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'But the trap door is getting closer and closer for Tour and it'll happen within the next 3/4 years I think.'

This comment was made before about a year ago and i laughed at it at the time. However after a weekend in which the juniors were beaten by 19 points and a flattering 10 point loss for the seniors this is a now sadly a reality - It may even happen this year. Granted there are a number of players missing through travelling and injury and we desperately need some of those lads back. We also have a rookie mgmt team in their first year who hopefully will have learned from their many mistakes for next year.

Anto (Sligo) - Posts: 393 - 02/09/2025 16:21:37    2634635

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Replying To westvoice:  "Having been at the game, conduct of supporters left a lot to be desired, hounding the ref and officials and the tweet at half time was childish. No need for it."
Having attended as a neutral observer I didn't think there was anything wrong with the supporters, both sets of supporters were passionate about supporting their teams and that's what championship football is about. What did you think of the way the ball was thrown in at the beginning of both halves?

InAroundTheSqaure (UK) - Posts: 20 - 02/09/2025 17:13:51    2634638

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Replying To Anto:  "'But the trap door is getting closer and closer for Tour and it'll happen within the next 3/4 years I think.'

This comment was made before about a year ago and i laughed at it at the time. However after a weekend in which the juniors were beaten by 19 points and a flattering 10 point loss for the seniors this is a now sadly a reality - It may even happen this year. Granted there are a number of players missing through travelling and injury and we desperately need some of those lads back. We also have a rookie mgmt team in their first year who hopefully will have learned from their many mistakes for next year."
After an exceptional run they are now back in the pack which is normal for most teams but not them and I think they will take a while to get used to this ...they won competitions in the 90s and 00s when they were part of the pack so I would not write them off

MrUnderhill (Sligo) - Posts: 112 - 03/09/2025 09:54:26    2634708

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Replying To Anto:  "'But the trap door is getting closer and closer for Tour and it'll happen within the next 3/4 years I think.'

This comment was made before about a year ago and i laughed at it at the time. However after a weekend in which the juniors were beaten by 19 points and a flattering 10 point loss for the seniors this is a now sadly a reality - It may even happen this year. Granted there are a number of players missing through travelling and injury and we desperately need some of those lads back. We also have a rookie mgmt team in their first year who hopefully will have learned from their many mistakes for next year."
Harsh Anto, would not call them a rookie management in fairness. Stephen might not have much club management experience , Enda managed Ballymote for 3 year. I do not think they got many calls wrong this year, just don't have the high quality players to compete at the top level. In fairness, they got to a league final as well this year. Then there are a few lads that have been excellent servants to the Green and gold but it is time to give some of the younger lads a chance. Saying that, I thought DRP were excellent.

Coolera were good against Eastern Harps and should be cracking semis. I think the semis are fixed for Tubbercurry.
Where are the semis for the Intermediate fixed or does that depend on who is in them?

RealSouthSligo (Sligo) - Posts: 137 - 03/09/2025 11:36:36    2634725

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Replying To Anowenmoregael:  "Bitter or what eoinog,"
Welcome to the forum.
Why would I be bitter ?
Tourlestrane should survive this year and probably next year also. After all only one team goes down. How long will MC Intyre, Walsh,Kelly and Evan continue?
When they retire Tourlestrane will be in big bother.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2229 - 03/09/2025 12:39:59    2634741

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Replying To RealSouthSligo:  "Harsh Anto, would not call them a rookie management in fairness. Stephen might not have much club management experience , Enda managed Ballymote for 3 year. I do not think they got many calls wrong this year, just don't have the high quality players to compete at the top level. In fairness, they got to a league final as well this year. Then there are a few lads that have been excellent servants to the Green and gold but it is time to give some of the younger lads a chance. Saying that, I thought DRP were excellent.

Coolera were good against Eastern Harps and should be cracking semis. I think the semis are fixed for Tubbercurry.
Where are the semis for the Intermediate fixed or does that depend on who is in them?"
I dont think it's harsh to say it's a rookie mgmt team. 2 of the selectors have managed county
minor and intermediate teams but all 4 have just retired from playing in last few years and have never managed a senior team before. Plenty of mistakes the last day in the first half, no sweeper against strong wind and the matchups were all wrong. Against Marys and Molaise I thought they got most things right. But first half against Drumcliffe the setup was all over the place. They will learn from that though and come back better next year (hopefully in senior).

Anto (Sligo) - Posts: 393 - 03/09/2025 14:17:08    2634762

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Predictions for weekend

Senior
St Marys v Tubber…Marys by 5/6
Drumcliffe v Molaise….on paper potentially the best game of weekend but Molaise have been one big disappointment this Championship evidenced by just scraping past Tubber. If Drumcliffe needed a win here they would do with ease. O'Flaherty might experiment a wee bit with fellas but I still expect them to win by 3/4. Nice needless journey for two North Sligo clubs out to Tourlestrane, 45-55 minute one way to play your neighbours.
Coolera v Easkey…Coolera by double digits
Shamrock Gaels v E Harps…Harps to get another bruising defeat.

Intermediate
Calry v Pats….Calry by 4+
Geevagh v Enniscrone….Enniscrone by 6+
Castleconnor v Mullinabreena….Mullinabreena by 6 sending Castleconnor for relegation and Bunninadden into semi
Ballymote v Owenmore….will be a tight affair, Ballymote have had the better form all year but the loss last week has taken the wind out of their sails where as it's the reverse for Owenmore. Will pluck for a draw

Junior
Molaise beating Drumcliffe last night gives a lifeline to Johns. I wonder did the midweek game affect one club more than the other?

St Michael's v Drumcliffe…Michael's by 4
St John's v Tourlestrane…Johns by 3
Cloonacool v Tubber….Cloonacool by 10 but game could well be a walkover for them
St Marys v Shamrock Gaels….in a game that only sees who gets 3rd it must be the most ridiculous venue of them all in Castleconnor. Wouldn't blame either team if they conceded this.

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 591 - 04/09/2025 07:18:54    2634833

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Replying To Anto:  "I dont think it's harsh to say it's a rookie mgmt team. 2 of the selectors have managed county
minor and intermediate teams but all 4 have just retired from playing in last few years and have never managed a senior team before. Plenty of mistakes the last day in the first half, no sweeper against strong wind and the matchups were all wrong. Against Marys and Molaise I thought they got most things right. But first half against Drumcliffe the setup was all over the place. They will learn from that though and come back better next year (hopefully in senior)."
Agree I was shocked they played no sweeper in first half. Tourlestrane got a lot of stick from other clubs in the county from how defensive they played under previous management but got the results. Maybe it was like, we are in relegation "Lets just go for this " - i don't know. Regarding the matchups - I think they don't have the players but would not disagree with you. There were some players starting last week that would not be on the team if Tourlestrane were strong.
In a way it sad to see them go from 7 in a row to this but agree it is difficult to be at the top every year.
Hopefully they stay up but from what I seen last weekend - I would be very worried.

RealSouthSligo (Sligo) - Posts: 137 - 04/09/2025 09:28:11    2634839

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Everyone is putting nails in Tourlestranes coffin way too soon. They are playing Curry and will comfortably beat them in the relegation.

The greatest club player over the last 20 years in this county is Adrian McIntyre.

A statue should be built for him in Aclare when he hangs up the boots.

NewSligofan (Sligo) - Posts: 270 - 04/09/2025 12:11:02    2634865

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Replying To RealSouthSligo:  "Agree I was shocked they played no sweeper in first half. Tourlestrane got a lot of stick from other clubs in the county from how defensive they played under previous management but got the results. Maybe it was like, we are in relegation "Lets just go for this " - i don't know. Regarding the matchups - I think they don't have the players but would not disagree with you. There were some players starting last week that would not be on the team if Tourlestrane were strong.
In a way it sad to see them go from 7 in a row to this but agree it is difficult to be at the top every year.
Hopefully they stay up but from what I seen last weekend - I would be very worried."
Last of the round robin games this weekend.
Coolera are definitely in the semis and should easily beat Easkey. If you get your calculator out you will find that Harp's can also qualify but they will have to give Shamrock Gaels a good hammering on Sunday. This won't happen and I imagine they will be anxious to put up a good display after the pasting they got last week. Gaels will also be hoping for a stern test or else they will arrive totally undercooked in the semi final. They only had one serious game in the championship yet and that was the August bank holiday against Coolera.
Drumcliffe will top group 2 and Tubber could finish in second, third or fourth place depending on the way games go. I expect Marys to beat Tubber and also think Drumcliffe will end any lingering interest that Molaise have in the competition.
Marys to finish second, Molaise in third and Tubber to join their neighbours Tourlestrane in relegation.
Enniscrone will beat Geevagh and Calry should beat Pats which would leave Enniscrone and Calry in the semis , Farnans safe in third and Geevagh and Pats in relegation
In the other group the bunnies are hoping that Coolaney keep the shoe to the floor leaving them top of the group with the bunnies in second a scenario that looked very unlikely a few short weeks ago. The winners of Ballymote/Owenmore Gaels to take third and the loser to join Castleconnor in relegation. Ballymote were very deflated after their loss last weekend and if Owenmore Gaels play football and stay off the tweets they could snatch it.
Tubber withdrawing from the junior leaves it Cloonacool and Harp's with the winner of Gaels/Marys in third
Michaels are top in the other group and John's should take second with Molaise in third.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2229 - 04/09/2025 12:41:19    2634873

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Replying To NewSligofan:  "Everyone is putting nails in Tourlestranes coffin way too soon. They are playing Curry and will comfortably beat them in the relegation.

The greatest club player over the last 20 years in this county is Adrian McIntyre.

A statue should be built for him in Aclare when he hangs up the boots."
I don't think anyone is putting nails in Tourlestrane's coffin. They are coming to the end of a cycle where they dominated football in the county. With regard to a statue for MC Intyre I'm sure Tubber would feel the same about Curran and Curry equally so about Marren. Then the bunnies would jump in the band wagon and erect one of...... Big Richie. )))

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2229 - 04/09/2025 15:56:28    2634908

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Replying To eoinog:  "Last of the round robin games this weekend.
Coolera are definitely in the semis and should easily beat Easkey. If you get your calculator out you will find that Harp's can also qualify but they will have to give Shamrock Gaels a good hammering on Sunday. This won't happen and I imagine they will be anxious to put up a good display after the pasting they got last week. Gaels will also be hoping for a stern test or else they will arrive totally undercooked in the semi final. They only had one serious game in the championship yet and that was the August bank holiday against Coolera.
Drumcliffe will top group 2 and Tubber could finish in second, third or fourth place depending on the way games go. I expect Marys to beat Tubber and also think Drumcliffe will end any lingering interest that Molaise have in the competition.
Marys to finish second, Molaise in third and Tubber to join their neighbours Tourlestrane in relegation.
Enniscrone will beat Geevagh and Calry should beat Pats which would leave Enniscrone and Calry in the semis , Farnans safe in third and Geevagh and Pats in relegation
In the other group the bunnies are hoping that Coolaney keep the shoe to the floor leaving them top of the group with the bunnies in second a scenario that looked very unlikely a few short weeks ago. The winners of Ballymote/Owenmore Gaels to take third and the loser to join Castleconnor in relegation. Ballymote were very deflated after their loss last weekend and if Owenmore Gaels play football and stay off the tweets they could snatch it.
Tubber withdrawing from the junior leaves it Cloonacool and Harp's with the winner of Gaels/Marys in third
Michaels are top in the other group and John's should take second with Molaise in third."
Can't let it go can you?

ChasingShadows (Sligo) - Posts: 59 - 05/09/2025 00:43:49    2634947

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So the nightmare came true for Bunninadden. Then again losing to Castleconnor the first day put them in bother. Ballymote winning not a major upset but Castleconnor being 8 points up on more than one occasion surely wasn't on the cards. Did Mullinabreena throw them a life line to get rid of their neighbours? Surely no luck in that if so.

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 591 - 05/09/2025 22:41:11    2635049

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The results from yesterday evening will surely give the underdogs a lift this evening. Unlike last weekend the weather is favourable, maybe a touch breezy so hopefully we will get 2 cracking games

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2229 - 06/09/2025 10:55:18    2635063

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All I will say after today's game's is that justice was done

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2229 - 06/09/2025 19:06:00    2635096

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Replying To eoinog:  "All I will say after today's game's is that justice was done"
Very cryptic there eoinog…to which game/s are you referring?

While results weren't what I expected with DRP losing and Geevagh getting a draw it didn't change the expected semi finalists. The intermediate relegation will be very tight as all teams are finely balanced with Castleconnor v Pats and Geevagh v Owenmore. A fair change in fortune for the latter two who this time last year were in the knockout semi final.

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 591 - 06/09/2025 20:30:45    2635104

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Replying To Sligoman1234:  "Very cryptic there eoinog…to which game/s are you referring?

While results weren't what I expected with DRP losing and Geevagh getting a draw it didn't change the expected semi finalists. The intermediate relegation will be very tight as all teams are finely balanced with Castleconnor v Pats and Geevagh v Owenmore. A fair change in fortune for the latter two who this time last year were in the knockout semi final."
Ah I would say you know what I am strongly hinting at. I flagged this a long time ago.it Landing a player into a club who has no allegiance to the area is risky. No doubt there will be snowflakes cross with that comment and someone might even go to the trouble of registering on the forum just to tell me that. The results speak for themselves.
I went to the Marys v Tubbercurry game.
Marys were in control at all times. Roche, O Kelly Lynch, Eli , Kilcoyne, Cawley, Mulligan were all very good, composed on the ball and very organized. Having said that Tubber should have got a few goals and I'm not sure why Josh Flynn didn't start especially when they had the wind in the first half. Gilmartin also caught the eye. I think they will be playing Easkey in the relegation and I can't see them losing that one. In intermediate Ballymote were the big winners over the weekend. The 4 teams in relegation are nearly all at the one level so anything could happen

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2229 - 07/09/2025 10:58:15    2635148

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Replying To Sligoman1234:  "Very cryptic there eoinog…to which game/s are you referring?

While results weren't what I expected with DRP losing and Geevagh getting a draw it didn't change the expected semi finalists. The intermediate relegation will be very tight as all teams are finely balanced with Castleconnor v Pats and Geevagh v Owenmore. A fair change in fortune for the latter two who this time last year were in the knockout semi final."
He could be referring to the team bringing in a high profile transfer and not getting through or perhaps one of his favourite two teams Ballymote and Owenmore …

BreakingBall123 (Sligo) - Posts: 147 - 07/09/2025 12:10:11    2635161

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Dates and venues out for the semi finals are out I see. Surprised that the sensible option of a Saturday night semi under lights as is done with Marys and Shamrock Gaels wasn't copied with the Enniscrone/Ballymote intermediate semi, Tourlestrane would have surely been suitable for that, instead of dragging both into Sligo town at 5pm. And yet that's nothing compared to what Calry and Mullinabreena have had inflicted on them. Surely people can see decisions like that for what they are.

ChasingShadows (Sligo) - Posts: 59 - 07/09/2025 22:25:43    2635249

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Replying To BreakingBall123:  "He could be referring to the team bringing in a high profile transfer and not getting through or perhaps one of his favourite two teams Ballymote and Owenmore …"
Ballymote in real bonus territory now. All the talk around the town was to try to win to secure intermediate status. Now they find themselves in the semi finals. All pressure will be off so they'll have a fair crack at Enniscrone and there won't be much in it either way.

letsgosligo (Sligo) - Posts: 110 - 07/09/2025 23:51:57    2635254

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