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I expect a big Westmeath support in Salthill on Sunday seeing the game is sold out,The normal Galway following of 3 to 6 or 7 thousand will be greatly outnumbered.Lets hope they don't have too great an influence on the result. backtooldwall (Galway) - Posts: 228 - 10/06/2026 10:04:17 2678820 Link 0 |
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He has long sidelocks, a long handlebar moustache and usually wears Raybans
SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 401 - 10/06/2026 11:49:10 2678850 Link 0 |
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Sea of maroon and white anyway nobody will know!
systematic (Galway) - Posts: 313 - 10/06/2026 13:32:26 2678862 Link 2 |
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The 15 I'd select for Sunday would be: ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 106 - 10/06/2026 13:59:31 2678866 Link 1 |
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Kickitout how you see Sunday going and potentially after that I enjoy your views before games don't see any post this week Flemenstar200 (Galway) - Posts: 102 - 10/06/2026 20:34:17 2678922 Link 0 |
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I'm still grappling with the format so I have a question: the loser of Galway v Westmeath are they out of it? Or some other back door? SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 274 - 10/06/2026 23:51:00 2678937 Link 0 |
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15k of the tickets sold are Westmeath supporters apparently, Matk McHugh in fairness to him has that county believing again, if Westmeath was playing Galway last year you'd be lucky to see 2k Westmeath Supporters turning up to Salthill.
Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 898 - 11/06/2026 00:26:36 2678939 Link 1 |
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Loser is still in it. Has a game against the winners of the losers round being played this weekend. Easiest way to think of it is, two wins you're in the quarters, two losses you're out. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2886 - 11/06/2026 09:28:20 2678957 Link 2 |
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GAA fans are suspicious of any draw format that isn't called 'a backdoor'. 16 teams play their second game in Sam Maguire competition next weekend. After that, 4 teams will have two wins, and be in the qfinals. 4 teams will have two losses, and are out championship. The remaining 8 sides will have 1 win and 1 loss, and will be drawn off to play a third fixture. The winners of those fixtures qualify for the qfinals.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4802 - 11/06/2026 14:11:05 2678997 Link 1 |
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Winner into the All-Ireland quarter-final with a valuable rest week. Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 898 - 11/06/2026 15:47:50 2679014 Link 1 |
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Both won first game so another chance for the losers. Losers group, eg kildare/kerry, Dublin/cavan, losers of those games are out
richiepmurphy (Kilkenny) - Posts: 107 - 11/06/2026 17:49:33 2679031 Link 1 |
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So what exactly is capacity for Sunday? Full capacity is 26,192 but that's when seats are allocated. I'm assuming its 24k as its general admission. centrefield99 (Galway) - Posts: 150 - 11/06/2026 21:47:38 2679049 Link 0 |
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Spot on, bar shane mcgrath is centre forward. Like the look of that team. Should be a good game
Jonnytest (Galway) - Posts: 30 - 12/06/2026 11:18:04 2679099 Link 1 |
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Yes looks like a good team. Shame to see young Mulhern not on match day panel however. Maroonfox54 (Galway) - Posts: 1 - 12/06/2026 12:55:54 2679125 Link 1 |
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If Galway play like they did v Kildare they will win and by that I mean push up on kickouts and the game v Kildare was first game this year I seen Galway actually kick pass ball out of defence every time Galway had someone to give it 2 out wide ,, Galway need to be clued in for Westmeath kickouts they usually break them down to players running so just need to be alert for that , Galway have good bench I'd prob have not started Shane McGrath as he good option off bench one player good see back is Mcdonnagh he was actually quiet effective early in league until he got inj hard man yo mark and in fairness was actually good at winning thrown ins at start of game I know that not a good reason to start him , one area I'm not overly convinced by is centre back Daly a descent player but definitely struggled when moved around the half back line ,, looking forward to it, it's being a long time since Pearse stadium was sold out ,, Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1159 - 12/06/2026 13:07:46 2679130 Link 1 |
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Good team alright, seems Joyce or more or less settled on his starting team for the rest of the season. Hopefully they can get us over the line.
ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 106 - 12/06/2026 14:12:48 2679147 Link 1 |
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Roscommon exposed us for pace big time in CF. With all due respect to Kildare, they never really ran at, or tested us in this regard. There's a lot of character to this Westmeath outfit, as they proved in LF against Dublin - they won't go away. They have both pace and stamina in the locker. Imho, we'll need a big impact from the bench and I feel McGlinchey might be the man to provide this on the day.
AnCrúiscínLán (Galway) - Posts: 122 - 12/06/2026 21:36:24 2679186 Link 1 |
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That's one of the biggest concerns. Westmeath's biggest strength, which is attacking at pace from deep is something we struggle with. We need to get a real grip around the middle and avoid cheap turnovers to reduce the opportunities they get to do that. Kildare was no test in that regard. They played at an almost pedestrian ace and with very little intensity. It reminded me of a challenge match at times. McHugh will have them very well prepared and they'll be full of confidence. We need to impose ourselves on this game physically and avoid letting them build momentum. A great opportunity to make a quarter-final. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2886 - 13/06/2026 09:31:32 2679213 Link 0 |
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They can thank Westmeath for selling out PS bringing 16000 fans. Can't remember the last time Galway sold out their own stadium......average attendance for home games hurling or football is 7265!! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2867 - 13/06/2026 20:36:53 2679343 Link 0 |