Galway GAA discussion thread

Diabhal Beag · 22-03-2014 12:25am

He was meant to be retired before that Roscommon game in Hyde Park a few years ago. Even last year he was meant to be one bad turn away from retirement, couldn't train and still played 5 championship matches with 4 of those in quick succession. That's not to say he'll be back but there's a reason why it isn't a retirement. Anybody else would've retired by now but he's a different animal altogether.

padd b1975 · 22-03-2014 8:04am

FlashD wrote: »

Cmon, you either have a seriously short memory or you're having a laugh.

Second best Galway forward of the modern era, as clarified by LowOdour.

Hulk Hands · 22-03-2014 10:26am

Seriously depressing news. One thing I always remember about Mikey was a league game down in Cork in 09. We all knew how talented he was as a youngster but at senior level it took time for the ppenny to fully drop. Anyways by this day, at 24, he was unmarkable. Galway were out muscled all over the field but we're kept in it by kicking ball in his direction and watching him continously beat his 2 markers and score. Sadly the injuries started that year, just when he was becoming the player his underage prowess promised. Only player ive ever seen go through a championship without missing a single free or 45 (08). A real shame to have him gone

galwaylad14 · 22-03-2014 12:48pm

Really is a pity about him alright. So much talent and just bad luck that he played in such poor teams over the years. If he was a couple of years older and around for those great teams of the late 90's/early 00's then I think we could probably have squeezed another All Ireland out of that team. I'm not sure I'd rate his as our 2nd best modern forward though. He probably had the talent to be right up there with Joyce but in terms of what they actually acheived I don't think you could put him obove Ja or Michael Donnellan.

Just as an aside, does he have an All Star?

Utopia Parkway · 22-03-2014 12:50pm

Should be noted that he hasn't retired. He needs a break after surgery on his ankle over the Winter so no football this Summer. He may or may not be back again but probably best not to put him into premature retirement just yet.

FlashD · 22-03-2014 1:38pm

galwaylad14 wrote: »

I don't think you could put him obove Ja or Michael Donnellan.

Exactly my point, no way would I put Michael Meehan ahead of Ja Fallon Michael Donnellan or Padraig Joyce, these guys were class acts, super skilled and super talented....and that's only the forwards!

Meehan would have been regarded as a 'good' player with natural talent if he had featured in that all Ireland winning team. One step below a total class act.

galwaylad14 · 22-03-2014 2:11pm

FlashD wrote: »

Exactly my point, no way would I put Michael Meehan ahead of Ja Fallon Michael Donnellan or Padraig Joyce, these guys were class acts, super skilled and super talented....and that's only the forwards!

Meehan would have been regarded as a 'good' player with natural talent if he had featured in that all Ireland winning team. One step below a total class act.

Well in fairness I actually think he had the talent to be right up there with those guys if he just had better luck with injuries but ultimately he won't be remembered as a legend like those guys as he just didn't play often enough and didn't play on the big stage often enough (though this is more down to just not having good enough players around him)

Utopia Parkway · 22-03-2014 2:18pm

FlashD wrote: »

Exactly my point, no way would I put Michael Meehan ahead of Ja Fallon Michael Donnellan or Padraig Joyce, these guys were class acts, super skilled and super talented....and that's only the forwards!

Meehan would have been regarded as a 'good' player with natural talent if he had featured in that all Ireland winning team. One step below a total class act.

I think you are severely underrating his ability. He was far better than just a "good" player. Cormac Bane was a "good" player for Galway. Not brilliant, a bit inconsistent but he had some very good days in a Galway jersey. Meehan was a vastly superior footballer to Cormac Bane and I'd say he'd admit that himself.

Meehan would have walked onto that Galway team circa 98-01 and not looked a bit out of place. I guess you could argue that Derek Savage was a good player on those Galway teams. Not outright brilliant like Joyce, Donnellan and Fallon but a good solid forward. And I think Meehan was a much better player than Savo was to be honest.

h2005 · 22-03-2014 4:54pm

FlashD wrote: »

Exactly my point, no way would I put Michael Meehan ahead of Ja Fallon Michael Donnellan or Padraig Joyce, these guys were class acts, super skilled and super talented....and that's only the forwards!

Meehan would have been regarded as a 'good' player with natural talent if he had featured in that all Ireland winning team. One step below a total class act.

Curious as to what players you would place in the "total class act" category? Meehan would have walked in to the All Ireland winning teams.

Utopia Parkway · 22-03-2014 5:51pm

Leitrim 0-9 Galway 0-8

Defending All-Ireland champions beaten by Leitrim. Jaysus.

22-03-2014 6:09pm

I think it's time the clubs came together, hold an EGM after this years championships and lay down a plan.

Galway football has descended to unacceptable levels.

Time to stop blaming managers, and look for heads to roll in the County Board as a plight this long goes beyond a down period.

13 years and counting being one of the worst counties(on championship form we're right down there at the bottom) when by population alone, we should never fall further than 8-10.

From my own perspective of playing GAA, the organisation at Junior level is pitiful.
A few league games played off before the Championship, then it falls apart with walkovers as teams leave the championship and see no incentive to finish their games.
So you end up playing 2/3 games over a 3 month period before returning to playing your other sports where you're getting 10 times the amount of games.

I'd imagine it works much the same in the higher leagues, from a player development POV, most clubs use Junior A to start their younger lads so this 2/3 games craic is their introduction to football at these crucial development years.

keane2097 · 22-03-2014 6:11pm

In case there are any masochists here:

http://www.livegaelic.com/news/happened-leitrim-ireland-u21-champs/

Always_Running · 22-03-2014 6:12pm

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Leitrim 0-9 Galway 0-8

Defending All-Ireland champions beaten by Leitrim. Jaysus.

Unreal result won't see many bigger shocks than that result. Well done to Leitrim!

aidan24326 · 22-03-2014 6:21pm

It just goes from bad to worse.

Full credit to Leitrim but that is a shocking result for Galway with half of last year's All-Ireland winning team playing.

Utopia Parkway · 22-03-2014 6:26pm

aidan24326 wrote: »

It just goes from bad to worse.

Full credit to Leitrim but that is a shocking result for Galway with half of last year's All-Ireland winning team playing.

To only score 0-8 against Leitrim with nearly all of last year's All Ireland winning forwards left bar Adrian Varley is abysmal.

Maybe they were eaten at midfield I don't know? One of the midfielders (Michael Day) was black carded early on. Still no excuse for losing that game.

Leitrim's first win at U-21 level in Connacht in 16 years.

22-03-2014 6:43pm

Well done to Leitrim. If you go out with the wrong attitude you will pay the price. Might be the best thing to happen, Galway were lucky to get out of Connacht last year. Another strong showing this year might have papered over the cracks of all that's wrong with football in the county. All these players have a long way to go before they are up to the pace at senior level. Worrying to be losing tight games at this level now as well though.

Utopia Parkway · 22-03-2014 6:59pm

Borders no.2 wrote: »

Well done to Leitrim. If you go out with the wrong attitude you will pay the price. Might be the best thing to happen, Galway were lucky to get out of Connacht last year.

I don't think they were to be honest. They were the best side alright. Just about managed to rescue a draw with Roscommon at the end of normal time alright but they were by far the better side in extra-time. They deserved it.

Maybe the same hunger not there this year? Lads happy with their one All-Ireland. Maybe some complacency? Maybe the two lads in midfield were a much bigger loss than anticipated? Who Knows?

Either way not good when the seniors (if they lose) could potentially be all but relegated to division 3 next weekend on top of it.

Sounds like the Rossies had their own big scare today against Sligo but they at least managed to just about hang on in the end. Nothing like winning a tight one like that to focus the mind going forward.

Lookitnow · 22-03-2014 7:28pm

A few points to make on the U-21 defeat and the impact on Senior football.

1. From what I've heard that Leitrim U-21 team was one of their better prepared and talented teams in recent years. Not using it as an excuse but there would be people in Leitrim who had confidence that this team could get a result in Carrick.

2. Some of the key players from last year. Players like Damien Comer and Shane Walsh were not fully fit when called on.

3. I'm not terribly optimistic about the future of Galway football. I just don't see enough top quality in the players coming through from the 2011 and 2013 successes. The only real players making an impact are players that spanned both teams (O'Curraoin and Flynn) plus a few others like Conor Doherty, Johny Duane and and Joss Moore. None of which have really set the place alight, yet at least. From what I can see we are losing better players than we are gaining. In the last few years we've lost Padraic, Nicky Joyce and Michael Meehan to name a few. This is the reason why we are almost destined for relegation. We are not replacing the quality players we're losing. Not a whole lot management or the players can do short term at least.

Syferus · 22-03-2014 7:30pm

Leitrim?

rossie1977 · 22-03-2014 7:56pm

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

I don't think they were to be honest. They were the best side alright.

never seen a side so on top and not win a game as that final last year...well that and kerry minor game in 2012

Utopia Parkway · 22-03-2014 8:01pm

rossie1977 wrote: »

never seen a side so on top and not win a game as that final last year...well that and kerry minor game in 2012

Only one team in it in extra-time. Have to be ahead at the long whistle.

h2005 · 22-03-2014 8:04pm

Congrats to Leitrim wasn't at the game so hard to know how good a team they have. Anyone in Tuam for the minors?

Utopia Parkway · 22-03-2014 8:08pm

h2005 wrote: »

Congrats to Leitrim wasn't at the game so hard to know how good a team they have. Anyone in Tuam for the minors?

Minors won 4-11 to 1-8. 3 late goals.

windy shepard henderson · 22-03-2014 8:34pm

this the clare team for the hurling tomorrow , should all the clare changes make galway favorites, especially with the portumna lads back?

1. Patrick Kelly
2. Domhnall O Donovan
3. Cian Dillon
4. Jack Browne
5. Brendan Bugler
6. Conor Ryan
7. Paul Flanagan
8. Pat O'Connor
9. Colm Galvin
10. Peter Duggan
11. Tony Kelly
12. Shane Golden
13. Cathal McInerney
14. Shane O'Donnell
15. Podge Collins

blowitupref · 22-03-2014 8:42pm

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Only one team in it in extra-time. Have to be ahead at the long whistle.

In fairness most Galway supporters at the time said they were very lucky to reach extra time. Some result for Leitrim they don't have much to shout about at underage level and are just one home win away from winning Connacht title now.

22-03-2014 9:18pm

blowitupref wrote: »

In fairness most Galway supporters at the time said they were very lucky to reach extra time. Some result for Leitrim they don't have much to shout about at underage level and are just one home win away from winning Connacht title now.

If we're counting games we shouldn't have lost but did, I think Galway would have a lot more to gain(hurling mainly in recent times anyway).

No more than the 2012 drawn final, should have had that wrapped up at HT.

Could nearly even add the Tipp game from barely 7 days ago, they had a few sniffs at the draw having trailed by over 10 at one point.

MfMan · 22-03-2014 10:28pm

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

I think you are severely underrating his ability. He was far better than just a "good" player. Cormac Bane was a "good" player for Galway. Not brilliant, a bit inconsistent but he had some very good days in a Galway jersey. Meehan was a vastly superior footballer to Cormac Bane and I'd say he'd admit that himself.

Meehan would have walked onto that Galway team circa 98-01 and not looked a bit out of place. I guess you could argue that Derek Savage was a good player on those Galway teams. Not outright brilliant like Joyce, Donnellan and Fallon but a good solid forward. And I think Meehan was a much better player than Savo was to be honest.

Agree to all of that. He would have been an absolute enhancement to the 98-01 team had he been there.

I know it's probably a bit premature to write his Intercounty obituary but such has been the nature of his injuries that I don't think he can seriously make his mark again at this level. The standard of fitness, pace and physical strength required is just too high. If last year's Cork game was to be his last, it was a fitting quality sign-off he delivered.

I've often written it before, but probably the biggest mistake John O'Mahoney made was to sub him v Donegal in the 2003 qualifier when he had the Donegal defence in constant worry; they came back into it when he went off to the extent that Galway were lucky to draw a game they were ahead in comfortably. They lost the replay.

Other games that stand out in the memory are the '05 1/4 final when he led the Cork defence on a dance in the first half; the '03 county final when he destroyed Killererin on his own; and of course the wet day in '08 when, in a Galway team containing some really mediocre players, he practically played Kerry on his own and nearly got his side over the winning line. His contributions to the U-21 '02 and '05 victories and '04 club AI win were also immeasurable.

Wherever and whatever he did, he did it with class.

MfMan · 22-03-2014 10:59pm

gilberto_eire wrote: »

I think it's time the clubs came together, hold an EGM after this years championships and lay down a plan.

Galway football has descended to unacceptable levels.

Time to stop blaming managers, and look for heads to roll in the County Board as a plight this long goes beyond a down period.

13 years and counting being one of the worst counties(on championship form we're right down there at the bottom) when by population alone, we should never fall further than 8-10.

From my own perspective of playing GAA, the organisation at Junior level is pitiful.
A few league games played off before the Championship, then it falls apart with walkovers as teams leave the championship and see no incentive to finish their games.
So you end up playing 2/3 games over a 3 month period before returning to playing your other sports where you're getting 10 times the amount of games.

I'd imagine it works much the same in the higher leagues, from a player development POV, most clubs use Junior A to start their younger lads so this 2/3 games craic is their introduction to football at these crucial development years.

It certainly goes beyond blaming the football/county board who ultimately are only representatives of the clubs. The clubs themselves are a lot of the problem. Through looking out for their own interests they seem to block any progress or initiatives that the Board attempt to bring in.

(That said, it would be no harm to have a clear down of the Board, get rid of some of the longer term incumbents there and bring in a younger profile set of officers.)

It's the clubs own fault if they don't field for all of their Junior games and should face strict sanction if they fail to turn up for more than 1 game in a competition. A lot of club players are apathetic to football in the county and training-wise don't appear to be putting it in on the training ground. There's no point in their grumbling about the fixtures list and claiming they don't know from one week to the next if and when their next match is - the fixtures book which is released near the start of the season has been followed quite accurately for a number of years now.There is no excuse.

One immediate change which must be enacted is to restore the structure of the senior and intermediate leagues to the way they were a few years back; 16 teams in each grade, divided into 2 divisions of 8. Bottom 2 teams in senior 1B to be relegated to intermediate; bottom 2 there to go down to junior. Promotion to senior to intermediate championship winners and league winners. The championship, consistently mediocre year in, year out, must be changed to 4 groups of 4, a bit like the hurling. In this way, nearly all games played would be competitive and significant. The Board had to change away from this format, claiming it contradicted (probably antiquated) GAA rules regarding promotion and relegation. If the will is there, there's a way to change back to the older, better structure.

Under the current structure there's a bit too much confusion about whether a team is 'senior' or 'intermediate' leading to apathy among the general footballing public. Apathy in general pertains to football in Galway for many years now. What is needed is a dictator, a football czar who imposes new rules and structures without having to get the irksome permission of clubs in order to do so.

wonder88 · 24-03-2014 11:12pm

A good game in Ennis yesterday and a fair few hundred Galway supporters there in the 9k plus crowd. Pity the ground is not done up a bit as it could be an excellent 20k capacity stadium, and it is a venue I always like going to. It was disappointing not to win when we had an extra man for over half the game and the wind also died down a bit in the second half after we had the use of it. However good spirit was shown by a lot of the players which is a good sign and many more than matched their direct opponents.
Was down at the corresponding fixture last year, a miserable wet/windy/cold day which Clare won by a point in front of a crowd of no more than 2k, and it was a good indicator of what was to come later in the championship for both teams. That game plus the league semi-final display against Kilkenny were sign that Galway were a long way off whats required to win an All-Ireland. Next sunday could be an interesting game, and one I think they need to win as for me they are a team that needs to build up their confidence.

MfMan · 24-03-2014 11:37pm

Even this early in the season, there's a big difference between Galway of '13 and this year. There's a bit more bite and a better tactical approach already. Crucially also, the troublesome central positions are looking solider (even if the jury is still out on Tannian, whose often indiscipline is a ticking bomb). A lot of this is down to the new players brought in, Burke x 2, Brehony, Mannion. These have settled in really well and should be an example to their more experienced teammates in terms of consistency. Worryingly though, Cunningham still seems to throwing back to last year a bit; springing Andy Smith and Joe Cooney yesterday, neither of whom are really county level, nearly cost him the game. This needs to be eradicated if real progress can be made.

windy shepard henderson · 25-03-2014 12:30am

wonder88 wrote: »

A good game in Ennis yesterday and a fair few hundred Galway supporters there in the 9k plus crowd. Pity the ground is not done up a bit as it could be an excellent 20k capacity stadium, and it is a venue I always like going to. It was disappointing not to win when we had an extra man for over half the game and the wind also died down a bit in the second half after we had the use of it. However good spirit was shown by a lot of the players which is a good sign and many more than matched their direct opponents.
Was down at the corresponding fixture last year, a miserable wet/windy/cold day which Clare won by a point in front of a crowd of no more than 2k, and it was a good indicator of what was to come later in the championship for both teams. That game plus the league semi-final display against Kilkenny were sign that Galway were a long way off whats required to win an All-Ireland. Next sunday could be an interesting game, and one I think they need to win as for me they are a team that needs to build up their confidence.

galway really should have won the game , hit an awful lot of bad wides when ye had the wind , the ref did no favors for ye in the second half although how much he did for us could be debated aswell, crazy finish to the game n the end from line ball/throw in/ free for decent from the sideline,

i dont know why the league is finishing up so early whoever loses sunday will have to wait 2 or 3 months for there next competitive game , so galway will have to probably improve again for the game against limerick, could do with joe back aswell

cusack park infairness needs a massive paint job, there were nowhere for families with young kids to sit after half one yesterday as the massive 1500 capacity stand was full , the rest is all terrice and while there has been calls for about 10 or more years to do it up nothing has happend , the county board are insisting on building a center of excelance just off the moterway near tulla which like all the ulster teams it will cost a fortune to complete

Cosmo Kramer · 25-03-2014 1:47pm

I was very surprised to read that Meehan never won an All-Star. It's certainly a flaw in the concept - the only thing he did wrong was play at a time when Galway were unsuccessful outside of Connacht, if he had played five years earlier at the same standard he would have won a few. it is a shame that he is very unlikely to ever win one now.

Syferus · 25-03-2014 5:37pm

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

I was very surprised to read that Meehan never won an All-Star. It's certainly a flaw in the concept - the only thing he did wrong was play at a time when Galway were unsuccessful outside of Connacht, if he had played five years earlier at the same standard he would have won a few. it is a shame that he is very unlikely to ever win one now.

His body of work speaks far louder than an end-of-season popularity contest ever could.

Fireball07 · 25-03-2014 6:39pm

Going to beat us, lads?

WallyGUFC · 25-03-2014 11:56pm

Should be a decent game anyway. Two very even teams.

aidan24326 · 26-03-2014 1:03am

Fireball07 wrote: »

Going to beat us, lads?

Always difficult to know what this Galway team are going to do. Should be a good game though, potentially the pick of the 4 quarter finals.

Utopia Parkway · 26-03-2014 2:30am

Fireball07 wrote: »

Going to beat us, lads?

Would be pretty confident if the game was in Salthill. In the Gaelic Grounds it's probably a 50/50 game.

You can never tell in the league sometimes how badly teams really want to win.

RobbieRuns · 26-03-2014 9:25am

Fireball07 wrote: »

Going to beat us, lads?

not sure............... but going to try very hard to !

Lookitnow · 29-03-2014 5:26pm

I'm hearing rumours of players leaving the football panel, Gary Sice included.

That doesn't bode well. Looks like AM is fast losing the dressing room.

Diabhal Beag · 29-03-2014 7:31pm

I dunno how true it is but I've heard Sice wants back in?

29-03-2014 7:52pm

Says more about the mentality of some of these "senior" players. For the last couple of years Meehan and Hanley have been the only ones of the "senior" players fully committed to the cause. IMO we're better off without the likes of Sice, Bradshaw and these lads. We're at rock bottom, as well to try and build with the youngsters as making the same mistakes with the same failed players time and again. They are happy to take the status that goes with being county footballers without shouldering the responsibility. Bradshaw should never have been let back (at the very least not straight away), it set a bad precedent for the year ahead.

Mulholland's time in the job is up, everyone knows that but its going to take a lot more than a new management team to get Galway competitive again.

30-03-2014 7:42pm

Good day for both the footballers and the hurlers. Footballers started like a train but almost let it slip against 14 men. Thankfully they re-gathered themselves to get a vital win. A win over Monaghan will keep them save but more than likely they will be relying on a favour from Donegal away to Armagh. Laois should win at home to a Down side who will have little to play for.

Hurlers won surprisingly easily down in Limerick. By all accounts Limerick were poor but the signs from the league are relatively encouraging. There's been a couple of poor displays but 3 decent performances on the spin is a positive, new players have been blooded in key positions and Galway are putting up decent scores in most of the games. Still lots to work on and lots of questions to be answered (Kilkenny in the league semi-final will provide a more accurate benchmark of Galway's worth) but I'm miles more positive this year at this stage than I was last year when the writing was already on the wall ahead of the summer.

Spring Onion · 30-03-2014 7:52pm

Were any of the Portumna lads playing against Limerick today?

Lookitnow · 30-03-2014 8:11pm

Spring Onion wrote: »

Were any of the Portumna lads playing against Limerick today?

Joe Canning came on as a sub when the game was up. Didn't do much but didn't really have time or need to do so either.

Was at the game, thought we were pretty solid against a poor Limerick side. Limerick did well for about 15 minutes or so but Galway slowly got the better of them before finishing them off in the 3rd quarter.

Defence were impressive, with Daithi and Ronan Burke having impressive performances. Tannion started a bit poorly I though but steadied as the game went on. Brehony really stepping it up aswell.

Thought the forwards butchered a lot of potential goal chances with poor distribution close on goal. We can't be doing that against Kilkenny.

In saying that I was happy with the workrate and attitude of the forwards. Conor Cooney really stood out for me in that regard. Also didn't put a foot wrong with the frees/penalty.

I would say that Niall Healy or Johnny Glynn might be the most likely to drop out for JC the next day out.

Stanza2 · 30-03-2014 8:58pm

Fireball07 wrote: »

Going to beat us, lads?

For sure ! Put your house on it.

O.A.P · 30-03-2014 9:42pm

Limerick were very poor today I thought , combine that with throwing away the game against 14 man Clare last week and we are up against it v Kilkenny and I don't see us getting anything from that game.
Love to be wrong though and I would not bet against us, you never know what Galway will do. If only we had some more silverware its the best team to support. In my eyes anyway.

The footballers managed to beat Armagh and surprised me , can we stay up ? If not we will be lower than I have ever seen Galway football (I have been around a good while ) we need a change now Mulholland has failed IMO.

Fireball07 · 30-03-2014 9:52pm

I've been critical of Galway in the past, but you've got a decent team coming together there. We were poor, no doubt about it, but you move the ball well and the awareness of space from the attackers is on a different level to us... the midfield and half-forwards were breaking onto loose ball at a huge pace.

Defensively, you choked us. Ronan Burke had a fine game, Johnny Coen was good, Daithi Burke was probably the best of the lot, Collins influential too. It was more of a unit thing though, you outnumbered us, were physically stronger and we had no chance to really break through. You weren't going to let in goals after the opening 15 mins really.

In attack, I thought Healy and Glynn were a real handful. Brehony was superb in the middle. David Burke ran through a lot but his final ball let him down. Cooney had a good game, flawless from frees. Ye did miss a lot of goal chances, Quaid had a super game in terms of shot-stopping, but ye'd want to be more clinical in the Championship, some of them were easy enough chances.

But yeah, ye strolled through the match in the 2nd half, we had no answer to your sweeper and ye picked off the scores needed to win.

Hulk Hands · 30-03-2014 9:55pm

For some strange reason the lads always seem to put in a performance in Tuam. A lot of our good league wins have come there in recent years. While it's certainly not a championship venue anymore, it mightnt be a bad idea to keep league home games there.

Positives were O'Currain and Flynn mainly. Both were excellent. O'Currain had about a 6/7 minute spell where he caught like 5 high balls clean in the air. Excellent stuff. He has a tendency to go missing at times, like he did at a stage in the second half. I'd put that down to youth, and to be fair he came back strong near the end. Flynn showed he has the complete package, catching ball, good kickpassing and a lovely score. He's certainly the athlete to the more traditional 'an fear laider' in O'Currain. Hopefully this boosts their confidence. They've had a run of games together and are improving all the time, so lets see the partnership continue for a while to come.

Conroy and Hanley at either ends are consistently showing why their our best players. Hoare got a nice goal, but I wouldn't be convinced he's quite of this standard. Easiest way to describe Lundy is Matthew Clancy the second. Quick and industrious, but my god will he frustrate the life out of people at times. Martin was ok, always pops up with a score or two. i thought Cummins shouldve got a game quicker though.

Negative would be Hanley getting injured again, and some silly stuff in the forward line. Kavangh got 2 points but isnt firing yet. Bradshaw was in front of me in the second half, and sadly to my eye is very unfit. Ive been unfit on a pitch and trying to hide it enough times to spot someone like that a mile away. It's a pity because you remember the lung bursting runs of a few years ago and the pace coming out with the ball. If it's not injury related, then he's not doing his excellent ability justice.

Utopia Parkway · 30-03-2014 10:14pm

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Bradshaw was in front of me in the second half, and sadly to my eye is very unfit. Ive been unfit on a pitch and trying to hide it enough times to spot someone like that a mile away. It's a pity because you remember the lung bursting runs of a few years ago and the pace coming out with the ball. If it's not injury related, then he's not doing his excellent ability justice.

Yeah he looks like he's carrying a bit of timber alright. Could nearly do with losing a stone.

WallyGUFC · 30-03-2014 10:29pm

O.A.P wrote: »

Limerick were very poor today I thought , combine that with throwing away the game against 14 man Clare last week and we are up against it v Kilkenny and I don't see us getting anything from that game.
Love to be wrong though and I would not bet against us, you never know what Galway will do. If only we had some more silverware its the best team to support. In my eyes anyway.

The footballers managed to beat Armagh and surprised me , can we stay up ? If not we will be lower than I have ever seen Galway football (I have been around a good while ) we need a change now Mulholland has failed IMO.

There's no hope for the footballers no matter who is in charge imo, and there's no point changing manager this far into the season. So long as certain players are just happy to be on the panel and not pushing themselves 100%, which has evidently been the case for a number of years, we won't be going anywhere. If we stay in division 2, it's a false representation really, because we are division 3 standard. It'll be a long, long time before Galway compete nationally again unless attitudes change radically.

Hurlers seem to be pulling themselves together a bit this year which is good. Seem to be scoring a good bit without the Portumna lads and haven't had to rely on big Joe. Where will he be played when he's back do ye think? FF or out around the middle? The free-taking responsibilities being taken from him might free him up a bit.

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