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Replying To GalwayLurker: "There's been 2 games, that's a big statement to be making! They've also played An Spideal and St James's, have a bit of perspective. No offense intended to the 2 clubs but they're not in the top 6 or 7 teams in the county." Thanks for that crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 101 - 16/08/2023 18:08:50 2500871 Link
Replying To MapleSyrup: "No point judging Owen Gallagher untill it comes to knockout football time." This guy has had loads of chances and if he was good enough to play for Galway he would be playing for Galway. Maybe he should play with his home county and try to win something with them. I wish him well. PierreBezuhov (UK) - Posts: 233 - 16/08/2023 23:29:43 2500893 Link
Replying To PierreBezuhov: "This guy has had loads of chances and if he was good enough to play for Galway he would be playing for Galway. Maybe he should play with his home county and try to win something with them. I wish him well." He hasn't had loads of chances.I think that's the point. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 392 - 17/08/2023 12:55:33 2500968 Link
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "He hasn't had loads of chances.I think that's the point." Has he not been in the panel for 2 years? Started a number of league games etc? What kind of chance would you like - start against Kerry at 11 when he hasn't played well in a Galway jersey before? crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 101 - 17/08/2023 14:33:42 2500999 Link
What championship matches has he played? I can only remember him against Leitrim in 2022. Diabhal (Galway) - Posts: 182 - 17/08/2023 14:35:48 2501000 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "I see the 3 nominees for Galway under 20 job are out donal o flaherty, Alan Glynn and Derek savage as I predicted on here it either be ex players or teachers that get the jobs in Galway,, of the 3 it be nice for clean break and appoint savage other 2 being in management for a good few years with some success in fairness but 2023 was bad for both so maybe time give someone else a chance ,," Good idea, the young lads might have heard enough from the first 2, there too long!! hashtag2017 (Galway) - Posts: 173 - 17/08/2023 15:29:52 2501020 Link
Anyone else hearing a key member of the Dublin All Ireland winning team could be playing his club football in Galway next season due to work commitments.... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4116 - 17/08/2023 16:09:17 2501038 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Anyone else hearing a key member of the Dublin All Ireland winning team could be playing his club football in Galway next season due to work commitments...." Jack McCaffrey? He's training with Salthill Knocknacarra while he's working in UHG by has no plans to officially transfer according to SK. GalwayLurker (Galway) - Posts: 109 - 17/08/2023 16:27:12 2501048 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Anyone else hearing a key member of the Dublin All Ireland winning team could be playing his club football in Galway next season due to work commitments...." Con O'Callaghan is working in Tuam but living in Corofin, and I know he's told people he will be in with Corofin next season. A big addition. crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 101 - 18/08/2023 13:07:57 2501157 Link
Replying To PierreBezuhov: "This guy has had loads of chances and if he was good enough to play for Galway he would be playing for Galway. Maybe he should play with his home county and try to win something with them. I wish him well." He actually hasn't had a load of chances really. He played a few games very early in the league in 2022 and has been on the bench ever since. And wasn't even being used off the bench very much while others were coming on and making no impact at all. Don't get me wrong Owen Gallagher isn't the saviour of Galway football or anything but I always found it strange that he wasn't used more off the bench. He's big and hard running and can kick a score. Seems the perfect option to put on against tiring defenders. Maybe PJ just doesn't fancy him as a player. Might be as simple as that. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2341 - 18/08/2023 14:36:22 2501190 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "I see the 3 nominees for Galway under 20 job are out donal o flaherty, Alan Glynn and Derek savage as I predicted on here it either be ex players or teachers that get the jobs in Galway,, of the 3 it be nice for clean break and appoint savage other 2 being in management for a good few years with some success in fairness but 2023 was bad for both so maybe time give someone else a chance ,," Is it normal for one of the nomations to be the manager for the last few years? Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3546 - 18/08/2023 16:25:27 2501214 Link
Replying To Marooned: "He actually hasn't had a load of chances really. He played a few games very early in the league in 2022 and has been on the bench ever since. And wasn't even being used off the bench very much while others were coming on and making no impact at all. Don't get me wrong Owen Gallagher isn't the saviour of Galway football or anything but I always found it strange that he wasn't used more off the bench. He's big and hard running and can kick a score. Seems the perfect option to put on against tiring defenders. Maybe PJ just doesn't fancy him as a player. Might be as simple as that." I don't think PJ could take a chance after wide spread talk that he was the most likely to have made an improvement during the last quarter of the final the year before. backtooldwall (Galway) - Posts: 140 - 18/08/2023 16:29:41 2501215 Link
Replying To crankyincorofin: "Con O'Callaghan is working in Tuam but living in Corofin, and I know he's told people he will be in with Corofin next season. A big addition." He was in the Man of Aran on Tuesday evening. My Father got a photo with him. Didn't realise he was working locally - any chance he would tog with Galway? PierreBezuhov (UK) - Posts: 233 - 18/08/2023 18:01:44 2501228 Link
Replying To PierreBezuhov: "He was in the Man of Aran on Tuesday evening. My Father got a photo with him. Didn't realise he was working locally - any chance he would tog with Galway?" A straight swop for Shane Walsh perhaps.......would be a great move for Galway, based on 2023 intercounty form. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4002 - 19/08/2023 10:44:51 2501275 Link
Replying To PierreBezuhov: "He was in the Man of Aran on Tuesday evening. My Father got a photo with him. Didn't realise he was working locally - any chance he would tog with Galway?" Even if he transferred to aran he wouldn't be able to stop them bottling the intermediate championship at semi final stage, they've been doing that for the last 10 years Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 227 - 20/08/2023 08:33:20 2501399 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "A straight swop for Shane Walsh perhaps.......would be a great move for Galway, based on 2023 intercounty form." Con was ordinary enough for the Dubs this Summer. He didn't score at all in the All Ireland Final. Went for goals when points were on. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2325 - 20/08/2023 09:29:14 2501402 Link
Replying To endgame: "Con was ordinary enough for the Dubs this Summer. He didn't score at all in the All Ireland Final. Went for goals when points were on." If he 'roofed' that one that crashed off the crossbar, I'm sure you'd have been as impressed with it as any other non-Kerry fans. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4002 - 20/08/2023 13:18:19 2501431 Link
Replying To Sportsfanatic90: "Even if he transferred to aran he wouldn't be able to stop them bottling the intermediate championship at semi final stage, they've been doing that for the last 10 years" Not the first time you've made this dig. A very small-minded attitude. For a club which doesn't have the numbers to field at underage and has obviously all the issues of getting lads together, what they've achieved over the last decade has been brilliant. You're talking as if they're some powerhouse club serially underachieving. Oileáin Árann have done brilliantly to be competing at the latter stages of the Intermediate championship. They've been doing better than plenty clubs with far greater resources. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2252 - 20/08/2023 15:09:32 2501439 Link
Replying To WanPintWin: "Not the first time you've made this dig. A very small-minded attitude. For a club which doesn't have the numbers to field at underage and has obviously all the issues of getting lads together, what they've achieved over the last decade has been brilliant. You're talking as if they're some powerhouse club serially underachieving. Oileáin Árann have done brilliantly to be competing at the latter stages of the Intermediate championship. They've been doing better than plenty clubs with far greater resources." Exactly. Árann lost a West Board junior final ten years ago and many of the same players are still to the fore now. Their lack of numbers means they haven't been replaced. They're doing extremely well to be competing as they have been. galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1302 - 20/08/2023 18:17:11 2501460 Link
Replying To Sportsfanatic90: "Even if he transferred to aran he wouldn't be able to stop them bottling the intermediate championship at semi final stage, they've been doing that for the last 10 years" Oilean Arainn are fantastic.The fact that they can make it consistently to semi finals over the last 10 years with the pick of players that they have and the logistics of them playing on the mainland and the Islands is to be genuinely admired. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 392 - 20/08/2023 22:11:39 2501505 Link