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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Announcing 2 physios have left the backroom team. Do me a favour.
farneygael3 (National) - 13/09/2025 10:26:17
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To letsgetgoing: "Most counties don't have:
* 3 top and highly qualified S&C guys. (Martin Kennedy, Niall Moyna, Graham Nortan),
* Top goal kicking coach in Dean Rock.
* About a 10-12 coaches monitoring club games and no doubt other county games when they start.
* 2 goal keeping coaches in Josh Moran and Stephen Cluxton.
* MULTIPLE Physios.
* MULTIPLE Massurs.
* MULTIPLE Stats people monitoring training, club and county games and the opposition.
* MULTIPLE video analysis people.
* Well resourced sponsorship.
Let's call a spade a spade, Dublin have all the advantages, the main one being less travelling to and from training as the vast majority of their players live in Dublin which leaves much more time for recovery, study time/project work, family life etc. (much less stress and a huge advantage).
Playing for your county is a much greater commitment for a player playing for a rural county but working in Dublin or elsewhere as most of them do. (Maybe not Kerry players as most of them are teachers at home who can have a two hour sleep before training and still be back in their beds before 10.00pm and are full time athletes near All Ireland time)." Yes Dubs have resources and yes we have some advantages but you need talent too and the Dubs have that in spades.Loads of counties have big backroom teams like Roscommon but they just dont have the talent.
brayballer (National) - 12/09/2025 15:22:14
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Final round of Dublin SHC games this weekend:-
Judes v Barrog
Lucan v Fianna
Boden v CC
Vinnies v Whitehall
Cuala v Crokes
Brigids v Plunketts" The hurling has been a farce so far and will continue this weekend I think. Vinnies to win easily. Barrog to win and Na Fianna to win easily v Lucan..
brayballer (National) - 12/09/2025 15:28:26
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New York - 2 Like(s)
Replying To bláthach: "I did not bring up mayo thanks. You may wish to think I did but I did not. So if you can not point that out you should apologise forthwith. Appreciate that.
We are well aware we won't win Sam. But what's the point of getting to quarters or semis when you never win anything. As I said it's like saying oh I was standing beside the nice girl but she hadn't a bit if interest. Thanks. Oh I'm not bitter at all there. I am sweet as a blueberry on a cherry topped bun. You seem to pick rows with everyone here. It's a little bit petty and worrying please. Anyway I wish Andrew well in his new role. Thanks" Take no notice blathach as I agree with you about that contributor.Always looking for a row to escape the fact that Mayo wont win anything.
brayballer (National) - 12/09/2025 15:31:25
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To letsgetgoing: "Most counties don't have:
* 3 top and highly qualified S&C guys. (Martin Kennedy, Niall Moyna, Graham Nortan),
* Top goal kicking coach in Dean Rock.
* About a 10-12 coaches monitoring club games and no doubt other county games when they start.
* 2 goal keeping coaches in Josh Moran and Stephen Cluxton.
* MULTIPLE Physios.
* MULTIPLE Massurs.
* MULTIPLE Stats people monitoring training, club and county games and the opposition.
* MULTIPLE video analysis people.
* Well resourced sponsorship.
Let's call a spade a spade, Dublin have all the advantages, the main one being less travelling to and from training as the vast majority of their players live in Dublin which leaves much more time for recovery, study time/project work, family life etc. (much less stress and a huge advantage).
Playing for your county is a much greater commitment for a player playing for a rural county but working in Dublin or elsewhere as most of them do. (Maybe not Kerry players as most of them are teachers at home who can have a two hour sleep before training and still be back in their beds before 10.00pm and are full time athletes near All Ireland time)." As you seem to have all the figures, why dont you enlighten us all, as to what all the other top counties have, in this regard.
I know Roscommon are not a top county but for the craic you might as well tell us what your county have in place, like a good man......
;o)
Fionn (National) - 12/09/2025 17:09:56
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "When you're as small of fish as us why begrudge us our February All Irelands, but struggling to see the comparison that has to press releasing two physios have left. Statement ends." Really strange fascination with our press machinations. I'm a seasoned supporter and would hardly know what is being released in terms of press communication. Weird behaviour.
ballboy101 (National) - 13/09/2025 12:36:29
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "What player would not want to play for Dublin...???
Well there were 3 very high profile players who did not want to play for Dublin this year, and by the sounds of Ger, he wont be going to them to ask them back.
They will need to come to him....
It will be interesting....
I still have my reservations about the 3 ex players brought in to his coaching team tbh.
One stand out ex player who imo should have been involved and was on Declan's ticket, was JC.
Time will tell I guess.
BTW all those specialist backroom people you mention above - every top county setup have them and in fact some clubs would also. This is not a Dublin only phenomenon." Most counties don't have:
* 3 top and highly qualified S&C guys. (Martin Kennedy, Niall Moyna, Graham Nortan),
* Top goal kicking coach in Dean Rock.
* About a 10-12 coaches monitoring club games and no doubt other county games when they start.
* 2 goal keeping coaches in Josh Moran and Stephen Cluxton.
* MULTIPLE Physios.
* MULTIPLE Massurs.
* MULTIPLE Stats people monitoring training, club and county games and the opposition.
* MULTIPLE video analysis people.
* Well resourced sponsorship.
Let's call a spade a spade, Dublin have all the advantages, the main one being less travelling to and from training as the vast majority of their players live in Dublin which leaves much more time for recovery, study time/project work, family life etc. (much less stress and a huge advantage).
Playing for your county is a much greater commitment for a player playing for a rural county but working in Dublin or elsewhere as most of them do. (Maybe not Kerry players as most of them are teachers at home who can have a two hour sleep before training and still be back in their beds before 10.00pm and are full time athletes near All Ireland time).
letsgetgoing (National) - 12/09/2025 13:08:00
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Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dunnor: "9.15 iFriday the 12th Birmingham and not one half time score from the Longford Co Board. Absolutely amateur hour when you compare them to Roscommon." I wasn't keeping an eye online tonight as I was at the game in Newtown, but the Longford GAA app updated the group stage games every 5 to 10 minutes. But the updating on the county x page has been diabolical the last couple of years.
Spinx (National) - 12/09/2025 23:34:29
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To letsgetgoing: "Never questioned the talent of the the greatness football team ever; Dublin. Suggested in my previous post that I expect Dublin to win leinster at least, this year. You are right. I am sure that the many Dublin coaches mentioned by Ger Brennan yesterday should be able to source a bit of talent from the population of county Dublin which now exceeds 1.5 million." How many of that 1.5 million are Dublin people? How many of that 1.5 million are foreign people ?How many of that1.5 million are involved with the GAA ?
superbluedub (National) - 12/09/2025 23:28:25
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ahsure.: "Donaghy to be announced next week?!" Since you posted that a full work week has past by without any announcement?!
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 12/09/2025 20:14:36
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Longest Playing Careers - 1 Like(s)
Has any player had a playing career at inter-county level longer than the great Stephen Cluxton: 2001-2025? No players spring to mind.
foreveryoung (National) - 12/09/2025 18:21:20
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "They can fire away with this Mickley Mouse Premier Junior Championship and We'll see what success it brings!
Absolute joke that hard working Clubs who's 2nd teams are being deprived the chance to win their way up through the Junior grades and eventually get promoted to Intermediate." What club are you katser as a matter of interest?
Tubeyou (National) - 12/09/2025 17:43:50
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To FullOfPorter: "No European clubs went for him either, Leeds and West Ham were interested so you'd wonder is it blind spot or is there something else." Perhaps there was some interest in Europe but only as a No 2. He spent long enough as a No 2 so I can see why he wouldn't want that. In fairness out of the 2 mentioned & Brentford, Brentford is the best place for him.
Square_B (National) - 12/09/2025 17:17:40
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "As was mentioned, that was tournament started by a club in Limerick. I notice you left your beloved Sarsfields off the list of Galway winners. They won it a couple of years ago. An honest oversight, I'm sure.
I'm referring to the Junior and Intermediate club All-Irelands started by the GAA. They don't allow second teams to represent any counties in the provincial or All-Ireland series.
On your point about our hand being weakened at All-Ireland Junior level, because second teams couldn't represent us at Junior A. It wouldn't make much of a difference. The main cause has actually been our bloated Senior championship, meaning our Intermediate and Junior winners are much lower ranked than some other counties. We haven't done much at Intermediate All-Ireland level either, often losing to Tooreen in Connacht, never mind an All-Ireland. Only Oranmore have won a title for Galway at that level. Kilkenny have only 12 senior and 12 intermediate teams. They've dominated at both Intermediate and Junior at All-Ireland level as a result. You've also ignored that a number of first teams have won Junior A in the past decade or so, Skehana-M/M, Ballygar, Sylane, An Spidéal and Annaghdown.
The new structure next year cleans up the bloated Senior championship. Ignore the Premier in the names, we'll have a 16 team Senior championship, a 16 team Intermediate championship and 10 team Junior championship made up of first teams. There will then be a championship for the best 12 second teams, which will be fed into from the Junior levels below." Fair play to those 5 Clubs for winning the Junior A, but Sylane, An Spidéal and Annaghdown are stuck in Premier Junior scratching their backside for the long foreseeable future. When Skehana M/M and Ballygar meet the big guns from Senior B next year it will be different ball game!
Off the top of my head if these 4 teams are kept separate in the new 4 team Intermediate groups I'd expect Skehana M/M,Ballygar, Rahoon-Newcastle and Killimor to be in a relegation dogfight!
katser (National) - 12/09/2025 17:01:13
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "They can fire away with this Mickley Mouse Premier Junior Championship and We'll see what success it brings!
Absolute joke that hard working Clubs who's 2nd teams are being deprived the chance to win their way up through the Junior grades and eventually get promoted to Intermediate." The success is in hopefully growing and stimulating hurling in more parts of the county. Players on 2nd teams in their own clubs can always aspire to play for their club's 1st team.
The motion was passed by 2/3 of the hurling clubs in Galway earlier this year, so it wasn't just the Junior clubs that were in favour of it.
Your attitude reminds me an awful lot of one I come across on occasion when clubs from non-hurling strongholds are playing those in traditional areas. The usual stick to football nonsense. Mad how people think trying to promote hurling in more parts of the county is a bad thing. It's a tough job as it is without the condescending attitude.
There are many top footballers who were brilliant hurlers underage. Combined regional and schools teams are another option to get lads playing at a higher level and hopefully help them stick with it.
WanPintWin (National) - 12/09/2025 16:10:51
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To backtooldwall: "A good idea but you see how long it's taking to install a 16 team senior and intermediate championship, first you had to drop to 16 senior teams plus 8 fake senior aka senior B.Next year will see 16 senior and 16 intermediate but inter. will include B teams from senior clubs and junior can have B teams from the two higher devisions. I think B teams should be assigned a separate competition stream with a grading system similar to the regular teams.I feel we may be a number of years from this happening." From what I understand, Intermediate won't have B teams next year. Senior 16, Inter 16 (all first teams), Junior 10 (all first teams). The Reeves Cup will have the top-12 B teams.
While both Intermediate and Junior have Premier in their name, it doesn't matter. They're Intermediate and Junior, and form the 2nd and 3rd tiers.
Below Reeves Cup are the usual Junior A, B, C etc. These are the 2nd, 3rd, 4th teams of clubs (except for Tuam hurling in Junior F) so they will feed up to the Reeves Cup.
If Tuam or any new hurling club ever get up the grades to Junior A and win that out, then they would have to look at getting them into the Premier Junior, with the other first teams. That's unlikely to happen for a long time though.
WanPintWin (National) - 12/09/2025 15:58:45
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
They can fire away with this Mickley Mouse Premier Junior Championship and We'll see what success it brings!
Absolute joke that hard working Clubs who's 2nd teams are being deprived the chance to win their way up through the Junior grades and eventually get promoted to Intermediate.
katser (National) - 12/09/2025 15:48:38
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To letsgetgoing: "Most counties don't have:
* 3 top and highly qualified S&C guys. (Martin Kennedy, Niall Moyna, Graham Nortan),
* Top goal kicking coach in Dean Rock.
* About a 10-12 coaches monitoring club games and no doubt other county games when they start.
* 2 goal keeping coaches in Josh Moran and Stephen Cluxton.
* MULTIPLE Physios.
* MULTIPLE Massurs.
* MULTIPLE Stats people monitoring training, club and county games and the opposition.
* MULTIPLE video analysis people.
* Well resourced sponsorship.
Let's call a spade a spade, Dublin have all the advantages, the main one being less travelling to and from training as the vast majority of their players live in Dublin which leaves much more time for recovery, study time/project work, family life etc. (much less stress and a huge advantage).
Playing for your county is a much greater commitment for a player playing for a rural county but working in Dublin or elsewhere as most of them do. (Maybe not Kerry players as most of them are teachers at home who can have a two hour sleep before training and still be back in their beds before 10.00pm and are full time athletes near All Ireland time)." Cork hurlers have all those positions/personnel that you mention…but…
foreveryoung (National) - 12/09/2025 14:51:35
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