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Mayo GAA Thread - 5 Like(s)

Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "Not a theory. Expectations and odds are what they are."
Your "expectation" that Roscommon carry the same form line from a dead rubber league game into championship is indeed what it is.

Immer (National) - 16/04/2026 06:38:40

Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To dickie10:  "Westmeath aren't much behind Meath or Louth. Louth haven't beaten any big team in championship yet . If ever they had the chance to beat dublin it's this year . Laois Westmeath and Kildare all bet dublin when they made the breakthrough"
Aren't much behind? Meath beat Dublin, Kerry and Galway last year in the All Ireland. We couldn't beat Limerick or Wicklow last year in the Tailteann. We couldn't beat Wexford when the chips were down in the league this year barely scraped over Sligo, lost poorly to Laois. We are worlds apart.

Chops (National) - 15/04/2026 23:20:31

Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Refusal to have anything to do with the State. That's what I do. Can't stop them collecting tax from wages. Other than that, minimal contact.

SF ought to have stayed out of Stormont. Ceasefire was right decision. What followed was not."
So you don't use public roads/footpaths?
Public water or sewers?
Public transport?
Won't take OAP?
Won't use public hospitals?

Seanfan (National) - 16/04/2026 13:01:32

Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Pikeman96:  "Hmmm. "Minimal means little, not none, by the way."

So what does "Refusal to have anything to do with the State" mean?

Seems in your case, it doesn't mean what most would take it to mean.

Instead it seems to mean "I'll make use of all the services that the State provides, but I'll refuse to pay for them if I have a choice in the matter at all".

Charming."
I keep overestimating the intellectual level here.

There is long history of nationalist disengagement from the State. GAA itself is an example.

BarneyGrant (National) - 16/04/2026 16:13:30

Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To 1shot:  "Whelan will start for sure.
Listening to interviews with Eoin Cody and Paddy Deegan Kilkenny are a wounded animal coming to Salthill.
Expect them to bring the battle. We are pre warned. Hopefully it's no surprise on the day to us"
Kilkenny are always a wounded animal, someone'd want to put them out of their misery at this stage

It would hardly be news that they'll turn up ready for battle, it'd be a bigger story if they didn't

Stool Pigeon (National) - 16/04/2026 15:07:18

Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To jobber:  "Absolutely agree challenge matches mean very little and it will tell us where we are at against an All Ireland contender. A real learning curve for our lads so lets see how we go."
Don't think this years kilkenny minor team are all Ireland contenders. Basically have had to build a new team from scratch as all of last years team were up to the age.
Great to see westmeath doing well at underage and schools level.

richiepmurphy (National) - 16/04/2026 10:53:58

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "I hope it is not another false dawn Barney, but I genuinely feel there is a definite air of optimism about Dublin Hurling.
And there seems to be a lot better hurling talent coming through for us, than football talent coming through.
I would love to see our Hurlers win Leinster this year.

I think the AI semi last year, has left the players with a lot to prove to themselves this year.

As for Leinster, Offaly away this weekend, then
Home to Kildare
Away to Wexford
Away to Galway
Home to Kilkenny.

Tough draw in fairness, but let's get off to a good start on Sat hopefully."
I would be surprised at other than comfortable win in Tullamore.

It will be tight between top four but Im moderately confident of at least beating one of others to give us 6 points minimum and third place at least.

BarneyGrant (National) - 16/04/2026 14:43:52

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Kinvara:  "I think we may see Concannon or Molloy over Whelan for a week or two.

I don't buy the siege mentality act Kilkenny are trying to play up here. They have dominated Galway for years, the wounded animal should be the lads from the west!"
Whelan for me with his physical presence and maybe Concannon. Molloy is very small and has no presence. He may be ok for last 10 min.

1shot (National) - 16/04/2026 13:29:19

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Seanfan:  "So you don't use public roads/footpaths?
Public water or sewers?
Public transport?
Won't take OAP?
Won't use public hospitals?"
They are proper public provisions. I don't pay LPT or TV license if that helps.

Minimal means little, not none, by the way.

BarneyGrant (National) - 16/04/2026 13:40:01

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Any word on Daithi or Gavin Lee asto whether they be fit? With TJ starting for KK daithi's experiece would be useful to deal with him but trayers hasnt put a foot wrong in his absence aswell. I wonder is John Fleming anywhere near a return form injury.

Gaagael15 (National) - 16/04/2026 13:48:48

Louth GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To louthman57:  "Why is our Leinster Under 20 semi final fixed as an away match ?

Top of our group , seeded team entitled to a home semi,yet we play away."
A strange one alright

Shearer (National) - 16/04/2026 13:49:07

Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Good luck to Monaghan from your wee neighbors. Fancy you's to push on in Ulster this year

Shearer (National) - 16/04/2026 13:52:40

Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Immer:  "Your "expectation" that Roscommon carry the same form line from a dead rubber league game into championship is indeed what it is."
My expectation is irrelevant. The bookmakers and their punters placing the cash on is relevant.

What they are looking at and thinking is its hard to ignore a 20 point loss in the last meeting and Mayo won well in January also against Roscommon.

Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 16/04/2026 13:54:45

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To peiledoir20:  "Where the 1 million dropped in at once on a random Tuesday afternoon catching the government on the hop?

No they were not.

Most capable governments will make estimations and future projections around population growth, required services infrastructure etc.

This government (of which Fine Gael has been a constant since 2011) sadly could not even get something that basic correct."
I don't intend to get dragged into this argument a whole lot, but one consideration is how we're currently hosting some 80,000 Ukranian people who wouldn't be here at all if Putin hadn't decided to play bully big boy.

And having to accommodate them somehow is obviously having a significant knock-on effect on available accommodation for others.

How oh how could Fine Gael in government (or indeed, any other party if they'd been in government) have predicted and foreseen that in advance, and planned accordingly?

Pikeman96 (National) - 16/04/2026 14:16:46

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "They are proper public provisions. I don't pay LPT or TV license if that helps.

Minimal means little, not none, by the way."
Hmmm. "Minimal means little, not none, by the way."

So what does "Refusal to have anything to do with the State" mean?

Seems in your case, it doesn't mean what most would take it to mean.

Instead it seems to mean "I'll make use of all the services that the State provides, but I'll refuse to pay for them if I have a choice in the matter at all".

Charming.

Pikeman96 (National) - 16/04/2026 14:23:06

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To 1shot:  "Whelan will start for sure.
Listening to interviews with Eoin Cody and Paddy Deegan Kilkenny are a wounded animal coming to Salthill.
Expect them to bring the battle. We are pre warned. Hopefully it's no surprise on the day to us"
I think we may see Concannon or Molloy over Whelan for a week or two.

I don't buy the siege mentality act Kilkenny are trying to play up here. They have dominated Galway for years, the wounded animal should be the lads from the west!

Kinvara (National) - 16/04/2026 12:54:59

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "They are proper public provisions. I don't pay LPT or TV license if that helps.

Minimal means little, not none, by the way."
Free corporation House/apartment?
Medical card?
Free university education whilst living in their Free flat within a stones throw of said 3rd level institution?
Don't want to bother with improving yourself? No problem! We'll still give you money to sit at home and do nothing.

ThePowerhouse (National) - 16/04/2026 14:46:12

Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "My expectation is irrelevant. The bookmakers and their punters placing the cash on is relevant.

What they are looking at and thinking is its hard to ignore a 20 point loss in the last meeting and Mayo won well in January also against Roscommon."
Your sage anaylsis is what we're interested in;

"trying to turn around that margin of defeat into a shock win in MacHale Park in a matter of weeks is unlikely let's be honest."

I wouldn't be too worried about the bookmakers.

Immer (National) - 16/04/2026 14:56:03

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To ThePowerhouse:  "Free corporation House/apartment?
Medical card?
Free university education whilst living in their Free flat within a stones throw of said 3rd level institution?
Don't want to bother with improving yourself? No problem! We'll still give you money to sit at home and do nothing."
I have none of those free things! Think you have wrong target.

BarneyGrant (National) - 16/04/2026 16:11:05

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Gaagael15:  "Does niland stay on frees or do they give them to cathal mannion. Mannion was on them throughout league until last 2 games against kk and limerick where niland took over. 20s play kk next Wednesday but that won't deter their playing time this weekend . Could play a factor in latter rounds as the leinster semi is 13th May and final following wed 20th and we play dubs in between those and Wexford the weekend after 20s leinster final.. That's assuming we make it to a leinster final"
Niland has to stay on frees he's a better and more consistent free taker than mannion and also he's the future so I'm sure they'll stick with him on them from now on

Galway.11 (National) - 16/04/2026 16:54:11