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I don't like or really agree with out and out sweepers but Galway have shipped a lot of easy goals the last 2 seasons. Daithi Burke, mannion and mcinerney have all been culpable and turned too easily so I'm sure a new manager will be looking to sort that out as well as create more goals at the other end and get decent ball into conor whelan who has paid the price for playing alongside a target man like Johnny glynn and last two seasons has rarely got good ball into him and yet still performs well but there's a lot more in him. For the record I don't see Galway going for Davy. Eamon O'Shea by all accounts is a great coach but not really the man for managing Galway either in my opinion tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 26/09/2019 07:13:08 2239269 Link 1 |
It's clearly a different style of play! Are you for real? There was members of the full back line inside the far 45 in that game! And what you mean if the county is from Munster. Derek McGrath's name and sweeper is mentioned for the last 6 years! Go home you're drunk
tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 26/09/2019 07:15:47 2239270 Link 1 |
I'm a Galway fan and I'm a Davy fan but I don't want to see this happen. I'd like to see Davy stay in Wexford for the sake of the sport. He's doing a great job there and has the interest level in the county at an all time high. I'd hate to see him leave there even for my county. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2129 - 26/09/2019 07:26:25 2239272 Link 1 |
He is successful anywhere he goes. He would win an all Ireland with Galway in my view. Speaking to mid west radio yesterday in mayo he stated nobody from Galway hurling has spoken to him....maybe that was a come and get me plee to the Galway board as it's reported Galway players have met with him.
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 26/09/2019 08:12:03 2239274 Link 8 |
Lads if you can get odds on Davy Fitz staying with Wexford anywhere lump on it. hurlorhurley (Wexford) - Posts: 1660 - 26/09/2019 10:00:10 2239297 Link 0 |
He'll be in for a shock when he asks for the mere basics in managing the team only to be rebuffed by the visionaries in the Galway County board. FallenStar (Galway) - Posts: 415 - 26/09/2019 10:25:07 2239311 Link 1 |
If it is to be Mr Fitz well good luck to him. And a Céad míle fáilte too. What does sponsor - Super Mac, Pat McDonagh think of this? galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2520 - 26/09/2019 10:59:25 2239322 Link 0 |
Davy is a short term boost manager for any county, as his record shows. He does make an initial impact to teams who have dropped off but be in no doubt he doesn't come cheap, might not happen. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7907 - 26/09/2019 11:18:20 2239330 Link 6 |
It's a very fair point, Galway are very weak defensively, shipping three goals against both Kilkenny and Dublin this year, and don't even start me on the defensive horror show against Limerick in last year's All Ireland. So yeah it would be good to have a manger who can organise his defence properly, as it's not something Galway have had for the last two seasons.
gilly1910 (Galway) - Posts: 170 - 26/09/2019 11:43:51 2239344 Link 1 |
I think that's called making excuses to cover up for his own failings and being schooled on the line by Liam Sheedy during that 2nd half
Purpleandgold72 (Wexford) - Posts: 198 - 26/09/2019 14:36:19 2239397 Link 0 |
Fair play, nice te read such honesty. Don't think it's going to cut any ice with Davy though
Purpleandgold72 (Wexford) - Posts: 198 - 26/09/2019 14:42:55 2239399 Link 1 |
Maybe so but Davy's way of shoring up the defence is by robbing scoring power from the forwards - fewer goals conceded but less converted on the other side.
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1818 - 26/09/2019 16:46:13 2239424 Link 3 |
https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/it-would-have-broken-my-heart-to-walk-away-davy-fitzgerald-ends-talk-over-future-with-new-twoyear-wexford-term-38538416.html fireinthebelly (Galway) - Posts: 89 - 26/09/2019 21:03:58 2239477 Link 0 |
He has made the right decision in fairness.
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1818 - 26/09/2019 21:15:48 2239482 Link 0 |
would it not make sense to use a helicopter for some of his trips to wexford rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 26/09/2019 22:16:24 2239501 Link 0 |
As a Galway man I'm happy he's staying in Wexford, more because of the baggage he'd bring. He creates a siege mentality, us against the world, which works well when a county hasn't won anything in years and he's trying to give them the belief to win but I don't think the Galway lads would buy into it. The year Limerick beat them they showed serious character in nearly every game that summer. jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 135 - 26/09/2019 23:21:05 2239527 Link 1 |
Took Galway 28 years to win an All Ireland, their 5th, one less than Wexford so would fit the category you have described. Glad he is staying, up Wexford.
Jedobi (Wexford) - Posts: 143 - 27/09/2019 07:43:21 2239543 Link 0 |
You seen to have misunderstood a question about Fitzgerald as a dig at Wexford's place on the roll of honour. Baffling. Then again, that narrow mindedness Is exactly how Fitzgerald operates...you must think the world is out to get you.
jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 135 - 27/09/2019 10:39:29 2239584 Link 1 |
For what it's worth, I'm a Wexford man who agrees with you. If you look at what Davy's done in each of the counties he's been with….he brought Waterford to their first All-Ireland Final in 45 years. Clare didn't look like realistic All-Ireland contenders when he took over there, yet he went out and won one with them. And whatever you might think of his tactics, I think everybody recognises how Wexford's standing has improved under him over the past three years as well. Common thread in all three places is that he'd have been able to go in at the start and say something like "look lads, what you've been doing this past few years hasn't been working for you, so now let's try it my way". But despite a disappointing 2019 for Galway, that wouldn't wash there, when you consider where they were for the couple of years before that. Anyway, I'm delighted he's committed to us again. Am already looking forward to next year. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2251 - 27/09/2019 13:15:21 2239625 Link 2 |
I thought Galway would be mad for someone like Davy Fitz. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 735 - 27/09/2019 13:52:46 2239635 Link 1 |