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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "You were probably doing well until you threw in Dublin, lack of research or simply haven't been paying attention to what they have been at in underage level the last few years? Even with this Galway U20 team that flattered to deceive it should still produce a few county seniors and that's the main success of any development." My structural deficiencies points are absolutely valid. As for counties implementing the likes of this, Kerry is a much better example, of course, but Dublin are now trying to implement those structures and have a plan to improve on where they're at re underage, and it may well convert over the next few years. I'm offering more reasons here as to the cause of our recent demise at underage than I see you offering. Always critiquing but not offering solutions, I see. Suggest how we can improve please - the floor is yours… togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1045 - 24/04/2025 15:29:19 2604070 Link
Replying To jm25: "Sean Dunne was very good for barna last year and think it's mulhern who was very good for Caltra too, the likes of corofin SK Moycullen and claregalway have big panels so hard to breakthrough there." Yes, agree Dunne is one of the best forwards for Barna seniors smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 495 - 24/04/2025 16:01:00 2604080 Link
Replying To systematic: "Ryan Joyce has started for Killannin. I know I've seen Lonergan, Gilmore and Mikey Mulryan for their senior teams. Vinny Gill played a few times for Corofin in league prob unlucky injury kept him away last year. I'll have to ask the Milltown lads if they are gonna play Godwin this eve" None of those are established senior club players. Costello had a great year for Dunmore and Sean Dunne who I forgot to mention has been good for Barna. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 495 - 24/04/2025 16:03:27 2604081 Link
Replying To systematic: "Ryan Joyce has started for Killannin. I know I've seen Lonergan, Gilmore and Mikey Mulryan for their senior teams. Vinny Gill played a few times for Corofin in league prob unlucky injury kept him away last year. I'll have to ask the Milltown lads if they are gonna play Godwin this eve" Ryan Flaherty is playing senior as well. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 421 - 24/04/2025 16:06:15 2604083 Link
Replying To Fox.1n.7he.b0x: "I would have to agree with you here, and I've been saying it for awhile that 17-20 is critical age for development, and it does come down to management in my opinion, minor manager so poor and Savo's training sessions have also been extremely poor, my argument here is these lads get such important rolls and no real experience at all but it's who you know and who you were as a player, seems to be the narrative that if you played for Galway you'd make a good coach or manager, county board have a lot to answer for here!!" we would be happy out with that result here, were Galway missing players or did complacency creep in here? no doubt a lot of your lads will still make it to senior whereas we have a massive falloff after this level to the point where it is nearly impossible to make progress. gaelsboy (Leitrim) - Posts: 626 - 24/04/2025 18:00:28 2604100 Link
I honestly think and only my opinion is that development squads are run at wrong time of year all lads now are playing with there clubs and are prob doing enough I know lads who trained with under 16 develop squads on sat and played with clubs on Sunday most club football at under 14-15-16 is finished or almost finished by Aug or earlier and then lads will basodi very little or anything until next April 6 months no football and probably for next 3 months 2 much so why not start even internal development squads around the county and really give all kids a fair and equal opportunity to improve I for one think it worth trying out start them in sept for 6/8 weeks take a break for fir few weeks and go again i guarantee that the players will improve without the pressure of being dropped after 2-3 trials it alway should be about improving players and basically giving them a chance ,,as I said only my opinion Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1057 - 24/04/2025 19:18:05 2604107 Link
Has there been a Galway senior manager, who wasn't an ex-player, since John O'Mahony? Yvrjd (Galway) - Posts: 10 - 24/04/2025 19:18:38 2604108 Link
Has there being an underage manger in last number years not being ex player or teacher ,, prib is but not many Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1057 - 24/04/2025 20:48:24 2604119 Link
Replying To Yvrjd: "Has there been a Galway senior manager, who wasn't an ex-player, since John O'Mahony?" Peter Forde Joe Kernan Tomás O Flatharta none of them exGalway. You'd imagine that the vast majority of managers, and prospective managers, are explayers of some level & location. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4113 - 24/04/2025 21:13:27 2604121 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "I honestly think and only my opinion is that development squads are run at wrong time of year all lads now are playing with there clubs and are prob doing enough I know lads who trained with under 16 develop squads on sat and played with clubs on Sunday most club football at under 14-15-16 is finished or almost finished by Aug or earlier and then lads will basodi very little or anything until next April 6 months no football and probably for next 3 months 2 much so why not start even internal development squads around the county and really give all kids a fair and equal opportunity to improve I for one think it worth trying out start them in sept for 6/8 weeks take a break for fir few weeks and go again i guarantee that the players will improve without the pressure of being dropped after 2-3 trials it alway should be about improving players and basically giving them a chance ,,as I said only my opinion" Most of those lads take up something else for winter like rugby or soccer.In all fairness to under 16 academy they have had alot of S and C done without anyone being dropped at the start.These lads usually playing either hurling or another sport at club level at this stage as well.If the coaching could be standardised as in all coaches training these lads in a certain way to some extent and it was done at all age groups then lads would seamlessly slip into older age groups as style of play would be the somewhat the same instead of each manager having all different ideas. Corofin have done it for years. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 421 - 24/04/2025 22:05:36 2604132 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "Has there being an underage manger in last number years not being ex player or teacher ,, prib is but not many" Gerry Fahy, Alan Flynn, Bunty Roche smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 495 - 24/04/2025 22:58:25 2604139 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "Has there being an underage manger in last number years not being ex player or teacher ,, prib is but not many" Being a teacher has one big advantage as far as managers are concerned is the amount of time they have off especially during the summer months so they can devote more time to the management role minor77 (Galway) - Posts: 271 - 24/04/2025 23:10:46 2604141 Link
Replying To minor77: "Being a teacher has one big advantage as far as managers are concerned is the amount of time they have off especially during the summer months so they can devote more time to the management role" Very true. There's also the fact that their day job involves getting kids to understand information or new concepts. Effective ommunication and training is something they have to develop as part of their job, so these are very useful when it comes to coaching. In rugby, the likes of Joe Schmidt and Stuart Lancaster have mentioned that their teaching background was a big plus when they started coaching. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2298 - 25/04/2025 09:27:26 2604164 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "I honestly think and only my opinion is that development squads are run at wrong time of year all lads now are playing with there clubs and are prob doing enough I know lads who trained with under 16 develop squads on sat and played with clubs on Sunday most club football at under 14-15-16 is finished or almost finished by Aug or earlier and then lads will basodi very little or anything until next April 6 months no football and probably for next 3 months 2 much so why not start even internal development squads around the county and really give all kids a fair and equal opportunity to improve I for one think it worth trying out start them in sept for 6/8 weeks take a break for fir few weeks and go again i guarantee that the players will improve without the pressure of being dropped after 2-3 trials it alway should be about improving players and basically giving them a chance ,,as I said only my opinion" I think that some development squads and underage club games want to leave a lot of summer time free for parents to organise holidays. It's easier to be sure of numbers for training or games during school term when parents can't take children out of school. I like your idea of starting in September. Gets players focussed earlier that they're in the county squad. Parents get to know each other from different clubs, carpool for training etc. Good management should be helping them out there. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7927 - 25/04/2025 11:56:07 2604197 Link
El Classico approaches. Love Galway Mayo Connacht final. Always a great day out usually with plenty of drama and emotion. Galway favourites but when did that matter in this game. Anything can happen. Will Damo be back. 2 weeks more recovery since Ros game, he can't be far off. If he's ready he's ready but don't risk him if not ...... please! Doesn't sound like we'll have Shane back. Fair enough, get him right. At full tilt he's priceless but if he's not right he's a liability. Gaillimh abù Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1920 - 28/04/2025 14:09:52 2605021 Link
Replying To Mayonman: "El Classico approaches. Love Galway Mayo Connacht final. Always a great day out usually with plenty of drama and emotion. Galway favourites but when did that matter in this game. Anything can happen. Will Damo be back. 2 weeks more recovery since Ros game, he can't be far off. If he's ready he's ready but don't risk him if not ...... please! Doesn't sound like we'll have Shane back. Fair enough, get him right. At full tilt he's priceless but if he's not right he's a liability. Gaillimh abù" If he's fit and been training I think Comer should start. The only difficulty I have is who comes out of team as no one was poor v Roscommon Glynn is prob the unfortunate one to miss out just going for a bit more size with Mayo having O'Shea Carney Flynn in forward line jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 28/04/2025 14:56:40 2605051 Link
I'd keep unchanged team from the win over Roscommon and spring Comer,Walsh off the bench if needed but I won't be surprised if Joyce starts both. Mayo will throw the kitchen sink at it as they most certainly won't want Galway to win four Connacht titles in a row for the first time since the 60s in front of a packed home support. Promises to be a good day weather wise so no excuse not to get a decent game and near sell out attendance. Before then the U17s in action in the semi final v Mayo on Friday in MacHale Park, a pity someone sensible at HQ Connacht didn't make it a double header on Sunday. Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 405 - 28/04/2025 17:40:11 2605134 Link
Replying To jm25: "If he's fit and been training I think Comer should start. The only difficulty I have is who comes out of team as no one was poor v Roscommon Glynn is prob the unfortunate one to miss out just going for a bit more size with Mayo having O'Shea Carney Flynn in forward line" Jack will start, moving Sean Kelly to the half forward line versus Roscommon worked. He then had a free role when came back to the half backline as the plus one, freeing himself or Liam Silke to attack. Thompson will be the one to step out. EDH (Galway) - Posts: 372 - 28/04/2025 19:12:38 2605145 Link
Replying To EDH: "Jack will start, moving Sean Kelly to the half forward line versus Roscommon worked. He then had a free role when came back to the half backline as the plus one, freeing himself or Liam Silke to attack. Thompson will be the one to step out." I actually suggested that a few months ago move Kelly back to HF line I didn't really see him playing there v Roscommon though. Hopefully Cooke will be in 26 too be surprised if he isn't It silly having it on Wednesday but likely to be one stinker of group after draw. Winner Sunday will have home game in two week v Dublin Tyrone Monaghan or Roscommon Loser home to Derry Cavan Cork or Down I just don't want a group with Armagh again Hope Kerry get a tough group finally Kerry Donegal/Armagh Dublin Derry would be nice jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 29/04/2025 06:23:44 2605217 Link
You'd imagine McGrath is the key to the game. Mayo haven't hope of kicking enough scores if he ties down O'Donoghue like he did in the league match. I'd be starting the same team as the last day, not much reason for changing a team that just won fairly handily. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 881 - 29/04/2025 08:16:43 2605226 Link