'the man'. Every manager has potential issues. The truth is we won't know until the person is in the job.
I do believe we need a change for a number of reasons. We need to pick who we think is the best candidate and even at that there are absolutely no guarantees. The current group looks like it has another couple of years at that level and we need to give them the best chance possible.
A new manager won't fix all of our ills either. There's a lot to be done in Galway football to address the pipeline of players coming through. I feel we've fallen quite a bit behind over the past number of years.
Joyce inherited a strong group coming into their prime, but after the U20 team of 2020, there doesn't seem to be a huge amount coming through.
People are working hard no doubt, but we need to benchmark ourselves against the likes of Kerry and Tyrone underage. The quality of young footballer they're producing looks to be at a higher standard. It's to be seen at development squad and minor level.
I've said it before, but I don't think we have the mentality as a county that absolutely needs to win. That can be changed, but it takes a massive effort and almost needs a bit of ruthlessness. We've seen it done in Limerick hurling. If we're happy getting to finals every now and then, we'll continue to see more of the same.

WanPintWin (National) - 23/07/2026 11:54:49

Best Team Of This Century 2000-2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TommyBermingham:  "Peter Canavan was peak 93-98."
For sure, but he still won 2 AIs in the period, and was a big contributor to both wins.

Viking66 (National) - 23/07/2026 10:48:39

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To iarmhi_an_mhaith:  "Any matches being streamed this year? The season pass on Iarmhi TV is a great idea for those of us outside the county."
most games in Cusack park will be, 1 on Friday and 2 Saturday this weekend

martyW (National) - 23/07/2026 09:53:01

Cork Chairman Pitches New AI SHC Revamp - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Viking66:  "Sure why did we play Provincial Football Championship games this year then? All the Football counties played in the tier 1 or tier 2 All Ireland competitions that followed."
The football provincials were played to determine whether those teams would be in the AI tier 1 or tier 2.

Under this proposal the hurling provincials would serve no such purpose as all 12 teams are in the AI tier 1 no matter how well or badly they do in the province.

CastleBravo (National) - 23/07/2026 09:36:12

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To iarmhi_an_mhaith:  "Any matches being streamed this year? The season pass on Iarmhi TV is a great idea for those of us outside the county."
Westmeath should be looking at clubber rather than iarmhi tv. More games can be shown and not just ones in cusack park. Some of the weaker teams in senior and intermediate have had maybe 1 or 2 games in the 2 years.

Blackandamber25 (National) - 22/07/2026 17:49:15

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Commodore:  "It doesn't matter how long ago it was, we are still dealing with the repercussions of their actions today, its a live issue."
And of the democratic treaty was not passed the war would have got much worse and it's likely many of us wouldn't be alive today as events and history changed.

yew_tree (National) - 23/07/2026 08:01:51

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Lockjaw:  "Would there be any appetite for a predictions competition for the upcoming club championships? Let me know and I'll add your name to the list."
Sure I may as well, stick me in Lockjaw.

SouthOfTheGap (National) - 23/07/2026 04:06:39

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
PJ is like Charlie Haughey.........not gone until he is gone.

Pope_Benedict (National) - 22/07/2026 22:59:19

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Lockjaw:  "Would there be any appetite for a predictions competition for the upcoming club championships? Let me know and I'll add your name to the list."
That would b brilliant lock - fair play.

Count me in

eunans4ever (National) - 22/07/2026 22:50:49

Best Team Of This Century 2000-2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Viking66:  "Peter Canavan?"
He only played a few years in the 2000s. However still probably should be in there. Peter the great

Farneyarmy2013 (National) - 22/07/2026 21:16:24