Very very depressing. Time for a refresh.

MinorChamp_09 (Galway) - Posts: 38 - 30/06/2026 08:36:22    2683111

Nobody deserves a 9-year tenure as manager of Galway. No one. You'd want to be a Jim Gavin or a Mick O'Dwyer in their management prime to be allowed all that time. Joyce has been a great servant to the county but thank you Padraic, it's time to move on and get a new voice in there. We're stale. We're out of ideas under PJ and our major problems in our play just never get addressed. PJ wants to hold on for dear life as he wants the profile given it helps him on multiple fronts, one major one in particular. He has had the best crop of players in approx 30 years under his leadership and he hasn't delivered with them. Make no mistake - this group we have is generational and were, maybe still are, capable of winning an All Ireland but I know and they know deep down that they won't under PJ. Thank you but please clear the way now.

togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1135 - 30/06/2026 08:53:13    2683115

candlewax (Galway) - Posts: 307 - 30/06/2026 09:24:32    2683119

I'm not expecting too many retirements, Silke most likely given what he does for a living is very demanding. Hard to know with Conroy but really can't see Walsh going anywhere. I think someone mentioned McDaid but he's only 28.

Same old issues which have caused us problems for years, throwing away big leads when well on top and losing the kickout battle. Its no good enough to be having the same issues 5 years down the line.

There's still a lot of top players who are in their prime, the likes of Molloy & O'Laoi both stepped up on Sunday and were excellent. Galway are very well stacked in the backs, especially in the half backs, could do with finding someone who can operate in the full back line, another midfielder but with Sam O'Neill & McGlinchey about that may not be an issue.

In the forward line we'll have Thompson back who was a huge loss this year, Mulhearn will be a year older and I saw enough of Mulryan in the 20's to suggest he's definitely got a good chance at this level.

But matters nothing if they don't find a new keeper and put a few set plays in place for kickouts.

TheBishop (Galway) - Posts: 326 - 30/06/2026 10:05:45    2683125

While PJ seems to be close, I think 2 many issues remain that only he can be held accountable for. No action taken no plan B when going long is clearly handing cheap scores to opposition. Team constantly unable to deliver a comprehensive win even v division 4 rivals. As PJ himself stated in his post match interview following our Leitrim game, "it was a good job McNulty had an off day". The new rules have doomed slow build up cagey teams, (no Ulster team in last 4) . Teams at all levels have adapted to more of a kicking game, but Galway, traditionally a kicking team have elected to play a running slow build up, largely hand passing game. Unprofessional team warm ups and above all, the seeming lack of passion and desire from players which only seems to click in when the team is well behind in the second half of games. I think a change would be more likely to improve things than not.

giveitlong (Galway) - Posts: 1327 - 30/06/2026 11:23:47    2683133

It was very poor on sunday, we r so slow moving the ball.cant see how joyce stays on,if he does we ll be having same conversation this time next year. Lads who done well in league got no chance in summer.crazy stuff all year.

Dunmore10 (Galway) - Posts: 187 - 30/06/2026 11:30:26    2683138

ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 128 - 30/06/2026 11:38:31    2683140