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Replying To TanCanRan:  "Well if that's the case, Tuam is a dual venue. It hosts hurling too.

As for jib at south Galway clubs, Tuam Stars, Corofin and Milltown actively promote hurling do they? Must nip down to a few Corofin hurling games. Many football clubs are every bit as bad. And for every Kinvara or Mountbellew-Moylough, there's a Craughwell or Cororin."
Sylane is in the Corofin parish so you could easily pop down. I may stand corrected but Gary Sice is from the Sylane side of Corofin. Gizzy McGrath and Gary both played underage hurling for Galway! Conor Cunningham was togging out for Sylane the past few years. Miltown is a tiny parish, they don't have the numbers. MM and Annaghdown both actively promote hurling and play at a decent level. The only place where it could be promoted better is Tuam but there is still a club there. Ballygar are strong, Ahs/Foh is the brother club of Caltra. Any club with decent size numbers in North Galway play hurling. I don't mind these South Galway clubs not promoting football especially the smaller ones but I take issue with the clubs who had football and were winning and very competitive at high levels at underage and threw football out of the club. Clarinbridge and Craughwell for example. Athenry wouldn't let these players in then Incase the football got too strong. Name one football club which threats a sport which is part of GAA with such disrespect.

Green&Gold2013 (Galway) - Posts: 20 - 10/12/2024 22:57:27    2583057

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Replying To Belclare7:  "But sure there is only 6 or 7 counties playing serious hurling.. and ye were getting a bye straight into semi finals for most of them....
Will ya stop ..."
So that is the excuse for winning. Why do the seniors only have five so?

The hurlers could play cannon fodder like Leitrim, Sligo and London too to feel better about themselves in Connacht.

"Ye", you're from Galway yourself.

TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 237 - 10/12/2024 23:27:23    2583062

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Replying To Belclare7:  "But sure there is only 6 or 7 counties playing serious hurling.. and ye were getting a bye straight into semi finals for most of them....
Will ya stop ..."
And there are only 3/4 realistic all Ireland contenders in football .. Kerry Dublin Armagh / Tyrone..what's your point?

BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 58 - 11/12/2024 07:19:05    2583067

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Moycullen are senior football and senior hurling, a rural club in the Gaeltacht apparently

Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 226 - 11/12/2024 09:21:06    2583072

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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "And there are only 3/4 realistic all Ireland contenders in football .. Kerry Dublin Armagh / Tyrone..what's your point?"
Realistic contenders at one point in time ! (Football has 7/8 at the moment but that is rare). Gaelic football is a much more competitive field. I think Belclare's point is that only 6/7 teams have been competitive in hurling at a decent level in its history that Galway should be picking up these all Irelands especially since all it took was to win two games most years to be All Ireland Champion. However this is not the case for our Senior Hurlers which leaves a lot of questions mark about are we actually a quality hurling county.

Green&Gold2013 (Galway) - Posts: 20 - 11/12/2024 12:05:23    2583107

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Replying To Green&Gold2013:  "Realistic contenders at one point in time ! (Football has 7/8 at the moment but that is rare). Gaelic football is a much more competitive field. I think Belclare's point is that only 6/7 teams have been competitive in hurling at a decent level in its history that Galway should be picking up these all Irelands especially since all it took was to win two games most years to be All Ireland Champion. However this is not the case for our Senior Hurlers which leaves a lot of questions mark about are we actually a quality hurling county."
Have a look at the all Irelands at minor, U21 and club. That should tell you.

TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 237 - 11/12/2024 14:47:00    2583144

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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "And there are only 3/4 realistic all Ireland contenders in football .. Kerry Dublin Armagh / Tyrone..what's your point?"
This time last year few would name Armagh as realistic All-Ireland contender yet they went on to win and with them winning it many more will see themselves as realistic winners and BTW you left out Galway, Donegal.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 266 - 11/12/2024 16:08:03    2583152

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "This time last year few would name Armagh as realistic All-Ireland contender yet they went on to win and with them winning it many more will see themselves as realistic winners and BTW you left out Galway, Donegal."
Galway footballers had two chances now and couldn't do it. Mayo stuff.

TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 237 - 11/12/2024 17:43:01    2583161

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Replying To TanCanRan:  "Why don't you delve a little deeper down to Minor and U21.

Football Minor - 7
Hurling Minor - 14

U21 Football - 6
U21 Hurling - 10

So across the board:

Football have 23 All-Irelands.
Hurling have 29 All-Irelands.

Never mind club."
That is an awful stat, we've only converted 1 in 6 underage hurling titles into senior hurling success. The football ratio is much better with a 1 in 2.5 ratio. I think we've won a football minor and football U20 title since we've won an underage hurling title.

GDL (Galway) - Posts: 774 - 11/12/2024 17:50:00    2583162

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Replying To TanCanRan:  "Have a look at the all Irelands at minor, U21 and club. That should tell you."
We entered Leinster in 2017 at u21/20 level and have not won an all Ireland since!!! To add to that we had the 2015, 2017,2018, 2019 and 2020 minor winning teams (who got to a soft all Ireland semi) but yet when this advantage was taken away from us we failed to win.

The minors entered Leinster in 2023 and haven't done the business either.

I'd have a * beside all them All Irelands TanCanRan.
Sorry to burst your bubble but Galway hurling needs a massive reality check.

Green&Gold2013 (Galway) - Posts: 20 - 11/12/2024 18:07:06    2583165

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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "And there are only 3/4 realistic all Ireland contenders in football .. Kerry Dublin Armagh / Tyrone..what's your point?"
Donegal, Mayo , Galway, Derry, Cork..

Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 143 - 11/12/2024 18:16:11    2583166

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Replying To TanCanRan:  "Galway footballers had two chances now and couldn't do it. Mayo stuff."
Seriously lads this is getting tiresome. Can we move on

galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1289 - 11/12/2024 18:52:21    2583170

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Replying To TanCanRan:  "Galway footballers had two chances now and couldn't do it. Mayo stuff."
Mayo stuff is 11 finals defeats since their last win. And if they have a good league the media including Ah Ref will talk them up as contenders again.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 266 - 11/12/2024 19:49:08    2583181

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Replying To Belclare7:  "Donegal, Mayo , Galway, Derry, Cork.."
Bit of stretch with Cork. All Ireland Quarter final is the max of their abilities at the moment.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 266 - 11/12/2024 19:51:48    2583182

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Replying To Green&Gold2013:  "We entered Leinster in 2017 at u21/20 level and have not won an all Ireland since!!! To add to that we had the 2015, 2017,2018, 2019 and 2020 minor winning teams (who got to a soft all Ireland semi) but yet when this advantage was taken away from us we failed to win.

The minors entered Leinster in 2023 and haven't done the business either.

I'd have a * beside all them All Irelands TanCanRan.
Sorry to burst your bubble but Galway hurling needs a massive reality check."
You can asterisk anything you want. The All-Irelands are there. They're the currency and no amount of mental gymnastics will change that. Across all levels, hurling has been more successful than football. Same for Camogie over ladies football.

TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 237 - 11/12/2024 20:09:48    2583185

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Replying To GDL:  "That is an awful stat, we've only converted 1 in 6 underage hurling titles into senior hurling success. The football ratio is much better with a 1 in 2.5 ratio. I think we've won a football minor and football U20 title since we've won an underage hurling title."
And the Galway hurlers have an All-Ireland senior since the footballers. What exactly is the point in picking an arbitrary win?

TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 237 - 11/12/2024 20:14:52    2583186

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Replying To Belclare7:  "Donegal, Mayo , Galway, Derry, Cork.."
When it boils down to it, they're not contenders. They don't have the stuff of champions

BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 58 - 11/12/2024 20:30:14    2583191

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Replying To GDL:  "That is an awful stat, we've only converted 1 in 6 underage hurling titles into senior hurling success. The football ratio is much better with a 1 in 2.5 ratio. I think we've won a football minor and football U20 title since we've won an underage hurling title."
What a stuipd comment, how can you type that when the footballers last win was 2001 and the hurlers won an Ireland in 2017, did you watch the footballers hand armagh the all ireland last july? Think before you type

Galway456 (Galway) - Posts: 120 - 11/12/2024 20:48:01    2583196

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Replying To BigBàsMan:  "When it boils down to it, they're not contenders. They don't have the stuff of champions"
Would you have said that of Armagh this time last year...

Another clueless hurling poster

Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 143 - 11/12/2024 21:14:31    2583200

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Replying To TanCanRan:  "And the Galway hurlers have an All-Ireland senior since the footballers. What exactly is the point in picking an arbitrary win?"
Your posts over the last few days are prove that hurling at county level in Galway is in serious decline and a stranglehold on our county board...

Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 143 - 11/12/2024 21:16:39    2583201

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