Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

Where was this panic? I mean they scored a paltry 1-5 and the goal was scored after a couple of minutes (caused by a slip from Glynn who I thought recovered well and had a solid man marking game). I don't think Fla had a save to make after that.......

Appeal wasn't successful so he misses this weekends crunch game against Galway.

The one match suspension was for what he said to the linesman (David Gough) when he left the field.

Shane starts. Sean Kelly on the bench. Seems to be a settled team. Not sure to many surprises on the 24th April.

Bit of mind games by Joyce not naming Sean Kelly to start. Expect him to come in for Jack Glynn before throw in as if he's fit enough for bench he must surely start if what is a winner takes all game for us.

Would be better for Galway with the championship around the corner not to be playing Derry without their best and main scorer. Verbal abuse to the ref,linesman or officals carries a one match ban according to the rule book and with the clear video evidence Derry was never going to get that suspension overturned.

This is Galways only chance to play a team who might have held their own in division 1. Playing teams like Cork and Down has put a rosy hue on performances and is miles off what they'll face from any of the teams in the top 8. We'll be coming in cold against Mayo whilst they'll have 7 solid games behind them.

Playing a full strength Derry in whats effectively a playoff to reach division 1 is exactly what was needed. Playing an understrength Derry only prolongs the illusion.

They didn't have anything up front last year either but we didn't get a sniff against them in the second half in croke Park. Mayo will play with the same philosophy they've always employed, throw enough sh1t at a wall and some of it is bound to stick.

And it generally works, except against very organised defences. We have a defence you could drive a coach and 4 through. Offaly ran through us for fun. Cork and Down had plenty of joy and Clare got a goal running clean through us. If you think just running at Mayo is going to be the way to beat them I'm afraid you're going to be sorely disappointed.

Dessie and Sean Kelly in for Shane Walsh and Owen Gallagher. Strong breeze.

Awesome

Listening to gbfm, have to be happy enough so far in Derry

There's no chance we finish bottom of D2 in the near future but kidding ourselves we're ready to take on D1 opposition in the championship is only masking the realities. I don't think we're one step further down the road than this time last year except for the fact some of our younger players are more experienced.

We're plenty good to survive in division 1 and should never have got relegated in the first place but we're going to struggle against all division 1 teams with the way we set up.

Time will tell but I think D2 is giving us a false sense of development.

I wasn't impressed with the last 3 performances, some very bright sparks aside. By all accounts they were absolutely brilliant today however and we should allow them credit for that. Derry hadnt conceded more than 12, or a goal thus far in the league and we stuck 4 past them.

Whatever about the frailties from our own kickout, this is the first season I've ever remembered Galway being able to press the opposition kick out. The only common denominator there I can see is Cian O'Neill. I'd imagine he's added a hell of a lot.

We can rest up for 2 weeks, give the D2 final a bit of a rattle and then focus on Mayo. The outlook for that game certainly looks a bit brighter than it did in January, defensive structures to work on notwithstanding