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Replying To LetsPlayBall: "Your writing of Corofin already? I would not be surprised this is the year they bounce back?" Definitely not writing them off, could win it. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 505 - 21/07/2023 12:04:08 2495969 Link
Replying To tommy k: "The problem is that many Galway players in general do not have enough pace to "run at them through the middle". Cooke, Conroy, Tierney etc. are very good players overall but they are not blessed with natural pace and that is one of the vital characteristics in the way the game is played currently. Other players with pace such as Walsh, Sweeney and Burke do not always have the required power to hold onto the ball if a physical tackle is made so its a mixture of inadequate pace and power depending on the players involved. The only players that I see with the required pace and power on the Galway team are Sean Kelly and Damien Comer. Comer is injured more often than not and Kelly was injured towards the end of the Armagh game that continued into the Mayo game." Another player that I think has the required power and pace and who had a very good first full championship season is John Maher and one could also include Cillian McDaid so that makes a total of 4 Galway players with the required attributes for intercounty! tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 21/07/2023 15:56:07 2496016 Link
Replying To Dunmore10: "Same rubbish on here all the time blame connor gleeson. No word of forwards who can't score, no word of a reliable free taker. To try blame our goalie for losing all matches is such rubbish" The team as a whole were not firing on all cylinders this year and that includes 1 to 15.They never all clicked on the same day.Wasnt a great year but all we can say is Onwards and Upwards. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 429 - 21/07/2023 19:04:17 2496035 Link
My predictions Senior- Corofin Intermediate- Monivea Junior- Headford gaillimhboy (Galway) - Posts: 364 - 21/07/2023 23:00:47 2496054 Link
Replying To gaillimhboy: "My predictions Senior- Corofin Intermediate- Monivea Junior- Headford" Senior mountbellew, relegated spideal & James Intermediate monivea, relegated caltra Junior clifden Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 228 - 22/07/2023 19:28:23 2496174 Link
My prediction Senior Moycullen Relegated spideal , Leitmore Intermediate Monivea:/ brendans Relegated killerrin / Gabriel's Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1064 - 22/07/2023 19:59:26 2496176 Link
Replying To Sportsfanatic90: "Senior mountbellew, relegated spideal & James Intermediate monivea, relegated caltra Junior clifden" Clifden gone up intermediate galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1308 - 22/07/2023 20:47:20 2496182 Link
Replying To galwayman2: "Clifden gone up intermediate" They'll get relegated so this year Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 228 - 23/07/2023 13:35:25 2496241 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "My prediction Senior Moycullen Relegated spideal , Leitmore Intermediate Monivea:/ brendans Relegated killerrin / Gabriel's" Only one of Killererin or Gabriels can go down, they are in the same group. 2 going down to Junior again this year Jellybaby (Dublin) - Posts: 363 - 23/07/2023 17:12:34 2496296 Link
Killererin very poor.. Will def go Junior Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 23/07/2023 17:28:13 2496302 Link
PREDICTIONS - Moycullen V An Spideal - Moycullen St Michaels V Dunmore - Draw Annaghdown V St James's - Annaghdown Oughterard V Caherlistrane - Caherlistrane Milltown V Leitir Mor - Milltown Killannin V Barna - Barna Salthill V Corofin - Draw Claregalway V Mountbellew - Draw LetsPlayBall (Galway) - Posts: 64 - 24/07/2023 11:17:08 2496481 Link
Replying To LetsPlayBall: "PREDICTIONS - Moycullen V An Spideal - Moycullen St Michaels V Dunmore - Draw Annaghdown V St James's - Annaghdown Oughterard V Caherlistrane - Caherlistrane Milltown V Leitir Mor - Milltown Killannin V Barna - Barna Salthill V Corofin - Draw Claregalway V Mountbellew - Draw" Anyone know the latest with Annaghdown? They had to concede their last game of the league due to not being able to field a team. Comer back but hard to see them getting themselves together for championship. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 889 - 24/07/2023 16:10:10 2496595 Link
Replying To galway19: "Anyone know the latest with Annaghdown? They had to concede their last game of the league due to not being able to field a team. Comer back but hard to see them getting themselves together for championship." Ah ya but their in a handy enough group, they should beat James, spideal and lmore handy then miltown and themselves for the 2nd place playoff, win that and their into knockout stages so not a bad group to be in when having management issues. Comer and Frankie will do the business up front so I fancy them getting out of group Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 228 - 24/07/2023 18:17:28 2496640 Link
They have Alan Glynn in as coach so the internal bickering is being put to one side for the time being so will field and if Comer fit ,will be conpeitive. fairplay4ever (Galway) - Posts: 432 - 24/07/2023 22:02:19 2496675 Link
Replying To galway19: "Anyone know the latest with Annaghdown? They had to concede their last game of the league due to not being able to field a team. Comer back but hard to see them getting themselves together for championship." They have a new coach and will be serious contenders they will be all out to prove a point minor77 (Galway) - Posts: 273 - 25/07/2023 07:30:01 2496698 Link
This time next week there will be discussions of teams of the year and All Stars. As usual it will be dominated by finalists and semi finalists with Kerry / Dublin sharing 10/12 and the other 3/5 will go to Monaghan/Derry. Its a flawed process and it wont change . But equally so, nothing will convince me that Sean Kelly wouldn't deserve one. I know I'm putting the maroon hat on but I would say he is in the top 5 players in the country this year. Ignoring his endeavours with club and college he got Galway to a Division 1 league final , won Connacht , and only for his injury and a bizarre combination of events , he would have got us to a QF at least and possibly further. It also has to be said that he was so unlucky last year as although we got 5 All Stars and Sean Kelly was definitely in our top 5, he missed out. . Probably paid the price or having to mark the unmarkable in the AI. Look, I'm not trying to start a petition or anything because there is as much chance of SK getting an All Star as there is of getting an objective report of a Mayo game from a Mayo man. But if they were selected on merit/performances over the year he would be a shoe in. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 981 - 25/07/2023 16:42:59 2496867 Link
Replying To Jellybaby: "Only one of Killererin or Gabriels can go down, they are in the same group. 2 going down to Junior again this year" Did realize they in same group there match be like a junior final winner stay up in my opinion looser prob go down with maybe clifden, Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1064 - 25/07/2023 17:19:28 2496887 Link
Replying To Sportsfanatic90: "Senior mountbellew, relegated spideal & James Intermediate monivea, relegated caltra Junior clifden" Probably be a good idea for you to check who's in each championship and how many are going up and down. Donaldtrump (Galway) - Posts: 252 - 25/07/2023 17:39:01 2496897 Link
Is there anywhere on the web that explains the format of the football championship. Specifically about how teams come out of the group. Who doesn't come out. Who goes into Relegation. ref (Galway) - Posts: 254 - 25/07/2023 19:10:17 2496921 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "This time next week there will be discussions of teams of the year and All Stars. As usual it will be dominated by finalists and semi finalists with Kerry / Dublin sharing 10/12 and the other 3/5 will go to Monaghan/Derry. Its a flawed process and it wont change . But equally so, nothing will convince me that Sean Kelly wouldn't deserve one. I know I'm putting the maroon hat on but I would say he is in the top 5 players in the country this year. Ignoring his endeavours with club and college he got Galway to a Division 1 league final , won Connacht , and only for his injury and a bizarre combination of events , he would have got us to a QF at least and possibly further. It also has to be said that he was so unlucky last year as although we got 5 All Stars and Sean Kelly was definitely in our top 5, he missed out. . Probably paid the price or having to mark the unmarkable in the AI. Look, I'm not trying to start a petition or anything because there is as much chance of SK getting an All Star as there is of getting an objective report of a Mayo game from a Mayo man. But if they were selected on merit/performances over the year he would be a shoe in." I agree. Sean Kelly deserves it. He would have had a huge chance of player of the year if they didn't lose against Mayo. Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 147 - 26/07/2023 09:44:11 2496972 Link