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Todays thrashing by Waterford should be a wake up call for Galway GAA. Their management skills are just not good enough in my opinion. I realise that the coaches and mentors are volunteers, and give their time. But a 5 goal hammering is embarrasing and demoralising.. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2517 - 10/09/2016 23:37:08 1912652 Link 0 |
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You have provided no examples to support your "point" 890202 (Wexford) - Posts: 1278 - 11/09/2016 00:47:34 1912662 Link 1 |
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Did you really have to start a thread on this? You made the same ridiculous point under the U21 Final thread. Did it not get enough attention for you? If you want to campaign for something that would improve Galway hurling, do it to get our U21's especially (and our minors as well) into Leinster. If they were in Leinster this year they'd either have got knocked out earlier (and therefore wouldn't be conceding 5 goals in an All Ireland final -- which would make your thread completely irrelevant) or else they would have had to play more games to reach the All Ireland final and therefore would be better prepared for Waterford and be most unlikely to concede 5 goals in the final -- which again would make your point irrelevant. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1902 - 11/09/2016 01:33:38 1912668 Link 3 |
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Complete bs , they hammered every team they played, do they not have good coaches in n Tipp or Clare? You's met a once in a lifetime Waterford team and got bet it happens in hurling a lot when one team is way better it's nothing to do with coaching. A lot of them Waterford players were on a team that conceded 5 goals to Tipp at senior it happens. Coaching is just a Bs excuse cause your hurting after seeing your county get a hammering. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 11/09/2016 07:16:33 1912673 Link 1 |
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I think you may be over-reacting a bit. 1. The Waterford u21 team is an outstanding team - practically a senior team already. 2. Most teams' heads will drop when they go that far behind - particularly in a final that they've been building up to for weeks previous 3. An All-Ireland final appearance and you criticise the management? Look at the number of counties who didn't make it that far! cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5010 - 11/09/2016 09:23:09 1912683 Link 0 |
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Should this not be on the Galway forum rather than here.
Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4207 - 11/09/2016 09:51:24 1912686 Link 0 |
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This was a unique Waterford team. Strong, talented with most playing senior hurling. They were strong favorites all year and won their matches with ease.. It was Waterford's second u-21 title while Galway's total must be in double figures by now. Curlew66 (Roscommon) - Posts: 504 - 11/09/2016 11:11:58 1912695 Link 0 |
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The number of titles Galway win is irrelevant. Winning two games to win the all Ireland is part of the bigger picture that they are not winning senior all Ireland. Until Galway are put into Lenister and get more games at both minor and 21 they will continue to be patchy at all age groups. therealtmo (Tipperary) - Posts: 1292 - 11/09/2016 12:37:19 1912719 Link 1 |
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The players and mentors are volunteers who give their time for free and for the love of the game. I respect totally the commitment involved. Yes there is some sour grapes on my behalf. And I apologise for it. Well done Waterford. All I am saying is if Galway are going to be competitive in future some aspects of the set up should be examined. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2517 - 11/09/2016 18:54:43 1912830 Link 0 |
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Totally agree
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1902 - 11/09/2016 21:19:53 1912912 Link 0 |
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Galway needed more games, not coaching valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1890 - 11/09/2016 21:55:01 1912939 Link 0 |
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They could of play 20 games it wouldn't have made any difference they were getting hammered by this great Waterford team no matter what, nothing needs to be examined they just happened to run into a freakish under 21 team that hammered every team they played this year. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 11/09/2016 23:39:23 1912977 Link 0 |
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galwayford - fair enough assessment. Now if you stood in front of the county board and said what you just said then they'd expect you to have some form of a solution. Can you put one forward? GalwayDownUnder (Galway) - Posts: 63 - 12/09/2016 05:29:51 1912990 Link 0 |
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Nah not freakish, that would be doing injustice to Waterford. Their skill level, touch, fitness, strength & tactical approach is not a freak, it's a result of a good set up, good county structure, planning & brilliance by Sean Power & his management team. It's not a freak that they have now won an All Irl minor & U21 title. Galway haven't progressed in all the above departments since 2013, the real question is why not & it's not the players fault !
moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 12/09/2016 19:36:33 1913223 Link 0 |
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Again bs players like Austin Gleeson come along every hundred years the Waterford manager is blessed to have such great players playing together at the same time. The manager part at underage is a bit of a myth imo. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 12/09/2016 20:14:33 1913241 Link 0 |
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Every hundred years, lol. Nonsense, every year somebody new shines like Austin did so well this year. Your last line makes no sense at all. Your main point is that this is a one off exceptional Waterford team & are unbeatable. I thought they were a wonderful team too but my main point is that talent doesn't ensure success it comes down to many other things, organisation, skill, fitness, strength & tactical nouance which Waterford were superior in. How many times were Galway players shrugged off by more physical opponents, that has nothing to do with talent, that's down to organisation.
moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 12/09/2016 21:28:18 1913276 Link 0 |
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For Waterford they don't come along that often, organised ? Wtf sure there playing hurling since there 5 they know how it works surely by now? It was a great Waterford team that hammered everyone you need to get over it and looking to blame everyone for a way better team beating you. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 13/09/2016 15:06:33 1913683 Link 0 |
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Every 100 years may have been an exaggeration, but there won't be a player like Gleeson coming through next year or the year after. The last player to emerge who was anywhere close was Joe Canning and that's a decade ago. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5010 - 13/09/2016 15:22:18 1913690 Link 0 |