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Wet day here in Dublin lads, the pitch will be slippy unless it dries out significantly. JahTribe (Galway) - Posts: 155 - 29/06/2024 11:27:41 2555521 Link
Replying To JahTribe: "Wet day here in Dublin lads, the pitch will be slippy unless it dries out significantly." Does wet conditions give any of the teams an advantage over the other? centrefield99 (Galway) - Posts: 142 - 29/06/2024 12:28:16 2555530 Link
Replying To centrefield99: "Does wet conditions give any of the teams an advantage over the other?" slippery conditions favour the more physical team imho. Expect some cards in the match too. Expect a red card or maybe few black ones. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2585 - 29/06/2024 13:07:01 2555543 Link
Replying To jam83: "Conroy probably our best player this summer, 2 man of the match performances and scoring off both feet from big distances, yet you'd drop him? We need his unexpected scores from the getgo tomorrow." Reason I am targeting Paul Conroy is his age. At 35years is he up to the physical nature of the game. Wet condition, will that suit Galway. I have my doubts. Dubs very physical. Dublin tend to push on in the opening 10 minute of second half. That is when Galway need leaders. A direct ball into Comer is the answer. But will Galway do it. They seem to love back passing and fluting around midfield with the ball. Also need Gleason to take frees, Walsh is too ambitious. Trying to score goals from half way line for example. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2585 - 29/06/2024 13:10:47 2555546 Link
I dont know but if its slippy it will lead to mistakes and the ball skidding along the surface. Galway should be well used to playing in the wet. Its promised to be fine by this evening but as of now its still wet and raining. JahTribe (Galway) - Posts: 155 - 29/06/2024 13:25:51 2555552 Link
Replying To galwayford: "Reason I am targeting Paul Conroy is his age. At 35years is he up to the physical nature of the game. Wet condition, will that suit Galway. I have my doubts. Dubs very physical. Dublin tend to push on in the opening 10 minute of second half. That is when Galway need leaders. A direct ball into Comer is the answer. But will Galway do it. They seem to love back passing and fluting around midfield with the ball. Also need Gleason to take frees, Walsh is too ambitious. Trying to score goals from half way line for example." The direct ball to no14 went out with Tyrone defense 2003-2008, but was dead in the water altogether once Jim McGuinness released his blueprint on the game of football, and got such suffocating traction as a tactical approach to playing the game ever since. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4015 - 29/06/2024 15:47:04 2555575 Link
Replying To centrefield99: "Does wet conditions give any of the teams an advantage over the other?" Advantage to the more skillful team, advised Colm O'Rourke a few moons ago. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4015 - 29/06/2024 15:50:52 2555576 Link
Hope we turn up and give it a rattle today. At our best we can definitely turn the dubs over but it's a question of performing on the day when it matters now. Dirty enough day in the capital but should be cleared come 18:15 LárBáire (Galway) - Posts: 43 - 29/06/2024 17:00:30 2555586 Link
Safe travels all. I'll roaring ye on from Denver. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3143 - 29/06/2024 17:32:10 2555599 Link
First three Dublin kick outs chipped to an unmarked player with no pressure. First two Galway, kicked long and lost and over our bar in no time. If for no other reason Joyce should be moved on, you won't be beating better or equal teams when you're just giving them extra possessions. Five years now and they can't seem to identify that as a problem... It's so disappointing. Every kick out takes an age while Cluxton just gets it out quick... You'd think they'd copy the benchmark. Gilberto_Eire (Galway) - Posts: 80 - 29/06/2024 18:27:20 2555624 Link
Replying To Gilberto_Eire: "First three Dublin kick outs chipped to an unmarked player with no pressure. First two Galway, kicked long and lost and over our bar in no time. If for no other reason Joyce should be moved on, you won't be beating better or equal teams when you're just giving them extra possessions. Five years now and they can't seem to identify that as a problem... It's so disappointing. Every kick out takes an age while Cluxton just gets it out quick... You'd think they'd copy the benchmark." Whatever about Joyce going you are 100% right on the kick outs. Embarrassing the difference in quality Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 410 - 29/06/2024 18:52:15 2555636 Link
Senior intercounty kickouts vs some variation of kickouts that I wouldn't like to see at under 12. Also what in the name of god is Liam Silke doing on Con? He isnt a good one on one defender close to goal. See example of this year's Connacht Club final where he got destroyed all game for Corofin galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 832 - 29/06/2024 18:55:21 2555639 Link
There's a lot more to it than kickouts. Galway lack the overall pace required in a front8 to trouble this Dublin side. Just like 2022 final, Walsh and McDaid the only scorers against top opposition, and McDaid hasn't scored yet. Has now. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4015 - 29/06/2024 19:10:33 2555644 Link
Replying To galway19: "Senior intercounty kickouts vs some variation of kickouts that I wouldn't like to see at under 12. Also what in the name of god is Liam Silke doing on Con? He isnt a good one on one defender close to goal. See example of this year's Connacht Club final where he got destroyed all game for Corofin" Galway seem to be happy to be there. They don't look like a team with belief. Players just not good enough. crafty (Galway) - Posts: 258 - 29/06/2024 19:12:31 2555645 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "There's a lot more to it than kickouts. Galway lack the overall pace required in a front8 to trouble this Dublin side. Just like 2022 final, Walsh and McDaid the only scorers against top opposition, and McDaid hasn't scored yet. Has now." Kick outs = Possessions Possessions = shots at goal/points. Dublin scored at least 4 points within a minute of winning our long kick outs. We've won two of there's in the entire game. Reverse those stats and you have a different scoreline... It's really that simple. Gilberto_Eire (Galway) - Posts: 80 - 29/06/2024 19:34:16 2555652 Link
HON GALWAY!!! HON GALWAY!!! HON GALWAY!!! Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2397 - 29/06/2024 19:51:07 2555658 Link
Replying To crafty: "Galway seem to be happy to be there. They don't look like a team with belief. Players just not good enough." My God what is wrong with ya? Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 437 - 29/06/2024 19:52:22 2555659 Link
Have to say, ye were brilliant, well done, and best of luck going forward!!! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8708 - 29/06/2024 19:53:15 2555660 Link
Unreal Galway. Brilliant running in the second half. Well deserved. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8313 - 29/06/2024 19:53:25 2555662 Link
No voice left. Go and win it now galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 832 - 29/06/2024 19:54:06 2555663 Link