TheRoad
County: Galway
Posts: 685

1103825 When galway were in their prime from 1998-2002.

Great team, but surely not up there with the 60s team

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 01/02/2012 20:18:57    1103908

Hold onto your horses there Liam.
There are 3 big guns out west here.
And Sligo and Leitrim.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 01/02/2012 20:51:07    1103924

Jaysus Wayno your getting as bad as MesAmis now for talking your own team down!! Your falling into the Holymoly gang, the lads who say all the nice things all the self depreciating things so the "culchies" wont label you as a typical arrogant jackeen!!! I used to do the same thing to be honest till I realised no matter what you said there are lads out there who will see you such no matte what you say!
Man up Wayno!! its much better craic :)

Regarding the Dubs Galway/Mayo....

Some great history there lads regarding 1985, the Mayo Brogan etc! Love that kinda stuff! Road, I always give Galway a shot. I dunno is it down to tradition or what, but at the start of the year, no matter what has gone before, if you ask me the teams in the running I would always include Galway. Ye have something about ye and I'd say if ye got 2 good results back to back it could make all the difference. Always so many classy players. Fingers crossed for MM.

It really is mad to think we havent met ye since 83 to be honest!!! Padraig Joyce and Michael Meehan could well retire having never played against the Dubs in Croker and I honestly think thats a shame for them. Ditto Sean Og, The Donnellans, Ja etc.

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8170 - 02/02/2012 09:03:42    1104008

Mayoforever - shut up talking pure rubbish. Where were you all winter on these boards. Me thinks you could be a current HS poster trying to stir

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12127 - 02/02/2012 09:05:05    1104009

I dont think he was serious waynoI...

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My point remains the same even so....

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13659 - 02/02/2012 15:03:54    1104305

I'm telling you lads.

Lump on Galway this year!!!! Mulhollands revolution starts on Sunday and all roads lead to Sam!!!!!!! :-)

Ok, maybe i'm being a tad optimistic but sure why not, new manager, new start, new team with some great young players coming through. Stranger things have happened.

It is a suprise though that we haven't met the Dubs in the championship for so long. I suppose in our late 90's early 00's peak the Dubs were in a bit of a downward spiral but it would have been great craic to meet the Dubs around then. Ah well Padraig will still be around when we meet in August/September!!!!!

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 02/02/2012 15:28:25    1104338

Am I correct in saying that the only teams Galway have played and beaten in Croke Park in Championship football since 1983 are as follows?

1998 - Derry and Kildare
2000 - Kildare
2001 - Derry and Meath

Cute_Kerry_Hoor (Kerry) - Posts: 2518 - 02/02/2012 15:43:24    1104350

No, you're incorrect. They beat Cork & Armagh too.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4799 - 02/02/2012 16:53:32    1104407

Thanks Pope, I had a feeling they beat Cork and Armagh somewhere along the line.

Cute_Kerry_Hoor (Kerry) - Posts: 2518 - 02/02/2012 16:57:05    1104409

Thanks Pope, I had a feeling they beat Cork and Armagh somewhere along the line.

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Sure you did ;-)

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13659 - 02/02/2012 17:35:33    1104430

Liamwalkinstown
County: Dublin
Posts: 2881

1104008
Jaysus Wayno your getting as bad as MesAmis now for talking your own team down!! Your falling into the Holymoly gang, the lads who say all the nice things all the self depreciating things so the "culchies" wont label you as a typical arrogant jackeen!!! I used to do the same thing to be honest till I realised no matter what you said there are lads out there who will see you such no matte what you say!
Man up Wayno!! its much better craic :)

In fairness Liamo I've been right every year with one notable exception ;)

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13846 - 02/02/2012 17:40:46    1104434

Liamwalkinstown
County: Dublin

Padraig Joyce and Michael Meehan could well retire having never played against the Dubs in Croker and I honestly think thats a shame for them. Ditto Sean Og, The Donnellans, Ja etc.

Why??? Im sure they'll get over it. It's not that big a thrill ya know. The likes of joyce, donnellan, sean og have 2 all ireland medals in their back pocket, more than any dub of the same era. And im sure meehan's biggest concern is getting back fit firstly and then trying to win a few things, not the great "experience" of playing the dubs

whiterbannnas (Mayo) - Posts: 2441 - 02/02/2012 18:06:42    1104448

yew_tree
County: Mayo
Posts: 3311

1104009
Mayoforever - shut up talking pure rubbish. Where were you all winter on these boards. Me thinks you could be a current HS poster trying to stir
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This guy aint from Mayo Yew-tree, did ya see his first post on the Mayo Page? He is someone trying to enhance the bad name of Mayo Posters on HS, ignore him lads.

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 02/02/2012 19:01:55    1104481

Good boy killer_88_

Mayoforever (Mayo) - Posts: 142 - 02/02/2012 19:11:03    1104489

Mayoforever
County: Mayo
Posts: 4

1104489
Good boy killer_88_
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No bother lad, where ya from yourself anyway? Galway? Sligo? Meath?

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 02/02/2012 19:31:12    1104501

I stand corrected. Just reading an interview here with padraig joyce where he states he would gladly swap his two all ireland medals for the opportunity to face dublin just once in croke park. He goes on to state that "sharing the same arena as a dublin team is the biggest honour any player can achieve in the GAA" I was wrong

whiterbannnas (Mayo) - Posts: 2441 - 02/02/2012 20:19:05    1104532

Glad we got that sorted whiterbannnas.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 02/02/2012 20:29:57    1104540

Whiterbananas do you not know the whole GAA world revolves around Dublin???? Have you never read the Evening Herald?

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 03/02/2012 10:03:27    1104691

Am I right in saying that Kerry beat Mayo quite a few times in the 2000's? Am I right in saying that a more diligent referee would have sent Tomas O Sé packing in the semi-final of the 2000 championship?

Oggy (Galway) - Posts: 245 - 03/02/2012 18:20:56    1105113