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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Danny Mc Cartan's lack of game time recently is one of the more puzzling aspects of our manager's decisions. He was first man taken off in Newbridge early in 2nd half after scoring three points from play. Hes seen very little action since then and if I was a defender I'd rather not mark him than some of our other inside forwards.
Claretandblue (National) - 07/06/2025 10:28:50
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "The word behind the scenes was Hyde or Croker. I posted it here a couple of weeks ago. Debate the finer details if you want." The finer detail is you said Cavan was non-runner from the start as Donegal had already played there. You repeated it again as if it was fact.
There's no debating it, it's there in black and white.
The actual fact is, that wasn't a factor at all and there is no such restriction. You should have realised that given you were at both Mayo games last year. The issue isn't the venue here, but you were caught out making something up and won't acknowledge it despite it being literally spelled out to you. It says a lot about a person's credibility.
Word behind the scenes or anything else has nothing to do with it.
WanPintWin (National) - 06/06/2025 15:45:02
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Name the times I was wrong with my information about what was going on in Donegal?" Here is a fact, you appear to have an opinion on everything. You have nearly eight and half thousand posts. Have you have you no life outside of this forum? I bet your on the Mayo blog forum too, probably another few thousand posts.
Ulsterchamps72 (National) - 06/06/2025 14:10:03
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Now who is going to win!
That's a proper looking team with question mark over Monaghan and K Cooney but other than that it's a better of a team....roll on Sunday can't wait. As they say in Eyrecourt "give them plenty of it" (you surely know what that means)" Ah Katser me auld pal. I am old enough to have seen the great Joe Salmon leap through the air. and Billy Duffy 'putting it up' to the mighty Castlegar - probably before you were born, but thanks for the memories.
waterside4 (National) - 06/06/2025 16:28:11
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "He doesn't have pace really, not 'real pace' anyway. That's his missing ingredient, because he really ticks every other box. Still, with all his talent, he finds a way to not be particularly prolific at point scoring in the modern intercounty game, so that's the bit he needs to improve on imo." Sean Kelly said he and Shane were the quickest in the squad?
Jellybaby (National) - 07/06/2025 12:20:47
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Tullamore For Kerry/Meath. Ridiculous. - 1 Like(s)
Does it really matter where it's played..? It's another nothing group game where both teams are safely qualified…. a glorified friendly
ForeverBlue2 (National) - 07/06/2025 07:31:45
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Ok I was wrong? Will that make it stop? Also ignore my whole Dublin point. No problem. Jesus." That's a good first step. It was like pulling teeth, but I'll give dues. Fair play.
I've no idea what the Dublin point is. I wasn't in that conversation. My point was that Galway-Armagh should be in the Hyde and Donegal-Mayo in Cavan.
WanPintWin (National) - 06/06/2025 23:38:23
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Tullamore For Kerry/Meath. Ridiculous. - 1 Like(s)
Replying To D.Hyde: "10k?? There was a decent Meath support in The Hyde last week in a game Meath fans were rightly confident about winning but there was an attendance of about 7500 in total! Where are all these supporters coming from for a game against Kerry?" Yeah 10k is being a bit optimistic, I'd be shocked if there's even 10k at the game. I would expect Meath to outnumber Kerry 3 to 1 sort of thing though. The rest will be sitting at home waiting for the All Ireland final.
Cabbagepatch1667 (National) - 06/06/2025 23:03:59
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Clare, Limerick, Tipperary And Waterford Ruining Munster Football And All Ireland Championship? - 1 Like(s)
Munster counties ranked as following after the Allianz league:
1. Kerry
2. Cork
3. Clare
4. Limerick
5. Tipperary
6. Waterford
The footballers of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford have demanded a lopsided Munster draw so that they can have easy access to a Munster final. Clare have made three Munster finals with threatening to win. Clare have made the All Ireland championship three years in a row. They are yet to win a game!!!
How long more a the GAA going to facilitate this lopsided draw policy?
There were three proper provincial finals this year. Cork v Kerry was arguably one of the best provincial clashes this year. Should have been the proper Munster final.
Clare should be in the Tailteann Cup. Limerick won their group and are having a good summer.
Sligo beating London and New York to make a Connacht final was also ridiculous. Mayo, Galway and Roscommon had finished top 3 in Division 1!!! Lopsided provincial finals are of no benefit to anyone.
legendzxix (National) - 06/06/2025 21:22:24
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Tullamore For Kerry/Meath. Ridiculous. - 1 Like(s)
Replying To winatallcost: "Are you suggesting there may be as many Kerry supporters as Meaths at this game or what are you talking about being subjective? Will you not be travelling as a result of the venue?
I'm beginning to think perhaps Kerry just don't want to play a game in Offaly for some reason." Sush, don't tell them yet but Seamus Darby is the top groundsman in O'Connor Park…..
MillerX (National) - 06/06/2025 19:41:38
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Tullamore For Kerry/Meath. Ridiculous. - 1 Like(s)
Replying To kerry4sam25: "We will win well regardless of venue. Our B team would beat a full Meath team." Ha, tempting fate there……we won't always lie down…..and I feel the worm is about to turn…
MillerX (National) - 06/06/2025 19:36:30
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Tullamore For Kerry/Meath. Ridiculous. - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CiarraiMick: "They dont as the games have no bearing on each other.The results of either game does not affect positions of other.The top 2 teams in the group will be Meath and Kerry and Rossies and Cork fighting for third position." Not necessarily, should Roscommon beat Cork and Meath lose to Kerry, then Meath and Roscommon will be level on points, 3 pts each and having played out a draw last day, then score difference will decide second and third place. Therefore both games must be played at the same time.
MillerX (National) - 06/06/2025 19:30:15
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To 3rdmidfielder: "We are well aware of our own problems in Leitrim, but I will tell you this for nothing Sligo are not in as good a place as you think they are, the under 20 success was great for Sligo football, time will tell how many of them lads will make it at senior inter-county level. The jury is out on a good few of them. McEntee is there five years? Joe Keane 8 years? I think Sligo have gone backwards this year. That's just my opinion." Not so sure if they've gone backwards but a bit static for sure this year. League start was very disappointing but rallied when it mattered, will reserve judgement on McEntee until the end of the TC campaign.
The reason I reference minor and u20 is that there's a breed of player being created in the county that no longer fears playing the bigger 3 in Connacht as they have had the better of them in years gone by. It would be good for all counties in Connacht if Leitrim could start to lift their levels too. I know minors won the shield which is good for them but need to be beating one of the other 3 on a regular basis.
As for the other bucks comments about Div4 titles I'd say there's plenty of footballers in Leitrim that'd love to have it. I'd dare say he'd tell a Kerryman they were as bad as Leitrim at present because they haven't an All Ireland since 22. But sure carry on blame NY for not having a game this weekend.
Sligoman1234 (National) - 06/06/2025 18:16:14
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Tullamore For Kerry/Meath. Ridiculous. - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CiarraiMick: "There ate many people in Kerry that would like to attend the match and the fact is it will take some over 4hours to get to Tullamore. Yes its fine for the likes of me and others in Dublin but thats a very ling trek to and fro for a neutral venue.
Per head of population Mesamis I would say Kerry fams are better at attending matches than even Dublin supporters.156,000 versus 1.2 million and croke park in your own city has had small crowds recently even with Dublin playing.
If you think travelling 4 hours is fair then there is no point in me try to explain further." Playing it in Tullamore is unfair on the Kerry support that will go to the game from Kerry. I don't doubt that.
But the decision to play in Tullamore was made to suit the bulk of the supporters who will attend the game. For the many, not the few.
Had the game been played in Limerick or Thurles, both still a fair trip from a lot of Kerry, you'd have a drop in the Meath support, but that drop wouldn't be matched by the slight increase in Kerry support that you might get. Why go out of your way to accommodate a support that aren't going to attend?
Kerry only get a big support for the All-Ireland Final, or maybe a "big" semi-final against the Dubs. Only around 10k at the Munster Final in Killarney!
The Dubs support has nothing to do with it, but you are right that per captia it isn't amazing, but it can be big because of the sheer volume of us.
MesAmis (National) - 06/06/2025 15:55:35
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "I've a feeling Laois might beat Kildare." Hon Galway I've a feeling Galway will beat Kilkenny!
katser (National) - 06/06/2025 15:45:51
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CillTormoir: "The erratic keeper is back in I see. What lunacy will be responsible for our loss Sunday?" Now who is going to win!
That's a proper looking team with question mark over Monaghan and K Cooney but other than that it's a better of a team....roll on Sunday can't wait. As they say in Eyrecourt "give them plenty of it" (you surely know what that means)
katser (National) - 06/06/2025 15:42:52
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BigBàsMan: "Anthony burns making way for Kevin cooney. Strange one for me. Burns did very well against Dublin." This is the real Championship starting now for Galway and burns,Morrissey, Kileen dropped like hot buns lol
katser (National) - 06/06/2025 15:34:31
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Tullamore For Kerry/Meath. Ridiculous. - 1 Like(s)
Am coming at this one from a completely neutral point of view, with no skin in the game whatsoever.
Taking Tralee and Navan as the starting points, the most equidistant from a journey time point of view would be Thurles. According to Google Maps, about 2hrs 30mins from both Tralee and Navan, so a five-hour round trip.
Also according to Google Maps, Tralee to Tullamore would be about a six-hour round trip. Killarney to Tullamore return would be less than six and a half.
Now, if you're a Kerry person going to that match, you're going to be out all day anyway. To me, if I was setting a day aside to go to a match, the difference between five hours and either six or six and a half hours wouldn't be a "make or break" one. Instead, it'd just be "do I spend all day going to that match and back, or do I just stay at home?".
Yes, there are other places in Kerry - e.g. Dingle or Waterville - that would have a longer trip to Tullamore and back. But those people are well used to long trips whenever they go outside the county anyway. Again, it'd be a case of "all day, or not at all?" rather than "X hours or Y hours".
Pikeman96 (National) - 06/06/2025 15:31:27
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Flemenstar200: "If Galway players can't get up for it after being called 'soft' by Darran O Sullivan and Colm Boyle they may as well pack it in. I would be pinning that to the wall in Cavan dressing room" Shades of 1998 when the late Eugene McGee labeled Galway in the paper as the the fancy dans. Only one way to ******* answer that said the late john O'Mahony in the dressing room.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 06/06/2025 15:04:07
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Tullamore For Kerry/Meath. Ridiculous. - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "About 6,000 Kerrys turned up for the Ros game in Killarney.
Official attendance 6,814." Probably nearly lowest home attendance of all the group games so far. Would that six thousand turn up versus Meath even if it were in Thurles or Limerick. I'd very much doubt it. Expect about 10K Meath supporters in Tullamore.
winatallcost (National) - 06/06/2025 15:03:07
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