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Somebody from Monaghan, yes Monaghan, tried to claim that Munster was more competitive than Leinster in the 80s when Kerry got their 4 in a row. This is the Leinster in the 80s that produced the great Offaly, Dublin and Meath teams of that era. Makes you wonder whether that poster was in fact from Monaghan.
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 29/07/2019 14:21:14 2218220 Link 9 |
gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 29/07/2019 15:55:38 2218273 Link 2 |
I selected Longford as they won their one an Leinster title in 1968. Offaly and Laois are suitable for joining Munster in that they are bordering the province. It might take one county to move for others to be inspired by it. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7888 - 29/07/2019 18:11:03 2218375 Link 0 |
Huge advantage? Wtf when half our county don't play football and yet all of Mayo play big ball. Our other half play hurling which is a different code just to remind. Unlike some other large counties we have very few dual clubs at adult level. In real time I would argue Galway and Mayo have similar numbers playing football certainly at adult level. At juvenile Galway would have more as some hurling only clubs may have teams.
kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1947 - 29/07/2019 21:06:33 2218475 Link 1 |
If I was from Longford I'd be campaigning hard for a move to connaught. Anything to get out of Leinster which will only be won by Dublin going forward. In connaught they'll will it sooner or later and will improve with realistic silverware to be won. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 29/07/2019 23:37:26 2218545 Link 8 |
Still not sure it would work. Meath and Kildare aren't up to our standards. And it's hard to judge our population with so many Mayo spies walking amongst us. Think my originally idea of the GAA forgetting about a new stadium for Connacht but instead giving Galway a border wall with a check point in Headford will help matters. If after we have returned the Mayo barbarian hordes to their native land Galway continue to prosper it may be time to re-evaluate the situation. It's time to "Make Galway Great Again" and demand our border wall. And Mayo should fund the wall too.
SamandLiamSoon (Galway) - Posts: 600 - 30/07/2019 09:20:04 2218591 Link 1 |
Now now. You can't be using logic like that when it comes to a population accusation. Sure half of Dublin is non-national, the other half are from the country in education or jobs, we're a dual code county, we've the biggest soccer clubs in the country... It counts for nought! Galway, due to their massive population advantage in Connaught, should be bringing home provincial titles annually. It's all about population. That's why Kerry have won 81 Munster titles and 37 AI titles isn't it?
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 30/07/2019 10:31:52 2218623 Link 10 |
Now hold on a minute Donald I have a feeling you haven't thought this through. Firstly all our money is gone into making Westport great again so we haven't a single peso to contribute. Secondly it's enough that it will be Mayo people building the wall as I can't see Galway lads getting their hands dirty after all those decadent years sunning themselves in Salthill. Thirdly after you returned, as you say yourself and to which I take grave exception, the barbarian hordes, who is going to mind your children, mantain your swimming pools and help you to keep reasonably clean. I can see orders going in for extra long ladders as we speak. As that Labi whatsisname said "the higher you build your barriers...... As a matter of interest have you any plans for the Hondurans from Roscommon!
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 30/07/2019 10:32:00 2218624 Link 1 |
Sure what makes Galway City so great is the influx of people from outside the county...all those Mayo's bringing our culture, hard work and enduring qualities..we run the city ;)
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11241 - 30/07/2019 10:35:17 2218629 Link 8 |
Ahh Galway would collapse over night if the Mayo barbicans went back to the homeland, bring all their businesses, workers, farmers etc with them, a better idea would be to give Galway city and south Galway to Clare and give us north Galway and Connemara and east Galway to Roscommon . riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 30/07/2019 10:38:14 2218631 Link 1 |
I've heard it all now. Move the county of Longford to connaught . For what . A game of football . Copyright yourselves on
mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1806 - 30/07/2019 11:28:15 2218672 Link 0 |
Hadn't thought about all them non nationals, wait till some of them lads start playing football it'll be like having fifteen Jack McCaffreys. The future is even bleaker than I had feared. On the other hand Leitrim should be ashamed of themselves, no students, non nationals, soccer players or hurlers in the county and they still can't win an All Ireland. Tut tut.
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 30/07/2019 12:12:38 2218690 Link 0 |
Offaly and Laois are suitable for joining Munster you say. I think that's way too broad a statement to make without knowing the lie of the land up in those parts. Just using my own locality as an example, living in Edenderry I cross into Co. Kildare at the far end of the town and I'm in Co. Meath only a few mins drive out the road. That's the heartland of Leinster right there, there is little to no connection to Munster in these parts. Its 50 mins to Dublin here. What is it to Killarney or Cork? 3 hours maybe? An hour and a half to Thurles. My thoughts would be that most of Offaly, certainly as far as Kilcormac anyway, would feel more Leinster than Munster (or even Connacht). Sitting there and reallocating counties into provinces based on I don't know what is utter nonsense. Counties aren't just a single point or one set of co-ordinates and its not a case of moving them based on one particular piece of criteria. OffalyBigBall (Offaly) - Posts: 625 - 30/07/2019 12:19:05 2218692 Link 0 |
We'll be like the Harlem Globetrotters in 10 years time.
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 30/07/2019 12:19:35 2218693 Link 8 |
a grain of rice will tip the scales?
The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 710 - 30/07/2019 12:22:37 2218694 Link 0 |
Here here! Sign me up for the baseball caps once they're on sale The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 710 - 30/07/2019 12:23:24 2218697 Link 1 |
And people say there is nothing to do in kerry ha
brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 674 - 30/07/2019 13:27:13 2218726 Link 0 |
To be fair to Kerry, basketball is huge in the county, remarkably so, from senior grade down to the schools. Soccer has made big strides in the last twenty years as well. Cycling has always had a strong following and rowing, particularly coastal rowing is very popular. Not to mention swathes of north Kerry that are hurling only. So it's not exclusively football only down there.
offyertrolley (Leitrim) - Posts: 141 - 30/07/2019 17:02:45 2218803 Link 0 |
That remark was tongue in cheek from me. Basketball is actually the fastest growing sport in Ireland at the moment. Lots of big clubs in Dublin now as well with Templeogue, Lions, Eanna, UCD, Vincents and clubs now springing up across west Dublin and north county Dublin at a rate of knots. Our underage international teams are also doing well. So yes, plenty of interest in other sports in all counties. More the reason for the GAA to keep the GDF money going and win the battle for kids' hearts.
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 30/07/2019 17:36:51 2218818 Link 9 |
Possibly from Moneygall to Birr but that's it.
Hawkeye9212 (Donegal) - Posts: 266 - 30/07/2019 18:30:48 2218848 Link 0 |