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Westmeath Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Matthew: "Cooney would be a very backwards move. If he didn't win the Tailteann his previous reign it wasn't a success. I don't think he got them out of D3 either. Has he achieved anything at club level since…" Never a prophet in your own land!!!
Jack Cooney was excellent as WH manager in his 4 years not just in achieving results but building a squad and protecting players with issues.
I have no idea if he could or should return but give the man credit he was the best WH manager since Paidi.
jobber (National) - 10/08/2025 07:24:58
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Galway have only 5 camogie titles, and some of these women have 4 of those. Remarkable." Brilliant consistency over the past decade and a bit. Competing well most years, getting to finals regularly and most importantly getting over the line in a good number of them. 7 finals since 2013, winning 4 of them.
We'd kill for something close to that on the hurling side.
WanPintWin (National) - 10/08/2025 21:45:46
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
County Board need to step up and get rid of Senior B and have, 16 Teams in Senior, Intermediate, Junior A, Junior B as down as down to what ever letter they want. Dublin go down to H. I think they have about 14 Division Leagues. Having Senior A and B is like a club calling their 2 x U10 Teams, Team Red or Team Blue. The U10 knows its U10A or U10B/C/D.
P.S. Well done to the Camogie Team.
ref (National) - 10/08/2025 22:08:14
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Interesting to see Eamon Fennell alongside Ger over the weekend in Parnell Park at the Dublin SFC double header.
Also, confirmed that the Dublin CB did speak with Declan about the role.
Great to see Con back to full fitness and score 3-06 upon his return.
We really missed him this year, but it was a very long season for him with Cuala etc.." We had Con v Meath and we got our arses handed to us. We were missing Bugler that day who was going great before that and I think the Meath loss affected us. On the Darcy thing.I heard money was a problem and while its only a rumour ,Darcy is getting good money by Leinster so I would say there is some truth to it. I think Darcy was first choice.
brayballer (National) - 10/08/2025 20:09:47
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Belclare7: "Mentioned in Carrie Dolans speech...
Who was she on about?" Sarsfields club manager. I think he was aggrieved his own daughters aren't playing!!! He was on the maroon and white podcast early this year.
Green&Gold2013 (National) - 10/08/2025 20:36:42
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Jack_Sparrow: "Beginning to think Multy will be in the shakeup. Knocked out Tubberclair last year and I fancy them to cause a few more upsets this year." Not sure why many posters haven't named Shandonagh as championship favourites, two wins so far, a really strong panel, Adam Treanor due to come back shortly, decent management team, good experience of div 1 football last few seasons. To me whoever beats them will win championship. Multy have improved with pacy players like Bates, Thornton, Mullanniff to add to Reynolds, Wallace and McGivney and the Greene brothers. Don't think they have what it takes to win the championship but semi final a possibility and likes of Milltown need points on the board. Ronan Wallace's display tonight for Multy the best in Cusack since John Heslin in semi final in 2013? Six two pointers just phenomenal and the equaliser was an incredible score from his wrong side.
Claretandblue (National) - 10/08/2025 20:36:45
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Hello two extra sweepers for Galway in the 2nd half and still conceded a goal.
Galway line up in 2nd half was 8-2-4, that means 8 backs, 2 midfield, 4 forwards...talk about clogging up your own defence and inviting pressure on." Where were the 8 backs when Cork goaled? Galway had only 3 scoring forwards, so 4 was plenty to have up there. Cork upped their energy level after HT, and Galway understandably tired late on from their relentless workrate. That's why Cork came more into it imo, and had nothing to do with tactical formation.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 10/08/2025 21:32:03
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Whyme923: "Surelytogod you aren't serious? Mark is a solid defender and I felt he was hard done by not seeing more game time when we needed a man marking type. Other fella would find it hard to get into Eunans/Glenties/Gweedore back 6." This is what I mean. It's easy to dismiss Magee like that because he hasn't been given intercounty exposure like the players from those teams, but he's an actual scoring half back who's winning club matches (albeit it looks like he was red carded last night and suspended for next round of fixtures).
Jim wants attacking half backs and he's a better scoring half back than anyone at those three clubs.
SurelyToGod (National) - 10/08/2025 21:27:23
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To wicklowsupport: "Only in a county like Wicklow with its history of failure attempt to justify clubs losing a championship match by 30 points based on the club championship structure. If this is tje attitude in clubs then it probably explains why we are at the bottom of the football pyramid." I don't buy into the idea that Rathnew in some way took their eye off the ball for today's game. I know some of those lads, I've worked all round Rathnew and for and with many many Rathnew people and players. By the way, I'm not from Rathnew. Rathnew won't easily let anyone put 30 points on them without a fight. They are a proud club and community to a fault. Don't get me wrong, I have often been critical of Rathnew's attitude and tactics to winning games. I have seen them win games they should have lost. Rathnew were caught today and suffered. They were beaten by a better team with a game plan on the day. They are also down 2 players for the next game, and in one case possibly longer. To suggest anything else, only serves to diminish a tremendous, complete display by AGB.
Freethinker (National) - 10/08/2025 21:19:29
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "hmm hello, Galway already had 2or3 forwards up there who weren't shooting the lights out. The last thing you'd want was another non scoring player up there, only clogging up space. The Cork goal at the end served to highlight the need for Galway's defensive approach. Hickey had a masterful game sweeping, and we conceded the goal as soon as she went off." Hello two extra sweepers for Galway in the 2nd half and still conceded a goal.
Galway line up in 2nd half was 8-2-4, that means 8 backs, 2 midfield, 4 forwards...talk about clogging up your own defence and inviting pressure on.
katser (National) - 10/08/2025 21:15:13
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "A brilliant achievement, especially considering that it's a vastly changed team from the one which won the last title 4 years ago. A lot of new talent has been brought through since then, and many of the players who backboned that team are gone.
Excellent in the first half. Definitely seemed to tighten up in the 2nd half, and would have been sickened if they lost it, but did Dolan made sure they wouldn't be regretful." Galway have only 5 camogie titles, and some of these women have 4 of those. Remarkable.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 10/08/2025 21:00:32
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "[quote=CiarraiMick: "[quote=Fionn: "[quote=CiarraiMick: "[quote=Fionn: "https://x.com/GAAPlusOfficial/status/1939046899933233161
Now tbf to Dessie I never saw where he said Dublin have nt got players to score two pointers (as was said here) and i doubt very much Dessie would say that.
Mick if you are going to reside on the Dublin GAA Forum and talk about the Dubs, at least get your facts right....
Interview link above.
Not sure how you never saw this when you seem to see everything else...." I cant get into that link Fionn but I presume it contradicts what I said aboit Dessie.
If so then I apologise.Im sorry for having time for Dessie.
Also I dont reside on Dublin forum but I do read it and have interest in what goes on in Dublin gaa.My kids are from Dublin,I reside in Dublin and indeed I am a member of a Dublin club.
Ihave a huge interest in gaa full stop."]As Dessie said, when asked about the lack of 2 point options, and I quote:-
Yes it is definitely something you would like to be able to address but there is always the challenge if you dont have those natural type of 2 point shooters in the group, it is difficult to manufacture them.
It remains a mind boggling statement by him tbh, considering for example the Dublin SFC round 1 of games."]Ok Fionn fair enough but Con and Basquel well capable of scoring 2 pointers. Im not making excuses for Dessie but that comment probably just made out of frustration."]Mick for heavens sake - it was not out of frustration.... He was calm and collected and the comment was about the whole season - not just one game.
He clearly said Dublin had no natural 2 pointer shooters in the whole squad or group as he called it.
End of....!"]Did Basquel go through a peculiar funk at a stage of this year's championship (v Galway & Armagh certainly), where he couldn't score a 1pointer let alone a 2pointer?
Pope_Benedict (National) - 10/08/2025 20:52:42
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Clare, Limerick, Tipperary And Waterford Ruining Munster Football And All Ireland Championship? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "If you are going to run it like that why bother having the League at all? I'm not saying it's a bad idea BTW, I think it's a good idea. You could run the Provincials instead of the League, as straight knock out, and teams could use them as preparation for AI Championships." Aren't Croke Park exploring bringing back replays for provincial finals? Not a sign of provincials being nudged out.
The league is a big favourite with players. 4 balanced divisions of 8. Munster seeding is a sensitive topic but Clare and Limerick should be looking at improving their league standing to back up their desire to be competing in Munster finals and the All Ireland series.
If Clare are just depending on beating their lower league Munster rivals for making the Munster final and All Ireland series, they aren't really giving themselves a solid platform to be competitive. Clare have competed in three All Ireland group stages. They haven't really progressed as of yet.
legendzxix (National) - 10/08/2025 20:39:57
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "I wonder does he know what he is doing.....Galway with extra player for 2nd half and having her as a defence sweeper...hmm hello you put your extra player in the Forwards!
Also very very slow to bring in fresh legs when the team was jaded.
Panicking then when Cork scored the goal and throwing on two subs!
The Galway players were fantastic but Lucky it wasn't lost on the line!" hmm hello, Galway already had 2or3 forwards up there who weren't shooting the lights out. The last thing you'd want was another non scoring player up there, only clogging up space. The Cork goal at the end served to highlight the need for Galway's defensive approach. Hickey had a masterful game sweeping, and we conceded the goal as soon as she went off.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 10/08/2025 20:38:23
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Bluelake: "That's the end of Kinnegad. Really poor especially in the second half. I'd be fairly confident Athlone will beat them and shamrocks will probably beat them too." In fairness to Kinnegad, they were the better team in the first half. They easily could have been at least 10 up at half time. How many goal chances can one team butcher in 60 minutes? My 76 year old mother would have finished better!! The points Heslin and Dempsey kicked in the second half were unbelievable. They won the game for St Loman's. Geoghegan, Plunkett and Regan were good. The Kinnegad team is lacking in quality scoring forwards to win big games. This has proven to be the case on so many occasions. Kinnegad had a very effective game plan built around a strong defensive structure which St Loman's struggled to break down but the new rules has wiped Kinnegad out. St Loman's didn't have to work desperately hard yet they won by 9 points. The Downs already beat Kinnegad by 12? The one team you would fancy to put it up to The Downs and St Loman's before a ball was kicked. It's a two team championship after two rounds of matches!!
iarmhiabu (National) - 10/08/2025 21:31:32
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "But sure isn't senior B just intermediate by another name." Isn't that where the confusion is....so the unlucky 8 Intermediate teams are Junior A by another name and the 18 Junior A teams are Junior B by another name ect ect.
For example if the once fallen mighty Kiltormer don't win Junior A this year, then next year they will be known as a Junior B Club!
katser (National) - 10/08/2025 20:26:36
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Green&Gold2013: "Congrats to Galway Camoige. Totally written off before the game. 3 all Irelands for Cathal Murray as manager. Some achievement considering we only have 5. I think I can remember another certain prominent camoige manger in Galway questioning Cathal Murray at the start of year and his squad selection!!! Fair to say Cathal Murray knows what he's doing." Congratulations to the Galway girls and C Murray. However, it is strange that some more of those Sarsfields girls are not involved and who's to say we wouldn't have a few more in the bag if they were. Doesn't matter who is right or wrong but it is a pity it was not patched up. Well done to all the girls who did the business today
Trucker1 (National) - 10/08/2025 21:51:29
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Trump2020: "Congratulations to Galway Camogie. Well done ladies." A brilliant achievement, especially considering that it's a vastly changed team from the one which won the last title 4 years ago. A lot of new talent has been brought through since then, and many of the players who backboned that team are gone.
Excellent in the first half. Definitely seemed to tighten up in the 2nd half, and would have been sickened if they lost it, but did Dolan made sure they wouldn't be regretful.
WanPintWin (National) - 10/08/2025 20:08:00
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ThroughTheGap: "Conon Classon, KJ Molloy, Luke Keeney, Barry Dunnion, Luke McGlynn off the top of my head have all featured in McGuinness squads." None of those players played a minute of Championship football under McGuinness as far as I'm aware. Dunnion and Luke McGlynn both played championship football before Jim's stints. Dunnion was a starter up until Jim took over and never saw the pitch again. Going by his team selections in early 2011, if Leo McLoone hadn't broken during the league, we would have seen established starter Frank McGlynn discarded in favour of Leo, Thompson, Marty Boyle in half back line.
In terms of footballers overlooked, it would be easy for someone to rattle off individuals that were overlooked over the years and for them to be dismissed as not being at the required level, but the reality is exposure to inter-county football and lack thereof is a huge factor in talent development.
Dungloe are obviously the form team to pick just two examples from in 2024/2025. I am confident that Mark Curran and Karl Magee are significant upgrades on all Naomh Conaill, Gaoth Dobhair, Cill Chartha players who didn't feature in the All-Ireland final.
SurelyToGod (National) - 10/08/2025 19:48:46
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Andy has plenty of management experience so don't really see that as an argument.
Coached Mayo U20s and Monaghan for a year each.
Managed Ballaghadereen in the Mayo SFC
Managed Leitrim seniors and U20s
Of course you can pick holes at what he did in those years but equally I think he's made for the Mayo job. As a player he was one of the most clever forwards in the country.. exactly what we need assuming there will be some player turnover in that area of the pitch.
Going on reports Tony McEntee is the other leading candidate.. how can somebody who lives over 3 hours away do the job to a decent standard? Maybe if Jim Gavin was in the running it'd be different but I fail to see what's so brilliant about McEntee.
MayoDan (National) - 10/08/2025 19:39:28
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