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Replying To Eire89:  "Is there a chance he is back for final. Spiddal have 2 current co panelists Liam O C & Finian O Laoi. Maghnus and Antaine also represented Galway in past. Liam O Ceallaigh a fine footballer too. I think they will have too much for Caltra but it should be a good game. Looks like SK & Moycullen sat night under lights in Pearse and Spid & Caltra sun in Tuam. Hopeful of 2 good finals."
No he will be out for the year, from what I have heard he has done his cruciate which is a big loss for them, hard to look past Spiddal in the final

Fox.1n.7he.b0x (Galway) - Posts: 177 - 13/10/2025 13:09:36    2639738

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Two exciting close games but I'd make SK warm favs even with Maher out.

They have good quality all over field and surely next year DOF has to be given a starting 15 jersey with Galway and given long term

Moycullen are pretty limited up front and have a goalkeeper issue which in fairness they've had for years.

Only downside from 2 games was quality of goalkeeping thought the 4 on show were a long way off gleeson and Flaherty

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1690 - 13/10/2025 13:48:00    2639745

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Replying To The_DOC:  "Unreal when you think of it -> Very small numbers, and bordered tightly from Bearna na Forbacha one side, MB the other side and Maigh gCuillinn for most of the mountain rd. down."
Caltra the same predicament too, with Mountbellyah and Bannlishshlow.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4428 - 13/10/2025 14:02:56    2639752

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What was the official attendance under lights in Salthill for that double header on Saturday night?

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3769 - 13/10/2025 14:50:51    2639771

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Replying To jm25:  "Two exciting close games but I'd make SK warm favs even with Maher out.

They have good quality all over field and surely next year DOF has to be given a starting 15 jersey with Galway and given long term

Moycullen are pretty limited up front and have a goalkeeper issue which in fairness they've had for years.

Only downside from 2 games was quality of goalkeeping thought the 4 on show were a long way off gleeson and Flaherty"
Can you honestly say DOF gave a better performance over the 60 mins than K Molloy or Silke? If no then hard to see where he fits in starting 15.

Same for goalkeepers I had praised o Sullivan previously but he crumbled under pressure.
Power I thought very good under pressure in first half.

systematic (Galway) - Posts: 236 - 13/10/2025 15:13:28    2639776

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Replying To jm25:  "Two exciting close games but I'd make SK warm favs even with Maher out.

They have good quality all over field and surely next year DOF has to be given a starting 15 jersey with Galway and given long term

Moycullen are pretty limited up front and have a goalkeeper issue which in fairness they've had for years.

Only downside from 2 games was quality of goalkeeping thought the 4 on show were a long way off gleeson and Flaherty"
I say Maghnus got MOM? Ya moycullen def have a goalkeeper issue and it cost them last year and that was a big mistake for the tuam goal. I am hoping for 2 exciting quality finals

Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 425 - 13/10/2025 15:45:40    2639787

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Caltra the same predicament too, with Mountbellyah and Bannlishshlow."
Mountbellew to Balinasloe is 17 miles. And the parish of Caltra/Ahascragh runs right up in close to both towns. 3 roads out of Mountbellew will take you into Caltra/Ahascragh parish in less than 2km. And runs close enough to Ballinasloe too. Its a sprawling area and i guess even though they probably dont get many footballers from it the amalgamation of Ahascragh Fohenagh probably allows the Killure/Fohenagh area to feed in . Not to mention the occasional Ballymac lad ( might even see more of that if Pearses continues decline). Dont get me wrong like all the rural parishes in North/East Galway numbers are not aplenty in Caltra / Ahascragh but its a demographic squeeze, not a geographical one.

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 1013 - 13/10/2025 16:12:19    2639806

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If Spiddal have Galway Bay constraint 'on the other side' Caltra have Roscommon!

Blackcoatsoffthefield (Galway) - Posts: 18 - 13/10/2025 16:39:20    2639811

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Replying To anotheralias:  "Mountbellew to Balinasloe is 17 miles. And the parish of Caltra/Ahascragh runs right up in close to both towns. 3 roads out of Mountbellew will take you into Caltra/Ahascragh parish in less than 2km. And runs close enough to Ballinasloe too. Its a sprawling area and i guess even though they probably dont get many footballers from it the amalgamation of Ahascragh Fohenagh probably allows the Killure/Fohenagh area to feed in . Not to mention the occasional Ballymac lad ( might even see more of that if Pearses continues decline). Dont get me wrong like all the rural parishes in North/East Galway numbers are not aplenty in Caltra / Ahascragh but its a demographic squeeze, not a geographical one."
Don't know much about the demographic of the Caltra area but I do know they have been poor at underage since they made a minor A final 7/8 years ago. Maybe someone from Caltra can tell me if they do go up do they have sufficient underage talent coming through to stay up and compete.

On a side note I think the only true way to see what pick a club has is to get the numbers from the schools in the catchment area. Would probably give you a greater view of what these clubs have to play with. Don't know are these figures open to the public.

Green&Gold2013 (Galway) - Posts: 50 - 13/10/2025 16:44:06    2639813

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Replying To Blackcoatsoffthefield:  "If Spiddal have Galway Bay constraint 'on the other side' Caltra have Roscommon!"
Excellent! A sea of despair

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 819 - 13/10/2025 16:51:20    2639814

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Replying To Eire89:  "I say Maghnus got MOM? Ya moycullen def have a goalkeeper issue and it cost them last year and that was a big mistake for the tuam goal. I am hoping for 2 exciting quality finals"
Referring to 4 goalies in 2 senior matches

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1690 - 13/10/2025 19:14:37    2639835

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Replying To The_DOC:  "Excellent! A sea of despair"
I would not be of your opinion that Roscommon is a sea of despair despite its drawbacks.

backtooldwall (Galway) - Posts: 185 - 13/10/2025 19:20:25    2639837

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Is final been televised ?

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1690 - 14/10/2025 08:54:51    2639879

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Replying To systematic:  "Can you honestly say DOF gave a better performance over the 60 mins than K Molloy or Silke? If no then hard to see where he fits in starting 15.

Same for goalkeepers I had praised o Sullivan previously but he crumbled under pressure.
Power I thought very good under pressure in first half."
Corofin man here. I thought Daniel O'Flaherty was outstanding on the night and he is surely worth a run with Galway, probably in the half forward line.

I thought Kieran Molloy had a poor game and Robert Finnerty got much the better everyone who had a go at marking him including Liam Silke. Brady clearly our best performer and again worth another look by the county.

crankyincorofin (Galway) - Posts: 121 - 14/10/2025 09:54:36    2639888

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Replying To crankyincorofin:  "Corofin man here. I thought Daniel O'Flaherty was outstanding on the night and he is surely worth a run with Galway, probably in the half forward line.

I thought Kieran Molloy had a poor game and Robert Finnerty got much the better everyone who had a go at marking him including Liam Silke. Brady clearly our best performer and again worth another look by the county."
My main concern if the lack of form of mchugh I'd him as nearly first name on team sheet for Galway at start of year now must be struggling to hold starting position.

It's a question of best position for DOF he is a scoring threat but best coming onto ball.

He's definitely not a corner back and is a bit loose defensively

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1690 - 14/10/2025 10:49:57    2639901

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Replying To Blackcoatsoffthefield:  "If Spiddal have Galway Bay constraint 'on the other side' Caltra have Roscommon!"
Not comparing apples with apples at all. In addition to Caltra / Ahascragh parish being longer than Spiddal, it is much wider too. 90% of Spiddals population ( I'm guessing) lies within a belt between the Furbo Inverin road and 2 km north of it. Its 8.6km from nearest point on Caltra to Ahascragh road until you reach Balyforan in Roscommon, Again I dont want to labour the point as I do recognise that area does not equate to population , and I equally recognise , that Calta do not have massive numbers, but this is because of population density , not because of lack of area or being squeezed by other parishes. An other example of the sprawling nature of the parish is that up to the 1980s/ 1990s when small National schools were closed , there were 7 National schools in the parisht to try to cover the region ( not sure how many are closed now? , certainly one of them is). This is in addition to the 2 National schools in Fohenagh parish. Its also one of the very few parishes that I am aware of with 3 villages ( groupings of shops/pubs) although it has to be admitted that Castleblakeney , whilst technically in the Caltra parish , services Ballymacward parish equally.

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 1013 - 14/10/2025 10:56:34    2639904

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Replying To anotheralias:  "Not comparing apples with apples at all. In addition to Caltra / Ahascragh parish being longer than Spiddal, it is much wider too. 90% of Spiddals population ( I'm guessing) lies within a belt between the Furbo Inverin road and 2 km north of it. Its 8.6km from nearest point on Caltra to Ahascragh road until you reach Balyforan in Roscommon, Again I dont want to labour the point as I do recognise that area does not equate to population , and I equally recognise , that Calta do not have massive numbers, but this is because of population density , not because of lack of area or being squeezed by other parishes. An other example of the sprawling nature of the parish is that up to the 1980s/ 1990s when small National schools were closed , there were 7 National schools in the parisht to try to cover the region ( not sure how many are closed now? , certainly one of them is). This is in addition to the 2 National schools in Fohenagh parish. Its also one of the very few parishes that I am aware of with 3 villages ( groupings of shops/pubs) although it has to be admitted that Castleblakeney , whilst technically in the Caltra parish , services Ballymacward parish equally."
Spiddal had 5 brothers starting the last day against Brendans the O Laoi`s some going to be fair and would remind you of the successful Caltra team with the Meehans. Hoping RTE will show the SK Moycullen match but I say Galway Gaa are hoping they dont with income from streaming & attendance. Any word on Maher injury? Scary but that 20 min cameo from Cooke will only improve him and do think Dessie was very quiet be his standards. Tomo is struggling and has not kicked on in my opinion at all.

Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 425 - 14/10/2025 12:00:32    2639919

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Replying To crankyincorofin:  "Corofin man here. I thought Daniel O'Flaherty was outstanding on the night and he is surely worth a run with Galway, probably in the half forward line.

I thought Kieran Molloy had a poor game and Robert Finnerty got much the better everyone who had a go at marking him including Liam Silke. Brady clearly our best performer and again worth another look by the county."
Brady very good in the air but very poor with ball in hand I think he turned it over 3/4 times uncontested leading to scores on the other end, I would think D Fla deserves are start probably in the Hf line he is not great defensively when he is ran at, looking forward to the final should be a good one!

Fox.1n.7he.b0x (Galway) - Posts: 177 - 14/10/2025 12:52:40    2639931

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