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Replying To tommy k: "The problem (and it is a very big problem) is that there is a complete lack of pace throughout the current Galway team including Brennan as you mentioned. The likes of Daithi Burke, McInerney, Fintan Burke, Joseph Cooney, Niall Burke etc. are all good hurlers but are not speedsters so they need fast players around them to make them effective. About 20 years ago Galway were known for "small fast nippy" players but not enough strength and bulk to hold onto possession, break tackles etc. Now it is the other way with big lumbering strong players with no speed. Shefflin needs to try to get that balance right if the players are there of course. Injuries to Whelan, Concannon, Shane Cooney, Morrissey and Padraig Mannion yesterday doesn't help either. Ja Mannion is a very fast forward when in possession but is not even on the panel currently." It's amazing how much better some players become with every game they don't play :D Every team has injuries/absences, that's not going to wash. But it's the league, and why get upset about it, ultimately I doubt anyone is that bothered. We didn't shout from the rooftops last time out, we shouldnt cry about it this time either. Stool Pigeon (Galway) - Posts: 906 - 28/02/2022 13:54:22 2402974 Link
I asked the question a while back can Galway really afford to have both daithi Burke and gearoid mc in same defence??can I also ask what they were at for 2nd goal,surely keeper should have cleared it at that stage when ye needed a goal..wouldnt be to hard onfreetakers yesterday..gillane and Reidy missed handy ones yesterday,even Horgan had a problem..got the impression players couldn't judge the wind at all..I'd say sheflin knows probably 10 of starting team and he s finding it hard to nail the last 5 starters..I really think matches in both munster and leinster will be almighty battles with a few shocks on the way.. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2501 - 28/02/2022 13:56:01 2402977 Link
Replying To moc.dna: "Very poor performance with a team backboned by experienced players. Wexford ripped into it, some Galway players living off reputations & did very little. Huge resources been spent on this project, didn't see anything yesterday to justify it." i agree with you.,it was disappointing to hear they played so poorly but look.,they have to try and find new players.,i wasnt at the game but i heard they looked heavy legged and tired., there prob in heavy training at the.,teams like wexford.,cork.,dublin are flying at the mo but will that be the case come may??? i no the n.u.i.g and g.m.i.t lads are wrecked after the fitzgibbon and they need time to recharge.,there only young lads.. plus jack fitz.,morrissey.,whelan.,concannon.,jason flynn ( april) all have to come back in,. glennon monaghan and cianan fahy are doing well so its not all bad. remember last year we where flying in league and dead duck in the summer... lets wait until summer time and see how there going.. gbay (Galway) - Posts: 266 - 28/02/2022 14:46:34 2402997 Link
Replying To galwayford: "With respect Galway GAA need a good pitch in the city. Galway city GAA needs Pearse stadium. There is a university, a GMIT and a lot of clubs in Galway city. They need a place to play." The city has enough.. develop Tuam or Athenry or both... Pearse is a disaster Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 28/02/2022 14:59:29 2403005 Link
Replying To gbay: "i agree with you.,it was disappointing to hear they played so poorly but look.,they have to try and find new players.,i wasnt at the game but i heard they looked heavy legged and tired., there prob in heavy training at the.,teams like wexford.,cork.,dublin are flying at the mo but will that be the case come may??? i no the n.u.i.g and g.m.i.t lads are wrecked after the fitzgibbon and they need time to recharge.,there only young lads.. plus jack fitz.,morrissey.,whelan.,concannon.,jason flynn ( april) all have to come back in,. glennon monaghan and cianan fahy are doing well so its not all bad. remember last year we where flying in league and dead duck in the summer... lets wait until summer time and see how there going.." Forgot about Flynn. Whelan, Concannon and Flynn would bring much needed pace to the forward line (assuming Flynn can consistently play well which hasn't been the case in the past). Might be no harm to give Daithi and GMac a rest the next day and try Fintan Burke at fullback and TJ Brennan or Cianan Fahy at centreback. They would at least cover the ground better and get experience in those positions (Burke and Brennan already play in those positions for their clubs and are very consistent). tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 28/02/2022 15:29:44 2403017 Link
Lads while ye were disappointing yesterday i don't think ye should overreact on 1 isolated league game, no point get carried away negatively similarly to how beating Limerick in February should not have people completey losing the run of themselves, the biggest concern if I was supporting ye was how ye didn't function upfront without Whelan, are ye possibly to reliant on him? Concannon was excellent in 2020 but i taught he was poor in last years championship. Yesterday's game won't matter much on April 16. bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 28/02/2022 16:15:48 2403035 Link
Replying To wexico15: "Lads while ye were disappointing yesterday i don't think ye should overreact on 1 isolated league game, no point get carried away negatively similarly to how beating Limerick in February should not have people completey losing the run of themselves, the biggest concern if I was supporting ye was how ye didn't function upfront without Whelan, are ye possibly to reliant on him? Concannon was excellent in 2020 but i taught he was poor in last years championship. Yesterday's game won't matter much on April 16." I agree with you 100%. A lot of lads don't seem to understand that different teams use the league differently. Wexford and Limerick and others are just using the League to get in shape, work on accuracy, etc. whereas the likes of Galway and probably Clare and Tipp are bringing up young blood and trying to figure out a starting lineup for the Championship. And yes Conor Whalen is a huge loss to Galway. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2489 - 28/02/2022 19:36:43 2403114 Link
Replying To wexico15: "Lads while ye were disappointing yesterday i don't think ye should overreact on 1 isolated league game, no point get carried away negatively similarly to how beating Limerick in February should not have people completey losing the run of themselves, the biggest concern if I was supporting ye was how ye didn't function upfront without Whelan, are ye possibly to reliant on him? Concannon was excellent in 2020 but i taught he was poor in last years championship. Yesterday's game won't matter much on April 16." Well said. It's still February and there are lads on here already forecasting a short summer. Relax lads. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3143 - 28/02/2022 20:02:02 2403117 Link
Replying To festinog: "Well said. It's still February and there are lads on here already forecasting a short summer. Relax lads." As Joe Connolly once famously said after the 1985 AI Final "tis sickening - sickening to the gills"! tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 01/03/2022 10:46:21 2403183 Link
Replying To festinog: "Well said. It's still February and there are lads on here already forecasting a short summer. Relax lads." I only dipped in to see the reaction to Sunday, as you and wexico say its only February. We had people in Wexford losing their marbles over a Walsh Cup loss to Dublin. Plenty of time to get things right, I think everyone in Wexford expect hair skin and nail flying on Easter Sunday and the tempo to increase massively. That is the acid test of where both are at, not Sunday. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1824 - 01/03/2022 12:09:31 2403212 Link
Well this is not youre normal championship year Saying its only feb or march as it is now isnt relevant Talking abot peaking in the summer well The thing will be nearly over in the summer were talking about april now for championship So its a different ball game this year If teams are lot ready to roll next month game over rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 01/03/2022 12:19:58 2403214 Link
Just one thing I have noticed about Galway backs in particular is the preponderance of left handed players which is probably making them too easy to read by opposition players as they usually strike the ball with their backhand - Daithi Burke giving the ball away for the Wexford goal in the second half was an example. Daithi, GMac, Fintan Burke, TJ Brennan and Adrian Tuohy are all left handed which curtails their full range of striking possibilities. The only right handed defenders the last day were Padaig Mannion who went off injured to be replaced by Brennan and Jason Grealish. Injuries to Morrissey and Shane Cooney is not helping with that balance either. tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 01/03/2022 12:49:04 2403227 Link
Two things that are easy to give out about in Galway - Pearse Stadium and losing league games . The Pearse Stadium debate crops up every year here, and by lads who premise it by saying i didnt even go ! Get over it Pearse Stadium is home and hopefully it will be buzzing in the championship especially come KK at home. Secondly the league loss, every team in the league look heavy legged in at least one game over the league games , of course they do because teams target certain games i.e Galway v Limerick and then would do a heavier work load after that. For us in Galway the positives are Conor Cooney back in form in maroon , Cianan Fahy, Ronan Glenonn these lads getting game time. The rest is all hot air . puckemhard (Galway) - Posts: 234 - 01/03/2022 12:49:33 2403229 Link
Replying To rhudson: "Well this is not youre normal championship year Saying its only feb or march as it is now isnt relevant Talking abot peaking in the summer well The thing will be nearly over in the summer were talking about april now for championship So its a different ball game this year If teams are lot ready to roll next month game over" Last year ye were flying in a league that finished 2 or 3 weeks before championship and ye were terrible in the championship, we won't know the answers to these questions until the end of the year with the benefit of hindsight. bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 01/03/2022 12:55:47 2403230 Link
Replying To tommy k: "Just one thing I have noticed about Galway backs in particular is the preponderance of left handed players which is probably making them too easy to read by opposition players as they usually strike the ball with their backhand - Daithi Burke giving the ball away for the Wexford goal in the second half was an example. Daithi, GMac, Fintan Burke, TJ Brennan and Adrian Tuohy are all left handed which curtails their full range of striking possibilities. The only right handed defenders the last day were Padaig Mannion who went off injured to be replaced by Brennan and Jason Grealish. Injuries to Morrissey and Shane Cooney is not helping with that balance either." Most of the lads you mention there are top intercounty hurlers who are well able to strike off either side. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15563 - 01/03/2022 14:09:17 2403254 Link
I went to Pearse Stadium on Sunday full of optimism. I came home with a pain in my head with frustration and wondering how these Galway players could possibly compete for Liam Mccarthy. I'm afraid the future does not look bright and unfortunately too many of the old guard have been tried and tested and are just not good enough. I'm reading constantly here that one particular player has brought his club form into the County set up. Come Championship he will be replaced in more matches than he finishes(nothing new). Galway will concede goals this year and I honestly cannot see where the scores will come from in the forwards. Henry will enjoy a summer in Kilkenny. Another year of HYPE..... Maybe I'll be wrong. It wouldn't be the first time. Armchairreporter (Galway) - Posts: 100 - 01/03/2022 14:46:10 2403263 Link
Where was Conor Whelan? Cathal Mannion in the forwards didn't seem to be in the game. I thought he was very effective previously from midfield. Wexford appear to be going well & building strength in depth with options off the bench. No Chin, McDonald or Murphy still. The Foleys are great additions. Rory O'Connor is a class act. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 01/03/2022 16:00:33 2403279 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Most of the lads you mention there are top intercounty hurlers who are well able to strike off either side." No they are certainly not - when did you see Daithi and GMac strike forehanded rather than backhanded as I never did? tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 01/03/2022 16:24:56 2403289 Link
Replying To tommy k: "Just one thing I have noticed about Galway backs in particular is the preponderance of left handed players which is probably making them too easy to read by opposition players as they usually strike the ball with their backhand - Daithi Burke giving the ball away for the Wexford goal in the second half was an example. Daithi, GMac, Fintan Burke, TJ Brennan and Adrian Tuohy are all left handed which curtails their full range of striking possibilities. The only right handed defenders the last day were Padaig Mannion who went off injured to be replaced by Brennan and Jason Grealish. Injuries to Morrissey and Shane Cooney is not helping with that balance either." Being left handed does not in any way curtail your 'full range of striking possibilities'. Pat Fox of Tipp was left handed. Was his 'range of striking possibility' curtailed by his left handedness? In a word, no. Don't confuse 'left-handed' with 'left-handed and one sided', because they are distinctly different categories. Ger Henderson was left handed ffs, one of the greatest centre-backs ever, and not particularly 'fashhht' either. Some paw on him though, which can be half the battle at senior intercounty level. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4118 - 01/03/2022 16:40:13 2403293 Link
Wexford nicely set up & we'll primed, well coached, have moved on from Davy era nicely. In contrast Galway were the opposite, poor on the sideline, interactions between manager & selectors was poor & seem to be ignored by manager. Puckout strategy didn't work, tactic of man back didn't suit Galway & without Whelan, scoring options are limited. After all the hype & massive resources € been pumped in, a big year & All Ireland appearance seems way off. moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 01/03/2022 19:12:39 2403316 Link