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Davy Fitz To Galway

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Just wondering what people's views are on this, as while it hasn't been announced officially yet, the fact that Paddy Power have suspended betting on this, would leave one to believe that it's a done deal. However how will Galway supporters feel about a man who tactically is wedded to the sweeper system, and having a manager who brings nearly more publicity than the team itself? Personally I'm very unsure of Davy, my preference would have been Eamon O'Shea, but by all accounts, he doesn't even appear to be in the reckoning?

gilly1910 (Galway) - Posts: 170 - 25/09/2019 11:41:05    2239017

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Galway have a very different personnel, may not even need to play the Sweeper system. Why would you need a lad sweeping in front of Daithi Burke

kazoochka (Galway) - Posts: 343 - 25/09/2019 12:12:42    2239026

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Great appointment for Galway if it happens, One of the best in the business.

Wonder where the funds are coming from though given the rumoured financial state of Galway Gaa and both O'Donohue and Walsh basically said they weren't getting the backing they wished for.

sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1145 - 25/09/2019 12:18:23    2239031

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Davy said he has not spoken to one person from Galway....

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 25/09/2019 12:32:45    2239037

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Replying To gilly1910:  "Just wondering what people's views are on this, as while it hasn't been announced officially yet, the fact that Paddy Power have suspended betting on this, would leave one to believe that it's a done deal. However how will Galway supporters feel about a man who tactically is wedded to the sweeper system, and having a manager who brings nearly more publicity than the team itself? Personally I'm very unsure of Davy, my preference would have been Eamon O'Shea, but by all accounts, he doesn't even appear to be in the reckoning?"
No way is it a done deal. There's more dysfunction in the system than we thought if the county board have a deal done with one candidate before the closing date for nominations. Normally when a bookie suspends betting it is done and dusted but I dont think it applies in this case and I will still be amazed if Davy gets the job.

PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1904 - 25/09/2019 12:32:56    2239038

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A positive view in my opinion.

I think he would bring tremendous organisation and could see Galway operating with 4 out & out forwards with a couple of players dropping deep. I don't think they will be sweepers as such just focusing on limiting what the opposition are scoring. We hit 3-16 against them in the 2018 final, in reality it could have been 5-25. Kilkenny hit 3-22 against them in the 2012 replay.

Galway can be very open at times. When they have been a success it has been to go at the opposition ferociously and outscore them - e.g. the 2012 Leinster Final. About 5 minutes before half time it was something like 2-11 to 0-1. But when the opposition are able to pick off scores throughout the game, Galway can struggle. Even going back as far as 87 & 88 it was Galway's tremendous defence that was the launchpad, conceding 0-9 and 0-14 in successive finals.

An outstanding bunch of players plus a proven winner in Munster, Leinster & on the All-Ireland final stage. A potent mix for success.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 25/09/2019 12:37:17    2239044

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Replying To yew_tree:  "Davy said he has not spoken to one person from Galway...."
ya cant believe anything Davy says though!

Him saying that he hasn't spoken to one person could be he has spoken to multiple!!

juicy (Meath) - Posts: 399 - 25/09/2019 12:52:11    2239049

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Replying To kazoochka:  "Galway have a very different personnel, may not even need to play the Sweeper system. Why would you need a lad sweeping in front of Daithi Burke"
Well if he plays next year like he did this year you would need one.

PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1904 - 25/09/2019 12:52:13    2239050

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Replying To PoolSturgeon:  "Well if he plays next year like he did this year you would need one."
And if he's back to full fitness and plays like he did in 2017 will we have more sweeping statements?

baire (Galway) - Posts: 1818 - 25/09/2019 13:02:52    2239055

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Not taking any sides here, but surely one of the wittiest lines ever seen on these pages? :-)

And if he's back to full fitness and plays like he did in 2017 will we have more sweeping statements?

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 25/09/2019 13:13:38    2239059

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Replying To baire:  "And if he's back to full fitness and plays like he did in 2017 will we have more sweeping statements?"
Why, is there someone making sweeping statements? (Not counting comments on sweepers of course!!)

Nothing untrue in what I said just like nothing untrue in what you said either!

PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1904 - 25/09/2019 13:36:56    2239072

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I personally don't want him as the Galway manager, but if he did become manager and was successful all well and good. Davy seems to be obsessed with playing the sweeper system for 75 minutes+ minutes per match. Plus, if things started going south at any point near the start of a season, and the media got on his back, I don't think he'd have the calmness or composure under pressure to help the players turn things around

eoghan6688 (Galway) - Posts: 154 - 25/09/2019 18:48:54    2239186

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What's the record for counties managed.
Davy is like the Jose Murinho of the GAA.
I know there's not too many that hang on for long but he seems to move around more than most.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 25/09/2019 19:08:14    2239194

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What's the record for counties managed.
Davy is like the Jose Murinho of the GAA.
I know there's not too many that hang on for long but he seems to move around more than most.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 25/09/2019 19:08:14    2239195

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Replying To Dubh_linn:  "What's the record for counties managed.
Davy is like the Jose Murinho of the GAA.
I know there's not too many that hang on for long but he seems to move around more than most."
Not sure in hurling, but in football it would have to be any of those managers that continuously get Div 3 and 4 jobs, such as Pat Flanagan (the Alan Pardew's and Mark Hughe's of the GAA, who don't really do a lot in jobs with low expectations, but still get regular work)

eoghan6688 (Galway) - Posts: 154 - 25/09/2019 19:46:20    2239204

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what could possibly go wrong with a Clare man in charge of Galway hurlers?

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2386 - 25/09/2019 19:52:24    2239206

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Replying To slayer:  "A positive view in my opinion.

I think he would bring tremendous organisation and could see Galway operating with 4 out & out forwards with a couple of players dropping deep. I don't think they will be sweepers as such just focusing on limiting what the opposition are scoring. We hit 3-16 against them in the 2018 final, in reality it could have been 5-25. Kilkenny hit 3-22 against them in the 2012 replay.

Galway can be very open at times. When they have been a success it has been to go at the opposition ferociously and outscore them - e.g. the 2012 Leinster Final. About 5 minutes before half time it was something like 2-11 to 0-1. But when the opposition are able to pick off scores throughout the game, Galway can struggle. Even going back as far as 87 & 88 it was Galway's tremendous defence that was the launchpad, conceding 0-9 and 0-14 in successive finals.

An outstanding bunch of players plus a proven winner in Munster, Leinster & on the All-Ireland final stage. A potent mix for success."
if you watch the wexford v tipp game again
wexford had tipp there for the kill
they were running all over them in that first half
coming at tipp from all angles
they blew one if not two certain goal chances
that would have put them 10 pts up
I think they were very close to wining an all Ireland this year
imagine what he would do with likes of galway

rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 25/09/2019 20:09:24    2239210

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Replying To rhudson:  "if you watch the wexford v tipp game again
wexford had tipp there for the kill
they were running all over them in that first half
coming at tipp from all angles
they blew one if not two certain goal chances
that would have put them 10 pts up
I think they were very close to wining an all Ireland this year
imagine what he would do with likes of galway"
finally,someone who looks at what happens all over the field.

what davy does with wexford is no different than what anyone has done in any other county.

your just not let call it a sweeper if the county is from munster.

my favourite moment of the whole year was liam ryan coming up the field in the semi to score a point having soloed half of the length of the pitch.would he have done that not knowing if someone was dropping back to cover?

come on lads its not the 1960s tactics and the game change.i hope the next wexford manager will be as innovative as davy was.whether or not the traditionalists like it,i dont give a toss.

saying you dont want a manager because of a system which is being used in some form or other by every county is just lazy analysis.

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 25/09/2019 21:11:39    2239221

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Replying To rhudson:  "if you watch the wexford v tipp game again
wexford had tipp there for the kill
they were running all over them in that first half
coming at tipp from all angles
they blew one if not two certain goal chances
that would have put them 10 pts up
I think they were very close to wining an all Ireland this year
imagine what he would do with likes of galway"
Tipp were down to 14 men for most of the 2nd half, Tipp outscored Wexford 12 points to 1 - 2 in the last 25 minutes. Tipp had a legitimate goal disallowed.

Wexford were burnt out with 20 minutes left.

Dec82 (Clare) - Posts: 242 - 25/09/2019 21:58:08    2239232

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Replying To perfect10:  "finally,someone who looks at what happens all over the field.

what davy does with wexford is no different than what anyone has done in any other county.

your just not let call it a sweeper if the county is from munster.

my favourite moment of the whole year was liam ryan coming up the field in the semi to score a point having soloed half of the length of the pitch.would he have done that not knowing if someone was dropping back to cover?

come on lads its not the 1960s tactics and the game change.i hope the next wexford manager will be as innovative as davy was.whether or not the traditionalists like it,i dont give a toss.

saying you dont want a manager because of a system which is being used in some form or other by every county is just lazy analysis."
Whatever about systems it's very odd for a manager to state that they lost as a result of having an extra-man! Hard to fathom that coming from such an experienced manager.

baire (Galway) - Posts: 1818 - 26/09/2019 00:12:15    2239254

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