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Galway Hurling thread - 7 Like(s)
The incident was not contrived by Dublin, that's tinfoil hattery at its finest. Whitely did throw the ball before contact and it's likely that his handpass been legal then the contact would have arrived on release instead of late. But the referee only gets one view. We ended up on the wrong side of a 50/50 call. It happens. My issue is with the analysis, this nonsense of slowing down and looking at eyes etc, when it's apparent on first viewing the ball was thrown and that alters the timing of everything that came after. Not Whitely's fault for throwing it, nor the referee for missing it as he could only see it once and it happened quickly, but if this is what passes for 'analysis' these days it's best to turn the tv off at halftime to spare the ears. The Glynn incident was bad luck, no more and no less. Very unfortunate for him and hopefully he recovers soon. The penalty was a terrible call alright, it's ludicrous that it wasn't given, and Dublin did seem to benefit more than us from the 50/50 calls, though as the former Galway player near me said, it's a Munster referee, refereeing in Munster fashion, where the ball is thrown all the time' so I suppose it's no surprise. Maybe we didn't throw the ball enough ourselves. The point call in the second half was ridiculous. If the linesman saw enough to intervene, he should have had the call over the umpire, there's no question he had a better view, if in doubt he'd surely have let it go without interjecting? But overall while there were some questionable calls against us we weren't good enough on the day and we will have to take this on the chin, crying about it isn't going to help matters. Stool Pigeon (National) - 27/05/2024 18:08:33 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 5 Like(s)
Stool Pigeon (National) - 29/09/2023 20:57:45 |
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Galway Vs Clare - 5 Like(s)
Funny you should mention complacency, it's not that many years ago KK were 10 points up n Galway with 10 to go and brought Shefflin on for a lap of honour. And proceeded to ship 3 goals in 5 minutes to draw the game. Clare lost a handy lead in the MF, Wexford were 9 up on KK and lost, Galway did similar v KK and Clare, Waterford lost a big lead v Tipp, Cork were 6 clear with 10 to go yesterday and proceeded to lose. Apparently no lead is safe, complacency isn't an issue, unless every team suffers from it, games take on a life of their own. We have seen this on numerous occasions this year. And David Burke has three All Stars in a row at midfield, he is one of the finest players Galway have ever produced and he is an outstanding captain. I don't think he needs any lectures from anyone here on how to carry out his business on the pitch. If he wants to jab lift then off with him. It's often the quickest way to secure possession and transfer a ball for a score but when it works nobody notices, they only whinge when it doesn't. Stool Pigeon (Galway) - 30/07/2018 20:11:01 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 5 Like(s)
Stool Pigeon (National) - 28/05/2023 21:16:59 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Mullagh got to a county final, the only one they could qualify for, like it or not, and surely having a bit of local hype and noise around the place is good for the area (I imagine, I haven't been there in a while) and what harm is it doing to you anyway? Stool Pigeon (National) - 18/10/2023 10:33:45 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
You must be the first and only person ever to be crying about a team that wins an All Ireland when they were claiming to support them. 'Delighted' Indeed. I'm sorry for your trouble. Stool Pigeon (National) - 19/08/2025 13:06:12 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Stool Pigeon (National) - 23/07/2025 13:17:57 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
And lost. Stool Pigeon (National) - 17/12/2025 17:54:00 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Stool Pigeon (National) - 21/08/2023 12:27:33 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
But when you look more closely at the facts of the matter they don't make for magnificent reading. He had two years as minor manager, lost an AISF to Tipperary, won a Leinster MHC, lost an AIF we were piping hot favourites for and he got absolutely schooled by Brendan Bugler on the line that day. He had Aaron Niland both years. Last year at U20, we were dreadful against Offaly the first day out and somehow escaped with a draw from the jaws of defeat. We beat Dublin comfortably (with Niland), then played them 5 weeks later (without Niland) and got an absolute battering where a 10+ margin in the end didn't flatter Dublin in the slightest. He was schooled on the line that day also. Now one imagines that Healy has ambitions to be senior manager one day, as he should or he has no business being in the U20 job, but if we were to lose tonight, that would be two years in a row, and with a team formed from 'his' minor players, would have bowed out of the U20 championship without even making a Leinster Final. With all due respect, losing to Dublin for two years in a row at U20 would be unpalatable to me. Particularly as the Dublin team that walloped us lost the Leinster final to Offaly last year. Now I don't know about you, but if this transpires this evening, it's hard to make a case that these players are collectively 'developing' in any positive direction under him. This is why tonight is huge for him personally. They may win tonight and go on to do great things in this year's competition and if so, great. But this is the flip side. Because you simply can't parrot the 'player development' claim if you aren't involved in competitions at the sharp end consistently. Nobody is being developed by getting knocked out in Leinster by Dublin. Stool Pigeon (National) - 14/05/2025 10:31:09 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Stool Pigeon (National) - 22/06/2023 07:35:40 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
If it wasn't for Niland we would have been beaten on the scoreboard as badly as on the grass It's not a matter of size as such. It's a style of player issue. But you can't fill your middle third with loose ball sniper types and expect them to suddenly become physical scrappy types, Monaghan, Lee and Glennon didn't get into a county team due to their ability to secure hard won possession. Up to management to find a solution that makes us competitive, that's what they are there for. If we beat Antrim and Dublin we will be back in the LF if Kilkenny win their remaining games. You may rediscover your hope then :) If we don't beat Antrim that's the management done anyway. And if we can't beat Dublin at home we don't deserve to qualify Stool Pigeon (National) - 06/05/2024 17:37:58 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
Perhaps a recently retired journalist could provide us with some if we make it worth his while Stool Pigeon (National) - 12/05/2024 21:48:45 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
You would have expected Reid to drop, he always does, so if McInerney is following him (following instructions, of course) naturally he will be 'dragged out of position' as he hasn't got the gift of being in two places at once. The question to be asked is why was nobody tasked with covering the space left behind, or more pertinently, why wasn't someone else detailed to pick up Reid when he went out the field instead of blaming his man who was clearly told to man mark him? BTW if Galway didn't have a 'never say die attitude' they would have folded the tent with 20 minutes left and 8 points down and nothing going to plan, if there even was a plan in the first place, which is debatable. That's three games this year (four if you include giving Wexford a head start) where we have overhauled pretty substantial disadvantages. From there the players picked themselves off the floor to the extent that they overhauled Kilkenny going into stoppage time. That took guts and a great attitude, as well as the smarts to stop competing with KIlkenny in the air with the hand, though (while its easy to say now of course) had we done that from earlier on, it's likely we would have got the job done. You can criticise quite a few things from day to day, performances are uneven and things could always be better but you can't question the attitude and belief of the players. It's funny, but if Buckley's shot went outside the post instead of inside there would be a whole different narrative today. If Kilkenny had been a point down instead of two he would have popped the point. The margins are small. Stool Pigeon (National) - 12/06/2023 13:30:44 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
It would hardly be news that they'll turn up ready for battle, it'd be a bigger story if they didn't Stool Pigeon (National) - 16/04/2026 15:07:18 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
Stool Pigeon (National) - 23/05/2024 19:38:38 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
I think the projected structure for next year is fine but I think individual CB's should be able to choose how many go up or down in a given season and not have that dictated to them by CP We should have the option to have more than 1up/1down if we wanted it But it's a minor thing at this stage. Wonder if they'll seed intermediate next year or not, I imagine the 4 SF teams will be separated. I'd separate it so that it's 2 senior b and 2 intermediate in each group. Doubt this'll happen though Stool Pigeon (National) - 15/09/2025 16:25:32 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
Kevin Cooney was a certain starter and had demonstrated a level most of the above players you mention haven't to date Who are the 'one or two from the U20's' capable of replacing him? Cooney is very good in the air and is capable of winning all kinds of awkward shite ball which is not something that could be levelled at McLoughlin or Collins, whatever other qualities they may bring to the party Stool Pigeon (National) - 05/02/2024 10:47:20 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
But when you look more closely at the facts of the matter they don't make for magnificent reading. He had two years as minor manager, lost an AISF to Tipperary, won a Leinster MHC, lost an AIF we were piping hot favourites for and he got absolutely schooled by Brendan Bugler on the line that day. He had Aaron Niland both years. Last year at U20, we were dreadful against Offaly the first day out and somehow escaped with a draw from the jaws of defeat. We beat Dublin comfortably (with Niland), then played them 5 weeks later (without Niland) and got an absolute battering where a 10+ margin in the end didn't flatter Dublin in the slightest. He was schooled on the line that day also. Now one imagines that Healy has ambitions to be senior manager one day, as he should or he has no business being in the U20 job, but if we were to lose tonight, that would be two years in a row, and with a team formed from 'his' minor players, would have bowed out of the U20 championship without even making a Leinster Final. With all due respect, losing to Dublin for two years in a row at U20 would be unpalatable to me. Particularly as the Dublin team that walloped us lost the Leinster final to Offaly last year. Now I don't know about you, but if this transpires this evening, it's hard to make a case that these players are collectively 'developing' in any positive direction under him. This is why tonight is huge for him personally. They may win tonight and go on to do great things in this year's competition and if so, great. But this is the flip side. Because you simply can't parrot the 'player development' claim if you aren't involved in competitions at the sharp end consistently. Nobody is being developed by getting knocked out in Leinster by Dublin. Stool Pigeon (National) - 14/05/2025 10:30:43 |
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
What you're doing there is speculating negatively for no purpose. We beat Waterford cos they qualified for the final. They were good enough to get there, beat Kilkenny pretty handily IIRC. In 2017 we would likely have beaten anyone we played in the final. Stool Pigeon (National) - 25/07/2023 14:40:14 |