Connaught football

conno16

calling it "football" is an insult to the artists in kerry, dublin, tyrone, kildare and other counties
the final looks like a bad junior club game
poor passing, dreadful attempts at goal, frees all over the place

kildare v dublin seems like a distant memory
i'm switching off and going back to the golf

SmurfX

Did you just say that Mayo and Galway don't compare to "Kildare"

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Mayo and Galway are very good teams, neither are an elite opposition like Kerry but both sides are better than anything in Leinster.

Sherifu

Doesn't look too bad to me.*











*Listening to it on the radio

Tristram

I'm listening to it on the radio too. Sounds exciting anyway.

Strongbow10

who won the connacht minor football final?

aertel has it Mayo 1-03 Roscommon 0-05

surely this isnt the final score

Tristram

Think it finished as a draw with Mayo 1-05 Roscommon 0-08. Not 100% sure though.

Sherifu

Strongbow10 wrote: »

who won the connacht minor football final?

aertel has it Mayo 1-03 Roscommon 0-05

surely this isnt the final score

Tristram wrote: »

Think it finished as a draw with Mayo 1-05 Roscommon 0-08. Not 100% sure though.

Mayo 1-03 Roscommon 0-05 was the final score.

wow sierra

Yeah 1.5 to 8 points final score. Roscommon had 15 wides. Hope they can find the posts easier on their home pitch and without the hinderance of the constant sea gale in Salthill. ;)

Kerry hardly setting the world on fire this year?

Didn't they struggle to beat a Connaught team yesterday?

conno16

if these are the two best teams in connaught i'd hate to have seen much more of the championship up there
nothing but hacking the ball up the field and hoping for the best

wow sierra

rarnes1 wrote: »

Kerry hardly setting the world on fire this year?

Didn't they struggle to beat a Connaught team yesterday?

They did have that awe inspiring win over the mighty Longford.;);) By the great margin of 1 point as far as I remember:D:D:D:D:D:D

conno16

conno16 wrote: »

if these are the two best teams in connaught i'd hate to have seen much more of the championship up there
nothing but hacking the ball up the field and hoping for the best

why are you watching it then?

gpjordanf1

conno16 wrote: »

calling it "football" is an insult to the artists in kerry, dublin, tyrone, kildare and other counties
the final looks like a bad junior club game
poor passing, dreadful attempts at goal, frees all over the place

kildare v dublin seems like a distant memory
i'm switching off and going back to the golf

Kildare? Dublin?? Artists? OMG Mayo or Galway would have them handy!

Granted Tyrone are the team to beat, but Mayo SHOULD have beat them last year, and Kerry are just hanging on at the moment!

Better go to Specsavers Pal!

TheWifeBeater

One of the worst threads I've ever seen on this website:rolleyes:

A complete <snip> started this thread.We'll see who are the artists when dublin have to play a team from connaught...Artists my hole.

conno16

freekicks hitting the corner flag from 35 yards out
this is awful stuff
one would have to question the wisdom of rte showing this live
its neither good for the gaa or the viewer

gpjordanf1

conno16 wrote: »

freekicks hitting the corner flag from 35 yards out
this is awful stuff
one would have to question the wisdom of rte showing this live
its neither good for the gaa or the viewer

one would have to question what degree of a <snip> you are as the game is on TV3!

LeoB

SmurfX wrote: »

Mayo and Galway are very good teams, neither are an elite opposition like Kerry but both sides are better than anything in Leinster.

I think both these sides have gone back, maybe Galway a little more than Mayo. As for the better than anything in Leinster!! I dont think either will beat Dublin if they meet this year.

As for WifeBeater, do ya need to stoop so low. You should try and deconstruct what op says.

I think Connaught football is all about Mayo and Galway. Sligo have got stuck in the past few years and made it a bit more interesting, Leitrim and Roscommon are miles off the pace so to suggest Connaught football is ahead of Leinster is a bit wide of the mark. Untill another county competes regularly with the "big 2" Connaught as a province cant be taken seriously.

wow sierra

Connaught football like all povincial football is all about local rivalries. This year for Roscommon it was about a fabulous sunny day in May and beating Leitrim in a highly entertaining high scoring game. Yes I know it was between two teams without All Ireland aspirations, but that is what provincial football is all about. Of course it was also about the soul destoying Mayo defeat - thats life. For Sligo it was about "nearly" beating Galway, and then "nearly" beating Kerry.

At underage level and at club level Connaught teams do very well. I would expect Mayo and Galway to progress further than Dublin and Kildare this year, but thats just a guess. It all depends on the draw. Roscommon have beaten Wexford in a Leinster/Connaught clash. We will await the rest of the seasons to see how the Province progresses.

derealbadger

i think both mayo and galway will go well into the summer this result is probably the best outcome an extra game will bring galway on no end and mayo may have found some forwards as for leinster lol dublin are the only team in it for 20 years while its great for laoise wexford westmeath and kildare geting to these leinster finals and all the rest none of them are any where near good enough to win an all-ireland my bigest problem with mayo isthat they choke on the big occasion not having a go just saying hopefully this year may be different for them and the galway hurlers by the way dont forget galway have the third most all-ireland titles in the country

double still on:D:D:D:D

cruiserweight

Thread was closed temporarily so that I could deal with abuse. I am not sure what good can come from this thread but I am going to leave it open for now, anymore abuse or crap and it will be closed.

Thank you to the users who reported posts that are against the charter. Can all users please report any such posts rather than addressing the poster, this drags the thread off topic and can result in bans/infractions for all.

davestar

conno16 , nobody asked you to watch the match . don't know what your crying bout anyway, it was a decent match .

derealbadger

davestar wrote: »

conno16 , nobody asked you to watch the match . don't know what your crying bout anyway, it was a decent match .

this

also were you in thurles and what do you think

preferred it with the word idiot tbh

davestar

derealbadger wrote: »

this

also were you in thurles and what do you think

this??

yes i was, once again i'm very impressed with galway's progress and recent performances. although i don't feel we are good enough to beat the cats just yet. waterford will be interesting .

davestar

derealbadger wrote: »

this

also were you in thurles and what do you think

preferred it with the word idiot tbh

likewise but cruiserweight asked for the abuse to stop, have to respect the moderators .

cruiserweight

davestar wrote: »

conno16 , nobody asked you to watch the match . don't know what your crying bout anyway, it was a decent match .

derealbadger wrote: »

this

also were you in thurles and what do you think

preferred it with the word idiot tbh

davestar wrote: »

likewise but cruiserweight asked for the abuse to stop, have to respect the moderators .

Lucky you changed it before I saw it then. This is for everybody, please attack the post and not the poster. I disagree with what the OP has said, but he/she is entitled to his/her opinion, if you disagree then point out where the OP is wrong.

davestar

cruiserweight wrote: »

Lucky you changed it before I saw it then. This is for everybody, please attack the post and not the poster. I disagree with what the OP has said, but he/she is entitled to his/her opinion, if you disagree then point out where the OP is wrong.

grand, sorry .

derealbadger

davestar wrote: »

this??

yes i was, once again i'm very impressed with galway's progress and recent performances. although i don't feel we are good enough to beat the cats just yet. waterford will be interesting .

means i agree with your sentiment in relation to OP

Mike...

conno16 wrote: »

calling it "football" is an insult to the artists in kerry, dublin, tyrone, kildare and other counties
the final looks like a bad junior club game
poor passing, dreadful attempts at goal, frees all over the place

kildare v dublin seems like a distant memory
i'm switching off and going back to the golf

Dublin Artists??????
Yeah Right, Over Hyped Primadonna's

And Also Ireland's Most hated team

davestar

goodman yourself mike . who are dublin outside leinster ? nobody tbh .

cruiserweight

Just a general warning if this thread goes in the direction of discussing Dublin are crap, Kerry are crap and people just trying to get digs in at each other then it will be closed.

I am aware that the thread was started with the OP just slagging off Galway, Mayo etc. This thread is being left open mainly to provide the opportunity to show him/her the error of their ways

MayoForSam

Today's Connacht final was the most entertaining (and closest) of all the provincial finals this year. Mayo and Galway are in the top 8, perhaps the top 6 in the country. No reason either cannot be in Croker in September. Leinster football is nothing to write home about, look at how Leinster teams suffered in the league this year. Dublin always perform well in Leinster, but flatter to deceive. Kildare are improving, but still have a long way to go.

derealbadger

MayoForSam wrote: »

Today's Connacht final was the most entertaining (and closest) of all the provincial finals this year. Mayo and Galway are in the top 8, perhaps the top 6 in the country. No reason either cannot be in Croker in September. Leinster football is nothing to write home about, look at how Leinster teams suffered in the league this year. Dublin always perform well in Leinster, but flatter to deceive. Kildare are improving, but still have a long way to go.

good post and well done today could see an all counaught AI final yet

Barlett

At the end of the day you have to look at the facts, a Leinster team hasn't contested an All-Ireland final since 2001. When Mayo and Dublin last met in 2006, Mayo emerged as winners. Not to mention Galway's triumph's in 98 and 01.

The problem here is that the opinion seems to be based on watching one game - today's Connaught Final. Mayo were not hoofing the ball forward in hope, they had 3 full forwards each over 6ft 3'' in height with the wind at their backs. They were playing a specific tactic which payed great dividends in the first half, wasn't possible in the 2nd against the wind.

Sure the game was poor for a solid 20 minutes of the second half but these two teams were contesting what is without doubt now the closest rivalry in football. It's a tough battle and mistakes will be made. I can't imagine any County rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of facing either side.

Sherifu

Barlett wrote: »

At the end of the day you have to look at the facts, a Leinster team hasn't contested an All-Ireland final since 2001. When Mayo and Dublin last met in 2006, Mayo emerged as winners. Not to mention Galway's triumph's in 98 and 01.

The problem here is that the opinion seems to be based on watching one game - today's Connaught Final. Mayo were not hoofing the ball forward in hope, they had 3 full forwards each over 6ft 3'' in height with the wind at their backs. They were playing a specific tactic which payed great dividends in the first half, wasn't possible in the 2nd against the wind.

Sure the game was poor for a solid 20 minutes of the second half but these two teams were contesting what is without doubt now the closest rivalry in football. It's a tough battle and mistakes will be made. I can't imagine any County rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of facing either side.

Finally someone answered the OP.
The first paragraph is pretty much what went through my mind when I opened the thread.
Interested to see if the OP returns to answer these points after 'watching the game on rte' *chuckle*
Mayo and Galway have been there, done that. (Shame about Mayo choking in the finals)
Kerry and Tyrone fair enough...but Dublin & Kildare....you're having a laugh OP.

Spiritoftheseventies

MayoForSam wrote: »

Today's Connacht final was the most entertaining (and closest) of all the provincial finals this year. Mayo and Galway are in the top 8, perhaps the top 6 in the country. No reason either cannot be in Croker in September. Leinster football is nothing to write home about, look at how Leinster teams suffered in the league this year. Dublin always perform well in Leinster, but flatter to deceive. Kildare are improving, but still have a long way to go.

Dont think either team will get to final. Game was good in parts but very physical elsewhere. Dublin Kildare final best game by mile. Btw anyone every remember a guy doing what Mortimer did after goal celebration. very strange I thought.

Culchie

Ok, back from the matches today...so Connacht Football in a nutshell.


Minor game was the worst game of football I've seen in 26 years going to GAA games...absolute drivel....the young fellahs completely froze.

Senior match was great stuff. I think OP is just trolling so I won't rise to the bait.
Mayo and Galway over the last 15 meetings have a difference of 0-2 (in Mayo's favour)....so there's nothing between the two teams.

The weather was horrendous for good football today, but both teams had very few wides.

I rank the top 5 teams as follows Tyrone, Kerry, Mayo, Galway, Dublin at the moment.

However thats all on paper. Anyone that has played football knows its not as simple as that.

e.g Mayo fear Kerry, but would have full confidence in beating Tyrone. I see Galway beating Dublin, but they may very well lose to Donegal...so it's all up in the air.
And just to prove I'm absolutely mental, I fancy Roscommon to beat Meath, and then beat Limerick as well....putting them in the last 8 .... how mad is that?

Anyways OP must be completely mad .... this was a really good game today and the standard of football was as good as I've seen this year......and one thing 'Connacht Football' doesn't get credit for is the spirit that the game is played in....feck all pulling and dragging and stuff that goes on elsewhere...the game is played to the ethos of fair play and sportsmanship.

and cherry on top .... leinster (Longford) ref was absolutely shyte.

Pride Fighter

I agree with the OP. Beyond Galway and Mayo Connacht football is putrid. New York, London, Leitrim are not great teams. Roscommon have improved a little this year and Sligo have never been great but a tough nut to crack.

It is by far the weakest province.

Culchie

Pride Fighter wrote: »

I agree with the OP. Beyond Galway and Mayo Connacht football is putrid. New York, London, Leitrim are not great teams. Roscommon have improved a little this year and Sligo have never been great but a tough nut to crack.

It is by far the weakest province.

Absolute crrrapp.

Mayo and Galway in the top 5 in the country. Sligo should have beat Kerry. Roscommon 2006 minor champions.

Leitrim has 24 clubs with a population of 25000 people ... more people work in the IFSC.

derealbadger

Pride Fighter wrote: »

I agree with the OP. Beyond Galway and Mayo Connacht football is putrid. New York, London, Leitrim are not great teams. Roscommon have improved a little this year and Sligo have never been great but a tough nut to crack.

It is by far the weakest province.

far the weakest province in munster you have only cork and kerry and lets face it while its lovely to see limrick comming up in the last few years realisticaly there is a much higher level of football in connught as for leinster you get a good few tight games but thats only because they have quite a few teams that are equaly not as good when is the last time there was a leinster team in an all-ireland final 2001 meath and they were destroyed by galway

also look at club finals ballina stephenites knockmore crossmolina caltra salthill corrafin i think our record stacks up with anyones tbh

brianthebard

Pride Fighter wrote: »

I agree with the OP. Beyond Galway and Mayo Connacht football is putrid. New York, London, Leitrim are not great teams. Roscommon have improved a little this year and Sligo have never been great but a tough nut to crack.

It is by far the weakest province.

In fairness there's only 4 provinces, it has to be one of them. I thought Sligo were pretty good yesterday, certainly made Kerry work for the win, a team that a while ago Sligo would've had seizures just thinking about playing. In the end though Connaught must have the smallest population of the 4 provinces (excluding London and NY for obvious reasons) so there's going to be issues getting the quality players. I think Leitrim has the smallest population of all counties in Ireland doesn't it? Certainly close to it. You can't really expect an All Ireland winning team to come out of those situations tbh.

Het-Field

I dont know why, but I see great similarities between Dublin and Mayo. both are reasonably good, both have erratic forwards, and both have flattered to decieve in the past few years. Remember, Dublin are past masters at pissing away leads, while Mayo almost managed to lose a 7 point lead (for a split second they had) today.

If you were to draw the two together, it would be impossible to call a winner

To the poster who claimed Galway and Mayo to be in the top five, I feel he/she should reserve judgement until September. But why should I expect much more, the wishful section of Dublin fans, are only eclipsed by the deluded Mayo brigade, who have been expecting an AI win since 1996

Coileach dearg

Ah yes Conno16, a WUM on dangerhere.com and a WUM on boards.ie. Don't worry conno, the premiership will be back on in a few weeks and ya can go back there to provide your expert views.

Tell me, how many Connacht teams left in the championship?

rossie1977

Culchie wrote: »

Minor game was the worst game of football I've seen in 26 years going to GAA games...absolute drivel....the young fellahs completely froze.

nowhere near as bad as the connaught senior final of 1993, now that was bad......:eek:

rossie1977

LeoB wrote: »

I think Connaught football is all about Mayo and Galway. Sligo have got stuck in the past few years and made it a bit more interesting, Leitrim and Roscommon are miles off the pace so to suggest Connaught football is ahead of Leinster is a bit wide of the mark. Untill another county competes regularly with the "big 2" Connaught as a province cant be taken seriously.

then munster has to be taken even less seriously, outside of clare in 1992 no team other than cork and kerry have won munster since Tipperary in 1935 :eek:

Derry in 1998 are the last team to win ulster outside tyrone and armagh, tyrone with all they have won recently stand at 12 ulster titles, roscommon have nearly twice that number in connaught titles 20 including 3 since 1990, both leitrim and sligo have won connaught titles in the last 15 years, meaning EVERY county in connaught has won a provincial title in the last 15 years, no other province comes close to that.......

leitrim are far from miles off the pace when they get mayo or galway in carrick, dubs should know that but anyway in 2006 mayo travelled to carrick in and won by one point, same mayo team that beat dublin a few weeks later in croker, galway beat leitrim by 3 and 4 points last two seasons, not exactly miles off the pace now is it??

yop

OP = troll so not going to bother.

The minor match was an awful advertisement for football, thank God it wasn't on TV as it would have bored people to death.

The senior match was exciting, some of the phases of play were not great but I do think the wind was a big factor causing the ball to swirl around like hell. The pitch was also wet so that added to it.

I thought we were as lucky as hell to get away with it in the end, the arrogance shown with that keep ball was infuriating and even though the man scored 1-2 off the bench I would have kicked Mortimer into Galway bay for starting that.
I look forward to seen us play with the same team in less windy conditions as I think Moran and O'Shea are a real threat.
The weakest links are still in the full back line, I think Cafferkey and O'Malley are not commanding or strong enough and that will come back to bite us.

Fair play to Rossies, hope they progress, I for one didnt enough their hammering in Castlebar.

As for Connacht been weakest!! We should have 4 teams left, we have 3, we will see in a months time but don't rule any of them 3 teams out.

conno16

an exciting match does not necessarily mean a good match

take the goals for example
all as a result of poor quality defending

take the fact that mayo nearly lost it - 3 points up in injurt time and you let it slip. inexcusable in my book

take the fact that galway lost it - after dramatically pulling it back level they fall asleep for the final move of the game. joe bergin has a lot to answer for. inexcusable to give away a winner so cheaply. gardiner could have stopped, had a cup of tea and then kicked it over the bar

poor poor quality stuff
neither two teams will have more than one game each this summer

Sherifu

So you're talking about 1 game and not sweeping generalisations about Connaught football or the artists Kildare & Dublin anymore....

Make up your mind man.

davestar

Sherifu wrote: »

So you're talking about 1 game and not sweeping generalisations about Connaught football or the artists Kildare & Dublin anymore....

Make up your mind man.

easy now, i think we are dealing with joe brolly in disguise .;)

bricky10

An awful lot of people here building up Connacht football to something it is not. Galway wont do anything this year in football. There defence is shocking and they dont seem to believe that they can win games. Mayo, they always do well around this time of year, but when it comes to an AI final, we all know what usually happens.
Saying that Connacht football is better than Leinster is wrong. (I am not from Dublin and I do not support them!!!) I think Dublin would beat both Galway and Mayo with ease. I was at the Kildare V Dublin game and Dublins work rate before and after the sending off incident was phenomenal. They have a much better side this year and will be tough to beat. I also believe that Mayo or Galway especially would not beat this current Kildare team. If I was a Galway man I would worry of meeting the Lillies this year, revenge of 98 would definitely be a huge motivation factor for them.

conno16

tyrone, dublin, kerry and possibly kildare would beat the pick of galway and mayo on the evidence of the connaught championship this year IMO

gustavo

conno16 wrote: »

tyrone, dublin, kerry and possibly kildare would beat the pick of galway and mayo on the evidence of the connaught championship this year IMO

There is absolutely no evidence from the Connacht Championship to support that sentence , But anyway carry on , consider me suitably wound up.