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It is a gamble but I too think it is a good appointment. Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result. I was wincing at the idea of JJ Doyle or Derek McGrath. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1732 - 03/09/2021 15:11:15 2377595 Link 0 |
Davy to Galway? I can't see that being good for Galway. Galway need 2-3 years to rebuild, but there's plenty of hurling talent in the county. However, this young talent doesn't need to be stifled, with a sweeper system and an overly structured approach. They need to be allowed hurl with abandonment, with no handbrake on. foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 1903 - 03/09/2021 15:15:28 2377596 Link 0 |
Hope not, we need the hurling to be done on the pitch not on the sideline!
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1785 - 03/09/2021 18:48:06 2377633 Link 1 |
Here's what I think about Derek McGrath. He is a good people person. They are two people who may not be with us today only for the intervention of Derek in their lives. Anyone who has played for him think a lot of him. I would not be as positive about his reading of the game. You have to be able to do this on the run never mind two weeks ahead of the game. I honestly thought he was better especially when he had the Waterford job. In 2017 it was his call to get Austin off not Conor. Austin is much more of a hurler but Conor is more of a man marker and at that time in my opinion was at his best. He would have curtailed Joe influence on the game. Then faith played its hand also. Austin was sick and should have not been playing. Derek could not do anything about that but the decision may have cost us an All-Ireland.
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2655 - 03/09/2021 19:00:22 2377636 Link 0 |
Its hard to know where if he'd ever manage a top county again seems very one dimensional as a coach. He does always come across as a pure gentleman and anybody that has ever met him agrees. That said he always hit me as the type of coach who'd drop a fella at training on the Friday night and call in to see if he's ok on the way home. I think he needed to be a little bit more ruthless. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1898 - 03/09/2021 19:35:08 2377640 Link 0 |
Go look at our accounts.... very well ran. in a good financial position and Davy didn't bleed us dry.. and then go look at your county. Good man
grassroots01 (Wexford) - Posts: 166 - 03/09/2021 19:42:55 2377642 Link 0 |
Hurling with abandonment with no handbrake on was the traditional Galway way for over a century. And one of the reasons why they won so few All Irelands despite huge playing numbers and exceptional hurlers down the years. It took Donoghue adding structure and a sweeper to deliver the All Ireland in 2017. Most Galway folk I know, well all 4 of them that I know well for a long time, would rather be celebrating winning titles than go back to being everyone's favourite 2nd team like we have been most of the time.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11736 - 03/09/2021 19:50:33 2377645 Link 0 |
But people will say Limerick bought the All-Ireland! Wexford full of cash and won nothing!!!!
CaddyParroll (Westmeath) - Posts: 44 - 03/09/2021 20:52:04 2377655 Link 0 |
Don't be surprised if Shane O'Neill manages Limerick down the line .....
johnocarroll17 (Limerick) - Posts: 408 - 03/09/2021 21:26:17 2377661 Link 0 |
I am a limerick supporter for many years and I very much doubt if it irked us Limerick people that much. Kiely did put on a bit of a performance afterwards, but I would pay little heed to that. I would dispute slightly that Galway were the closest to Limerick last year as Waterford ran them to four points in last years Munster Final and also beat them in the League. Galway did run them very close. but unlike Waterford this year and last year, they hardly ever saw the white of Quaid's eyes and Eanna Murphy made a number of brilliant saves in the Galway goal.
Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4317 - 03/09/2021 21:33:35 2377663 Link 1 |
Have won more than ye both football and hurling lad!!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11736 - 03/09/2021 22:49:48 2377678 Link 0 |
Haven't heard anyone say Limerick bought the All Ireland, you can't buy a hurling all ireland like arguably Dublin have in football with central funding, Limerick got their house in order with the assistance of a very wealthy man who obviously has a genuine pride for his county but that's just 1 of many elements, no amount of money could coach some of moments of genius produced by Cian Lynch. In short you attempted to use the lazy narrative of Davy bled Wexford dry but you didn't even do any basic research and see that Wexford are on a sound financial footing. bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 04/09/2021 01:19:41 2377694 Link 1 |
OTM, while it's true that Galway didn't create one goal scoring chance in the 2020 semi-final, I'd say you and many other Limerick folk were expecting the biggest challenge in 2021 to come from Galway. Instead it came from Waterford (and Tipp for a great half of a game). Going forward, I think that it will come Waterford. Irked? I dunno that it didn't. Did you not see the interaction between Limk n Galway posters even here on HS in the aftermath of that game and for weeks afterwards? It got quite hot n heavy at times. foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 1903 - 04/09/2021 03:16:18 2377697 Link 1 |
Waterford got two soft goals in that AI and we're lucky not to have been beaten by more. Galway had the stronger bench. Poor management and tactics cost Galway in 2012 and 2015, all water under the bridge now, Canuck.
baire (Galway) - Posts: 1785 - 04/09/2021 09:02:29 2377703 Link 2 |
The puckouts broke down also costing us 6 points. Losing Cathal mannion who was playing well at the time. Hegarty lucky to stay on the field and Joe injured. Game was level over the 70 minute mark so of course Galway were closest to limerick in the knockout stages of the championship and that's where it matters. But fair play limerick deserved it. I still think going well Galway and Waterford ar the only two teams capable of beating limerick.
ecad123 (Galway) - Posts: 272 - 04/09/2021 09:22:09 2377709 Link 3 |
How is that? Not that it matters. Limerick have ten senior All Irelands, six Under 21, Fourteen National Leagues and Three Minors to your six senior, one U21, Four National Leagues and three minor. Yes Wexford have five football to our two, although since no Sam McGuire Cup has come to either county is football is that big a deal?
Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4317 - 04/09/2021 10:21:25 2377715 Link 0 |
Yer man is from Westmeath OTM.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11736 - 04/09/2021 13:04:44 2377734 Link 0 |
Yer man is from Westmeath OTM.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11736 - 04/09/2021 13:04:53 2377735 Link 0 |
Was he not referring to Westmeath? I dunno, sometimes all the posts (and that triumphant feeling) knock me out, too.
foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 1903 - 04/09/2021 13:08:40 2377737 Link 0 |
Yes Galway were better and deserved on the day. Small things often happen. With a minute to go Maurice Shanahan hit a screamer heading into the net. Hit his own man Tommy Ryan and went wide. Those are the breaks. All I would say is we could have one that one more than any the others with a full team and everyone healthy. However we did not and no begrudgery to Galway.
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2655 - 04/09/2021 14:33:43 2377754 Link 1 |