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What is it with us and penalties, do they not practice them, lash the fucking thing into the roof of the net this time of year. Didn't make one bit of difference, we were well beaten. Galwayspur (Offaly) - Posts: 231 - 12/02/2023 15:45:18 2457927 Link 1 |
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Oh my, god forbid that we would forget about winning the league! What a disaster that would be!
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1946 - 12/02/2023 16:04:15 2457929 Link 1 |
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A lot of bad performances all over the pitch today but the general method of defending was poor. Cork scored 4 goals and it could have been 7 or 8. I don't see how Henry can play that sort of a back line again come championship. Eanna will obviously be back in goal but we need more pace in the back line against teams that run the ball so much like Cork, Waterford and Limerick. Don't think you can play all three of McInerney, Mannion and Cooney in the back line with their lack of pace. Will struggle will players coming at them. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 764 - 12/02/2023 17:10:34 2457946 Link 1 |
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Jack Grealish apart, that defense today had no player in form to control his patch adequately. Compound that with an overall very physically lightweight middle 8, and it was little surprise perhaps that Galway looked hopelessly exposed defensively for the bulk of the game.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3830 - 12/02/2023 17:50:40 2457953 Link 1 |
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League title would be brilliant for Galway especially with the Leinster opponents we are going to face later on in the Championship. When I seen the starting 15 picked for the match today I knew we would struggle.....J Cooney at 6....no way, Lehane who is an average hurler cleaned him completely out of it.... I wonder what Henry learned after that disaster today katser (Galway) - Posts: 2431 - 12/02/2023 19:38:47 2457965 Link 1 |
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I've watched J Flynn, E Niland, C Whelan absolutely smash penalties even 21yrd frees to the roof of the net in Club Championship, I've seen Cooney fm sarsfields absolutely blunder penalties....one particularly v Cashel in Athenry
katser (Galway) - Posts: 2431 - 12/02/2023 19:42:41 2457968 Link 1 |
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The sending off had a massive bearing on the result especially as cork are a possession team who run from deep. Very hard to beat cork when they have an extra man as they use possession so well. Also we had to abandon the route one ball to the square as they had an extra man in there. On the plus side it was a great come back and if we scored the penalty we would have brought it back to 2. We are also finding a few lads which is what this is all about we hopefully will learn from today.
ecad123 (Galway) - Posts: 272 - 12/02/2023 19:54:55 2457974 Link 3 |
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Flynn and niland were subbed off before the penalty award
minor77 (Galway) - Posts: 231 - 12/02/2023 19:58:12 2457977 Link 1 |
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Oh yes and another one in the Duggan Park v Loughrea when it was the last puck of the game and they got knocked out of the group on score difference!!!!
katser (Galway) - Posts: 2431 - 12/02/2023 20:01:18 2457979 Link 1 |
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The Cork result is a sickner especially when we came thundering back into the game with like 7mins to go???? katser (Galway) - Posts: 2431 - 12/02/2023 20:08:30 2457984 Link 1 |
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Cooney has taken good ones also but Flynn has a rocket of a shot if he catches it.
Galwayspur (Offaly) - Posts: 231 - 12/02/2023 20:55:13 2457995 Link 1 |
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I'll ask ye in Galway is there a number of players surviving with panel on past glories??have they held up progress of younger players??keeper being blamed for stuff yesterday,his puck outs were decent but often players receiving the ball never moved,if you wait ball will be intercepted..is there a lack of pace showing up now at the back??is tj brennan worth an extended run on starting 15,has been very impressive in Fitz hurling..also would matches be better off in another ground,surface was shocking yesterday.. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2333 - 13/02/2023 11:26:28 2458036 Link 1 |
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I think you may have to re-evaluate your faith in the likes of Flynn there katser as he was anonymous yesterday for the most part and doesn't work anyway hard enough when not in possession. People keep saying he is very talented but you have to have a work ethic to back up the talent. How many chances has he been given in a starting team and failed to take them as I have lost count. He is still living off that admittedly great cameo he had when introduced as a sub in the second half of the 2017 AI final! In fairness to him he wasn't alone as a lot of the team played well below par yesterday such as some of the most experienced players like P. Mannion and GMac. Conceding 4-24 at home for a county with at least some aspirations of winning an AI or at least reaching a final is just unacceptable.
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 13/02/2023 12:24:41 2458046 Link 2 |
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Worrying times. Could be a lean year for Galway GAA. Got crushed on our own puckout and were absolutely destroyed at midfield. Tom Monaghan has started this season slowly. Sean Linnane is quite clearly not at the level required. Galway always struggle with Corks mobility. Dermot_Desmond_96 (Galway) - Posts: 39 - 13/02/2023 13:33:10 2458071 Link 1 |
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Flynn will come good serious amount of talent in that man, bit harsh on Gmac and P Mannion when in fact it was Morrissey and J Cooney men who did most damage Lehan 2-03 and that corner forward got 2-01, Dalton who was marked by Salmon got 0-08.....so that tells me Morrissey and J Cooney got cleaned out and Salmon got sent off
katser (Galway) - Posts: 2431 - 13/02/2023 14:46:03 2458093 Link 1 |
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There's always an "if" with Flynn isn't there? Funny, his own clubman, Cyril Farrell on commentary wanted Kevin Cooney to take it so he must have thought Cooney was the more reliable of the two!
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1946 - 13/02/2023 14:47:15 2458094 Link 0 |
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Flynn was gone off at that stage
AL0502 (Galway) - Posts: 36 - 13/02/2023 14:55:58 2458098 Link 2 |
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The way hurling is being played now you Don't need natural defenders because everyone is running all over the field!! katser (Galway) - Posts: 2431 - 13/02/2023 14:57:29 2458100 Link 1 |
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I agree none of them were good but P Mannion fumbled 2 balls one after the other in the second half and another fumble in the first half (GMac involved also) that led to soft Cork goals. These are the most experienced defenders. Joseph Cooney has played most of his intercounty career in the forwards so he could be forgiven for some of his errors but at least he caught ball and delivered some good balls. There was also a noticeable difference in size and S&C between the Cork and Galway players. Since the retirements of the JC's (Joe Canning and Johnny Coen) along with the withdrawal of Niall Burke a couple of years ago a clear lack of size and strength is very evident now in the middle third. Also Monaghan seems to have regressed a lot since last year which doesn't help.
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 3470 - 13/02/2023 15:47:51 2458115 Link 1 |
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Monaghan will be fine. He looked sharp in Wexford and was good when he came on in Parnell. Just couldnt get on any ball yesterday.
galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 764 - 13/02/2023 16:21:38 2458130 Link 1 |