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Replying To TanCanRan: "You can asterisk anything you want. The All-Irelands are there. They're the currency and no amount of mental gymnastics will change that. Across all levels, hurling has been more successful than football. Same for Camogie over ladies football." 2 games to win most of those !! Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 143 - 11/12/2024 21:17:24 2583202 Link
Replying To TanCanRan: "And the Galway hurlers have an All-Ireland senior since the footballers. What exactly is the point in picking an arbitrary win?" You brought up the minor and U20/21 wins, you've ignored the poor transition of underage wins in hurling to Senior success, about 17%, footballers are returning almost 40%. We haven't won an underage hurling title, All Ireland or Provincial since entering the Leinster underage hurling championship and that unfortunately that doesn't look like ending soon. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 774 - 11/12/2024 21:49:43 2583206 Link
Replying To Belclare7: "2 games to win most of those !!" Answer me this belclare would you consider yourself a galway footballer supporter or a galway GAA supporter because giving digs against your own county doesnt come across well, id love for you to say that statment to the likes of Joe Cooney, Brendan Lynskey, Pete Finnerty or the late Tony Keady who gave great service to Galway hurling but sour football men like yourself judge all ireland by games played i see Galway456 (Galway) - Posts: 120 - 11/12/2024 21:54:39 2583209 Link
Replying To GDL: "You brought up the minor and U20/21 wins, you've ignored the poor transition of underage wins in hurling to Senior success, about 17%, footballers are returning almost 40%. We haven't won an underage hurling title, All Ireland or Provincial since entering the Leinster underage hurling championship and that unfortunately that doesn't look like ending soon." It is a poor return but it shows the early talent is there. The transition to senior players is the issue but we are producing quality player. Why doesn't it look like ending soon? Are you following the U14 talent in hurling that closely. TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 237 - 11/12/2024 22:19:40 2583218 Link
Replying To Belclare7: "2 games to win most of those !!" As opposed to three in football. If they draw London, Sligo or Leitrim and then Roscommon and Mayo in a Connacht final. TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 237 - 11/12/2024 22:20:39 2583219 Link
Replying To Belclare7: "Your posts over the last few days are prove that hurling at county level in Galway is in serious decline and a stranglehold on our county board..." Hahahaha. Ridiculous. I could come out with nonsense like posters like you are why football was a running joke before PJ and Scan. But I'm not that ridiculous. TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 237 - 11/12/2024 22:22:53 2583221 Link
Replying To TanCanRan: "Most of that is hurling. The only real show in town. Senior club football has been a really low standard for the past few years." This is the post that started all this..... Tancanran has issues with Galway football... I mean he has been on the football thread here knocking club football and everything about it for a week nearly now... Doesn't like facts been thrown at him then.. Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 143 - 11/12/2024 23:39:19 2583228 Link
Replying To Galway456: "Answer me this belclare would you consider yourself a galway footballer supporter or a galway GAA supporter because giving digs against your own county doesnt come across well, id love for you to say that statment to the likes of Joe Cooney, Brendan Lynskey, Pete Finnerty or the late Tony Keady who gave great service to Galway hurling but sour football men like yourself judge all ireland by games played i see" There's a couple of sour Galway hurling snobs polluting this thread, so it's ironic you're asking belclare that question and not them. Their digs against the footballers don't come across too well either. Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 887 - 11/12/2024 23:53:57 2583229 Link
Replying To Ailteoir: "There's a couple of sour Galway hurling snobs polluting this thread, so it's ironic you're asking belclare that question and not them. Their digs against the footballers don't come across too well either." Your right our own county men shouldnt be giving digs at eachother but we are only posters on a forum at the end of a day, what i have a problem with is belcare having a dig at the men who represented our county in the 80s and won 3 all irelands but some smart alike is giving digs at the amount of games they played. Galway456 (Galway) - Posts: 120 - 12/12/2024 10:35:45 2583264 Link
Lads will ye drop the hurling Vs football **. Focus on the football here and hurling over on the other thread. It isn't ideal and probably will never be perfect but a combined board make so much sense for a load of reasons. If it was my decision I wouldn't spend another penny on either Tuam or Pearse and Id build a multi-purpose center somewhere close to the motorway - we can dream! The_DOC (Galway)** - Posts: 738 - 12/12/2024 10:35:54 2583265 Link
The last 5 pages of this thread are embarrassing. The level of pettiness of a few so-called hurling or football people. They always have to run down the other. I've played and coached both hurling and football, and I'm far from alone in that. I've had the joy of seeing Galway win All-Irelands in both, and the heartbreak of losing plenty more. We're all well aware of the terrible decisions made by previous county board executives. Dragging them up again is only going over old ground. In fairness to the current county board, they've made point if trying to ensure equal support for both codes in the county. Things appear to be far better run than they have in the past. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2210 - 12/12/2024 11:14:56 2583269 Link
Replying To WanPintWin: "The last 5 pages of this thread are embarrassing. The level of pettiness of a few so-called hurling or football people. They always have to run down the other. I've played and coached both hurling and football, and I'm far from alone in that. I've had the joy of seeing Galway win All-Irelands in both, and the heartbreak of losing plenty more. We're all well aware of the terrible decisions made by previous county board executives. Dragging them up again is only going over old ground. In fairness to the current county board, they've made point if trying to ensure equal support for both codes in the county. Things appear to be far better run than they have in the past." You things are gone to pot when we're the voice of reason! The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 738 - 12/12/2024 12:42:17 2583289 Link
Replying To WanPintWin: "The last 5 pages of this thread are embarrassing. The level of pettiness of a few so-called hurling or football people. They always have to run down the other. I've played and coached both hurling and football, and I'm far from alone in that. I've had the joy of seeing Galway win All-Irelands in both, and the heartbreak of losing plenty more. We're all well aware of the terrible decisions made by previous county board executives. Dragging them up again is only going over old ground. In fairness to the current county board, they've made point if trying to ensure equal support for both codes in the county. Things appear to be far better run than they have in the past." Well said , cant we all agree at least that we hate Mayo and Tipp! puckemhard (Galway) - Posts: 230 - 12/12/2024 14:02:40 2583310 Link
Replying To TanCanRan: "As opposed to three in football. If they draw London, Sligo or Leitrim and then Roscommon and Mayo in a Connacht final." What are you on about? They played 8 to get to a final last year... Look, drop it like a good lad and head over to your hurling thread.. You're embarrassing yourself here Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 143 - 12/12/2024 18:20:40 2583351 Link
Replying To Galway456: "Your right our own county men shouldnt be giving digs at eachother but we are only posters on a forum at the end of a day, what i have a problem with is belcare having a dig at the men who represented our county in the 80s and won 3 all irelands but some smart alike is giving digs at the amount of games they played." I never had a dig at any of the hurling legends... I was simply saying in 1988 Galway played 2 games to win an All Ireland.. Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 143 - 12/12/2024 18:22:19 2583352 Link
Replying To puckemhard: "Well said , cant we all agree at least that we hate Mayo and Tipp!" No. Cant even agree on that. Although I do have a dislike for Tipp. With Mayo its a rivalry, but most genuine GAA supporters I know will support Mayo under the Connacht umbrella , if Galway are out anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 960 - 13/12/2024 10:26:16 2583414 Link
Jim Gavin was saying no reason pearse stadium should not be almost sold out for Galway v Armagh In jan I'd be surprised if they get 8-10 thousand I go most of Galway games home and away and usually home matches 3-4 thousand on a good day now with extra charge for kids prob won't kelp I know it's only €5 but mostly what happens a parent goes brings his son or daughter and prib 2-3 of there friends for day out the if they want get more to go advertising is key and reduce price which no hope of thst ,, Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 960 - 13/12/2024 10:47:13 2583419 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "Jim Gavin was saying no reason pearse stadium should not be almost sold out for Galway v Armagh In jan I'd be surprised if they get 8-10 thousand I go most of Galway games home and away and usually home matches 3-4 thousand on a good day now with extra charge for kids prob won't kelp I know it's only €5 but mostly what happens a parent goes brings his son or daughter and prib 2-3 of there friends for day out the if they want get more to go advertising is key and reduce price which no hope of thst ,," 10,000.......for a January league game......I doubt it. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3908 - 13/12/2024 11:49:42 2583430 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "10,000.......for a January league game......I doubt it." There was 8,000 at Galway v Mayo FBD game in 2020 before Prenty and co moved those games indoor where the capacity was under 2000. Armagh will bring a following won't be close to sell out as Jim thinks (that's him talking up the new rules) but 10,000 is a possibility Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 266 - 13/12/2024 17:11:59 2583468 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "There was 8,000 at Galway v Mayo FBD game in 2020 before Prenty and co moved those games indoor where the capacity was under 2000. Armagh will bring a following won't be close to sell out as Jim thinks (that's him talking up the new rules) but 10,000 is a possibility" There might have been 8000 at the game 7000 were probably from mayo they get big crowds at challenge game's minor77 (Galway) - Posts: 249 - 13/12/2024 20:49:28 2583482 Link