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David Clifford The Goat - 4 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "Well Dublin people do.

So get over over it….!"
Dublinese dialect 101.
Many Dubs put an "o" after the first syllable of the noun, particularly the proper noun.
For example, Stephen can become "Steo", "Cluxton" becomes "Clucko" while "Fenton" is fondly referred to by fans and team mates as "Fento', Ciaran Whelan was "Whelo" etc. This element of Dublin sporting dialect has spilt over into Rugby. The great Brian O'Driscoll was commonly referred to as "Dricko". Apologies if my reference to that foreign code has offended any true Gaels.
Two syllable forms ending in a broad vowel are just so chantable in a stadium and but they seem to irritate the Fíor- Ghael, who is highly sensitive to anything that appears to be an affectation of the English soccer fan. The Fíor Ghael is deeply suspicious of the Dub whom he believes to be more British than Irish so when they hear usages like 'peno' he works himself up into a lather of self-righteous indignation. What else could it be but an attempt to import the culture of English soccer into our native sport by stealth?
The Fíor Ghael if often so fixated on monitoring this blight of English/foreign influence emanating from Dublin that he fails to see how it has seeped into the culture of his own county. It must gall many Tyrone fans to know that the great Mickey Harte and his management team were highly influenced by the ideas of English rugby coach, Clive Woodward, particularly his coaching philosophy of "critical non-essentials". The poor Donegal fan may point outward at the soccer loving Dub but surely the great Jim McGuinness must have learned a lot from being part of soccer coaching set ups in Scotland, China and the US.
If circumstances permit, the next time I'm on the Hill I'll be sure to clearly enunciate each syllable of the English word PENALTY lest I rouse the suspicions of any vigilant Gael.

avonali (National) - 03/07/2026 18:26:15

Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To WanPintWin:  "All true, and the 7 years before 2013 were even worse. We should never let that be the benchmark of success for Galway. With the playing base we have, resources, tradition and strong clubs, there should never be an acceptance of mediocrity or even that being competitive is success."
[Kerry]/[Dublin]/[Tyrone] for Sam.

Galway for the Races.

... and if the stars align, a Tailteann Cup by 2051?

#dare2dream

Gaillimh_ar_dtús (National) - 03/07/2026 19:23:27

Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Commodore:  "If looking at Rory Gallagher's record, he was a really good coach, but as manager he failed repeatedly to get Donegal over the line in the 2015 & 2016 Ulster finals, we tended to do ok in the National league (Avoid relegation) under him, but his teams always peaked too early and seemed to show our hand too early.

Also he was divisive behind the scenes in the Donegal job, particular with his loyalties to Killybegs - Kilcar players, I recall chat of a fall out in Donegal diamond after the team returned after getting knocked out in 2015, I believe one established player got off the team bus before they even reached Donegal town.

In 2014, Jim McGuinness was gradually preparing for the likes of Lacey, McGlynn and Thompson to be replaced with the likes of Declan Walsh (Malin) and Leo McLoone, but Rory came in and abandoned that, continued with the old guard for longer in starting positions, which I think cost us. They should have been coming on from the bench."
I think Gallagher's biggest problem was playing the same blueprint that McGuinness left him in 2014 and had no desire to move players around from the positions they excelled in from 2012-2014. Similar to McGuinness, when it went wrong on the pitch there was no plan B, but to give him the benefit of the doubt, the squad he had to work with was spread thin after 4 years of McGuinness.

However I'm not sure I fully agree with the last point. Lacey, McGlynn, Thompson were 30,29,28 when Rory took over. I don't think there's anything to show McGuinness was in the process of phasing them out. Rory could hardly phase McLoone into the team when he decided to leave the panel in 2015. McGlynn's best years in a Donegal jersey were 2014-2016. When it all fell apart for Gallagher was 2017 when he hadn't adjusted for these players now in their early 30s not meeting the profile for the role they were originally given by Jim. Rory started phasing the lads out when it was all falling apart but the players weren't finished, just limited by decisions. When Bonner came in he immediately pushed McGlynn into a central playmaking role, which was key to winning back-to-back Ulsters.

SurelyToGod (National) - 03/07/2026 17:40:33

David Clifford The Goat - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Saynothing:  "Not even the hard to listen to English call it a "peno""
So? Dublin is nt in England.

We say Penos the English say pens
We use euro the English use sterling

brayballer (National) - 03/07/2026 18:06:34

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To FallenStar:  "Is there any particular reason you left out provincial results in the 7 years prior to 2020? Is there a certain narrative you are trying to highlight with this post?"
No particular reason. Narrative is Joyce has done 7 years and that's how Galway did in the previous 7 years up to oneself on how you judge it.

Gaa_lover (National) - 03/07/2026 18:12:22

Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
If this crop of young Dublin players goes on to win the all ireland this year and achieve alot of success in the coming years (possible) I wonder if it will go some way to validate claims by their detractors that the success of the 2010s wasn't a group of once in a lifetime players coming along at the right time but instead an inevitable product of Dublins superior wealth and resources.
After all surely two once in a lifetime teams arent going to come along one after the other will they?

Seniorleague (National) - 03/07/2026 22:47:07

Kerry All Ireland Champions 2026? - 1 Like(s)
Kerry are just a class outfit and are rightly favorites to retain Sam. I think the Tyrone game was a good reminder to them to stay sharp and focused.

Shearer (National) - 03/07/2026 18:29:27

Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To jobber:  "OK let me try and help the football people who dont understand that believe it or not people in Collinstown,Fore and Delvin are hurling fans who would love to see the All Ireland hurling semi final. Even from an economic point of view its a stupid piece of timing."
I'll go back further if ya like, there is no change in attitude to hurling and it goes back yrs. Sure look back to the last time the Leinster title was won and see how the hurlers were treated even after winning Christy ring.

2maroonjerseys (National) - 03/07/2026 18:36:38

Casement Park - 1 Like(s)
Leaving the politics aside (if that's even possible), it has to be said that the Casement Park site is one of the worst grounds in Ireland in terms of location and atmosphere in the locality. It is a soulless spot stuck in a GAA wasteland. The Athletic Grounds, Marshes, Breffni, and Clones especially, are magic by comparison.

Eddie the Exile (National) - 03/07/2026 19:14:52

Casement Park - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Square_B:  "Would Tyrone and your fellow counties in Ulster be willing to pay for it? Why should counties like ourselves pay for a pet project in Belfast when resources are already stretched? In all fairness, we're already giving over £15 million for a stadium. What is Antrim GAA contributing?"
Where did I say that I was in favour of the stadium, I would much rather see money being invested in local clubs in Belfast to promote football and hurling. You don't seem to have a problem contributing to PUC in Cork, strange that. Being from west Tyrone I would prefer to see Clones up- graded to a 40k stadium and new toilets.

tireoghainabu (National) - 03/07/2026 20:09:51

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To hontherossie:  "It takes years of consistent s and c to compete against the big boys come championship (let's face it we had gone backwards under burke regarding s and c) then when dowd came in players were pushed intensively in the space of a few months. At the end of the day players just crashed come the Monaghan game. We also have to remember some of these players were probably travelling long distances for training and then having to do a full days work the next day (no getting proper recovery) it's fairly simple we can't have it both ways for a small county (division 1 and then expect to progress further into the championship)"
Bigger and better better conditioned teams than us can't go full pelt in the 3 Competitions.
Only 1 Provincial Champion made the last 8, the one from the stroll through Province.

Seanfan (National) - 03/07/2026 20:20:52

GAATV - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Dothesimplethingswell:  "Well you know if they increased the tv licence we'd be getting the gaa, world cup soccer and rugby, the euros, club rugby, champions league the list goes on with sport plus all the other programmes as well...Gaa+ charges over half the tv licence fee but all we get are gaa games...what % of rtes full years broadcasting would that be?? Id day a fraction of 1%... If GAA+ charges is it €95 per season (very short) then why shouldn't €95 of tv licence bearing fenced for showing GAA matches??? Logic?"
Just stop.

Seanfan (National) - 04/07/2026 11:53:19

Casement Park - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Square_B:  "Sorry, where exactly did I say I was happy with contributing to PUC? Can you show me?

And you didn't answer my question, would you be happy, in Tyrone to pay for a pet project to improve participation in Antrim?"
Well I can't recall you going on a rant about funding PUC.
I don't thing you are familiar with how capital projects are funded , Tyrone or Leitrim for that matter would not be asked to contribute for a project in Belfast.

tireoghainabu (National) - 04/07/2026 12:03:06

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
All these turkey shoots arent doing hurling any good ;-)

Viking66 (National) - 04/07/2026 17:09:47