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Replying To Pope_Benedict: "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!!" Oooh so close . You need to monitor my posts more So you can't criticise Tierney, Kelly or Heaney because they've had good campaigns so this is what you came up with. Maybe my top 3 is clouded by bias but really does it matter seeing as its a complimentary post about 3 players who most would agree had a strong season so far? Definitely not. Should it bother you? No. Does it bother you ? Clearly Nah I wasn't a KW fan I thought he did nothing for us. Mullholland, O Flaharta and Kernan had us playing lovely football. Weren't all the other counties jealous of us with our beautiful traditional football. It was too gorgeous for tv so they had to stop giving us coverage. galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1704 - 22/03/2023 10:32:05 2465679 Link
Loved the way Tomo made sure to catch the ball before it hopped to get the mark even though it was going to bounce into his chest anyway. Shows a player well switched on to the game. As many posters pointed out previously we don't make as much use of the mark as other teams. Tomo looks a good player either to start or come in for last 20. We don't have too many scoring forwards so it is a great extra option. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1893 - 22/03/2023 10:33:22 2465680 Link
Replying To jam83: "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?" Soupy is some man in fairness! Shur in the 80's the Galway hurlers had Hopper and in recent years the Tipp hurlers had Bonnar, Bubbles etc. I agree with you though that Maloney did overuse the word Soupy last Sunday - its ok to use it once or twice in a game but to keep using it could confuse some people to really think that his first name is Soupy and on top of all that he was inadvertently making me very hungry every time he uttered it! lol tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 22/03/2023 10:37:07 2465682 Link
Galway have named their panel for the u20's which is great to see. A lot of talk about the u20 team from 2020 but that performance against Kerry in the semi that year was outstanding given they were missing 4 of their best players in McLaughlin, Sweeney, Paul Kelly & Culhane. Hopefully we'll look back on that team with fondness in years to come, 13 players from that panel have played either league or championship for Galway. TheBishop (Galway) - Posts: 287 - 22/03/2023 10:55:25 2465687 Link
Replying To galwayfball: "Oooh so close . You need to monitor my posts more So you can't criticise Tierney, Kelly or Heaney because they've had good campaigns so this is what you came up with. Maybe my top 3 is clouded by bias but really does it matter seeing as its a complimentary post about 3 players who most would agree had a strong season so far? Definitely not. Should it bother you? No. Does it bother you ? Clearly Nah I wasn't a KW fan I thought he did nothing for us. Mullholland, O Flaharta and Kernan had us playing lovely football. Weren't all the other counties jealous of us with our beautiful traditional football. It was too gorgeous for tv so they had to stop giving us coverage." It doesn't bother me in the slightest. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3908 - 22/03/2023 11:09:30 2465698 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "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. Firstly, I would say that I would hope that neither players nor management read the Hogan Stand fora, or if they do that they pay little or no credence to them. These forums are a bit of fun for lads like me to have a bit of friendly ( and sometimes not too friendly ) debate in a similar manner to pub conversations. Having said that the sentiments seen here are probably representative of feelings in general and probably manifest themselves in other ways to get feedback, be it positive or negative, to the subject personnel. So what is an acceptable level of criticism? The players are amateur players and put in huge commitment. But the county players do get certain privileges/perks . They also incur a fair amount of praise. So in accepting praise , I do think that part of the package is a level of constructive criticism when its due. Obviously the constructive criticism should come from management. But we all know that many managers use the criticism levelled in media as a motivational tool , so I think its no harm to level some criticism in these type of outlets. I agree with the Dunmore posters that some of the recent criticism is of a destructive nature and over the top . I agree with other posters who say that we are entitled to make a level of critical comment. Where the boundary lies between these 2 statements is a bit subjective and every scenario is different , as well as everyone having an opinion on what is acceptable in each scenario. But I think by any standard some of the recent comments have gone too far." Unwarranted criticism is not fine. Constructive criticism and observations should always be tolerated and allowed. Matthew Tierney missed 2 frees the other night and was moved off them, that's not a criticism of Matthew just a decision made either on the field or by management to help the team. If a player keeps dropping the ball or kicking it out over the sideline, it's not unfair to point this out and maybe expect the management to react. The reaction to Lavelle a few years ago was far worse in my eyes topped off by the cheer from the crowd in Limerick in 2019 against Mayo when the name was announced over the p.a. And he had been dropped. Again, as I pointed out about Alan Keane in 2001. That decision in 2019 was based on form and made for the betterment of the team, not individuals or club bias. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 443 - 22/03/2023 12:02:16 2465728 Link
Replying To TheBishop: "Galway have named their panel for the u20's which is great to see. A lot of talk about the u20 team from 2020 but that performance against Kerry in the semi that year was outstanding given they were missing 4 of their best players in McLaughlin, Sweeney, Paul Kelly & Culhane. Hopefully we'll look back on that team with fondness in years to come, 13 players from that panel have played either league or championship for Galway." Looks a strong enough panel. I would rate Prendergast and Birmingham very highly but a lot of other lads seemed to be prominent in the John Kerins Cup like Matthew Thompson and Patrick Egan. Their first outing is against Leitrim. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 800 - 22/03/2023 13:31:55 2465766 Link
I fancy Galway to beat Kerry on Sunday. Salthill( and Tuam) is a difficult place to play football this time of year when the weather is poor. Hopefully Kerry field a stong side and we see where this Galway team are really at. Any team news yet? John Daly's knock is not too bad by all accounts which is good to hear. Hopefully his brother is back before the end of the summer. Is there a chance Damien Comer could feature on Sunday? OhReally (Limerick) - Posts: 24 - 24/03/2023 17:53:25 2466342 Link
Most interesting team selection so far in the league. Power starts in goal. Tomo starts and Comer returns on the bench. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 800 - 25/03/2023 08:26:22 2466385 Link
Looks like many posters on here have gotten their way and Gleeson is not in the matchday squad. Feel a bit sorry for him to be honest as in fairness as he is a good shot-stopper but I suppose with all the goals conceded from high balls dropping into the square it was inevitable. tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 25/03/2023 11:06:53 2466401 Link
Replying To OhReally: "I fancy Galway to beat Kerry on Sunday. Salthill( and Tuam) is a difficult place to play football this time of year when the weather is poor. Hopefully Kerry field a stong side and we see where this Galway team are really at. Any team news yet? John Daly's knock is not too bad by all accounts which is good to hear. Hopefully his brother is back before the end of the summer. Is there a chance Damien Comer could feature on Sunday?" No hope of Mike Daly coming back from what I was told on here recently. Awful pity, he'd be some addition to that forward line. bigpoppapump (Galway) - Posts: 62 - 25/03/2023 13:01:22 2466434 Link
Replying To bigpoppapump: "No hope of Mike Daly coming back from what I was told on here recently. Awful pity, he'd be some addition to that forward line." No hope because of injury or no hope as he's not interested? Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2293 - 25/03/2023 14:01:45 2466461 Link
Replying To tommy k: "Looks like many posters on here have gotten their way and Gleeson is not in the matchday squad. Feel a bit sorry for him to be honest as in fairness as he is a good shot-stopper but I suppose with all the goals conceded from high balls dropping into the square it was inevitable." Feel awful sorry for Gleeson. He will be aware of the critiscm even though he's absolutely not on here. You'd be surprised at the idiots who repeat this to them not to be nasty but because they think nothing of it. Hope it goes well for Power. We need a nailed down keeper. I do think he's the man for the job just in my opinion. galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1704 - 25/03/2023 14:15:36 2466466 Link
Hopefully there are 10,000 plus in the Stadium tomorrow to get Galway over the line and into the League Final......Win or Draw will do nicely!! It would be great to get a crack at "me-ho " above in Croke Park!! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2481 - 25/03/2023 15:10:09 2466485 Link
Replying To galwayfball: "Feel awful sorry for Gleeson. He will be aware of the critiscm even though he's absolutely not on here. You'd be surprised at the idiots who repeat this to them not to be nasty but because they think nothing of it. Hope it goes well for Power. We need a nailed down keeper. I do think he's the man for the job just in my opinion." Strange the way people think a goalie who has played 6 league games in a row and is now not listed at number 1 or number 16 is "dropped" rather than injured. Or otherwise. Which seems more logical. Hope Power has a great game but I've a feeling whether a League Final or first round of championship we will see Gleeson back. SamandLiamSoon (Galway) - Posts: 622 - 25/03/2023 15:22:07 2466488 Link
Replying To tommy k: "Looks like many posters on here have gotten their way and Gleeson is not in the matchday squad. Feel a bit sorry for him to be honest as in fairness as he is a good shot-stopper but I suppose with all the goals conceded from high balls dropping into the square it was inevitable." He is probably been given week off as Conor Flaherty was last year for last game of league and Conor Gleeson got to play as they were promoted at that stage.Flaherty was in goals again the following week. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 370 - 25/03/2023 15:22:20 2466489 Link
Replying To tommy k: "Looks like many posters on here have gotten their way and Gleeson is not in the matchday squad. Feel a bit sorry for him to be honest as in fairness as he is a good shot-stopper but I suppose with all the goals conceded from high balls dropping into the square it was inevitable." I wouldnt think that he was dropped. Even if he was flawless and a nailed on starter it would be prudent to give game time to a back. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 960 - 25/03/2023 19:55:27 2466566 Link
Gleeson has a injury i believe. Opportunity knocks for Galway this afternoon. Only have to look at the reaction of Joyce and his management to know and all will be done in order to reach the league final today. Not sure how serious Kerry and Jack O'Connor will be taking it. Selecting a 2nd choice keeper and giving starts to a couple of rookies suggests not overly serious. Perfect weather for football might get a wind free day in Salthill for once? Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 26/03/2023 11:32:10 2466626 Link
Well it is half time. Galway up by a goal, 3 points. A lucky enough goal to by P.Conroy. Galway not playing great but lead. Kerry have had a few goal chances. Come on Galway. What will happen next. Well Galway, Sean Kelly needs to stay back a bit more. And we lack a full forward. So Galway probably need all the points they can. Kerry look like they might score a goal, unless S.Kelly stays back. I hope Gaillimh win, but a draw looking on the cards. Galway will need a 3 or 4 point lead going into last 5 minutes. As Cliffords are dangerous. My heart says Galway, head says a draw. Gaillimh abú galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2584 - 26/03/2023 14:31:15 2466668 Link
A Galway win. Yahoo. Sorry Kerry lads, but you have beaten us so many times over the years in tight games. A good clean game. Galway kickpass the ball for once. And got a result. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2584 - 26/03/2023 15:29:41 2466691 Link