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Replying To Kickitout:  "Looking at that squad of players everyone from senior clubs did management bring anyone from intermediate In at all it's pure joke there are players going in who struggle get into there own club team I've always said it in Galway they never look at anyone from intermediate or junior lucky the 2 Clifford not born in Galway they would not even get a trial , can't see 2 many scoring forwards on that list but as most Galway supporters know it be same lads played agsin next year as it stands most people coukd name team for next year same players and I honestly can't see much improvement on this years shambles ,,"
I agree completely intermediate needs to be looked at? Surely Naughton Mulryan from Caltra will get a chance. I am hoping they were overlooked as they just finished up after kilmeena defeat the week before

Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 445 - 19/11/2025 09:10:04    2645234

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Replying To jm25:  "Shane Walsh was playing intermediate most his Galway career.

Conor Gleeson brought in intermediate

What do the olaoi oconghaile at spideal play? or ocurrain at breathachs. Rory Cunningham

What you've always said is nonsense"
Agree, if they are good enough they have been looked at

Thats one thing PJ and co cant be faulted for. There might be an outlier but everyone is given a chance, even Varley from Clonbur was looked at, and most of the county would never have heard of him.

GalwaysFinest (Galway) - Posts: 196 - 19/11/2025 10:51:09    2645253

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Replying To GalwaysFinest:  "Agree, if they are good enough they have been looked at

Thats one thing PJ and co cant be faulted for. There might be an outlier but everyone is given a chance, even Varley from Clonbur was looked at, and most of the county would never have heard of him."
Keane from caltra was involved last year too

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1759 - 19/11/2025 11:07:04    2645256

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Barry Mchugh (mountbellew) back amongst the fray too im told. a good free taker with plenty of pace, should be utilised

caltra04 (Galway) - Posts: 28 - 19/11/2025 14:09:27    2645299

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Sean o Domhnaill on the maroon and white pod calling for 4 divisional teams to be added to senior and reduce the number of senior clubs to 12. Quoting roscommon as where its worked brilliantly but from talking to guy who follows the Roscommon club scene he says its a disaster and whilst they only come in provisional qf stage they've been hockeyed and hasnt had huge buy in form clubs. Don't know when he thinks they're going to play the intermediate championship for players involved in these clubs in what is a compressed calendar without mentioning the limited time in calendar between football and hurling for dual clubs.

Gaagael15 (Galway) - Posts: 12 - 19/11/2025 14:52:59    2645307

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Replying To caltra04:  "Barry Mchugh (mountbellew) back amongst the fray too im told. a good free taker with plenty of pace, should be utilised"
The day we needed to be utilising Barry McHugh was the 2024 final v Armagh, when we missed anything up to 8 placed ball opportunities within Barry's range. These were made up of about 3 misses, 1o2 landing short, and 2or3 'elected to go short'.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4480 - 19/11/2025 19:39:28    2645351

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Your source in Roscommon,Gaagael15 , is correct. The addition of Divisional teams in Roscommon has not worked for the very reasons that the ongoing junior and intermediate championships make it impossible for the right guys to commit to make the the teams competitive.
You would have to completely separate junior / inter chsps from senior in time to make it work, a nigh logistical impossibility.

facethepuckout (Roscommon) - Posts: 227 - 19/11/2025 20:56:25    2645361

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Replying To Gaagael15:  "Sean o Domhnaill on the maroon and white pod calling for 4 divisional teams to be added to senior and reduce the number of senior clubs to 12. Quoting roscommon as where its worked brilliantly but from talking to guy who follows the Roscommon club scene he says its a disaster and whilst they only come in provisional qf stage they've been hockeyed and hasnt had huge buy in form clubs. Don't know when he thinks they're going to play the intermediate championship for players involved in these clubs in what is a compressed calendar without mentioning the limited time in calendar between football and hurling for dual clubs."
Not wrong about the divisional teams. It's been a disaster here . Well intended but I think we are too small for it to function. Maybe Fajway would have a better buy in

Ros2013 (Roscommon) - Posts: 584 - 19/11/2025 22:09:21    2645370

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We need someone who can walk into the middle of the pitch and say, I don't care who are, I'll be heard. Take no prisoners!

MTS (Galway) - Posts: 284 - 19/11/2025 22:35:15    2645372

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Replying To Gaagael15:  "Sean o Domhnaill on the maroon and white pod calling for 4 divisional teams to be added to senior and reduce the number of senior clubs to 12. Quoting roscommon as where its worked brilliantly but from talking to guy who follows the Roscommon club scene he says its a disaster and whilst they only come in provisional qf stage they've been hockeyed and hasnt had huge buy in form clubs. Don't know when he thinks they're going to play the intermediate championship for players involved in these clubs in what is a compressed calendar without mentioning the limited time in calendar between football and hurling for dual clubs."
A non runner in my opinion , it worked in Kerry and Cork because there is history of it , and even with that you have less Divisonal teams now in Kerry then ever. What could be looked at is a Divisional Competition like they have been running in Meath , and Dublin have had something similar this year. So Meath have 4 teams they play each other and its a shop window for the County Team

They are playing at the moment so lads that are finished a good weeks with the club . You could have for example

Conamara v City Pearse Stadium on a Tuesday
North Galway v Galway South/East in Ballinasloe on a Wednesday

Have a final on a Sunday , and split the Gate with a charity - think thats what they do in Meath . And its given lads exposure and its had some very good games .

Only an idea!

puckemhard (Galway) - Posts: 244 - 20/11/2025 08:49:35    2645380

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Replying To Gaagael15:  "Sean o Domhnaill on the maroon and white pod calling for 4 divisional teams to be added to senior and reduce the number of senior clubs to 12. Quoting roscommon as where its worked brilliantly but from talking to guy who follows the Roscommon club scene he says its a disaster and whilst they only come in provisional qf stage they've been hockeyed and hasnt had huge buy in form clubs. Don't know when he thinks they're going to play the intermediate championship for players involved in these clubs in what is a compressed calendar without mentioning the limited time in calendar between football and hurling for dual clubs."
Fair play to him he won all Irelands and was a good servant for club and county but when I listen to him on that Pod a lot of what he says I would not take seriously

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1759 - 20/11/2025 09:21:55    2645384

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Just hearing on it too that James McLaughlin got injured in warm up again very disappointing

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1759 - 20/11/2025 10:09:36    2645392

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