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I think Jack Glynn played for UL on Tuesday evening so he seems ok thankfully. No Leitir Mor players named on the panel but I presume this is because they are still in the intermediate championship for the time being. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2214 - 13/01/2022 11:20:47 2394714 Link 0 |
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Possibly. There's every chance they won't have anybody in the panel either though? The two lads that were in - Sean Andy & Maitias Barrett have been poor for Galway. I'm not sure what other players they have that would be good enough for the step up. galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1241 - 13/01/2022 13:00:06 2394734 Link 0 |
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Barrett has been very good for Leitir Mor during their run. Given the options in midfield he might get back in. With Mulkerrins injury the options at full-back look fairly thin as well so Sean Andy might get another chance.
Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2214 - 13/01/2022 13:42:24 2394743 Link 0 |
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Best wishes to Mulkerrins. By all reports it seemed to be a painful one but fingers crossed it is a straight forward recovery. Quality player we can ill afford to lose. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1829 - 13/01/2022 13:51:41 2394745 Link 0 |
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Best wishes to Sean Mulkerrins and hopefully he will be back on the field sooner rather than later. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11230 - 13/01/2022 14:32:44 2394758 Link 1 |
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wishing a speedy recovery to sean..sounds like a season ending injury but pls god its not as bad as first feared.. we need cover and billy mannion and colin murray should both be included in the panel.. both had excellent club championships..both strong and very quick and no how to defend.. i no murray was very very disappointed not to be included in the 39 but he may come in yeat.. sean andy is not the answer.. cant expect fitzgerald to step up to the plate yeat.. brilliant player but needs more time to develope. if we are a little short in midfield why is flynn not included..i no he has had a tough run with injuries., but a fully fit in form flynn is one of the best we have in the county.. why is mike daly not in the panel..midfield would be perfect for him with his scoring and passing ability.. im disappointed antaine o laoi is not involved..consistent performer for the club and an ideal wing forward.. as of now our midfield options are conroy ( hasnt the legs ) tierney ( better option at 11 ) patrick kelly ( inexperience ) niall daly ( inexperience ) comer ( possibly ) conor raferty ( inexperienced ) macloughlin ( inexperienced ) think peter cooke is a major loss..i would of had him and mike daly midfield. should cian darcy not be given another chance..is mathias barrett good enough... i assume the latter will be called in after the club finishes.. i am delighted darragh silke is involved..looks to have it all as a forward.. i think dylan canney has very good potential to step up and paul kelly should be even better then previous years.. be interesting to see if eoin finnety gets a run at 14.. overall joyce has assembled a very good panel and with the inclusion of cian o neill and return of a fully fit john daly id be very confident of a much better season then last.. promotion to division 1 is essential but very possible and possibly a quarter final appearance.. GAILLIMH ABU gbay (Galway) - Posts: 246 - 13/01/2022 16:07:38 2394787 Link 0 |
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To be fair it's not hard to assemble a very good panel now when one is picking from a number of successfull underage county teams in recent years and a competitive club championship whereby many are putting their hands up to be included. The task in front of Joyce and his management is getting the very best out of this talented Galway panel. P. S wishing Sean a speedy recovery. Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 13/01/2022 16:30:19 2394794 Link 1 |
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believe it or not its actually its quiet difficult to assemble the players you want.. especially with the pressures on young lads now adays with collage and work commitments not to mention covid.. just ask ian burke and peter cooke... look at kerry winning 5 minors in a row..what have they won since..... where are all those great young players..i didnt see too many of them against tyrone last year..did you.!! nonsense talk... gbay (Galway) - Posts: 246 - 13/01/2022 16:41:21 2394797 Link 1 |
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Nonsense talk yourself. Kerry's players are backboned by a lot of their underage teams, White, O'Shea, Clifford etc. etc. The didn't fire against Tyrone last year but its nonsense to say at the moment that they won't come good. I'd hold out a lot of hope for our U20 team too. Flaherty, Fitzgerald, Sweeney, Tierney, Kelly (to name but a few) can all be big time player for Galway and I'll hold out hope for that. ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1572 - 13/01/2022 16:56:11 2394799 Link 0 |
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Midfield - Is Fiontan O'Curraoin definitely gone? What about Ciaran Duggan? Superb in 2018.
ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1572 - 13/01/2022 17:04:13 2394800 Link 0 |
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Think picking the team will be the hardest part and a system that suits and playing fellas accordingly. We need to stop the chopping and changing all the time. We must be the only county where keepers can go from no1 to sub to off the panel in 12 months and that's happened to around 5 different lads in the last few years. A bit like Keegan I believe Sean Kelly is wasted in the full back line, that goal he got last night was not a one off(Donegal NFL a couple of years ago) A couple of things I would like to see tackled. 1. The No1 jersey, settle on whoever it's going to be for the year 2. Sean Kelly's best position 3. John Daly at 6, the best I've seen and needs a run. 4. How do Galway get the most from Conroy, still a lot to offer. 5. Who's taking long range frees, left, right and who's on the close in ones, 6. Where do we place Walsh to do most damage 7. Where do we place Comer to do most damage. 8. If we get a penalty in a championship game, who's taking it(no offence but not Liam Silke) 9. What is Johnny Heaneys best position. 10. Who is are Johnny Cooper/Chris Barrett, who do we put on David Clifford or Con if we progress smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 364 - 13/01/2022 17:09:56 2394801 Link 0 |
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I think PJ's biggest puzzle will be how to have a solid defensive system and still have an effective attack. i.e. the balance between attack and defense. we have struggled for years. it has either been ultra defensive with really slow transition or man on man and getting exposed. Definitely have a great panel although some with huge potential are very young and new to it. Some of the new young lads are huge specimens. Kelly from MM is 6 5, Mclaughlin is a beast. I saw a picture of Fitzgerald the other day and his quads were like a body builders. Rafftery and Cian Hernon were very good at U20. Will be interesting to see if they step up. Again might be a year or two early for them but from my memory they were very athletic players. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1829 - 13/01/2022 17:59:16 2394804 Link 0 |
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Was going to reply to gbay but I'd be just repeating most of what you said here apart from the fact that Clifford very much fired and if he didn't go off injured they probably would have beaten Tyrone and go on to win All Ireland. In the past the excuse for Galway managers was that the panel wasn't strong enough/lack strength in depth etc that is most certainly not the case with Joyce and his management so the minimum requirement for Galway this year will be promotion back to Div 1 and reaching the last 8 of the championship. Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 13/01/2022 18:26:18 2394808 Link 0 |
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im not sure if there playing with there clubs or not... ciaran has had woful injuries since then.. gbay (Galway) - Posts: 246 - 13/01/2022 19:21:45 2394816 Link 0 |
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I'm afraid that mike Daly might be looking at a long suspension after the pierces match
minor77 (Galway) - Posts: 223 - 13/01/2022 19:27:00 2394819 Link 0 |
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i never said they wouldnt come good.. im basing this on what we've seen in past 2-3 years.. they couldnt put dublin away in 2018 having an extra man for 50 plus minutes and leading going into the final 7 minutes... have those kerry players won an u-20.... are these the kerry boys who where beaten by a division 3 team in 2020.. the same lads who caked walked to a semi final last year and when clifford got injured and o shea was man marked what happened..completely fell apart.. the jury is very much out on these kerry boys.. id actually have more hope for our u-20's after one all ireland then some of those kerry boys with 5 minors... now going back to my point....you can have all the talent in your county but unless you can get the players you want to fully commit and develop a playing style that best suits them your going nowhere.. just ask peter keane.. gbay (Galway) - Posts: 246 - 13/01/2022 19:35:57 2394820 Link 2 |
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your absolutely right and i think joyce will get them playing a style that suits them.. i really liked comer playing sweeper last week at times.. galway kicked the ball whenever possible going foward while mayo prefer to solo and hand pass.. fo me heaney might be an option at midfield if not then wing back.. i think tierney would be better played at 11 and take the long range frees and 45's.. john daly for me nailed on for the 6 jersey with dylan a good back up or wing.. sean kelly marks there best forward..he can play anywhere along the back line so he picks up the opposition best forward.. such a pity about mulkerrin..i was expecting a big year from him.,lets hope he makes a speedy recovery.. now who fills his jersey..it could possibly be sean kelly..big risk playing fitzgerald there in less you play a sweeper all depends what system they play with.. ive no idea who plays midfield..for me conroy does and get 45 minutes out of him..can niall daly or james macloughlin make a step up..time will tell. finnerty and walsh takes the frees closer to goals for me.. team for first league game could be.. 1.flaherty.. 2.jack glynn 3.fitzgerald. 4.sean kelly 5.heaney. 6.daly 7.molloy 8.conroy 9.macloughlin 10.o laoi 11.tierney 12.comer 13.finnerty 14,walsh 15.darragh silke subs..gleesen.,p.kelly.,cathal sweeney.,mccrath.,mchugh.,mcwalter.,liam silke.,eoin finnerty.,dessie connoly.,brian mannion.,dylan canney.. you could chop and change the whole 26 named there but i think that could be pretty close.. if im leaving out an obvious choice pls include them.. i think also joyce has great flexability..so many players he has can play in various positions.. pls god no more injuries.. gbay (Galway) - Posts: 246 - 13/01/2022 20:51:54 2394827 Link 0 |
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Someone calling for Ciaran Duggan saying he was superb in 2018... We are now in 2022 and he has barely kicked a ball since ! D'Arcy from Caherlistrane isn't good enough but then again, neither is Barret from Leitir Mor so it looks like its a patch up job at midfield and a rotation of Conroy, Comer, Tierney and 1 more. BLT (Galway) - Posts: 53 - 14/01/2022 09:15:14 2394834 Link 0 |
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Agree on the above. Daly back in the squad anyway. Would like to see McDaid given a run in midfield. TheBishop (Galway) - Posts: 260 - 14/01/2022 09:20:34 2394835 Link 0 |
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Good Post and good team although I think Paul Kelly will start and Liam Silke hasn't been dropped before so I think he will probably start. Our free taking percentages have not been good enough last few years and that needs to, success is Dean Rock, Cillian O'connor, Clifford levels. Our penalty stats ard poor also and could cost us, Silke(2019), Brannagan(2018), Walsh had one saved jn Castlebar(2014 was it). smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 364 - 14/01/2022 10:25:18 2394843 Link 0 |