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First time poster and while I think we need to give the new man time to build a team I do wonder why we only have two maybe three starters in the Galway team from the top 5 teams in the Galway senior hurling championship? Do we have lads in the team that know what it takes to win, the sacrifice for the team, the work rate the selfless passing of the ball to a player in a better position? Yes there will be great players from outside the top 5 but I think we've lost the run completely with regards selection at the minute? 87fan (Galway) - Posts: 1 - 21/04/2025 19:32:09 2603480 Link
Nice to see a different club win the Feile Div 1 competition this year. Michael Cusacks beat Turloughmore fairly handily in the final. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 870 - 21/04/2025 19:41:14 2603483 Link
No plan, no spirit no fight absolutely nothing. Abysmal. crafty (Galway) - Posts: 259 - 21/04/2025 20:41:08 2603490 Link
while saturday's performance/result was very disappointing i do expect a much better performance and a win over offaly..till be interesting too see how many supporters show up as tullamore is a fine venue and only up the road. i would makes a few changes though.. my team i think he'll go with is 1.fahy 2.morgan 3,daithi 4.morrissey 5.mannion 6.lee 7.f. burke 8.fahy 9.fleming/monaghan 10.kileen/ j. cooney 11.whelan 12,mannion 13.burns 14.concannon 15.k. cooney ( if fit ) if not c.cooney. i think this team would be good enough to beat offaly but they need too feed the forward line much quicker., cut down on the handling errors and be far more aggressive in the tackle. also lee needs clear instructions on what to do as he was lost the other day but he wasnt alone in that area and that is not the players fault.. also i think jack grealish needs to be removed from the full back line he doesnt look comfortable and with his pace i think a position around midfield might suit him a bit better. on a side no does anyone no if sean o hanlon ( turloughmore ) and alex connaire ( sarsfields ) are part of the squad and if not why aren't they?? gbay (Galway) - Posts: 265 - 21/04/2025 20:51:57 2603493 Link
Replying To hunting: "Antrim selector on the Sunday game last night saying Dublin are definitely the 2nd best team in leinster after kk, I think that an insult to ye. Your still everyone favourite to reach the leinster final" I would pick Wexford but definitely Galway before Dublin. A mighty clash between Galway and Wexford coming up. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3021 - 21/04/2025 22:29:54 2603508 Link
Replying To gbay: "while saturday's performance/result was very disappointing i do expect a much better performance and a win over offaly..till be interesting too see how many supporters show up as tullamore is a fine venue and only up the road. i would makes a few changes though.. my team i think he'll go with is 1.fahy 2.morgan 3,daithi 4.morrissey 5.mannion 6.lee 7.f. burke 8.fahy 9.fleming/monaghan 10.kileen/ j. cooney 11.whelan 12,mannion 13.burns 14.concannon 15.k. cooney ( if fit ) if not c.cooney. i think this team would be good enough to beat offaly but they need too feed the forward line much quicker., cut down on the handling errors and be far more aggressive in the tackle. also lee needs clear instructions on what to do as he was lost the other day but he wasnt alone in that area and that is not the players fault.. also i think jack grealish needs to be removed from the full back line he doesnt look comfortable and with his pace i think a position around midfield might suit him a bit better. on a side no does anyone no if sean o hanlon ( turloughmore ) and alex connaire ( sarsfields ) are part of the squad and if not why aren't they??" Fintin Burke is a very good club player but his pace is letting him down for no 3 even in the wing back position his pace gets him into bother. Competing in the air or ruck balls he will win it but 1 on 1 and if there is space he is in trouble. I do hope there is changes to the team on Saturday. There has to be the team that was out the last day did not work out and because of this there need to be changes I'd like to see 1 fahy 2 d.morrisey 3 d. Burke 4 j.ryan 5p.mannion 6g.lee(give him another go there) 7m.garvey 8 c.fahy 9.r. glennon 10. J.flemming 11. C.mannion 12.r.burke 13a.burns 14.c.whelan 15d.mloughlin Again we are all posters here and we have our own opinions on what the team should be. But it's down. To the management and they know this squad inside out. And hopefully there is a performance and a right good one to get the confidence up. This is gonna be a slow process to build this team may take a few years but hopefully it's sooner rather than later I for one will be in tullamore on Saturday hopefully there will be a decent crowed from galway there because of lately we seem to have the least supporters compared to the other teams. Off_the_post (Galway) - Posts: 8 - 22/04/2025 00:08:36 2603525 Link
Replying To Canuck: "I would pick Wexford but definitely Galway before Dublin. A mighty clash between Galway and Wexford coming up." A more mighty one coming up between Galway and Offaly: Remember'81! Remember '85! I can only see an Offaly win! foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2194 - 22/04/2025 00:30:29 2603528 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Why did you get rid of Shefflin then?" Henry left afaik. I certainly didn't 'get rid' of him, and don't think anyone in Galway did, but stand to be corrected there by anyone in the know. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4081 - 22/04/2025 00:51:12 2603531 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Why did you get rid of Shefflin then?" We didn't "get rid" of him. He left by mutual consent. If he were to have stayed on, he'd have needed to stay 3-4 years to bring about the rebuild. Not a realistic prospect for any manager who had already spent 3 years in the job without achieving any notable success. If he had spent a 4th /5th/6th year in the job without achieving success, imagine the damage that would do to his own reputation/credibility as a manager.....and it doesnt take any imagination to grasp the disgruntlement the majority of supporters would have felt if his 4th year followed the pattern the way Micheal Donoghue's 1st year looks like following. Sometimes it is in the interests of both parties to go their separate ways. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 2008 - 22/04/2025 01:46:18 2603532 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "He was an excellent no6 imo. If he didn't catch, no one else in his area code caught either, or ever ran up his channel with much success, unlike the Silkes and Keadys of this world in '81 '86 '90. Some lads are addicted to the 'hurl in a phonebox' type of no6. I prefer a no6 who's the size of 3 phoneboxs, but hugely athletic, relatively fast for a big unit, good man marker, and good defender. McInerney ticked all of those boxes. Iyo he was never a good no6, but he was still an all-star allireland winning no6." Kinda havta agree with ya on that one, GMac was a critical part of Galways win in 17 , I would say he was an effective No6 kinda like Brian Hogan was for KK. Not the most gifted hurler ever but very few went up the middle with him there. Lee is a different type of No6 and time will tell if will fill the role. My fear with Lee is his reading and the pace of the game, on the plus side hes young and seems to be improving. BostonGuy (Galway) - Posts: 160 - 22/04/2025 01:51:23 2603533 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "'numerous under all Ireland's' you say, but notably nothing at under20/under21 level, and barely a credible performance in that grade in recent seasons, barring 1or2 exceptions maybe." That to me is the most concerning, that we not even competitive at that level. The question has to be asked at the academy level everything from the ground up needs to be evaluated and wholesale changes made. Underage can be dictated by having a couple of skilled players who dominate, but by the time you reach U20 the dynamics have changed and it really is a full team/squad effort to win. BostonGuy (Galway) - Posts: 160 - 22/04/2025 02:00:32 2603534 Link
Replying To foreveryoung: "A more mighty one coming up between Galway and Offaly: Remember'81! Remember '85! I can only see an Offaly win!" Good for you! You are awesome! Have a nice day! Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 96 - 22/04/2025 08:52:50 2603553 Link
Replying To Off_the_post: "Fintin Burke is a very good club player but his pace is letting him down for no 3 even in the wing back position his pace gets him into bother. Competing in the air or ruck balls he will win it but 1 on 1 and if there is space he is in trouble. I do hope there is changes to the team on Saturday. There has to be the team that was out the last day did not work out and because of this there need to be changes I'd like to see 1 fahy 2 d.morrisey 3 d. Burke 4 j.ryan 5p.mannion 6g.lee(give him another go there) 7m.garvey 8 c.fahy 9.r. glennon 10. J.flemming 11. C.mannion 12.r.burke 13a.burns 14.c.whelan 15d.mloughlin Again we are all posters here and we have our own opinions on what the team should be. But it's down. To the management and they know this squad inside out. And hopefully there is a performance and a right good one to get the confidence up. This is gonna be a slow process to build this team may take a few years but hopefully it's sooner rather than later I for one will be in tullamore on Saturday hopefully there will be a decent crowed from galway there because of lately we seem to have the least supporters compared to the other teams." On your point of travelling crowd, I'd say a lot will depend on the team that is named on Friday. I know from speaking to a few veterans who haven't missed many games in years that they wouldn't be following team in Tullamore with current team selection and the complete lack of effort from the players in Nowlan. I'd say we will have a small enough crowd there. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 870 - 22/04/2025 10:16:46 2603576 Link
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "We didn't "get rid" of him. He left by mutual consent. If he were to have stayed on, he'd have needed to stay 3-4 years to bring about the rebuild. Not a realistic prospect for any manager who had already spent 3 years in the job without achieving any notable success. If he had spent a 4th /5th/6th year in the job without achieving success, imagine the damage that would do to his own reputation/credibility as a manager.....and it doesnt take any imagination to grasp the disgruntlement the majority of supporters would have felt if his 4th year followed the pattern the way Micheal Donoghue's 1st year looks like following. Sometimes it is in the interests of both parties to go their separate ways." Micheal Donoghue has no experience of a rebuild and has only has experience of taking a team on the edge of winning an All Ireland . Two very different scenarios. LoughChamps24 (Galway) - Posts: 14 - 22/04/2025 10:22:14 2603578 Link
Replying To LoughChamps24: "Micheal Donoghue has no experience of a rebuild and has only has experience of taking a team on the edge of winning an All Ireland . Two very different scenarios." Give the man a break, he inherited a total mess. It took McGeeney years to build a team in Armagh. SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 341 - 22/04/2025 10:54:56 2603586 Link
Replying To LoughChamps24: "Micheal Donoghue has no experience of a rebuild and has only has experience of taking a team on the edge of winning an All Ireland . Two very different scenarios." Mmmmmm......we probably need Sir Alex..........you'll win nothing with kids Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4081 - 22/04/2025 10:58:16 2603588 Link
Replying To LoughChamps24: "Micheal Donoghue has no experience of a rebuild and has only has experience of taking a team on the edge of winning an All Ireland . Two very different scenarios." Was at the 2015 final alright, and can confirm that we spent the entire second half 'on the edge' of proceedings for sure. Nothing wrong with two very different scenarios, variety being the spice of life and all. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4081 - 22/04/2025 11:03:07 2603590 Link
It's said by many he should know the club scene but where are last years county champions most of which he let go from the panel. It is just not right and has to be called out when performance are so so poor. Trying to build up the Offaly game now is a joke. I will say no more LoughChamps24 (Galway) - Posts: 14 - 22/04/2025 11:33:13 2603601 Link
Replying To LoughChamps24: "It's said by many he should know the club scene but where are last years county champions most of which he let go from the panel. It is just not right and has to be called out when performance are so so poor. Trying to build up the Offaly game now is a joke. I will say no more" Well we had one from last year's county champions playing at centre forward last Saturday and apart from scoring our first point did very little else (something that is developing into a pattern while wearing a Galway jersey). We had a 2nd one who didnt make much of an impression either. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 2008 - 22/04/2025 13:11:14 2603620 Link
Replying To Canuck: "I would pick Wexford but definitely Galway before Dublin. A mighty clash between Galway and Wexford coming up." I'm not liking this pressure. It would be foolish to take Galway in salthill for granted especially for us who are about as consistent as march weather. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3512 - 22/04/2025 13:25:54 2603629 Link