Galway United thread

First one Mo was offside after the flick header. Second one Francely was on the end line, the ball hit a Shels player but he would have become active from the initial ball from our player I think. Who knows how offsides work anymore sure!!

What was the story exactly with the firework in Tallaght.

Stewart threw it into the Galway supporters end?

Bit to go before we talk about POTY. Clarke, Walshy, Hickey, Esua all contenders along with Brouder and Slevin too.

Great win last night, super effort and hard work from all of them. Great the ref didn't buckle under Derrys pressure at the goal too.

What a result, beat Shels all over the pitch for the whole game, should have been more than the 1-0 score line, but all the players stood up and were counted tonight! Best performance and atmosphere at EDP so far this season is say.
Good to see Derry take a point from Rovers ( never a pen mind).

1st season for me since moving back to Galway, and last night was about the 5th game I've been to see this season.

Definitely a gradual overall improvement as the season has gone on, but last night was really enjoyable to watch, goal or no goal. Defensively, the team has been pretty solid, up until now attacking breaking down fairly easily, but last night everyone played as a unit, in defense and going forward; Walsh especially tenacious up front. The whole time last night, hard to break down, and on the press as a unit, making Utd a real threat going forward. Early goal and a style like that made for a great atmosphere.

You'd think the other teams in the division were giving Peps Barcelona a run for their money the way everyone outside the club and fans bitch about us. Quality in the league generally hasn't been brilliant in years. l'd happily settle for Caulfieldball if it keeps us in the division for this season and next. A couple of years of low to mid table mediocrity is what I was expecting so this season is a huge bonus.

Let the club settle into the top flight, build the squad up to a standard to fight for honours on a consistent basis and push for a more attractive style then.

Need to hope Derry win the cup and results go GUs way

It's the best we've been since the Crowley Park season. I've was lucky enough to be there in 91 in Lansdowne and 97 in Cork as a child/teen. But as an adult this has been my favourite season.

Fair disappointing last Friday, took a while to get over it.

Pats is going to be tricky, very much on form right now but hopefully GU get something out of it.

Last trip up the Dyke Road of the season later tonight, and it’s great that it’s the Connacht Derby to finish off our home games! It’s been an enjoyable season, and great to see attendance is going to be over 60,000 for the season for the first one.
It bodes well for next season, hopefully the club can increase that again.

Hopefully see out the game with a final home win, pity we just fell short of the European places, but that really would just have been the icing on the cake! The lads showed steel and determination throughout, and have been one of the toughest teams to beat in the league.

When I saw the team sheet I knew we were going to struggle, there was no mobility in that midfield and nothing up front.
We were way off it.
H/T changes had to come and it completely changed the game. Why did McCormack not start? Not starting the club captain in a derby is crazy, there was no direction or control in the game until he came on.
Great to see Essua back on also, one of the best players in the squad in my opinion, but unlikely we’ll see him next season.
Really could have knicked the game a few times in the second half, Lombotto particularly unlucky when he hit the post.
Quite fitting that it was Walshy that got us back into the game.
Great atmosphere up there, huge Sligo crowd fair play to them. That young lad at centre back for them looks like a good prospect.

Kick off this Friday away to Cork City. I for one am getting very excited.

Very quite on here …..

Hopefully United can maintain the momentum from last season, it was most enjoyable, though I expect the Dublin teams to be stronger this season!

Anyway, looking forward to the trip South on Friday, it’d be great to get points from the first outing!

Cant disagree with any of that. We were largely poor but still could have won it with the pressure we were putting on late on. Hurley and Burns were particularly poor on the night. Dyer and Walshy linked well a cupla times first half but the service from midfield was really poor. Hickey in particular misplaced numerous easy passes.

One more point than we got in last season's opener so it's not all bad.

Great night tonight. Super performances and win. Hurley, Hickey and Esua were immense but team as a whole were bang at it. Super crowd and great to finally win on TV too.