Yes I would, Leinster is only relevant to Galway as a means of starting the championship on a level pegging with everyone else and it suits Leinster as it helps the competitiveness of a championship which has struggled for relevance. I am happy to see London dong well and playing in Connacht but in terms of the overall health of Connacht football how London are performing is not relevant, similarly with Galway in Leinster.

Stuckinthepast (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 26/05/2013 17:34:44    1391613

Hope we meet Tyrone, we need a handy one.

allSOran (Sligo) - Posts: 690 - 26/05/2013 17:42:16    1391627

Leitrim or London will be in the last 12 of the championship.. Good old Connacht!

square_ball_69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 826 - 26/05/2013 17:45:10    1391638

Amazing result, Fair play especially considering they were limited in preparation as they could not come home to train or play challenges.

crossfieldball (Galway) - Posts: 650 - 26/05/2013 17:47:04    1391643

Great win for London

Great stuff

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 26/05/2013 17:49:06    1391650

Square ball.....so want if London or Leitrim are in the last 12. The best team usually ends up winning the all Ireland anyway. It hardly a connachts team fault there a not as many counties as Leinster....I suggest you take it up with the British empire. At least connact is competing on that any team can beat the other which can't be said of the joke that it the Munster football championship.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11717 - 26/05/2013 17:57:09    1391662

26/05/2013 16:53:37
Solo_Run
County: Leitrim
Posts: 78

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"...Really Connacht football (Mayo aside) is beyond laughable at this stage......."


Mmm, Mayo could win the All-Ireland this year, Galway u-21 champions, St. Brigids All-Ireland club champions.

If Galway and/or Sligo are any use they will rebound in the qualifiers.

Hard to make an assessment until the end of the year. As i say every year the AVERAGE standard across the provinces is much of a muchness...too much is read into specific matches or somebody winning something.

+1 well said. It seems for some you can't give congrats to London without giving a dig to Connaacht football

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3735 - 26/05/2013 18:01:57    1391675

Yeah so what if 1 of the weakest teams in the country are in the last 12 of our premier competition.. It's not Connacht's fault I suppose, more the GAA's for allowing this ridiculous structure to continue.

square_ball_69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 826 - 26/05/2013 19:02:05    1391761

Congratulations London.

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 26/05/2013 19:07:30    1391769

bad day for sligo football but has to say how bad connacht football is be good to see what eammon has to say later and london down to 14 men, all it is now is how much mayo will win the next to games by

castlebar (Mayo) - Posts: 8 - 26/05/2013 19:23:54    1391784

Well done to London, a lot of happy exiles tonight. I think its brilliant gives a bit more publicity to London GAA.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 26/05/2013 19:32:27    1391798

26/05/2013 19:23:54
castlebar
County: Mayo
Posts: 4

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bad day for sligo football but has to say how bad connacht football is be good to see what eammon has to say later and london down to 14 men, all it is now is how much mayo will win the next to games by

As said on the other thread club and U-21 All Ireland champions are from Connacht and Mayo reached last years Senior AI final and don't forget Mayo only beat Sligo by two points last year and needed extra time to beat London.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3735 - 26/05/2013 20:13:52    1391873

Fair play to London but Sligo must be terrible. It'll be interesting to see what Kevin Walsh does if they're knocked out early in the qualifiers.

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 790 - 26/05/2013 20:26:07    1391895

26/05/2013 17:45:10
square_ball_69
County: Westmeath
Posts: 520

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Leitrim or London will be in the last 12 of the championship.. Good old Connacht!

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I'd keep my powder dry just in case one of the Connacht teams dumps Westmeath out of the championship (not exactly a power house in the annals of the GAA!!!)

Solo_Run (Leitrim) - Posts: 219 - 26/05/2013 20:28:58    1391901

If Mayo beat the rest of the country out the gate it doesn't make it less of a joke one of those teams will be in the last 12. Roscommon are guaranteed to get into the second round of qualifiers without having played a game. Westmeath have to beat Dublin to get to the same stage.

square_ball_69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 826 - 26/05/2013 20:46:24    1391929

Well Done to the Exiles,
Great day for the under dog,
Looking forward to what OHara has to
say on the Sunday Game.
London, come and give the Wee County a challenge game now:)

LovelyBall (Louth) - Posts: 352 - 26/05/2013 21:01:52    1391965

Hope we meet Tyrone, we need a handy one.

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I laughed out loud allSOran ... Very good ha ha

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13655 - 26/05/2013 21:04:30    1391977

26/05/2013 20:46:24
square_ball_69
County: Westmeath
Posts: 521

1391929
If Mayo beat the rest of the country out the gate it doesn't make it less of a joke one of those teams will be in the last 12. Roscommon are guaranteed to get into the second round of qualifiers without having played a game. Westmeath have to beat Dublin to get to the same stage.

That's what you get with a smaller province no different than Munster. We played in round 1 last year will be round 2 this year. If Westmeath beat Dublin they will likely win Leinster how is that any different if we beat Mayo?

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4133 - 26/05/2013 21:23:15    1392013

If by some miracle we beat the dubs we would then have to beat another div 1 side in kildare.

doyle55 (Westmeath) - Posts: 13 - 26/05/2013 21:34:54    1392039

Difference is we'll have to beat 2 more teams of real quality. Ye would have to beat Leitrim or London, not to mention Dublin are better than Mayo.

square_ball_69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 826 - 26/05/2013 21:38:57    1392043