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Galway were 5 points up with a couple of minutes to go with Monaghan not scoring for 20 minutes along with Galway missing countless easy points and goal opportunities. Should have been 10 points clear down the straight so clearly the narrative was how did Galway threw it away. TheBishop (Galway) - Posts: 260 - 16/06/2021 12:29:11 2351393 Link 1 |
We feel your pain. We are the masters of letting it slip, now I know how kerry, fermanagh, down, doengal etc feel when we have let it slip in recent years too
monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 378 - 16/06/2021 13:48:48 2351416 Link 0 |
We had 2 black cards which was a huge factor in that period .......our fault of course ?
Shelbourne1 (Monaghan) - Posts: 346 - 16/06/2021 13:49:26 2351417 Link 0 |
So goading is allowed during the game but not at the final whistle ? Both wrong in my opinion ! Watch the game back & you'd see goading from Galway players during the game !
Shelbourne1 (Monaghan) - Posts: 346 - 16/06/2021 13:55:40 2351418 Link 0 |
Galway built up a lead when we were a man down. Have to take that into consideration, look what happened when Galway went a man down. It matters greatly !
Shelbourne1 (Monaghan) - Posts: 346 - 16/06/2021 14:01:09 2351422 Link 0 |
There's no doubt Galway should have seen the game out given the position they were in with 5 minutes to go, but some of the reaction has been so one-sided it's pretty funny actually. You'd swear we had a 100% strike rate whereas it was Galway who had all the wides. We missed several shots you'd expect us to normally slot over, and didn't take a couple of good goal chances early on. Truth is we were well below par for most of the game. Galway should have been able to see the game out, but we should never have allowed them into such a commanding position, and we should have been punished for it in fairness. patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 936 - 16/06/2021 14:51:59 2351437 Link 0 |
Goading is allowed during the game? I never said that as you well know.
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1785 - 16/06/2021 16:22:59 2351456 Link 1 |
Hahaha You must never have seen one of the most famous goading scenes ever with Gregory McCartan goading the whole of Hill16 after Down beat the Dubs in 1994
Farney (Monaghan) - Posts: 801 - 16/06/2021 20:05:36 2351496 Link 0 |
We actually built the lead before your 1st black card at the start of the 2nd half. During that 10 minutes we didn't extend our lead at all. Many are pointing out that we lost a 5 point lead late on, but a big failure on our part was not extending the lead when we had the extra man. We passed up a lot of good opportunities, in particular goal chances. However, it was far from a one-sided game. It was very competitive from throw-in to the final whistle. We edged it in terms of chances created, with a few of those being goal chances, but there wasn't much between the sides. Monaghan more than deserved their win. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2037 - 16/06/2021 22:15:39 2351519 Link 1 |
Galway chucked it away Those players need a kick up the hole tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1105 - 17/06/2021 03:08:16 2351547 Link 2 |
Then why not criticize goading during the game as well ........suits your bias ?....I condemn both !
Shelbourne1 (Monaghan) - Posts: 346 - 17/06/2021 19:09:35 2351709 Link 0 |
My initial point was about the need for leaders to set a good example for younger players. I was disappointed with McManus, taken aback tbh, because I always admired him as a player but to see him goading a young fella from the Aran Islands at the end of that game sent out the wrong message about sportsmanship. When one considers the background to that game and the journey that players had to make individually to Clones, during a pandemic, the least we'd expect at the end of the game is a handshake or the Covid equivalent. I'll say no more about it. Good luck to Monaghan in the championship.
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1785 - 18/06/2021 11:01:46 2351813 Link 3 |
I remember the super 8s game in saltill, Shane walsh was taking frees and the whole stadium rang round in jeers and boos, I think he missed a few that day too walsh. Some of the Galway supporters were amazed and disgusted at the monaghan supporters booing walsh taking the frees. I just thought that they were so soft after that, if only some of the Galway supporters were in omagh that year and seen the abuse Mc manus was subjected to from the crowd and even Murphy in the ulster final that year or any ulster final. It was a whole different mindset where monaghan supporters thought it was natural to support their team by jeering whereas the Galway supporters wanted a minutes silence. In essence that is the reason why we have the resilience to stay in div 1. Hopefully the clare, offally, and roscommon players don't say anything to the poor lad from the aran Islands next year or else he will never come on the mainland again!!!!
monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 378 - 18/06/2021 13:34:33 2351850 Link 1 |
Replying To baire: "I used to admire McManus and some of the other Monaghan forwards but I wasn't impressed with their goading of young fellas at the end of that game last Sunday, very poor form tbh." Not seeing that your " initial point was about the need for leaders to set a good example for younger players' ?? Perhaps it's subliminal …. I think you are right to say no more about it greysoil (Monaghan) - Posts: 965 - 18/06/2021 14:14:37 2351853 Link 0 |
I'd admire the Galway supporters for that, there is a difference between supporting your own team and jeering or abusing the opposition. The Galway supporters haven't made anything about the refereeing in the build up to the Monaghan goal on Sunday either, considering it was the vital moment in the game they would be well entitled to be on here moaning about it. Maybe it's this type of thing that sees Galway teams and their clubs as contenders most years for most of the All-Irelands there to be won.
Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 18/06/2021 16:41:48 2351876 Link 5 |
Myself I don't believe any county's players or fans have a monopoly on the virtues or indeed vices of the games. All counties have their moaners, gloaters and goaders, sometimes our individual views are just maybe a bit biased when we see just the bad in others and the good in ourselves.
sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 674 - 18/06/2021 19:31:15 2351902 Link 1 |
Tyrone are bad though in fairness
Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1699 - 18/06/2021 20:14:24 2351910 Link 1 |
Well said Joe. We all tend to make excuses for our own but wrong is wrong no matter where you ré from. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3674 - 18/06/2021 20:27:59 2351914 Link 0 |
Totally agree & as you Dublin supporters know even the greatest can go rogue & play offside. Wrong is wrong.
P.Mckenna (Louth) - Posts: 105 - 18/06/2021 21:36:02 2351924 Link 1 |
I'd agree with much of that but there was a Monaghan poster up there who seems to think their ability to stay in Division 1 is in part due to him being 'brave' enough to boo the opposition. That's not an attitude I'd be keen to see develop in the GAA, hopefully the next time that poster does it at a game there is someone close by with enough sense to tell him to cop onto himself.
Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 18/06/2021 22:29:01 2351933 Link 0 |