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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "Jim Gavin won 6 All Ireland titles in a row with Dublin, in hindsight, it could easily have been 8 in a row had it not been for the Donegal 2014 AI SF ambush.
That Dublin team was without a doubt the most talented football team I have ever witnessed in my lifetime, never seen a team play as close to perfection as that Dublin team, their efficiency and collective understand was just off the scale.
No disrespect to Jack O' Shea, who is a top class manager and definitely among the top Gaelic Football managers of all time, but the 6 in a row will always set Jim Gavin apart from his peers." Jim won 5 in a row.It was Dessie in charge winning the 6th. Its typical that Dessie gets very little credit.In a way ,Dessie s two wins were huge achievements as it was a spent team.
brayballer (National) - 04/02/2026 21:31:31
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GAA Football Power Rankings 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "He's not starting from no3 seed in the world either, unless they've been hiding it well for a few years." 2024
Mayo were runners up to Dublin. Derry were third behind Armagh and Galway. Derry beating Mayo on penalties is a footballing result. Well kind of. Penalities being more another sporting influence.
2025
Every county suffered a tough loss. Mayo's was against Cavan. They bounced back against Tyrone and were nudged out by Donegal.
Tyrone gave Kerry the tougher game in Croke Park last year. Donegal made the final. Mayo can't be allowed that far away as some are saying. Exiting in the last 12 and old group stage could come down to luck of the draw.
With the new format - there could be heavyweight collisions in Round 2B or Round 3. A "blunt instrument" is what Jarlath Burns is calling it.
Armagh, Tyrone and Donegal are on one side of the Ulster draw. A championship can determine the champion but is not necessarily a fair reflection of 2nd, 3rd, etc..
legendzxix (National) - 04/02/2026 16:51:36
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To foreveryoung: "Is anyone worried about Leitrim's little hurlers? They're stuck at the bottom of Division 4, which is actually the fifth division of hurling. This a Leitrim GAA thread, not just a football thread. I love to see Leitrim do well in hurling, but it seems that I am the only one on here that ever wishes them good luck. Indeed, the only one who ever seems to metnion them at all.
And don't tell me that it is because "Leitrim is a footballing county." That might work for the likes of Galway, Dublin, most northern teams, and Kerry. But not for the likes of Leitrim, Longford, and Laois.
Get out and support yer hurlers!" Most Leitrim GAA people wish the hurlers well but with only 2 clubs & a small population make it challenging to compete even in Div 3b.They are not doing well in the League so far but could get their first win this weekend. Could have beaten Longford but squandered scoring chances while Sligo with 5 clubs including top rated Easkey proved too strong. However a win will put them back in contention. They need the League to prep for the Lory Meagher.Very committed group & you are right they deserve encouragement.
leitrimabu1 (National) - 04/02/2026 18:32:38
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
I think the days of elevating some obscure player that's been going well in the club scene and throwing them into the county team to make a difference mid season are well & truly over. The fitness and conditioning demands are too high. So unless it's a player that has only maybe stepped away from the panel recently and wants to return or a club player who looks after themselves unbelievably well, then there is no chance of them being able to adapt to just being thrown into the county mix.
We are already lamenting the fact that we have players who have been in S&C programs now through minor, U20 and into Senior and yet still we look miles off where we need to be from a physical conditioning perspective versus where the top teams are at.
Hawkeye2 (National) - 04/02/2026 18:44:30
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To kerry4sam25: "Jim Gavin second best after the great Micko.
Jack O'Connor has 4 All Ireland as Kerry manager.
He is level with the great Sean Boylan and set to overtake. Can Jack overtake Jim Gavin?
Mick O'Dwyer 8 titles
Jim Gavin 6 titles
Jack O'Connor 4
Sean Boylan 4
Mickey Harte 3
Paidi O'Se 2
Dessie Farrell 2
John O'Mahony 2
Billy Morgan 2
Every year Kerry have league under Jack O'Connor they have won championship. Can they succeed again?" From my reckoning Jack O Connor has 5 All Irelands..04,06, 2010, 2022, 2025. Gavin was a superb manager and I take nothing away from his wins but the kettle was well boiled when he started and Pat Gilroy did the unbelievable by transforming the Dubs mentality previously. Gavin had a crop of an almost once in a lifetime group of players that would dig themselves out of any hole. One only has to look at what Ger Brennan is facing now to prove that. There are club & county managers that are up there and probably better than Gavin or O Connor but they didnt have the material to work with but they do it and keep doing it regardless. I have to admire O Connor winning All Irelands in 3 different decades (albeit the first 3 were within 7 yrs) but especially the last 2. Don't forget Kerry lost almost as many All Irelands in the last 35 yrs than they won now that's consistency while the Dubs fade away!! OConnor won a school AI title, a few vocational school AI titles, minor AI titles and is still at the coalface. Dessie Farrell came in after Gavin and won an AI in his first year the same way that Gavin came in after Gilroy and won an AI in 2013 (one year gap after 2011) There was no stopping that group of Dubln players. Gavin was an incredible manager but comparing his number of AI titles to O Connor or any other manager is simply not an adequate barometre.
Dothesimplethingswell (National) - 04/02/2026 22:37:31
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Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Scenicparish: "Watching the 6 o clock news this evening. They had an article on the 4 people representating Ireland in the Winter Olympics. They showed the 4 people with tops on and low and behold the first Sponsor name on view was Allianze. If Athletics representating Ireland have Allianze so prominent on their Logo why are the GAA people making such a big deal of their same Sponsor?" Seriously. Maybe try to think of an argument someone on this site dedicated to the GAA would make against this point. It's actually not that hard.
Do you remember when you were a kid, did your mother never tell you that just cause all the other kids are doing it, it doesn't mean you should?
supermon (National) - 05/02/2026 00:25:18
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National Football League 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Ashrules: "Footage shows clearly red card was the correct decision. Fans might be confused as Dublin get away with everything in croke park" A Dublin man says it was a red. Sligo and Wickow says it was a yellow? Hmmm
Scenicparish (National) - 05/02/2026 09:38:06
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Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)
Replying To supermon: "Seriously. Maybe try to think of an argument someone on this site dedicated to the GAA would make against this point. It's actually not that hard.
Do you remember when you were a kid, did your mother never tell you that just cause all the other kids are doing it, it doesn't mean you should?" Have you gone protesting against Electric Ireland & Bord Gais yet or is that not allowed? Are you definitely sure AIB & Irish Life don't have investments in Israeli / Russian companies be it directly or indirectly?
Square_B (National) - 05/02/2026 10:48:29
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