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Can Gaelic Football (Handball?) Be Saved? - 3 Like(s)
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "He is talking absolute nonsense…. Offside rules and zonal kick passes…. get a grip" I bet your full of good ideas.
tirawleybaron (National) - 04/05/2024 15:21:23
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
whats king henry's excuse now..
i was suppose the bus journey was tough going.
out of his depth..cant pick a team..
but if we are to be totally honest we have too many hurlers passed there best..
too slow to run/ react to the breaking ball..
for the second week in a row mannion was caught out for two points and his distribution was pathetic.
our defending from 15 back was non existant..
leaving a wexford a man free and we a man up is just unforgiveable but we deserved what we get
its just a shme it wasnt 15/20 points then questions would need to be asked by the county board but
we all no that wont happen.
we are going no where and thats ben the case for along time but they could at least play lads in there proper positions....
at least...
gbay (National) - 04/05/2024 18:48:59
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
No underage title since 2020, not good.
Roscommon set up better and worked harder, put us under all sorts of pressure. Well done to them.
ahsure. (National) - 04/05/2024 18:53:24
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Shefflin has had four years now and has just not delivered. Just because when your a great player does not make you a great manager.
For the talent Galway have this is desperate
preddan (National) - 04/05/2024 20:05:41
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Jedobi: "No one gloating, no Wexford supporter would that with our record but all the way through complete lacking respect shown towards Wexford. I'll worry about my county, only one in Leinster I'm interested in doing well" Last week Wexford people were saying after their defeat to Antrim that Wexford deserved to be in the Joe Mc Cup now they are saying they can get to a Leinster Final after beating Galway.
katser (National) - 04/05/2024 20:45:46
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To togoutlads: "Lol! I'd just had the morning coffee Tommy K but sure damn it, I mean every word of it. I love this old derby more than anything else in the game, save for an AI final. There's still a mighty history and a romance to the Connacht Final and the Galway v Mayo match up is my El Classico! I've too many tremendous memories of Connacht Finals going back over many decades now and the gloss certainly still hasn't gone off the Nestor Cup for me. In my mind, as a bit of a Connacht championship traditionalist, it's second only to Sam. With 3 (maybe 4) of our teams in this province as even and as strong as they are, it's not to be sniffed at. Only the Ulster title is harder won, in my opinion. JJ Nestor was a Galway man, from Dunmore. His son Brendan won two All Irelands with Galway, 1934 and 38. The Connacht council named the cup in JJ Nestor's honour and the first man to lift this cup in 1958 - The Master, Sean Purcell. Now, that's me history lesson for the day :-) more history to be made on Sunday. Let's get the maroon and white out and cheer these lads on to a great win!! Gaillimh go deo!!!" Tuam is the only town for a Galway v Mayo championship game Togout. Can't beat the buzz in the town and the short stroll to the pitch. Probably being too nostalgic but hopefully someday the seniors will clash again in Jarlath's Park.
If both teams play close to their potential tomorrow ye'll beat us by a point or two. Neither team out of first gear yet this year, ye have more scoring options than us. We're over-reliant on Ryan to score, create something or win a free. Have been so far anyway. I live in hope rather than expectation that we'll get more balance in attack and more confidence in front of goal. May the best team win.
Maigh Eo Abú!
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GreenandRed (National) - 04/05/2024 11:32:02
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To LohansRedHelmet: "In fairness given Galway's free pass to the All Ire semi final for decades, your AI record is shocking. Wexfords is much more impressive" Why didn't Clare request a transfer to Connacht instead of being the 'whipping boys of Munster' for years? Geographically and historically in Connacht and Galway your next door neighbours...
baire (National) - 04/05/2024 13:01:27
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
We really are a shambles.
A few examples of how badly coached we are.. or just not coached at all to be precise.
1. Fahy handpasses to Mansion, and then the Wexford player chases him wide, all fine to this point but instead of turning back around to his left and back to Fahy who's now free he passes a silly ball to Daithi who fumbles it and gives the free in.
2. Fahy pucks it short, and takes it back, after a slight delay he then just blasts it as far as he can and we lose the break.
Hold the ball and draw someone in, play it off the ground if needs be... You don't need to just launch it.
3. Niland gets the ball and plays a long hit and hope into a 3 v 1 Whelan. If he sees that, he should be thinking "we have two free somewhere", or maybe he didn't even look and that's even worse.
4. Short puck out wide, and then under pressure back to Fahy.. all fine to that but then he launches it to a 2v2 in the HF line, Whelan wins it and passes to Fahy who without even analysing his options just drops the head and launches a shot a mile wide.
It's really no surprise we scored something like 4 points against Limerick in the last 50mins or so last year as that's more of a reflection of our ability under Shefflin.. zero plan or coaching.
Players launching balls without looking, passing it too far, hitting players under pressure forward instead of thinking "Nothing on ahead, pull the brakes and turn back and find someone free and reassess".
Complete tripe... If we were playing in Munster there's not a hole in hell we'd win even 2 games with the aimless crap we're playing.
This is sport from twenty years ago where teams just go out and play off the cuff.
Gilberto_Eire (National) - 04/05/2024 16:45:54
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
The team without any game plan not being able to utilise an extra man?... Sounds about right.
What an absolute farce, even took a pasting when they were a man down.
Honestly just hope Dublin or Antrim finish us off so we can get a clean break from Shefflin and take proper stock of what needs to change.
No point of us limping into a quarter or semi and thinking he's worth giving another year too.
Shame on the county board for persisting with either manager, two all time great players but completely out of their depth in management and we just wasted another year with both in charge as neither have shown any sort of progress.
I've never felt so disillusioned with our hurlers, I always felt we could win the AI but the last three years have sucked the enjoyment out of it watching this low percentage crap.
Gilberto_Eire (National) - 04/05/2024 17:31:18
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Wexford Hurling thread 2024 - 1 Like(s)
Well done Wexford. No complaints.
Trump2020 (National) - 04/05/2024 17:34:58
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "This is no disrespect to Wexford but when a team is hurting after a surprise defeat then I think it's a golden opportunity to hurt them more.
I think we both know that a rampant Galway could absolutely hammer them but we also both know Galway could make hard work of the win too!
So I will go for Galway to win by 7pts or more!" "could absolutely hammer"? You were right about that but you just made one huge faux pas. You got the teams wrong way around. It is always nice to see a smart alec get her comeuppance!
foreveryoung (National) - 04/05/2024 17:44:58
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Well Wexford were fired up! Galway had to answer to that. Fair play to them, their season was on the line and they did what they needed to do. Well deserved win.
Where to for Galway and Henry? We are going backwards.
ahsure. (National) - 04/05/2024 17:49:33
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tommy k: "No need to gloat - Galway were brutal but Wexford are no world beaters either in fairness." Better than you today , that'll do for now!
WEXILE (National) - 04/05/2024 17:52:21
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Wexford Hurling thread 2024 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "Shoulder to shoulder. Absolute joke. This isn't under 7s" Wexford deserved their win and congratulations to ye, but I am sorry, that is a strange take on the incident. Deserved red.
ahsure. (National) - 04/05/2024 18:18:16
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To JahTribe: "Roscommon win but was it not a blatant pull back on the Galway player which led to Roscommon's third and decisive goal." Looked a foul alright. Ref ignored a good few blatant fouls I thought during the game. Galway got plenty points but never really threatened a goal. Roscommon got 3 by running straight through the middle.
Marooned (National) - 04/05/2024 18:54:42
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "It looks like curtains so. Anyone who's followed hurling for the last few years knows exactly what Wexford are capable of. With their backs to the wall they've turned over Kilkenny in the past 2 years.
Very poor stuff from Galway today. I had no great hopes going in to today. We were so loose against Kilkenny where they picked off so many scores under little pressure. We conceded another very big score today and it should have been more.
Cleaned out of it on our own puckouts.
Big pressure on the Dublin game now." More like that there will be big pressure on the Antrim game also! Galway lack pace and can't win puckouts which was exposed badly today. I think Shefflin should now do the decent thing and depart bringing O'Shea and co. with him. The team have dipped badly in the last couple of years.
tommy k (National) - 04/05/2024 18:55:09
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To JahTribe: "Galway were dire, shocking bad and will do well to reach the Leinster final. Wexford battled as they have done in the past when the chips were down but will need more to finish in the top 3. It was a poor match to be honest between two average teams. Kilkenny wont be losing any sleep as for Limerick and Clare they will be relishing playing either Wexford or Galway." Good to see you have taken it well. Sorry we're were significantly better than you today, also didn't Kilkenny draw with Galway? Lost a lot of respect for Galway hurling after the comments about Wexford on this forum.
Jedobi (National) - 04/05/2024 19:02:36
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ahsure.: "No underage title since 2020, not good.
Roscommon set up better and worked harder, put us under all sorts of pressure. Well done to them." Signs at underage are quite worrying. The minor team this year are poor. The U20 win in 2020 and the minor win in 22 have glossed over some very poor years around them. We'll could be in trouble in a few years time at senior.
Marooned (National) - 04/05/2024 19:17:35
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tommy k: "More like that there will be big pressure on the Antrim game also! Galway lack pace and can't win puckouts which was exposed badly today. I think Shefflin should now do the decent thing and depart bringing O'Shea and co. with him. The team have dipped badly in the last couple of years." Yes Galway going nowhere under Shefflin and that's been obvious for some time.
endgame (National) - 04/05/2024 19:43:24
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To gbay: "whats king henry's excuse now..
i was suppose the bus journey was tough going.
out of his depth..cant pick a team..
but if we are to be totally honest we have too many hurlers passed there best..
too slow to run/ react to the breaking ball..
for the second week in a row mannion was caught out for two points and his distribution was pathetic.
our defending from 15 back was non existant..
leaving a wexford a man free and we a man up is just unforgiveable but we deserved what we get
its just a shme it wasnt 15/20 points then questions would need to be asked by the county board but
we all no that wont happen.
we are going no where and thats ben the case for along time but they could at least play lads in there proper positions....
at least..." I'd be at least as worried about a good few of the lads in their prime, and specifically their lack of size and physicality, as I would be about the 'hurlers passed there best'.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 04/05/2024 19:48:41
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