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Replying To PierreBezuhov: "I would definite competitive as competing for titles. What you are describing is participation." That's grand. Competitive for me means competing in the division and looking like you belong there. If I'm asked if one of our underage teams is competitive in the A division, that means is it the right level for them. I.e. Are they competitive against the other teams? Claregalway are not competing for titles yet. There are only 3 teams realistically who have been consistent contenders for the past decade, with the odd exception. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2224 - 16/10/2023 16:21:24 2508688 Link
Replying To PierreBezuhov: "I would definite competitive as competing for titles. What you are describing is participation." Claregalway have been Improving in the last few years with young lads beginning to come through now.Jack Glynn,Conor Flaherty,Darren Whelan,Padraig Commins are early twenties.Jack Lonergan,Ryan Flaherty are just 18.Kyle long is under 20 and there are more.Anyone who makes quarter finals proper are competitive and could win a county title.Why would the games last week have been so close if the teams weren't very even. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 372 - 16/10/2023 19:45:50 2508735 Link
Replying To MrVelo: "Saturday 21st Pearse Stadium 3.30pm Mountbellew Moylough v Moycullen 1.30pm Kilconly v Oileain Arann Sunday 22nd Tuam Stadium 3.30pm Milltown v Corofin 1.45pm Monivea Abbey v Cortoon Shamrocks" Is this confirmed? Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 132 - 16/10/2023 21:27:16 2508746 Link
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "Claregalway have been Improving in the last few years with young lads beginning to come through now.Jack Glynn,Conor Flaherty,Darren Whelan,Padraig Commins are early twenties.Jack Lonergan,Ryan Flaherty are just 18.Kyle long is under 20 and there are more.Anyone who makes quarter finals proper are competitive and could win a county title.Why would the games last week have been so close if the teams weren't very even." I'd agree that they're improving and have some good young talent. I don't agree that any team that makes a quarter-final could genuinely win a county title. A look back at the various quarter-finalists over the past few years would show a few teams who wouldn't have the quality to beat Corofin, Maigh Cuilinn or M/M. In many cases a team would need to beat 2 of those 3 to win a title. I expect Claregalway to continue to improve and they could be genuine contenders in another few years. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2224 - 17/10/2023 10:22:26 2508772 Link
Replying To Gearoid1998ffowaed: "Is this confirmed?" Why is there a different time start for the Intermediate games? Leaves it very tight for the senior warm up in Tuam! hashtag2017 (Galway) - Posts: 173 - 17/10/2023 11:21:37 2508787 Link
Replying To WanPintWin: "I'd agree that they're improving and have some good young talent. I don't agree that any team that makes a quarter-final could genuinely win a county title. A look back at the various quarter-finalists over the past few years would show a few teams who wouldn't have the quality to beat Corofin, Maigh Cuilinn or M/M. In many cases a team would need to beat 2 of those 3 to win a title. I expect Claregalway to continue to improve and they could be genuine contenders in another few years." I think they are showing a very poor return at senior level if the 8 minor finals in 11 years statistic is correct. PierreBezuhov (UK) - Posts: 231 - 17/10/2023 12:27:22 2508812 Link
Replying To hashtag2017: "Why is there a different time start for the Intermediate games? Leaves it very tight for the senior warm up in Tuam!" Done to mess with our lads. In particular Mike Farragher who is involved with Monivea. crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 98 - 17/10/2023 12:32:19 2508815 Link
Replying To hashtag2017: "Why is there a different time start for the Intermediate games? Leaves it very tight for the senior warm up in Tuam!" They never start on time anyhow when it comes to it on the day. Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 132 - 17/10/2023 19:13:38 2508929 Link
Replying To PierreBezuhov: "I think they are showing a very poor return at senior level if the 8 minor finals in 11 years statistic is correct." Claregalway's retention rate in recent years has been credible to be fair. They've seem to have built a local club feel, which is maybe something they struggled with before. They experienced a huge influx of families into the community at a similar time, it was always going to take some time for these roots and connections to develop. Also, having a senior team is a real benefit, rather than a couple of years ago, their underage talent seeing the intermediate team as their club idols. Then having a number of players involved in Galway squads over the last few years. However, the biggest factor Claregalway GAA can thank for their improvement is the local secondary school. Previously, players within the Claregalway club would have gone to a variety of different schools - Tuam, Galway City, Athenry, Oranmore. Now they are all in school in CBC and have built friendships/connections within Claregalway. They're a very well ran club off the pitch, and if they make use of all their raw materials they could be a serious powerhouse over the next few years. At the moment though, they just need to keep developing, and look for a few new players every year, a problem most clubs have. GalwaysFinest (Galway) - Posts: 191 - 18/10/2023 14:59:00 2509064 Link
Replying To GalwaysFinest: "Claregalway's retention rate in recent years has been credible to be fair. They've seem to have built a local club feel, which is maybe something they struggled with before. They experienced a huge influx of families into the community at a similar time, it was always going to take some time for these roots and connections to develop. Also, having a senior team is a real benefit, rather than a couple of years ago, their underage talent seeing the intermediate team as their club idols. Then having a number of players involved in Galway squads over the last few years. However, the biggest factor Claregalway GAA can thank for their improvement is the local secondary school. Previously, players within the Claregalway club would have gone to a variety of different schools - Tuam, Galway City, Athenry, Oranmore. Now they are all in school in CBC and have built friendships/connections within Claregalway. They're a very well ran club off the pitch, and if they make use of all their raw materials they could be a serious powerhouse over the next few years. At the moment though, they just need to keep developing, and look for a few new players every year, a problem most clubs have." And how long is it that you have been Chairman of Claregalway? crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 98 - 18/10/2023 21:38:25 2509150 Link
MM - Moycullen : Moycullen by 5 Corofin - Milltown : I Would expect Corofin by 3-4, but wouldnt be surprised if Milltown can produce the upset, this time of year normally suits them. ned_flanders (Galway) - Posts: 65 - 19/10/2023 06:23:31 2509161 Link
Very upbeat stuff from someone who is presumably involved in the club. I think that, if you looked at a 20 year graph, Claregalway have not improved at all at senior level. I remember them beating us at intermediate in 2002 before they won the final. How long has the school been there? crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 98 - 19/10/2023 09:53:08 2509171 Link
Replying To crankyincorofin: "And how long is it that you have been Chairman of Claregalway?" A blow in who still supports his struggling native club, actually.... So success can be measured in different ways, luckily for you in Corofin you have the silverware to show for it. GalwaysFinest (Galway) - Posts: 191 - 19/10/2023 10:24:10 2509178 Link
Replying To crankyincorofin: "Very upbeat stuff from someone who is presumably involved in the club. I think that, if you looked at a 20 year graph, Claregalway have not improved at all at senior level. I remember them beating us at intermediate in 2002 before they won the final. How long has the school been there?" 10 years.They have only been senior for 6 years.It takes time to established and then start to improve .How many years are Corofin in Senior?I can't remember a time their weren't.They have improved from just about staying in senior to starting to get to quarter finals proper. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 372 - 19/10/2023 11:15:35 2509195 Link
Replying To crankyincorofin: "And how long is it that you have been Chairman of Claregalway?" Very negative dig. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 372 - 19/10/2023 11:16:37 2509196 Link
Replying To GalwaysFinest: "Claregalway's retention rate in recent years has been credible to be fair. They've seem to have built a local club feel, which is maybe something they struggled with before. They experienced a huge influx of families into the community at a similar time, it was always going to take some time for these roots and connections to develop. Also, having a senior team is a real benefit, rather than a couple of years ago, their underage talent seeing the intermediate team as their club idols. Then having a number of players involved in Galway squads over the last few years. However, the biggest factor Claregalway GAA can thank for their improvement is the local secondary school. Previously, players within the Claregalway club would have gone to a variety of different schools - Tuam, Galway City, Athenry, Oranmore. Now they are all in school in CBC and have built friendships/connections within Claregalway. They're a very well ran club off the pitch, and if they make use of all their raw materials they could be a serious powerhouse over the next few years. At the moment though, they just need to keep developing, and look for a few new players every year, a problem most clubs have." I agree that Claregalway have been fast improving, they were the ones to watch this year. I can seem them getting to semi finals next year and they are still young. It's a shame to see nasty comments from Corofin here. They've always been the top dog in club football until Moycullen came along. You have to remember, Moycullen were intermediate for a long time. It's all about investing in the community long term. I agree that the secondary school is a big factor. Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 132 - 19/10/2023 12:51:59 2509227 Link
It is quite some time since we were lucky to beat Claregalway in a quarter final after a replay. As I said above, a 20 year graph at senior level would show no improvement at all. Moycullen an interesting one. Claregalway came up in 17 and Moycullen in 15. Despite their production line of players Claregalway are nowhere near Moycullen at senior level. Why not? No secondary school in Moycullen to "thank for their improvement" either. Plenty of our lads in school in Claregalway and I'm told they have no playing facilities at all for their kids, so crediting the school for anything football related seems outlandish. crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 98 - 19/10/2023 15:58:50 2509269 Link
Replying To crankyincorofin: "It is quite some time since we were lucky to beat Claregalway in a quarter final after a replay. As I said above, a 20 year graph at senior level would show no improvement at all. Moycullen an interesting one. Claregalway came up in 17 and Moycullen in 15. Despite their production line of players Claregalway are nowhere near Moycullen at senior level. Why not? No secondary school in Moycullen to "thank for their improvement" either. Plenty of our lads in school in Claregalway and I'm told they have no playing facilities at all for their kids, so crediting the school for anything football related seems outlandish." Claregalway ran Moycullen to point last year or year before.They are a couple of years behind in their development.You are seriousy anti Claregalway Its actually really sad to see someone from Corofin who has won so much be so anti an up and coming young team. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 372 - 19/10/2023 17:43:43 2509304 Link
Replying To crankyincorofin: "It is quite some time since we were lucky to beat Claregalway in a quarter final after a replay. As I said above, a 20 year graph at senior level would show no improvement at all. Moycullen an interesting one. Claregalway came up in 17 and Moycullen in 15. Despite their production line of players Claregalway are nowhere near Moycullen at senior level. Why not? No secondary school in Moycullen to "thank for their improvement" either. Plenty of our lads in school in Claregalway and I'm told they have no playing facilities at all for their kids, so crediting the school for anything football related seems outlandish." We have only been senior for 6 years.What is 20 year rubbish about?That first round of minors is beginning to come through now with plenty more to follow.Honestly hope if they ever win a county title they have a better attitude than yours after all Corofin has won. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 372 - 19/10/2023 17:51:39 2509309 Link
Replying To crankyincorofin: "It is quite some time since we were lucky to beat Claregalway in a quarter final after a replay. As I said above, a 20 year graph at senior level would show no improvement at all. Moycullen an interesting one. Claregalway came up in 17 and Moycullen in 15. Despite their production line of players Claregalway are nowhere near Moycullen at senior level. Why not? No secondary school in Moycullen to "thank for their improvement" either. Plenty of our lads in school in Claregalway and I'm told they have no playing facilities at all for their kids, so crediting the school for anything football related seems outlandish." No playing facilities??? The pitch is there at Lakeview! Fully equipped gym. Astro courts? What else is needed? Galwaymaster9 (Galway) - Posts: 397 - 19/10/2023 18:41:20 2509313 Link