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Football Championship 2026 - 5 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Dublin scored a legitimate goal. Kerry got one that was not.

That's the way.

Leanfaimid ar aghaidh"
Without wanting to cause a stir here and I genuinely mean this but two weeks ago Galway were very hard done by with the Dublin penalty and John Maher not receiving a penalty at the other end. Thats a possible 6 point swing and these calls happen a lot but there was no noise in the media about it, the Analysts on Sunday game didnt go to town on it, it didnt make radio 1 the next day...Why?

Dothesimplethingswell (National) - 14/07/2026 07:15:21

Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To DelaneyCup2026:  "Westmeath GAA has been largely Mullingar orientated for a long time, maybe to their detriment. So the idea of the county board putting a COE anywhere but Mullingar just won't happen.

Every man on the street knows the location should be out towards Loughnavalley or Killbeggan but then we are told it has to be Mullingar"
One of the major factors in setting up a COE is accessibility for all infrastructures which are in place. So mullingar has all services easily connected eg sewerage, traffic management, electricity, mains water and so on.
A greenfield site out the country is cheaper to buy but more expensive to get out of the ground. The council more or less would turn down a greenfield site out the country so it's easier get planning for the COE in mullingar or Athlone or any of the big towns that have all services already in place. Offaly faithful fields is right beside kilcormac so all services in place.
So we can all crib about the CB doing very little or each club can get behind the COE right away and do what's best for Westmeath Gaa. It leads to the question how to you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
Are we expecting this to be build all bells and whistles in three to five yrs and have every pitch changing room and planter boxes all out on display in 5 yrs and let the president of the gaa come down and cut the tape.
Why not start getting access road in and lay out 4 pitches(3 grass 1 Astro)and 4 dressing rooms (so all Westmeath teams can use over winter, spring months)and an office area as target one for three yrs time then start adding to that yearly until it's exactly where it should be.
Get the ball rolling now for improvements otherwise if we're waiting to get it done in one big swipe we will be still here arguing in 10yrs time and nothing done.

2maroonjerseys (National) - 14/07/2026 11:04:40

Split Wicklow In 2 ????? - 2 Like(s)
Sponger, I must say you've a wicked sense of humour. At last, I've seen a Wicklow captain walk up the steps of the Hogan stand and accept a cup on behalf of a Wicklow team who won a national title. I know Tommy Gill walked up those same steps to accept the Tommy Murphy cup but it was a competition confined to division four team. And Leighton Glynn did the same when Wicklow won the division four title but this was different - this was a competition with division 3 and 4 teams plus Down who will be playing in Division 2 next February. What really pleased me on Saturday was watching a Wicklow team who had their backs to the wall at half-time but instead of shrinking and fading away - they came roaring back and see out the game. It gave me a great sense of pride to see a Wicklow team playing as a team including the substitutes who came on. This wasn't the way in the past when we had good footballers but they weren't playing as a team. Long may the spirit and resilience be displayed by Wicklow team.

wicklowsupport (National) - 14/07/2026 14:58:53

Tailteann Cup 2026 - 2 Like(s)

Replying To sponger:  "The way the Down manager talked about Wicklow......what a class act."
I agree, despite his disappointment with the result, Conor Laverty's post match interview wss class.

wicklowsupport (National) - 14/07/2026 17:29:18

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To anotheralias:  "You can not take the semi finals in isolation as the barometer. You have to look across the season with so many shock results, brilliant games, moments of magic, standout unreal performance including the mayo louth semi final which despite being a bit one sided had loads of quality. I would say if you did a poll across football supporters you would find that is not one bit of an exagerration to say that this year was the best yet for football."
Of course you can isolation as knock football in Croke Park where the stakes are high as they are in All-Ireland semi-finals is the ultimate test for any new rules.

A lot of what went before was non jeopardy games with safety nets places something that your poll and your own opinion would be too influenced on.

Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 14/07/2026 18:49:05

Split Wicklow In 2 ????? - 1 Like(s)
Having watched Dublin vs Kerry, I have come up with a possible solution.

Why not have 2 men stationed on either post. Give them white coats as well.

These people would be best positioned to call if a ball was over the line, or a square ball ?

Might work.

sponger (National) - 14/07/2026 11:02:34

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To 2maroonjerseys:  "Well considering the size of mayo it's probably the most central location in that county."
It's South Mayo. But it's not a Mayo facility - it's a Connacht facility, and it is very central to the province.

jamsie (National) - 14/07/2026 15:54:36

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To dolfos:  "I really hope Spain don't win it, honestly would rather see England do it.
The style of football they play is mind numbing, painful to sit through, just passing for the sake of it."
Don't understand how anyone could possibly rather see England win it.

Think people are writing off Spain a bit. They're well capable of playing great attacking football as seen when they beat France 5 - 4 in the Nations League semi. Haven't gotten to near that level yet but wouldn't be surprised if they still pull it off. As for predictions I'm going with:
France to win 3-2
Argentina to win in extra time 2-1

Lúla571210 (National) - 14/07/2026 18:15:54