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Replying To GDL:  "Totally agree O'Laoi has been very good. People don't get it, every team needs this type of player. They get the ball, transition it and it give it to the shooters, since he has come into the team we now don't see Shane Walsh back in our own 14 looking for ball."
Rubbish..
As a forward he needs to be contributing on the scoreboard. Our corner backs are scoring... O Laoi offers nothing going forward..

Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 24/02/2022 11:59:45    2402192

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Replying To Belclare:  "Rubbish..
As a forward he needs to be contributing on the scoreboard. Our corner backs are scoring... O Laoi offers nothing going forward.."
So you would rather a player to be registering scores rather than creating them. I think we have a few lads who would rather score a point than be "credited" with an assist for a goal . I think its a dangerous culture to start measuring players by what they score and fair play to Padraig Joyce for recognising non scorers.
With regard to Finian O Laoi the jury is out . Yes he is a good worker but I would share concerns, not because he doesn't get on score sheet, but more because he doesn't appear to be at the creative end of scores i.e. he is not a scoring threat and what I mean by a scoring threat is someone who scores OR someone who is fouled for a scoring free OR someone who provides final ( or semi-final) pass for a score

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 992 - 24/02/2022 12:45:40    2402202

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Just going a little bit off topic. Anyone have an insight of the senior club managerial changes across the county this year ?

Scrambled (Galway) - Posts: 8 - 24/02/2022 13:00:38    2402204

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Replying To Belclare:  "Rubbish..
As a forward he needs to be contributing on the scoreboard. Our corner backs are scoring... O Laoi offers nothing going forward.."
Good man Belclare, you might agree that your club had one of the best components of this type of player in 2014/2015 when Corofin finally got over the line in Gary Delaney, now every team needs this type of player who as Cantona put in one time when he didn't rate Deschamps and called him a "Water Carrier", Dublin have it with Scully, Mayo with O'Connor, Donegal with Mogan, Kerry with Moynihan, Tyrone with Meyler. The days of 6 forwards all been scoring forwards are gone. 'O'Laoi does a decent job but people don't see it, in a similar way that people here didn't rate Liam Silke or Shane Walsh. Everyone has an opinion and mine is different than yours. We could be both wrong or both right.

GDL (Galway) - Posts: 846 - 24/02/2022 13:39:43    2402213

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In reality Galway have one class forward who is a scoring threat every match he plays that Shane Walsh the rest very hit and miss in my opinion

Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1091 - 24/02/2022 15:50:20    2402244

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Replying To Belclare:  "Rubbish..
As a forward he needs to be contributing on the scoreboard. Our corner backs are scoring... O Laoi offers nothing going forward.."
At the end of the Connacht Final Galway lost the ball on the 21 Hill 16 side of the pitch. Now bear in mind Galway we're out on their feet twenty minutes earlier and completely overrun. Mayo moved the ball Ruane approached our 21 the other side, O'Laoi was the only player to track the run and make the effort even though the game was gone. He dispossessed Ruane and then stood to get his breath back after the ball was cleared.

That is the modern day wing forward, that was more than a lot of other guys gave the cause on the day and that in my opinion is why he's one of the first names on the team sheet. Managers and coaches do not miss the above.

smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 534 - 24/02/2022 17:23:45    2402252

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Replying To GDL:  "The issue here is people take slights against certain players as their clubman isn't getting picked, Ruairi, Manus, Bernie, Thomas Dolan, John Egan, Ronan O'Beolain, Adrian Faherty, Brian O'Donoghue etc, Personally I think Conor Flaherty is doing well. People want a fully formed kicking machine from a 21 year old. I can remember Cluxton, Durcan, Morgan, Clarke, Henelley having meltdowns over the years and the Patton lad from Donegal who has a phenomenal kickout in the last few weeks getting caught in possession in the last minute against Mayo and conceding a free that cost them the game and last weekend letting in a soft goal from a mishit Clifford shot but you won't see him been cut or dropped. Most counties that have been somewhat successful appear to have a goalkeeper in place for 8 to 10 years. We need to back the players and let them develop. Swapping and changing hasn't worked."
100% agree. Chopping and changing hasn't helped even at midfield. We need a settled no. 1. Kickout strategy is where the coaches will earn their crust, loading one side, blocking runs, keeper one two, isolating a tall player on a smaller one, loading the middle and then breaking etc etc

smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 534 - 24/02/2022 17:27:23    2402253

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "Exactly, he's not "absolutely the man" as someone said above, nor is he a more of the same or a problem as others mentioned.
He's a young goalkeeper who has done well so far and needs plenty game time to develop. He has shown a lot of promise and I'm hopeful he'll develop into our long term number 1.
Keepers need a lot of experience, they need to be exposed to different situations and scenarios. They will make mistakes. It's how they develop from these that's important. This will only come through getting time and plenty match practice.
There isn't a goalkeeper in the country who's the finished article. Of those considered the best, they all still had plenty to learn when they were 21.
He seems to have a great attitude and is obviously a talented athlete, with his hurling pedigree."
Agree, he's a great prospect and we are lucky to have him. We need a strategy and we need to stick with it and him. Our recent record is that a guy can go from 1 to 16 to off the panel in a season. That hasn't helped. Would hate to see this guy not on the panel at 24 or something but that's what we've been at.

smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 534 - 24/02/2022 17:29:49    2402255

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Galway U-20 team V Kerry on Saturday

James Egan (St James)
Conor Corcoran (Moycullen)
Eanna Donohue (Killererin)
Jack Connolly (St Brendan's)
Cormac Greaney (Corofin)
Ruairi King (Clifden)
Daniel Flaherty (Salthill Knocknacarra)
Sam O'Neill (St James)
Conall Gallagher (St Michael's)
Charlie Power (Salthill Knocknacarra)
Gary Higgins (St Michael's)
Dylan Brady (Corofin)
Daniel Cox (Moycullen)
Jake Slattery (Dunmore McHales)
Nathan Grainger (Claregalway)

Subs

Kyle Long (Claregalway)
Luc O'Connor (Claregalway)
Colm MacDonncha (Naomh Anna Leitir Moir)
Kyle O'Neill (Caherlistrane)
Jack Dowd (Annaghdown)
Evan Nolan (Salthill Knocknacarra)
Warren Seoige (Naomh Anna Leitir Moir)
Liam O'Conghaile (An Spideal)
Shane McGrath (Dunmore MacHales)

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2397 - 24/02/2022 19:52:23    2402267

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Galway team v Cork

Conor Flaherty (Claregalway)
Kieran Molloy (Corofin)
Sean Kelly (Moycullen)
Liam Silke (Corofin)
Dylan McHugh (Corofin)
John Daly (Mountbellew/Moylough)
Cillian McDaid (Monivea Abbey)
Paul Conroy (St James)
Paul Kelly (Moycullen)
Matthew Tierney (Oughterard)
Shane Walsh (Kilkerrin Clonberne)
Owen Gallagher (Moycullen)
Robert Finnerty (Salthill Knocknacarra)
Damien Comer (Annaghdown)
Dessie Conneely (Moycullen)

Subs

Conor Gleeson (Dunmore MacHales)
Conor Campbell (Claregalway)
Tony Gill (Corofin)
Johnny Heaney (Killanin)
Johnny McGrath (Caherlistrane)
Niall Daly (Kilconly)
Cathal Sweeney (Salthill Knocknacarra)
Finian O'Laoi (An Spideal)
Darragh Silke (Corofin)
Brian Mannion (Tuam Stars)
Eoin Finnerty (Mountbellew/Moylough)

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2397 - 24/02/2022 21:40:53    2402281

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Is Cork game being streamed on any media?

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 992 - 25/02/2022 08:50:12    2402287

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Strong team and panel named. Close to as good as we are going to be come championship. Heaney to be a starter ( I guess not long back from injury) and Patrick Kelly and James McLoughlin to make squad when recovered. Besides that , am I missing anyone?

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 992 - 25/02/2022 09:47:42    2402293

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Replying To GDL:  "Good man Belclare, you might agree that your club had one of the best components of this type of player in 2014/2015 when Corofin finally got over the line in Gary Delaney, now every team needs this type of player who as Cantona put in one time when he didn't rate Deschamps and called him a "Water Carrier", Dublin have it with Scully, Mayo with O'Connor, Donegal with Mogan, Kerry with Moynihan, Tyrone with Meyler. The days of 6 forwards all been scoring forwards are gone. 'O'Laoi does a decent job but people don't see it, in a similar way that people here didn't rate Liam Silke or Shane Walsh. Everyone has an opinion and mine is different than yours. We could be both wrong or both right."
All the above players you named regularly chip in with valuable scores. Diarmuid o Connor got some great goals for Mayo over the years, Scully for Dublin rarely does not influence the scoreboard.
Nothing against o Laoi but if we continue tobrely on Walsh for majority of scores we are doomed.
Anyways the fact he is dropped tomorrow shows that a decent job may not be enough

Belclare (Galway) - Posts: 904 - 25/02/2022 12:04:52    2402329

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Replying To anotheralias:  "Strong team and panel named. Close to as good as we are going to be come championship. Heaney to be a starter ( I guess not long back from injury) and Patrick Kelly and James McLoughlin to make squad when recovered. Besides that , am I missing anyone?"
No Tomo Culhane in the squad for Cork I noticed. Maybe just carrying a knock?

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2397 - 25/02/2022 12:59:58    2402341

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Replying To Belclare:  "All the above players you named regularly chip in with valuable scores. Diarmuid o Connor got some great goals for Mayo over the years, Scully for Dublin rarely does not influence the scoreboard.
Nothing against o Laoi but if we continue tobrely on Walsh for majority of scores we are doomed.
Anyways the fact he is dropped tomorrow shows that a decent job may not be enough"
None of them are contributing regular scores anymore as the role has changed, turnovers and transition is the name of the game with players with big engines to cover the km's. Galway are now lining up that way, Heaney, Gallagher and O'Laoi, Silke, Molloy, McDaid and Kelly in defence and Paul Kelly in the middle doing a similar role. The three we are missing who are perfect for this are Steede, Mike Daly and Cooke.

GDL (Galway) - Posts: 846 - 25/02/2022 13:05:26    2402342

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Replying To GDL:  "None of them are contributing regular scores anymore as the role has changed, turnovers and transition is the name of the game with players with big engines to cover the km's. Galway are now lining up that way, Heaney, Gallagher and O'Laoi, Silke, Molloy, McDaid and Kelly in defence and Paul Kelly in the middle doing a similar role. The three we are missing who are perfect for this are Steede, Mike Daly and Cooke."
Certainly is a recurring theme that 'missing' players get 'a better press' on here, than prayers who are actually in the current panel, and ironically enough even 'a better press' than those very same players got when they were available & playing for Galway. Absence makes the heart grow fonder indeed!!

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4260 - 25/02/2022 16:14:29    2402372

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Replying To GDL:  "None of them are contributing regular scores anymore as the role has changed, turnovers and transition is the name of the game with players with big engines to cover the km's. Galway are now lining up that way, Heaney, Gallagher and O'Laoi, Silke, Molloy, McDaid and Kelly in defence and Paul Kelly in the middle doing a similar role. The three we are missing who are perfect for this are Steede, Mike Daly and Cooke."
Cooke is a huge loss. Got better with every game last year and was really looking forward to seeing him with a full pre season under his belt.

Mike Daly would have been valuable to have around but had been hit and miss for us.

Steeds was excellent for PJ at the start of his job. Never appeared after C19 hit. What happened... injury/form/age or just selection?

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1928 - 25/02/2022 17:11:09    2402384

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Replying To GDL:  "None of them are contributing regular scores anymore as the role has changed, turnovers and transition is the name of the game with players with big engines to cover the km's. Galway are now lining up that way, Heaney, Gallagher and O'Laoi, Silke, Molloy, McDaid and Kelly in defence and Paul Kelly in the middle doing a similar role. The three we are missing who are perfect for this are Steede, Mike Daly and Cooke."
Cooke is a huge loss. Got better with every game last year and was really looking forward to seeing him with a full pre season under his belt.

Mike Daly would have been valuable to have around but had been hit and miss for us.

Steeds was excellent for PJ at the start of his job. Never appeared after C19 hit. What happened... injury/form/age or just selection?

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1928 - 25/02/2022 17:11:44    2402385

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Game being streamed anywhere ?

brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 675 - 25/02/2022 17:45:27    2402393

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Certainly is a recurring theme that 'missing' players get 'a better press' on here, than prayers who are actually in the current panel, and ironically enough even 'a better press' than those very same players got when they were available & playing for Galway. Absence makes the heart grow fonder indeed!!"
Johnny Giles used to say something along the lines of, "players immediately become better when they're unavailable".
In staying that, I do think Cooke is a big loss. We're a bit short options around the middle. He's very good at carrying ball and is an excellent kicker.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2410 - 26/02/2022 10:59:37    2402443

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