As usual RD has to turn up and turn into some nonsense about his own county.

As for Galway they certainly haven't overtaken Mayo, all the top teams would rather play Galway than Mayo. As it stands Mayo are still an All Ireland contender and Galway are not and until that changes Galway won't have overtaken Mayo.

TheWestIsAwake (UK) - Posts: 529 - 13/06/2017 10:37:45    1998925

I have a feeling that Galway are going to make a major breakthrough in the next few years. They had a good championship last year but got caught out by a good Tipp side in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. They seem to have improved again this year and have some really top players in Conroy, Comer and Shane Walsh. I also think it is easy to see where they can improve, they look a bit vulnerable at the back but they can shore this up, they need to stop taking suicidal short kick outs and trust their midfielders. They also could do with killing off games more clinically. They really should have had Mayo out of sight with 10 minutes to go, rather than hanging on. I am really impressed with this Galway team and they seem to be the most likely to break the top 6 teams - if they haven't already done so. I would expect them to win Connaught now and they would be no pushovers for Kerry in a potential All-Ireland semi-final. This year might be too soon to expect that Galway could mount a serious All-Ireland challenge but I would expect them to do so in the next few years.

Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1876 - 13/06/2017 11:53:47    1998976

Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 13/06/2017 14:28:29    1999114

Are Galway now better than Mayo?
Nah..... Mayo are worse than Galway.

giveballaghback (Roscommon) - Posts: 296 - 13/06/2017 22:26:35    1999352

We caught them on the hop again!!!!!!!! HA HA. Yes we are, and I expect galway to make at least a semi if not a final. I really thought the margin would be 6-8, and were it not for calamitous defending, and our insane first half tactics, I think it would have been. On a dry day in Croker, galway by six.

galwaydublin (Galway) - Posts: 226 - 13/06/2017 22:40:14    1999355

Galway are improving no doubt about that . They look in very good nick .

I think would lump the small savings on Mayo to beat them in Croker. Unfair to dismiss Galway's two wins over Mayo as 'Catching them on the hop '. I don't really understand that phrase .

Galway getting well beat by Tipp last year still keeps me from giving them too much praise .

I wouldn't have much fear if Donegal played Galway in a semi final or a quarter final provided we didn't lose Ulster final.

Mayo for me are still marginally better - like they lost a key player after 30 minutes and are battle hardened in Croker .

Gakway defo improving though and well done to them .

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 14/06/2017 12:21:50    1999536

I could be wrong here but if and big ifs here.... IF mayo get through the back door they will be playing Kerry in a 1/4 (presuming Kerry beat Cork which is just a thing that will happen) If they beat Kerry they will be up against The winners of Connaught and the winners of the other qualifying group. . .That sets up a possible rematch in Croke park. With a lot of IF's as Kerry is a huge task...but that re-match would be very interesting.

GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 14/06/2017 14:36:04    1999603

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 709 - 14/06/2017 16:12:12    1999643

streaker (Galway) - Posts: 497 - 14/06/2017 16:13:02    1999645

Are Galway better?
Hard to say but we have beaten them twice now in the last year.. I have seen some awful excuses from the Mayo fans here and on other platforms since Sunday.. We only had 14 men for most of the game... Who's fault is that? Conditions wre hard to play in! ... It was the same for both teams.. The ref bottled some big calls...... Really? He played 7 mins overtime and ye still couldnt score.. Galway had two debutants in the team, lots of guys in only their second season, a lot of inexpierience in the team and ye still couldnt win.. I heard last year it was a flash in the pan because Mayo took their eye of it.. So what about this year? Fact is Mayo got 12 scores in the game , 6 in each half, especially with the wind.. Not good enough.. And now all i hear is If we get ye in Croke park with 15 players we will destroy Galway.. I wouldnt be so sure.. but until it happens or not, concentrate on getting through the qualifiers first...

Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 14/06/2017 16:51:13    1999658

I see the HS rankings has Mayo in seventh.....SEVENTH!

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 14/06/2017 17:04:26    1999666

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11238 - 14/06/2017 17:13:53    1999669

Back to back championship wins over Mayo is impressive. Galway have to back it up in the All-Ireland series and the league.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7883 - 14/06/2017 17:20:47    1999673

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 14/06/2017 20:24:19    1999727

streaker (Galway) - Posts: 497 - 14/06/2017 20:38:46    1999729

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 14/06/2017 20:40:09    1999730

What a daft question?
Who won the bloody match last Sunday?
Galway, end of story.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 14/06/2017 20:54:28    1999735

Better than Mayo in June. Unlikely to be better than Mayo in September

essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 14/06/2017 22:40:02    1999760

All this who is better than who craic - its all nonsense....its only the start of the year!

Let come back to this a see where the rankings have us in September - and I hope to GOD (Gary O Donnell) that Galway are in the top 4

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 709 - 15/06/2017 09:31:47    1999832

Well on the last 2 head to head results Galway are the better team but in all honestly Mayo should have destroyed Galway in the 2nd half playing with a strong wind, the fault lies with the Mayo management, why? There is only 2 ways to play against the wind either you carry the ball and run at the opposition and get close in shots at the posts or else you kick long range shots which 100% of the time the ball will end up going over the sideline and into the stands so the Mayo management knew full well that Galway would run at them and look for short range scores in the 2nd half so why didn't Mayo use their strongest hand in the backs, Higgins was sent off but Harrison should have been brought on to keep our 6 backs in place instead of using a half forward in the backs and he could have done the exact same tactic as Higgins was told to do. We could have taken off Diarmuid O'Connor or Coen as both had a quiet game and let Cillian O'Connor or Kevin McLoughlin play on the 45m line and have a 2 man full forward line Galway used the spare man around midfield and ran at Mayo. With the Mayo defence in a strong position Galway running at them may not have worked as easy as it did and the ball could be played fast into our forwards. That was a big mistake Mayo made, the 2nd was taking off our main scoring threat and putting a midfielder in his place and then not passing the ball to him, a waste of a substitution, then putting Boyle on at the end to try to block the leak in our defence with sellotape, if he was fit enough to play then he should have started. Yet again Mayo management have us bewildered with their decisions and the clock is ticking down on their time in the job, when Mayo eventually bow out of the championship so do they

riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 15/06/2017 11:39:02    1999884