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Replying To Maroonatic: "I know the soccer people use it all the time, but surely 'getting a result' is a redundant statement. Whether you win lose or draw you still get a result do you not?" Presumably it's not redundant to soccer people so. My use of the term was in response to the poster that I was responding to, who had used that specific term. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4802 - 08/06/2026 14:40:29 2678690 Link
Getting a result= Avoiding defeat. Pretty accepted turn of phrase. No need to be pedantic! Overdahill (Galway) - Posts: 141 - 08/06/2026 17:19:34 2678720 Link
As I said 2 months ago objective 1 was to win Leinster and go straight through to All Ireland Semi Final and then see where this journey brings us. 4 weeks off to get squad fit and prepped for the semi final. All the pressure is on Cork desperately trying to win a All Ireland. Galway are in great position for one of those classic All Ireland Semi Final ambushes Galway are capable of producing. katser (Galway) - Posts: 2867 - 09/06/2026 11:39:41 2678765 Link
Replying To katser: "As I said 2 months ago objective 1 was to win Leinster and go straight through to All Ireland Semi Final and then see where this journey brings us. 4 weeks off to get squad fit and prepped for the semi final. All the pressure is on Cork desperately trying to win a All Ireland. Galway are in great position for one of those classic All Ireland Semi Final ambushes Galway are capable of producing." If we can get all our injured lads back you'd never know. Stranger things have happened. SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 274 - 10/06/2026 23:57:25 2678938 Link
Replying To Overdahill: "Getting a result= Avoiding defeat. Pretty accepted turn of phrase. No need to be pedantic!" Galway will 'get a result' in the semi final. Guaranteed Maroonatic (Galway) - Posts: 1082 - 11/06/2026 07:34:13 2678942 Link
Replying To katser: "As I said 2 months ago objective 1 was to win Leinster and go straight through to All Ireland Semi Final and then see where this journey brings us. 4 weeks off to get squad fit and prepped for the semi final. All the pressure is on Cork desperately trying to win a All Ireland. Galway are in great position for one of those classic All Ireland Semi Final ambushes Galway are capable of producing." There also capable of falling flat on their faces like they did u20 this year against Clare just dont know what Galway will turn up. Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 455 - 11/06/2026 22:08:17 2679052 Link
Replying To Tiger1: "There also capable of falling flat on their faces like they did u20 this year against Clare just dont know what Galway will turn up." What does 'falling flat of their faces' mean? That Galway Clare match played out fairly closely with my expectations, having seen a few of the performances of those two sides all season. If a performance aligns with expectations, even if the result is bad, does that then qualify for the 'flat of faces' cliché tag? Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4802 - 12/06/2026 00:42:33 2679068 Link
Replying To Tiger1: "There also capable of falling flat on their faces like they did u20 this year against Clare just dont know what Galway will turn up." If following Galway upsets you so much unfollow them. Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 350 - 12/06/2026 08:26:26 2679071 Link
Replying To Crashingwaves: "If following Galway upsets you so much unfollow them." The U20's did not fall flat in their face. That Clare team came through a tough Munster campaign on the back of winning a Minor some years ago. Galway on the other hand were beaten in a Minor final where they conceded heavily and again they did the same at U20 level. They just did not have the defensive players at that age. Our senior team is similar as highlighted once Daithi went off the field last Saturday. If the defence can be tightened up and Daithi is injury free Galway have a serious chance with any opposition. Watchthepost (Dublin) - Posts: 7 - 12/06/2026 10:20:36 2679087 Link
Replying To Tiger1: "There also capable of falling flat on their faces like they did u20 this year against Clare just dont know what Galway will turn up." Could say that about a lot of counties, Dublin especially. Galway have been very competitive in all matches this year, their opening round loss by 5 to Tipperary was their heaviest defeat this year. Their 5 championship wins to date have all been by a minimum of 8 points. Triffic (Galway) - Posts: 186 - 12/06/2026 11:00:45 2679094 Link
What is Rory Burkes injury? How serious etc? Is it a reoccurrence of the same injury or new one? Very important player for us. I think it is all there for this team. Our efficiency against Dublin was really good as opposed to other games where we have been putting everything wide. We may well lose the semi final but there is no reason to think it is a foregone conclusion. If we lose the other team will know they had a serious test. This group of lads have something about them. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1962 - 12/06/2026 11:33:37 2679103 Link
Replying To Mayonman: "What is Rory Burkes injury? How serious etc? Is it a reoccurrence of the same injury or new one? Very important player for us. I think it is all there for this team. Our efficiency against Dublin was really good as opposed to other games where we have been putting everything wide. We may well lose the semi final but there is no reason to think it is a foregone conclusion. If we lose the other team will know they had a serious test. This group of lads have something about them." Not sure, myself I heard Michael Duignan say in podcast that it was his hammer, but not sure how much truth is in it. ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 106 - 12/06/2026 14:15:56 2679149 Link
Minors well beaten by Limerick. Hard luck lads. Congratulations and good luck to Limerick. Sigh. SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 274 - 13/06/2026 18:32:37 2679299 Link
Is there that much of a difference between Leinster and Munster hurling and players. First the 20s out played and out muscled, now the minors... It looks like all leinster is doing at the moment is developing inflated egos.... Lets hope it doesn't follow through to the seniors. Armchairreporter (Galway) - Posts: 148 - 13/06/2026 19:03:38 2679311 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "Is there that much of a difference between Leinster and Munster hurling and players. First the 20s out played and out muscled, now the minors... It looks like all leinster is doing at the moment is developing inflated egos.... Lets hope it doesn't follow through to the seniors." I cant really speak on individual players but the round robin in Munster is very competitive in general. It battle hardens teams and players. The games are pretty intense and it stands to the teams coming down the stretch. Limerick started munster very poorly but have improved steadily with every game. Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 576 - 13/06/2026 19:41:14 2679325 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "Is there that much of a difference between Leinster and Munster hurling and players. First the 20s out played and out muscled, now the minors... It looks like all leinster is doing at the moment is developing inflated egos.... Lets hope it doesn't follow through to the seniors." That minor team was losing by 12 points to Kilkenny and came back to draw and then win in extra time. A freakish kind of result. Imo the level of real ability in the team was best measured by the nature of their performance for the greater part of that game that produced that 12 point deficit. I dont think inflated egos had anything to do with it. Underage hurling in Munster is clearly of a higher standard than Leinster at the moment. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 2140 - 13/06/2026 19:45:14 2679328 Link
Replying To Armchairreporter: "Is there that much of a difference between Leinster and Munster hurling and players. First the 20s out played and out muscled, now the minors... It looks like all leinster is doing at the moment is developing inflated egos.... Lets hope it doesn't follow through to the seniors." There's a massive difference at u21 level/ u20 level for the last 15 years or so. It was like as if every Munster county eventually lifted their preparation, and consequent performance in this grade, by light years in those 15 years, while Galway and KK just continued to operate in the same vein, and found themselves outclassed in the grade, in turn by Clare,Waterford, Limerick, Cork, Tipp, with ever increasing regularity and predictability in the timespan 2011-2026. That trend also explains why Limerick and Cork are now the two best senior squads in the country, and why Clare and Tipp had the quality to win the last two senior allireland titles. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4802 - 13/06/2026 20:34:04 2679342 Link
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "That minor team was losing by 12 points to Kilkenny and came back to draw and then win in extra time. A freakish kind of result. Imo the level of real ability in the team was best measured by the nature of their performance for the greater part of that game that produced that 12 point deficit. I dont think inflated egos had anything to do with it. Underage hurling in Munster is clearly of a higher standard than Leinster at the moment." But kilkenny also got hammered by cork..all 5 of the Munster counties would have won Leinster.. Pepper1 (Galway) - Posts: 33 - 13/06/2026 21:56:08 2679382 Link