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Replying To Marooned: "Galway U-20 v Mayo James Egan Conor Corcoran Eanna Donohue Colm MacDonncha Ruairi King Jonathan McGrath Daniel Flaherty James McLaughlin Conall Gallagher Rory Donnellan Warren Seoige Dylan Brady Charlie Power Tomo Culhane Nathan Grainger" Anyone know is Hernon injured. He would have been a certain starter smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 546 - 05/04/2022 18:41:45 2409854 Link
Will the 8 teams from Div 1 and Div 2, who lose their first round provincial championship game be drawn against each other for round 1 qualifiers? (Open Draw?) giveitlong (Galway) - Posts: 1291 - 05/04/2022 18:55:34 2409859 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "He got fouled by Tierney before shooting so steps get reset in that situation." It's not the playground and you can't make up the ruled as you go. SamandLiamSoon (Galway) - Posts: 625 - 05/04/2022 19:40:06 2409866 Link
Replying To Mcb86: "On one hand, I understand the desire for no negativity (and yes, some posters here can go OTT at times) and to get fully behind the team and management for the Mayo game (I will be the first man in the stand in McHale as an exiled Galway man) but I just had to post as the amount of posters here with their heads totally in the sand about where the Galway team is at the moment is alarming... "a few tweaks, and Joyce will have them ready to give Mayo a right good rattle....and if we win that, who knows" We are still so far removed from competing at the highest level of senior inter-county football in terms of a game plan, a kick out strategy, defensive organisation, aggression, mentality.... it's frightening. Only thing we can hope for in 2 weeks is some individual brilliance from Walsh, Comer and Conroy.....and for Mayo's injury woes to continue." I find this post funny. When I look in this forum and compare it to the Mayo forum, our level of negativity is unbelievable. Very little nuance in most comment, just sweeping negative statements. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1928 - 06/04/2022 09:36:11 2409886 Link
Replying To SamandLiamSoon: "It's not the playground and you can't make up the ruled as you go." Watch it closely it was borderline steps(six or seven) max. And i am sure if you went through every Galway score during the game there were times players took just as many steps. So get over it sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1219 - 06/04/2022 09:52:09 2409890 Link
Replying To Belclare: "Maybe just maybe they made a choice not to be involved.. Again concentrate on who's there.. it helps the argument. Is David Finnegan still playing.?" Ah now, David Finnegan is in the twilight of his club career in Cortoon. A great club servant. He would laugh at this notion himself. togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1091 - 06/04/2022 10:10:28 2409902 Link
Hope McLaughlin goes really well with the 20s. He's old enough for snr. Fenton was on the Dublin winning u21s in 2014, and only months later was an outstanding man of the match in the 2015 snr all ireland final vs Kerry. Granted he was 21 / 22 then and McLaughlin is that bit younger but his sheer size and mobility would be priceless in midfield vs Mayo. togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1091 - 06/04/2022 10:15:23 2409907 Link
Replying To sourmilk93: "Watch it closely it was borderline steps(six or seven) max. And i am sure if you went through every Galway score during the game there were times players took just as many steps. So get over it" I agree. If I was a Roscommon supporter I would be very aggrieved if the ref pulled Murtagh for overcarrying, As a Galway supporter there are 4 or 5 people I would blame for that goal before I'd start looking at the referee. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 1002 - 06/04/2022 11:00:18 2409918 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "He got fouled by Tierney before shooting so steps get reset in that situation." If that was the case should the ref not have called a free in? Anyway great finish by D. Murtagh. Great player and that is always in his locker. kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1992 - 06/04/2022 11:11:37 2409920 Link
Replying To kiloughter: "If that was the case should the ref not have called a free in? Anyway great finish by D. Murtagh. Great player and that is always in his locker." The ref didn't call for a free when Harney and Smith were fouled running through for goal lol. There was no chance he was going to start then. Anyway I fully believe Galway can beat Mayo and will be throwing a few bob on it. sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1219 - 06/04/2022 11:38:17 2409929 Link
Replying To togoutlads: "Hope McLaughlin goes really well with the 20s. He's old enough for snr. Fenton was on the Dublin winning u21s in 2014, and only months later was an outstanding man of the match in the 2015 snr all ireland final vs Kerry. Granted he was 21 / 22 then and McLaughlin is that bit younger but his sheer size and mobility would be priceless in midfield vs Mayo." We have a lot of good players - but we lack leaders. Players who are so competitive - who refuse to concede an inch during a game. Management have to quickly identify who they are, and have them set the tone in the pitch for others to follow. Watching Daly and Tierney languidly sauntering around is just not good enough.. Interesting to see Paddy Tally involved with Kerry as defensive coach. Forwards now well able to get their hands dirty. And of course counter attack with devastating pace. Time to man up ffs AnCrúiscínLán (Galway) - Posts: 105 - 06/04/2022 11:40:03 2409930 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "He got fouled by Tierney before shooting so steps get reset in that situation." Ah now. I dont know what to make of that comment. As I have already posted I would not have pulled Murtagh for overcarrying but the reason you have given is ridiculous. Steps dont get reset in the event of a foul. If ref sees a foul he has two options.1. Give a free 2. Play advantage. But if he decides to allow advantage that does not give the fouled player an allowance to foul the ball in any way. This is not debatable. Whether Murtagh overcarried is debatable. I would say technically, yes, but if the ref pulled for every technical incidence of overcarrying there wouldnt be too much game time. In that context I would have no issue with the goal being allowed. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 1002 - 06/04/2022 11:49:47 2409937 Link
Replying To togoutlads: "Ah now, David Finnegan is in the twilight of his club career in Cortoon. A great club servant. He would laugh at this notion himself." It was a private joke between myself and Tommyk Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 06/04/2022 12:26:50 2409942 Link
Replying To smallfrank: "Anyone know is Hernon injured. He would have been a certain starter" Not sure if true but I was told recently that he's packed up football. That's not official though. Just what I was told after I inquired about him myself. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2408 - 06/04/2022 12:28:44 2409944 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "Ah now. I dont know what to make of that comment. As I have already posted I would not have pulled Murtagh for overcarrying but the reason you have given is ridiculous. Steps dont get reset in the event of a foul. If ref sees a foul he has two options.1. Give a free 2. Play advantage. But if he decides to allow advantage that does not give the fouled player an allowance to foul the ball in any way. This is not debatable. Whether Murtagh overcarried is debatable. I would say technically, yes, but if the ref pulled for every technical incidence of overcarrying there wouldnt be too much game time. In that context I would have no issue with the goal being allowed." Steps do get reset and the ref doesn't have to hold his hand in the air to play advantage either. Diarmuid O'Connor scored a simliar goal against Sligo a few years ago. Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 06/04/2022 12:48:43 2409949 Link
Replying To Mayonman: "I find this post funny. When I look in this forum and compare it to the Mayo forum, our level of negativity is unbelievable. Very little nuance in most comment, just sweeping negative statements." Go to the Mayo Gaa Blog to see real negativity - in response to a team operating at far superior level to us. Mcb86 (Mayo) - Posts: 13 - 06/04/2022 13:00:51 2409952 Link
Replying To Mayonman: "I find this post funny. When I look in this forum and compare it to the Mayo forum, our level of negativity is unbelievable. Very little nuance in most comment, just sweeping negative statements." And now that you've asked, I will give some nuanced comments. Kick Out Strategy - Our own kick outs last Sunday - 65% won. No plan, no movement - just up the middle and hope for the best. Teams winning and competing at the top are consistently at 90%+. Defensive Organisation - scores conceeded in the league, against 2 poor Div 2 sides: 1-20 vs Roscommon (x2) 3-10 vs Offaly 2-17 vs Cork Irrespective then of defensive setup, Diarmuid Murtagh waltzing through 5/6 men with half *** watery tackles - identical to Matty Ruane's goal in last year's Connacht Final...time and time again, same story for last 3 years. A full back line of L Silke, S Fitzgerald, K Molloy in Croke Park - totally devoid of pace. Matt Tierney, Niall Daly, Finnian Ó Laoí in the middle six - pedestrian and paceless. Continue to bury your head in the sand and delude yourself if you wish. Mcb86 (Mayo)** - Posts: 13 - 06/04/2022 13:19:20 2409961 Link
Replying To Belclare: "It was a private joke between myself and Tommyk" Yes I can take a joke belclare! ;-( tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 06/04/2022 13:40:07 2409969 Link
Replying To Belclare: "It was a private joke between myself and Tommyk" That explains it!! Lol togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1091 - 06/04/2022 15:04:37 2409988 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "Ah now. I dont know what to make of that comment. As I have already posted I would not have pulled Murtagh for overcarrying but the reason you have given is ridiculous. Steps dont get reset in the event of a foul. If ref sees a foul he has two options.1. Give a free 2. Play advantage. But if he decides to allow advantage that does not give the fouled player an allowance to foul the ball in any way. This is not debatable. Whether Murtagh overcarried is debatable. I would say technically, yes, but if the ref pulled for every technical incidence of overcarrying there wouldnt be too much game time. In that context I would have no issue with the goal being allowed." I recall that very same debate, when Shane O'Donnell goaled for Clare at the 2018 hurling semi final replay in Thurles. It was a clear overcarry, but I recall that some 'patrons' justified the overcarry, because Daithi Burke, or Hanbury, or perhaps both, were allegedly fouling him at some stage of his 15+step 'journey'. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4329 - 06/04/2022 15:19:53 2409991 Link