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Had Sweeney kicked the ball up the field instead of straight to O'Donoghue the referee probably would have blown for full time. Not sure did McDaid need to make that black card challenge. 20 minutes Galway played that match with 14 men so i suppose away to Mayo who have more work done is a decent 1st round result. 2-8 was scored from 15 shots on goal which is a decent strike rate it also shows the more defensive set up Mayo now have under their new management. Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 29/01/2023 11:28:55 2454887 Link
Just watched the game back. We had 16 kick outs and won 8. 6 short and we won the 6 1 medium I'll call it where he was trying to find a player but kicked it to the Mayo player. 9 Long and we won 2, Mayo won 6 of them and 1 was kicked over the sideline. If that keeps up we won't be winning a whole lot this year smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 443 - 29/01/2023 11:30:53 2454888 Link
In fairness it was a good result for Moycullen against mayo last night not many club teams could draw with a county team ,,,,,,--, Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 967 - 29/01/2023 11:46:51 2454892 Link
Replying To WanPintWin: "It was Tomo who gave the ball away against Monaghan, not Sweeney. A poor mistake last night for sure. The game was won barring kicking the ball back to them. Even booting the ball down the line would have done it. At the same time, we were lucky enough to get a draw based on the game as a whole." A few players were guilty of needlessly giving away possession. Cooke did ok when he came on, however on 2 occasions tried long diagonal passes that were cut out. John Daly very good. Dylan McHugh is a class player and gets into advanced positions, so needs to practice shooting off both sides coming down the right flank. Finnerty from Mountbellew has a physical presence that we need - a bit fitter and sharper then he and Comer would be a nightmare for defences to manage. We are now forewarned of what Mayo will bring to the table this summer and they will grow in confidence. Had we won, it would just have papered over cracks. Overall, a fair result. Really (Galway) - Posts: 622 - 29/01/2023 11:47:23 2454893 Link
Fingers crossed finnerty is okay, we really didn't have another threat outside of comer inside. Haven't seen Dessie do it in a senior jersey yet allstars23 (Galway) - Posts: 48 - 29/01/2023 12:02:03 2454896 Link
There was definitely a Mayo love-in with the TV panel last night of Keegan, Canavan and Whelan. They seemed to talk most of the night about Mayo and what "great character" they showed as well how as they "dominated" the second half and Galway got a "soft free" to go ahead towards. Nothing about Mayo playing at home with a large baying crowd and getting a lot of "soft frees" themselves that I was scratching my head about. Less of the bias lads and take off the green and red glasses / blinkers! tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 29/01/2023 12:35:16 2454909 Link
Replying To smallfrank: "Just watched the game back. We had 16 kick outs and won 8. 6 short and we won the 6 1 medium I'll call it where he was trying to find a player but kicked it to the Mayo player. 9 Long and we won 2, Mayo won 6 of them and 1 was kicked over the sideline. If that keeps up we won't be winning a whole lot this year" I would agree the our kick-outs are a disaster. The opposition crowd and players sense it and are always making noise before a kick-out thinking a mistake will happen. Gleeson is not the answer in goals I'm afraid and even though he used to be a good shot-stopper his confidence seems to be at a low ebb at the moment. Also what is wrong with Galway midfield diamond players that they nearly always lose broken field possession from long kick-outs and its been happening for about 20 years now? A lot of things in this important area for Joyce and co to work on. tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 29/01/2023 12:48:38 2454912 Link
The draw was satisfactory. We got our clocks cleaned in the last div. 1 meeting by our friends in Mayo. One of the mysteries was why Gleeson didn't kick any long ones towards Cooke? suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1706 - 29/01/2023 12:56:18 2454916 Link
Replying To suckvalleypaddy: "The draw was satisfactory. We got our clocks cleaned in the last div. 1 meeting by our friends in Mayo. One of the mysteries was why Gleeson didn't kick any long ones towards Cooke?" Similar to Conroy, fielding isn't Cooke's game. He's much more a ball playing midfielder allstars23 (Galway) - Posts: 48 - 29/01/2023 13:13:43 2454920 Link
Replying To allstars23: "Similar to Conroy, fielding isn't Cooke's game. He's much more a ball playing midfielder" Yeah, Cooke was a very good fielder at underage but he actually doesn't do much of it any more. Bit puzzled as to why Owen Gallagher never seems to get a chance even off the bench. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2304 - 29/01/2023 13:44:54 2454927 Link
Goalkeeper has been an issue for a long time now, there hasn't been a long term keeper since Martin Mac. Keane, Donohue, Doherty, Faherty, Breathnach, Healy, Donohue again Power, Lavelle have all had a handful of seasons each as number one. Gleeson has been around a bit now and is probably the worst of the names (but still a decent keeper) mentioned above but is still in goal with Power on the bench. All the names mentioned were and are good keepers but weren't given backing unlike keepers in other counties were. Beggan made plenty of mistakes over the years but was backed. There is a keeper playing today for Roscommon, Conor Carrol from Oranmore. Have seen him in sigerson and club and looks very good on the ball and can pick players out. Not sure if he was asked into the Galway panel or not but would be as good as what's there if not better. Could be an idea for next year especially if Faherty isn't available. jobseekersbent (Galway) - Posts: 382 - 29/01/2023 16:21:36 2454979 Link
Goalkeeper has been an issue for a long time now, there hasn't been a long term keeper since Martin Mac. Keane, Donohue, Doherty, Faherty, Breathnach, Healy, Donohue again Power, Lavelle have all had a handful of seasons each as number one. Gleeson has been around a bit now and is probably the worst of the names (but still a decent keeper) mentioned above but is still in goal with Power on the bench. All the names mentioned were and are good keepers but weren't given backing unlike keepers in other counties were. Beggan made plenty of mistakes over the years but was backed. There is a keeper playing today for Roscommon, Conor Carrol from Oranmore. Have seen him in sigerson and club and looks very good on the ball and can pick players out. Not sure if he was asked into the Galway panel or not but would be as good as what's there if not better. Could be an idea for next year especially if Faherty isn't available. jobseekersbent (Galway) - Posts: 382 - 29/01/2023 16:24:46 2454981 Link
Owen Gallagher not seeing any game time again. Moycullens best forward this year and not getting a look in. I'd love to hear the thinking behind that. bollocks (Galway) - Posts: 6 - 29/01/2023 17:19:51 2455002 Link
Well I've seen it all now. The answer to our goalkeeper problem is… the Roscommon goalkeeper! Faherty looked like the answer but if he doesn't fancy it that's his own business. crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 98 - 29/01/2023 17:26:04 2455005 Link
Replying To MayoDan: "Pretty sure Paul Conroy is older than any of those "aging stars" from Mayo." Kevin mc loughlin is older than Paul Conroy Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 29/01/2023 17:27:02 2455006 Link
Replying To crankyincorofin: "Well I've seen it all now. The answer to our goalkeeper problem is… the Roscommon goalkeeper! Faherty looked like the answer but if he doesn't fancy it that's his own business." Delighted to have him CrankyinCorofin. He was very solid today, quick on the kickouts and in his recent FBD game and today's Tyrone game, we are probably 80% on own kickouts even if a lot are close taps to corner backs. Was always going to come under pressure to play for Roscommon, his family amongst the most ardent of ardent Rossie supporters you will find. facethepuckout (Roscommon) - Posts: 216 - 29/01/2023 17:46:51 2455016 Link
Replying To jobseekersbent: "Goalkeeper has been an issue for a long time now, there hasn't been a long term keeper since Martin Mac. Keane, Donohue, Doherty, Faherty, Breathnach, Healy, Donohue again Power, Lavelle have all had a handful of seasons each as number one. Gleeson has been around a bit now and is probably the worst of the names (but still a decent keeper) mentioned above but is still in goal with Power on the bench. All the names mentioned were and are good keepers but weren't given backing unlike keepers in other counties were. Beggan made plenty of mistakes over the years but was backed. There is a keeper playing today for Roscommon, Conor Carrol from Oranmore. Have seen him in sigerson and club and looks very good on the ball and can pick players out. Not sure if he was asked into the Galway panel or not but would be as good as what's there if not better. Could be an idea for next year especially if Faherty isn't available." He was sub goalie for the Galway minors a few years back - won a Connacht medal. He's not going to transfer back now like. galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1291 - 29/01/2023 18:13:10 2455030 Link
Replying To smallfrank: "Just watched the game back. We had 16 kick outs and won 8. 6 short and we won the 6 1 medium I'll call it where he was trying to find a player but kicked it to the Mayo player. 9 Long and we won 2, Mayo won 6 of them and 1 was kicked over the sideline. If that keeps up we won't be winning a whole lot this year" Same problem last year. Gleeson is so slow with the kick outs that there is rarely a quick one on. So he bombs it out the middle. That's junior club football stuff! Surely a county team has to to have a strategy to retain their own kick out? It's beyond a joke at this stage. galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1291 - 29/01/2023 18:17:11 2455033 Link
Replying To facethepuckout: "Delighted to have him CrankyinCorofin. He was very solid today, quick on the kickouts and in his recent FBD game and today's Tyrone game, we are probably 80% on own kickouts even if a lot are close taps to corner backs. Was always going to come under pressure to play for Roscommon, his family amongst the most ardent of ardent Rossie supporters you will find." In fairness he played underage for Galway and would definitely have played for Galway if management had showed any interest in him. Not sure he would have been the answer but he certainly doesn't look any worse than our current options. And might be better in the long run. Who knows? Best of luck to him. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2304 - 29/01/2023 18:44:35 2455049 Link
Replying To Belclare: "Kevin mc loughlin is older than Paul Conroy" McLoughlin turns 34 in May or June. So same age as Conroy. MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 434 - 29/01/2023 18:54:16 2455054 Link