Replying To BarneyGrant: "Dublin certainly feared Galway at that stage. Was third clash that year.
I thought manager got short straw before Joyce came in. Took a lot of flak but was going right way. Took a few years for PJ to get back to that level?"
Agreed on Kevin Walsh.
We were heading for D3 when he took over. I remember Laois hammering us by 10 points at one stage. We were a joke of a team. Teams loved playing us and players in Galway would not commit. Mayo hammered us 4-16 to 0-11 in 2013. That was our lowest.
Kevin took over and brought us back to the top table. He made us serious again. Structures, S&C etc. He had probably reached the end of the road when he left. Managers have a shelf life.
We lost a game in Limerick to Mayo, and he took disgraceful abuse from a section of fans. The man gave his heart and soul to the county as a player and manager. He got to the top as a player. As a manager he brought us a certain distance, but people forget how bad we were.
His style of play probably wouldn't bring us the next step, but I for one will always be grateful to him. He took us on when no one would.
Replying To WanPintWin: "I think it's a good thing that they're played as standalone fixtures. Some reasons I posted on here before: - There was often an eerie atmosphere in Croke Park for long stretches of the minor games, until the ground eventually filled up at the end. - Unless one of the minor teams was also in the senior final, it could often lack the passion from the crowd as very few in attendance had any skin in the game. - There was also the fact that supporters from the competing minor counties received fewer tickets under the previous structure. - Having a standalone game enables far more from the counties to attend. - There was a great crowd and a brilliant atmosphere at the Galway vs Mayo final a few years ago, likewise when Monaghan were in the final and Tyrone against Kerry had a brilliant atmosphere last year. We've had the same in the hurling, most notably when Offaly brought a massive crowd, and Waterford last year too.
Those counties would only have gotten a fraction of the number of tickets, if their game was played before the senior final."
We were heading for D3 when he took over. I remember Laois hammering us by 10 points at one stage. We were a joke of a team. Teams loved playing us and players in Galway would not commit. Mayo hammered us 4-16 to 0-11 in 2013. That was our lowest.
Kevin took over and brought us back to the top table. He made us serious again. Structures, S&C etc. He had probably reached the end of the road when he left. Managers have a shelf life.
We lost a game in Limerick to Mayo, and he took disgraceful abuse from a section of fans. The man gave his heart and soul to the county as a player and manager. He got to the top as a player. As a manager he brought us a certain distance, but people forget how bad we were.
His style of play probably wouldn't bring us the next step, but I for one will always be grateful to him. He took us on when no one would."
Eaten bread is soon forgotten! As you say, turned Galway from soft touch to team that was hard to beat.
We were heading for D3 when he took over. I remember Laois hammering us by 10 points at one stage. We were a joke of a team. Teams loved playing us and players in Galway would not commit. Mayo hammered us 4-16 to 0-11 in 2013. That was our lowest.
Kevin took over and brought us back to the top table. He made us serious again. Structures, S&C etc. He had probably reached the end of the road when he left. Managers have a shelf life.
We lost a game in Limerick to Mayo, and he took disgraceful abuse from a section of fans. The man gave his heart and soul to the county as a player and manager. He got to the top as a player. As a manager he brought us a certain distance, but people forget how bad we were.
His style of play probably wouldn't bring us the next step, but I for one will always be grateful to him. He took us on when no one would."