Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

While I'd agree that keeping Joyce will mean we miss that window over the next 2/3 years, I'm not too sure we have the talent to win an All Ireland, but, we should definitely be doing better and be in a position to take advantage if the top teams slip.

Also, it's not really that wide open, Mayo have been the second best team in the country for the best part of a decade, Tyrone are in their second final of the last few years, Kerry despite today's loss, have a production line of talent coming through and Dublin will be back, probably not as dominant but, as the main contenders along with Kerry probably over the next few years.

Can't be true surely?? 🤔

Heading for a return alright, but it’s a return to the most recent Galway All Ireland winning hurling manager, if rumours are to be believed that is.

Presented last night.

Well done to the girls today, looked in trouble, but, turned things around in last 10 minutes.

If you said 20 years ago we wouldn't have won at least one, no one would have believed you, the fact is we haven't even come anywhere close, which is the most disappointing thing, at least Mayo are getting close.

The only thing I would say is when we won in 98, we weren't expected to win and in the years leading up to 98 we weren't really serious contenders either, things can change fairly quickly, before the semi final this year no one thought Tyrone would have won it. We need to get the management setup right first to give us a chance, don't think PJ is the man for the job. I think with Jack O Connor going back to Kerry they could dominate the next few years and Dublin are likely to come back again probably not as strong but, serious contenders.

O Connor will be working with a different standard of player in Kerry, all he really needs to do is shore them up defensively. As for ourselves we are certainly not getting the best out of our senior teams in both codes, we seem to play as individuals and not always pulling in the same direction.

Looks like Donohue will be back in charge of the hurlers, not sure if this is a good move, I know he did win an AI, but, felt his last two seasons in charge, he didn't really get the best out of the squad available to him at the time. He'll be taking over a much weaker squad now. The big positive is they can't be any worse than this year so anything will be an improvement.

In both codes I think all we want is for our teams to play to their potential and to get the best out of them, if that's good enough to win an AI, great, if not so be it, but, at least we'd know there wasn't an awful lot more that could be done. I think in both codes it's fair to say neither has really gotten the best out of themselves in recent years.

Whats the story with Joyce? Has it been confirmed he’s staying? Lots of rumours flying around of players holding a vote.

Who’d foot the bill for that circus?

If Davy delivers an All Ireland, it would be worth it, circus and all, we've only won one All Ireland in over thirty years and even since then have under performed badly. At worst he'll shake things up, too many in current squad are just coasting along, they won't be allowed to do that under Davy. He'd only be a short term fix and wouldn't be my pick, I'd still be surprised if he gets the job.

I'm afraid we're stuck with Joyce for another year at least, the county board have no appetite to change the manager there.

I see HoganStand has deleted the county forums. Any other fairly active forums?

Why I wonder? that was the only reason I visited HS to read the oul forums