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Send me a Galway jersey and I'll go and support ye ;)
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11429 - 25/04/2023 08:24:16 2473539 Link 0 |
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Sligo would be the perfect venue. It's a smaller stadium like Ennis which would be conducive to a good atmosphere. You need at least 25k to have atmosphere in Castlebar. There will hardly more than 15K in 2 weeks time? centrefield99 (Galway) - Posts: 137 - 25/04/2023 08:26:43 2473540 Link 0 |
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The agreement I believe is a neutral venue between the counties when a provincial final? Would it be Sligo's turn in anycase? The last meeting between the sides was in Sligo in 2019. Sligo pulled out of the 2020 competition. Would seem a bit rich rules wise to demand a second consecutive game in markievicz park, as much as im sure most players and fans wouldn't mind
PressureKick (UK) - Posts: 241 - 25/04/2023 10:27:39 2473589 Link 0 |
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I think most people have been fairly measured to be honest. A few cranky comments from a few usual suspects, but most of what I've read here has been fairly balanced. People have commented on what we did well and what we didn't. That's normal discourse after a win or a loss. No team will ever play a perfect game and there's always room for improvement. You can be sure Joyce isn't telling the lads everything was perfect on Sunday. We're in a good spot but with plenty to work on. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2223 - 25/04/2023 10:36:41 2473594 Link 2 |
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Send me your name and address and I'll gladly send it and get Sean Kelly to sign it for you. What size?Do you want a number? Home or Away jersey? But I want a photo of you in it at the pitch in Castlebar at the final on Sunday week.
GDL (Galway) - Posts: 776 - 25/04/2023 10:47:29 2473601 Link 3 |
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Two things struck me about the HT and full-time tv coverage. 1 was Sean Kavanagh's theory that Galway were 'happy' enough to let Ros have their own kickout ball, on the basis that the Ros offensive threat was largely counter attack based, and that Ros wouldn't be a threat with kickout ball once Galway's defense was set. 2 was PJs aftermatch interview claiming that Galway decided to 'change it up' defensively after HT, to 'open it up a bit'. How did that go, I wonder? Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3911 - 25/04/2023 10:56:55 2473609 Link 0 |
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Check out Stephen O'Meara on twitter and his match analysis from Sunday on the "Square D" GAA analysis and tactics youtube channel. Roscommon only got 3 scores on their 23 kickouts, if you exclude the 4 poor kickpasses by Conroy (x2), Daly and Heaney, Galway battered Roscommon, he comments Galway are more of an Ulster team than Donegal, Tyrone and Derry combined, and when they tried on Sunday to play traditional "Galway ball" after halftime they conceeded 1-3, they fortunately reverted back to the System. PJ will have learned from that, he got burned before in Tralee and Tuam v Mayo, whatever doubts he had about the system and it not been appealing for the neutral to watch shoild now be eliminated. He outlines why Power, Cooke, Tierney, Daly, McHugh, Conroy, Comer, Heaney and Burke are so crucial and why they will be essential to Galway winning and going deep into this years championship. His analysis on the Galway v Kerry game and Galway v Mayo are well worth a watch and probably outlines why PJ is opting for Power in goals and his restart ability. Once you see this analysis of the game the decisions of players that appear baffling to us mortals becomes a little clearer.
EDH (Galway) - Posts: 371 - 25/04/2023 11:50:39 2473643 Link 2 |
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Agreement fine if capacity is an issue. Sligo is more than capable of holding final in a couple of weeks and it would be a cracking atmosphere as opposed to only 12 to 15 k in Castlebar
thedreamer (Sligo) - Posts: 52 - 25/04/2023 11:57:57 2473648 Link 0 |
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The game against Ros will stand to us far more than Kerry and Dublin demolishing Tipp and Laois. Getting over the line in a game like that with a big home support and considering we threatened to throw away a healthy half time lead will be massive for the continued development of this group. After a national final defeat to Mayo throwing away the lead on Sunday could have been damaging. There seems to be a serious professionalism implemented by PJ that is so great to see after quite a few years of it being the opposite. tribesman125 (Galway) - Posts: 176 - 25/04/2023 12:48:39 2473677 Link 2 |
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I think its no harm to be realistic about the bad things as well as the good things the team are doing. Its not being "negative" for the sake of it but for the betterment of the team overall to at least try to reach their full potential - there is no point aiming for 80% and achieving 60% when you can aim for 100% and possibly achieve 80% (no team is perfect!). The "work-ons" for this particular team are the finding their men with quick kick-outs, winning possession at midfield, more accurate kick-passing and more incisive forward movement / passes to open up space to take more scores.
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 25/04/2023 12:56:37 2473682 Link 0 |
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You're not explaining why the game would be on in Sligo though? If Galway and Sligo decided to have a home/away arrangement, then the next game is due to be in Galway as the last meeting between the sides was in markievicz park. Galway were due a home game in 2020 but Sligo pulled out of the competition. Im sure Galway would toss a coin for it in anycase but its all a moot point at this stage, venue date and time is set already PressureKick (UK) - Posts: 241 - 25/04/2023 13:41:44 2473705 Link 0 |
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OK we can argue over and back about Sligo giving Galway the game in 2020 and so losing right to home venue this year. Personally I think Galway used up that home game regardless. On current attendances maybe the old agreement should be tweaked to allow for sensible venue allocations. Sligo with 15k in it would be a right atmosphere. If it made you happy we could have the game in Salthill this year so that Markievicz could be an option for the future if 15k to 18k only likely to attend and it is Sligo's "turn". As my username suggests... a great problem for Sligo football and Connacht finals
thedreamer (Sligo) - Posts: 52 - 25/04/2023 13:53:01 2473710 Link 0 |
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By the way I think GAA are losing revenue having it in Castlebar. I reckon bigger Sligo crowd would turn up if in Sligo. Castlebar 15k max Sligo 18k max(sell out). thats my thinking thedreamer (Sligo) - Posts: 52 - 25/04/2023 13:57:13 2473714 Link 0 |
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I think the logic is that the next game in Connacht ( except for a final) was due to be a home game in Sligo. Sligo's forfeiture of the last game still counts as a played game. If at the time Sligo felt that failure to field would mean that they would still have to play the next game at a Galway venue then they could have easily ( and farcically) sent down a club Junior C team , fielded and conceded a cricket score. But no, they didn't , because they knew that a) that would be silly and b) that the fixture would still go down as having been a Galway home fixture. So Sligo play Galway in Castlebar in 2023 and the if the next time they meet if its in a QF or SF it will be in Markiewicz. Simple enough stuff. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 960 - 25/04/2023 14:25:54 2473727 Link 0 |
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Going by recent history I think Galway footballers don't mind travelling to an "away" venue as they have a much better record in those venues than in Pearse Stadium or Tuam!
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 25/04/2023 14:55:21 2473741 Link 0 |
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I agree with all you are saying. it is simple stuff to understand. I'm only muting Markievicz as crowd for final won't be huge.
thedreamer (Sligo) - Posts: 52 - 25/04/2023 15:12:34 2473749 Link 0 |
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Connactht GAA set rules in place is for 20k capacity stadium only to host Connacht senior finals. At the moment that is only Pearses Staduim and MacHale Park as Dr Hyde park capacity is restricted to a little under 19k until they get work done there. When county is due a home game and don't have 20k capacity stadium they get to nominate a ground to play in. Yes it can be debated that the sized crowd that will turn up to Castlebar on May 7th will likely be a crowd that Markievicz Park could hold but the Connacht GAA chiefs are too stubborn. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3517 - 25/04/2023 15:46:31 2473758 Link 1 |
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Name: Joe Address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW; Washington, D.C. 20500; U.S Thanks yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11429 - 25/04/2023 15:53:49 2473762 Link 1 |
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Interesting Stats and tactics for the Game here brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 675 - 25/04/2023 22:07:16 2473853 Link 1 |
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I find it mildly amusing that I see posters on the Roscommon thread now saying that its good that they lost the semi final. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 960 - 26/04/2023 12:29:50 2473966 Link 0 |