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I think it's becoming a farce at this stage. I know of one club who established a selection committee and there were 2 players, an ex player and a current players mother on it. I heard a figure recently of €1k per week to run a club senior team between coaches, physio, stats, and "mileage". Then you have the likes of Pat Flanagan, Malachy O'Rourke even the great John O'Mahony showing up here there and everywhere(he was with The Downs in Westmeath before Salthill). The most successful club managers of the past decade in Galway were Kevin O'brien, Don Connellan and Val Daly. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 443 - 21/12/2023 09:14:23 2517522 Link 1 |
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Hear the Spiddal, M/B, Annaghdown, Michaels and S/K have all new management teams in place
1951andwaiting (Galway) - Posts: 88 - 21/12/2023 11:23:02 2517543 Link 0 |
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Seeing as the NYPD choir has finally recorded "Galway Bay", would it be a more appropriate anthem for the Galway footballers at matches? AnCrúiscínLán (Galway) - Posts: 102 - 21/12/2023 15:55:57 2517576 Link 1 |
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Who are the new managers ?
JakeTheMan (Galway) - Posts: 19 - 21/12/2023 18:08:56 2517586 Link 0 |
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Oughterard stay the same Micheals bringing in declan meehan Magnus breathnach to carraroe Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 226 - 22/12/2023 07:56:45 2517607 Link 0 |
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Just interested in how that works? It's a very good idea. I presume it's the best club players who are a bit off the county panel aged 20-25ish. Would it be a full panel of 30+ and how regularly would they train?
Kerry15 (Kerry) - Posts: 973 - 27/12/2023 01:00:29 2517728 Link 0 |
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Not sure if it would be a full panel. They could probably supplement the U20 or the seniors for games I'd imagine the best way to do it would be pick players that have shown the necessary skill set but maybe are lacking on one thing eg conditioning side and because they are out of the under age set up bed to be kept in the system some how. John Maher is a prime example. Showed promise but lacked something. Really kicked on last year and now looks like a thoroughbred midfielder. Not sure if that has anything to do with a dev squad but point being there is serious potential with later developers Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1894 - 28/12/2023 22:03:24 2517792 Link 0 |
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Galway championship team 2024: 98galway (Galway) - Posts: 8 - 31/12/2023 13:20:42 2517936 Link 1 |
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That 15 spot is going to be an issue again this year. There is no good corner forward option to go with Finnerty and Comer unless you just put Sweeney there and he plays as an extra defender.
galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 806 - 31/12/2023 16:33:38 2517952 Link 3 |
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Been there done that. Tierney will do well in Mickey Mouse games v lesser opposition but come Big Crunch games he'll be inconsistent. Heaney great servant but time to move on, ditto with conroy. Sean needs to be out further at 5 or 7, why not try fitz at 3 he did well on AoS. Need to uncover a few gems in the forward line, good quality defenders but 8 up is a worry, Mcdaid prob won't be back until February or march so he'll have missed a big block. Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 226 - 31/12/2023 17:33:43 2517960 Link 1 |
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Just wondering if there are any clubs around Galway City that take in college based players midweek or are there any sessions ran for lads based away from home by anyone around Galway? TigerWoods90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 155 - 31/12/2023 19:00:49 2517969 Link 1 |
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Any new lads ready to make a burst for starting place? Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1894 - 31/12/2023 23:01:53 2517980 Link 1 |
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Be very careful if moycullen get wind of them they'll transfer them
Fox.1n.7he.b0x (Galway) - Posts: 135 - 01/01/2024 12:47:41 2517989 Link 4 |
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Agreed re Tierney. Disagree re Heaney / Conroy. Up to younger players to step up and take their places which they have not done to date. Unless Shane Walsh and Damo are both at 100% fitness we'll be no where near an all Ireland in all honesty. None of our other forwards would put any sort of "fear" in a decent defender. Donaldtrump (Galway) - Posts: 252 - 01/01/2024 15:29:22 2518002 Link 2 |
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Tierney is grand as long as he isn't one of the six or seven main players you are relying on. Unfortunately for the last 2 years he has been far too central to the game plan. Will be interesting who gets tried in the league in those forward spots - expect to see a good bit of Cillian O'Curraoin, Liam O'Conghaile, Culhane and possibly Patrick Kelly.
galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 806 - 02/01/2024 02:16:05 2518034 Link 1 |
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Mattie Tierney is only 23, lads. Not many players dominate games day in day out in their very early 20s these days. Yes, there are certainly a few exceptions but a lot of players need to hit their mid twenties to have the physicality, develop the experience and game smarts up to the level needed at top grade IC. I've a lot of hope for Tierney that he can drive on to the next level and become a real star for Galway. He has it all. He's been developing. The consistency will come. togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 982 - 02/01/2024 11:29:33 2518044 Link 2 |
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Who is cunningham ?
MapleSyrup (Galway) - Posts: 165 - 02/01/2024 12:44:09 2518050 Link 0 |
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Big game for Jarlaths next week knowing they have to win to go through after surprisingly losing to Ballinrobe CS. Claregalway look like going through handy enough from the other group. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 806 - 02/01/2024 16:13:08 2518076 Link 0 |
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Sorry, No Heaney, are you Mad. Galways most underrated player. Also no disrespect to Sweeney but Glynn is a way better footballer. And Joyce is very loyal to Gleeson and Flaherty does not have the long kick out skill set. I have watched a couple of University matches and O Connaire from Spiddal is a great prospect and Kilcommons and P. Kelly dominated the middle of the field in the two matches I saw for NUIG but probably not a midfield options for Galway. Both have more football that Maher but Maher is 6 foot 4 which makes a difference. O Flaherty needs to be given more time on the field, he will learn nothing on the bench. So Gleeson for Flaherty, Glynn in for Sweeney, Cooke in for Maher, Heaney in for Cooke. Cunningham is not at the level for county. And I don't know about Canney maybe a third midfielder in at 15 and bring him out the field. Maher and bring him out the field?
LottoPlus (Kilkenny) - Posts: 85 - 02/01/2024 17:24:41 2518084 Link 1 |
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What about the young Corofin players Brandyh (Galway) - Posts: 25 - 02/01/2024 19:10:21 2518096 Link 0 |