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Replying To waynoI: "Opponents level should be taken into consideration now relax there Username :)" Obviously we wouldnt be able to put up that score with most opponents but Galway have been accused of by all pundits I think bar Tomas o se as a defensive team who can't transition into attack. A purely defensive team would not be able to put up such a score with 4-20 from play galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 03/06/2018 17:53:58 2106913 Link
The Laois lad who does the GAA podcast made an interesting observation after he went and watched the game against Mayo in person. Up to that point he'd been on the "Galway are 100% defensive" bandwagon, but after the game confessed that what he'd seen bore no resemblance to that accusation, The fact that so many here are surprised that a top of Division 1 team playing at home, handily beat a bottom of Division 3 team would suggest that perhaps they should stop regurgitating trite and inaccurate "analysis" and use their own common sense. A team that was only beaten once in the league, and then by Dublin, is worthy of a little more respect than that. The game against Roscommon, who hopefully will have home advantage, is a truly 50/50 game with Galway hopefully shading it by 3-4 points. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 03/06/2018 18:09:45 2106931 Link
Replying To Belclare1: "On the button.." wink wink maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 03/06/2018 18:16:13 2106944 Link
Replying To festinog: "The Laois lad who does the GAA podcast made an interesting observation after he went and watched the game against Mayo in person. Up to that point he'd been on the "Galway are 100% defensive" bandwagon, but after the game confessed that what he'd seen bore no resemblance to that accusation, The fact that so many here are surprised that a top of Division 1 team playing at home, handily beat a bottom of Division 3 team would suggest that perhaps they should stop regurgitating trite and inaccurate "analysis" and use their own common sense. A team that was only beaten once in the league, and then by Dublin, is worthy of a little more respect than that. The game against Roscommon, who hopefully will have home advantage, is a truly 50/50 game with Galway hopefully shading it by 3-4 points." Agree entirely. In the league final Dublin brought everyone back but Galway always had at least one or two forward and Dublin are called the attacking team. Galway are very athletic and powerful with some fine footballers and are a joy to watch. doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 03/06/2018 19:17:15 2106994 Link
I just hope Sligo were that bad rather than Galway that good. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2155 - 03/06/2018 21:02:34 2107042 Link
Replying To endgame: "I just hope Sligo were that bad rather than Galway that good." Sligo poor, sure they only bet Mayo by 2 points in a challenge last week!!! Rossies massive favourites for ghe final.. Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 03/06/2018 21:48:22 2107064 Link
Galway showing exactly why they are third favourites for the All Ireland. Galway Kerry and Mayo are well capable of beating the Dubs. salvador (Roscommon) - Posts: 439 - 03/06/2018 22:37:26 2107089 Link
Fair play to Kevin Walsh he has been shrewdly building this team and panel over the last two years. They seem to be getting better all the time. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 04/06/2018 05:23:14 2107128 Link
Replying To Belclare1: "Sligo poor, sure they only bet Mayo by 2 points in a challenge last week!!! Rossies massive favourites for ghe final.." And in turn Mayo beat Roscommon in a challenge Friday night by 4. Come on who uses challenge games to gauge where a team are? Clueless yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 04/06/2018 08:58:58 2107141 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "And in turn Mayo beat Roscommon in a challenge Friday night by 4. Come on who uses challenge games to gauge where a team are? Clueless" It's our old friend belcare he tends to be a little knee jerk in his opinions Spoddgy (Mayo) - Posts: 660 - 04/06/2018 09:34:30 2107154 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "And in turn Mayo beat Roscommon in a challenge Friday night by 4. Come on who uses challenge games to gauge where a team are? Clueless" Exactly. Managers try out different formations, groupings, sometimes play 45/50 minutes aside with different teams each half. Focus can be on many different things in a challenge game. You can often have boths sets of management come away happy that they got what they wanted out of it. Some of the more enlightened managers actually set up their team deliberately to put a certain part under pressure to see how they respond. Challenge games are far from worthless but the value is in the detail rather than the score. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1826 - 04/06/2018 14:03:10 2107290 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "And in turn Mayo beat Roscommon in a challenge Friday night by 4. Come on who uses challenge games to gauge where a team are? Clueless" Sorry but why have challenge games so? Of course they are used to gauge players fitness form etc. I gaurantee all top class teams use them as final pointers in a lot of areas especially in the build up to big games. How else did Cian Hanley and James Durcan get game time against Galway. Sligo beat mayo. Mayo beat Ros, I'm sure the results of next Sat and the Conn final will show exactly where teams are. Your comment is idiotic Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 04/06/2018 21:09:18 2107442 Link
Thank God that Galway is fighting on all fronts this year. We can honestly say we have taken the title of top Dual County from Cork. Galway Footballers have at last gathered a team of Men who can play football naturally. We have a proper full Back, first since Fahy. Kevin Walsh has brought Galway Football out of the Doldrums. He deserves great credit to be able to stand on his feet against people who were trying to poison Galway Football for years and pick the best players. SAMMYTHEBULL (Galway) - Posts: 1646 - 04/06/2018 21:29:17 2107447 Link
Replying To Belclare1: "Sorry but why have challenge games so? Of course they are used to gauge players fitness form etc. I gaurantee all top class teams use them as final pointers in a lot of areas especially in the build up to big games. How else did Cian Hanley and James Durcan get game time against Galway. Sligo beat mayo. Mayo beat Ros, I'm sure the results of next Sat and the Conn final will show exactly where teams are. Your comment is idiotic" Don't bite, over on the Delusional blog by WJ somebody.... someone has posted, Galway might win one before us!! They obviously don't count the 10 Galway have won since 1951, 4 Hurling and 6 Football. They think the championship began sometime recently. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 720 - 04/06/2018 22:02:22 2107466 Link
Replying To GDL: "Don't bite, over on the Delusional blog by WJ somebody.... someone has posted, Galway might win one before us!! They obviously don't count the 10 Galway have won since 1951, 4 Hurling and 6 Football. They think the championship began sometime recently." You know and I know exactly what that comment meant...will Galway win one again before Mayo, and many a Galway fan has been shouting that the last few years. If it happens again, we'll so be it. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 04/06/2018 23:31:55 2107500 Link
In terms of fairness for Connacht football going forward, Mayo and Leitrim should really merge as should Sligo and Roscommon and then maybe divide Galway in 2 The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 705 - 05/06/2018 09:17:24 2107553 Link
Replying To Belclare1: "Sligo poor, sure they only bet Mayo by 2 points in a challenge last week!!! Rossies massive favourites for ghe final.." I heard Sligo beat us by 4 points? Difficult to know where we are. Rochford does love to experiment and hopefully he can improve us. Instructing players to give ball into the full forward line rather than kick points needs to stop. Either way was good to see ye letting yer quality forwards off the leash. Should be a great attacking Connacht Final. I'll be shouting for the Rossies that day and expect them to win as they won't let ye have as much ball as Sligo did and be very productive when they have it. But I wouldn't bet on it! GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7337 - 05/06/2018 10:41:17 2107594 Link
Replying To Belclare1: "Sorry but why have challenge games so? Of course they are used to gauge players fitness form etc. I gaurantee all top class teams use them as final pointers in a lot of areas especially in the build up to big games. How else did Cian Hanley and James Durcan get game time against Galway. Sligo beat mayo. Mayo beat Ros, I'm sure the results of next Sat and the Conn final will show exactly where teams are. Your comment is idiotic" Don't be so narky belclare. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 05/06/2018 13:15:33 2107660 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "And in turn Mayo beat Roscommon in a challenge Friday night by 4. Come on who uses challenge games to gauge where a team are? Clueless" And Leitrim beat Sligo by 10 points in a recent challenge. You can't gauge challlenges they are run outs nothing more. Sunday in Salthill was worse than a challenge. Sligo never laid a hand on Galway. It was the same from Sligo in 2015 when Mayo did as they pleased and by all accounts Galway on Sunday could easily have surpassed the 6-25 that was clocked up that day. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3338 - 05/06/2018 13:26:01 2107666 Link
Replying To salvador: "Galway showing exactly why they are third favourites for the All Ireland. Galway Kerry and Mayo are well capable of beating the Dubs." A very fit Galway team with all of the momentum threw the kitchen sink at Dublin in the league final yet still lost by 4 points even though they had wind and the man advantage 2nd half. Kerry are in transition 7 debuts last Sunday they are a long way capable of beating Dublin and Mayo have failed to beat Dublin since Jim Gavin became manager in league and championship well into double figures in defeats at this stage and you need to accept than an aging Mayo will become less and less capable of beating the Dubs from now on. Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 05/06/2018 13:36:19 2107671 Link