I'm old school & I would Iove if we had beaten Wicklow in the Leinster Championship yesterday. The prize was the Dubs coming to town for another big game. Yes that would have been the end of the road ( however we beat Kildare in 2018 when they were coming down from div 1 so shocks can happen, thats our last Leinster win by the way) The Tailteann Cup will look after itself but getting a win in Leinster Championship beats the Tailteann. You won't get the same crowd there for Tailteann & it just doesn't feel like Championship. On the crowd we will lose supporters for the coming games. I met a few fellas afterwards who said never again. There point was that they were starting to believe again but then we take a hiding to a team who will be operating in Div 4 next year. Fair weather supporters but our inconsistency is a killer & days like yesterday gives the doubters plenty of ammunition
carlo (Carlow) - Posts: 327 - 13/04/2026 17:51:58
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Replying To Carlowrising: "I'm not knocking any of our wins in the Tailteann Cup however let's not be deluded, the Tailteann Cup is a second tier competition and certainly not Championship (The highest standard of competition in Gaa).
The Tailteann is on a par with the Joe Mac in Hurling except the Joe Mac is a more difficult tournament to get wins in because there are 2 tiers below to filter out sides of lesser ability. The Tailteann Cup is the All Ireland B or Tommy Murphy Cup rehashed therefore winning TC games do not equate to a Championship win. This is especially true for the TC group games which never had a Championship feel."
If the Tailteann Cup isn't championship, then the Sam Maguire also isn't championship.