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Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

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    #3032
    Wegian
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭Wegian


    threeball wrote: »
    Time for all teams to threaten to strike unless the board is removed. That's Hurlers, footballers, camogie, the lot.

    I don’t think a hurling strike would achieve anything for 2 reasons
    The Cunningham heave is still associated with this group
    Without a manager they are not being prepared effectively for next year anyway, a strike won’t impact this in a positive way

    I think the senior players have a role to play in ensuring the best management team is recruited, and the first step there is probably working with Forde/Larkin to work through their issues. I know it’s different but Davy staying with Wexford seems to have been at least in part player influenced


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    #3033
    MfMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭MfMan


    threeball wrote: »
    Time for all teams to threaten to strike unless the board is removed. That's Hurlers, footballers, camogie, the lot.

    I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, but what's a new board going to achieve that the existing one is failing at? Why is Kearney the purveyor of all evils? Really IMO there should be no connection between the teams' efforts on the playing fields and the composition of who's in charge at the top table.


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    #3034
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users Posts: 17,313 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    MfMan wrote: »
    I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, but what's a new board going to achieve that the existing one is failing at? Why is Kearney the purveyor of all evils? Really IMO there should be no connection between the teams' efforts on the playing fields and the composition of who's in charge at the top table.

    Unless it hinders getting the best possible management team in place. It's obvious now that Donoghue's entire coaching staff have huge problems with Kearney. Now maybe a different management team wouldn't have but at this moment it seems like he's practically ran off the first management team to win Galway an All-Ireland in decades. Granted he seemingly wanted them to stay but they obviously found him intolerable to work with. Donoghue is as mild mannered a man as you could meet so you'd be doing well to frustrate him so much he would just up and leave like he did.


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    #3035
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,799 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    It’s strange if you ask me that there isn’t a mention of the hurlers in either the tribune or the advertiser this week.
    I wouldn’t be surprised if they were asked not to mention the saga and see would some dust settle


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    #3036
    GalwayLurker
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭GalwayLurker


    Senior county final on Sunday, have Tuam any chance? To be honest I can't see past a Corofin win, they're not going to let the chance of a 7 in a row of county titles and a tilt at doing 3 in a row all Irelands slip. The new seated terrace in the stadium is going to be open which is great, they're expecting a big crowd. Not so great is the €20 they want for admission! Bit steep for a county final.


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    #3037
    MfMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭MfMan


    Ireland have a better chance of beating NZ tomorrow than Tuam have of overcoming Corofin. Probably neck and neck I'd say.


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    #3038
    Frozen Veg
    Registered Users Posts: 512 ✭✭✭Frozen Veg


    GalwayLurker wrote: »
    Senior county final on Sunday, have Tuam any chance? To be honest I can't see past a Corofin win, they're not going to let the chance of a 7 in a row of county titles and a tilt at doing 3 in a row all Irelands slip. The new seated terrace in the stadium is going to be open which is great, they're expecting a big crowd. Not so great is the €20 they want for admission! Bit steep for a county final.

    €20 for two county finals and kids free is not bad really.


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    #3039
    1984baby
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭1984baby


    GalwayLurker wrote: »
    Senior county final on Sunday, have Tuam any chance? To be honest I can't see past a Corofin win, they're not going to let the chance of a 7 in a row of county titles and a tilt at doing 3 in a row all Irelands slip. The new seated terrace in the stadium is going to be open which is great, they're expecting a big crowd. Not so great is the €20 they want for admission! Bit steep for a county final.

    €20 is great value.
    €20 for the Irish soccer vs NZ is robbery 😂😂


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    #3040
    RMAOK
    Registered Users Posts: 11,198 ✭✭✭✭RMAOK


    MfMan wrote: »
    Ireland have a better chance of beating NZ tomorrow than Tuam have of overcoming Corofin. Probably neck and neck I'd say.

    If that's to be the case, then it's ominous for tuam.....


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    #3041
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 7,922 ✭✭✭threeball


    MfMan wrote: »
    I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, but what's a new board going to achieve that the existing one is failing at? Why is Kearney the purveyor of all evils? Really IMO there should be no connection between the teams' efforts on the playing fields and the composition of who's in charge at the top table.

    No one's questioning the players efforts but the prospective managers all obviously have issues, the outgoing managers had issues, joe canning said there's issues during the week. A new board is obviously needed when this many people have serious issues with their conduct. It's no inconceivable we head into the new year with no hurling manager and no sponsor. They even caused hassle with Pjs backroom team before he was appointed. Every indication is they're a shower of wasters.


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    #3042
    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    RMAOK wrote: »
    If that's to be the case, then it's ominous for tuam.....


    Not convinced it's a lost cause for Tuam at all. While it would be foolish to back against Corofin, Tuam are a very fit team while Corofin have arguably regressed during this year's championship.


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    #3043
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    TCDStudent1 wrote: »
    Not convinced it's a lost cause for Tuam at all. While it would be foolish to back against Corofin, Tuam are a very fit team while Corofin have arguably regressed during this year's championship.

    Tuam have serious momentum built up

    I could well be eating these words tomorrow but I actually think it'll be seriously close tomorrow.


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    #3044
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 7,922 ✭✭✭threeball


    TCDStudent1 wrote: »
    Not convinced it's a lost cause for Tuam at all. While it would be foolish to back against Corofin, Tuam are a very fit team while Corofin have arguably regressed during this year's championship.

    Corofin have been carrying alot of injuries all year but I think they're starting to move through the gears now and have lads coming back in to the fold. Anything bar at least another Connaught would surprise me.


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    #3045
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    They'll be beat eventually but whether it's tomorrow remains to be seen

    Will need the other team to have a flawless day in front of the posts, but for example if mbellew and salthill had buried a few of their good goal chances they could well have pulled it off


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    #3046
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 7,922 ✭✭✭threeball


    jr86 wrote: »
    They'll be beat eventually but whether it's tomorrow remains to be seen

    Will need the other team to have a flawless day in front of the posts, but for example if mbellew and salthill had buried a few of their good goal chances they could well have pulled it off

    And I hope they do but I would like to see them do the 3 all Irelands in a row. It would be great to have a Galway team achieve possibly the greatest feat in Gaelic games.


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    #3047
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    I'm a bit surprised tg4 aren't showing the country final live what with corofin being all - Ireland champions the last 2 years and going for 3 in a row... Would the county board have any say at all in whether such matches are televised live I wonder?


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    #3048
    Diabhal Beag
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    They haven't shown the football final in years. Don't even think they showed Mellows county title win and it was a standalone fixture iirc.


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    #3049
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    Salthill eat Caltra alive in minor

    Get used to it folks, when you have a ridiculous pick like they do at underage, and two huge residential suburbs, they'll be romping to minor titles for years and years to come.

    Aiming for their 7th westboard in a row next year


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    #3050
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    ShamNNspace wrote: »
    I'm a bit surprised tg4 aren't showing the country final live what with corofin being all - Ireland champions the last 2 years and going for 3 in a row... Would the county board have any say at all in whether such matches are televised live I wonder?

    Very strange - especially given the 7 in a row story, and Tuam of all teams the side that lies in their way


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    #3051
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    jr86 wrote: »
    Very strange - especially given the 7 in a row story, and Tuam of all teams the side that lies in their way
    I suppose they're catering more to the gaelic speakers by showing the Donegal final


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    #3052
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 7,922 ✭✭✭threeball


    jr86 wrote: »
    Salthill eat Caltra alive in minor

    Get used to it folks, when you have a ridiculous pick like they do at underage, and two huge residential suburbs, they'll be romping to minor titles for years and years to come.

    Aiming for their 7th westboard in a row next year

    Themselves and Claregalway are the coming forces. Ridiculous numbers similar in ways to some of the Dublin superclubs. Not a route we should look to follow. They should look to split some of these clubs once they surpass a certain level.


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    #3053
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    threeball wrote: »
    Themselves and Claregalway are the coming forces. Ridiculous numbers similar in ways to some of the Dublin superclubs. Not a route we should look to follow. They should look to split some of these clubs once they surpass a certain level.

    Fully agree

    Claregalway's population has grown so much they had to implement a massive secondary school to cater for the area

    A Turloughmore and/or Carnmore football team would be a huge help.


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    #3054
    JJJackal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭JJJackal


    jr86 wrote: »
    Fully agree

    Claregalway's population has grown so much they had to implement a massive secondary school to cater for the area

    A Turloughmore and/or Carnmore football team would be a huge help.

    Football is in Claregalway, Hurling is in Turloughmore and Carnmore

    Not sure Turloughmore footballers typically play in Claregalway anyway?


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    #3055
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    JJJackal wrote: »
    Football is in Claregalway, Hurling is in Turloughmore and Carnmore

    Not sure Turloughmore footballers typically play in Claregalway anyway?

    I know...

    However, I was suggesting that a football club could also be implemented in one of those hurling areas, as the pick Claregalway have (incorporating both those areas PLUS Claregalway, and out the Tuam road towards Castlegar/Briar Hill etc.) just cannot be sustainable going forward

    A few Turlough lads would play with Monivea over the years, but from what I understand they basically all play with CG at underage anymore. Would ya blame them, plenty of county medals to be won!


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    #3056
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    Liam Silke has probably taken his last penalty at the top level :)

    Looks like they could start to pull away now


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    #3057
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    Penalty Tuam!

    Massive!!


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    #3058
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    Tuam have them on the ropes... Lundy lucky there


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    #3059
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,799 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    the stars were robbed


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    #3060
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    Will Corofin ever be feckin beat!!


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    #3061
    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    jr86 wrote: »
    Will Corofin ever be feckin beat!!

    When's the replay?


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