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Replying To Dermot_Desmond_96: "Knives appear to be very much out for PJ et al. Granted losing Comer, Walsh and Finnerty is far from ideal seeing as they are our 3 scoring forwards.... But the desire to go so defensive is nuts. Taking the Moycullen approach which didnt win them the club AI and implemting it is only going to end in tears for us." This is a Galway football forum please stop the repetitive nonsense about Moycullen. If you are that preoccupied with a club team then please start a Moycullen forum chat and anyone that is interested in what you have to say will join you. NorthWestern (Galway) - Posts: 14 - 07/02/2023 14:42:09 2457068 Link
Replying To Dermot_Desmond_96: "Jason Leonard ! Proven to be not good enough." So did Antaine O'Laoi (better than Finian IMO and he was let go)! Also what is the story with the likes of Ciarán Duggan, Declan Kyne and Seán Andy O'Ceallaigh who had still something to offer more than what is there at the moment? tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 07/02/2023 15:06:05 2457075 Link
Tom Flynn should 100% be in a Galway Jersey. Crying out for an option like him. PJ would want to put aside his ego and pick up the phone Kinvara (Galway) - Posts: 182 - 07/02/2023 15:22:26 2457082 Link
Any word on the extent of Damien Comers injury? Fingers crossed that he will be ok. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2284 - 07/02/2023 15:37:21 2457089 Link
Replying To togoutlads: "I admire these lads so much for what they put in for our county but sorry, this Galway display was simply not anywhere near good enough for this level. The last 20odd mins collapse was actually pathetic to watch. Hugely frustrating for supporters there in Pearse and listening in. Our local derbies were a real chance to build momentum for Galway football after our great run last year - but we gifted a vital league point to Mayo with ridiculous, junior b style losses of possession, and now we've blown out against the Rossies with a second half shambles again. You have to be winning your local derby games, that's where the supporter interest and momentum builds. Now the fringe supporters will go back to their sitting rooms! A lot of momentum lost. What's going on? Well for one thing, we're collapsing as a team far too often. Why are these collapses still happening? A) Are we college/snr club fit or are we top flight intercounty super fit?! There is a difference and I don't think we're the latter. We're looking gassed from 50 mins far too often. There's a trend there, you can't just put it down to Sigerson or late season club involvement. We just can't seem to close out games, and certainly not with strength. We appear to be at 50% for the last 20-25 mins in multiple games and devoid of ideas and leadership - just no cut to us at all. Nothing to instil fear into an opponent. We look like we're just prey for the taking at the end of so many games - and other teams see this. This is a fundamental problem. B) Shooting - what is going on with our shooting practice and attacking prep? It looks rudderless, there is no cut to our attack, no ripping apart of defences, finding gaps and exploiting them, a lack of the angled runner coming through like a freight train on to the ball, there doesn't seem to be discernible flow or training ground shape and movement to our attack. I know we're missing 3 of our 'scoring' forwards but all forwards need to be able to land the high percentage ones and plenty of these lads can score. Why aren't they doing it? We're dropping kicks into the keepers hands - much more demoralising than putting it wide imo - cos we're half gassed, not primed, and totally lacking confidence when we pull the trigger. Tierney, Heaney, Burke, Cooke, E Finnerty, Conneely, Gallagher, Kelly, all the forwards that now need to be far more convincing, need to step up and carry the scoring responsibility between them. These lads need serious work on their attacking moves and shooting. They're going to have to sharpen it urgently and drive the damn thing over the lat - it just looks half assed at the moment and I think the players know it too. C) Midfield. I've posted on this forum for years now about Galway's inability to develop high fielders in recent years. We can't adequately contest. We can't get off the deck. We're cleaned on catches and breaks far too often. You now simply expect to see the other team come away on breaking ball. Can our managment team please put some serious work into this? We're looking a soft touch in that department. D) Goalkeeper. Many call it the most important position in Gaelic Football now but in Galway we don't seem to get that, some of us are still living in the 90s, we can't seem to learn it, we can't seem to change it. What the hell? Kids can see the restart panic from the stands and sidelines, 80 year old veterans of the game are asking questions to the effect of what are our management not seeing here, how can they not see this glaring problem? God above lads, it's as clear as day that our restarts are an absolute time bomb and some day Kerry or the likes will put about 5 goals past us from fluffed kickouts, they're like something from u16s on an off day. The risk under the high ball into the square is still massive too. Stop the nonsense. It ain't working. Our backroom need to sort this now. It's past time. Perhaps I'm being somewhat harsh here but PJ did say we were going to win the league! Instead, we're looking like we're in a relegation battle. Time we backed up some of the sound bites." Fringe supporters are already in their sitting rooms I'd say, building stamina for the Connacht semi in April. There's only so many games of postMcGuinness, what passes for football these days type of games, one can take in the average season. No spectacle being 'gassed' in February, watching 2nd string Galway forwards trying to cope with an ultra defensive Ros in a 9-8er. Football, as it's currently played the bulk of the time, presents nothing more than visual frustration mostly to fans of a certain vintage. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3914 - 07/02/2023 15:48:09 2457092 Link
Replying To Kinvara: "Tom Flynn should 100% be in a Galway Jersey. Crying out for an option like him. PJ would want to put aside his ego and pick up the phone" He's in Australia as far as I'm aware. He was due to leave months ago. togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 982 - 07/02/2023 17:26:30 2457123 Link
Replying To tommy k: "So did Antaine O'Laoi (better than Finian IMO and he was let go)! Also what is the story with the likes of Ciarán Duggan, Declan Kyne and Seán Andy O'Ceallaigh who had still something to offer more than what is there at the moment?" Duggan seemed to be injured I think on and off the last few years. Didn't he miss a full summer recently enough? Other 2 had years worth of chances. Kyne at least had some outstanding performances now and again. O ceallaigh never lived up to the way he looked as an under 21. Unbelievable in 2 matches against Kerry and Dublin where Con o Callaghan played. But at senior he always seemed to be beaten to every ball, and constantly fouled, his tackling technique was very poor. Couldn't say he ever looked the part at senior intercounty. So if lads there now aren't apparently up to it, you couldn't say he was either because he got plenty of games. jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 172 - 07/02/2023 18:58:04 2457138 Link
The posts on here are bordering on ridiculous. Knives out for PJ, bring back Tom Flynn, Declan Kyne, Fionntan O'Curraoin and my own personal favourite let's add a few Dunmore and Ballinasloe lads to the panel. It's barely Feb, we lost by a point missing a lot of players. Do ye not remember the game v Mayo in Tuam 2020 and the Kerry game in Tralee. That was humiliation. Some of these teams, Mayo and Ross are way ahead in terms of weeks back, pitch sessions and challenges played. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 443 - 07/02/2023 19:50:01 2457145 Link
Replying To tommy k: "So did Antaine O'Laoi (better than Finian IMO and he was let go)! Also what is the story with the likes of Ciarán Duggan, Declan Kyne and Seán Andy O'Ceallaigh who had still something to offer more than what is there at the moment?" Dungannon hasn't returned fully for Annaghdown...... Kyne has no interest..... Sean Andy can't hold his own playing club games..... not sure throwing out names from days gone by has done you any favours in the past.... SamandLiamSoon (Galway) - Posts: 622 - 07/02/2023 19:59:39 2457149 Link
Knives out for PJ, that didn't take long after the All Ireland lol. Doom and gloom merchants, the cycle continues. Nothing won in Feb, between injuries, Sigerson and a lot of heavy running put into the legs over the few weeks these games have no bearing on reality. Nice to win and put on a show but calm down lads, there is a lot more going on than what you see on the field of play. ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1635 - 07/02/2023 20:16:51 2457153 Link
Replying To tommy k: "So did Antaine O'Laoi (better than Finian IMO and he was let go)! Also what is the story with the likes of Ciarán Duggan, Declan Kyne and Seán Andy O'Ceallaigh who had still something to offer more than what is there at the moment?" Duggan wasn't even starting for annaghdown last year minor77 (Galway) - Posts: 249 - 07/02/2023 20:39:59 2457157 Link
Replying To tommy k: "So did Antaine O'Laoi (better than Finian IMO and he was let go)! Also what is the story with the likes of Ciarán Duggan, Declan Kyne and Seán Andy O'Ceallaigh who had still something to offer more than what is there at the moment?" Antaine was unfairly treated! I understand when a new manager comes in he wants to shake things up but PJ was ruthless with a lot of the lads he dropped. Others could have no complaints being dropped. Ciaran Duggan has struggled with injury. Featured in the league for Annaghdown last year I believe but dont think he played championship. He was a great talent but luck went against him. GalwaysFinest (Galway) - Posts: 191 - 08/02/2023 08:42:29 2457168 Link
Replying To Kinvara: "Tom Flynn should 100% be in a Galway Jersey. Crying out for an option like him. PJ would want to put aside his ego and pick up the phone" Agree. Didnt always get the credit he deserved. A workhorse and a huge physical man around the middle. If he is gone to Oz, best wishes to him. Galway's loss. GalwaysFinest (Galway) - Posts: 191 - 08/02/2023 08:44:08 2457169 Link
Have a bit of faith in management who took us to within minutes of winning an All Ireland when nobody on here predicted that at the beginning of last season. Hopefully towards the end of the league when Walsh, Finnerty & Patrick Kelly are back we'll see a more fluent Galway. TheBishop (Galway) - Posts: 287 - 08/02/2023 08:58:09 2457170 Link
You'd wonder what the excitement is about. Galway missing 6 or 7 players. We know PJ had to try and extend the panel as the bench didn't give enough in the All Ireland final. Lads here calling for players to be included who for various reason aren't available, very few of us are privy to know why. It is also just my opinion but I believe PJ and co are picking what they think are the best 30 to 35 players available to them. Intercounty management by nature don't really care who you are, where your from, what your club is. They want results and quick results as they only have a 2, 3 or 4 year window. It is not really in their interests to develop players for the next manager. They are judged by their own results. PJ said he wanted to win the All Ireland and he will be judged on that and even if he didn't say it, it is still the benchmark. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 776 - 08/02/2023 09:13:13 2457173 Link
Replying To tommy k: "So did Antaine O'Laoi (better than Finian IMO and he was let go)! Also what is the story with the likes of Ciarán Duggan, Declan Kyne and Seán Andy O'Ceallaigh who had still something to offer more than what is there at the moment?" Here we go again.... David Finnegan as well I suppose .. Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 08/02/2023 09:53:10 2457177 Link
Replying To Belclare: "Here we go again.... David Finnegan as well I suppose .." Not a bad option - how did you become such a good selector all of a sudden?! lol tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 08/02/2023 09:59:03 2457182 Link
Off note I was in Wexford on Saturday night and the atmosphere was very good. Having being in Castlebar the previous Saturday, night games appear to be the way forward. Galway need to get the night games and a smaller stadium sorted for league games. Personally I think it should be Tuam Stadium. It is time to get the stand renovated and the capacity to 15k to 18k. Could the terrace on the opposite side to the stand be covered ( but left standing for supporters). It would also be great for Tuam on a Saturday evening/night before and after games. DAFTS have done massive work but they need more support. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 776 - 08/02/2023 10:53:43 2457202 Link
Replying To jobseekersbent: "Dreadful 2nd half, 2 weeks in a row now that we've been caught in last possession and conceded a score. Shocking game management, once is a fluke but with this team it's a pattern going back to last year with mayo Armagh and even the Connacht final v Roscommon with the late goals. And Monaghan 2 years ago. Scoring forwards is an issue with the injuries we currently have but that will clear up. Team will settle. Biggest issue for me in 2nd half yesterday was the kickouts, some very dodgy short ones and the long ones are aimless with no plan. Have to have a look at Power next game. In contrast, Carrol from Roscommon (who is from galway) was very good, calm and played out from the back very well. The modern keeper. We won't contest all Irelands without a modern calm keeper and a kickout strategy." Goalkeeping and kickouts are a massive issue. The short ones are an accident waiting to happen, we seldom win clean catches on the long ones, and seldom win the breaking ball. Galwayspur (Offaly) - Posts: 231 - 08/02/2023 11:15:51 2457210 Link
Good news on Comer at least. No surgery required. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 806 - 08/02/2023 11:25:10 2457216 Link