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Replying To TheBishop: "Anyone with updates on the injuries to Walsh, Comer, McDaid, Daly, Silke, O'Laoi & McGlinchey? 5 of these lads have managed to pick up muscle injuries since the start of the league, every team has problems but not many to the extent of Galway's Any stats from the weekend mainly kickout? Based on what I saw Galway won more, had more possession and kicked more wides/dropped short." Comer & Walsh are rarely available and Galway need to concentrate on who they have available PJ even has stated this but I definitely take your point not sure what the S&C or sports science aspect is but we do alwaysa seem to have a fair amount of muscle injuries. In my opinion it is a bonus to have a Comer or Walsh comer expecially to play some part. Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 471 - 26/02/2026 09:32:10 2658680 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Hopefully Galway will beat Donegal at the weekend. It can be done. We have the players. We are good enough." LOL ..... S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 883 - 26/02/2026 10:22:06 2658687 Link
Replying To JahTribe: "It will be interesting to see how we go against the second best team in Ireland, Its hard to know with Donegal given they cannot be relegated now and McGuinness wont want to be showing too much with Ulster still to come. I still think it will be hard for Galway to get anything up there and our Div 1 fate will be decided in the Dublin and Monaghan games. Anything from the Donegal match would be a bonus. The Kobe McDonald talk is just that, he has great potential but it will be fulfilled in Aussie Rules not GAA. A massive loss for Mayo for sure and particularly when a scoring forward of potential high class calibre has been like hens teeth down there." Perhaps Mayo Co Board will make Kobe an offer he can't refuse, some sort of signing bonus arrangement to eleviate any short term salary cap issues. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4572 - 26/02/2026 10:25:42 2658688 Link
Replying To Immer: "I had hoped we were done here but asked for my point my so here it goes; I'm assuming you read the Tuam Herald because you're interested in what's going in what's going on in Tuam and its surrounds. That's a very different motivation to the lad who claims to have "read" the Western on WhatsApp. Simple enough?" Sorry but your wrong I actually read the Western People as well because I read the local papers.Simple enough?I actually have been looking at Kobe McDonald playing since he was a kid and he is a super prospect. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 585 - 26/02/2026 11:14:52 2658697 Link
Replying To TanCanRan: "There absolute was. Who are you trying to fool? Or did you not read the paper because I did. Let's go through them, if you must. Sports cover: A photo of Kobe celebrating with a headline entitled "Teen spirit". Page 2: Column from Mark Ronaldson with a title: "Impossible to shelter our new star from hype". Page 3: Interview with Andy Moran with a headline: "Andy on Kobe: 'He's a real talented boy'. Page 4: James Laffey piece. Headline: 'McDonald is already in rarefied company' Page 5: Match report from Anthony Hennigan. Headline "Cyclone Kobe strikes Clones as Moran's Mayo run riot". Eight of the first nine paragraphs are about Kobe. Page 6: A column from Aonghus O Maicin. Headline: "Nothing quite like the irreverence of youth". Admittedly, doesn't start with Kobe focus but his name is in the first sentence. However, the second half of the article is named "Act II - The Kobe Show". Page 7: Edwin McGreal piece. "A debut to remember for not your ordinary Mayo teenager." I wonder who that would be about." Haha you're deluded if you think there was 7 pages all about Kobe. You have too much time on your hands. I'm delighted though to see a galway boy supporting a Mayo local paper Cumann1 (Mayo) - Posts: 126 - 26/02/2026 12:12:44 2658712 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "Terrible stuff bothering to read a paper from another region. Nearly as obsessuve as going onto another county's HS forum." This forum is talking nonsense about Mayo. The Western People says nothing about galway Cumann1 (Mayo) - Posts: 126 - 26/02/2026 12:23:53 2658720 Link
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "Sorry but your wrong I actually read the Western People as well because I read the local papers.Simple enough?I actually have been looking at Kobe McDonald playing since he was a kid and he is a super prospect." The Western People isn't a local paper for you. Do you read all the local papers from all the counties that neighbour galway? Cumann1 (Mayo) - Posts: 126 - 26/02/2026 12:37:38 2658727 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Hopefully Galway will beat Donegal at the weekend. It can be done. We have the players. We are good enough." They usually play much better away from home for whatever reason. But a big ask to beat Donegal on home turf at the moment. Even though rumour is that Jim will be rotating a few of his starters this weekend. They'll still have a good team out. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2497 - 26/02/2026 14:44:25 2658751 Link
Any. News update. On u20 football. Panel rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1479 - 26/02/2026 17:53:39 2658781 Link
Replying To Marooned: "They usually play much better away from home for whatever reason. But a big ask to beat Donegal on home turf at the moment. Even though rumour is that Jim will be rotating a few of his starters this weekend. They'll still have a good team out." I don't think we can rest many on Sunday, we are already without Shaun Patton, Daire O'Bhaoil, Ciarán Thompson and major doubts over Ciarán Moore and Shane O'Donnell. Safe journey and if you are coming via Sligo take the old Bundoran road to Ballyshannon, go off at the 2nd roundabout on the Bundoran bypass. The Ballyshannon club (Aodh Ruadh) have set up extensive car parking as you come into the town in free car parks that are easy to exit afterwards. These are about a 5 to 10min walk to the pitch. Will we see your all stars who've been missing lately McDaid, Silke, Comer, Daly, Walsh or Conroy. Ulsterchamps72 (Donegal) - Posts: 182 - 26/02/2026 20:32:44 2658797 Link
Replying To Marooned: "They usually play much better away from home for whatever reason. But a big ask to beat Donegal on home turf at the moment. Even though rumour is that Jim will be rotating a few of his starters this weekend. They'll still have a good team out." We have a few forced changes with injuries this week anyway, I expect more of the squad will get a chance to show their stuff now we are safe in Div 1, we have a great record in Ballyshannon though I can't wait till Mac Cumhaill park in Ballybofey is playable again. Should be a full house again on Sunday, capacity is something like 9000 in Ballyshannon. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3717 - 26/02/2026 21:39:07 2658808 Link
Replying To Marooned: "They usually play much better away from home for whatever reason. But a big ask to beat Donegal on home turf at the moment. Even though rumour is that Jim will be rotating a few of his starters this weekend. They'll still have a good team out." Had Donegal beaten in Pearse Stadium this time last year in the 1st half when leading 0-17 to no score. A lot will depend on how serious Jim will approach this game with 8 points and Division 1 status secured. Galways need is greater for this game and are well capable of beating Donegal again Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 697 - 26/02/2026 22:42:46 2658819 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Had Donegal beaten in Pearse Stadium this time last year in the 1st half when leading 0-17 to no score. A lot will depend on how serious Jim will approach this game with 8 points and Division 1 status secured. Galways need is greater for this game and are well capable of beating Donegal again" Galway well capable of beating Donegal but I would not use that game as a barometer. Gale force wind that evening that favoured Galway in the first half. 17-01 at half time (7 x 2 pointers from Galway in the first half) and 21-14 at the end. Donegal will rest a few due to injuries and giving other lads a run out. I'd say for Donegal it's a case of if the team they put out wins then great, if not so what. Jimmymark2 (Donegal) - Posts: 17 - 27/02/2026 08:58:33 2658839 Link
Replying To Jimmymark2: "Galway well capable of beating Donegal but I would not use that game as a barometer. Gale force wind that evening that favoured Galway in the first half. 17-01 at half time (7 x 2 pointers from Galway in the first half) and 21-14 at the end. Donegal will rest a few due to injuries and giving other lads a run out. I'd say for Donegal it's a case of if the team they put out wins then great, if not so what." That game in salthill last year was a farce. I was waiting on one of the keepers kickouts to blow back over his own bar for a point. We'll probably see a wee bit of Murphy this week as he seems to play in home league games only and he'll be looking to slowly build his match sharpness. As others have said, we're down a couple with injuries since last week so would be nice to see a few different men tried. I'm not sure what the story with caolan mccolgan is but hoping to see him take the field again soon. We've drawn or lost a few matches with Galway at home over the last number years that we really let slip so I'd personally love to get a win. WeGoAgain (Donegal) - Posts: 149 - 27/02/2026 10:18:06 2658847 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Had Donegal beaten in Pearse Stadium this time last year in the 1st half when leading 0-17 to no score. A lot will depend on how serious Jim will approach this game with 8 points and Division 1 status secured. Galways need is greater for this game and are well capable of beating Donegal again" I highly doubt ye will . S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 883 - 27/02/2026 10:54:59 2658856 Link
E McGrath J McGrath Hernon Glynn Silke McHugh Kelly Maher Tierney S McGrath Mulhern O'Conghaile Finnerty D'Arcy O Mac Donnacha Subs Gleeson Cogger Mulkerrin Carson F McDonagh Conroy McGlinchey O'Flaherty Power Mulryan Roche Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2497 - 27/02/2026 13:20:34 2658884 Link
im saying this along time.. pj and co can not pick a team.. why o why do they consistently play players out of position.. darcy one of best midfielders in ireland named at 14.. all star wing back playing at 6 all star corner back playing at 5. mulkerrins a natural 3 not playing.. does anyone no if james macloughlin is part of the panel? cant see a result here and i think relegation will be staring at us in after sunday.. anyways best of luck lads and safe travels to everyone making the journey. gbay (Galway) - Posts: 282 - 27/02/2026 14:02:45 2658892 Link