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Replying To kiloughter: "Not disagreeing with you by any means but what if any of the top 3 hit a 'flat spot' as Peter Canavan noted in the context of us. Donegal one could argue got some of the 'dirty diesel' out of their system against Tyrone. As for the other two chance it could go south and it wouldn't surprise if one out of your top 3 win it for a finish." Outside your top 3 I meant.
kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1977 - 05/06/2025 13:09:44
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Replying To togoutlads: "On a side note, I saw somewhere that Matthew Tierney is the first player in a decade to hit 6 goals in a Championship season, and only the fourth player to do it so far this century. And the season ain't over yet!
Fair play to Mattie. I hope he drives on now and smashes the record. He got 2 v New York and for anyone who was there, he was getting a fair lot of 'treatment' from the NY defenders off the ball and he got really riled up for a while by it, there was nothing soft in his 2 goals there. Then one each v Rossies and v Mayo and 2 truly vital goals v Derry. When we absolutely, definitely need clutch majors, Mattie is showing that he's the man to hit the onion bag!
As much as he's delivering, I think there's even more in him. He has the height, power, fielding ability, a baller with it, pace, a great footballing brain to be in the right place at the right time. Hard to see where the ceiling is for this lad when he's on it. Massive ability and he needs to stay constantly involved and seeking ball. He still has a tendency to drift out of the game a little at times. He has a few work ons like this (2 pointer frees for one!!) but then everyone has. This is a guy that is of FOTY quality if he drives on. Give him the chance to play and be on the end of fast direct ball. Great work so far and hopefully some blistering performances to come from him yet. We're alive and now we need to show we're angry and we're seriously dangerous! If we can bring a massive performance in Breffni, the whole job opens up again for us." Matthew Tierney Galway's most underrated player by his own and indeed in the national media.
On the venue the powers to be have fixed Galway v Armagh in a Ulster venue because Armagh moaned so much that the last two Connacht meeting was played in a Connacht venue. Mad thing about this group format is Galway can now reach the knock out stage with 1 point from three games.
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Replying To togoutlads: "On a side note, I saw somewhere that Matthew Tierney is the first player in a decade to hit 6 goals in a Championship season, and only the fourth player to do it so far this century. And the season ain't over yet!
Fair play to Mattie. I hope he drives on now and smashes the record. He got 2 v New York and for anyone who was there, he was getting a fair lot of 'treatment' from the NY defenders off the ball and he got really riled up for a while by it, there was nothing soft in his 2 goals there. Then one each v Rossies and v Mayo and 2 truly vital goals v Derry. When we absolutely, definitely need clutch majors, Mattie is showing that he's the man to hit the onion bag!
As much as he's delivering, I think there's even more in him. He has the height, power, fielding ability, a baller with it, pace, a great footballing brain to be in the right place at the right time. Hard to see where the ceiling is for this lad when he's on it. Massive ability and he needs to stay constantly involved and seeking ball. He still has a tendency to drift out of the game a little at times. He has a few work ons like this (2 pointer frees for one!!) but then everyone has. This is a guy that is of FOTY quality if he drives on. Give him the chance to play and be on the end of fast direct ball. Great work so far and hopefully some blistering performances to come from him yet. We're alive and now we need to show we're angry and we're seriously dangerous! If we can bring a massive performance in Breffni, the whole job opens up again for us." He doesn't have pace really, not 'real pace' anyway. That's his missing ingredient, because he really ticks every other box. Still, with all his talent, he finds a way to not be particularly prolific at point scoring in the modern intercounty game, so that's the bit he needs to improve on imo.
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matthew has been getting crucial goals but i do believe he only started playing after 60mins on sunday
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Replying To cavan.galway: "matthew has been getting crucial goals but i do believe he only started playing after 60mins on sunday" Not true, watch it back
Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 178 - 05/06/2025 18:15:20
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Calling this Galway team soft is nothing short of laughable. Anyone who was at the game saw it firsthand - when we went 8 points down, the wind swirled, and the rain started to lash, it felt like a defining moment. Sink or swim. And this group swam. They dug in, fought back, and took control of the game. That says everything you need to know about their mentality. Sure, there were some poor wides and decisions, but they never threw in the towel and that is a major positive.
ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1702 - 06/06/2025 08:49:01
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Replying To ahsure.: "Calling this Galway team soft is nothing short of laughable. Anyone who was at the game saw it firsthand - when we went 8 points down, the wind swirled, and the rain started to lash, it felt like a defining moment. Sink or swim. And this group swam. They dug in, fought back, and took control of the game. That says everything you need to know about their mentality. Sure, there were some poor wides and decisions, but they never threw in the towel and that is a major positive." 100%, this team might fall at the next fence or later in the year but the attitude and grit is top level. Any loss is not down to effort or attitude. We have some of the same issues as last year, finishing is not where it needs to be(especially some goal chances) but that can be worked on. A bit more composure in the stretch giving up a late point to Dublin and Derry, again can be worked on. Id like to see Conroy as a finisher, he is one of our best players but I think we need him most in the final twenty
Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 443 - 06/06/2025 10:14:12
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Replying To ahsure.: "Calling this Galway team soft is nothing short of laughable. Anyone who was at the game saw it firsthand - when we went 8 points down, the wind swirled, and the rain started to lash, it felt like a defining moment. Sink or swim. And this group swam. They dug in, fought back, and took control of the game. That says everything you need to know about their mentality. Sure, there were some poor wides and decisions, but they never threw in the towel and that is a major positive." Not soft by any means. That said until this Galway team cross the line that sort of garbage will be levelled at you time and time again. Mentality, fight, never say die are all traits I admire greatly but that won't satisfy the mob. Don't we know all about it.
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Replying To yew_tree: "Not soft by any means. That said until this Galway team cross the line that sort of garbage will be levelled at you time and time again. Mentality, fight, never say die are all traits I admire greatly but that won't satisfy the mob. Don't we know all about it." Agreed, it'll be a stick to beat any team with until they win the major.
ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1702 - 06/06/2025 10:40:32
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Replying To yew_tree: "Not soft by any means. That said until this Galway team cross the line that sort of garbage will be levelled at you time and time again. Mentality, fight, never say die are all traits I admire greatly but that won't satisfy the mob. Don't we know all about it." 100%. Getting over the line changes everything in terms of perception.
WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2365 - 06/06/2025 10:46:26
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Replying To Flemenstar200: "If Galway players can't get up for it after being called 'soft' by Darran O Sullivan and Colm Boyle they may as well pack it in. I would be pinning that to the wall in Cavan dressing room" Shades of 1998 when the late Eugene McGee labeled Galway in the paper as the the fancy dans. Only one way to ******* answer that said the late john O'Mahony in the dressing room.
Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 481 - 06/06/2025 15:04:07
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Replying To Trucker1: "100%, this team might fall at the next fence or later in the year but the attitude and grit is top level. Any loss is not down to effort or attitude. We have some of the same issues as last year, finishing is not where it needs to be(especially some goal chances) but that can be worked on. A bit more composure in the stretch giving up a late point to Dublin and Derry, again can be worked on. Id like to see Conroy as a finisher, he is one of our best players but I think we need him most in the final twenty" Completely agree, its not an attitude problen or issue with being soft. The issue is just being short in terms of talent across the field. Very rarely do a handful of players carry a weaker all round group to an All Ireland.
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Replying To Pope_Benedict: "He doesn't have pace really, not 'real pace' anyway. That's his missing ingredient, because he really ticks every other box. Still, with all his talent, he finds a way to not be particularly prolific at point scoring in the modern intercounty game, so that's the bit he needs to improve on imo." Sean Kelly said he and Shane were the quickest in the squad?
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Replying To Jellybaby: "Sean Kelly said he and Shane were the quickest in the squad?" I find that very surprising. So Tierney is faster than McDaid and Sean Kelly? Amazing!! He'd need to start showing it in games. I've never seen him leave anyone for dead at intercounty level.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4202 - 07/06/2025 12:48:44
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Replying To JimB1991: "Completely agree, its not an attitude problen or issue with being soft. The issue is just being short in terms of talent across the field. Very rarely do a handful of players carry a weaker all round group to an All Ireland." Total nonsense again. This team got to an all Ireland last year with its two best players injured for the full year, they lost by a point missing multiple easy frees at key points and lost one of their other best players(all star forward) in the first ten minutes(not taking away from Armagh, they took their chances, we didn't, so they were worthy and gracious winners) . These lads won 5 All Stars last year not including Walsh and Comer who were pretty much injured for most of the year. They won 5 separate all stars in 2022, all still on the panel. They have won 4 Connachts consecutive and two all Ireland final appearances in the past few years. Have championship victories over division one teams Armagh, Donegal, Dublin, Derry, Tyrone, Mayo, Roscommon, and Monaghan over the past few years. They have a player of the year and a former young player of the year in their group. This team and bench(including a former all star centre back and loads of underage, sigerson, and club all Ireland titles) is packed full of talent right across the board. Will it be enough to win it, odds against it now with the group and there are 4/5 other teams similarly loaded but beat Armagh they are right in it. Who specifically are you saying is being carried on this team??
Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 443 - 07/06/2025 13:11:18
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Replying To Trucker1: "Total nonsense again. This team got to an all Ireland last year with its two best players injured for the full year, they lost by a point missing multiple easy frees at key points and lost one of their other best players(all star forward) in the first ten minutes(not taking away from Armagh, they took their chances, we didn't, so they were worthy and gracious winners) . These lads won 5 All Stars last year not including Walsh and Comer who were pretty much injured for most of the year. They won 5 separate all stars in 2022, all still on the panel. They have won 4 Connachts consecutive and two all Ireland final appearances in the past few years. Have championship victories over division one teams Armagh, Donegal, Dublin, Derry, Tyrone, Mayo, Roscommon, and Monaghan over the past few years. They have a player of the year and a former young player of the year in their group. This team and bench(including a former all star centre back and loads of underage, sigerson, and club all Ireland titles) is packed full of talent right across the board. Will it be enough to win it, odds against it now with the group and there are 4/5 other teams similarly loaded but beat Armagh they are right in it. Who specifically are you saying is being carried on this team??" Galway have done ok the last few years, they filled a bit of a gap and transition period in football over the last couple of years though.
Dublin and Mayo were the top 2 for a long period but have been on the decline for 3-4 years at least.
Now Donegal, Armagh, Tyrone are stepping up and Kerry will always be there or therabouts, I think Galway have missed the chance to capitalise. They have a good strong squad but in terms of the top class players the other teams have all over the pitch, Galway have 4 maybe 5.
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Replying To Trucker1: "Total nonsense again. This team got to an all Ireland last year with its two best players injured for the full year, they lost by a point missing multiple easy frees at key points and lost one of their other best players(all star forward) in the first ten minutes(not taking away from Armagh, they took their chances, we didn't, so they were worthy and gracious winners) . These lads won 5 All Stars last year not including Walsh and Comer who were pretty much injured for most of the year. They won 5 separate all stars in 2022, all still on the panel. They have won 4 Connachts consecutive and two all Ireland final appearances in the past few years. Have championship victories over division one teams Armagh, Donegal, Dublin, Derry, Tyrone, Mayo, Roscommon, and Monaghan over the past few years. They have a player of the year and a former young player of the year in their group. This team and bench(including a former all star centre back and loads of underage, sigerson, and club all Ireland titles) is packed full of talent right across the board. Will it be enough to win it, odds against it now with the group and there are 4/5 other teams similarly loaded but beat Armagh they are right in it. Who specifically are you saying is being carried on this team??" You're wasting yourself time with that WUM.
Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 178 - 07/06/2025 14:04:16
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Replying To Jellybaby: "Sean Kelly said he and Shane were the quickest in the squad?" Perhaps this highlights our missing ingredient I.e. enough pace in the squad? Safe to say we don't have an Oisín Conaty type speed merchant available for selection. Would help explain why we're so lateral and ponderos going forward a lot of the time. Really stood out at last year's final, where Armagh were creating openings 3or4 times faster than we were for a lot of the game. Probably see a similar pattern in Cavan in a weeks time too.
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Replying To JimB1991: "Galway have done ok the last few years, they filled a bit of a gap and transition period in football over the last couple of years though.
Dublin and Mayo were the top 2 for a long period but have been on the decline for 3-4 years at least.
Now Donegal, Armagh, Tyrone are stepping up and Kerry will always be there or therabouts, I think Galway have missed the chance to capitalise. They have a good strong squad but in terms of the top class players the other teams have all over the pitch, Galway have 4 maybe 5." Mayo were never top Clare, and even top 2?
They are a small GAA county who now and again puch a little above their weight...
Turmoil constantly, a weak Hurling set up , Roscommon beating them in Hurling a few weeks ago..
No All Ireland since 1951... top 2 !!! Stop Kennedy..
Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 277 - 07/06/2025 14:33:53
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Replying To JimB1991: "Galway have done ok the last few years, they filled a bit of a gap and transition period in football over the last couple of years though.
Dublin and Mayo were the top 2 for a long period but have been on the decline for 3-4 years at least.
Now Donegal, Armagh, Tyrone are stepping up and Kerry will always be there or therabouts, I think Galway have missed the chance to capitalise. They have a good strong squad but in terms of the top class players the other teams have all over the pitch, Galway have 4 maybe 5." Mayo wound up with a calamitous haul, off that billing. Galway have won as much as them, and only a top5or6 squad. On that form, Mayo must be the most legendary 'top2' outfit, since the Buffalo Bills.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4202 - 07/06/2025 14:44:01
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