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Mayo GAA Thread - 6 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "I said potentially better then Clifford haha
Yes Galway have won under age more recently then us but you dodn't get very farthos year and are slipping at under age and you know it ." No you did nt.You stated he would probably be better than Clifford.Big difference between probably and potentially.
brayballer (National) - 16/11/2025 22:23:29
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Non-Gaa Forum - 5 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Maybe you should play a game see how friendly you find it?" Same could be said for any contact sport Viking.
How Rugby supporters can get such a horn over friendly games is beyond me. Its just game time for players which is important but no different than a friendly game in any other sport in which results are taken with a piece of salt. You need to beat the top teams when it actually matters as we found out in the world cup.
Bon (National) - 16/11/2025 21:32:20
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Mayo GAA Thread - 5 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Never once said we are flying. I said we are rebuilding.
Also it was all new players Andy put out against your so called ' Miltown ' players . At least we have some great underage players coming up. Unlike Galway...." Matthew Thompson is 20 and was recently nominated for an all star and young footballer of the year
Galway have also won an u20 all Ireland and a minor all Ireland much more recently than Mayo have
As for saying McDonald, who was a decent to good minor and had played a few good games in a very average club championship, was likely to be better than Clifford, who was the best minor the GAA has ever seen...
PressureKick (National) - 16/11/2025 21:41:07
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Mayo GAA Thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Ballina were never gonna beat Bridgits lets be honest at least . Bridgits came close to winning the all Ireland 18 months ago they are just miles ahead of Ballina. Ballina were always going into today with more of hope then anything." S1234 (Clare from the blog and aka JimB1991), sure you posted the following on the club Championship thread, "Your forgetting about another big connacht club Ballina who are in with a big shout and down as 3rd favourites to win the All Ireland ....! S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 508 - 27/10/2025 14:46:14. You keep forgetting yourself as you post under numerous pseudonyms.
Would you make up your mind!!! Ha!
GDL (National) - 16/11/2025 19:02:16
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Bon: "Well it is a British sport after all." It's worth remembering that our home grown players develop and play that game at home and across the world.
They earn more than a decent living bringing home huge salaries. Good luck to them.
supersub15 (National) - 16/11/2025 20:52:22
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To GreenandRed: "What part of it isn't true?" That we don't grow plenty of good rugby players
Viking66 (National) - 16/11/2025 18:56:25
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Mayo GAA Thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To jm25: "More sides then a 50p coin" I think that poster is best ignored. Ballina doing what I thought they would do. Mayo Senior club football is a joke. Our junior and intermediate championships are much more entertaining.
yew_tree (National) - 17/11/2025 06:13:47
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "What on earth are you talking about ?
How are we not being humble?
We wish him the best . But it's absolutely sickening to loose this young star. He was probably going to bettter then David Clifford even .
He could still well come back in 5 years he will only be 22. I don't think it's us that 'need to stay humble ' ! ." Lol.
brayballer (National) - 16/11/2025 22:28:50
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
I hate what was done to the Irish by the Brits all throughout history as much as anyone but I'm able to separate that from sports or music or film, etc. I can enjoy Rugby, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, a Beatles or Stones song, etc. Many here can't seem to grasp that separation.
SouthGalway (National) - 16/11/2025 22:37:18
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Bon: "Same could be said for any contact sport Viking.
How Rugby supporters can get such a horn over friendly games is beyond me. Its just game time for players which is important but no different than a friendly game in any other sport in which results are taken with a piece of salt. You need to beat the top teams when it actually matters as we found out in the world cup." Exactly. Dublin beat Tipp in challenge last January.
So we're better than All Ireland champions?
I think not.
BarneyGrant (National) - 17/11/2025 00:00:00
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
I would agree championship structures need a change, too many meaningless games. Perhaps the Derry format is worth adopting.
But this nostalgic notion of home and away being great, or as some way to improve our performance in Ulster. Utter nonsense.
How many Ulster club titles did Donegal clubs win under that format?
1975 - St Joseph's won one, maybe the format was home and away then, I don't know
2013 we changed away from the home and away format
Since 2013 we have had 3 different finalists with Gaoth Dobhair winning in 2018. Glenswilly in 2013 and Naomh Conaill in 2021 as the other finalists.
Prior to 2013, we had Naomh Conaill as finalists in 2010, Killybegs in 1991, and St Joseph's in 1968, 1973 and 1975, with St Joseph's our only winner in 1975.
So prior to 2013, a Donegal team reached 6 out of 45 finals (13.3%) of finals, winning 1 (2.2%).
But since 2013, a Donegal team has reached 3 out of 12 finals (25%), winning 1 (8.3%).
It doesn't seem to me that the old home and away format led to more success for Donegal clubs in Ulster but is instead a nostalgic notion being thrown around by people in the media. The facts don't back it up.
donegalgael-12 (National) - 16/11/2025 18:22:45
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Away from the rugby talk for a minute, I think it's absolutely fantastic that the Irish football team have restored a bit of pride and interest. Look - there's still a lot of work to do to qualify, we know that. But it's still nice to savour two brilliant victories. My young fella has already updated his Santa list from wanting an Mbappe Real Madrid jersey to wanting an Ireland shirt with Parrott on the back.
Growing up, we were so lucky to enjoy big tournaments that Ireland qualified for. I don't think anything else captivates the nation so much as when the Ireland team is involved in a major football tournament. The rugby lads do very well, but when football mania kicks in, it's a differeny story altogether.
Lockjaw (National) - 17/11/2025 11:21:45
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To alalalalalum: "That's nice news. But have it on your own thread. Maybe your championship is improving and other clubs have decided to stop it becoming a one team affair. Super." I don't have my own thread or championship I'm a neutral correcting you and delivering nice news that a bit of research goes a long way.
Gaa_lover (National) - 17/11/2025 12:01:05
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Callinan I thought was one of Ballinas clear stand out players yesterday. The main problem for Ballina yesterday was their game plan and poor match ups, Roscommon Gaels did similar against Brigids recently and suffered a similar defeat.
O'Hora for example who was a late inclusion to the starting team seem to be in no man's land with the role he was given with a lot of the game roaming around the half forward line, surely he should be in a set position in the spine of defence?
The_analyser (National) - 17/11/2025 12:13:23
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Lockjaw: "Away from the rugby talk for a minute, I think it's absolutely fantastic that the Irish football team have restored a bit of pride and interest. Look - there's still a lot of work to do to qualify, we know that. But it's still nice to savour two brilliant victories. My young fella has already updated his Santa list from wanting an Mbappe Real Madrid jersey to wanting an Ireland shirt with Parrott on the back.
Growing up, we were so lucky to enjoy big tournaments that Ireland qualified for. I don't think anything else captivates the nation so much as when the Ireland team is involved in a major football tournament. The rugby lads do very well, but when football mania kicks in, it's a differeny story altogether." That's class. You'd forget there's a whole section of the young population that has never experienced Ireland doing well and the excitement it brings. We were spoiled growing up really. I hold my hands up, had big question marks over a few of those lads but they really redeemed themselves.
Obviously no international element to the GAA where you can get behind the a national team (not even going to pretend that farce Aussie rules plus Gaelic is worth watching) and rugby just does not come close to capturing the immagination or reaching every corner of the country. Bar the very staunch garrison sports people, most people from every county have played and followed soccer at some level, even at its most agricultural! There is no other sport that stirs national pride as much as the soccer team when they are competing with the best. As someone from a family and part of the country that has lost a lot of people to immigration, the pride and joy that brings the diaspora as well is phenomenal and can't be underestimated.
FullOfPorter (National) - 17/11/2025 12:24:47
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To SouthGalway: "Did the Ireland Rugby team no harm." So Northern Ireland have an away Play Off v either Italy, Turkey, Poland or Ukraine!
The Republic of Ireland could be away to Scotland, Slovakia Cheq Republic or Wales.
If North Macedonia draw with Wales in last group game then the Republic could have home draw v either Kosovo, Bosnia, Albania or Wales.
katser (National) - 17/11/2025 12:35:46
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Thanks,please and super how many more catch phrases does that obvious one Leitrim poster have with his few accounts on here?
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 17/11/2025 13:44:56
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "This was you the other day.
Big ask of Ballina but I expect them to beat Bridgets .
S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 509 - 10/11/2025 13:59:35" More sides then a 50p coin
jm25 (National) - 16/11/2025 21:18:18
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gaa_lover: "Yes really. No side has been able to retain the Roscommon Senior title since 2017 and has been 4 different winners in that time. The likes of Boyle,Roscommon Gaels,Glaveys if they ever get the chance to play in Connacht would be well able to hold their own against the best in Galway,Mayo." That's nice news. But have it on your own thread. Maybe your championship is improving and other clubs have decided to stop it becoming a one team affair. Super.
alalalalalum (National) - 16/11/2025 19:20:23
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To SouthGalway: "Moycullen are running rampant over the Leitrim lads. They started bad but then woke up and are playing very well." Although I thought the opposition were not hectic at all, still a rolls Royce of a performance from moycullen.
You'd have to think with a lot of turnover already in the Galway squad PJ will be on the blower to a few of them, namely Fionn McDonagh who has really come into his own the last couple of games. Young Sean O Connor definitely worth a look at as well with the corofin half backs aging
Emmets67 (National) - 16/11/2025 18:55:37
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