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Leitrim GAA thread - 8 Like(s)
Saturday was very much a case of what might have been. As I said before, we need to covert 80-90% of chances to beat these teams and we just had too many wides. It's frustrating, particularly when Galway missed a fair few but the heads never dipped, we kept plugging away, we had an edge, aggression and desire and the belief was there - even after 10points down, the body language remained positive. Squidgy epitomised all of this with his display.
In another championship, another year, it would have become a 20point hammering with people streaming out of the ground. That had started with the fairweather supporters only to see them turn back and stay to the end.....well done them!
The referee seemed slow to award us a free at times and quick to award them to Galway. Case in point when he blew for an alleged foul when McNulty collected the ball in the air on the shed side when we had them on the ropes. No idea what for but Galway were then able to take the sting out of our play as they did so well many times.
Tom Prior was everywhere and rightfully got his MOTM award.
Gaffey for goals if a great find this year. A bit more fine tuning an he could be the main option for those long distance 2pointers.
Honeyman had a fantastic 2pointer-Oisín McLoughlin was eye catching-(lovely pick up! !) He timed his run from deep for a possible penalty follow up to perfection whilst the Galway lads were flat footed. Great point too.
A clear penalty btw - the attacker will always get those decisions even if its 50:50.
Crowd watch - again, a below par attendance. Galway travelled well but we didn't turn up the way we should have for a home semi-final following a hard fought quarter final win. Where were Connacht Council going with them stand prices??? It put people right off. I think of London 3 years ago allowed people in for free for league game to try and drum up a good crowd to get behind the team. I'm not sure what the answer is - group discounts, kids go free ? But it diluted down our home advantage severely. Same thing happened over in Castlebar.
If you are going to charge then at least have toilets that have seats, a bit of a clean, full soap dispensers, speakers that work on the shed side and no obstruction of scaffolding for TV cameras rendering half the shed unusable.
Apart from that, the pitch was immaculate and the pipe band never disappoint to add that sense of championship occasion.
I hope the lads are given a good week or 2 off before giving the Tailteann a good rattle - they have shown they are capable of going toe to toe with anyone on a given championship day - we've earned a bit of respect back again and there's good feeling back. Huge credit must go to Poacher. I for one had my reservations during that league campaign last year but I've seen and heard more than enough to be buoyed by what's to come.
Fair play to the rossies. It's a pity we are not in the final with them. They were a class act that 2nd half in Castlebar and I would tip them to stop Galway's gallop for a 5 in a row.
Well done also to our Hurlers who are tuning up nicely. 3/3 and may give us a day out yet with that form.
Finally, this message board needs surgery and fast. It's becoming more difficult to pick out the genuine commentators. The administrators need to open their eyes and stop allowing the increasing drivel to get on here. As pointed out by others, it was a great place to come on and contribute to a discussion about all things Leitrim football and you may not always agree but it was constructive and well intended.
It has clearly been hijacked by doom scrollers who cannot master a basic English sentence and have SFA to do with their days. They will be crowing to an empty room if it goes on much longer.
Liatroim Abú
Mugatay (National) - 27/04/2026 13:06:45
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Leitrim GAA thread - 7 Like(s)
The sooner these lads with multiple accounts are stopped from spouting rubbish and making a mockery of this forum the better. Well done to Leitrim on a great show on Saturday, hopefully we can have a decent run in the Tailteann cup.
JimmyNail (National) - 27/04/2026 13:17:37
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Mayo GAA Thread - 3 Like(s)
I have said it many times, It would have been a major miracle had any county, but in particular a rural county like Mayo, to have been able to replace Keegan, Boyle, Higgins, Barrett, Kevin Mac, Cillian, Parsons, with players of similar ability. Look at the Dubs, GOAT team, and they are 22/1 to win SAM now, and the pick and setup they have. In truth, how many of our starting 15 from yesterday would start on any other Division 1 team? The previous manager had been trying to transition in new lads as seamlessly as he could. Cillian IMO played his best football during the 2 drawn semis in 2014, 12 years ago. I understand that Andy was under huge pressure to deliver, as David Brady had outlined, and perhaps he felt he needed experience if he was to clinch a Connacht this year. Of course it is still possible, on paper at least, to turn things around and have a great run in the race for SAM, but it is hard to see us winning 3 or 4 games v teams remaining in the race. There is, as Andy and PJ pointed out one straw to clutch, in that, all the top ranked teams have been way off the pace in their first real championship game. Meath, Mayo, Dublin, Galway, Donegal, gone or lucky not to be. Kerry less than impressive. Armagh have not had a real test yet which leaves Roscommon as the only team to have excelled from Div 1. Was their decision to play a "B team" in the last round a master stroke? Last year the new rules were a challenge and many teams tried to adapt their old game plans best they could to the new rules. Now that they have had plenty of games a new style is clearly emerging. The running game is all but dead and Kicking is back, including kicking on site for long range scores. . There could be some great days ahead for supporters yet.
martinjoe (National) - 27/04/2026 18:31:08
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Leitrim GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To JimmyNail: "The sooner these lads with multiple accounts are stopped from spouting rubbish and making a mockery of this forum the better. Well done to Leitrim on a great show on Saturday, hopefully we can have a decent run in the Tailteann cup." Here here, pure unadulterated rubbish.
Anyhow, we got the dreaded 'Team 16' ... tough one but look, a good test which will help in the next rounds.
Square_B (National) - 27/04/2026 13:26:02
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Competition format is a total farce. In Theory you could win all 3 games and be alimented while another county could loose all 3 and finish top of the group.
This format encapsulates the ineptitude of the apathy we have come a costume to. The format is indefensible Claret.
Well done to all involved huge result for westmeath hurling. Great to see.
Loughlenegale (National) - 27/04/2026 12:07:01
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To JimmyNail: "The sooner these lads with multiple accounts are stopped from spouting rubbish and making a mockery of this forum the better. Well done to Leitrim on a great show on Saturday, hopefully we can have a decent run in the Tailteann cup." Totally agree and best of luck to Leitrim in Tailteann Cup, interesting opening round fixture against Westmeath,Down or Cavan.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 27/04/2026 17:58:05
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Oddball: "Lets be serious here for one minute.
Who in Leinster would beat us at this point in time?
Who in Connacht would beat us at this point in time?
Who in Munster, apart from Kerry, would beat us at this point in time?
Who in Ulster, apart from Armagh and Donegal, would beat us at this point in time?
I rest my case!" Another post where you have lost the run of yourself.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 27/04/2026 17:52:11
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Timbertony: "KK crowd back to their patronising worst the other night alright. Wexford back down to the level Laois were a few years back on that evidence. Miles off it - tactically, skill levels, conditioning, decision making. Only both Recks, Lawlor (in first half) and Kevin Foley looked up to the required standard." We are not in a position to patronise anyone at the moment. Lots of work needed across the board in Leinster at the moment from what I see. All Leinster counties are at a low point with Kildare and Offaly on an upward curve but a long way off the pace in comparison to Munster. Unfortunately I think the silverware looks lightly to cross the Shannon.
Sloweddie (National) - 27/04/2026 13:13:02
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Oddball: "I haven't lost the run of myself.
I'm just a confident person who tells it as it is." Spot on. No point in being in it if you're not confident. Ye won't get as much time on the ball and space in the final as ye did yesterday, regardless of personnel. Both teams have adapted well to the new rules. But if Roscommon's hunger and workrate is as good as yesterday Galway will need to be at the top of their game to beat ye.
GreenandRed (National) - 27/04/2026 16:50:24
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Well Down have taken away our record as being the only team to defeat Jimmy in Ulster. Always thought Down could have taken ye in 2013 in the semi-final before Malachy put a plan in place for the final. My worry for Donegal would be is this a repeat of 2013. How long can a squad of amateurs continue at the high intensity that Jimmy demands. Most Monaghan people won't agree but I believe we beat a tired Donegal team in 2013. Dont get me wrong it was a deserved win and was the beginning of a great era for us, though unfortunately we didnt reach the promised land. The diffetence, Donegal had got their All Ireland in Jimmy's second year, which didn't happen this time. Of course ye bounced back refreshed in 2014 and should have had the second Sam for that team. What I am trying to say is this year could be 2013 all over again. It may be next year before this team reaches the Hogan Stand. Hopefully for ye, the Langan injury is not as bad as rumoured. I will be hapoy to be proved wrong. Unlike some of my county men, I am always happy to see Donegal go on to bigger things when we ourselves are out of the picture, as I would be for Armagh or Down. Hopefully we can make the Ulster Final on Saturday but if we do, it wont be the same in Clones without Donegal. Actually it is a very big week for Monaghan teams in all grades. Anyways good luck for the rest of the season.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 27/04/2026 13:49:16
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "Poacher V Moran in the qualifiers would be tasty, Tom Prior to negate Aidan O' Shea, would be a fascinating battle." Since the qualifiers haven't been a thing for years, there isn't much value in you commenting the same thing over and over. Clearly you have a second account also because I don't think we could have a second person on the same wave length as you - or at least I hope not
Leitrim_12 (National) - 27/04/2026 19:18:54
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Galwayman67420: "Is Barry Mchugh not worth a look in as a free taker. We have missed a lot of important frees especially in Armagh final 2024. Had he been there would have 100% knocked over them frees we missed and more than likely have brought sam back to Galway. We seem to not be learning from our repeated mistakes........" Pack up the boots Barry/Aaron it's not going to happen at this stage
systematic (National) - 27/04/2026 15:19:37
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Championship Attendances - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "15,321.
€35 for stand with no child/student/OAP prices.
Probably €45 for the Final." Suppose over 15k isn't to bad of an attendance for a semi. Dont think either of the lenister semis this week will get near that to be fair. There seam to be a lot of Roscommon supporters in the terraces. Probably the best supported county in the country per population. Fair play the rossies. I hope yous win the final now. But looked dreadful the main stand in front of the tv half empty. The councils and the GAA in a whole have dreadful marketing.
DublinBrian (National) - 27/04/2026 20:22:05
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Championship Attendances - 1 Like(s)
There's a lot of confusion on the football championship format 2026. I don't think that is good for attendances either.
Westmeath and Down both provided headline shock wins against big opposition and yet could end up in tier 2.
Similarly, Cavan lost a Rd1 match and 2 weeks ago and don't even know which competition they will be in come May! Meanwhile, a Div4 team or a relegated team can reach a Munster SFC final by accident of fortune in the draw and end up in Sam Maguire (not this year but you know what I mean).
It is beyond daft.
Eddie the Exile (National) - 28/04/2026 08:08:58
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WeGoAgain: "In less than 24 hours I've gone from extremely downbeat and disappointed to have lost our grasp on the Anglo celt to being upbeat, positive and raring to go for the qualifier draw next week. Sentimentality aside, this is 100% the best outcome if we're serious about giving the all ireland a good rattle. Tough ulsters did not serve us well in the previous couple of years when the final stages arrived. I'm confident the players will be ready to step it up in the next round and if we have to head to Killarney or Cork, so be it. Making a provincial final gives home advantage surely but im not sure that's even a massive advantage to us this year anyway given that our fortress is unavailable. Delighted to hear Langan should return fairly soon. And of course, massive congratulations to Down who were well worth their win after an excellent and meticulously planned performance. I hope they can repeat it next week. Oh and someone mentioned 2013... totally different kettle of fish there. They might have been burnt out and hungover from the AI win but there were other matters internal to the county going on then with club fixtures and what not.
Onwards!" Fair play for the positivity. Was listening back to the Donegal gaa podcast and rightly or wrongly martin mchugh was immediately jumping to a positive view about using it as an opportunity to target the all ireland. Eamon mcgee was the same on otb and he's been pretty consistent in this view for a good while. He did acknowledge there is no way in earth mcGuinness wouldn't target Ulster as he puts such a value in it. Personally it will be disappointing not to walking up the hill at clones and experiencing the complete joy in winning Ulster.
Regardless though you have to see the positives and go with it. The draw will obviously be a major factor in things. We will be away after that and up to the quarters it looks like a toss for home advantage so we could be back in letterkenny yet......
In relation to down I guess they will just about know if they need to beat armagh to get into the race for sam before throw in but I hope they can get to the same levels again and get through to the final.
Ulsterchamps_32 (National) - 27/04/2026 18:44:31
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BigBàsMan: "The answer is a national hurling championship. Get rid of Munster." Like an All Ireland Hurling Championship???!!!!!???
Goreylad1985 (National) - 27/04/2026 19:12:24
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To The_analyser: "Of course we won't underestimate Galway. Oddball for a Longford man very excitable today.
On Eoin Ward he was a starter on the Roscommon U17 team that won Connacht title in 2020. C. Keogh,C. Neary, O. Cregg,C. Hand,E. Colleran was also on that U17 team
Ward was also part of the 2022,23 U20 Roscommon teams and he won the Sigerson cup with DCU last year" The only Longford part of me was spending 6 years of secondary school there. Can we not get excited after yesterdays performance? Or do we have to seek your permission???
Oddball (National) - 27/04/2026 20:33:40
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To seanie08: "Donegal will be fine this season. Said it weeks ago after seeing ye in league final. Ye couldn't repeat that intensity every match had to be a lull ye have got your lull and as a result play two less matches so should be fresh come all ireland first round. Id be suprised if donegal are not there or thereabouts winning whole thing by end of season." Whats your take on a potential Monaghan ambush of Derry?
A few people today at work were chatting about an Armagh v Derry Ulster final, and I said it could be a Down vs Monaghan final, but was met with silence and blank looks.
Commodore (National) - 27/04/2026 20:44:54
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Championship Attendances - 1 Like(s)
Replying To DublinBrian: "Suppose over 15k isn't to bad of an attendance for a semi. Dont think either of the lenister semis this week will get near that to be fair. There seam to be a lot of Roscommon supporters in the terraces. Probably the best supported county in the country per population. Fair play the rossies. I hope yous win the final now. But looked dreadful the main stand in front of the tv half empty. The councils and the GAA in a whole have dreadful marketing." The Gaa hierarchy have being doing almost everything in their power whether wittingly or unwittingly to turn people off going to championship games this several years. The connacht council just increased student prices from €5 to €35 thats a 600% increase!!
Some teams are playing championship games two weekends in a row now that means families out huge money not to mention player welfare!! These games especially in good weather are beautiful family events where kids are the real winners and with new rules the quality of games are so good now but people are staying away and I don't blame them. The Gaa are driving our games onto paid subscription channels. The economical boost to a county town hosting a bumper championship game cannot be underestimated and the Gaa at local level does so much for the local economies but in the summer months when this should be at its peak its being eroded by very very poor decisions by GAA hierarchy. They could easily have intercepted in connacht to prevent a 600% hike in student prices just like they intercepted with high profile counties and clubs who massively overspent on vanity projects. Instead they continue to inflict maximum PR damage driving grassroots people away from the gates and eroding tradition under the guise of player welfare . Many people genuinely believe that the gaa are more concerned with concerts and other sports in Croke Park than actual gaa games and I am inclined to believe them. Its become a money mogul and the excuse is that all the money made filters down to clubs...Well every club in the country is self sufficient with v limited resources take note of this example Croke Park officials and RTE when you are at it.
Dothesimplethingswell (National) - 27/04/2026 22:02:20
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ElGranSenor: "Oh, I wasn't saying there was an anti-Martin's agenda, my point was we only had two of their players starting on Saturday
Rory O'Connor away
Barry O'Connor away
Philip Dempsey injured
Darren Codd injured
David Codd on the matchday squad but not picked
Eoin O'Leary on the panel but not on the matchday squad
Joe Barrett won't play
The rest not considered good enough for intercounty
I don't think there is an agenda but the above shows that the strength of the Martin's isn't really feeding through to Wexford this year for various reasons (Not really the fault of either the Martin's or Wexford, it's just that these things happen now and again)" Sorry I misread your post before. Thats a fair list of players . Hopefully Rory and Barry will be available next year but I think its really disappointing lads like Joe Barrett and AJ Redmond who hurled all the way up for Wexford and dont commit for the seniors
Afinestick96 (National) - 27/04/2026 15:31:19
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