Galway GAA discussion thread

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Fair play to Galway.
Tore a very poor Roscommon apart

I had a feeling it was going to go like the Cavan Tyrone replay. Galway were the much better team the last day but didn't make it count. Today a beautiful mixture of solid defending and traditional Galway attacking football met with Kyne and comer announcing themselves as top class county footballers and we have a team that could give anyone a good rattle. They have size, pace, youth and now confidence. They'll be a dangerous opponent for anyone from here in if they can play to that level consistently.

gilberto_eire wrote: »

And it happens yet again.

This seems to happen loads in GAA and there's no reason why a replay should end up being so lopsided in favour of the bookies/fans favourite.

Trick of the mind i'd say. It doesn't happen any more than the odds suggests it should. The favourite in the drawn game is still favourite in the replay so will win more often than not, for instance Tyrone were still expected to win 75% of the time in the replay vs Cavan. We've already had the outsider winning one this year, Donegal vs Monaghan replay

Was delighted for Danny Cummins. He has always had the talent, but for some reason people put him down. Those two goals today were absolute class, both finished with a different foot, flat out on the run, left foot, right foot. Not many forwards can do that. Helped out in defence as well, MOTM for me and backing up a great game in the drawn match too.

Biggest difference in the team this year has been Conroy moving to midfield instead of big Fiontain O'C. Kyne coming in. Comer and Cummins are proper on form and can cause havoc. Brannigan is very good, Sice as well, but most importantly Shane Walsh will come good yet, he is still finding his feet, but come Croke Park he will be running into form and big spaces.

Delighted for them all, Mayo beaten, Connacht title won. Just cut loose now and give it a crack, it's been a successful year and big improvement.

RobbieRuns wrote: »

Was delighted for Danny Cummins. He has always had the talent, but for some reason people put him down. Those two goals today were absolute class, both finished with a different foot, flat out on the run, left foot, right foot. Not many forwards can do that. Helped out in defence as well, MOTM for me and backing up a great game in the drawn match too.

Biggest difference in the team this year has been Conroy moving to midfield instead of big Fiontain O'C. Kyne coming in. Comer and Cummins are proper on form and can cause havoc. Brannigan is very good, Sice as well, but most importantly Shane Walsh will come good yet, he is still finding his feet, but come Croke Park he will be running into form and big spaces.

Delighted for them all, Mayo beaten, Connacht title won. Just cut loose now and give it a crack, it's been a successful year and big improvement.

Cummins finishing has been awful at times in the past which is why he never really won over the fans. Great at winning the ball, beating his man and then shooting wide. So frustrating. But he has been super clinical this year. At the moment, he's the player on this team that you want a goal chance to fall to!

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Kyne is the real deal. That is all.

He has been very good but let's hold off on placing a crown on his head just yet. Bigger tests are yet to come.

But overall the new full back line have been a revelation and all credit to Kevin Walsh for placing his faith in lads who were untested at this level. So far they're repaying him in spades. Their tenacity and workrate is a joy to watch and if they keep that up this Galway team won't be easily beaten by anyone. Roscommon were a major disappointment though so let's not be getting carried away.

There was a time when the criticism of Cummins was probably justified. You could never question his attitude or his natural ability, he'd run all day and show for the ball time and again but the end product was lacking. Now he's developing into the player that he always threatened to be and hopefully he can keep it up.

His 2 goals were absolutely superb, a couple of years ago he'd have blazed at least one of those wide but it's indicative of the confidence that's flowing through the team now. For the second one he could have taken a handy point but the finish was emphatic. That's a sign of a player brimming with confidence.

gilberto_eire wrote:

]Another who deserves great praise is GOD, a much maligned player.
I'll admit on him I wasn't convinced but I never had him on my critical radar like some had.

Another player who has improved massively. I'll admit I also wasn't his greatest fan when he first came on the scene and certainly didn't see him as a future centre back and captain but he has proved me and a lot of other people wrong.

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Sice is a class act. He is a tremendous example to any young footballer. He has worked hard to constantly improve as a player. He had gotten every bit out of his talent.

In soccer terms I think he'd be called a great pro :-) A Gary Neville type who as you say has made the most out of the ability he has and rarely has a bad game. Not that he lacks ability but he's no Padraig Joyce or Michael Meehan and yet he has become a highly influential player on this team and probably one of our most consistent performers.

I usually get my Hurling tickets in my local Super-Valu

mjp wrote: »

Can anyone tell me when Galway's quarter final is due to be played? Thought it was down for sat 30th of bank holiday weekend but there's double header between Donegal cork and mayo Westmeath on that Saturday. Will it be the Sunday then?

On the Sunday as far I am aware. 31st.

gordongekko wrote:

Who do we get in the quarter final?

Winners of Derry vs Tipp or Clare vs Roscommon. But only Clare in the second game. If Roscommon win it will be the winners of Derry vs Tipp.

If tipp and clare both win one of them have to play Kerry but both have played them already so don't know what Gaa will do in that instance. Would fancy clare and Derry to come through next weekends matches so be a galway clare match up and Derry and Kerry in other quarter. Could be Mayo or Tyrone in semi final then.

mjp wrote: »

If tipp and clare both win one of them have to play Kerry but both have played them already so don't know what Gaa will do in that instance. Would fancy clare and Derry to come through next weekends matches so be a galway clare match up and Derry and Kerry in other quarter. Could be Mayo or Tyrone in semi final then.

Theres no restriction on Clare playing Kerry. Needs to be a provincial final. It seems quite likely that we'll get the toughest of the 3, Derry tbh. We've a superb record against them though, would be somewhat confident

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Would be a great spectacle. But god, Mayo would be fired up for that more than any other match ever!

It's a scary thought but then you think back to all those times Kerry met Cork in Croker where you thought Cork had a better side but Kerry always kept them at bay. On the big stage, the historically bigger more powerful sibling will win out! Thats what i'd be hoping at least

Would really fancy Mayo to get over Tyrone. Mayo's record against northern sides is supreme

I'd love to play Mayo in a semi final, as to get to a semi would be an amazing achievement. I hope the team are not thinking like me though as whomever they face, Derry, Tipperary or Clare all present different difficult challenges
We have a monkey on our back as well having not won a match in croke park for 15 years.

The team have exceeded my expectations. I had no hope of us beating mayo in castlebar and hoped we might get to croker via qualifiers and win one game there. Now we are in the 1/4s and while we must respect any future opposition, we should fear no one. Very exciting times

Such a great win on Sunday! After all that was written and spoke about the players not available and the lack of progress seen in the league, this has far exceeded any of our expectations.

It's so good to see the players playing so well and with such confidence, also the work rate of the players has increased significantly and it's good to see them working hard for each other too, shows a great team bond!

I think the win against Mayo has given them bucket loads of belief. I hope that the they can see a big opportunity now to win a game in Croke Park for the first time in 15 years and get to an All-Ireland semi-final. I think we have taken a big step forward this year and there is a chance to take a few more steps too!

Hopefully with that and getting some players back next year, we can get promoted to Division 1 and kick on again too. Exciting times ahead!