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Gaa+ provide a good service and it works out at like £82 per year for 40 games which I would watch the majority.  It is a bit pricey for one off games and that is probably why they encourage subscribers to get the package deal. 

Armagh TV for example will charge you £5 for a one off game league game in (another good service)Armagh. 

Fair play to people making our games as accessible as possible.

If you are following successful teams and have a few young children taking them to every game can be quite costly especially with the condensed season.

Gyokeres unlocked that performance from Arsenal especially the last 20mins

Instead of retreating to the edge of the box and inviting a barrage to hang on, the level of pressing high up from the front 4 was awesome

Gyokeres was the first line of aggressive defence and a great out ball time and again, he must be full of confidence at the minute, was unlucky with a tough volley for 2-0, hopefully starts to find the net a bit more often now too

While not the biggest fan of Havertz I think he's potentially the better option vs Bayern/PSG, but you have to back Gyokeres after that performance as he'll run his balls off and Havertz won't

Havertz held up the ball up very well in the City league game. 

Gyokeres is a bit of a flat track bully who still has it all to prove in big games.  A few here getting a bit excited over a £60 million striker being able to hold the ball up and run around chasing a few lost causes. 

Watched Gallagher clip there now, Is he saying something alot of people are not thinking, or in this case right? Calling a spade a spade!

I definitely feel we throw away far too many games from strong winning positions. Seen someone list them: 2023 AI semi, league games last year v Kerry, Donegal, Galway. Championship last year v Galway. Monaghan this year. 2023 league final we did our best to throw it away. 2024 championship v Mayo the same.

His ego really comes across in those videos. Shows a lack of loyalty to people that gave him absolutely everything too. I don't think it is calling a spade a spade though, it's lack of squad depth is the issue not character and that's mostly Gallaghers fault. I thought the main men that played over 100 minutes showed a lot of character to get themselves into a winning position in the last seconds of extra time despite what happened at end of normal time. I was sure we'd fold like a deck of cards in extra time but we didn't.

Gallagher is out of the Derry job three years, don't think lack of squad depth in 2026/ current management bringing players off and back on can be blamed on Gallagher. Since Gallagher left they have also went to Division 2 which should have afforded more of an opportunity to develop a few players.   

Derry may not have folded like a deck of cards but a more ruthless side would have won that game pulling up in normal time or composed themselves and got the job done in extra time.  Man for man Derry are a better side talent wise than Monaghan and should be in an Ulster final. 

Baker thought the ball was there to be won, and he did win it. Hard to hold back in the heat of battle but ultimately he should have done anything but risk a 2 point free. Other than that I thought he had a good game.

We should have went in at HT 15 points up. So many easy misses in contrast to some ridiculous 2 point efforts from McCarthy, McCarron, McCarville, Ward. Beggan is like a cheat code in the new rules too.

The ref was a joke too, couldn't touch Monaghan without the hand going up for a free or advantage. Ethan had a very untimely slip but he was still pushed for the sideline, mccarron broke the line.

On the plus side McGuckins kickouts were brilliant all day. He hit one towards Beggan which unfortunately led to a goal but it wasn't a howler. Other than that he was flawless and made a great save. Forbes has really stood up this year and put in another good performance. McGrogan was great, he wins so many high pressure short kickouts. Loughlin brilliant all year and was again today. Good to see McEvoy back and his size in the middle was a big plus. Ethan brilliant first 50 min.

Meenagh got it tactically spot on. We dominated Monaghan for most of the game but you can't legislate for those misses. He also can't be blamed for our lack of a bench which will continue to haunt this team in big games.

As sickening a defeat as you can get. Ulster final was there for us. Will be a hard one to recover from.

On Meenagh, he brought mcgurk on for C Doherty and reversed the sub five minutes later, Doherty looked out on his feet. Also held the lad Kearney, who looks have bit about him back to very late in the day when there was tired legs and momentum had shifted other way.

Theres the big problem with a 2pter, can keep a team in it when.  they should be nowhere near it. Derry missed a cricket score, no 2pters and a 10pt lead.McHurk didnt even need be going forward, just hold onto the ball

Derry no one to blame but themselves, their own fault with decision making and lack of ruthlessness when the game was there to be won convincingly.  The foul at the end was naive also knowing who your playing and who was going to be kicking it. Well done to Monaghan that will do the newer members of their panel the world of good. Deserve immense credit to get Ulster final given the league they had.

Losing Luke is a big setback.  We don't have anybody to fill that gap.
It goes beyond this weekend's match.  There's potentially lots of football available to Westmeath this summer.  The team is very young and the possibility of gaining significant experience and growth is there.
Loughlin would have been pivotal to that. This makes the hill a lot steeper.
It remains to be seen how the lads will respond.

Should Westmeath not still be well placed to win this game? Kildare have not been pulling up too many trees this year and the manner of the win against Meath should give Westmeath massive confidence. Was very surprised to see Kildare favourites to win this.   

What are the thoughts on Dublin Louth?

I have changed my mind a number of times this week as to who I think will win the game.  Strange place for Louth going into a games as favourites.  Brennan will know them inside out but momentum is certainly with Louth. 

54 goals this season  for Harry Kane . Not sure how strong a league the German league is , but that's some scoring to be fair

Let's hope he  picks up an injury that will rule him out of the World Cup. Then we can all sleep soundly knowing England  will  be nowhere near winning it.

The  rest  of that squad  have had poor to average seasons: Saka Foden Palmer  Rice Watkins etc, and hopefully will continue that poor form into the  tournament

Is Rice not one of the favourites for POTY? The supporting cast for Kane have been poor could be argued Gibbs-White more deserving of a place on the plane that Foden or Palmer. 

Well that Ticketmastershit is some shit show. Couldn't get clicking the tickets quick enough before they disappeared.

And coming online at 2pm? That helps only the unemployed and tech savvy retired folk.

An awful website and customer experience trying to get tickets for anything. 

It'll be interesting to see some of the match ups in Armagh v Down. I could see Ciaran Mackin trying to pick up Murdock, his Rambo style could suit this encounter. I'd be very concerned about Daniel Guinness as well, Joe McElroy if fit maybe.

McElroy for Guinness a good shout.  Big ask for Mackin being out for so long to go toe to toe with one of the form players in Ireland, Kelly would be the man for the job for me. 

Ronnie and Selby both gone this afternoon. Is that 11 world titles between them?

Whu beat Selby.

Wu yize Chinese player, 22 looks about 12

Wu is second favourite which I find strange appreciate he is on the easier side of the draw. 

Big chance for Allen to make final though his record at the crucible is not great.  Hawkins has reached a couple of finals so won't be overawed by him. 

Far better team won. If Down keep playing like that they won't be stopped in Ulster.

If they lose to Armagh by fewer than 10 I'll be shocked.

Interesting..why?

Indeed

Pretty simple. I think Armagh are a much better team who got their poor performance out of the way in the Tyrone game and will be all out to win Ulster. I don't think they'll be anywhere near as exposed through the middle as Donegal were today and I don't think this Down team, at this point in their trajectory, have it in them to put two performances like that back to back.

I'll be very happy to be proved wrong though, as the hubris from the Armagh fans this year is unbearable.

Down under Laverty have produced good performances in Championship over the last few years beating Louth, Clare convincingly last year and running Galway and Armagh very close in the last few seasons. 

They have been able to solve a problem position in the Goalkeeper and Burns is excellent.  I expect this to go to the wire.  Down when they have their tails up are a tough proposition for anyone.  Pat Havern can't be afforded the space McGurn was at the weekend.

Langan was a huge loss for Donegal yesterday, possibly one of the most influential players in Ireland at moment and did a great job on Murdock last year.  Down were excellent and fully deserved the win and are a better outfit than they where two years ago. 

No GAA+ only I think, niblock probably seething

Game was one of Gaa + picks so BBC couldn't show it.  Derry Monaghan next week is the same.

What's going on in Tyrone?  I ask because, with all the great youth teams and the strong Senior base, I thought Tyrone would be on the rise - certain to dominate Ulster in the near future.  Like the high expectations for the Cork hurlers.

Instead they seem to be "spinning their wheels".  Are people expecting future Tyrone teams to be at Kerry's consistent level, maybe even a Tyrone dynasty?  Just wondering how relevant youth success is to senior football.

Any predictions?

Underage success now, more than ever, is less of an indicator of future senior success due to the age groups.
There's a huge gap between u20 and senior football.
Tyrone have lots of small skillfull forwards and that's not the physical profile needed for the new rules game. Tyrone still relying on old heads, I can see them falling back a bit further before being realistic challengers again.
There's a few "big" u20s at the minute, like O'Neill, who looks like he is almost ready to step up, but not many more. So as the likes of Donnelly, McCurry, Morgan etc retire, there's no obvious replacements coming through.

I think with underage teams, they would have less time to develop tactics/structures the same way senior teams would, kids would lapse a bit more with these things also. 

Tyrone seem to produce highly skilful underage players year in year out, which always makes them formidable at underage as generally tactics aren't as strict, its more skill v skill, best players win.   

If football was played the way it was 20years ago, Tyrone seniors would be entering another golden generation.  As it is, having a good structure in place is a vital cog to a good team.  You only have to look at how mcguniness has Donegal operating at the highest level again.

There is very much tactics at underage.  While we can never tell if football was played the way it was 20 years ago and the rules were the same where Tyrone would be, smaller men would struggle 20 years ago also, unless you are exceptional e.g. Canavan.  20 years ago there was also tactics also. 

Is that Cathal mccarron from dromore/naas involved with Tyrone 20s?