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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Sounds like a fairly vacuous motivation 'to be regarded as a great club side'. Lads would want to be getting more enjoyment out of it than that, rather than worrying about who thinks they're great, or whether they're 'great' or not."
Vacuous or not they're certainly regarded as one of the great club sides

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2538 - 18/01/2026 15:08:04    2651610

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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "Ah stop will ya lads get hit with hurls in every game of hurling. Ye better stick to football in Westmeath. Why you think the gaa didn't allow the footage? Because there was nothing in it"
It was right call to allow play . No need to be patronisign westmeath have play both codes and should continue

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1147 - 18/01/2026 15:17:54    2651613

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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "Ah stop will ya lads get hit with hurls in every game of hurling. Ye better stick to football in Westmeath. Why you think the gaa didn't allow the footage? Because there was nothing in it"
Footage was viewed and there was nothing in it to clear the player. Player got off on a technicality , not because 'there was nothing in it'. Still glad he played so both teams had a fair shot. Bookies had it as a 4 point game. BG won by 6 pulling up. Deserved winners. Loughrea have youth on their side and will be back.

conordee (Galway) - Posts: 460 - 18/01/2026 15:17:59    2651614

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Replying To conordee:  "Footage was viewed and there was nothing in it to clear the player. Player got off on a technicality , not because 'there was nothing in it'. Still glad he played so both teams had a fair shot. Bookies had it as a 4 point game. BG won by 6 pulling up. Deserved winners. Loughrea have youth on their side and will be back."
Yes that is all correct. Ballygunner have youth in the wings also. You wait your time down there. Pauric and Phillip will eventually go. Incidentally Philip one of the most underrated player ever. We had a clown from another county who knows nothing about them saying Ballygunner were on their way out. They have Mark Hartley, Connor Tobin, Ian Cuddihy waiting a chance to be regulars. That is without even talking about Spain, Comford and the players who won minor All-Ireland medals last year. We keep hearing how bad they are for Waterford hurling but they also cruised through Munster and the Leinster champions and now the best from Galway. Ballygunner will be beaten eventually and the best teams can on any given day.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3234 - 18/01/2026 15:40:26    2651618

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Replying To Canuck:  "Yes that is all correct. Ballygunner have youth in the wings also. You wait your time down there. Pauric and Phillip will eventually go. Incidentally Philip one of the most underrated player ever. We had a clown from another county who knows nothing about them saying Ballygunner were on their way out. They have Mark Hartley, Connor Tobin, Ian Cuddihy waiting a chance to be regulars. That is without even talking about Spain, Comford and the players who won minor All-Ireland medals last year. We keep hearing how bad they are for Waterford hurling but they also cruised through Munster and the Leinster champions and now the best from Galway. Ballygunner will be beaten eventually and the best teams can on any given day."
Great win for Ballygunner, congratulations, hard luck Loughrea.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4537 - 18/01/2026 15:47:03    2651619

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Replying To Canuck:  "Yes that is all correct. Ballygunner have youth in the wings also. You wait your time down there. Pauric and Phillip will eventually go. Incidentally Philip one of the most underrated player ever. We had a clown from another county who knows nothing about them saying Ballygunner were on their way out. They have Mark Hartley, Connor Tobin, Ian Cuddihy waiting a chance to be regulars. That is without even talking about Spain, Comford and the players who won minor All-Ireland medals last year. We keep hearing how bad they are for Waterford hurling but they also cruised through Munster and the Leinster champions and now the best from Galway. Ballygunner will be beaten eventually and the best teams can on any given day."
Ballygunner superb on the day! Well deserved winners! Up to everyone else in Waterford and the rest of the country to up their game and try beat them next year!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18033 - 18/01/2026 16:18:26    2651627

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Hard luck to Loughrea, back on the horse soon, try win Galway again, and have another crack at it next year.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18033 - 18/01/2026 16:23:39    2651630

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