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

Last post by Cunny Funt - Today at 08:22:56 PM

Awful news for Paddy Durcan hopefully a full recovery for him.  If one to name the top 15 to 20 players in the country at the moment arguably only two Mayo players (Paddy Durcan and Ryan O'Donoghue ) would be in the conversation.

 

[Saturday 15 / Sunday 16 June]

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Laois / Re: 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup

Last post by The Boy Wonder - Today at 08:19:40 PM

Overall I think management have also done very well and will have the lads ready for the final.
The only downside I see is Offaly in Croke Park, a place where we haven't fared so well against them in the past and tradition and mentality will play a big part.
Looking forward to what should be a cracking game of hurling.

I think you summed it up pretty well - we travel in hope more than confidence.
Let's hope for a repeat of the great clashes with Offaly in the early 1980s with us coming out on top for a change.

From Hoganstand:
Saturday 15 / Sunday 16 June
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals
Joe McDonagh Cup winner v 3rd placed Munster team, TBC, TBC
Joe McDonagh Cup runner-up v 3rd placed Leinster team, TBC, TBC

The winner of the Joe McDonagh Cup draws the short straw - a probable date with Cork 

#3

Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

Last post by north_antrim_hound - Today at 08:13:06 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.

Miland got plenty fast diagonal ball, young Boyd was excellent.

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

Last post by Cunny Funt - Today at 08:07:36 PM

Half time Longford 0-3 Dublin 1-4,  Longford manager at the break very honest saying they are lucky to be still in the game and maybe the Leinster final occasion has got to his players.

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

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 08:04:19 PM

Mayo have confirmed captain Paddy Durcan has suffered a cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for the remainder of the year.

Brutal.. A long road back

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

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 08:02:36 PM

Mayo have confirmed captain Paddy Durcan has suffered a cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for the remainder of the year.

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Saffsof82 - Today at 07:50:11 PM

Surel

Any forum which allows the matter to be dealt with and address in public should be welcomed!

Providing drink to an u17 team which includes 15 year olds should never be diminished or dealt with behind closed doors!

Is that not a safeguarding breach northantrim?


As parent(s) of a child on the team we are absolutely disgusted that it was allowed to happen.

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Surely mark you have registered your complaint with the powers that be I heard. But to come on an anonymous forum and spout libellous allegations against volunteers who I believe completely refute your allegations just because your lad didn't play is very petty.

#8

GAA Discussion / Re: Seconds teams

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 07:36:04 PM

By all means have them playing league football. There should be a proper reserve championship to accommodate them however. As much as the CE lads would have enjoyed winning a junior championship last year, there was hardly a celebration out of them after they beat Ballyhegan.

As for this year, St Peter's seconds are doing well, only lost one game to league favourites Corrinshego early in the season. Come championship you'd imagine that Forkhill and Middletown would be the favourites if they're at full strength.

That St Peters team will be hard stopped. Yeah probably a tiered league competition for seconds and reserve teams would be best. 

Yeah they'll be one of the favourites along with Forkhill, Middletown and Ballyhegan. Corrinshego have beaten them already this year and were semi finalists last year so they'll be up there you'd imagine. Playing in the lower division won't benefit  Corrinshego and St. Peters though.

On your second point, I'm all for seconds teams competing in the league system, if anything I'd be encouraging more clubs to do it. But we need to have a properly organised reserve championship that is running at the same time as the other championships  for them to take part in.

I get the points on seconds playing in the lower championships being unfair on other clubs, but if it's graded and policed properly then the lads on those seconds, that's their level and being associated to a senior club without a huge opportunity of getting on the senior squad then they are being denied an opportunity to win a recognised all county trophy.

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General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 07:26:58 PM

Another nazifascist hero!
Any chance we could replace him with a decent human being.

#10

Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...

Last post by Rebel84 - Today at 07:19:22 PM

I see there a Ronan Strain being doing a bit of scoring for Drumquin in the first few rounds of Division 3. Is that the fella that played underage for Tyrone? I thought he was an Omagh man?

Yeah that's him, transferred to drumquin at the beginning of the year I believe. Not sure why?

Isn't he a son of Laurence Strain who would have been originally Drumquin back in the day.