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It certainly is not fair, to openly castigate an individual player, on an online forum, especially one who is investing up to 30 hours a week of their own time, to an amateur team sport. The sacrifices the players are making, are huge. So ease up on the criticism, as it is in no way constructive.
Albara (Galway) - Posts: 30 - 21/03/2023 09:57:52 2465411 Link 2 |
A big Hoganstand welcome to the Gleeson family member.
GDL (Galway) - Posts: 774 - 21/03/2023 11:31:00 2465437 Link 4 |
Would that not be a "West Board Man" if Geography serves me correct?!
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 21/03/2023 14:25:47 2465498 Link 2 |
Ah here. This is a discussion forum about the Galway football team. So is highlighting two major weaknesses in our goalkeepers game "openly castigating" him? So we can't talk about problems we have then is it? I completely agree the sacrifices players make are huge. But in a discussion forum about our team it is surely just as valid to highlight the issues we have - along with the positives we have (of which there are also many). galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1289 - 21/03/2023 14:56:31 2465514 Link 3 |
Seen as we are all being open, ian burke has been poor since he came back. I think the young players are the way forward Dunmore10 (Galway) - Posts: 148 - 21/03/2023 15:57:21 2465532 Link 1 |
He was poor before he went away as well, cant believe the media coverage claiming he is a big addition to the squad.
MaroonedinDublin (Galway) - Posts: 35 - 21/03/2023 16:08:57 2465538 Link 1 |
My attempt at sarcasm. Our friend from Killannin (I think) didn't stray too far from home with those 'MVP awards' from the league. Big KW fan too, iirc. Home is where the heart is, look at these Dunmore posters, and singing fat ladies, to circle wagons!!
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3908 - 21/03/2023 16:13:24 2465541 Link 0 |
You're now making the argument to drop Conor, Burke with Dessie were poor and they got dropped. Conor Gleeson has been making mistakes all year, perhaps we need to look at another option.
GDL (Galway) - Posts: 774 - 21/03/2023 17:13:47 2465573 Link 1 |
Id like to see tadhg o malley get the start against kerry Dunmore10 (Galway) - Posts: 148 - 21/03/2023 17:37:34 2465581 Link 0 |
He's barely played much due to injury but I do think he's a good bit down the forward pecking order now. Probably even behind Tomo at this stage.
Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2293 - 21/03/2023 18:45:40 2465603 Link 0 |
think a few changes for the kerry game would be a good idea.. gbay (Galway) - Posts: 264 - 21/03/2023 19:56:03 2465620 Link 0 |
Christ Darragh Maloney couldn't get enough of saying Soupy. Is the GAA the only sports where commentators regularly use nicknames instead of names? Or is it just rte?
jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 172 - 21/03/2023 20:15:22 2465622 Link 0 |
It's purely down to pundits and journalists being spread thin across God knows how many matches each week. Burke has indeed been poor. He's up front on his own and when he gets a ball in acres of space he keeps his back to goal, that's his style, to lay it off to someone else. He's only of benefit if he has someone close by. That's when he can open up chances even in a 2 on 2.
jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 172 - 21/03/2023 20:21:26 2465625 Link 0 |
I don't know if my thoughts on full back play are right here, but I'd have thought that if a high ball is lumped in, a good full back or anyone in front of goals should be nudging and ****** his man to delay his arrival into the small square and give his goalie time to move out to get momentum and get rid of the ball. jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 172 - 21/03/2023 20:27:19 2465626 Link 0 |
Looking ahead to game with Kerry, it's one that's definitely winnable. It took Ros a while to settle in Tralee, and when they did they performed quite well. Really (Galway) - Posts: 622 - 21/03/2023 21:18:47 2465640 Link 0 |
The criticism of Gleeson here on this forum isn't fair, all too easy to lambast a player who is trying to do his best, at the end of the day none of us on this forum are seeing how the other keepers are performing in training in order to judge who is best to wear the number one jersey.
devrandom (Galway) - Posts: 76 - 21/03/2023 21:33:59 2465644 Link 0 |
In light of recent posts re criticism of players in general , and one player in particular, I have been trying to figure out in my head what is acceptable and what is not. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 960 - 22/03/2023 08:50:39 2465656 Link 1 |
I believe 9 of our all ireland winning u20 squad from 2020 saw game time in the Athletic grounds last Saturday. That must be some record. kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1973 - 22/03/2023 09:07:00 2465657 Link 0 |
Ian Burke wasn't always just a backs to the goal, give the quick pass to a player running off the shoulder kind of player though. I remember when Galway won the U21 AI in 2013 he kicked 3 or 4 excellent points from play and in 2018 when he won the all-star he scored some great points from play also so he has it in him to score himself.
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 22/03/2023 09:54:43 2465665 Link 0 |
I think some of the comments about individual players is not of any benefit to the team or players, it is unfair to criticise lads who make themselves available for selection just because the coaching team decide to select them. Anybody who thinks a player or players are not suitable for selection should aim their displeasure at overall standards or management whichever the blame falls on. backtooldwall (Galway) - Posts: 140 - 22/03/2023 10:21:45 2465671 Link 0 |