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The injuries thing is serious at this stage. By my reckoning all of the following have missed a couple of months over the last couple of years through injury. Jack Glynn, Comer, Finnerty, Fitzgerald, McLaughlin, Sean Kelly, Silke, Molloy, Patrick Kelly, McDaid, Hernon, Mulkerrin, Tierney, I think McHugh was injured last year, Culhane, Conor Flaherty. Add to that John Daly has done his cruciate twice and Paul Conroy broke his 2 legs. Crazy stuff. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 429 - 31/01/2024 16:31:39 2523549 Link 0 |
That's a disaster if true.
smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 429 - 31/01/2024 16:33:55 2523550 Link 0 |
I'm resigned to the fact that there is an unusual amount of injuries afflicting the team and at this stage you left wondering is there something seriously wrong with a group of lads to be so injury prone or is there something wrong with the training set up. Can anyone confirm that Galway's level of injuries over last number of years is outside the norm for senior intercounty. JahTribe (Galway) - Posts: 155 - 31/01/2024 18:28:11 2523573 Link 0 |
Disagree he's not been at the races for a long while, yes extraordinary but too inconsistent, leave GAA for a while and rediscover his love
Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 222 - 31/01/2024 18:55:53 2523576 Link 0 |
College well beaten by UCD so they won't have to worry about any more Sigerson fixtures. They never got going this year after being tournament favourites before a ball was kicked. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2261 - 31/01/2024 19:09:03 2523580 Link 0 |
That is terrible news if true? All GAA supporters, including Roscommon ones, want to see the best players in action, and test themselves against the best. Shane Walsh is without doubt, one of the top players in Ireland and all genuine GAA supporters wish him well. Hopefully that news is not true. letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 612 - 31/01/2024 19:19:56 2523582 Link 0 |
If I was PJ I would use 5 developmental players in every league game. maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1218 - 31/01/2024 20:56:01 2523586 Link 0 |
no other county in ireland in either code have had injuries like what the galway footballers have had in the last 12 months...surely to god they can come up with new training plans for the lads who are prone to injuries on a regular basis like what kieron fitz did for corofin for all those years to keep him fit/sharp.. i dont get it.. anyways i see a post has up walsh is gone..i hope that not true but at this stage i wouldnt be surprised.. anyways im going to the hyde on sunday..is there many on here going? gbay (Galway) - Posts: 263 - 01/02/2024 01:04:31 2523603 Link 0 |
What a shame, he's a fabulous player, one of the most skilful ever. Best wishes to him.
Overthebar53 (Carlow) - Posts: 249 - 01/02/2024 01:22:36 2523606 Link 0 |
Yup agreed, one of my favorite players in the country to watch. Best wishes to him if that is true. TobeaRossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 157 - 01/02/2024 10:29:07 2523634 Link 0 |
No corroboration for this any place else, so take it with a pinch of salt for now.
Triffic (Galway) - Posts: 149 - 01/02/2024 10:36:19 2523638 Link 0 |
I have asked a few people about Shane Walsh and nobody knows weather its true or not. I hope not for his own sake the poor lad. As regards all the injuries something must be wrong with the training or the amount of training they are doing or something is wrong with the way the medical and physios teams are dealing with injuries. I just don't know but something somewhere is not right.
JakeTheMan (Galway) - Posts: 19 - 01/02/2024 13:10:48 2523664 Link 0 |
Apart from Kerry and Dublin, what county has better forwards than Galway? Granted Walsh is inconsistent, Comer is injury prone and Rob Finnerty hasn't rediscovered his form of 2022. But there are other forwards in Galway who would walk onto most county teams. Des Conneelly, Eoin Finnerty, Brian Mannion, Barry McHugh a good free taker and good club player, Dylan Canney, Nathan Grainger, Tomo Culhane and that's only picking lads from the top 8 senior clubs. Most counties only have one top forward - Tyrone with McCurry, McGuigan with Derry, McBrearty and maybe Gallen with Donegal, McManus with Monaghan, Tommy Conroy with Mayo. Galway just need to keep lads fit and get more out of their attacking abilities. NoughtiesFootball (USA) - Posts: 4 - 01/02/2024 13:38:02 2523670 Link 0 |
your spot on... but something must of seriously gone wrong between sunday and wednesday eve from him to get a serious injury and an op done so im thinking we'd have heard something by now.. team announced tomo eve so lets see then but football aside i hope he's alright..after all its only a game. but id agree with you..sounds like to me they need to seriously review the s@c/medical team and try and figure out what is going on..if we can see it why cant they.. so much negativity around the footballers atm unfortunately i can only see one winner on sunday anyways ill be going anyway as i no there better then this but we need to see it. gbay (Galway) - Posts: 263 - 01/02/2024 13:56:46 2523674 Link 0 |
The S&C setup hasn't changed since kw time albeit he managed it better but it just isn't to a high enough standard. That is huge side of the management team and should have changed with pj but for what ever reason hasn't. Worst conditioner team in div1 from the matches I seen over weekend, lads carrying some winter gains whereas mayo ros Kerry Derry where all lean and in far better shape. Can't change now but needs to change when the next management team comes in for 25 Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 222 - 01/02/2024 14:10:45 2523679 Link 0 |
Disagree that Des Conneelly, Eoin Finnerty, Brian Mannion, Barry McHugh,Dylan Canney, Nathan Grainger, Tomo Culhane would walk onto most county teams. Especially not division one or two counties. mayo,Derry,donegal,Tyrone all have better forwards in my opinion. Not sure how you forgot Ryan O Donoghue plays for Mayo who would walk onto our team along with two Canavan brothers from Tyrone, mccarron from monaghan, ethan doherty from derry i could go on... walsh and comer only two guranteed starters when fit in our forward line. cavan.galway (Galway) - Posts: 212 - 01/02/2024 15:29:52 2523694 Link 0 |
I'm sorry but the amount of ill informed comments and posts on this particular Galway Football thread is staggering and is very frustrating to say the least. Firstly Shane Walsh has not had a season ending injury that has required surgery. People commenting to this effect and also those adding on with their concerns need to get a reality check. Secondly for Sportsfanatic90 the S&C team has changed completely since Kevin Walshs time so let's get that right. Your perspective that Galway were the worst conditioned team in Div 1 based on your view from an armchair or from your fathers lap is laughable. If you are that well informed in physical conditioning you should head over to Loughgeorge this evening and offer PJ and Co your services. The truth is and I have spoken with a source within the Senior camp is that this Galway team are over training and have been since October 2023. They have regularly had double sessions on weekends Sat & Sun (All of Dec weekends were doubles) and when you add in Sigerson training/games, travel and overall physical & mental fatigue you get the injury list we currently have. The physio set up has been more or less the same since John O Mahonys time but I don't think that's to blame either. Players are dropping like flies with mostly soft tissue injuries (3-4 week rehab injuries) because they are over worked and not getting enough recovery. I would expect with the run of NFL games now the training load will drop and lads will get some more time to recover so I'd expect players to start to return as league progresses. The performance last Sunday was no surprise for me and others around me in the know and Im not saying that to BS anyone. We may see an uptick in performance next Sunday but if so I fear it will only be temporary. SidelineKick (Galway) - Posts: 6 - 01/02/2024 15:34:42 2523695 Link 1 |
Very sad if its true about Shane. Is there any point in going to They Hyde at all this weekend - we might as well hand Roscommon the 2 points now. tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 01/02/2024 16:26:39 2523706 Link 0 |
The physio set up has been more or less the same since John O Mahonys time? Padraics younger sister is the physio im not sure she was even born back in 98. Mahony had the Irish soccer legend mick Byrne running things Galway have by far the most injuries every year, no other team can compare. joyce said he could not take Walsh off because all the subs were used. He was limping after the last 45 maybe 10mins left in the game brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 675 - 01/02/2024 16:42:26 2523711 Link 0 |
Not true and if you posted such false speculation on another forum you would be given a ban.
Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 198 - 01/02/2024 16:57:31 2523717 Link 0 |