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Replying To Belclare: "The fact that you want to blame management says a lot about you. It was a simple case of Naas been a far better team all over the field , no change in set up was changing that score or result" In fairness Belclare, that second half was atrocious. The Jarlaths full back line were left exposed to wave after wave of Naas attacks. I felt awful for the young lads playing. Naas were a better team but 3-14 was a modest return. They could have had a lot more but for woeful shooting or the final pass going astray. FallenStar (Galway) - Posts: 431 - 05/03/2022 15:11:32 2403898 Link
SJC have lost boarders but they've also lost footballers to other schools, Holy Rosary and Claregalway been two that have benefited, the lads from Killererin, Corofin and Annaghdown traditionally went to school in Tuam but as parents are looking at other factors this has changed but having said that, some days you have to accept the other team was better and Naas were very good, they did a good job on their defensive structure and transitional game, their centre forward was exceptional and they nullified the hard running of the Ja's middle sector. It is a steep learning curve but you've got to start somewhere. SJC have a good number of younger players involved and they had a number of junior certs involved with the panel. Some of them players have potentially 3 more years playing at that level. There is a very good post and brilliant quote on the St Jarlaths Facebook page from one of the teachers and many of us posters here could do with reading it before been critical of players and managers. "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood" GDL (Galway) - Posts: 857 - 05/03/2022 15:44:57 2403906 Link
Replying To GDL: "SJC have lost boarders but they've also lost footballers to other schools, Holy Rosary and Claregalway been two that have benefited, the lads from Killererin, Corofin and Annaghdown traditionally went to school in Tuam but as parents are looking at other factors this has changed but having said that, some days you have to accept the other team was better and Naas were very good, they did a good job on their defensive structure and transitional game, their centre forward was exceptional and they nullified the hard running of the Ja's middle sector. It is a steep learning curve but you've got to start somewhere. SJC have a good number of younger players involved and they had a number of junior certs involved with the panel. Some of them players have potentially 3 more years playing at that level. There is a very good post and brilliant quote on the St Jarlaths Facebook page from one of the teachers and many of us posters here could do with reading it before been critical of players and managers. "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"" I hope 'teacher' isn't claiming that quote, it's the 110+ year old Roosevelt man in the arena speech. It's the critic who counts on these pages. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4308 - 05/03/2022 17:57:01 2403940 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "I hope 'teacher' isn't claiming that quote, it's the 110+ year old Roosevelt man in the arena speech. It's the critic who counts on these pages." Perhaps you should do a check and see who the brilliant English teacher, playwright and actor is. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 857 - 05/03/2022 18:04:38 2403942 Link
Replying To GDL: "Perhaps you should do a check and see who the brilliant English teacher, playwright and actor is." They didn't wright that quote. You didn't seem to clarify that in your earlier post. A certain well known NFL quarterback named his recent 'Man in the Arena' series, due to his fondness of that quote, so it's done the rounds of the locker room/ dressing room walls, one would imagine. After 110 years, you'd expect that, I suppose. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4308 - 05/03/2022 18:43:58 2403948 Link
Have to confess i was very disappointed with the standard of the football in the u20 v Cork today in tuam. Nobody there on display to get to excited about. Poor enough affair tbh. handpassking (Galway) - Posts: 438 - 05/03/2022 19:00:37 2403953 Link
Looking at club fixtures for next weekend most games on the Sunday at 11 in morning and Galway playing at 2 in Tuam a good few clubs will not get to see county playing as they won't make it back 2 Tuam it' makes no sense the county team needs all the support it can get ,, Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1097 - 05/03/2022 19:33:22 2403963 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "They didn't wright that quote. You didn't seem to clarify that in your earlier post. A certain well known NFL quarterback named his recent 'Man in the Arena' series, due to his fondness of that quote, so it's done the rounds of the locker room/ dressing room walls, one would imagine. After 110 years, you'd expect that, I suppose." # write Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 05/03/2022 19:49:44 2403971 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "Not concerned at all about them. But any good negotiator needs to understand the other parties viewpoint . So if you are trying to negotiate with Mayo re change of venue or otherwise you cant enter the negotiation with the sole viewpoint that this is the best outcome for yourself. You have to try to convince Mayo that Croke Park ( for example) is not good for them either." My understanding is that we would have to agree to another Connacht championship match being played in Dublin. We can't be forced to play a Connacht match in Croke Park, and we shouldn't, IMO. Not for the Mayo match. I think that needs to be in Connacht. Heard today that McHale may actually be ready, they've one serious looking state of the art scoreboard gone in there - it'd nice to see some Galway scores flying up on it!! togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1090 - 05/03/2022 19:55:31 2403973 Link
Replying To togoutlads: "My understanding is that we would have to agree to another Connacht championship match being played in Dublin. We can't be forced to play a Connacht match in Croke Park, and we shouldn't, IMO. Not for the Mayo match. I think that needs to be in Connacht. Heard today that McHale may actually be ready, they've one serious looking state of the art scoreboard gone in there - it'd nice to see some Galway scores flying up on it!!" Croke Park is NOT available on the 23rd and 24th of April as Ed Sheerin is there that weekend. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 857 - 05/03/2022 20:33:59 2403983 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "They didn't wright that quote. You didn't seem to clarify that in your earlier post. A certain well known NFL quarterback named his recent 'Man in the Arena' series, due to his fondness of that quote, so it's done the rounds of the locker room/ dressing room walls, one would imagine. After 110 years, you'd expect that, I suppose." You didn't read my post correctly. I said there was post on the SJC page, I never said the teacher wrote it. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 857 - 05/03/2022 20:39:01 2403987 Link
Replying To Belclare: "# write" Well spotted belleclaire, but was merited discussing a 'playwright' surely. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4308 - 06/03/2022 10:12:15 2404031 Link
Terrible performance. Lacking intensity and work rate. O'Laoi made a big difference when he came on. That's the problem with D2. Terrible but still win relatively easily. All you learn are bad habits. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1928 - 06/03/2022 15:56:26 2404074 Link
The good scoring 5-39 and the bad conceding 5-27 against two relegation candidates was seen with Galway in their last two NFL games. Good news is promotion still looks very likely and one win against either Derry, Roscommon should secure that however big improvement needed in defence before facing Mayo in April. Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 06/03/2022 16:44:47 2404082 Link
Replying To Mayonman: "Terrible performance. Lacking intensity and work rate. O'Laoi made a big difference when he came on. That's the problem with D2. Terrible but still win relatively easily. All you learn are bad habits." Agreed . Glad of the 2 points but Roscommon and Derry would look at that And I'd don't think they be too worried. Most div 1 teams would destroy us Better teams would destroy us on today's performance. I thought Comer played well and O Laoi definitely improved the side galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1704 - 06/03/2022 16:45:01 2404083 Link
Got the win, some good performances but, Lord above, we're leaking like a sieve against what will be Div 3 opposition, Cork before them etc. We need seismic improvement at the back. Cmon lads, get it together team and management - championship just weeks away. Mayo will eat us without salt if this isn't fixed. togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1090 - 06/03/2022 16:56:20 2404086 Link
Agreed was happy to see pj make changes when they where needed has to be cut throat, granted it's tough to take but the dubs introduced made the difference. Mayo are going to steamroll Galway if the emulate that performance Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 233 - 06/03/2022 16:58:34 2404087 Link
Looking at Galway 2, as bad as I've seen in years 5 goals conceded in last 2 matches,, can't believe a county size of Galway can't find a goalie kickitout brutal is being kind can't rise it off tee if mayo we're watching thar match they coukd stop training they beat Galway out the gate at least 2-3 back not near county standard , Cathal sweeney prob one best wing backs at underage in Galway now a wing forward completely lost , division 2 is Galway level lucky they were not playing Derry or Ross 2 day they be hammered , No atmosphere at all at match pitch in poor condition players falling all over the place ,, Rant over ,, Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1097 - 06/03/2022 17:08:22 2404089 Link
No kick out strategy. No desire or heart when the other team get on top. No intensity. I said last week Kerry would have got 5-20, I was sitting their today thinking Mayo could do the same Open down the middle and lacking work rate in the middle third. Conroy is undroppable at this stage. Roscommon we know almost too well, Derry and Clare will tell us a lot, they won't roll over for us. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 544 - 06/03/2022 17:19:05 2404093 Link
Shakiest performance of NFL so far, they have been training very hard. Gleeson was getting his first game in a long time and it showed in the first half though he did improve. Campbell lost his confidence after a few early hiccups, may do better in time. For my Johnny was disappointing and it may be that he is just below intercounty level. 2-7 to no score in 8 days, Shane was not interested today and has probably had enough guff from his tormentor at this stage. Conroy, Kelly, Comer, Tierney and Sweeney did well and showed up when they had to. John Maughan's team are improving and are much better than their NFL showing so far suggests. McHugh did well overall. Hopefully the injury to Kelly is not serious. Next weekend is crucial in terms so tight between Derry, Ourselves and the Ross. giveitlong (Galway) - Posts: 1289 - 06/03/2022 17:22:00 2404094 Link