Entertaining match in Clones. Galway a tad lucky to be 3 points up at half time. Obviously I will take that though. Some great points by McCarron and McManus for Monaghan. Galway have scored two goals, and will need to take their points if they are to hang on. And mark McCarron a bit better.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2517 - 13/06/2021 16:32:50    2350257

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1044 - 13/06/2021 17:02:48    2350282

Not many committing on here, will Come down to fitness now, plain and simple, we should be ahead of you in that regard :)

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1044 - 13/06/2021 17:36:15    2350303

Not good finish by Gallimh. Have they blown it. I hope not. An awful lot of messing going on by the team. Monaghan played well. Never 5 minutes of extra time though. Almost like officials want a draw. Can Galway do it. A big big ask, my heart says yes, my head says they had their chance, ie 5 points up with 15 minutes to go.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2517 - 13/06/2021 17:38:03    2350304

What an entertaining battle, McManus a great warrior, hard to call this now, think Monaghan have the momentum though.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2733 - 13/06/2021 17:42:03    2350310

I wonder did Gough ever play football? some very strange frees given here.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2733 - 13/06/2021 17:51:45    2350317

Joyce undoing all the good work..
Shambles of a management team...

Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 13/06/2021 18:13:54    2350330

We got what we deserved. Some of the misses by Galway in that 2nd half. Walsh, O'Laoi, but that miss of an open goal by Heaney.....Jesus wept.

Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 859 - 13/06/2021 18:18:03    2350338

In spite of some the bizarre decisions - the farney come through! We may have had the home game but we had none of the advantage. Honnnn the farney !!

greysoil (Monaghan) - Posts: 965 - 13/06/2021 18:19:25    2350342

Lets be grateful that, even if in a a truncated form, the NFL was completed this year from the point of view of relegations and promotions.
Div 1 should be interesting next year with Kildare joining the top teams [ & Armagh retaining their place] & good luck to both of 'em.

timmyhogan (UK) - Posts: 290 - 13/06/2021 18:25:09    2350345

Tough to take but better team won

Great catch by tierney at the end. A promising future ahead

McCarron shouldnt have had room to breathe after the 1st half but yet again we gave it to him. He deserved to be the one to get the winning point, he was excellent throughout yet galway management apparently couldnt see the trouble he was causing us so proceeded to let him go about his business with little obstruction

Scary but our Management seem to be learning as they go along.

galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 13/06/2021 18:29:48    2350353

MicktheMiller (Offaly) - Posts: 421 - 13/06/2021 18:32:13    2350356

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2733 - 13/06/2021 18:33:52    2350358

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2111 - 13/06/2021 18:39:02    2350363

Galway were unlucky to have to go to Clones Monaghan to play. There was not 5 minutes of added time either. How much heartbreak can Galway and the West take.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2517 - 13/06/2021 18:43:34    2350370

Hard luck Galway, too good for div 2 and
will come straight back up after a tour of the country, big mobile skillful team, would not have been relegated in a normal year.
We were open in defence at times and lucky not to concede at least one more. Today belongs to the older members of the team, Mc Manus, Mc Anespie, Hughes, Ward were emense and Mc Carron proved the difference. Eight years in the top flight now, some going

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1044 - 13/06/2021 18:47:38    2350374

Fair play to Monaghan, congrats

suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1667 - 13/06/2021 18:47:42    2350375

Shocking refereeing but Monaghan showed great grit. Some sickener for the tribesmen. They could've had it but threw it away.

P.Mckenna (Louth) - Posts: 105 - 13/06/2021 18:48:00    2350376

galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 13/06/2021 18:49:27    2350377

Actually, a mea culpa of sorts regarding my last post.
Late last year several posters here were making fun of certain Galway members banging on about the importance of finishing the league.
For myself I didn't see the importance of the issue at the time - thinking that running the championship was the more vital issue facing the GAA.
However, upon mature reflection they may have had a point!

timmyhogan (UK) - Posts: 290 - 13/06/2021 19:10:07    2350393