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Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

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  • #4902
    Hulk Hands
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,016 ✭✭✭Hulk Hands


    fearruanua wrote: »
    Seeing a 36 year old get a place on the bench for the Mayo game while you watch the match from the top of the Arus in Salthill, probably didn't help.

    Don't get me wrong but Sice owes nothing to Galway football, just don't think bringing him back in helped the cause much tbh.

    Is this correct? All that week we were told multiple times of injury concerns. Comer, Brannigan, Steede & Varley. None made the team and two made the bench, with Comer certainly unfit.

    Joyce has started Varley plenty in the league (when no other manager before now has started his consistently) and Varley did well for him, i'm inclined to put this one down to injury.

    I have heard there's rumblings of the odd player issue and that the backroom wouldn't set you alight tactically, but don't think it adds up in this case. I think many of us expected the tactics to be primative after the u20's and indeed the way Joyce talks in interviews.

    Even so, the amount of sneery comments in person and online (not directed at you btw) ive been hearing is a bit mental. If that many people have it in for our greatest living legend after one year then no manager will ever have a fair cut at this job. Tactically poor or not he deserves at least 2 years to give it a go, because of who he is. It's not like year one was a right off. There was very good flashes in the league and we were beaten a point having had the worst prep of any side and key injuries.


  • #4903
    mjp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,000 ✭✭✭mjp


    fearruanua wrote: »
    Seeing a 36 year old get a place on the bench for the Mayo game while you watch the match from the top of the Arus in Salthill, probably didn't help.

    Don't get me wrong but Sice owes nothing to Galway football, just don't think bringing him back in helped the cause much tbh.

    Varley was injured in lead upto Mayo game which had more to do with him not making the bench. He would have been a valuable asset that day as he's our best forward to show for ball and was playing well under Joyce. Of all players to step away he's the one player who would have best chance of seeing plenty of game time this year.


  • #4904
    DVDM93
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭DVDM93


    Corofin GAA’s Jason Leonard has informed the Galway management that he is unable to commit to the squad for the coming year.


  • #4905
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    DVDM93 wrote: »
    Corofin GAA’s Jason Leonard has informed the Galway management that he is unable to commit to the squad for the coming year.

    And John Maher


  • #4906
    Tommybojangles
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭Tommybojangles


    Happyilylost wrote: »
    Only game I got to attend post Covid was the Sarsfields vs. Portuma game. Ended up being s***e as the two Cannings were sent off but prior to that Jack played at centre back and was a monster under the high ball and has put on the build needed for inter county. His temperament though....

    Haran is hard to fathom. Along with Ja Mannion Cappy and Eanna Burke Thomas's. Couldn't find three better club lads but have never been given any extended run in a Galway Jersey to show they either are or aren't up to it. I think a few of us here could name a few lads getting game time that aren't setting the world alight yet are still involved.

    I'd put Haran and Eanna in the same category , supreme club hurlers but can't make the step up in intensity and pace. Haran especially has been a familiar story under a few managers, shoots the lights out against a minnow and gets a lot of attention, then gets a start against a big team team he's anonymous. Think it was 0 6 against westmeath last year, then got the start against Waterford and just couldn't get into the game. Similar happened in one of Donoghues early years too.

    Still hopeful for Jack but as you say it's attitude and temperament that he needs to work on.


  • #4907
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,268 ✭✭✭threeball


    Tommybojangles wrote: »
    I'd put Haran and Eanna in the same category , supreme club hurlers but can't make the step up in intensity and pace. Haran especially has been a familiar story under a few managers, shoots the lights out against a minnow and gets a lot of attention, then gets a start against a big team team he's anonymous. Think it was 0 6 against westmeath last year, then got the start against Waterford and just couldn't get into the game. Similar happened in one of Donoghues early years too.

    Still hopeful for Jack but as you say it's attitude and temperament that he needs to work on.

    I can't see how anyone could make an assessment on Haran off the amount of gametime he got. Unless he is consistently crap in training theres no way you can make a call on a lad after a couple of bit parts in league games.

    I'll be interested to see how Jack Canning goes but I didn't think he was a particularly good minor and he hasn't impressed at club either. His size was a big advantage at underage but thats out the window when you go to senior and everyones that big.


  • #4908
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 33,244 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    FYI a Feedback Thread has been opened.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058149601

    Please read the Opening Post before posting.

    Any opinions or thoughts in general are welcome.


  • #4909
    Tommybojangles
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭Tommybojangles


    threeball wrote: »
    I can't see how anyone could make an assessment on Haran off the amount of gametime he got. Unless he is consistently crap in training theres no way you can make a call on a lad after a couple of bit parts in league games.

    I'll be interested to see how Jack Canning goes but I didn't think he was a particularly good minor and he hasn't impressed at club either. His size was a big advantage at underage but thats out the window when you go to senior and everyones that big.

    In fairness he was first on the panel in 2012 and as I said there was a regular pattern with him. He often earned himself a start against a KK or Tipp in the league and didn't do a tap.

    I think with Jack it's the fact that he potentially offers things we're missing. I.e. he's a monster under a high ball which we lack I'm the forwards and also a serious finisher close to goal. If he can carry either of those traits to senior county he'll add something different to the team


  • #4910
    [Deleted User]
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    It's hard to question anyone who hasnt gotten a chance after you've watched Flynn miss 80% of his goal chances year after year.

    I went back and did a count after the Limerick game.

    C.Cooney and Flynn scored 2 points each.
    I know neither played 70mins x 4 but they played about 50mins a game across the 4.

    Hegarty outscored the two of them in one half in the final IIRC(or matched).
    Ffs Niland scored two points in about 10mins(granted one was a free it was difficult).

    You can't expect to win AIs if two lads getting that much game time are scoring 0.5 a game.

    I don't want to see either of those two playing next year.
    It's not even their lack of threat but both don't exactly set any markers down in terms of their workrate(compare both to Whelan and Conncannon, both half the size, scoring way more AND working harder).

    The fact the game is breaking records for score totals consistently now, and that you need 30 points to compete, having two forwards who contribute less than one per game isnt good enough anymore.
    It was barely enough in the sub 20 point game era


  • #4911
    thesultan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭thesultan


    Was checking up Cloonan there. He retired before 30..never knew it.. Did he ever play with go?


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  • #4912
    Happyilylost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭Happyilylost


    thesultan wrote:
    Was checking up Cloonan there. He retired before 30..never knew it.. Did he ever play with go?


    Played with who?


  • #4913
    macslash
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭macslash


    thesultan wrote: »
    Was checking up Cloonan there. He retired before 30..never knew it.. Did he ever play with go?

    Did you mean 'Joe'??


  • #4914
    Happyilylost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭Happyilylost


    macslash wrote:
    Did you mean 'Joe'??


    They played together in 08' if that is the question! Cloonan was savaged by injuries at that stage and retired after Athenry lost to Beagh. He didn't play for Galway in 07' I think but came back in 08' for a stint. Not sure if he played much with JC in 08' (his debut season) but they both played against Antrim IIRC.


  • #4915
    thesultan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭thesultan


    Happyilylost wrote: »
    Played with who?

    Sorry Joe Canning..


  • #4916
    bigdaddymac
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭bigdaddymac


    As there is bit of clean out of mainly fringe players who can we say that is currently involved bar the established players could become an influential player sooner than later.

    I can see a pattern with O’Neil he seems to dispense fringe players e.g Glennon and Tom Monaghan last year looks like he is aiming long term with a squad. Remember in 2012 AC got rid of most of McIntyres squad nearly worked only problem was he got rid of the only reliable goalie and had two very inconsistent goalies instead


  • #4917
    [Deleted User]
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    I see Kevin Walsh is releasing a book, seems a blend between an autobiography and tactical book.

    I find it mind boggling that someone who's releasing a book called "Maths, Minutes and Movement" couldn't see how what Dublin were doing on both ends of restarts was an integral part of their continued success.
    We literally did the opposite, didnt press and lost half of ours a game.


  • #4918
    Sirsok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,804 ✭✭✭Sirsok


    gilberto_eire wrote: »
    I see Kevin Walsh is releasing a book, seems a blend between an autobiography and tactical book.

    I find it mind boggling that someone who's releasing a book called "Maths, Minutes and Movement" couldn't see how what Dublin were doing on both ends of restarts was an integral part of their continued success.
    We literally did the opposite, didnt press and lost half of ours a game.


    Was part of a long form podcast interview with Kevin recently if anyone is interested.

    https://scoreline.ie/the-clash-act-014-kevin-walsh-growcoach/

    Mainly Kilkenny based stuff as that's where we are based, deep dives from episode 5 onwards with Larkin and Power talking but did a nice one with Eugene Cloonen also two months ago!

    https://scoreline.ie/the-clash-act-007-eugene-cloonan/


  • #4919
    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    Sirsok wrote: »
    Was part of a long form podcast interview with Kevin recently if anyone is interested.

    https://scoreline.ie/the-clash-act-014-kevin-walsh-growcoach/

    Mainly Kilkenny based stuff as that's where we are based, deep dives from episode 5 onwards with Larkin and Power talking but did a nice one with Eugene Cloonen also two months ago!

    https://scoreline.ie/the-clash-act-007-eugene-cloonan/


    First time listening to that show but excellent listen. Will check out some of the earlier podcasts now too.


  • #4920
    cson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,478 ✭✭✭✭cson


    Looks like we've a new jersey coming out soon.

    Love the retro 80s version O'Neills did recently.


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  • #4921
    fearruanua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 737 ✭✭✭fearruanua


    New jersey is released

    On the homepage of o neills

    Sorry not great at posting pics

    https://www.oneills.com/


  • #4922
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    galway-2021-home-jersey-cf-3s-1_2.jpg

    galway-2021-gk-jersey-wht-cf-2s-1_1.jpg


    This is the two stripe one. The 3 stripes is only available in Ireland.

    Personally think it's tacky enough.


  • #4923
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,947 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    I really like the white one


  • #4924
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,383 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Home jersey seems grand. There is a watermark there but it's barely visible. Not a fan of the big watermark on the away one though. Would probably look much better if it was plain white.


  • #4925
    MfMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,480 ✭✭✭MfMan


    Utopia Parkway wrote: »
    Home jersey seems grand. There is a watermark there but it's barely visible. Not a fan of the big watermark on the away one though. Would probably look much better if it was plain white.

    Agreed.


  • #4926
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,254 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Not mad on it if I'm honest. The clipper watermark looks like tourist souvenir tack. The camo look was cool among younger supporters, can't see the same people going for this. The home, well it'll just look like a maroon jersey. Maybe once I see it in the flesh I'll think differently.


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  • #4927
    cson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,478 ✭✭✭✭cson


    Here's a throwback;

    https://www.elverys.ie/elverys/en/Elverys/GAA/Connacht/Galway-Jersey-%7C-Elverys-%7C-Shop-Galway-GAA/O%27Neills-Galway-1998-Retro-Jersey-Maroon/p/000000000001115018_MAROON

    My Tommy Varden one I had as a kid is buried in the attic somewhere.


  • #4928
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,268 ✭✭✭threeball


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    I really like the white one

    Its a bit much. Last years white one was the nicest jersey we've had, possibly ever.


  • #4929
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,947 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    threeball wrote: »
    Its a bit much. Last years white one was the nicest jersey we've had, possibly ever.

    I agree with that! I have it and wear it so often


  • #4930
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,086 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    The home kit looks like my grannys wallpaper


  • #4931
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    Any truth in the rumor that joe canning has retired?


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  • #4932
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Any truth in the rumor that joe canning has retired?

    It would seem a little late in the day to be packing it in now.
    Although I wouldn't be surprised if he left after this year.

    Hes at that age now. He'll end up straight into punditry after as hes well able to talk and articulate himself properly.
    So in a sense the money is only really made post retirement.


  • #4933
    cosatron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭cosatron


    The tommy varden Jersey is a thing of beauty. Nicest jersey we ever had


  • #4934
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,383 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Galway’s Cillian McDaid will undergo a scan on Thursday to ascertain the extent of knee damage sustained in training.

    The promising Monivea Abbey footballer has been unfortunate with a number of injuries since he returned from AFL club Carlton in 2018 where he suffered a foot setback that ruled him out for most of that season.

    Lining out for Galway in 2019, McDaid was reduced to four starts and two substitute appearances due to recurring injuries.

    At the end of last year, he started both the Division 1 and Connacht final defeats to Mayo, coming on as a substitute in the final round loss to Dublin.

    The 23-year-old was a star performer for Galway’s U21s when they beat Dublin in the 2017 All-Ireland final. He later featured for the seniors in their championship games against Donegal and Kerry prior to heading Down Under.
    ...


  • #4935
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,268 ✭✭✭threeball


    Utopia Parkway wrote: »
    ...

    You'd really have to question the training they do in AFL. The amount of lads that come back brittle or with recurring injuries is ridiculous. Nearly every players I can think of coming back from Oz was either a crock or couldn't kick snow off a rope when they came back. Marty Clarke being the only exception and possibly the young Tyrone lad.


  • #4936
    sgthighway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,545 ✭✭✭sgthighway


    Do we actually have a Home and Away Jersey. I thought our colour is Maroon and we only wear white if there is a clash of colours. I have both but the White one doesn’t hide the Guinness stains.


  • #4937
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    sgthighway wrote: »
    Do we actually have a Home and Away Jersey. I thought our colour is Maroon and we only wear white if there is a clash of colours. I have both but the White one doesn’t hide the Guinness stains.

    The white is really just the goalie jersey.

    Bad news on McDaid. Plagued with injuries for a while now.


  • #4938
    fearruanua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 737 ✭✭✭fearruanua


    SqueakyKneecap wrote: »
    The white is really just the goalie jersey.

    Bad news on McDaid. Plagued with injuries for a while now.

    Yeah. We've never really seen him reach his potential at inter county level


  • #4939
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,383 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Tom Flynn has informed the Galway football management team that he is unable to commit to the squad for the coming season.

    That’s Flynn, Adrian Varley and Ian Burke who have opted out for the year now.

    Obviously lads have lives outside football but Galway aren’t really in a position where they can afford to lose good players.


  • #4940
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,383 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Utopia Parkway wrote: »
    Tom Flynn has informed the Galway football management team that he is unable to commit to the squad for the coming season.

    That’s Flynn, Adrian Varley and Ian Burke who have opted out for the year now.

    Obviously lads have lives outside football but Galway aren’t really in a position where they can afford to lose good players.

    Athenry have posted on their FB page that Flynn is part of the Galway squad this year after all.

    Galway footballers homepage got some wrong information by the looks of it.


  • #4941
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I assume by the lack of activity in here, and the forum in general, that most others aren't very enthusiastic about the GAA since Covid?

    Personally I feel the diminished season and degrading of the league has unnecessarily ruined it.

    There was justification for the season last year but there was no need a year later to be stripping everything back.

    Anyway that aside the hurling team is out.

    More of the same as last season. Its hard to see us bridging the gap to Limerick when its the same old faces.
    The upside is that what's there is still top 4 and if Limerick falter, genuine contenders.

    The football isnt even worth caring about, PJ isnt the man to take down Dublin and he could end up leaving without a championship win as they could lose to Roscommon.

    Dublins dominance has just ruined the football anyway but maybe with the younger players in the county theres potential to do something in 3/4 years... hard to see Dublin falling away before then anyway but who knows after the 28+ crowd start to drop off.


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  • #4942
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    Its all a bit of a cod shur we've no idea who's performing or not with no club matches, everythings lost its sparkle for me anyway, a lot of the joy has gone out of it


  • #4943
    KevIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,578 ✭✭✭✭KevIRL


    Who would likely be on frees this weekend?


  • #4944
    fearruanua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 737 ✭✭✭fearruanua


    KevIRL wrote: »
    Who would likely be on frees this weekend?

    Niland I presume


  • #4945
    benji79
    Registered Users Posts: 517 ✭✭✭benji79


    Conor coney I thought maybe


  • #4946
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    I thought I was optimistic enough for this season and then realised Conor Cooney and Niall Burke are starting tomorrow. They've been eternally found out at intercounty since 2017 (Burke had a few decent games in 2018 though tbf). Maybe we genuinely have nobody on the bench better though. That's 2 managers now that have backed them both in a big way.

    I'm also very skeptical about Loftus at corner back. He just doesn't have the physicality for intercounty imo. Thought Cronin would be a good shout to test out in the corner.

    Don't even want to think about the setup for the footballers :(


  • #4947
    Happyilylost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭Happyilylost


    Cathal Mannion has eyes on the back of his head with his passing. Still think him going off injured was the biggest single turning point against Limerick last year.


  • #4948
    Sadler Peak
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭Sadler Peak


    What was the Keepers yellow for?


  • #4949
    Happyilylost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭Happyilylost


    Sadler Peak wrote:
    What was the Keepers yellow for?


    The flick back after he lost it I'm guessing.


  • #4950
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    Score?


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  • #4951
    Happyilylost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭Happyilylost


    BENDYBINN wrote:
    Score?


    Cricket. 5.34 to 1.16


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