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Replying To Viking66: "You won't beat either next year." True because Wexford and Antrim are relegated to 2nd tier hurling. katser (Galway) - Posts: 2667 - 13/07/2025 21:04:19 2625400 Link
Replying To katser: "True because Wexford and Antrim are relegated to 2nd tier hurling." Was talking about the championship Katser. Noone cares about the League. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16577 - 14/07/2025 09:10:33 2625501 Link
Replying To Viking66: "You won't beat either next year." Why not? Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 257 - 14/07/2025 09:59:30 2625519 Link
Replying To Crashingwaves: "Why not?" You wont be playing Antrim because they are back in the Joe Mac next year. And I'm just being optimistic about our chances in the Park :-D Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16577 - 14/07/2025 10:04:19 2625521 Link
Replying To Viking66: "You wont be playing Antrim because they are back in the Joe Mac next year. And I'm just being optimistic about our chances in the Park :-D" Rightly so! Next year seems a long way away, right now I'm enjoying our U23s camogie All Ireland win over Cork! Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 257 - 14/07/2025 11:54:10 2625557 Link
Replying To Crashingwaves: "Rightly so! Next year seems a long way away, right now I'm enjoying our U23s camogie All Ireland win over Cork!" Was a good win against the odds! Enjoy the pints! I was only answering a post saying all ye had to look forward to for the next 10 years was beating ourselves and Antrim! Plenty of hurling to enjoy between now and when we meet in the Park next year! You could have a few new faces by then also, as likely will we. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16577 - 14/07/2025 17:04:29 2625690 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Was a good win against the odds! Enjoy the pints! I was only answering a post saying all ye had to look forward to for the next 10 years was beating ourselves and Antrim! Plenty of hurling to enjoy between now and when we meet in the Park next year! You could have a few new faces by then also, as likely will we." There's not much between Dublin, Galway and Wexford. I expect younger players will be introduced in Galway next year whether that means an improvement or not remains to be see. Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 257 - 15/07/2025 08:23:46 2625777 Link
Replying To Crashingwaves: "There's not much between Dublin, Galway and Wexford. I expect younger players will be introduced in Galway next year whether that means an improvement or not remains to be see." Wont happen. They will play some young lads in and out in the league in the muck with no backing . Back to the 2017 crop again for championship. Black&White26 (Galway) - Posts: 7 - 15/07/2025 14:09:31 2625842 Link
Replying To Crashingwaves: "There's not much between Dublin, Galway and Wexford. I expect younger players will be introduced in Galway next year whether that means an improvement or not remains to be see." It won't mean instant improvement. But you'd be hoping the young lads will step up in the 2nd/3rd/4th years. I know that's what I'm hoping for ours. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16577 - 15/07/2025 14:39:33 2625851 Link
Galway United FC in association with Connacht Hockey can confirm that planning permission is being sought with Galway County Council for a multipurpose sport training facility in Mountain South, Athenry At least the debt will be paid off this season from that terrible business decision from the Galway hurling county council Kew (Galway) - Posts: 242 - 15/07/2025 15:23:19 2625869 Link
Replying To Kew: "Galway United FC in association with Connacht Hockey can confirm that planning permission is being sought with Galway County Council for a multipurpose sport training facility in Mountain South, Athenry At least the debt will be paid off this season from that terrible business decision from the Galway hurling county council" Was the Mountain South in Joe Byrnes time? CillTormoir (Galway) - Posts: 565 - 15/07/2025 16:28:12 2625882 Link
Replying To CillTormoir: "Was the Mountain South in Joe Byrnes time?" I dont this so. That's going back to the end of the Celtic Tiger period and it's eventual bust (circa 2006 to 2009) which would be in the period of the previous chairman's tenure. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 2058 - 15/07/2025 17:44:15 2625910 Link
Replying To Black&White26: "Wont happen. They will play some young lads in and out in the league in the muck with no backing . Back to the 2017 crop again for championship." We'll only be fielding 6or7 players in next year's championship so? Quite challenging, you'd imagine. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4322 - 16/07/2025 15:26:47 2626106 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "We'll only be fielding 6or7 players in next year's championship so? Quite challenging, you'd imagine." My point is young players are not being backed and are just swopped in and out of the team/panel for each other. Dont expect a different result if you are doing the same thing each year. Back the youth and bite the bullet for once. Nothing to loose at this stage. Black&White26 (Galway) - Posts: 7 - 17/07/2025 14:17:16 2626259 Link
Replying To Black&White26: "My point is young players are not being backed and are just swopped in and out of the team/panel for each other. Dont expect a different result if you are doing the same thing each year. Back the youth and bite the bullet for once. Nothing to loose at this stage." They weren't swopped in and out at under20 level of course, but they still failed to progress to the business end of that grade, which isn't a good sign traditionally for Galway hurling. Stretching from 1972 to 2011, Galway have managed to field a lot of competitive and winning under21 sides. Our recent season showings in this grade wouldn't entice anyone to 'bite bullets'. Fire bullets, more like. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4322 - 18/07/2025 18:20:01 2626467 Link