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Tiered Leinster SHC - 2 Like(s)
I really do try to be positive (honestly) but this is pretty bad.
Form a Galway point of view, the only difference between winning 3 games and losing 3 games is one extra game before a leinster semi final. The first 3 games of the year are glorified challenge games with no jeopardy at all. For example, we could lose to KK, Dublin and Offaly, then beat Laois and be at the same stage as KK who won all their games.
Apparently there is a yo-yo 'Problem'. So the solution is to shuffle things upward and make Wexford and Offaly the yo-yo teams (Apologies wexford and offaly fans, just basing it on the most likely imo.)
A lot of momentum for this seems based off of kildare putting in a few decent performances this year. So the solution to their relegation is to make it next to impossible for them to ever get a game against Galway or Kilkenny- Or if they do it will be because they are at a very low ebb having been relegated.
What's basically happening is Leinster will be shrunk and Joe Mcdonagh has become 'group 2' and the now Joe mcdonagh is a 3 game semi final and final with no incentive to win the final.
it's pretty similar to the Leinster u20 the last few years which as a Galway supporter i barely watch until the semi final. You'll be there either way so what does it matter.
Meanwhile Munster counties will play 4 high quality games and hockey the living you know what out of the 3rd (and sometimes second) place leinster team. All the existing gaps are going to grow as a result of this. It's complete change for the sake of change
Overdahill (National) - 08/10/2026 09:53:53
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Tiered Leinster SHC - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Overdahill: "I really do try to be positive (honestly) but this is pretty bad.
Form a Galway point of view, the only difference between winning 3 games and losing 3 games is one extra game before a leinster semi final. The first 3 games of the year are glorified challenge games with no jeopardy at all. For example, we could lose to KK, Dublin and Offaly, then beat Laois and be at the same stage as KK who won all their games.
Apparently there is a yo-yo 'Problem'. So the solution is to shuffle things upward and make Wexford and Offaly the yo-yo teams (Apologies wexford and offaly fans, just basing it on the most likely imo.)
A lot of momentum for this seems based off of kildare putting in a few decent performances this year. So the solution to their relegation is to make it next to impossible for them to ever get a game against Galway or Kilkenny- Or if they do it will be because they are at a very low ebb having been relegated.
What's basically happening is Leinster will be shrunk and Joe Mcdonagh has become 'group 2' and the now Joe mcdonagh is a 3 game semi final and final with no incentive to win the final.
it's pretty similar to the Leinster u20 the last few years which as a Galway supporter i barely watch until the semi final. You'll be there either way so what does it matter.
Meanwhile Munster counties will play 4 high quality games and hockey the living you know what out of the 3rd (and sometimes second) place leinster team. All the existing gaps are going to grow as a result of this. It's complete change for the sake of change" There have been two problems with Leinster in recent years
1. The teams haven't been good enough
2. There's a clear top 5 and whoever comes up goes straight back down
This proposal stops the 6th best team yo-yoing although as you said, there is now yo-yoing between 4th and 5th (Tbf, it's not quite the same as both teams can still win Leinster from the second group in theory)
However, it doesn't do anything to make the teams better and if anything, it makes the quality level worse
People are saying it brings jeopardy into Leinster because there are now knockout games
But there already is jeopardy under the current structure, it's just that the teams haven't been good enough!
Munster doesn't need knockout games and there's plenty of jeopardy in their group stages, it's all down to quality
ElGranSenor (National) - 08/10/2026 11:04:28
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Wexford Football 2025 - 2 Like(s)
Is that the first time the football champions have been eliminated by the hurling champions in a football match in wexford?
Waltermitty2 (National) - 08/10/2026 14:27:49
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Tiered Leinster SHC - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ElGranSenor: "There have been two problems with Leinster in recent years
1. The teams haven't been good enough
2. There's a clear top 5 and whoever comes up goes straight back down
This proposal stops the 6th best team yo-yoing although as you said, there is now yo-yoing between 4th and 5th (Tbf, it's not quite the same as both teams can still win Leinster from the second group in theory)
However, it doesn't do anything to make the teams better and if anything, it makes the quality level worse
People are saying it brings jeopardy into Leinster because there are now knockout games
But there already is jeopardy under the current structure, it's just that the teams haven't been good enough!
Munster doesn't need knockout games and there's plenty of jeopardy in their group stages, it's all down to quality" The Group system was abolished in football because there "wasn't enough jeopardy" with 3 of the 4 teams going through.
Now it's proposed the Leinster hurling have a group with 4 out of 4 qualifying!
Seanfan (National) - 08/10/2026 11:43:12
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
I remember Moycullen when it was only a tiny village, a pub and a shop. People passed through it. Uachtar Ard was thriving until the 'troubles' started in the North. Today Moycullen is buzzing, people are moving in there due to its proximity to Galway city although they do most of their shopping in Moycullen. There were always good footballers in Maigh Cuilinn, some good hurlers, handballers and other sports. Fair play to them!
Crashingwaves (National) - 08/10/2026 12:50:01
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Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Carlowrising: "Div 3 will be a big step up, I'd like to see the below players (tiered A, B & C) involved to have our best chance of retaining Div3 staus. Difficult to shorten that to a 26 match day squad:
1. Ben McCarron / Kyle Foley / Regan Murphy
2. Colin Byrne / Paddy Regan / Cian Cashman
3. Niall Roche / Dara Curran / Shane Buggy
4. Paddy McDonnell / Lee Moore / T Roche
5. Pádraig Bolger / John Murphy / Jack Deacy
6. Mark Furey / Ciaran Moran / Niall Hickey
7. John Phiri / Sean Bambrick / Josh Moore
8. Conor Doyle / Adam Burgess / F Kavanagh
9. Eoghan Ruth / Choo Choo / Ian Atkinson
10. Mikey Bambrick / Aaron Amond / C Lomax
11. Colm Hulton / Jamie Clarke / Brandon Kelly
12. Ross Dunphy / James Dowling / Josh Egan
13. Adam McCarron / Mark Buggy / Liam Gavin
14. Chris Blake / Kevin Murphy / Conor Carew
15. Conor Crowley / Lee Walker / D Fitzgerald" Aha thank god your not selector
Carlowbushultra2021 (National) - 08/10/2026 13:43:34
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Emmets67: "A very valid point there. Will be interesting to see how the senior team shapes up now the North Board High King has been dethroned." Obviously there are good players from all parts Galway and the bigger population is with 10-15 miles of city ,, but on most if not all Galway 9 senior all Ireland's the north board would have definitely I'd say produce the most forwards , even last : 2 one 98 and 01 u had Donnellan , Fallon savage Padraig and Tommy Joyce Joe Bergen shay Walsh ,, not sure whst it is but most successful all Ireland winning senior teams have north Galway forwards ,
Kickitout (National) - 08/10/2026 20:21:43
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