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A big worry has to be the amount we conceding v Tyrone , dubs and Kerry got 1 point out last 3 matches 2 of them at home and in reality lucky get draw v Tyrone can't understand management naming players to start and had no notion of starting i remember when Joyce became manger he said he would not be doing that , lets be honest Sean Kelly is a full back no where else and he does a good job there , Mulkerrins not near good enough he can't kick the ball didn't kick one ball 2 day ,, silke not a centre back Mcdaid all star midfielder 2 years ago don't think he has played there since conroy is a sub now in my opinion was poor v Tyrone at full forward poor v dubs and again 2 day at midfield his legs are not up 2 it now I'm afraid o curraine and o Laoi not either Darcy gone way back 2 many players are struggling at wrong time year ,, Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1033 - 23/03/2025 19:20:11 2598096 Link 1 |
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Let's be honest, all the smart money is going on Kerry to win AI. The question is, can Galway get up to that level. One thing that annoys me is talk about and reliance on 2 scoring forwards - Walsh and Finnerty. These lads are fine "on their day". But the rest of the panel must surely realise not 100% dependanle when the pressure comes on and it matters most. I think other players with the required "bottle" e.g. Sweeney, Comer, O'Neill need to up their scoring stats. big time. Tbh, I think Sean Kelly's main attribute could be on-field organisation - although, good enough for the occasional goal, does sweet f-all else. Pj needs to identify his on field marshals (not Walsh/Finnerty) and challenge them to go out and do a man's job. Really (Galway) - Posts: 626 - 23/03/2025 19:52:13 2598115 Link 0 |
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Bad day at the office, very too open defensively which will need to be worked on before the championship semi final against the rossies in Salthill. Did Joyce really want to reach the league final I'd wonder? Trip to New York on the Thursday after it was perhaps more on the minds? Be interesting to see how Mayo now fare with Kerry next Sunday in comparison to Galway today. Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 331 - 23/03/2025 19:58:01 2598118 Link 0 |
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Then change it up.Surely our goalkeeper should be able to change it up.
Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 401 - 23/03/2025 20:15:57 2598123 Link 0 |
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Pj, rightfully after AI final said the misses cost us. He's competitive, and wants to win every game. Of course, he'd have relished a chance to win a national league title. We've a huge panel, and imagine the confidence of winning a league title would bring to the US trip. Obviously, overconfidence would be guarded against.
Really (Galway) - Posts: 626 - 23/03/2025 20:17:46 2598124 Link 1 |
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I think Galway woukd probably have targeted winning the league at start as bar comer Galway has most of panel available ,, its time put players in best position 4 weeks 2 day is when championship starts and Roscommon would cut through that back line that started 2 day no problem my team v Roscommon Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1033 - 23/03/2025 20:27:42 2598125 Link 0 |
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From PJ's own stats post match. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2361 - 23/03/2025 21:22:21 2598139 Link 1 |
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Stats are stats but they having being run around in last 3 matches most of Galway half back line at present can not kick the ball Maher in midfield great man out there but he can't kick it either and they are fact's unless Padraig starts putting players in there best position he may stop talking about stats in reality none of our present goalies are good enough either lucky for Galway Shane Walsh was on fire first 4/5 matches or we be in division 2 Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1033 - 23/03/2025 21:56:00 2598150 Link 1 |
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No I don't think they can get to that level to be honest. Capable of capitalising if the very best teams are off it but can you really see them beating any of Kerry, Armagh, Dublin or Donegal if there at there best
JimB1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 14 - 23/03/2025 22:09:32 2598154 Link 0 |
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Once again, it's not all bad news after our loss in the last league match. The main goal of staying in Division 1 has been achieved. Many people are complaining about being too exposed, but this is part of the new rules. Galway's defensive approach last year allowed us to use plenty of sweepers when necessary, which helped us limit the scores against us. These new rules are once again putting defenders in situations where man-to-man marking is essential, a skill that has started to decline in our game. I believe this could be a challenge for us later in the championship since many of our defenders aren't used to marking opponents directly. On a positive note, our forward play looks promising, especially with Shane Walsh's performance throughout the league, and today Robert Finnerty was moving really well. However, we still seem too dependent on our primary scoring threats, and I was hoping we might discover a new scoring forward during the league. Overall, there have been some great positives throughout the league, and now the real competition begins. I'm looking forward to what I hope will be a long summer for the maroon and white. Galwayboy64 (Galway) - Posts: 9 - 23/03/2025 23:02:54 2598172 Link 0 |
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1-12 against Wexford. I suppose you found the body language convincing again on the day.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4038 - 24/03/2025 00:06:16 2598176 Link 0 |
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Undoubtedly Galway are better than they showed yesterday, but I think the ship has sailed as far as SAM in concerned. Both Kerry and Dublin bullied us with ease, and we are one of the oldest teams in Division 1 or 2 now. I notice the big bookie has not changed his book for the all Ireland with Galway still in 4th place at 9/2 while league finalists Mayo are 16/1 while both are evens more or less for Connacht. Several of the new players who shone in the first few games have been exposed, now as teams fitness improves and they get to grips with the new rules. We started without 4 of the players who started our last championship game, 2 of them in the FB line, so their return should tighten things up somewhat. For me the biggest disappointment of the League was the injury to McLoughlan and no game time for Egan, both of whom we could do with badly, at least on the bench. The game NY could turn out to be a total farce with that team not having had in intercounty game in over a year and no experience of the new rules.
giveitlong (Galway) - Posts: 1267 - 24/03/2025 06:56:22 2598180 Link 2 |
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Galway with their best players fit can beat any of those teams. Have beaten all over recent years and those teams have beaten each other and us. Very little between these 4 teams over the past 4 years(Donegal relatively new tot that mix but they are in it now as are a few others). Your consistent narrative is that when Galway win then the other team are off it or Galway were very lucky but when they lose it there is no allowance for Galway being unlucky on injuries or poor execution. Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 415 - 24/03/2025 08:47:53 2598187 Link 0 |
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Pointless talking about Kerry, Donegal, Dublin. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 477 - 24/03/2025 09:22:14 2598193 Link 1 |
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Liemr8vk we're worse vs wexford then kk but maybe down few issues but still kk were impressive that day come on and anyway I would kk more galway in leinster ehen comes down to it
Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 660 - 24/03/2025 09:25:22 2598195 Link 0 |
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Dunno why they don't try and make more use of John Daly in that regard, I can see his weaknesses but you are right, we don't have much by way of long passers other than Conroy
Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 415 - 24/03/2025 09:53:25 2598211 Link 0 |
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The mad thing with yesterday is that McGrath did a very good job on David Clifford who only scored 0-2 from play and wasn't a major factor in the game. And Kerry still put up a huge score. That said Galway were missing maybe 5 players who might start if everyone was available. And another went off injured early on. Lots to be worked on over the next month. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2361 - 24/03/2025 10:32:37 2598225 Link 1 |
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Not defensively he wasn't.
Triffic (Galway) - Posts: 166 - 24/03/2025 10:33:10 2598227 Link 0 |
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mcdaid was poor again, don't see it mentioned much here while others get plenty of it cocopop (Roscommon) - Posts: 42 - 24/03/2025 10:46:18 2598236 Link 2 |
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He still was a link and created a hell of a lot but yes it was least of our worries yesterday. Rossies arnt overly happy with how they are going but they have mercurial forwards who if get on a run are hard manage. Defensive wise they are not the strongest so should have enough overall. A Connacht final may bank holiday in castlebar would be a great test jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1417 - 24/03/2025 10:49:13 2598237 Link 0 |