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Replying To 3rdmidfielder:  "Agreed we arent good enough. Why arent we good enough? It is because of mismanagement for twenty plus years. No plan, no accountability.

I agree mid table division 3 would be a great achievement but we are miles away from that.

Dingle, St Bridgets, Scotstown, ballyboden the four club provincial winners this year would beat us. I could list more club teams that would beat us. CLUB teams so im not willing to listen to excuses about population.

Dublin always had the population and won one all ireland between in 1983 and 2011 because they didn't have a plan. When they got their act together they dominated, they had a plan and they produced top class footballers, and they got the funding. Weaker counties need to be looking for more from CP.

Im not talking about us winning all irelands but we surly should be doing better than we have been for twenty plus years."
We aren't good enough because the players are simply not there, or at least a full 15-20 that could compete. There's no doubt we have 2 or 3 very good players. And perhaps we haven't had in the right man in charge of them to get a tune out of them. Terry Hyland was our last decent manager and he wasn't good enough for some on here either.

Dingle would beat probably 20-24 of the inter county teams and give the remaining ones a good run for their money. No shame in being beaten by them.

Dublin always had the population but they didn't have the players, and other counties like Kildare and Meath were just as strong as them for most of their lean period.

ohwow (Leitrim) - Posts: 28 - 06/03/2026 10:32:56    2660257

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Up the "little hurlers" who are really keeping the flag flying! 2-28 is some pegging. And look at neighbors Sligo completely blowing Khavan out of the water with 8-19!

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2463 - 07/03/2026 16:20:43    2660439

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Replying To foreveryoung:  "Up the "little hurlers" who are really keeping the flag flying! 2-28 is some pegging. And look at neighbors Sligo completely blowing Khavan out of the water with 8-19!"
Brilliant stuff. Keep it going. Hopefully Ros, Mayo win too tomorrow in the hurling as well. Great days.

moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1290 - 07/03/2026 19:35:33    2660466

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Replying To foreveryoung:  "Up the "little hurlers" who are really keeping the flag flying! 2-28 is some pegging. And look at neighbors Sligo completely blowing Khavan out of the water with 8-19!"
You'd wonder is the time approaching when we should defund the footballers and put the money into the hurlers.

Boxtyeater (Leitrim) - Posts: 764 - 09/03/2026 20:01:57    2660736

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Replying To Boxtyeater:  "You'd wonder is the time approaching when we should defund the footballers and put the money into the hurlers."
If I'm right in saying ,didn't leitrim win a,connacht minor hurling in the 60s ,when a,hurling man came in and threw the kitchen sink at it ,sligo has 7 senior clubs ,easky leading the line at the moment ,carly won connachts before that ,they say ya need 6 people min to run a club ,leitrim have to get back up to 4 r5 clubs ,2 hurling will never go anywhere ,football people in leitrim.and sligo say aw where going no where in small ball ,well where has football got either (5 connacht seniors over 130 years!!!)...spilt the €€€€ between hurling and football on the clubs and county structure for say 7 to 8 years and ud see the changes but unfortunately won't happen ,not enough michael duigans in the gaa world

Timmy86 (Sligo) - Posts: 358 - 09/03/2026 21:18:43    2660743

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Replying To Boxtyeater:  "You'd wonder is the time approaching when we should defund the footballers and put the money into the hurlers."
Is there any county that went from no hurling tradition like us to going to Christy ring/ joe mcd level?
We might not get that far but could be near enough with a bit more application, the standard between is not insurmountable, the problem is the interest isn't there, most would break every hurl in the county in half if it meant competing in division 3 and a realistic shot at the TC..
We really don't aspire very highly but frankly, if there was a 3rd tier cup we would be in it and not guaranteed to ever get out

gaelsboy (Leitrim) - Posts: 736 - 09/03/2026 21:19:55    2660744

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Replying To Boxtyeater:  "You'd wonder is the time approaching when we should defund the footballers and put the money into the hurlers."
No it's not approaching thank you so much.

Footballers need our support not snide comments from so called supporters please.

Please ignore the Roscommon WUMs on this page. If you can't see that they are being sarcastic while giving faux praise then I wish you would all wake up and smell the bovril thank you all for agreeing. It is so obvious. Thank you again.

bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 463 - 09/03/2026 21:31:26    2660748

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League is over, can we get back to the bread and butter, club league is about to start, anyone any early favourites? Will Leitrim Gaels be back with the same bite? Who will be the surprise package? How do ye see Div 2 and 3 turning out?

Duffsbluff (USA) - Posts: 2 - 09/03/2026 23:02:18    2660756

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Replying To Boxtyeater:  "You'd wonder is the time approaching when we should defund the footballers and put the money into the hurlers."
I wouldn't go as drastic as that. However, the hurlers might inspire the footballers to greater highs. I saw it in Clare after the footballers won Munster in football in 1992. A huge realization and awakening happened in Clare hurling!

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2463 - 10/03/2026 01:42:07    2660760

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Replying To foreveryoung:  "I wouldn't go as drastic as that. However, the hurlers might inspire the footballers to greater highs. I saw it in Clare after the footballers won Munster in football in 1992. A huge realization and awakening happened in Clare hurling!"
It helps Clare's 'little hurlers' were one of best crop of players the county had at that time in the mid 90s doesn't it? And that Tipperary and Cork were not as strong as they had been

ohwow (Leitrim) - Posts: 28 - 10/03/2026 11:39:34    2660789

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Replying To bláthach:  "No it's not approaching thank you so much.

Footballers need our support not snide comments from so called supporters please.

Please ignore the Roscommon WUMs on this page. If you can't see that they are being sarcastic while giving faux praise then I wish you would all wake up and smell the bovril thank you all for agreeing. It is so obvious. Thank you again."
Was up yer way there the last few days. Ye have a sight of timber down.

moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1290 - 10/03/2026 13:11:17    2660799

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Replying To Duffsbluff:  "League is over, can we get back to the bread and butter, club league is about to start, anyone any early favourites? Will Leitrim Gaels be back with the same bite? Who will be the surprise package? How do ye see Div 2 and 3 turning out?"
Leitrim Gaels will be very strong in the league, they have all the players that will be playing championship. Donal Casey will be ruled out for the season and david bruen will be gone as well. All they are missing is garvin jones for the league so I'm putting them as winners of the division 1 league. I'm going to put Allen Gaels as the surprise package, all they are missing is Arek Oberwan so they should be looking at staying up. I think Mannorhamilton will win division 2, hard to look passed them with such a fantastic cohort of young lads coming into the panel.

Loughallenbanks (Leitrim) - Posts: 31 - 10/03/2026 13:50:06    2660803

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