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Nail on the head. Blocks, tracking, tracking, work rate very impressive for first 2 games very poor last two. You win nothing without it. Probably need O'Laoi and/or Gallagher in HF line to ensure we have enough graft. Derry game is huge because we don't want to be going into last game needing a win. That would probably disrupt training for championship as we would have to focus on Rossies. Beat Clare and Derry and use last game and league final as warm ups for Mayo ......... just rolls off the tongue:-) Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1928 - 07/03/2022 21:15:00 2404374 Link 0 |
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Let's put a small bit of context on that sole semi-final appearance. We did happen to play the greatest football team in history who happen to beat every other team out of the gate in semi-finals in that era. A year later, we went down the populist route and hired someone with ZERO senior inter-county management experience and everyone expected us to be winning All-Irelands. We haven't moved on though. We've gone backwards at an alarming rate and a few high scoring wins over Division 2 opposition shouldn't gloss over the cold reality. FallenStar (Galway) - Posts: 431 - 08/03/2022 09:37:35 2404385 Link 3 |
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No one expected us to be winning all Irelands, avd AFAIK didn't Pat Gilroy have zero inter County experience before taking over Dublin and laying the ground work for the greatest team in history?
Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 08/03/2022 10:27:53 2404396 Link 0 |
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For complete balance, it's worth mentioning that we did have a very poor 2019 in which we went backwards, prior to hiring the current management. An awful performance against Roscommon followed by the bad defeat against Mayo in Limerick had a feeling of things coming to an end for the management team. What you say about 2018 is correct. It was our best year by a distance in a long time. However, while we all knew the Dubs were going to be too strong for us on the day, we could have absolutely put up a better challenge. We dominated the first half but left a lot of scores behind us and ended up going in a few points down at half-time instead of being behind. There's also the fact that it was an insipid display against Monaghan in the last Super 8 game that had us playing the Dubs instead of Tyrone. Kevin Walsh did great work with us as a manager. He brought us on a lot and despite 2019, left us in a much better place than when he took over. When he took the job we were as low we had ever been. He deserves huge credit for bringing some respectability back to Galway football. At the end of 2019 things were slipping and it was the right time for a new management team. The overall performance of the current management has not been good. This year, which will be a first full year of fixtures, will tell us a lot. I'll reserve any absolute judgement until then. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2422 - 08/03/2022 11:59:59 2404422 Link 0 |
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Gilroy ended the All-Ireland final famine, Dublin hadn't reached All-Ireland final for 16 years prior to there 2011 success. The ground work would also be credited for what was done at U21 level 2010 to 2014 Jim Gavin was involved with the majority of those Dublin teams. The best batch of Dublin players came along in a short period of time and they were filtered into a senior team that had a strong base with the likes of Cluxton, Connolly and Brogan,Flynn etc and that basically allowed them to dominated or be helped along by Mayo finding different ways to lose All-Ireland finals that was there to be won. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3713 - 08/03/2022 12:12:33 2404428 Link 1 |
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Another poster using "the full set of full fixtures" argument. FallenStar (Galway) - Posts: 431 - 08/03/2022 12:16:48 2404429 Link 1 |
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Joyce wasn't hired to bring us back to Division 2 and suffer multiple hammerings against better opposition. He took over a team one year removed from a semi-final appearance and a League final. FallenStar (Galway) - Posts: 431 - 08/03/2022 12:20:56 2404431 Link 1 |
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PJ literally announced we would be winning all irelands
galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1704 - 08/03/2022 12:55:00 2404443 Link 2 |
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It's not an argument or an excuse at all. I've already mentioned that the current management team's performance has been poor to date. Poorer than Kevin Walsh's tenure. That's based on everything we've seen so far. My point is this year will tell us a lot more, as we will have more games to judge them on. I won't be calling for any management team to be gone until we at least see how this year pans out. Regardless of management team, this group of players needs plenty games. We're bringing in a lot of the recent underage players and they need game time. They're getting that now and the next few weeks will see the level if competition increase. In summary, Kevin Walsh did a very good job overall as manager. However, his reign did contain some shocking performances too and things came to a poor end in 2019. Joyce's tenure has been poor overall so far. However, it remains to be seen how we do this year. We can't make an absolute judgement until this year is done. Some people seem to be in one camp or another. I couldn't care less who's manager, as long as I see progression and development. I'm also willing to give a manager a fair amount of time, unless the wheels are coming off entirely, which they're certainly not at the moment. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2422 - 08/03/2022 13:03:48 2404446 Link 0 |
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Fully agree with you. My judgement on a manager is usually based on how he reacts during a tough game. And I knew on that day in Tuam Stadium when Mayo absolutely destroyed us in the league that he hadn't a clue . At no stage did he make significant positioning changes, he left Conor Gleeson in there and he was having an absolute nightmare with kickouts. Since that day we have gone backwards at an alarming rate. Relegation, two connacht defeats, multiple fall offs from players, his ignoring of the media for long periods last year and his continued support of Concannan in the role of number 2.. Now the county board don't escape my wrath, they have been an unmitigated disaster for football in this county for over 20 years. Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 08/03/2022 13:07:35 2404447 Link 3 |
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As far as I remember he said the aim was to win the All-Ireland. Not that we would be winning All-Ireland's. Two very different things.
Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2408 - 08/03/2022 15:35:34 2404487 Link 0 |
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we are not all ireland contenders lads.,no way are we up there with the top lads.,i.e. mayo and kerry. gbay (Galway) - Posts: 275 - 08/03/2022 16:36:35 2404503 Link 0 |
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No not really that different at all
galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1704 - 08/03/2022 17:35:26 2404518 Link 2 |
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At best Galway are top 10 team as a county in both hurling and football we are living in fantasy land 1 senior hurling all Ireland in 34 years 2 football in same time that is the reality , let's be honest both teams are miles off winning another one football played in 1 semi final in 20 years and in my opinion mayo will beat Galway easier this year than In many years I'd be surprised if it under 8 points Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1097 - 08/03/2022 18:00:12 2404523 Link 2 |
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Hope you mean rock solid defence rather than "rick solid" as it has been rickety enough for the last 2 games! Just wondering if John Daly is as tight a defender as many people were saying he was for the last couple of years when he was out through injury as most of the opposition attacks are coming down through the centre? I would also say that Molloy and Kelly are badly missed in defence when they are not playing.
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 08/03/2022 19:56:14 2404534 Link 0 |
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Based on performances so far I'd have Kieran Molloy before Heaney, McDaid or Glynn to be honest. Definitely wouldn't be dropping him.
GalwayLurker (Galway) - Posts: 113 - 08/03/2022 21:34:10 2404546 Link 1 |
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Listened to this yesterday. The Football POD. They focus on Galway from about 27.30 minutes. Particularly James O'Donoghue about Cian O'Neill and his coaching/training. very interesting. Great listen Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1928 - 09/03/2022 09:14:45 2404553 Link 1 |
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He made an interesting comment on Galway's training over the last two years as well.
Jellybaby (Dublin) - Posts: 367 - 09/03/2022 11:24:47 2404586 Link 0 |
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Absolutely. What was very clear was the high regard he holds CO'N and also how the full season is planned out and training and prep is all designed to peak on certain dates. The prep that CO'N puts in to ensure players are doing individual training relative to their role etc After listening to it I certainly was thinking more positively about our chances. No excuses this year Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1928 - 09/03/2022 12:50:29 2404604 Link 0 |
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Regardless of what some coaches say a peak can by reached just once in a year and form can't be turned on and off like a tap. In such a condensed season this years league form especially the latter stages of it will be carried into the championship so its very important that Galway finish this NFL campaign strong before taking on an established top 4 team in Mayo.
Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 09/03/2022 13:17:07 2404607 Link 0 |