Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

I don't have any time for Monaghan, he'll do as many bad things as good and C Mannion had a poor showing apart from 3 lovely scores from play. But we're light years ahead of last year with some talent to come back.

None of the corner forwards we tried are up to it and we don't have many options there but its still a vast improvement on last year. Thought Daithi did well at CB

I agree, he doesn't have the legs for midfield but center forward is a different position and can rotate when he tracks back or leaves it to a corner forward. We need a center forward who can bring the other 5 into play with good kick passing. Really only Conroy and Thompson that fit the bill and Conroy has the physicality to work better in the position. Plus offers 2 point options.

Everyone thought the 2 pointer rule was made for Galway and ended up being our biggest downfall last year (kickouts aside).

I hope with mcclinnchy, McGrath, the 2 mcdonaghs and Thompson (eventually) nipping at the ankles of tierney, flaherty and even Shane Walsh - am hoping the era of Galway's constant recycling (where other teams would have 3-4 scores in the same time) will be a thing of the past.

I think there will be a few last 10 min appearances for Conroy but I think that'll be it. I think we're in the beginnings of the post Conroy, comer, Walsh era and don't mean any disrespect by that.

Agree mostly with what you are saying but Galway's attitude has been "if we can stay 1 point ahead we will always win" - a dangerous tactic even before the 2 pointer rule. Galway were only direct and dangerous looking when they were behind. Most of the other all-Ireland contenders showed ruthlessness even when 10 points ahead.

A mysterious disappearance of Conor Gleeson. Jack Glynn showed an improvement v. Armagh but no. 3 didn't I'm afraid. Molloy hardly a midfielder, wonder would McGlinchey come in there? A welcome return for Maher but hardly match fit yet. No sign of Walsh (out for league supposedly) or McDaid after their heroics 2 weeks ago. Forwards in general look experimental and heavily reliant on Finnerty, not fully match fit either, for scores. It could get very ugly in Tralee, like a few seasons ago, if Clifford lines out in all the home games for Kerry as expected.

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When the handbrake is off Galway are as good as there is going forward.

It's a pity Galway have to go 10 points down before they start competing. I can't remember the last time we convincingly won a major game. Hopefully some of them new lads get a lust for blood as the year goes on.

Too many individual errors early on. And its a theme. Not sure there is a Gameplan or patterns of play either. Heroic exit from quarter finals this year probably

O Laoi must be injured as surely be worth spot on bench at minimum with his impact breaking the line from defence and involved in setting up few scores the last day. Surprised Conroy is on bench on basis of Joyce's comments last Saturday where he hasn't much training done. Maher played full 70 mins in first match back which he wasn't planning to do. They might hold him back if Darcy is fit and bring him on for 35 mins. Lots of teams picking up injuries already in league and think with new rules that managing players carrying knocks is going to be crucial to the top teams as difficult for players in middle 8 especially to look after the body as they are going at max performance for huge number of phases nowadays compared to the game 2 years ago. Very little opportunities for them to take a breather unless they go up into forward 3 mid game

Wasn't expecting a win in Donegal but they threw that one away from a great position. Once the red card was shown we fell apart when we should have coasted home.

Gleeson has to go. There isn't a single part of the goalkeeping gig hes good at. Shocking kickouts, poor fielder, poor shot stopper, can't kick 45s or frees to save his life and then unforgivably kicking a kickout to a player leaving the pitch. Surely one of the other two is a better option

I thought he made a decent stop near the end from McHugh pushed it over the bar. Only saw the last 15 mins or so so not really in a position to comment on the overall performance bar the kick out to McGrath which was very poor

The 45 that he came up for and kicked it backwards with about 5 or 6 mins left, we played keep ball for a few minutes, lost it , eventually got it back and eventually got a point, an example of us making awful hard work to get a point, Donegal then went up the field and scored fairly quickly. It was fairly obvious Donegal were going to get an equaliser at the end, and tbh we were lucky we didn't lose it in the end. No real progress being made, I think the players are there, but, management is lacking.

Its a miracle the hurlers won in 2017 with 1 if not arguably 2 soft goals.

a lot of it is time wasting…