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Galway Football thread - 6 Like(s)
Replying To jp_coyne: "On reflection galways big men from 3-4 years ago played their hearts out. Scored 28 points in 60min. With wides could have and needed 32-34pts to put away roscommon. Ran out of steam. Credit truly lies with rossies. Very good side" As a Roscommon supporter that has been on the wrong side of results against Galway more often than not, I have to compliment the Galway supporters on how gracious they are in defeat. On the way out of the ground, they accepted their defeat and wished us the best of luck in the rest of the championship. The Galway supporters epitomise all that is good about the GAA, unlike our previous opponents, whose supporters can't handle it when, on the rare occasion, we get the better of them.
This Galway team are serious All-Ireland contenders and will be in the shake-up to win it.
As for ourselves, we don't know how good we are yet. Can we drive on, or are we just happy to win a Connacht title?
imformed (National) - 12/05/2026 08:05:56
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Sligo GAA thread - 4 Like(s)
Please admin. Can you at least suspend Gantrics account until he adds anything constructive. Enough is enough.
SligoScot (National) - 12/05/2026 15:10:43
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Leitrim GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "I watched the final yesterday with some very shrewd Leitrim football men and we were not really impressed with either team,was exciting but the quality wasn't really there from either team, Galway ave gone backwards since they scrapped over the line to beat us. We then put together a Connacht team from the championship to date and ended up with 8 from Leitrim, 4 from Galway, 2 from Roscommon and 1 from Mayo. Its probably a fair reflection of the state of each team in the province.
Expecting a huge Leitrim crowd in Newry at the weekend, we will surely bring 10-12 thousand at least." Yes some very shrewd football people alright if you picked 8 Leitrim and 2 Roscommon players on your best team. Are you sure ye were watching the right matches or were they all Leitrim club games??
Rossieforever (National) - 12/05/2026 09:19:35
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
The Galway support was superb. Really got behind the team especially with fifteen minutes remaining where it looked like they were going to emerge victorious. Very gracious in defeat and didn't dwell on a few calls that could and maybe should have went their way. Galway will be well in this come a few months time.
moros (National) - 12/05/2026 09:41:36
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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
On mature reflection the magnitude of Roscommon win over Galway is beginning to sink in. 8 points down in the first half, to then go ahead by a couple of points in the second half, down by 6 with only about 9 minutes left and finally to win it by 2.
What we most pleasing for me was the pace of the game and also to beat a very good and experienced Galway team whose top stars played very well. Cillian Mc Daid was a warrior who drove then on, Shane Walsh kicked great scores over the hour and Comer does what he does when fully fit. But have a look back at the ground that Darragh Henaghan made up on him for that goal,10 - 15 yards. It was that type of hard work from all the players that got Roscommon over the line on Sunday.
I have been following Tyrone under age for years and they have some very talented and fit players. They have won four of the last five All Ireland under 20 titles. (2022, 2024, 2025 & 2026). They also brought Armagh to extra time in the championship. We will have to be on the top of our game to win on Sunday week and we certainly owe Tyrone one as they have sickened us over the years at minor/under 20's/ senior. If we beat them we are really going places.
Heading down to Thurles tomorrow to support the under 20's in the All Ireland semi final against Kerry.
Can we upset the All Ireland bookies favourites Kerry?
Mayo were 1/3 for the Connacht final so why not!
Best of luck to Cian Smith, his management team and all the panel members.
letsgetgoing (National) - 12/05/2026 10:38:13
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Football Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "They might want to try winning their first championship match in croker since 1982 ...." Jealousy is a terrible thing. Give Roscommon a bit of credit. They have beaten Mayo in their own back yard and Galway, a team going for 5 in a row.
Scenicparish (National) - 12/05/2026 13:02:16
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Fermanagh GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To macca999: "Good to get win yesterday, im sure confidence was low so this should help instil bit more belief in the players going forward.
First half, we were slow at times in our build up play, with long pedestrian passages of play with some scores at times but we made it difficult to penetrate their defence with only Conor Love willing in forward line to run at his man, highlighted with his brilliant goal. Longford were given the freedom of Brewster Park at times and kicked number of easy scores, including 2 pointers, while for the goal a simple kick pass opened us up.
Second half was better, 10 minute spell kicked 5 scores with quick direct play, running and moving ball at speed, this was helped by black card but highlights that we can do it.
Positives
- 13 Scorers, while since had that many and way modern game is need spread of players all over field adding to scoreboard to win games on consistent basis
- Mattie McDermott, great first start, made good decisions on the ball and got 3 points, showed he has great potential and added to the team
- Return of Ultan Kelm, brilliant to see him back on the field, will take time but hopefully in 2 weeks time he be able to come on earlier in the game
-Midfield, again like again Armagh won more than enough possession with McGullion, McDade and McGurn getting ball plus others won breaks
- Support, decent turnout yesterday, id say one of the better turnouts in TC at in Brewster and got behind the team.
Had number of good performance, McCaffery, McGurn, Love, Stephen McGullion and McDermott all had good games, while Sean Cassidy, Largo Ellis and Corrigan kicked some good scores. Surprised O Hanlon didnt get a run yesterday from the bench.
This game is a good foundation to build on going forward and with Wexford next up there is no doubt will need to improve if to get over them and to earn a home quarter final.
Defensively again concerns, very passive and look to be standing too far off opposition forwards,Wexfords 2 point threat will have field day if do this again. Longford ran past players at will, need to get tighter and at least hold attackers up, there is no doubt in modern game defending is harder and teams will score more but we look very easy to break through and dare i say nice to play against. Fact that replaced Flanagan with Corrigan highlights defensive options may be light in panel. Johnny Cassidy probably best man marking option we have.
Wexford will be favourites in 2 weeks time after their league campaign and bounced back well to defeat Limerick on Saturday. The 2 teams will know each other well from this years game in league plus last year in Croker, another home draw for us and hopefully should be a close game, if can cut out the goals we will have a chance." Hard to share your overthetop optimism after that. Beating Longford by 4 points at home isn't exactly proof we're turning a corner, especially considering how open we looked defensively for large parts. Longford cut through us far too easily and any half-decent side will punish that even more. The black card period probably flattered the second half spell too, outside of that we still looked slow, predictable and lacking real attacking intent. One good burst of direct play doesn't erase the same issues we've been seeing for a while. A few lads including McGullion & McGurn did well individually as expected alright and of course the always dependable Johnny Cassidy, but nonetheless collectively it still feels like we're miles off where we need to be. I suppose that's Fermanagh is sitting in D4 next season. If Wexford get the same space Longford had, especially around the arc, it could be a very long afternoon. By the way, the attendance wasn't as big as you suggested. A pile of non-paying children and youngsters don't really make up the lack of real supporters' numbers.
AuldGussie (National) - 11/05/2026 23:49:16
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "No, not for political gain, I have no membership or affiliation with any political party and no allegiance to any specific political party. I am not running for election, I have no political ambitions. I am aware of maximum sentences, and that max/min sentences can be changed by the State legislators (Government).
I just can't understand why a 47 year old Irish man with 179 previous convictions who was caught stealing from the home of law abiding tax payers recently in Co Donegal, seems to be immune from maximum sentences repeatedly, we are talking about serious crimes. If he only even got 3 months jail for each of the last 150 convictions (Ignore the first 29), he would have spent 37.5 years in jail. But he hasn't spent remotely anywhere near that amount of time in jail, he and many others seem to be protected from serious sentences and that makes me want to get more detailed stats to understand the full scale of this.
Stop trying to protect serious criminals, the law is supposed to protect the people, but it seems that the Government secretly have exemptions for some, and that is not currently public knowledge and voters should be aware of this, as its enabling crime across the Country." Now how can anyone respond to one anecdotal example without knowing anything about the offence charged with, offender, probation report, mitigating circumstances etc.
As I've said before, serious criminals dont tend to accumulate 147 previous convictions. Habitual petty criminals do. Thats just a fact. Serious crimes carry lengthy sentences. Less serious crimes carry shorter or non custodial sentences. Then there is the entitlement to bail and the presumption of innocence.
Nobody wants dangerous convicted criminals in society but there is due process. There is also a limited number of prison spaces. Thats a reality.
Tadhg2020 (National) - 12/05/2026 16:55:20
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "I watched the final yesterday with some very shrewd Leitrim football men and we were not really impressed with either team,was exciting but the quality wasn't really there from either team, Galway ave gone backwards since they scrapped over the line to beat us. We then put together a Connacht team from the championship to date and ended up with 8 from Leitrim, 4 from Galway, 2 from Roscommon and 1 from Mayo. Its probably a fair reflection of the state of each team in the province.
Expecting a huge Leitrim crowd in Newry at the weekend, we will surely bring 10-12 thousand at least." Comedy post of the year!!!
Seanfan (National) - 12/05/2026 11:22:14
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 2 Like(s)
ElGranSenor, you are right. My GF is from Tipp and its just so in-built and part of their mindset that finishing 2nd is not good enough. Years when they don't come out of Munster have plenty said within the county.
I feel in Wexford, we sort of accept losing and being average way too flippantly. Where is the anger over Saturday and the Kilkenny match? On and off the pitch. I'm not on the ground but we need to be seething over these results.
We will give the minors the benefit of the doubt because any young team can have a bad day. But if the same is repeated in the next round then it a disaster for confidence and morale in the county. Same for the u20's, we need them to at least go out and show fight and heart and give everything we can to show we are better than the last Galway performance.
Is U20 on TV or Clubber by the way? Won't see live but would get up early to watch it back.
StoreysTash (National) - 12/05/2026 12:35:30
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ColmFlaherty: "Hearing from a few Dubs online that it's as good as their's this year and that they'll beat us twice in the Leinster Championship." Are these Dubs in the room with you?
If there are more pessemistic people than Dublin hurling supporters I don't want to be sitting beside them at the bar!
BarneyGrant (National) - 12/05/2026 15:06:22
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
The Roscommon published U20 team for the trip to Tipp.
Patrick Gaynor - Western Gaels
Diarmuid O'Higgins - Clann na nGael
Michael Gillooly - Roscommon Gaels
Nikita Berzins - Shannon Gaels
Keelan Kelly - Pádraig Pearses
Eoghan Carthy - Roscommon Gaels
Colin Murray - St Ciarans
Niall Heneghan - Michael Glaveys
Cathal Enright - Elphin
Cathal McKeon - Boyle
Dean Casey - Ballinameen
Eoin Collins - St Croans
John Curran - Castlerea St Kevins
Charlie O'Carroll - St Brigids
John McGuinness - Roscommon Gaels
Subs Mark Carroll - Kilmore, Conor Grogan - Roscommon Gaels, Rory Coyle St Aidans. Kevin Hester - Castlerea St Kevins, Ruairi Kicline - St Dominic's,Stephen Tighe - Strokestown, Liam Finneran Castlerea St Kevins, David Higgins - Western Gaels. Declan Kennedy - Shannon Gaels
The very best of luck to Cian Smith his management and all Roscommon players in Semple Stadium tomorrow night against Kerry.
The_analyser (National) - 12/05/2026 20:38:06
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "They might want to try winning their first championship match in croker since 1982 ...." They didn't play championship football in Croke Park in 1982.
GreenandRed (National) - 12/05/2026 15:17:56
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
a bit of a crazy descion to bring heslin back out of the blue, talk about upsetting the apple cart in week before a huge match i think its disastrous , will male a hames of a lot of the plans youd imagine and also smells of pure panic and no fath in the team thats done so well all league and chamionship, why not throw in younger player? no future in john heslin like
dickie10 (National) - 12/05/2026 15:47:48
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jobber: "This is a largely pointless argument between two extreme views one who sees everything as a bed of roses and the other who would be unhappy with John Kiely. What we need now is unity Kevin O Brien has been selected by board and clubs with a mandate of three years as far as I can see.
Nobody is universally popular and sure mistakes have been made but the reality is like it or not those experienced players are gone and not getting younger.If one or two are willing to recommit and are willing to conform to the ethos of the group welcome they are for their experience.
What we need now is to survive in Mcdonagh and search for some strong physical defenders in the championship who are willing to commit. Yes management need to implement a serious ongoing S&C programme all through the year and develop different tactical plans that dont involve sweepers when playing with a strong wind but people need to understand nobody is going anywhere at least in 2027 and Westmeath hurling needs unity." Agree its a pointless argument.
I have not complained on here about any management team prior to the current one so your John Kiely remark is unfounded. The record of the current management in most of its previous posts raised concerns for me. We have lots of problems but performances is the stand out issue. There are more than enough quality hurlers in Westmeath to easily compete at Jmc and get promotion from D2. Cant see how anyone can argue that point.
Loughlenegale (National) - 12/05/2026 15:50:41
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "What's management meant to do? Niall, Aonghus, Jogger, Liam V, Joey B, Robbie G, Cormac B, Noel C, all retired from inter county, none of those lads dropped, all gave great service, Ciaran O' Brien, Conor Murphy and David Hickey emigrated. Who else should be on panel who's not there and hasn't retired?" How many of the Players above asked into the Panel. 4 of the above longer retired some going back to 2020. So just more pointless garbage.
Loughlenegale (National) - 12/05/2026 16:04:32
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kickitout: "The big issue with opposition kickouts is Galway mark zones and are not tuned in we lost all Ireland v Armagh by giving up kickouts no other team does it ,, In the league when the 2 Mcdonnagh were playing and o connaghile they put serious pressure on defenders coming out with ball it's a nightmare for a defender when no pressure put on ball going into forwards personally I think Galway need make 2 changes in defence and 2 in forwards the team is like see start next day
Flaherty
Glynn. Hernon. Silke / McGrath
Mchugh. Kelly. O Laoi
Maher / tierney
Mcdaid. Finnerty. Mcdaid
O connaghile. Walsh. Mcdonnagh
I'd put Finnerty centre forward he good vision but in the corner 2 easy to contain him o Laoi need pace in half back line Mchugh be lucky start but unfortunately management have not tried to find anyone in last 5 years with pace for both wing back position definitely need try something different and push up on all kickouts it's not rocket science ,,, or at least it should not be ,,," Meant Darcy wing forward with Mcdaid and Finnerty I put Mcdaid in twice if only we could ,,,
Kickitout (National) - 12/05/2026 16:07:51
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ohwow: "There's more Roscommon posters on here than Leitrim ones. Mad stuff altogether." Best of luck in the Tailteann Cup. Love to all.
moros (National) - 12/05/2026 16:10:02
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Very risky move, that could shift the whole dynamics in the group.
Gantric (National) - 12/05/2026 16:26:27
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kickitout: "The big issue with opposition kickouts is Galway mark zones and are not tuned in we lost all Ireland v Armagh by giving up kickouts no other team does it ,, In the league when the 2 Mcdonnagh were playing and o connaghile they put serious pressure on defenders coming out with ball it's a nightmare for a defender when no pressure put on ball going into forwards personally I think Galway need make 2 changes in defence and 2 in forwards the team is like see start next day
Flaherty
Glynn. Hernon. Silke / McGrath
Mchugh. Kelly. O Laoi
Maher / tierney
Mcdaid. Finnerty. Mcdaid
O connaghile. Walsh. Mcdonnagh
I'd put Finnerty centre forward he good vision but in the corner 2 easy to contain him o Laoi need pace in half back line Mchugh be lucky start but unfortunately management have not tried to find anyone in last 5 years with pace for both wing back position definitely need try something different and push up on all kickouts it's not rocket science ,,, or at least it should not be ,,," yikes
cavan.galway (National) - 12/05/2026 17:11:24
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