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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheWagonWheel-N91Y529: "Wing backs from Kgad Gahan and Cole
Buckley and Masterson Shamrocks
Gavigan - Malachys
Slevin, Connell, 2 kellehers, and Moody - Tubberclair
Leech - Killucan
Mulvihill - Gcastle
Scully - Shan
Mitchell and Moran - Downs
Think we will see a good few of 20s make league match day panels, watched the minor semi-final and Scahill will 100% play Westmeath senior football before playing club senior football with Shan" He was in the stands for the Moate and Athlone game anyways, although some people were saying he was also in looking at Reilly and McCabe in the match before hand. Would be a blow to the hurlers if they were to switch codes
WestmeathGael1 (National) - 18/09/2026 08:56:02
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Greengrass1: "To some extent I agree but and it is a big but. Most of the stand alone Junior clubs are in their position due to the following reasons; Numbers-Most of them have a ten year period where they will thrive or perhaps for a bit longer however when the numbers dry up as with Bunbrosna now, they drop sharply and very rapidly. Geography; Majority of them are either close to a county boundary or hemmed in by other clubs with greater catchment areas. St Pauls will always be hemmed in by the Meath border as St Josephs with Offaly and Bunbrosna and Ballynacargy with Longford. Delvin with Meath and of course Hurling is the main draw there while Loughnavally are also badly squeezed in by a number of clubs. Kilbeggan are a bit of an enigma in that they have a reasonable population to draw from but they are gone into a yo yo between Junior and Intermediate. 20 years ago they were similar but it was between Senior & Intermediate at the time. Ballycomoyle the most hemmed in of all being wedged into a portion of Westmeath bounded by Cavan & Meath. The fear I have is that four of five of those clubs will not exist in ten years time. The same has happened in Longford in recent years where Junior clubs have disappeared or been absorbed. I dont have a crystal ball but if any of the eight sole clubs graded as Junior are to manage long term, then they may well be as amalgamated units in some shape or form." Some of these Junior clubs must face reality, they have to amalgamate, pride will stop them in most cases, Ballynacargy and Bunbrosna are a prme example of an amalgamation that makes sense, they are already amalgamated at underage level. They havent got the numbers to make an impact at Junior level currently, if they have any ambition of moving up the ladder they must consider joining together...
dec (National) - 18/09/2026 10:15:25
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
The demographics document published by the GAA last year basically shows this is inevitable. Clubs are going to go. 3 clubs went in Longford , one was bordered with Westmeath and many of them ended up in Milltown. Another swallowed up by greed with the town and another amalgamated with a bigger club and they've been going ok since. The worrying thing about those other two clubs going is that it happened without much intervention or support. Westmeath gaa is duty bound to give these clubs any support they need and help them to stay alive
Paidi04 (National) - 18/09/2026 10:54:09
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Paidi04: "I see great praise for Clifford's coming back and leading their clubs and bringing fossa to new heights. This doesn't seem to be common practice in Donegal - look at st nauls , 3 Donegal starters and 2 all stars and they couldn't stay senior and made a limp effort at intermediate this year - bit embarrassing for those lads" I'm not sure why the moderator didn't post my reply to you earlier but I'd repeat, there's nothing embarrassing about it. One of the three is a keeper, another is a full back. Are you expecting Mogan to perform the same role as 2 Cliffords?
WeGoAgain (National) - 18/09/2026 12:38:20
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Samforthehills26: "I see from Brian McEniff's piece this week, he says that its the pitch in Donegal Town thats keeping FM back. That its too small for the young players...." From what I hear it's the lack of experience that's holding them back. I think there may only have been 2 or 3 against St. Michael's who are over 25. Even in the Reserves it's all very young lads. When the going gets tough you need the bit of experience and grit.
Newman21 (National) - 18/09/2026 12:47:59
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Wexford Club Hurling 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ElGranSenor: "How many of the current Harriers team play for the Sars, how many play for Maudlintown, and how many don't play football at all?" Looking at this weeks programme, there is 13 lads on Sars senior panel that are on Harriers senior panel. Would be missing the likes of Clancy, Chin, Heffernan who don't seem to play football anymore
btwex90 (National) - 18/09/2026 13:54:18
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Darragh: "Which 4 or 5 current Junior clubs will not exist in ten years time do you think?" Probably, Ballycomoyle,Delvin,Loughnavalley and Bunbrosna
Greengrass1 (National) - 18/09/2026 15:20:08
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