Galway GAA discussion thread

thinkstoomuch1 · 13-01-2014 10:56pm

Ye played wexford in a hurling challenge the weekend and were beaten,i think.
Anyone at the game?with news on it ?

cityman 18 · 16-01-2014 6:07pm

thinkstoomuch1 wrote: »

Ye played wexford in a hurling challenge the weekend and were beaten,i think.
Anyone at the game?with news on it ?

Thats not great. I believe that theres a rake of lads missing at the moment, Niall Burke, David Burke, Tannion, Cyril etc all missing. Will be an experimental line up on Sunday against Offaly, and no harm in that at all tbh. Galway need to start looking at a Full back, Centre Back, Midfielder, maybe a wing back. The loss of Niall Donoghue (RIP) will be sorely felt as well. A fine wingback. At least one wing forward needs to be found as well. Little expectation this year, which maybe is no harm at all.

It's going to be very interesting to see what sort of tactics Cunningham+Cloonan and co go with this year. Fast, nippy, Skillful hurlers won it for Clare last year. The big, brut force ways of the last two seasons might not cut it this year. The league should be interesting. As well as being very competitive, there won't be much scope for experimentation, and for morale reasons alone, i'd like to to see us survive in division Ia this year.

TheCoolWay · 17-01-2014 12:34am

cityman 18 wrote: »

Thats not great. I believe that theres a rake of lads missing at the moment, Niall Burke, David Burke, Tannion, Cyril etc all missing. Will be an experimental line up on Sunday against Offaly, and no harm in that at all tbh. Galway need to start looking at a Full back, Centre Back, Midfielder, maybe a wing back. The loss of Niall Donoghue (RIP) will be sorely felt as well. A fine wingback. At least one wing forward needs to be found as well. Little expectation this year, which maybe is no harm at all.

It's going to be very interesting to see what sort of tactics Cunningham+Cloonan and co go with this year. Fast, nippy, Skillful hurlers won it for Clare last year. The big, brut force ways of the last two seasons might not cut it this year. The league should be interesting. As well as being very competitive, there won't be much scope for experimentation, and for morale reasons alone, i'd like to to see us survive in division Ia this year.

Give Davy Glennon a genuine chance then

EliteC · 17-01-2014 7:39pm

Wexford 1-15 Galway 2-09

Galway had way too many wides. Frees kept us in it I think we got 6 pts from frees so 2-03 is a poor return. Full team wasn't playing, some new lads. Mid-field was just awful and as for the forwards..... we won't go there.

Utopia Parkway · 18-01-2014 2:46pm

Galway team v GMIT

Manus Breathnach - An Spidéal
Donal O'Neill - Cortoon Shamrocks
Finian Hanley - Salthill
Aongus Tierney - Tuam Stars
Peadair Seoighe - Oilean Arainn
Joss Moore - Mountbellew
Sean Denvir - Michael Breathnachs
Greg Higgins - Corofin
Paul Conroy - St James
David O'Connell - St James
James Kavanagh - Milltown
Gareth Bradshaw - Moycullen
Danny Cummins - Claregalway
Sean Armstrong - Salthill
Michael Martin - Milltown

cityman 18 · 20-01-2014 1:36am

hurling team that rallied well to win in Tullamore in the end.

1 Callinan
2 Coen
3 R Burke Turlough
4 Moore
5 G Mcinerney Oranmore
6 Daragh Burke st Toms
7 Sylvie Jnr
8 Brehony
9 Harte
10 C Cooney
11 J Glynn
12 C Mannion
13 R Cummins
14 N Healy
13 Darby Glennon

20-01-2014 2:39pm

Fair play to anyone who was involved in the hurlers come back, think it was 1-11 to 0-7 before the comeback started.

Was listening on GBFM and apparently C.Cooney missed a sitter.... memories of the Leinster Final when he had a straight forward goal chance and ended up putting it wide when going for a point.
Easy to say what might have been and we were dreadful all year, but that would have lead to a 4/5 point lead and momentum is a hell of a thing(we also rallied well late)
Think he's been given enough chances now, I could handle poor decision making and execution but his work rate is pathetic and he managed to go about 4 games two years ago without a score.
I think he optimizes exactly the kind of hurler we don't need into the future, ones prepared to let the game pass them by with a measly effort.

Have lost faith in Cunningham at this stage though, how he let Canning shoot us out of so many games last year from free's was mind boogling. It eventually lead to him losing confidence from play against Clare.
He lead us through the league without trying to shore up the obvious deficiencies and then reverted to type for the Championship.
Thank god this is the last of the 3 years anyway.

Footballers could surprise a few people this year though, we've a nice crop of U21s coming through and Mulholland has at least tried to rectify problem areas instead of watching the ship head for the iceburg.

toxicity234 · 20-01-2014 2:54pm

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Fair play to anyone who was involved in the hurlers come back, think it was 1-11 to 0-7 before the comeback started.

Was listening on GBFM and apparently C.Cooney missed a sitter.... memories of the Leinster Final when he had a straight forward goal chance and ended up putting it wide when going for a point.

I was at the match yesterday (now be warned i'm an Offaly Man.) Cooney Chance was far from a sitter. GBFM must have the Midland Radio 3 thing about it where the game your watching is different from the one they broadcasting.
Galway fitness was the winning of the game and Niall Burke made a big impact( but he a lucky boy, he arrived and use the handle of the hurl into the Offaly backs groin with the lineman looking at him).
The Ref for Carlow won't be welcome in Offaly for a while. Some of his calls were shocking.
But Galway have a nice set up about them. They going to be hard to beat If they can keep they head right.

MfMan · 20-01-2014 2:58pm

I genuinely fear the hurlers could be heading into a football-type prolonged spell in the wilderness. Our good older hurlers, Moore, Collins, Hayes are getting on (in hurling terms) and there were signs even last year that their legs were beginning to go. Of our younger lot, only Johnny Coen seems to be of the cut that's needed. Niall Burke doesn't excite overmuch and the St. Thomas' contingent are turning out to be a disappointment, (though the rest should do them good and David Burke is still well young enough to start showing more consistency.) Relying on big, awkward players like Donnellan and Glynn, honest though they undoubtedly are, is a thing of the past and the crucial central positions still show no signs of being filled satisfactorily.

The debate about playing JC at FF is starting to show up again in the media; all well and good if all the other positions around about him are nailed down, but when he has to carry so many other sub-par forwards it's no wonder he has to forage further afield.

20-01-2014 3:13pm

MfMan wrote: »

I genuinely fear the hurlers could be heading into a football-type prolonged spell in the wilderness. Our good older hurlers, Moore, Collins, Hayes are getting on (in hurling terms) and there were signs even last year that their legs were beginning to go. Of our younger lot, only Johnny Coen seems to be of the cut that's needed. Niall Burke doesn't excite overmuch and the St. Thomas' contingent are turning out to be a disappointment, (though the rest should do them good and David Burke is still well young enough to start showing more consistency.) Relying on big, awkward players like Donnellan and Glynn, honest though they undoubtedly are, is a thing of the past and the crucial central positions still show no signs of being filled satisfactorily.

The debate about playing JC at FF is starting to show up again in the media; all well and good if all the other positions around about him are nailed down, but when he has to carry so many other sub-par forwards it's no wonder he has to forage further afield.

Donnellan seems to play a lot at CB for club, so should probably be given a shot there. Same for Tannion.
If it's going to continue to be a problem area then try the two lads there who are playing it most.
They both have the physique while lacking in the accuracy stakes for the forwards.

Could possibly play Glynn at FF if they wanted to try Canning at MF. In fairness to Glynn he tries and has been given limited minutes, C.Cooney has nearly started every game since joining the panel and has done nothing of note(Managers club might have something to do with it).

There's certainly nothing to get excited about coming through from U21 anyway unlike the footballers, in fact the last few teams have been short of an embarrassment.
Any additions will have to come from the 23+ bracket.

We have shades of quality around the pitch, what AC needs to do now is compliment it with lads who are willing to battle for breaking balls like their lives depended on it.
Amazing how physical the club championship is, yet we never see a team that reflects that for county.

toxicity234 wrote: »

I was at the match yesterday (now be warned i'm an Offaly Man.) Cooney Chance was far from a sitter. GBFM must have the Midland Radio 3 thing about it where the game your watching is different from the one they broadcasting.

Well they weren't even covering the game in full, so it's not as if I'm talking about a description after the fact.
They were covering the football and making quick changes for updates on the hurling and they were pretty blunt in their description of the miss.
It's not often you'll hear commentators describe a player missing a sitter in hurling as unlike football it's a bit easier to knock things over from close range so it must have been bad to the two lads for them to highlight it.

Anyway all I thought of initially was of his miss against Dublin, what I will say though is it's important the angle you have such is the size of the ball.
At the LF, I had a view over his back(the TV camera is the other side of the pitch) as he missed to the left side into the Davin end coming at the goal from the Cusask side.
I rewatched it on RTE after and it didn't seem as bad, but it was a woeful effort with the players POV from the Cusask.

MfMan · 20-01-2014 3:25pm

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Donnellan seems to play a lot at CB for club, so should probably be given a shot there. Same for Tannion.
If it's going to continue to be a problem area then try the two lads there who are playing it most.
They both have the physique while lacking in the accuracy stakes for the forwards.

Could possibly play Glynn at FF if they wanted to try Canning at MF. In fairness to Glynn he tries and has been given limited minutes, C.Cooney has nearly started every game since joining the panel and has done nothing of note(Managers club might have something to do with it).

There's certainly nothing to get excited about coming through from U21 anyway unlike the footballers, in fact the last few teams have been short of an embarrassment.
Any additions will have to come from the 23+ bracket.

We have shades of quality around the pitch, what AC needs to do now is compliment it with lads who are willing to battle for breaking balls like their lives depended on it.
Amazing how physical the club championship is, yet we never see a team that reflects that for county.

Tannian or Donnellan at CHB? Maybe, but Tan isn't defensively-minded enough for it while Donnellan can be too easily closed down or hooked as his striking is ungainly.

In fairness, from the U-21 ranks, Paul Killeen shows promise, though not quick, while the Mannions from Ahascragh are good hurlers; Sean Sweeney is worth a look, though ...ahem...the Loughrea influence on his hurling is not to his benefit. Hopefully Ronan Burke could coax his brother into joining the panel at some point.

I've said it here before, maybe it's time to shake things up a bit at Minor level too. Mattie Murphy's record without doubt is second to none but is he getting too old-fashioned?

thinkstoomuch1 · 22-01-2014 11:28pm

Yere u21footballers playing Cork in LIT saturday at 2 in a challenge Any idea of yere team?any of ye going?

I would love to but there is a lot of other games on and may not make it.

26-01-2014 3:59pm

Kilkenny 1-24 0-15 Galway

Scored 3 points in the second half against the wind.

Seems the team lacked any sort of imagination in beating the old foe(the wind) to the Irish sports man.
From listening to the GBFM reports in the first half, most of the scores were wind assisted long range efforts.
Doesn't bode well to see a gameplan based completely off using the wind, then having no imagination to bypass it when playing against it.

Only Walsh cup, but I'm seeing another 2013 coming down the line here. Should never be taking a 4 point lead in and losing by 12 hitting a paltry 3 points in 35mins.

Thank god for being a duel county....

Utopia Parkway · 26-01-2014 4:05pm

Looks like they didn't build up a big enough lead in the first half with a big wind behind them. Only led by 4 at the break. Still big wind or not that was a 16 point turnaround in the 2nd half. That's not good. This was the team that started.

Callanan
Moore
R Burke
Coen
McInerney
D Burke
Sylvie Og
Harte
N Burke
C Cooney
Glynn
Mannion
Landers
Healy
Glennon

Darragh Burke red carded at the very end for a wild pull.

I must admit I don't hold out much hope for the hurlers this year. I think people (especially people from outside Galway) are expecting a bit of a bounce back year from Galway but I don't see it. I think there's every chance it will be a similar type of year to last year rather than 2012.

galwaylad14 · 26-01-2014 10:51pm

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Looks like they didn't build up a big enough lead in the first half with a big wind behind them. Only led by 4 at the break. Still big wind or not that was a 16 point turnaround in the 2nd half. That's not good. This was the team that started.

Callanan
Moore
R Burke
Coen
McInerney
D Burke
Sylvie Og
Harte
N Burke
C Cooney
Glynn
Mannion
Landers
Healy
Glennon

Darragh Burke red carded at the very end for a wild pull.

I must admit I don't hold out much hope for the hurlers this year. I think people (especially people from outside Galway) are expecting a bit of a bounce back year from Galway but I don't see it. I think there's every chance it will be a similar type of year to last year rather than 2012.

It was a poor result alright but at the same time let's be realistic, at the most there will be about 5 of that team today playing come Championship time so there's no need to lose hope just yet

cityman 18 · 26-01-2014 10:56pm

Ya only the Walsh cup so lets not lose the run of ourselves just yet. To only score 3 points in the second half is really poor though. Anyone at the game today in Freshford? Interestingly i see there is a new galway hurling forum. Hopefully the loons that finished the old forum can be kept in check this time around. http://galwayhurlingforum.proboards.com

30-01-2014 1:55pm

Footballers seem to be missing quite a few this weekend including Meehan, but I still think the bookies have Meath overpriced at 1/2.

Galway 2/1 looks fairly tempting as I don't think any of the other lads missing are up to much anyway regardless of their participation last year.
They're more in the bracket of players that needed replacing with younger talent if we wanted to progress.

Conor Doherty, Gary O'Donnell, John O'Brien, Michael Meehan and Keith Kelly all definitely out of Sunday's trip to Navan, while doubts surround Dave O'Connell (finger), Greg Higgins (hip) and Mike Farragher (hamstring).

O'Connell sounded promising in the FBD so disappointing that he's out, and Farragher hasn't really had a chance but we know the limits of the rest and they're nothing we should be hoping to start if we want to get back to where we were in the glory days.

Word on the Hurling forum is that Daithi Burke is involved but injured, would be a great addition as he was arguably Galways best minor since JC.
Might at least sort one of the two central defensive positions if he can carry his minor form forward.

MfMan · 30-01-2014 2:02pm

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Footballers seem to be missing quite a few this weekend including Meehan, but I still think the bookies have Meath overpriced at 1/2.

Galway 2/1 looks fairly tempting as I don't think any of the other lads missing are up to much anyway regardless of their participation last year.
They're more in the bracket of players that needed replacing with younger talent if we wanted to progress.

O'Connell sounded promising in the FBD so disappointing that he's out, and Farragher hasn't really had a chance but we know the limits of the rest and they're nothing we should be hoping to start if we want to get back to where we were in the glory days.

Word on the Hurling forum is that Daithi Burke is involved but injured, would be a great addition as he was arguably Galways best minor since JC.
Might at least sort one of the two central defensive positions if he can carry his minor form forward.

McIntyre in this week's Tribune is very pessimistic about our chances this year (and allowing for the antipathy of many towards him) he has every right to be. Current squad is suddenly looking very, very bankrupt of quality indeed.

Hulk Hands · 30-01-2014 6:07pm

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Footballers seem to be missing quite a few this weekend including Meehan, but I still think the bookies have Meath overpriced at 1/2.

Galway 2/1 looks fairly tempting as I don't think any of the other lads missing are up to much anyway regardless of their participation last year.
They're more in the bracket of players that needed replacing with younger talent if we wanted to progress.

Bradshaw is also out which is a big loss. Still, I agree that 2's is slightly too big as i'd have the teams around even (Meath have injuries also). Meaths record in Navan is quite good but thats not enough to account for the discrepancy. Kavanagh should certainly be up for it. Heading along now Sunday, looking forward to it. Supporters bus heading from Galway for those interested

fearruanua · 31-01-2014 9:20am

Team for sunday
1. Breathnach
2. O Neill
3. Hanley
4. Duane
5. Varley
6. Moore
7. Denvir
8. Higgins
9. O Curraoin
10. Sice
11. Armstrong
12. Conroy
13. Walsh
14. Martin
15. Kavanagh.

Starie1975 · 31-01-2014 9:37am

Full team with subs and photos.
http://www.tribesmengaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1070:galway-senior-football-team-v-meath&catid=92:team-news&Itemid=70&Itemid=53

Shady Tady · 31-01-2014 10:59am

fearruanua wrote: »

Team for sunday
1. Breathnach
2. O Neill
3. Hanley
4. Duane
5. Varley
6. Moore
7. Denvir
8. Higgins
9. O Curraoin
10. Sice
11. Armstrong
12. Conroy
13. Walsh
14. Martin
15. Kavanagh.

Looks a strong team, we'll soon find out!

sonnky · 31-01-2014 7:20pm

fearruanua wrote: »

Team for sunday
1. Breathnach
2. O Neill
3. Hanley
4. Duane
5. Varley
6. Moore
7. Denvir
8. Higgins
9. O Curraoin
10. Sice
11. Armstrong
12. Conroy
13. Walsh
14. Martin
15. Kavanagh.

A joke that Higgins is playing, Conroy should be at midfield where he has been playing all year and all last year. Solid enough team though. Be interesting to see how Moore gets on at Centre Half Back.

31-01-2014 7:36pm

sonnky wrote: »

A joke that Higgins is playing, Conroy should be at midfield where he has been playing all year and all last year. Solid enough team though. Be interesting to see how Moore gets on at Centre Half Back.

I'd agree with ya.

I'll hold my hand up and say I was in favour of trying Higgins at midfield considering he won POTY there in the senior club championship a few years ago and was until after that point untried.

Being honest though, he's had plenty of games at senior now and he's extremely limited.
No pace, finesse, kicking skills, very obvious(gave a criminal handpass away against Tipp in the qualifiers last year that was costly at the time, the pass was read a mile off) and not exactly dominant at midfield(fielding KO's) which you'd expect at the least from someone limited but imposing.

I find it amazing how someone like Flynn and to a lesser extent; O'Curraoin, have both being continuously overlooked by Mulholland in favour of Higgins even though they both have U21 AI's.

Wouldn't mind the team bar that though given the circumstances.

Diabhal Beag · 31-01-2014 9:06pm

Colour me puzzled at Higgins in midfield too. Was kinda optimistic about him as a possible solution to our midfield back in the Bergin-era. Those days are long gone now though and unless Flynn was carrying an injury I've no clue why he's starting. Expecting a 3 man midfield with Conroy dropping back.

Good to see Varley given a go. There's a need to have a settled half-back line though by the League's end. There's so many options for the 5 and 7 but a reliable centre-half back is needed. They seem to be keen to give Moore a run out in that slot so hopefully he has a great campaign.

Really hoping Martin has a good game at FF. He scored some super points in the QF's and we badly need a clinical 14 if Meehan is injured because Danny doesn't score goals, as good as he is.

All-in-all a decent team but a far tougher Division.

02-02-2014 2:24pm

Sounds like we got a bit lucky in the opening 15mins in Navan.

Meath could have been 2-0 0-0 up after 2mins and had another goal chance a few minutes later which could have seen a 9 point lead.

Also had a 4th hit the post after Galway got off the mark.

Armstrong got a goal against the run of play though to put Galway 1-1 to 1-0 up after a tough start.

Games evened out a bit now.

On another note.... Galway Bay FM.... :rolleyes:

Why do they constantly cut from Galway hurling and football games for some match that nobody bar friends and relatives care about?.

They've switched to some club Camogie game between Portumna and Ballyhale.
Fair play to girls for being involved in sports, but nobody is tuning into GBFM to hear commentary of some Camogie game when the senior footballers are playing a game.

I always seem to find myself switching to the local radio station of the opponents where they generally stick to the match 100% while GBFM are giving updates on the ''U12 Craughwell girls football minor B final'' while an important game is going on.

Was the same during the FBD/Walsh Cup two weeks ago, switching to junior soccer cup updates and loads of other crap you're not tuning in for... must send them an email to complain

02-02-2014 2:27pm

Another goal for Meath, and as I write this they nearly scored another one.

Meath could have had 5/6 goals in less than 25mins..... doesn't sound like much has changed in that regard since last season.

Mayo.... Tipp(could have had 3/4) nearly had a few.... gave a terrible one to Cork which cost us the game.

Diabhal Beag · 02-02-2014 2:36pm

This sounds too exciting to be a League match. Have only heard Greg Higgins's name mentioned once for a brutal handpass.

02-02-2014 2:43pm

WOW...

Amazing game here in Navan.

Martin goals and Galway take the lead into the break 2-6 to 2-4

Meath messed up ANOTHER goal chance just seconds before the Martin goal when the back fisted it off the post/bar and Galway broke.

Meath apparently had a clear cut peno waved away after a Galway score, Commentators reckoned since Meath broke so quick from the kickout the ref was too far behind so didn't see it.

Galway could have given away 8/9 goal chances..... commentators description that ''it looks like 7s football the way they're creating goal chances....its like they're only going for goal chances''.

Not long after Martins goal and Meath hit the post.
In fairness though, Conroy also missed a goal chance and Martin missed a penalty just before HT.

That penalty miss could be crucial, keeps it at a two point game.

The defence sounds very worrying, it's just criminal to give up near 10 clear cut goal chances in one half of football.

Meath with 9 wides at HT, which includes one or two of the goal chances.

Diabhal Beag · 02-02-2014 2:59pm

TOM FLYNN SCORES!!! A GOAL TOO!!!!!

02-02-2014 3:00pm

3-6 to 2-4... Flynn runs it from the off, 34seconds.

If we had that penalty the game could be over.

The 5/2 is looking smart now.

It was proved to be overpriced either way from here.

02-02-2014 3:13pm

Have stalled now.

Lead cut down to 1 point, not looking good now.

02-02-2014 3:18pm

Pure rubbish.

Down by two now.

Just ball after ball.... absolutely brutal stuff.

:mad:

02-02-2014 3:23pm

Meath goal

One point second half and now trail by 6.

Kicked it straight out of play after their goal.

We sound even worse than last year..... there's two U21 winning teams in 3 years there, Mulholland needs to do better than this.

We could have been down by 20 at HT.

02-02-2014 3:30pm

Classic Galway performance.

Roll over and let the opposition storm away.

See it far too much in Galway GAA.... throw away leads, no fight when behind.

aidan24326 · 02-02-2014 3:44pm

Only heard the radio commentary but doesn't sound good. 3-18 is a whopping amount to concede and by the sounds of it Meath should have had about 3 more goals.

02-02-2014 3:52pm

aidan24326 wrote: »

Only heard the radio commentary but doesn't sound good. 3-18 is a whopping amount to concede and by the sounds of it Meath should have had about 3 more goals.

3 more goals would be generous.

They could have had 8/9 in the first half alone.

The forwards seemed to be doing well enough with the little supply they were getting but the backs seemed to be headless again.
You shouldn't be giving up more than 2/3 goal chances a game, gave up 3 in the first 2/3 mins today.

Why play Higgins if you're not using him at midfield?, by the sounds of things he was moved to CB. No disrespect to the lad but he's extremely limited as a footballer so you'd imagine unless you're aiming KO's at him and he's winning them, he has no place on the pitch otherwise.

By the sounds of things, the turning point was when Higgins kicked a stupid ball to a 40/60 which lead to Armstrong getting the black card. From there it was all Meath(in fairness its hard to say, but Concannon was fairly cat when he came on so it certainly didn't help)

It's sink or swim for both managers for me, both aren't getting enough out of their respective teams thus far.

There's more talent coming through for the footballers, while the hurlers have a better established base.

We seem to be playing at a D4 level in football which is certainly not a fair reflection of how things should be.
Even during the barren years of 2002-2012 we had generally good league and while we fell to some poor teams the narrow was usually 1.

Could have lost to both Tipp and Waterford last year which just isn't acceptable and it was the MGMT tactics that cost us the Cork game IMO when like today after building a 5 point lead, we couldn't close the space in our half and slow the pace down.

I'd probably cut Cunningham next year unless he wins the AI, Mulholland has to a minimum progress the team further than last year or I'd ship him out too.

aidan24326 · 05-02-2014 1:39pm

Anyone at the game in Navan?

This will be a tight division, and hard to predict. After next Sunday (where I'd expect a defeat) the remaining 5 games could all go either way. Certainly the games against Louth, Laois and Armagh are winnable, and that would be enough to stay up.

Donegal put up a tidy score against Laois (who'd be around the same level as us) so major defensive improvement will be needed.

Utopia Parkway · 05-02-2014 7:06pm

The first two games always looked very tough on paper. Away to Meath and at home to Donegal (who seem pretty serious about getting promotion judging by them picking almost full-strength sides). Lose both of those and it is a battle to stay up. Especially with Galway having 4 away games yet again this year. Galway would probably have to win 3 of the last 5 games to stay up I reckon.

Diabhal Beag · 05-02-2014 8:02pm

What's the story with the 4 away games again BTW? Is it just how it works out after promotions/relegations?

Utopia Parkway · 05-02-2014 8:29pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

What's the story with the 4 away games again BTW? Is it just how it works out after promotions/relegations?

Think so. Bad for teams like Galway who have 4 away again but great for the sides that have 4 home games again this year.

Redsoxfan · 05-02-2014 9:49pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

What's the story with the 4 away games again BTW? Is it just how it works out after promotions/relegations?

We (Donegal) are in the same position - four away this year and in 2013.

It goes in two year cycles - this year is the start of a new cycle, so both Donegal and Galway should have four home games next year. Then, in 2016, it will be a new cycle and we could have four home games again, followed by three home in 2017. Or not....

TheCoolWay · 06-02-2014 7:48pm

Redsoxfan wrote: »

We (Donegal) are in the same position - four away this year and in 2013.

It goes in two year cycles - this year is the start of a new cycle, so both Donegal and Galway should have four home games next year. Then, in 2016, it will be a new cycle and we could have four home games again, followed by three home in 2017. Or not....

See even the byes in Croker don't give two hoots about the League

Redsoxfan · 06-02-2014 9:25pm

Any team named yet lads? What kinda shape is Michael Meehan in?

Utopia Parkway · 07-02-2014 12:04am

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Any team named yet lads? What kinda shape is Michael Meehan in?

Had surgery on his ankle again in November so he was due to miss the first 2 league games anyway. Maybe more.

Starie1975 · 07-02-2014 9:53am

Galway team named http://www.tribesmengaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1071:galway-team-vs-donegal&catid=92:team-news&Itemid=70&Itemid=53 click on the link for full team and photos.

1. Manus Breathnach, 2. Donal O'Neill, 3. Finian Hanley, 4. Johnny Duane, 5. Paul Varley, 6. Joss Moore, 7. Sean Denvir, 8. Greg Higgins, 9. Fiontain O'Curraoin, 10. Garry Sice, 11. Sean Armstrong, 12. Paul Conroy, 13. Shane Walsh, 14. Michael Martin, 15. James Kavanag

aidan24326 · 07-02-2014 11:22am

More or less the same team again?

Would have thought a re-shuffle in defence might be in order after the leakage last Sunday.

07-02-2014 11:32am

My lord...

If he puts out the same team again that gave up 10 goal chances in the first half alone then he's even more clueless than Cunningham was in last years league.

I'd nearly even give him 14 of them, but ffs what is Higgins doing in there again.
I'd be embarrassed if I was on the bench and he was starting ahead of me.

Colm Keys wrote a report for the Meath game in the Indo, he seemed to give ratings at the end beside the players names(it wasn't clear, just a number stuck directly beside them without even a comma though it matched who did well) Higgins, out of everyone who played had nothing beside his.... fitting.

Utopia Parkway · 07-02-2014 12:49pm

Well I don't like singling players out but I think at this stage everyone knows that Greg Higgins is far too slow and ponderous for intercounty football. Might get away with to a certain extent during the league in bad weather but he's not going to be any use during the Summer on harder grounds so might as well give someone else a go. You need to have a certain amount of mobility these days around the middle of the field. Teams are putting athletes around the middle that can get up and down the field and god love him but he's no athlete.

07-02-2014 3:40pm

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Well I don't like singling players out but I think at this stage everyone knows that Greg Higgins is far too slow and ponderous for intercounty football. Might get away with to a certain extent during the league in bad weather but he's not going to be any use during the Summer on harder grounds so might as well give someone else a go. You need to have a certain amount of mobility these days around the middle of the field. Teams are putting athletes around the middle that can get up and down the field and god love him but he's no athlete.

I think the main problem is that Mulholland keeps compounding the issue by then moving him to CB.

Absolute lunacy.

TBH even as a straight up midfielder, his mobility isn't the biggest concern. He's extremely weak with the ball, has zero kicking skills and makes horrible decisions with the ball.

There are lads of his mobility playing county in midfield, but they're at least winning or breaking ball for team mates.
He's not doing that either when playing there, and by moving him to CB it's just exposing all his weaknesses along with the mobility problem.

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