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Replying To Maroonatic:  "I know the soccer people use it all the time, but surely 'getting a result' is a redundant statement. Whether you win lose or draw you still get a result do you not?"
Presumably it's not redundant to soccer people so.

My use of the term was in response to the poster that I was responding to, who had used that specific term.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4799 - 08/06/2026 14:40:29    2678690

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Getting a result= Avoiding defeat. Pretty accepted turn of phrase. No need to be pedantic!

Overdahill (Galway) - Posts: 141 - 08/06/2026 17:19:34    2678720

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As I said 2 months ago objective 1 was to win Leinster and go straight through to All Ireland Semi Final and then see where this journey brings us.
4 weeks off to get squad fit and prepped for the semi final.
All the pressure is on Cork desperately trying to win a All Ireland.
Galway are in great position for one of those classic All Ireland Semi Final ambushes Galway are capable of producing.

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2864 - 09/06/2026 11:39:41    2678765

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Replying To katser:  "As I said 2 months ago objective 1 was to win Leinster and go straight through to All Ireland Semi Final and then see where this journey brings us.
4 weeks off to get squad fit and prepped for the semi final.
All the pressure is on Cork desperately trying to win a All Ireland.
Galway are in great position for one of those classic All Ireland Semi Final ambushes Galway are capable of producing."
If we can get all our injured lads back you'd never know. Stranger things have happened.

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 273 - 10/06/2026 23:57:25    2678938

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Replying To Overdahill:  "Getting a result= Avoiding defeat. Pretty accepted turn of phrase. No need to be pedantic!"
Galway will 'get a result' in the semi final. Guaranteed

Maroonatic (Galway) - Posts: 1082 - 11/06/2026 07:34:13    2678942

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Replying To katser:  "As I said 2 months ago objective 1 was to win Leinster and go straight through to All Ireland Semi Final and then see where this journey brings us.
4 weeks off to get squad fit and prepped for the semi final.
All the pressure is on Cork desperately trying to win a All Ireland.
Galway are in great position for one of those classic All Ireland Semi Final ambushes Galway are capable of producing."
There also capable of falling flat on their faces like they did u20 this year against Clare just dont know what Galway will turn up.

Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 455 - 11/06/2026 22:08:17    2679052

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Replying To Tiger1:  "There also capable of falling flat on their faces like they did u20 this year against Clare just dont know what Galway will turn up."
What does 'falling flat of their faces' mean? That Galway Clare match played out fairly closely with my expectations, having seen a few of the performances of those two sides all season. If a performance aligns with expectations, even if the result is bad, does that then qualify for the 'flat of faces' cliché tag?

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4799 - 12/06/2026 00:42:33    2679068

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Replying To Tiger1:  "There also capable of falling flat on their faces like they did u20 this year against Clare just dont know what Galway will turn up."
If following Galway upsets you so much unfollow them.

Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 349 - 12/06/2026 08:26:26    2679071

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Replying To Crashingwaves:  "If following Galway upsets you so much unfollow them."
The U20's did not fall flat in their face. That Clare team came through a tough Munster campaign on the back of winning a Minor some years ago. Galway on the other hand were beaten in a Minor final where they conceded heavily and again they did the same at U20 level. They just did not have the defensive players at that age.
Our senior team is similar as highlighted once Daithi went off the field last Saturday. If the defence can be tightened up and Daithi is injury free Galway have a serious chance with any opposition.

Watchthepost (Dublin) - Posts: 7 - 12/06/2026 10:20:36    2679087

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Replying To Tiger1:  "There also capable of falling flat on their faces like they did u20 this year against Clare just dont know what Galway will turn up."
Could say that about a lot of counties, Dublin especially. Galway have been very competitive in all matches this year, their opening round loss by 5 to Tipperary was their heaviest defeat this year. Their 5 championship wins to date have all been by a minimum of 8 points.

Triffic (Galway) - Posts: 186 - 12/06/2026 11:00:45    2679094

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What is Rory Burkes injury? How serious etc?

Is it a reoccurrence of the same injury or new one?

Very important player for us.

I think it is all there for this team. Our efficiency against Dublin was really good as opposed to other games where we have been putting everything wide.

We may well lose the semi final but there is no reason to think it is a foregone conclusion. If we lose the other team will know they had a serious test. This group of lads have something about them.

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1962 - 12/06/2026 11:33:37    2679103

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