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So you weren't at the game. There is no way you were listening and watching as there is almost a one minute delay and it is impossible to watch and listen. You're on here constantly with criticism of players yet you don't travel to watch matches.
GDL (Galway) - Posts: 777 - 21/02/2023 11:23:15 2459556 Link 7 |
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Donegal and Monaghan are winnable given our absentees. Armagh i would be doubtful tbh. I will be happy going to the Athletic grounds if it was in our own hands. In general we are in a good space. The 'love in' with Mayo's defensive tackling from one of the earlier posts is a bit funny. Suddenly they look world beaters according to some. Saturday night was indeed impressive and i would be happy if i was a supporter of that county but by god Kerry you can be sure will be a different animal when they come to Salthill in late March. One guy who was in McHale Park told me Kerry sauntered onto to the field 15 mins prior to throw in as if it was a training match, seemed to lack urgency etc. Maybe a convenient way to analyse it given their heavy defeat. I just feel in general people are too harsh on our guys or alternatively expectations are too inflated. I mean we have 5 key absentees that even Kerry and Dublin would find difficult to absorb. Galway's football renaissance stated under KW and PJ has continued this admirably in the main to keep that flag in flight.
kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1973 - 21/02/2023 12:01:56 2459558 Link 0 |
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nail on the head. tommyk will ignore i am sure . also if you're taking those lads on the radio seriously..
candlewax (Galway) - Posts: 292 - 21/02/2023 12:11:59 2459567 Link 0 |
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Tommy k saying it how it is... from listening to the radio...
Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 21/02/2023 12:14:21 2459569 Link 0 |
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Nothing wrong with listening to great commentary on GBFM!
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 21/02/2023 12:44:39 2459572 Link 0 |
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No I saw the game on TV as well as the Mayo game and there was a marked difference in the tackling of both teams especially in the backs. If Galway defended in the AI Final the way Mayo defended the last day it may have been a different result.
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 21/02/2023 12:48:35 2459573 Link 0 |
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That's easy to say, but you have to take into account what the teams were up against. Kerry were miles off the pace last Saturday. Their passing was very sloppy and they seemed dead on their feet. Very different to how Kerry would turn up for an All-Ireland final, or any knockout championship match for that matter. Mayo also put huge pressure on Kerry in the first half of last year's All-Ireland quarter-final. They got a lot of joy out of it and the game was tight enough up to early in the second half, but they eventually faded and the result was inevitable with over 20 minutes left. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2227 - 21/02/2023 13:39:33 2459587 Link 0 |
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Mayo didn't have to defend Clifford and O'Shea until the 2nd half and they actually lost the second half on the scoreboard.
Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2304 - 21/02/2023 13:51:10 2459588 Link 0 |
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No need for that. The GBFM lads are very good. Ollie especially. With kind regards, Oliver Turner PierreBezuhov (UK) - Posts: 231 - 21/02/2023 14:10:31 2459594 Link 0 |
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That is true for Mayo last year but they did seem to retain the intensity into the second half the last day and even Clifford was under a lot of pressure scoring his points (at least more pressure than Galway put him under in the AI Final). Of course its just a league game and Kerry were not that "up for it" but still the Mayo defending so far in the league seems to have improved from last year even though its still early in the year and it will be interesting to see if they will maintain that throughout the year.
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 21/02/2023 14:25:56 2459598 Link 0 |
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You don't travel out of county, you don't travel to Pearse Stadium or Tuam!!! We'll have to get games in the Duggan for you. It is entirely different live. You should try it. Do you go to the hurling as you've an opinion on that all the time too. I go to the hurling but seldom comment as football is my main game. PS, Mayo are fouling in the tackle, they tackle head high all the time (Refs won't let it go as the year goes on), you saw Ciliian O'Connor again nailing a lad around the head last Saturday and then trying to look innocent. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 777 - 21/02/2023 14:55:00 2459607 Link 1 |
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Yeah, Burke brings that but his shooting itself isn't up to par yet. He has to really work on it. From his performances to date, he's left some very handy ones behind with wayward shooting. He has the ability, of course, and hoping he will get the eye in soon. If opposition know he can also pull the trigger accurately from around the D, it'll give them much more to think about than watching for the runners from deep.
togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 984 - 21/02/2023 14:57:28 2459608 Link 0 |
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Tommy you need to take a break, when you're explaining you're losing.....you've now began to blame Sean Kelly for the All Ireland final lose as he was marking David Clifford.
GDL (Galway) - Posts: 777 - 21/02/2023 15:18:43 2459611 Link 2 |
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I am giving my opinion on hurling and football as I am interested in them and this (believe it or not!) is a GAA forum where people give their opinions on games played etc. I don't run down other people's opinions as a number of posters here (like your good self) do just because you say you go to some matches "live" etc. I think you don't have to travel to matches to have an opinion as you infer. Even on tv you can notice a lot of different things like tackle techniques etc. as well as the difference between how different teams do it and I noticed that Mayo backs generally tackled with more vigour and intensity than Galway did. You say that they are head high fouls but they are not always called as fouls by the referees so obviously they will continue to make the same kind of tackles which are by and large effective in stopping the opposition scoring and I am not referring to Cillian O'Connor's "tackles" as he usually fouls off / on the ball most of the time these days. By the way of course you are entitled to comment on any hurling or football game and you don't have to "seldom comment" on hurling as football is your main game and who said I don't travel out of county as I do that every day?! ;-)
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 21/02/2023 15:35:14 2459613 Link 2 |
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candlewax (Galway) - Posts: 292 - 21/02/2023 15:43:12 2459619 Link 1 |
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No it was not a tough week for me at all candlewax. I was delighted Galway won but there is a lot more improvement required!
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 21/02/2023 16:36:05 2459634 Link 0 |
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Where they got it wrong Tommy was having Sean Kelly anywhere near Clifford in last years final. Only one man for the job, David Finnegan smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 443 - 21/02/2023 16:40:40 2459635 Link 1 |
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Any of your lads back this weekend ? Walsh ? Comer ? Etc TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1197 - 21/02/2023 16:51:11 2459637 Link 0 |
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I think the fact that kerry travelled up on the day should be taken into account also
minor77 (Galway) - Posts: 249 - 21/02/2023 17:11:34 2459644 Link 0 |
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David Finnegan would probably have done a better job than Seam as it turned out Frank - I'll grant you that!
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 21/02/2023 17:12:16 2459645 Link 0 |