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Replying To Trump2020:  "When it comes to lads being picked or not being picked I have to believe injuries or fitness play a part in Joyce's decision who to play. I mean Joyce WANTS TO WIN so surely he tries to field the best possible team. He's not a stupid man in my opinion. We have been to 2 All Irelands under Joyce and I ask you to remember the days before he was hired when Mayo dominated and we did next to nothing. I don't want to go back to them days. I agree with you 100% about the window closing on this current team."
Of course he wants to win. That doesn't mean he has the tools to know how to get a team to win Sam. Mcdaid was full fit from what I'm hearing, John Daly too. Mcdaid was a nominee for footballer of the year in 22 and on the big day he has turned up for Galway. I'd have him ahead of all the half back line and half forward line that started against Meath. That Mayo team was the best Mayo team ever and we had a poor to middling team for a lot of that era. Them Kevin Walsh turned the tide in relation to loses to Mayo. PJ came in and we lost the first two Connacht finals to Mayo and they hammered us in the league in 20 & 21. Then in 22 CON arrived and seemed to bring us to the next level. He's clearly a top coach. A lot of posters here seem to be happy that we are competing at the top table which is fair as we weren't for long enough but is that what we are settling for. Trump 2020 I'll ask you this if PJ was the Kerry manager and had the same results since 2020 would he be the current Kerry manager ?

Green&Gold2013 (Galway) - Posts: 37 - 13/07/2025 13:04:46    2625249

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Replying To Green&Gold2013:  "Of course he wants to win. That doesn't mean he has the tools to know how to get a team to win Sam. Mcdaid was full fit from what I'm hearing, John Daly too. Mcdaid was a nominee for footballer of the year in 22 and on the big day he has turned up for Galway. I'd have him ahead of all the half back line and half forward line that started against Meath. That Mayo team was the best Mayo team ever and we had a poor to middling team for a lot of that era. Them Kevin Walsh turned the tide in relation to loses to Mayo. PJ came in and we lost the first two Connacht finals to Mayo and they hammered us in the league in 20 & 21. Then in 22 CON arrived and seemed to bring us to the next level. He's clearly a top coach. A lot of posters here seem to be happy that we are competing at the top table which is fair as we weren't for long enough but is that what we are settling for. Trump 2020 I'll ask you this if PJ was the Kerry manager and had the same results since 2020 would he be the current Kerry manager ?"
That can't be true that ye had nothing to work with in those years. Ye won an u21 all Ireland the year before Mayo did, a Mayo team that had the likes of Higgins and Colm Boyle. Ye had u21 success just before that and more again about 5 years later. So Galway had to have had players in those years Mayo were dominating Connacht. The expectations of Kerry are more akin to that of Real Madrid.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 246 - 13/07/2025 14:42:03    2625263

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Replying To FullOfPorter:  "That can't be true that ye had nothing to work with in those years. Ye won an u21 all Ireland the year before Mayo did, a Mayo team that had the likes of Higgins and Colm Boyle. Ye had u21 success just before that and more again about 5 years later. So Galway had to have had players in those years Mayo were dominating Connacht. The expectations of Kerry are more akin to that of Real Madrid."
We got very little top players from the 2011 u21 team. The 2013 team gave us three all stars in Shane, Damien and Ian Burke. This was the team that turned the tide but there wasn't enough players coming through before that. Exactly and why don't Connacht teams especially Galway and their tradition have these expectations. We settle for mediocrity and it's why Sam rarely makes it across the Shannon. Jimmy mc a prime example of changing the mindset and brought great success to Donegal. He just doesn't settle for anything but the best.

Green&Gold2013 (Galway) - Posts: 37 - 13/07/2025 15:05:41    2625268

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Replying To JahTribe:  "I agree and who is resonsible for the style of play, the players or the man on the line who was one of our most attacking flair players of all time but we are missing a Micheal Donnellan who cut through teams freeing up space for Joyce, Savo. O Flaherty has great pace but not the skill or vision of Donnellan but few players in any era have. Kelly and McDaid can also carry ball from deep but not at the electric pace we saw from Donnellan in his prime. We possibly have too many big men in the middle when what is needed is deadly accurate, fast and powerful forwards like Clifford and O'Shea, its a tragedy that Comer and to a lesser extent Walsh has been injured last few years when you see what he could bring in a very limited appearance against Meath,he caused chaos. There are another few years in Comer and Walsh, possibly Paul is coming to the end and should be brought into the management set up or my old chestnut he should go into goal where he could give us another 5 years."
Joyce is solely responsible for our style of play. Players don't choose how to play.
If we didn't slow things up in the middle third we'd beat anybody.
Joyce gets full credit for his time as a player and rightly so, but that should never be confused with his management style.
To be critical of his abilities as a manager is not knocking him as a player.
He wouldn't have done much either if the ball never went into him.

StopTheLights (Galway) - Posts: 438 - 13/07/2025 15:31:11    2625272

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Replying To Green&Gold2013:  "We got very little top players from the 2011 u21 team. The 2013 team gave us three all stars in Shane, Damien and Ian Burke. This was the team that turned the tide but there wasn't enough players coming through before that. Exactly and why don't Connacht teams especially Galway and their tradition have these expectations. We settle for mediocrity and it's why Sam rarely makes it across the Shannon. Jimmy mc a prime example of changing the mindset and brought great success to Donegal. He just doesn't settle for anything but the best."
Before that 2013 team ye won 3 u21s in 10 years 2002 to 2012. That's serious going. No one else bar Dublin was getting that sort of return. Obviously the most wasn't made of those players. Definitely agree that Connacht football needs a big change in mindset.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 246 - 13/07/2025 16:02:06    2625278

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Replying To kerry4sam25:  "Word is Kevin O'Brien from Corofin has put name forward. Mick Lundy, Derek Savage,Dave Neary as selectors. Michael French from Kildare as trainer."
Absolute manure....

Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 340 - 13/07/2025 16:47:39    2625281

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Now have a look at how good or bad Meath really are!!!!

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2665 - 13/07/2025 17:14:06    2625288

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Micky Graham is on otb doing the Meath game live. He said they are staying on for another year.

Kew (Galway) - Posts: 237 - 13/07/2025 17:20:32    2625293

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The loss two weeks ago was a disaster I feel Meath are a flash in the pan Down were a better outfit

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1620 - 13/07/2025 17:20:45    2625294

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Might need an additional 'steward's inquiry' about our qfinal debacle now, in light of Donegal's canter today?

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4315 - 13/07/2025 17:26:07    2625298

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We has 9 points after 55 min against this team. Just let that sink in and hang our heads.

jp_coyne (Galway) - Posts: 7 - 13/07/2025 17:39:48    2625306

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Replying To jm25:  "The loss two weeks ago was a disaster I feel Meath are a flash in the pan Down were a better outfit"
Don't be focusing on Meath. Focus on the fact that we lost to them, and Donegal beat them by TWENTY points.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4315 - 13/07/2025 17:44:40    2625308

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Replying To jp_coyne:  "We has 9 points after 55 min against this team. Just let that sink in and hang our heads."
Not the way sports works, no need to put boot in.
The 3 weeks in a row caught up with us, but look,
the 2 best teams are in final
Enjoy

suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1759 - 13/07/2025 17:51:35    2625316

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Replying To jp_coyne:  "We has 9 points after 55 min against this team. Just let that sink in and hang our heads."
Your probably saying We were lucky to Draw with Derry and should have been KO of Championship at that stage,lucky to beat Armagh by 1pt and lucky to beat Down but sure the luck ran out against Meath.

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2665 - 13/07/2025 18:22:30    2625330

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Replying To suckvalleypaddy:  "Not the way sports works, no need to put boot in.
The 3 weeks in a row caught up with us, but look,
the 2 best teams are in final
Enjoy"
I agree with that paddy. My comment meant many things putting them down wasn't it. As a catalyst to what needs to be brought next year. more speed, more scoring attempts and throw shackles off

jp_coyne (Galway) - Posts: 7 - 13/07/2025 18:44:53    2625334

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Replying To JahTribe:  "I agree and who is resonsible for the style of play, the players or the man on the line who was one of our most attacking flair players of all time but we are missing a Micheal Donnellan who cut through teams freeing up space for Joyce, Savo. O Flaherty has great pace but not the skill or vision of Donnellan but few players in any era have. Kelly and McDaid can also carry ball from deep but not at the electric pace we saw from Donnellan in his prime. We possibly have too many big men in the middle when what is needed is deadly accurate, fast and powerful forwards like Clifford and O'Shea, its a tragedy that Comer and to a lesser extent Walsh has been injured last few years when you see what he could bring in a very limited appearance against Meath,he caused chaos. There are another few years in Comer and Walsh, possibly Paul is coming to the end and should be brought into the management set up or my old chestnut he should go into goal where he could give us another 5 years."
They hardly give the sub goalkeeper a chance let alone bring Paul Conroy in.

Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 525 - 13/07/2025 18:47:05    2625335

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Don't be focusing on Meath. Focus on the fact that we lost to them, and Donegal beat them by TWENTY points."
I am it was a disaster on our part

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1620 - 13/07/2025 18:51:32    2625337

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So now we're seeing where we're at! The stark daylight is showing the gap now.
We're a very significant percentage off the level it takes to win an All Ireland. That's the harsh reality. I'm not exactly sure what that percentage is but it's big! Donegal ripped a barely even mediocre Meath to bits today, and it just serves to highlight the shambolic prep and setup we had that allowed that young, inexperienced Meath team to boss and beat us. I lay that on management. It's barely forgivable.

togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1091 - 13/07/2025 19:08:28    2625342

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Don't be focusing on Meath. Focus on the fact that we lost to them, and Donegal beat them by TWENTY points."
I hear Micky Graham saying today him and PJ will be there next year.
I wonder will Co Board and/or football Clubs go with that?

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2537 - 13/07/2025 19:19:29    2625345

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Replying To Green&Gold2013:  "Of course he wants to win. That doesn't mean he has the tools to know how to get a team to win Sam. Mcdaid was full fit from what I'm hearing, John Daly too. Mcdaid was a nominee for footballer of the year in 22 and on the big day he has turned up for Galway. I'd have him ahead of all the half back line and half forward line that started against Meath. That Mayo team was the best Mayo team ever and we had a poor to middling team for a lot of that era. Them Kevin Walsh turned the tide in relation to loses to Mayo. PJ came in and we lost the first two Connacht finals to Mayo and they hammered us in the league in 20 & 21. Then in 22 CON arrived and seemed to bring us to the next level. He's clearly a top coach. A lot of posters here seem to be happy that we are competing at the top table which is fair as we weren't for long enough but is that what we are settling for. Trump 2020 I'll ask you this if PJ was the Kerry manager and had the same results since 2020 would he be the current Kerry manager ?"
Great question. I'd say he would NOT be the Kerry manager with his results. Being a former Galway Star player buys time for Joyce I believe.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2594 - 13/07/2025 19:43:41    2625349

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