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Monaghan GAA thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "You're missing the point. It's not the manager, it's what tactical geniuses he can bring with him. As you say, no expense spared. It's a no brainer." It is a no brainer - he shouldn't get the role. No matter who Banty brings is as coach, he is such an alpha figure that he will make the tactical calls, decide on the substitutions and pick the team. And that is where he has fallen down in the past. His boom and bust motivational style can work as a once off but is not sustainable.
sleater (National) - 01/10/2026 11:49:00
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Monaghan GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "You're missing the point. It's not the manager, it's what tactical geniuses he can bring with him. As you say, no expense spared. It's a no brainer." where were those tactical geniuses when we collapsed in the 2nd half against Cavan? Stuck in the 'spiders web' along with the players maybe?! I cannot fathom that he could end up on the line for us again.
moodoo (National) - 01/10/2026 12:51:23
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Monaghan GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
If banty hadn't a penny he wouldn't have got back in a 2nd time never mind being considered for a 3rd time, he's had 8/9 attempts at an Ulster title with ZERO success.. can't see how it's going to be any different this time, all we're going to get is the best decked out county team around playing in front of deserted stands…
mick2007 (National) - 01/10/2026 15:41:55
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
No one can objectively say Banty performed better than O'Rourke. Banty for a third term, no thanks. I appreciate the time and effort he has put in for Monaghan teams, 13 years when you take into minor and U21/U20 and happy for him he got an ulster championship at minor level - and even at that you could say he underperformed with that minor group because at U16 level they were arguably the best team in Ireland.
Banty has consistently at county level been found lacking tactically and his chest thumping motivational style only works as the exception. Over the course of a competition, he's always found out. There has been some deserved criticism of previous U20 management teams e.g.. Paul Curran in 2022. Don't forget Banty was U20 manager in his second stint at U20 during 2019 and 2020, - record was 2 games, 2 first round exits.
A third term for Banty is very unappealing. Yeah, he'll get the buy in from players in terms of commitment and by all means, no expense is spared from what I've heard and players are well looked after. But what matters most is on the pitch and he's always been behind the curve tactically. Banty has always been a follower, rather than a tactical innovator, no matter who he has in as coach. Ultimately he makes the final decision.
sleater (National) - 01/10/2026 10:27:00
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To gaelsboy: " Replying To IronSleeve: "[quote=Thejampot: "[quote=gaelsboy: "[quote=leitrimlad15: "[quote=LeitrimMarinaMan: "What a game between LM Gaels and Fenagh, could've went either way. Park Sean seems to have a massive wind blowing right down the field every game that's played there. It causes one team to have to be conservative for 30 mins and balls to the wall for 30 mins, depending on which way the toss goes. I know we can't control nature but I never noticed this to be as big of an issue until they removed all the trees on the Old Stand side. Anyone else notice this?
Weekend Predictions:
Senior
FENAGH vs BALLINAMORE - FENAGH
Going by both teams on paper I'm giving this to Fenagh, but Bmore have been in plenty of county finals in recent years and won't go into the game with as much pressure and nerves as the Fenagh men which could make a big difference. Fenagh have the better 1-15 but bmore have a better panel. Can the Ballinamore defence handle Ryan, Riordan, Fergal, Oisin and Ruairi, LM Gaels did a good job at it for 45 mins +. Tom Prior and Honeyman need to have a stormer for Bmore to win. Can see Conall McGovern been given the task of following Prior and Caillan O Rourke on Honeyman. I think Fenagh could just shade this game but not comfortably.
Intermediate
AUGHAVAS vs DROMAHAIR - AUGHAVAS
Not much between these sides. I think Dromahair looked brilliant with the wind at their backs against a poor Gortlettragh side, their forwards were on fire. On the flip side, Dromahair were poor defensively against the breeze in 2nd half and if Jack Heslin had any help, they could've bet them. Haven't seen much of Aughavas... but they do have dangerous forwards and if McBrien has the shooting boots on it'll go a long way to putting Aughavas in a final.
MELVIN GAELS vs ANNADUFF - MELVIN GAELS
There is rumours Darragh Rooney is going to be back from his shoulder injury but will be heavily strapped. If he plays any part in this game, he has to potential to win it on his own. Conor Reynolds you'd imagine would be tasked with marking him who we know from the county is a tight marker. In the Annaduff camp the talk is that Darren Cox went off injured in the last game they played, and hasn't togged since. If this is the same injury that kept him out of the county panel it's worrying for next season in Div4. With the 3 McGloins, Rooney and that Brennan lad in the corner I think Melvin Gaels just have that bit more quality but it will be tight no doubt.
Junior A
MOHILL B vs GLENFARNE - Mohill B
It would be a crying shame to see Glenfarne go down to Junior B, but it is a real possibility next weekend. Eslin could be along with them next year. It's no dig at both proud clubs but it's just the reality of the population decline in these areas. Ballinaglera in a similar boat. Mohill are down a lot of players that came on in the Senior Semi that would've previously played in this grade, but even at that Bmores B team dismantled Glenfarne by 20 points." Does the win coming down the pitch enter from the old stand side and take a right angle :) Good analysis on the rest of it.. still think Annaduff will overcome Melvin Gaels. Unsure about Mohill beating Glenfarne as they tend to not care when their first team is out. Would be a shame to see any first team dropping below Junior A but as you said, its the reality for some small clubs at the moment." 3rdmidfielder (National) - 01/10/2026 12:12:27
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Looking Towards Football 2027 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Farneyarmy2013: "There's only 5 contenders for 2027 the rest are pretenders.
Kerry
Armagh
Galway
Donegal
Tyrone
Mayo won't do it again. Louth Dublin Roscommon Cork Monaghan Derry Meath all a long way off winning Sam" How you have Galway as a contender and not Mayo is strange. Our last two years have ended with poor defeats at the quarter-final stage. The teams who beat us lost their next match, in Meath's case by a cricket score. That's not the form of contenders.
If a lot goes right, could we go further? I think we could, but there's a lot to be done.
Dublin were incredibly unlucky not to make the final this year. They outplayed Kerry in the semi-final and some very odd decisions and wastefulness cost them. Looking at most metrics in that game, the team with Dublin's stats would normally have won with a bit to spare.
How the draw pans out, availability and fitness of key players, along with a heap of other variables will have a bearing on how teams do.
WanPintWin (National) - 01/10/2026 12:18:41
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Cbar: "How long has Jack O C left in Kerry? I think it's one year and if that job came available I would expect Fitzy to jump at it.
That's my only concern about this appointment from a Galway perspective. How committed will he really be to the long term development of the team when to me it is inevitable that he will have one eye on the Kerry job.
I appreciate that Galway are at a different level to Kildare but I know that's how many in Kildare felt about Jack O C - he was only there to take his expenses and keep his toe in inter county management until the real job became available." I wouldnt be overly concerned about long term development.
The talent is there, its about having the manager in place to execute success.
A manager's job is to get success out of the players that are there, in that season.
Let the county board worry about long term development.
One point about the future is the lack of internal options we had to take over from PJ.
Whilst we have Fitzmaurice I think its pivotal the county board earmark any potential Galway manager and let them gain intercounty experience elsewhere, like Andy did with Leitrim/Monaghan, and Micheal Donaghue done with Tipp, etc.
GalwaysFinest (National) - 01/10/2026 14:46:57
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To rossy15: "Same nonsense as last year but it
Was ur friend gaa lover pedalling
It
Mayo weren't in anyone's top 5 or 6
Last year and won it
So there are certainly 5 - 6 teams that can win it at least which wud be Kerry Armagh Donegal
Tyrone gslway and mayo with another 3 or 4 if the draw falls right wud also fancy
Their chances" Don't know that poster nevermind a friend of him.
It was clearly obvious 2026 the longer the season went on that we had no 5 or 6 or as the Kerry poster on the other thread keeps saying 7 contenders
2026,2025 basically had teams that reached the last 4 out of their depth in Louth,Meath and that simply doesn't happen with 6 or 7 contenders
Others weren't at the level of previous years never looking like contenders in truth. I posted on the Mayo thread before the Meath game that it was a sliding doors moment and window of opportunity for them. And that same opportunity could appear for Galway next year as I highly doubt we'll have 6 or 7 teams suddenly good enough to win or strongly challenge for the All-Ireland in 2027 .
Gaa_lover (National) - 01/10/2026 14:48:30
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Looking Towards Football 2027 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "It was very obvious in the league that Donegal and Kerry were going after div 1 win - Kerry always do becasue they usually need a league final for decent competition (as none available in Munster). Donegal had what looked like a reasonable Ulster draw so went of the league, thinking they had a nice break to a tough Ulster match.
Donegal got cought out by Down and didnt change their approach - which led to their demise.
Armagh had the tough route in Ulster and had nothing left in the tank later in Kerry.
Tyrone ignore the league aiming for Armagh - it didnt work - but things improved as they got players back.
Monaghan ignored the league to target Ulster - but eventuall ran out of legs in the All Ireland
Galway, Roscommon and Mayo eased off in the league to be ready for Connacht. Mayo got badly done and reset their style of play and personnel. Galway and Roscommon trucked on but ran out of gas.
Dublin were dire until all their allstarts returned for the All Ireland series.
Louth were too conservative until they learned from their Dublin beating.
Meath focused on the league and had nothing left after that.
Cork were the same as Meath.
Kerry just couldnt get all their players back in time.
The lesson for all teams seeking SAM is to experiment in league and provincial championship but stay focused on having everyone fit and firing for June and July - its an 8 week season that counts - the rest is just practice.
If your building from a low base - go target the league or provincials - there will be scope for progress there." I still don't believe in your theory on teams focusing on certain competitions especially Division 1 teams.
For years Division 1 has been used for experimenting with new players and styles of play main objective has always been to avoid the drop the higher you finish or reach the final a bonus.
Once the provincial championships become that way an experiment ground and it could happen in 2027 then the days of full houses at finals will be over.
Arguably the most important competition for Division 3 and 4 teams is the league as they look for progress and develop the same goes for teams in the bottom half of Division 2 as they look to avoid the Tailteann Cup. The powers to be choosing to use the league as trial run for yet more new rules is a disrespect to the league competition and those teams.
Didn't have it in 2025,2026 and don't believe we'll have 7 teams in 2027 good enough to challenge or be a strong contenders.
Anyone not think Mayo won't be contenders must be based on a hang over? That remains to be seen as a neutral hopefully once it gets to the last 4 we don't have any mis-matches as we seen with Louth,Meath. That happens when you have few genuine challengers for Sam Maguire.
Gaa_lover (National) - 01/10/2026 15:10:30
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Listened to a very good interview with Donal Casey on Beat FM there earlier at lunchtime. A local South East radio station running a series "Why we walk away: rediscovering the game".
Viking66 (National) - 01/10/2026 15:30:06
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To monaghanmad: "Would the 2 mc entees come together and give it a crack ?" Tony staying with Down I think, was involved with Laverty this year and that ticket remaining in place. Definitely support for John, if he could somehow topple Scotstown (took them to extra time in final last year don't forget) it would no doubt strengthen the case. Backroom team will not be all outsiders if he gets it.
sporto (National) - 01/10/2026 16:00:22
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To sponger: "I should know this.........
when is the last time the Rocks played in the Senior Championship ?????" From memory, I think the Rocks have been intermediate for about 15 years. They were senior throughout the 2000s but were some way off being any way competitive. I mentioned on here recently that it would be great to see the Rocks competitive again. Arklow was a hurling stronghold in the county in the 70s and 80s. I see they are competing and winning 'A' underage championships lately too which is a great sign.
Hawkeye2 (National) - 01/10/2026 16:09:00
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WestmeathGael1: "Be shocked if Reilly doesn't go in with the footballers if he's asked. Rumours that a lot of last years panel weren't happy with K OBrien and won't be returning" Reilly is a good lad but he is a far better hurler than footballer. Decent footballer but not in the mix yet.
Greengrass1 (National) - 01/10/2026 16:21:26
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