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Replying To Alwaysencourage: "Grow up a bit.We threw it away." How?? Armagh were better. Bdonegal1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 88 - 28/07/2024 19:33:52 2562293 Link
Replying To Bdonegal1991: "How?? Armagh were better." It was a one point game and Galway missed the better chances. When that happens most teams will usually have serious regrets. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2288 - 28/07/2024 19:49:41 2562297 Link
The audacity to claim a mark at the 45 and kick it tamely into the keeper when he's not scoring easier ones is unforgivable. Taking a free in front of goal with your weaker foot is insane for any player. When did Mattie Tierney become a bad left footed freetaker?? Roy of the Rovers stuff. StopTheLights (Galway) - Posts: 386 - 28/07/2024 19:49:50 2562298 Link
Hard luck to all in Galway. Really impressed with their team and set up this year. Unlucky with injuries. Didnt get the breaks today, but the margins might as well be huge as tiny if you lose. Armagh didnt run away like the could have done when they emptied their bench. I thought Galway deserved extra time, but Armagh's defence was excellent at the very end. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3846 - 28/07/2024 19:52:11 2562299 Link
Replying To Marooned: "Had a bad feeling when Finnerty went off after 10 minutes. No way is Comer right either. He might be 60% fit at best. Walsh had a nightmare on the frees. Despite all that they got it back to a 1 point game after the Armagh goal but missed about 4 or 5 decent chances to equalise or even go ahead. Armagh finally get a chance and score it to go 2 up again. Forwards weren't in the game really as Armagh had everyone defending deep behind the ball. We were reliant on the middle third players to get scores. Very disappointing that they lost Soupy Campbell a minute after he came on for the goal. I'm sure they talked for 2 weeks about what they would do on his introduction. That was the chance for Galway. Not sure this team will get another one. Conroy, Comer and Walsh getting on and picking up knocks. Will PJ and Cian O'Neill even stay on? Done 5 years now." Hard for Comer to have an impact without a few direct balls. That's 2 All Ireland finals we didn't play to Comers strengths. StopTheLights (Galway) - Posts: 386 - 28/07/2024 19:53:18 2562300 Link
Replying To The_analyser: "Stick to the Leitrim thread you wum." Nobody here will praise Roscommon for losing to Armagh so stop looking for pats on the heads on other forums. eslinchickenmaryland (Leitrim) - Posts: 274 - 28/07/2024 19:54:38 2562302 Link
Replying To StopTheLights: "Hard for Comer to have an impact without a few direct balls. That's 2 All Ireland finals we didn't play to Comers strengths." In fairness Armagh had 15 deep behind the ball the whole game. Apart from whenever Galway caught them with a turnover. Can't just pump in high ball into a packed defence as the defence will win it 9 times out of 10. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2288 - 28/07/2024 19:58:46 2562304 Link
Replying To Bdonegal1991: "How?? Armagh were better." No they weren't.We threw game away.Count the easy wides and it says it all. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 369 - 28/07/2024 20:02:50 2562305 Link
Your footballers gave you plenty to cheer about this year, Just wasn't meant to be today, Armagh converted their chances better today and got the all important goal. I know its not easy today, but go lick your wounds for now, there is still a very good Galway side there. jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20685 - 28/07/2024 20:06:32 2562309 Link
Hard luck Galway, well done Armagh. Division 2 team wins Sam again, and Armagh didnt have any score from a free which is mad for a winning team. Conroy, Maher, Darcy all played well but thats about it for Galway. Unfortunately Galway people wont like to hear it but it was a bottle job. The supposed 'Marquee' forwards didnt turn up and Joyce was poor on the line. He should have made changes earlier, Comer was on far too long and Walsh should have been taken off frees. Galway panicked way too early, fear set in and players didnt want to shoot and decision making was poor. Will Joyce stay on? Conroy will be a big loss if he decides to go. tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 619 - 28/07/2024 20:06:35 2562310 Link
Replying To Cbar: "Heartfelt commiserations. I was pretty neutral, wasn't shouting for anyone but I'm frustrated for ye at the way Galway lost it. Walsh drives me mad. We know how good he can be but between today and the preliminary QF last year he had 2 nightmares and went a long way to costing Galway both games. Fitzy going on about how normally he's so reliable? Has he really done anything for Galway football since he moved to Kilmacud? I would question is he even good to have in the camp. Special mention for Paul Conroy. 3 brilliant points today. But aside from that, he plugged away with ye for a long time without much glory. I'm sure when ye lost to Tipperary in 2016 QF he was questioning if he'd ever get a win in CP. Some servant to the game." Whilst your comments on Paul Conroy are spot on [what a servant he's been to Galway football], your comments on Walsh are bizarre. He was poor today, but was in good company in that respect. He made a difference in the Connacht final against ye so your memory is selective. Neither Walsh or Comer have looked 100% for some time and today was no exception. Not helped by the slow, ponderous build up which would be a nightmare for any forward [aside from the 5-10 minutes at the start of the 2nd half]. Philly McMahon commented at one point in the 1st half that the ball up to the forwards was so slow getting there, it was no good for the likes of Walsh. We got away with it against Donegal, we didn't today. Armagh moved the ball noticeably quicker than we did. Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 881 - 28/07/2024 20:10:05 2562313 Link
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "No they weren't.We threw game away.Count the easy wides and it says it all." Armagh kicked some easy wides in the first half, I suppise you forgot about that? They were better, Galway are not that good, get over it. Bdonegal1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 88 - 28/07/2024 20:16:45 2562314 Link
Replying To Marooned: "In fairness Armagh had 15 deep behind the ball the whole game. Apart from whenever Galway caught them with a turnover. Can't just pump in high ball into a packed defence as the defence will win it 9 times out of 10." Ye in fairness Galway brought noone back when they defemded. Bdonegal1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 88 - 28/07/2024 20:18:22 2562316 Link
Replying To Bdonegal1991: "Ye in fairness Galway brought noone back when they defemded." They left 2 up all game. Not 0 up. But listen it worked for Armagh so I'm sure they won't give a toss and rightly so. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2288 - 28/07/2024 20:29:28 2562318 Link
Replying To The_analyser: "Stick to the Leitrim thread you wum." If Roscommon hadn't had the players sent off in QF we will never know what would have happened B&G (Longford) - Posts: 362 - 28/07/2024 20:31:02 2562319 Link
Replying To Ailteoir: "Whilst your comments on Paul Conroy are spot on [what a servant he's been to Galway football , your comments on Walsh are bizarre. He was poor today, but was in good company in that respect. He made a difference in the Connacht final against ye so your memory is selective. Neither Walsh or Comer have looked 100% for some time and today was no exception. Not helped by the slow, ponderous build up which would be a nightmare for any forward [aside from the 5-10 minutes at the start of the 2nd half]. Philly McMahon commented at one point in the 1st half that the ball up to the forwards was so slow getting there, it was no good for the likes of Walsh. We got away with it against Donegal, we didn't today. Armagh moved the ball noticeably quicker than we did."]Walsh missed SEVEN frees. And the surreal thing is that it's a movie we've seen before, when he starts kicking 'frees/marks' off both legs from the hand. It's been a disaster before, and it was a disaster today. The gas thing is, he put 4or5 fifty yarders on the ground in Castlebar two years ago, and kicked the lot to beat Mayo. Bottom line, he's an unreliable freetaker, and that singular aspect cost Galway dearly today. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3862 - 28/07/2024 20:33:14 2562321 Link
Replying To Marooned: "It was a one point game and Galway missed the better chances. When that happens most teams will usually have serious regrets." Christ above Armagh missed chances in the first half, didn't play well in the second half or anywhere near the level they did against Kerry but they still beat ye and could have beat ye by more. Bdonegal1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 88 - 28/07/2024 20:42:24 2562327 Link
The comments on Walsh are indeed bizarre. Turbitt was a shoe in for POTY before today but his performance seems to have been missed particularly by a lot our guest posters from Mayo smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 440 - 28/07/2024 20:42:42 2562328 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: " Replying To Ailteoir: "Whilst your comments on Paul Conroy are spot on [what a servant he's been to Galway football , your comments on Walsh are bizarre. He was poor today, but was in good company in that respect. He made a difference in the Connacht final against ye so your memory is selective. Neither Walsh or Comer have looked 100% for some time and today was no exception. Not helped by the slow, ponderous build up which would be a nightmare for any forward [aside from the 5-10 minutes at the start of the 2nd half . Philly McMahon commented at one point in the 1st half that the ball up to the forwards was so slow getting there, it was no good for the likes of Walsh. We got away with it against Donegal, we didn't today. Armagh moved the ball noticeably quicker than we did."]Walsh missed SEVEN frees. And the surreal thing is that it's a movie we've seen before, when he starts kicking 'frees/marks' off both legs from the hand. It's been a disaster before, and it was a disaster today. The gas thing is, he put 4or5 fifty yarders on the ground in Castlebar two years ago, and kicked the lot to beat Mayo. Bottom line, he's an unreliable freetaker, and that singular aspect cost Galway dearly today."]Yes he was poor off the frees and his unreliability on that score is not anything new. Why wasn't Tierney put on them after Walsh's 2nd miss? That's a question that should be asked of the line. Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 881 - 28/07/2024 20:54:50 2562338 Link
Replying To Bdonegal1991: "Armagh kicked some easy wides in the first half, I suppise you forgot about that? They were better, Galway are not that good, get over it." You are a proper WUM. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 369 - 28/07/2024 20:54:55 2562339 Link