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GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 2 ...

Last post by cavanmaniac - Today at 06:47:17 PM

It was always going to come down to the game with Roscommon, for Cavan, and that hasn't and won't change, but the hope was we'd arrive there without too many scars and some confidence remaining. Who knows now what to expect from them on any given day? We're hideously inconsistent, often within games never mind from one to another, very mentally fragile and too content with moral victories, as shown by leaving a win behind us versus Tyrone. Any small degree of momentum from that is now in shreds. Mayo might not turn out to even be all that good, that's the scary thing, with Dublin waiting to annihilate us in second gear at Breffni - a game supporters will now understandably stay away from in droves? You try not to lapse into too much negativity and I know we've a new manager etc. but with all the gurus and back room geniuses we have, how in the hell did Cavan go out and turn in a dreadful display like that?

Cavan can put it up to a lot of teams but Mayo, Dublin, Kerry - big physical athletic teams, we will not compete with them. Most worrying for us is the total lack of quality coming through at underage (if you go by our results). One win for our U20s this year v Antrim (who were dire) and 2 wins for our Minors against Antrim and Fermanagh. When the Cillian Clarkes, Padraig Faulkners, Gerry Smiths hand up their boots we will be back slumming it in Div 3.

I hope you're wrong but couldn't make a convincing case right now. Underage has gone to shite altogether but isn't helped by honorary/name recognition appointments like Larry at U20, who anyone could see from his club management efforts would bring little bar an outdated, infuriating blanket defence and the usual robotic over-thinking. He'll be still there next year, I presume? If Damien Donohoe did reasonably well there the years before, why not leave him at it? Or at least make a considered choice instead of just lazily going for the ex-county legend.

Minors fared marginally better this year but as always the good news of a very commendable display against Tyrone is tainted by the age-old failing of not being able to take the win that was there to be taken, and losing composure when victory beckoned. It doesn't happen with such regularity to other counties; these moral victories all speak to ingrained mental fragility in our players but at least Seanie Smith seemed to be aware of as much in his post match comments - the first step to fixing a problem being awareness it exists and all that, which is not something you see a lot of acknowledgement of from other county board figures.

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General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by quit yo jibbajabba - Today at 06:24:10 PM

Seems this woman sent a pile of emails to Keir Starmer too. Deffo something missing

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GAA Discussion / Re: Minor All Ireland Footbal...

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 06:17:43 PM

Leinster final on tonight.

Dublin v Longford,O'Connor Park, 7.30pm

Connacht final on Friday

Roscommon v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 7:30pm

Ulster final on Sunday

Armagh v Derry, 1pm in Healy Park

Munster final already played with Kerry beating Cork


All Ireland Quarter finals are scheduled for June 8-9,

Kerry v Connacht runner up
Cork v Connacht winner
Ulster winner v Leinster runner up
Leinster winner v Ulster runner up

Semi-finals on June 22-23 and final on July 6-7.

All games will be covered on TG4.




Will also be tier 2 and 3 Minor All Ireland championships this year.

A few matches already played.

Tier 3 knockout
Westmeath 5-18 Carlow 0-4,
Offaly 0-13 Waterford 4-11,
Limerick 3-11 Fermanagh 0-8
Laois 4-16 Antrim 1-9
Meath 0-8 Down 2-16

Quarter finals Tier 3

Saturday May 25 - 2pm

Tipperary v Westmeath
Waterford v Laois
Limerick v Down

Sunday May 26 - 1pm
Leitrim v London


The tier 2 knockout competition has the following teams Louth,Kildare,Wexford,Wicklow,Clare.Tipp,Cavan,Monaghan,Tyone,Donegal,Sligo and Galway

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

Last post by marty34 - Today at 06:12:13 PM

I didn't think it was a red. A yellow would have sufficed.  A iltimed flick for the ball.

The thing is the ref didn't blow for it straight away.  I think the ref was for playing on, then Whelan stopped and went down.

(BTW, I've saw a lot of this recently where the ref. doesn't think it's a free and the player, who thinks he's been fouled just stops, and the referee blows the whistle.  It's like the player is saying to the ref. , ref that's a free and puts pressure on the ref.)

The ref obviously saw the blood when the helmet came off and issued the red.  Harsh enough as it wasn't a wild pull/swing.  It killed the game for Antrim. Took the wind right out of Antrim's sails at the start of the second half. Galway's penalty was a bit dodgy too I think.

Coby was a big lose also I reckon. Especially as he was named. Must have good injured in the warm up?

Galway started well but Antrim came back into it in the second part of the first half. Walsh hit a monster free and followed it up with a 'Wexford' sideline. Mc Naughton was excellent also and Shefflin was rattled along the line in the latter part of the first half.  He was a frustrated figure along the line.  He wanted the ball delivered in quicker to Niland and Whelan. When Burke was switched on to Whelan he quitened him down a bit.  Burke is some operator.

All to play for V Carlow.

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Laois / Re: 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup

Last post by Joeythelips - Today at 05:55:18 PM

The bookies cant separate them anyway, 5/6 for either to win. Offaly with u-20s success have a feel good factor but Laois know they can beat them. It will be a proper championship game with both sides getting a crack at the AI championship. This is the format hurling and football take, forget the provincials and run off the 2nd tier comp and the winners get a go at the big one as well as promotion for next season.

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General discussion / Re: League of Ireland-Dublin T...

Last post by J70 - Today at 05:51:43 PM

I remember the "Keep Rovers at Milltown" movement in the late 80s when the owners sold the stadium out from under the club to property developers. They floated around for years after that before they ended up in Tallaght.

I think Shelbourne were originally out in Ringsend, but moved to Tolka Park after Home Farm absorbed Drumcondra and eventually left Tolka before finally going back to amateur and youth football.

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Hurling Discussion / Re: AI Hurling Championship 20...

Last post by marty34 - Today at 05:50:59 PM

Davy and Lohan have a very unhealthy relationship. I expect it's the same for a good few of them. I don't know the full ins and outs but a lot of stuff there with his da etc.

If you ever get a chance there used to be a thread on Clare hurlers on how Brian Lohan got the job. He wasn't even interviewed for the job even though he'd expressed an interest in going for it and it was going to another (highly regarded coach all the same) lad known to be friendly with Davy and his Da only for a delegate to complain about how Brian was treated and then some other delegates rowed in behind and lo and behold he got appointed.

Some of the goings on in the Clare CB would take some beating, and in his first year Lohan had to put his hand into his own pocket for a lot of stuff for the panel of players before a separate organisation or supporters club got together to finance them and the centre of excellence...

Yeah, Lohan has to pay for a meal with his own credit/bank card.

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Hurling Discussion / Re: AI Hurling Championship 20...

Last post by marty34 - Today at 05:49:59 PM

Yeah, that's how it started.

Taking over the warm up area of another team...that had already been set up and ready to go, while the other college was in the changing room.

The men in the bushes!!

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General discussion / Re: Artificial Intelligence/As...

Last post by armaghniac - Today at 05:49:29 PM

There is a bit of chatter about the GAA using AI images for programme covers, complete with soccer goals.

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General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by From the Bunker - Today at 05:43:00 PM

Episode 4 of Baby Reindeer was a rough watch.

All of Baby Reindeer was a rough watch.