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Replying To devrandom: "The question was never open. How could you begrudge a lad for taking an opportunity within the lifetime time of the opportunity ? All you can do is wish him look, no more than when Ian Burke went off to do his MBA." https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1420025086823050&set=pb.100064467168807.-2207520000 giveitlong (Galway) - Posts: 1319 - 20/05/2026 09:10:03 2674265 Link
Replying To eoinog: "The longer the debate goes on the better MC Hugh becomes. It would be a massive lack of confidence by the mgt if they suddenly decided to stick a lad between the sticks who has no history of ever playing there just because he can kick out the ball and if he wasn't able to nail a spot in the forwards a few years ago he won't start doing it at the end of May. The pace, speed and intensity is just frightening with the top teams now." The goalkeeper stuff is nonsense in relation to McHugh, but I do think he could be a very valuable asset as a forward. What you say above was also applicable to Steven Sherlock in Cork a few years ago. He wasn't quick or mobile enough for the modern game apparently. Under the new rules, he's quickly becoming one of Cork's most important players. Contrary to what you say, there's actually more room for a forward who can't run as much in the new game, than there was 3 or years ago. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2815 - 20/05/2026 11:40:24 2674305 Link
Will the viewing figures in Galway be bigger for the Kildare match or Love Island? jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1956 - 20/05/2026 23:09:13 2674444 Link
Replying To jobber: "Will the viewing figures in Galway be bigger for the Kildare match or Love Island?" Now that John Heslin has returned for Westmeath, will viewership figures there be bigger for their matches or for Ear To The Ground??!! Triffic (Galway) - Posts: 184 - 21/05/2026 11:40:18 2674485 Link
Replying To TheBishop: "Its amazing why their even having that conversation, how we performed on their kick outs was disgraceful. A division 4 team would have more joy then we did." Agreed. Our kickout stats are an abject failure. 56% of own kickouts retained v Ros as opposed to 81% for Ros (climbing to 92% on short ones). We cannot win without plugging this deadly gap in our armour. togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1133 - 21/05/2026 13:31:50 2674503 Link
The main reason Roscommon won majority of there own kickouts is Galway basically gave them up short I'd say Galway have being doing this consistently under Joyce it cost them all Ireland v Armagh Galway not push up on kickouts until 66 min and won everything from there on but 2 late same v Meath last year pushed up and scored 2-04 in few mins then back to normal , I think both Mcdonnagh and o connaghile need start v Kildare they way better at putting pressure on kickouts ,, I mske a prediction Ross not win 81% v Tyrone as Tyrone will push up on them big time I expect Ross win by 5 ,, Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1158 - 21/05/2026 16:01:25 2674532 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "The main reason Roscommon won majority of there own kickouts is Galway basically gave them up short I'd say Galway have being doing this consistently under Joyce it cost them all Ireland v Armagh Galway not push up on kickouts until 66 min and won everything from there on but 2 late same v Meath last year pushed up and scored 2-04 in few mins then back to normal , I think both Mcdonnagh and o connaghile need start v Kildare they way better at putting pressure on kickouts ,, I mske a prediction Ross not win 81% v Tyrone as Tyrone will push up on them big time I expect Ross win by 5 ,," Agree, all of our loss's over the last few years were because we didn't get it right tactically and failed to take the opportunities we were given. We have no business in this championship if we are going to give away the opposing teams kickoffs and fail to even break even on our own. Joyce and company seem to put this failure down to the goalkeepers where neither of them have made a strong case over the other. Another thing that has become blatantly obvious is our lack of pace out the field, in the Roscommon game some of their players were running away from our backs with the ball. The experts seem to think we will win Saturdays game with ease but it should be worth mentioning Kildare ran W'Meath close and we should treat them with the utmost respect. Galway4ever (Galway) - Posts: 224 - 21/05/2026 17:56:17 2674550 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "The main reason Roscommon won majority of there own kickouts is Galway basically gave them up short I'd say Galway have being doing this consistently under Joyce it cost them all Ireland v Armagh Galway not push up on kickouts until 66 min and won everything from there on but 2 late same v Meath last year pushed up and scored 2-04 in few mins then back to normal , I think both Mcdonnagh and o connaghile need start v Kildare they way better at putting pressure on kickouts ,, I mske a prediction Ross not win 81% v Tyrone as Tyrone will push up on them big time I expect Ross win by 5 ,," I thought it was the free taking situation and the injuries that lost ye the All Ireland final v Armagh? JimB1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 175 - 21/05/2026 22:21:39 2674569 Link
Replying To JimB1991: "I thought it was the free taking situation and the injuries that lost ye the All Ireland final v Armagh?" Bad freetaking, which then escalated into eschewing a volume of freetaking opportunities altogether as the game wore on, undoubtedly had a hugely negative impact on Galway's scoring total at the 2024 allireland final. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4727 - 22/05/2026 12:26:39 2674615 Link
Replying To JimB1991: "I thought it was the free taking situation and the injuries that lost ye the All Ireland final v Armagh?" You're not wrong Jim, they were definitely a factor too. We left a lot of scores behind from frees, which were crucial in such a tight game. A few big issues that day unfortunately. There's no doubt that we cleaned up on kickouts late on when had no choice but to push up, but that can be risky too. We simply had to do it at that stage of the game. The lack of pressure on Roscommon's kickout two weeks ago was a huge factor in that game. Roche left exposed trying to track a much quicker corner-back who managed to get free to take a short one repeatedly. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2815 - 22/05/2026 12:27:42 2674616 Link
Re the pace of Galway. I think the Rossies have 2 or 3 of the fastest players in the country so that probably exaggerated any lack of pace on our side. Can we win the treble??? Hurling, football and love island ...... Great chance in all 3! Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1955 - 22/05/2026 12:49:38 2674622 Link
Replying To Mayonman: "Re the pace of Galway. I think the Rossies have 2 or 3 of the fastest players in the country so that probably exaggerated any lack of pace on our side. Can we win the treble??? Hurling, football and love island ...... Great chance in all 3!" Almost all top teams have some extremely quick players now. Conaty and McQuillan in Armagh, Moore, O'Donnell and Roarty in Donegal, White in Kerry. Getting the match-ups right is crucial, as is implementing a plan to reduce thess threats. Handing over the opposition kickout and letting them run at you from deep isn't a great strategy against a team with pace. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2815 - 22/05/2026 13:17:26 2674628 Link
Galway should beat Kildare. But it will not be easy. Just a point or two. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2756 - 22/05/2026 13:18:09 2674629 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Galway should beat Kildare. But it will not be easy. Just a point or two." Bookies have Galway at 1/10 and Kildare 6/1. BigSur (Westmeath) - Posts: 1252 - 22/05/2026 13:40:22 2674636 Link
Replying To BigSur: "Bookies have Galway at 1/10 and Kildare 6/1." Crazy odds. I'm expecting a tight game. I think Galway could be sluggish, they were in previous years playing after a barnstorming Connacht final. Add in a nearly empty Pearse Stadium and the fact that Kildare went to extra time against Westmeath, this match will be tighter than all the talk suggests. jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 233 - 22/05/2026 14:24:37 2674644 Link
Replying To BigSur: "Bookies have Galway at 1/10 and Kildare 6/1." So the Bookies and punters reckon Galway by at least 8 points. I'm not so sure about that as Galway tend to make things more difficult for themselves a 3 or 4 point win won't be any surprise. Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 848 - 22/05/2026 15:40:51 2674662 Link
Replying To JimB1991: "I thought it was the free taking situation and the injuries that lost ye the All Ireland final v Armagh?" Shooting efficiency wasn't good in the All-Ireland final v Armagh alright Clare. Now don't you have Mayo v Monaghan to focus on instead? Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 848 - 22/05/2026 15:43:30 2674665 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "So the Bookies and punters reckon Galway by at least 8 points. I'm not so sure about that as Galway tend to make things more difficult for themselves a 3 or 4 point win won't be any surprise." An 8 point handicap means a Kildare win, or a Galway win by 7 or less is equally as likely as "Galway by at least 8" Not just you, but that phrase seems to have become commonplace in gaa circles but it's an incorrect one The amount of time given over by the bookies to pricing such things is also miniscule to the extreme. It's very far down the priority order PressureKick (UK) - Posts: 370 - 22/05/2026 19:05:06 2674688 Link