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Replying To Doylerwex: "I'm not liking this pressure. It would be foolish to take Galway in salthill for granted especially for us who are about as consistent as march weather." Playing in Salthill is a lottery for any team....including Galway!! BostonGuy (Galway) - Posts: 160 - 22/04/2025 14:33:08 2603653 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Will you back Galway in the bookies against Wexford and Dublin?" Think you already no the answer to that! We are not going well, poor team selection and poor instruction tactics from the management. But, I still fancy us to win our next 4 games and get to the Leinster Final. katser (Galway) - Posts: 2548 - 22/04/2025 14:49:30 2603658 Link
Replying To katser: "Think you already no the answer to that! We are not going well, poor team selection and poor instruction tactics from the management. But, I still fancy us to win our next 4 games and get to the Leinster Final." And if you are correct , suddenly the narrative will change magically to " very good team selection and brilliant instruction tactics from the management!" PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 2009 - 22/04/2025 16:51:13 2603690 Link
Replying To LoughChamps24: "It's said by many he should know the club scene but where are last years county champions most of which he let go from the panel. It is just not right and has to be called out when performance are so so poor. Trying to build up the Offaly game now is a joke. I will say no more" Aren't Morgan Burns Killeen all involved, and being inexperienced young fellas aren't exactly lighting up the 2025 championship so far? Plenty of time left though, and 4 games to play. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4085 - 22/04/2025 17:19:05 2603704 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "I'm not liking this pressure. It would be foolish to take Galway in salthill for granted especially for us who are about as consistent as march weather." There shall be big pressure on Wexford if they loose to Dublin and then face a dangerous unpredictable Galway in Salthill! But for what it's worth....I fancy Wexford to beat Dublin and come West full of confidence! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2548 - 22/04/2025 17:57:58 2603714 Link
Replying To katser: "There shall be big pressure on Wexford if they loose to Dublin and then face a dangerous unpredictable Galway in Salthill! But for what it's worth....I fancy Wexford to beat Dublin and come West full of confidence!" Based on your historic predictions I'll get down to the bookies and back the dubs :) Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3515 - 22/04/2025 22:18:18 2603769 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "Based on your historic predictions I'll get down to the bookies and back the dubs :)" You could be like the Galway poster on here who drove all the way to Wexford Park to "support " Galway and before the game decides to back Wexford. Think it was last year! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2548 - 23/04/2025 09:54:58 2603806 Link
Replying To katser: "You could be like the Galway poster on here who drove all the way to Wexford Park to "support " Galway and before the game decides to back Wexford. Think it was last year!" Remember that :-D Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15471 - 23/04/2025 11:23:15 2603828 Link
Replying To katser: "You could be like the Galway poster on here who drove all the way to Wexford Park to "support " Galway and before the game decides to back Wexford. Think it was last year!" Wasn't that the Pope? And I don't mean the man lying in state in Rome (RIP)! foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2194 - 23/04/2025 14:39:30 2603872 Link
Reading through the posts here and the poor support from the Galway puplic is a sad state of affairs. Is there any truth at home that MD and the county board are already on thin ice together? Sidelinecut1982 (UK) - Posts: 2 - 24/04/2025 09:56:35 2603993 Link
Replying To Sidelinecut1982: "Reading through the posts here and the poor support from the Galway puplic is a sad state of affairs. Is there any truth at home that MD and the county board are already on thin ice together?" The only people who'd know about that are the people who'd know about that, and it would mildly surprising if any of them post on here, and even more surprising if they do post, and feel compelled to answer your question from their perspective. What poor support? The team has lost their last three matches by 12pts each time. There's always less bandwagoners, when the wagon doesn't have wheels. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4085 - 24/04/2025 11:17:51 2604007 Link
Replying To foreveryoung: "Wasn't that the Pope? And I don't mean the man lying in state in Rome (RIP)!" Oh no, that was me! Poor auld katser doesnt really get the complexities of life! I mean I would LOVE with all my heart to see Galway win the McCarthy Cup this year but will make this astounding prediction that I dont THINK they will and will put my money on Cork instead. But should it happen somewhere in the championship that Galway and Cork play each other I'd be at the match and I will be shouting as loud as any Galway man for a Galway win because what my HEART desires is more important to me than getting a prediction right and making money from it. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 2009 - 24/04/2025 11:51:35 2604019 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "The only people who'd know about that are the people who'd know about that, and it would mildly surprising if any of them post on here, and even more surprising if they do post, and feel compelled to answer your question from their perspective. What poor support? The team has lost their last three matches by 12pts each time. There's always less bandwagoners, when the wagon doesn't have wheels." Team and management need support now more than ever. Supporters need to get behind everyone thats my point. I asked if the whispers are true as to a rift between MD and the county board again. It may explain the further dip in form. Never suggested they would post on here or anything of the likes. All the best Sidelinecut1982 (UK) - Posts: 2 - 24/04/2025 12:52:07 2604034 Link
Replying To Sidelinecut1982: "Reading through the posts here and the poor support from the Galway puplic is a sad state of affairs. Is there any truth at home that MD and the county board are already on thin ice together?" I haven't heard anything about MD being on thin ice. It's not logical as expectations were not high when he took over. The Joe Canning/David Burke era is over and the team has to rebuild. It's frustrating but it's a fact. MD will need everyone to be patient as it's going to take time but at least give the chance to succeed or why hire him in the first place? Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2484 - 24/04/2025 15:36:40 2604072 Link
Replying To Sidelinecut1982: "Team and management need support now more than ever. Supporters need to get behind everyone thats my point. I asked if the whispers are true as to a rift between MD and the county board again. It may explain the further dip in form. Never suggested they would post on here or anything of the likes. All the best" Supporters will follow teams when there is clear sign of effort. If the intensity in our lads on Saturday is the same level as in Nowlan Park then there won't be anyone there to watch the home games. Antrim at home is a dull enough fixture as it is, without the current malaise. Obviously they have to beat Offaly but even outside of the result, at least go out and show some passion and effort, hit something. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 875 - 24/04/2025 18:33:30 2604103 Link
Leinster u20 taking shape now, though we still have another few weeks off before we play our semi final. The quarter finals should be pretty straightforward - Offaly will beat a poor Dublin team who conceded four goals to Antrim and we saw how bad Laois are in first round so surely Wexford will beat them easily. That will leave Offaly against Kilkenny and ourselves against Wexford in semis. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 875 - 24/04/2025 18:40:50 2604104 Link
Replying To SixtiesKid: "Give the man a break, he inherited a total mess. It took McGeeney years to build a team in Armagh." And still McGeeney relied on Galway to give them the All Ireland.. crafty (Galway) - Posts: 260 - 24/04/2025 23:35:24 2604143 Link
Replying To galway19: "Leinster u20 taking shape now, though we still have another few weeks off before we play our semi final. The quarter finals should be pretty straightforward - Offaly will beat a poor Dublin team who conceded four goals to Antrim and we saw how bad Laois are in first round so surely Wexford will beat them easily. That will leave Offaly against Kilkenny and ourselves against Wexford in semis." That laois team were very good at the minor grade so wouldn't write them off too quickly Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3515 - 25/04/2025 08:05:58 2604149 Link
Replying To crafty: "And still McGeeney relied on Galway to give them the All Ireland.." Not entirely, they ko'ed Kerry in a knockout game. Something Galway haven't managed since the sixties. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4085 - 25/04/2025 08:29:56 2604150 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "That laois team were very good at the minor grade so wouldn't write them off too quickly" They were abysmal in the two group games. Lost by 23 to us and would have been worse if we hadn't butchered goal chances. Lost by 14 to Offaly who didn't have Dan Ravenhill, Daniel Hand, Ter Guinan. Screeney came off with 15 minutes left. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 875 - 25/04/2025 09:40:47 2604166 Link