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Replying To ahsure.:  "I see our Camogie team have pulled off a great sponsorship agreement, well done to them. One has to wonder are we getting full value with our existing arrangement with main hurling and football sponsors?

I don't know the answer to that one."
€250k over 5 years covering all teams.

In some ways it seems low. But €50k per year is probably good as they have a reasonable low profile compared to men's teams.

Hope this is only the start. Kit sponsor, official partner with business, brand ambassadors etc

Some individuals do very well out of promotional activities and I'm genuinely delighted for them. However it just shows how poor the County Board is at the same thing!

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1825 - 20/01/2022 18:42:44    2395793

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Replying To gaillimhboy:  "Provided we've a clean bill of health this is the team I think will start vs Meath…obviously college will have to be taken into consideration
1.Flaherty
2.Glynn
3.Fitzgerald
4.Silke
5.Kelly
6.Daly
7.Heaney
8.Conroy
9.Kelly
10.Sweeney
11.Tierney
12.O'Laoi
13.Walsh
14.Comer
15.Finnerty
Ideally I'd like to see any lad with Sigerson taken off around the 55th min mark or sooner, that leaves the likes of McDaid Eoin Finnerty Owen Gallagher and Molloy in reserve to come on and make an impact."
good team but id have patrick kelly in midfield..think he does his best work out there..

gbay (Galway) - Posts: 246 - 20/01/2022 18:55:41    2395798

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Replying To smallfrank:  "Not great on a couple of fronts, firstly for him, unlikely to see any action in the league anyway which at his age he needs. And secondly with options in the half back line and with Mulkerrin also gone, probably means Sean Kelly being placed in the full back line.
With Glynn gone you are talking Fitzgerald, McGrath, Liam Silke and James Foley available for a marking job. Is there anyone else other than Sean Andy that people think could be added here."
Isn't James Foley banned for 6 months? He was reasonably good at a few matches I saw last year... Could be good enough to sub not sure about starting. Anyway if he's banned then he's out.

systematic (Galway) - Posts: 69 - 20/01/2022 19:02:25    2395799

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Replying To BLT:  "James Foley ? He doesn't even play in the full back line for his club. Not to mind not good enough for intercounty standard.

Liam Silke had a decent FBD final but has been poor for a few years now.... Although Belclare will disagree as he usually does when anyone passing an opinion on Corofin players."
Thought Liam Silke was more than decent kept Conor Cox quiet after he was man marking him... Just the other backs, Fitzgerald, Johnny Heaney, and Sean Kelly had fantastic games.

systematic (Galway) - Posts: 69 - 20/01/2022 19:07:23    2395801

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Very short on options for the full back line now.

galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1233 - 20/01/2022 20:39:27    2395810

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Replying To devrandom:  "For whatever reason some questions went unanswered, however all of the personnel have changed since then. Much stricter procedures are now in place for handling cash, gate receipts are way up. Most sponsorship deals are done on a multi year basis, meaning it takes time to change these things. I would expect this is the last year you will see supermacs on the senior mens jersey."
Is this the last year of the deal?

Be interesting to see what happens.

ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1568 - 20/01/2022 21:02:09    2395812

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Replying To ahsure.:  "I see our Camogie team have pulled off a great sponsorship agreement, well done to them. One has to wonder are we getting full value with our existing arrangement with main hurling and football sponsors?

I don't know the answer to that one."
Tommy Varden sponsored for years when money was tight & nobody else would & Galway not going well. Pat & Una Mc Donagh did the same for decades, across all teams, when nobody else would put their hand in their pocket. Eaten bread is quickly forgotten in Galway GAA.

moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 21/01/2022 09:02:03    2395819

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Replying To ahsure.:  "New CB Chairman was at pains to suggest football and hurling will be treated no differently going forward. We will see."
Football fans can expect to hear the term "stand alone arrangement" a lot more going forward.

moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 21/01/2022 09:07:19    2395821

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Replying To FallenStar:  "Are we getting full value and transparency from those in the key positions however? Still a lot of unanswered questions from the financial debacle from a few years ago. Aside from a few appointments that made the airwaves, ask yourself what has really changed?"
Companies afraid to put hard earned cash into a brand that has had serious financial scandals & worry about what could come out next & their brand aligned to it. Camogie is a different organisation & doesn't carry that baggage or stain, so more amenable to sponsors.

moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 21/01/2022 09:11:04    2395822

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There has been a lack of professionalism over the years. If things we run properly sponsorship deals would not be seen as Galway putting out the begging bowl. We are a big high profile county. We get a lot of TV coverage. We always have teams at the latter stages of competitions. Business should see that they are getting value from being linked to us. Win Win. Even down to naming rights for Pearse Stadium. Many new companies want name recognition and that is an easy sell. Win Win.

I think for a long time we took the begging bowl approach

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1825 - 21/01/2022 10:16:59    2395829

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Replying To systematic:  "Thought Liam Silke was more than decent kept Conor Cox quiet after he was man marking him... Just the other backs, Fitzgerald, Johnny Heaney, and Sean Kelly had fantastic games."
Galways short term aim is to get out of Div 2, Silke will look good at this level but he's been a disappointment at the very top level. For Corofin and at Sigerson level he looked like a player who was capable of winning All Stars but that form has never transmitted itself at the very top level.

Maybe he's been unlucky with matchups, he struggles with anyone with real pace but has done reasonably well when sent to mark Cillian O'Connor.

McDaid gets a lot of attention on here, his performances have been average but he just hasn't stayed fit since he came back. Had a brilliant 20 minutes against the Dubs in Croke Park in Feb 2019 but broke his foot that day and its been once injury after another since then. The lad was one of the best players we've had at underage the last decade and has the physical attributes too, if he can stay fit I'm sure his performances will improve.

TheBishop (Galway) - Posts: 260 - 21/01/2022 10:57:36    2395836

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Replying To TheBishop:  "Galways short term aim is to get out of Div 2, Silke will look good at this level but he's been a disappointment at the very top level. For Corofin and at Sigerson level he looked like a player who was capable of winning All Stars but that form has never transmitted itself at the very top level.

Maybe he's been unlucky with matchups, he struggles with anyone with real pace but has done reasonably well when sent to mark Cillian O'Connor.

McDaid gets a lot of attention on here, his performances have been average but he just hasn't stayed fit since he came back. Had a brilliant 20 minutes against the Dubs in Croke Park in Feb 2019 but broke his foot that day and its been once injury after another since then. The lad was one of the best players we've had at underage the last decade and has the physical attributes too, if he can stay fit I'm sure his performances will improve."
Have to disagree there, Liam Silke is a quality player, a Denis Irwin type player 7 or 8 out of 10 most matches. He won't be missed till he is not available, I believe he is about to qualify as a doctor and when that happens he may not be available for selection as more important things in life than playing for Galway and getting online abuse happen. Multiple managers can't be wrong picking him over a long period of time. His best position would be in the halfback line but we never see that as he does a job for the team. He is also never injured and is always available, he is the one player you can depend on all the time to turn up.

GDL (Galway) - Posts: 719 - 21/01/2022 14:23:18    2395874

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just wondering lads with pj bring in a few extra lads now..
id love to see michael daly there for a midfield option and for his passing ability
and id deffo bring in colin murray from mountbellew for the full back line.. liam silke has a lot of football played but we still need him..would fullback suit him a bit..

gbay (Galway) - Posts: 246 - 21/01/2022 15:45:19    2395886

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Replying To BLT:  "James Foley ? He doesn't even play in the full back line for his club. Not to mind not good enough for intercounty standard.

Liam Silke had a decent FBD final but has been poor for a few years now.... Although Belclare will disagree as he usually does when anyone passing an opinion on Corofin players."
He was left wide open by managers tactics of not supporting full back lines..
He's a quality defender

Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 21/01/2022 19:49:44    2395908

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Replying To gbay:  "just wondering lads with pj bring in a few extra lads now..
id love to see michael daly there for a midfield option and for his passing ability
and id deffo bring in colin murray from mountbellew for the full back line.. liam silke has a lot of football played but we still need him..would fullback suit him a bit.."
Lad are you there at all? Michael Daly and Colin Murray are both out for 6 months.
I wouldn't try Liam at full back, Corofin have had him at full a few times this year and it's not his best or most effective position. Sean Fitzgerald was pretty good as far as fbd goes so I'd say stick with him at least the first game.... Not like we've too many other options apart from Sean Andy

systematic (Galway) - Posts: 69 - 21/01/2022 21:10:39    2395918

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I think with the way the game has gone now
Positions mean nothing now in gaelic football
At times its hard to figure who is playing where
Players are selected as 3 or 6 or whatever no
But you will find during the game they could be anywhere on pitch
Players are covering more positions now on the field than in the old days

rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 22/01/2022 10:29:30    2395929

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Sean Andy might be back!
Yew_tree & co will be pleased.

timmyhogan (UK) - Posts: 290 - 22/01/2022 12:02:26    2395934

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Replying To systematic:  "Lad are you there at all? Michael Daly and Colin Murray are both out for 6 months.
I wouldn't try Liam at full back, Corofin have had him at full a few times this year and it's not his best or most effective position. Sean Fitzgerald was pretty good as far as fbd goes so I'd say stick with him at least the first game.... Not like we've too many other options apart from Sean Andy"
those proposed bans are not in at all yeat....

gbay (Galway) - Posts: 246 - 22/01/2022 12:46:43    2395942

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Replying To rhudson:  "I think with the way the game has gone now
Positions mean nothing now in gaelic football
At times its hard to figure who is playing where
Players are selected as 3 or 6 or whatever no
But you will find during the game they could be anywhere on pitch
Players are covering more positions now on the field than in the old days"
That's true, but having good man-marking corner backs is a must for any team looking to contend. Dublin have had the likes of Fitzsimons and previously Cooper and McMahon who can be left to fight their battles 1-on-1 when necessary.
This frees up other players from having to cover all of the time.
All good teams will defend in numbers when possible, but there are times when a quick ball in from a turnover means an inside back has to be able to hold his own with the comfort of a sweeper.
Any good forward will do some damage if 1-on-1 with a bit of space, but the good top corner backs will limit this. The job Fitzsimons did in the 2nd half of the 2019 drawn final on Clifford was as good as anyone could have done in the circumstances.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2033 - 22/01/2022 13:45:23    2395945

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Sponsorship-
With the deal with supermacs expiring this year.
Deal- 5m for 5yrs for all teams.
Camogie have gone and got a new sponsor 250k over 5 years.
Few questions. Is there a break down on the terms of the current deal available?
What is the split with the teams?
Is it time we moved away from a fast food sponsor of our teams?

galwaygoal (Galway) - Posts: 166 - 22/01/2022 20:33:04    2395988

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