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Pearse Stadium was a joke yestetday. The mud and puddles and potholes around the stadium a disgrace. All people around me were from terrace, so some stand ticket holders sat in the rain. No stewards around to help with seating as they have in Cadtlebar etc.
Not the 1st time with blunders made by PA!
Not the best game maybe but a win. Hard physical match in dire conditions, well deserved mofm for Conroy.Hope Glynn jaw injury not to serious.

westsidestory (Galway) - Posts: 136 - 21/05/2023 13:39:31    2479955

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Replying To Dunmore10:  "Good win, Cathal Sweeney was excellent when he came on, paul conroy and connor gleeson also had good games"
Gleeson did have a good game, very brave - has obviously worked on high ball into his area. Having said that, he needs to improve on short fast kickouts.

Thought we gave away a few silly scorable frees from poor tackling technique (from behind).

One thing I find comical and annoying, is physio and her assistant coming in to assist a player who has got a small slap in the puss. Maybe they want to build up their "steps" stats.

Really (Galway) - Posts: 622 - 21/05/2023 14:39:36    2479969

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Replying To tommy k:  "Don't Mayo people and most of the media tip Mayo every year plus Joe "one more thing - Mayo for Sam" Biden? lol"
Who tipped Mayo this year?

MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 434 - 21/05/2023 14:49:09    2479971

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Replying To Really:  "Gleeson did have a good game, very brave - has obviously worked on high ball into his area. Having said that, he needs to improve on short fast kickouts.

Thought we gave away a few silly scorable frees from poor tackling technique (from behind).

One thing I find comical and annoying, is physio and her assistant coming in to assist a player who has got a small slap in the puss. Maybe they want to build up their "steps" stats."
Every team does that now, just as most players are very easy to topple. A man with the build of Comer is never hitting the deck unless by personal choice. God be with the days when a player set himself for the incoming shoulder, and stayed standing ... but sure maybe we were the idiots - all those frees we didn't get : )
Awful conditions, but my reading of that game yesterday is that Galway still would have won even if we had had a full team. We just didn't make enough score chances.
Kerry will improve, but you'd have to say Mayo, Dublin and Galway looking sharp at this stage.

points50swiththeargyllsonthewrongfeet (Tyrone) - Posts: 283 - 21/05/2023 15:24:29    2479980

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "It's not a forum - the key is in the title"
Have a look around and you'll see the word forum or forums... Typical Mayo man , all talk no substance...

Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 21/05/2023 18:21:23    2480104

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Good 2 win yesterday in poor condition one thing that would worry me is in second half especially when Galway scored they gave up kickouts snd Tyrone scored almost immediately with zero pressure I though Cathal sweeney really took hand to Tyrone and ran straight down the middle and set up lots scores , in second half Galway kept running Into corner on stand side it was not as if Tyrone were pushing them into corners they headed straight into them themselves I found it bit mad really

Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 965 - 21/05/2023 19:05:16    2480128

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "Not only that, but when the crowd took it upon themselves to start singing it, the PA then interrupted and said we don't have the music, let's move on.
Should have let the crowd carry on and finish it. Would have been even better to be honest."
Its a bug bear of mine as well. Especially when you go to the Northern venues ,they always have someone lined up.(usually a scor winner )embarassing

fairplay4ever (Galway) - Posts: 429 - 21/05/2023 19:44:20    2480150

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Sloppy game but we are happy to take the 2 points and move on to Westmeath in two weeks.
Is Dylan McHugh carrying an injury? Harsh to see him pulled off so early in the game.

LetsPlayBall (Galway) - Posts: 64 - 22/05/2023 08:15:28    2480280

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Following on from whats already been said, pearse stadium is normally bad and we nearly accept or laugh and joke but being in there yesterday was truly embarrassing. I was beside a couple from Tyrone who must have been thinking what is this carry on. as a poster mentioned, you watch games in the North and the announcer is on the ball with each name, the national anthem is always sung perfectly and gets the atmosphere going. were playing national anthem from a dusty tape bought in the nineties. Back to the football. Not one for the purists but the main thing was to win which we did well, three standouts I thought gleeson conroy and sweeney. Many quick to give out to Gleeson and also conroy lately, not seeing many posts from these people today when shoes on the other foot. Gleeson great coming off his line , looked like he was happy to take man and ball, thoroughly deserved man of the match for conroy, showed leadership and courage particularly with turnovers and that second score with left foot in second half, sweeney broke the lines with his pace which was needed as other forwards were off it on Saturday. Lets hope for a better performance in mullingar where Westmeath will be waiting for us.

cavan.galway (Galway) - Posts: 212 - 22/05/2023 08:32:36    2480288

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Replying To westsidestory:  "Pearse Stadium was a joke yestetday. The mud and puddles and potholes around the stadium a disgrace. All people around me were from terrace, so some stand ticket holders sat in the rain. No stewards around to help with seating as they have in Cadtlebar etc.
Not the 1st time with blunders made by PA!
Not the best game maybe but a win. Hard physical match in dire conditions, well deserved mofm for Conroy.Hope Glynn jaw injury not to serious."
Sure it was general admission. Everyone was entitled to sit in the stand if they so wished. Stand tickets were not sold separately.

galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1291 - 22/05/2023 09:07:09    2480300

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Pearse stadium on match day is just managed poorly.
PA is nearly always making mistakes, talks before the match way too often i.e. never shuts up, and volume normally is way too high.

Not surprised to hear about stewarding being light.
Sur it's regular enough on Galway match days, which aren't exactly every week, to find no soap or paper towels in the toilets. Bulbs not working sometimes too and toilet cubicles in total darkness in the toilets under the terrace. Whoever is in charge just doesn't care.

jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 172 - 22/05/2023 09:47:23    2480317

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Replying To westsidestory:  "Pearse Stadium was a joke yestetday. The mud and puddles and potholes around the stadium a disgrace. All people around me were from terrace, so some stand ticket holders sat in the rain. No stewards around to help with seating as they have in Cadtlebar etc.
Not the 1st time with blunders made by PA!
Not the best game maybe but a win. Hard physical match in dire conditions, well deserved mofm for Conroy.Hope Glynn jaw injury not to serious."
I was just coming online to say the same - I might even email Paul Bellew about this as well because in fairness he seems like a clued in guy but Pearse stadium on Saturday was a complete joke and an embarrassment.

Stadium Itself:
- Massive puddles around the walk-area close to the pitch barriers, a few loads of chippings would solve 90% of this. having to walk in puddles because of the crowd making them unavoidable is madness in this day and age.
- The terraces (but especially behind both goals) are all overgrown with moss and weeds (a few lads with shovel's/scrapers and weedkiller would do a great job)
- The terraces (the yellowed paint marking the stairs/steps looks original and it shows, it near worn off completely in some places (again easily fixed)

Infrastructure
- Theres no real club shop for gear (like Castlebar) where ya could buy a bitta merch (they'd have sold out of maroon poncho's on Saturday)
- On Saturday we entered behind the stand and walked over behind the goal - no where enroot did we see a programme for sale and we woulda bought one/two.
- There's no real place to go in a buy a tea/coffee apart from Supermacs

Other issues:
- The PA: First of all how the hell isnt there a dry-run done an hour before (this would be done in any small business hosting an event)
- The PA: This whole system needs an upgrade, always issues
- The announcer, how hard is it to get the message to him (subs announced 5-6-7mins after the happened)
- the announcer, how hard is it to get a sentences straight in your head before just taking to the mic (example: "Substitution on the Galway team (awkward pause) # 23 XX in for (even longer pause) number ## (long pause) name"

Bigger issues:
- The stand/roof could use a good power wash
- The stand could use a seat refurb (even heat them to bring back the color)
- the stand needs a side barrier like McHale park even just the western stand as that's where the prevailing wind blows (even Kenny park has this!)
- Crappy small timber sheds you'd have at home for the strimmer need to be replaced with a proper building in the 'Supermacs' corner have a prober building selling merch, food and a bit of a cover
- The entrance to the ground needs a total refurb make is cool entrance nice and modern.

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 738 - 22/05/2023 10:10:04    2480334

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Re the ref:
*Sending off was spot on. Think everyone agrees on that. He may not have meant it but it is up to him to execute the shoulder correctly.
*Black card was technically correct but in the basis that u never see other teams getting punished for the same offence Tyrone can probably feel hard done by ..... although only Gough and Morgan knows what was said.
*Morgan catching high ball and kicking his leg out at the same time catching Heaney in the head. Don't blame the ref for missing it but they need to watch for it going forward. Very dangerous.
*Time wasting during black card. Don't blame Tyrone at all, we would do the same. Ref in a tough position here. There is so much contact in the game its not like lads haven't been hit. Match clock like the ladies have would solve this.

Re Pearse Stadium: I heard an interview with Paul Bellew on GBFM and investment in upgrading our infrastructure, particularly PS was next on the priority list. This is to include floodlights.

Very impressive interview he seems like a man with a plan. Can't undo years of nothing overnight.

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1894 - 22/05/2023 10:23:37    2480347

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "The obsession with Mayo never ends for ye lads"
Yondu must be having a great laugh at all the replies, he's from Roscommon. Definitely not from Galway anyway.

TheBishop (Galway) - Posts: 287 - 22/05/2023 10:33:32    2480358

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Replying To Belclare:  "Have a look around and you'll see the word forum or forums... Typical Mayo man , all talk no substance..."
Galway thread.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7704 - 22/05/2023 10:35:30    2480360

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Replying To Mayonman:  "Re the ref:
*Sending off was spot on. Think everyone agrees on that. He may not have meant it but it is up to him to execute the shoulder correctly.
*Black card was technically correct but in the basis that u never see other teams getting punished for the same offence Tyrone can probably feel hard done by ..... although only Gough and Morgan knows what was said.
*Morgan catching high ball and kicking his leg out at the same time catching Heaney in the head. Don't blame the ref for missing it but they need to watch for it going forward. Very dangerous.
*Time wasting during black card. Don't blame Tyrone at all, we would do the same. Ref in a tough position here. There is so much contact in the game its not like lads haven't been hit. Match clock like the ladies have would solve this.

Re Pearse Stadium: I heard an interview with Paul Bellew on GBFM and investment in upgrading our infrastructure, particularly PS was next on the priority list. This is to include floodlights.

Very impressive interview he seems like a man with a plan. Can't undo years of nothing overnight."
To be fair to Frank Burns, I genuinely don't think he meant it. He is not a dirty player and is widely regarded as being hard but clean player in Tyrone club football. I don't believe he has ever had a straight red at inter County level either.

But in real time it did look bad.

Wally (Tyrone) - Posts: 922 - 22/05/2023 10:49:52    2480376

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Replying To Wally:  "To be fair to Frank Burns, I genuinely don't think he meant it. He is not a dirty player and is widely regarded as being hard but clean player in Tyrone club football. I don't believe he has ever had a straight red at inter County level either.

But in real time it did look bad."
Looks bad on the tape too.....even in 'unreal' time.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3911 - 22/05/2023 11:05:17    2480389

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Replying To The_DOC:  "I was just coming online to say the same - I might even email Paul Bellew about this as well because in fairness he seems like a clued in guy but Pearse stadium on Saturday was a complete joke and an embarrassment.

Stadium Itself:
- Massive puddles around the walk-area close to the pitch barriers, a few loads of chippings would solve 90% of this. having to walk in puddles because of the crowd making them unavoidable is madness in this day and age.
- The terraces (but especially behind both goals) are all overgrown with moss and weeds (a few lads with shovel's/scrapers and weedkiller would do a great job)
- The terraces (the yellowed paint marking the stairs/steps looks original and it shows, it near worn off completely in some places (again easily fixed)

Infrastructure
- Theres no real club shop for gear (like Castlebar) where ya could buy a bitta merch (they'd have sold out of maroon poncho's on Saturday)
- On Saturday we entered behind the stand and walked over behind the goal - no where enroot did we see a programme for sale and we woulda bought one/two.
- There's no real place to go in a buy a tea/coffee apart from Supermacs

Other issues:
- The PA: First of all how the hell isnt there a dry-run done an hour before (this would be done in any small business hosting an event)
- The PA: This whole system needs an upgrade, always issues
- The announcer, how hard is it to get the message to him (subs announced 5-6-7mins after the happened)
- the announcer, how hard is it to get a sentences straight in your head before just taking to the mic (example: "Substitution on the Galway team (awkward pause) # 23 XX in for (even longer pause) number ## (long pause) name"

Bigger issues:
- The stand/roof could use a good power wash
- The stand could use a seat refurb (even heat them to bring back the color)
- the stand needs a side barrier like McHale park even just the western stand as that's where the prevailing wind blows (even Kenny park has this!)
- Crappy small timber sheds you'd have at home for the strimmer need to be replaced with a proper building in the 'Supermacs' corner have a prober building selling merch, food and a bit of a cover
- The entrance to the ground needs a total refurb make is cool entrance nice and modern."
By jaysus. the football team themselves must be going fairly well, if that's the crib list you came away with.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3911 - 22/05/2023 11:20:43    2480407

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Replying To Wally:  "To be fair to Frank Burns, I genuinely don't think he meant it. He is not a dirty player and is widely regarded as being hard but clean player in Tyrone club football. I don't believe he has ever had a straight red at inter County level either.

But in real time it did look bad."
I don't think he meant it either. He had him lined up for a hit, but got it wrong and ended up catching Glynn on the jaw. Small margins, but players need to be conscious of what can happen if the timing is a bit off.
The pass Glynn got wasn't great and left him fairly open.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2223 - 22/05/2023 11:21:45    2480409

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Replying To MayoDan:  "Who tipped Mayo this year?"
As Trump would say "Sleepy Joe!" - lol

tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 22/05/2023 11:52:03    2480428

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