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Replying To Viking66:  "No reason at all Liam can't be West of the Shannon again this year. Noone is standing out."
Hopefully you don't mean Clare there Viking! lol

tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 16/06/2023 11:44:25    2486818

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Replying To jobber:  "Good God but it must be hard to be a Galway county hurler listening to that kind of stuff after coming within seconds of winning Leinster after being 8 points down.Ye almost beat Limerick last year and ok its a tougher path to Liam now but ye have every chance with Tipp.Move on"
Welcome to Galway hurling. It's been like this for as long as I can remember!

A load of emotional fans who build the team up and tear them down. If Buckley had drove that shot wide they'd be claiming we're favourites!

Kinvara (Galway) - Posts: 182 - 16/06/2023 12:09:47    2486829

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Replying To Kinvara:  "Welcome to Galway hurling. It's been like this for as long as I can remember!

A load of emotional fans who build the team up and tear them down. If Buckley had drove that shot wide they'd be claiming we're favourites!"
No one I know would have claimed galway were favourites has we beaten the cats.

Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 16/06/2023 12:27:24    2486833

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Replying To jobber:  "Good God but it must be hard to be a Galway county hurler listening to that kind of stuff after coming within seconds of winning Leinster after being 8 points down.Ye almost beat Limerick last year and ok its a tougher path to Liam now but ye have every chance with Tipp.Move on"
Galway have it in them to beat any team on their day, but no way will they beat tipp, limerick, and likely kilkenny in the next 6 weeks or so,, that's not me tearing the team down, it's just being realistic.

Galway will need 3 excellent consecutive performances, not likely considering they haven't managed 2 excellent performances in the same championship in decades (I'm including 2017 in that).

Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 16/06/2023 12:32:30    2486838

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "Have Clare won a game in Croke Park since 2013? Fans or no fans.
Yet, they'd still have a bit of confidence in the progress they're making.
Some of the commentary is over the top for sure.
Do we have problems, absolutely. For a start we're conceding goals far too easily from teams simply running at us. Our performance also fluctuates wildly within games.
However, are we capable of beating contenders for the All-Ireland. I certainly think so.
Every county left in the race has a number of problems, some greater than others.
While Limerick are definitely favourites and may move up a few gears when they hit Croke Park, I think most of the rest of the teams are capable of beating each other on a given day.
We're not at the level we want, but it's also not the end of the world. Looking forward to a big game against the winner of Tipp-Offaly."
I'm a Limerick fan since the 90s they are my 2nd team after Wexford. I don't think they are any more likely to win the AI this year right now than 4 of the other 7 contenders.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14249 - 16/06/2023 12:37:49    2486840

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Replying To tommy k:  "Hopefully you don't mean Clare there Viking! lol"
Could be them, you or Limerick, Tipp or Kilkenny. Hoping Limwrick do it but would be happy enough to see ye or Clare win it. Only way I'll be supporting someone else in the final is if its Tipp v Kilkenny in which case I'll be supporting the neighbours!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14249 - 16/06/2023 12:40:03    2486841

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Replying To Viking66:  "No reason at all Liam can't be West of the Shannon again this year. Noone is standing out."
Now that's what I have been saying all along!!
The thing is when we beat Tipp there will be over 30,000 Galway fans in Croke Park for the All Ireland Semi Final and wait till you read the scitter from the Galway lads who say we haven't a snowballs chance in hell!!
It's easy get Galway people back on side when the team win a big match ie v Tipp.
There would be some craick if C. Cooney was MOM v Tipp!!!

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2481 - 16/06/2023 13:07:10    2486857

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Replying To katser:  "Now that's what I have been saying all along!!
The thing is when we beat Tipp there will be over 30,000 Galway fans in Croke Park for the All Ireland Semi Final and wait till you read the scitter from the Galway lads who say we haven't a snowballs chance in hell!!
It's easy get Galway people back on side when the team win a big match ie v Tipp.
There would be some craick if C. Cooney was MOM v Tipp!!!"
Bet he isn't though......

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14249 - 16/06/2023 13:28:30    2486874

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Replying To Kinvara:  "Welcome to Galway hurling. It's been like this for as long as I can remember!

A load of emotional fans who build the team up and tear them down. If Buckley had drove that shot wide they'd be claiming we're favourites!"
Very good point, even all the analysts are saying that!

ecad123 (Galway) - Posts: 272 - 16/06/2023 14:08:36    2486893

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Replying To Viking66:  "Bet he isn't though......"
Considering only about 30% of our team played to their ability v KK and lost by 1pt, it would be a fool who would underestimate Galway.
Poor Conor he hasn't been clicking for awhile, I'd love to see him fire over 3-4pts from play v Tipp!!
Isn't it a great feeling to be right in the mix and a chance for the All Ireland Semi Final!

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2481 - 16/06/2023 14:14:12    2486901

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Replying To katser:  "Considering only about 30% of our team played to their ability v KK and lost by 1pt, it would be a fool who would underestimate Galway.
Poor Conor he hasn't been clicking for awhile, I'd love to see him fire over 3-4pts from play v Tipp!!
Isn't it a great feeling to be right in the mix and a chance for the All Ireland Semi Final!"
I agree with you Katser. Sport exists to get us away from everyday 'realism'. Why can't it be us? As some of the lads said no one is standing out. Not a lot of pace but plenty of experience and guile. Hopefully Offaly will ruffle a few Tipp feathers on the way. Gaillimh abú!

Coolockweigan (Galway) - Posts: 29 - 16/06/2023 19:41:11    2486991

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Replying To ecad123:  "Very good point, even all the analysts are saying that!"
The difference between the 'emotional fans' and a sizeable cohort of the southern analysts, is that the emotional fans like to see the Galway hurlers winning.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3911 - 17/06/2023 13:00:29    2487043

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if tipp beat galway wait til you hear all the munster v leinster rubbish, wheras if galway win there wont be a word.

clare_sparrow (Galway) - Posts: 441 - 19/06/2023 09:19:23    2487057

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Replying To clare_sparrow:  "if tipp beat galway wait til you hear all the munster v leinster rubbish, wheras if galway win there wont be a word."
We are already hearing about it from you so you're kind of contradicting yourself there!
Provincial cships are over. Give it a rest

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 19/06/2023 10:04:07    2487094

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Disgrace still no venue

CillTormoir (Galway) - Posts: 499 - 19/06/2023 10:14:49    2487103

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Replying To tiobraid:  "We are already hearing about it from you so you're kind of contradicting yourself there!
Provincial cships are over. Give it a rest"
I dont agree with it at all. Leinster and Munster standard similar IMO. Galway & Kilkenny are better then any Munster team bar Limerick over the past 2-3 years. Waterford = useless. Clare = over hyped. Tipp = poor in recent years. Cork = 2nd best in Munster but miles off Galway last year. Limerick = best team Ive ever seen.

clare_sparrow (Galway) - Posts: 441 - 19/06/2023 10:36:27    2487129

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Replying To clare_sparrow:  "I dont agree with it at all. Leinster and Munster standard similar IMO. Galway & Kilkenny are better then any Munster team bar Limerick over the past 2-3 years. Waterford = useless. Clare = over hyped. Tipp = poor in recent years. Cork = 2nd best in Munster but miles off Galway last year. Limerick = best team Ive ever seen."
Most people are getting caught up in this far too much. My opinion for what its worth is that Munster over the last few years offers (in general) more competitive matches on average than Leinster where there are more one sided matches. I think the atmosphere is also better. You have arguably 5 of the top 8 currently in Munster - but thats also open to debate. There was a thread on here at start of the year ranking teams and I had KK and Galway second and third and i think most have them at least in the top 4. Many acknowledged the Leinster final had a better standard of hurling than the Munster final but I dont think there has ever been much of a debate regarding standard of Galway and Kk. Its the overall competitiveness with some of the games that some people are arguing. These things go in cycles too and we will probably never see such a competitive cship as we did this year.
Also for the Munster teams that are left, I dont see too many of their supporters singing the praises of the other two or hoping they win if their own county dont.

Its going to be an interesting month or so. With the news of Hannon out for the semi final, I'm sure the winners on Saturday will go into that game believing. Its been a great cship so far and I'm sure therell be a tonne of talking points next Monday here but hopefully the prov thing is way down the list.

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 19/06/2023 11:01:16    2487164

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Replying To tiobraid:  "Most people are getting caught up in this far too much. My opinion for what its worth is that Munster over the last few years offers (in general) more competitive matches on average than Leinster where there are more one sided matches. I think the atmosphere is also better. You have arguably 5 of the top 8 currently in Munster - but thats also open to debate. There was a thread on here at start of the year ranking teams and I had KK and Galway second and third and i think most have them at least in the top 4. Many acknowledged the Leinster final had a better standard of hurling than the Munster final but I dont think there has ever been much of a debate regarding standard of Galway and Kk. Its the overall competitiveness with some of the games that some people are arguing. These things go in cycles too and we will probably never see such a competitive cship as we did this year.
Also for the Munster teams that are left, I dont see too many of their supporters singing the praises of the other two or hoping they win if their own county dont.

Its going to be an interesting month or so. With the news of Hannon out for the semi final, I'm sure the winners on Saturday will go into that game believing. Its been a great cship so far and I'm sure therell be a tonne of talking points next Monday here but hopefully the prov thing is way down the list."
Atmosphere is a dangerous wan though. You get great 'atmosphere' at many Premier League soccer games, where the fare on offer is dreadfully boring tripe, that would put you to sleep in 5mins or less.

The game that can't be eradicated from memory currently is KK Clare at last year's semi. That 'display' spoke volumes about the Munster championship 2022.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3911 - 19/06/2023 11:40:43    2487212

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Replying To clare_sparrow:  "I dont agree with it at all. Leinster and Munster standard similar IMO. Galway & Kilkenny are better then any Munster team bar Limerick over the past 2-3 years. Waterford = useless. Clare = over hyped. Tipp = poor in recent years. Cork = 2nd best in Munster but miles off Galway last year. Limerick = best team Ive ever seen."
Cork were much better than Galway last year but hit a ridiculous amount of wides. Ye were haunted to win that day.

Frontier1000 (Cork) - Posts: 60 - 19/06/2023 11:43:41    2487214

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Atmosphere is a dangerous wan though. You get great 'atmosphere' at many Premier League soccer games, where the fare on offer is dreadfully boring tripe, that would put you to sleep in 5mins or less.

The game that can't be eradicated from memory currently is KK Clare at last year's semi. That 'display' spoke volumes about the Munster championship 2022."
Taking one match in isolation doesnt mean much. Limerick beat Waterford by 3 points last year and Galway by 3 and KK by 2 - does that mean that Waterford were as good as everyone in Leinster last year? No its mean f-all.
Getting in the digs like that just shows this Munster-Leinster agenda is coming mainly from Leinster and not Munster as displayed by Mr Canning and Cody the weekend before last. Really cant fathom the obsession of it.

Imagine a huge game coming up next weekend and the first talking point on here is around "my province is better than yours". Done with talking about it now

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 19/06/2023 11:49:35    2487221

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