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Not your day yesterday but there has been serious improvements in Galway in the past year. I would have had Roscommon and Galway more or less on an equal par before 2020 but ye have gone to another level and there is no reason that ye can't come back and win Sam next year. This is only good for Connacht football too. Remember the period 1997to 2003. Every Connacht county was strong then and ye won two all irelands. I was delighted for Walsh who is on a par with Clifford imo. Mcdaid is an outstanding player too.I'm hoping we can battle it out with ye if we can sort our own house out next year. Well done Ros2013 (Roscommon) - Posts: 517 - 25/07/2022 14:46:49 2434288 Link
Delighted for the team and for Joyce. Once the disappointment recedes I think yesterday's defeat will be invaluable to both the players and management. Kerry's system shut Comer and Finnerty out of the game. The two lads won't take that easily, and you can be sure Joyce will be looking at it and figuring out a Plan B, something we clearly lacked yesterday. Depth on the bench and how to use the players we have will be key. Joyce can't go out and magic-up top class inter-county players (though Mack Hansen is living proof that world class talent is out there if you have the eyes to see it!), so he'll need to figure out how best to use the talent at his disposal. Comer as an impact sub? The possibilities abound, and the experience of playing Division 1 next year will be of huge benefit. Always disappointing to lose, but well done lads and thanks for a great year. At least with the early finish, ye'll get something of a summer holiday! Gaillimh go deo. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 25/07/2022 14:54:37 2434292 Link
Replying To AnCrúiscínLán: "Some top class Dublin players took time out to travel and this gave opportunities for others to step up. The thing is there is now plenty of talent in Galway due to healthy underage structures and recent successes. It's all about building on what we have. We are now beginning to see the massive development of football in the City/Claregalway beginning to pay off. However, more needs to be done in the once traditional strongholds e.g. Tuam, Dunmore, Ballinasloe and clubs along the Suck valley. The talent is there.. supports need to be put in place." The 3 Corofin players really stood up yesterday v Kerry. They were all backs. Why weren't any Corofin forwards given a chance? They have to be better than some who played yesterday and they have proved themselves in Croke Park with their club. crafty (Galway) - Posts: 249 - 25/07/2022 15:18:41 2434305 Link
The number one priority for me is the goalkeeping position. I've never seen James Egan play but I will be watching all others closely during the club campaign. Just assured around the square and does the basics. I can't believe we haven't this sorted. Think we have had Power, Lavelle, O'Beolain, Nolan, Keane, Flaherty, Gleeson on the panel the last couple of years. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 361 - 25/07/2022 15:43:54 2434323 Link
Not to be for Galway yesterday, gave it their best shot and just came up short. The main encouragement was how comfortable Galway was in environment of Senior All-Ireland final against hot favourites Galway, you would think it was Galways first final in 21 years however what helped was having club and underage All-Ireland winners on the team. Joyce and his management deserve great credit for delivering Galways best year in two decades need to build on it now and not fall back on this progress as what happened after a good year in 2018. Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 25/07/2022 15:52:10 2434330 Link
Replying To crafty: "The 3 Corofin players really stood up yesterday v Kerry. They were all backs. Why weren't any Corofin forwards given a chance? They have to be better than some who played yesterday and they have proved themselves in Croke Park with their club." Gary Sice is retired. Ian Burke doesn't play club football anymore even. Jason Leonard not up to that level. The two Farraghers have been tried plenty of times before and done nothing. If they had a guy good enough at this moment in time he would be in there. galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1233 - 25/07/2022 16:03:18 2434338 Link
Replying To smallfrank: "The number one priority for me is the goalkeeping position. I've never seen James Egan play but I will be watching all others closely during the club campaign. Just assured around the square and does the basics. I can't believe we haven't this sorted. Think we have had Power, Lavelle, O'Beolain, Nolan, Keane, Flaherty, Gleeson on the panel the last couple of years." Have only seen Egan play once for the under 20s. Looked to have a nice strike of the ball that day. Will hopefully get a look at him in the club championship. galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1233 - 25/07/2022 16:04:54 2434339 Link
Replying To crafty: "The 3 Corofin players really stood up yesterday v Kerry. They were all backs. Why weren't any Corofin forwards given a chance? They have to be better than some who played yesterday and they have proved themselves in Croke Park with their club." Funny, I don't remember anyone calling for a change to our forwards after we beat Mayo, Roscommon, Armagh or Derry... Everyone has 20/20 vision in hindsight. It's worth mentioning that the efficacy of the Kerry defensive system is a large reason for our forward's silence yesterday, and no matter who you had up front, they'd have been in the same situation. While the players themselves will be motivated to avoid that every happening to them again, it was also a salutary lesson for the management team; perhaps more so. Something to work on for the coming campaign. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 25/07/2022 16:07:18 2434342 Link
Replying To crafty: "The 3 Corofin players really stood up yesterday v Kerry. They were all backs. Why weren't any Corofin forwards given a chance? They have to be better than some who played yesterday and they have proved themselves in Croke Park with their club." Creativity was sadly lacking yesterday, and the one Corofin player I think we missed was Ian Burke. A very intelligent playmaker and slick passer of the ball - he'd have been able to see the pictures and create the chances for the other forwards. John Daly produced some of these brilliant foot pass plays, which took the Kerry defence out of the equation, and could easily have led to goals. But so much more was needed. So, I think Pj should move quickly to get him back. Sad to say there was no Tuam or Dunmore outfield player out there.. AnCrúiscínLán (Galway) - Posts: 87 - 25/07/2022 16:13:07 2434346 Link
Congratulations to all the Galway football panel, PJ and the management team on their brilliant performance yesterday in Croke Park. They did the county proud. There was nothing between the teams. A bad call by the ref against John Daly gave Kerry the advantage late on. We had 4 wides that would have put Galway in the ascendency. Walsh and McDaid were superlative. Others to shine were Liam Silke (who had Sean O'Shea in his pocket), McHugh, Daly and Johnny Glynn. We needed more from Comer, Conroy, Finnerty, Heaney and Finnerty. They will have better days. Sean Kelly is a quality footballer but his position is out the field. He had to do fullback out of necessity. Mulkerrins return will release him for a more expansive role. Cooke may also come back. Also Michael Daly who has much to contribute. The progress of the team this year will attract more talent. We have a lot of great young players coming up from underage ranks. We can win a few All Irelands in the next few years. Great to see football strongholds like Corofin, Mountbellew-Moylough, Moycullen etc so well represented. Well done to all. Gaillimh Abu. FatLadySinging (Galway) - Posts: 86 - 25/07/2022 16:39:46 2434355 Link
Replying To Ros2013: "Not your day yesterday but there has been serious improvements in Galway in the past year. I would have had Roscommon and Galway more or less on an equal par before 2020 but ye have gone to another level and there is no reason that ye can't come back and win Sam next year. This is only good for Connacht football too. Remember the period 1997to 2003. Every Connacht county was strong then and ye won two all irelands. I was delighted for Walsh who is on a par with Clifford imo. Mcdaid is an outstanding player too.I'm hoping we can battle it out with ye if we can sort our own house out next year. Well done" you can take a little credit because McDaids mother is a Roscommon woman from near Granlahan/Ballinlough area fishpond (Galway) - Posts: 89 - 25/07/2022 16:45:53 2434359 Link
Immensely proud of our lads. Team, panel, management, the whole back room team gave us Galway's best year of football in many's the long year. And we're not done yet. I hope they all stick with it, drive those few more percent to become the finished article and get the glory they deserve. We're basically within a kick of a ball of a Kerry team that the press are proclaiming as the next football dynasty. We can upset that if we drive on. Plenty of room for analysis another day but on reflection after a brilliant day at HQ yesterday - well done to all. Maroon and White forever!!! togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 898 - 25/07/2022 17:30:40 2434384 Link
Can anyone understand why Dessie Conneely is not trusted to get a few minutes off the bench. When he started in the league against Derry he scored 1-2 and set up another few scores, scores was needed off the bench yesterday. Then you have Paul Kelly a regular starter last year and decent scorer but unused yesterday why has he become so out of favour? lastly Tomo Culhane 1-6 and MOTM in the U20 All Ireland final not even on the bench yesterday? Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3336 - 25/07/2022 18:01:12 2434396 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "Can anyone understand why Dessie Conneely is not trusted to get a few minutes off the bench. When he started in the league against Derry he scored 1-2 and set up another few scores, scores was needed off the bench yesterday. Then you have Paul Kelly a regular starter last year and decent scorer but unused yesterday why has he become so out of favour? lastly Tomo Culhane 1-6 and MOTM in the U20 All Ireland final not even on the bench yesterday?" Even Owen Gallagher looked decent I thought in the first 3 or 4 league games but seemed to just get phased out after that. There are more games next year due to the round robin system so squad depth will be tested and Galway simply have to expand their squad and bench options during next year's league. Even in division 1. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2208 - 25/07/2022 21:55:05 2434433 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "Can anyone understand why Dessie Conneely is not trusted to get a few minutes off the bench. When he started in the league against Derry he scored 1-2 and set up another few scores, scores was needed off the bench yesterday. Then you have Paul Kelly a regular starter last year and decent scorer but unused yesterday why has he become so out of favour? lastly Tomo Culhane 1-6 and MOTM in the U20 All Ireland final not even on the bench yesterday?" They've been tried plenty of times and aren't ready. Dessie is too small and tomo too greedy with the ball. Paul is more a worker. We needed some directness out there and that's where damo was so disappointing, it's a pity because he might never get back there again Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 212 - 26/07/2022 07:32:08 2434440 Link
Ray Silke on Today FM yesterday saying Liam Silke is headed to New Zeland next year for the year. Rumors (albeit these do go around all the time), that Comer might be off traveling next year too. Really need to get Cooke back playing, Mulkerins in so that Sean Kelly can move out the field and GK sorted. Back in D1 so not much room for trying lads out there (maybe 1-2/game) so hopefully see a good few tried in FBD and next few weeks of club championship should throw a few more into the mix The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 705 - 26/07/2022 10:43:01 2434474 Link
Great year, great progress. A little bit of inexperience and squad depth cost us. When we went a point down we played like there was 3 minutes left and panicked rather than realising there will be at least 5 minutes injury time. We got picked off then. Live and learn. With reference to our bench my only conclusion is that none of them are performing to a high enough standard at training and it is much of a muchness. I would have thrown Niall Daly on earlier. His long range shooting could have done some damage. Funny seeing Finnerty come on as he got so little game time in league. But very hard to fault the mgt. If it works u are inspired if it doesn't .... I think no one was overly anxious to see our team named because we all knew what it would be. No one really pushing and that's not a good thing. Next year you would hope to have Mclaughlin & Mullkerrin back. Is there anyone from the winning U20 team lighting it up with the club that could step up? Fitzgerald, Gill, Sweeney will hopefully improve with game time (as Glynn has). Rafferty and Hernon looked great prospects. Division 1 will test us but will also improve us Hopefully season tickets will sell out and the Galway public really get behind what could be a golden period in Galway football. We can't let this opportunity pass us by. I'm a sad but proud Galway man this week. Maroon and White Forever! Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1825 - 26/07/2022 10:44:13 2434475 Link
Replying To The_DOC: "Ray Silke on Today FM yesterday saying Liam Silke is headed to New Zeland next year for the year. Rumors (albeit these do go around all the time), that Comer might be off traveling next year too. Really need to get Cooke back playing, Mulkerins in so that Sean Kelly can move out the field and GK sorted. Back in D1 so not much room for trying lads out there (maybe 1-2/game) so hopefully see a good few tried in FBD and next few weeks of club championship should throw a few more into the mix" Heard the same rumours about Comer and Silke going travelling. We'll just have to wait and see. These lads don't owe Galway anything but obviously the final showed that Galway need everyone on board if they are to win the All-Ireland. Including a few lads who are not involved at the moment. They are not far away at all but they need everyone available. Hard to see a realistic challenge without those players. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2208 - 26/07/2022 12:33:09 2434526 Link
Replying To Mayonman: "Great year, great progress. A little bit of inexperience and squad depth cost us. When we went a point down we played like there was 3 minutes left and panicked rather than realising there will be at least 5 minutes injury time. We got picked off then. Live and learn. With reference to our bench my only conclusion is that none of them are performing to a high enough standard at training and it is much of a muchness. I would have thrown Niall Daly on earlier. His long range shooting could have done some damage. Funny seeing Finnerty come on as he got so little game time in league. But very hard to fault the mgt. If it works u are inspired if it doesn't .... I think no one was overly anxious to see our team named because we all knew what it would be. No one really pushing and that's not a good thing. Next year you would hope to have Mclaughlin & Mullkerrin back. Is there anyone from the winning U20 team lighting it up with the club that could step up? Fitzgerald, Gill, Sweeney will hopefully improve with game time (as Glynn has). Rafferty and Hernon looked great prospects. Division 1 will test us but will also improve us Hopefully season tickets will sell out and the Galway public really get behind what could be a golden period in Galway football. We can't let this opportunity pass us by. I'm a sad but proud Galway man this week. Maroon and White Forever!" I don't think Hernon is even playing with his club at the moment. Agree though there are a lot of guys who are serious prospects around the place. I think someone like Cillian McDaid will give a lot of guys hope, went from being a sub v Mayo to arguably the best midfielder in the country at the moment. James McLoughlin, Tony Gill, Fitzgerald. Even the likes of Glynn, Tierney and Patrick Kelly will come on a ton after this summer. Remember they are 22, big pity Conor Flaherty missed the summer. I also think Cooke and Michael Daly would have helped Sunday even from the bench. It was a strange one bringing on Eoin Finnerty even though I do rate him. It should be more of an attractive prospect to play for Galway now. But…we still need to find a keeper. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 361 - 26/07/2022 12:52:53 2434534 Link
We had 2 options Sunday against that Kerry defence. 1. Break the line at pace like McDaid or 2. Kick scores from distance like Walsh. The way Tally sets up teams to defend the D meant we were always going to struggle to get scores inside. I believe Cooke and especially the boot of Michael Daly would have added a lot. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 361 - 26/07/2022 13:02:31 2434541 Link