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Replying To JimB1991: "I'm not sure about that. Galway are making the most of what they have" Think Galway do have better players than Mayo at the moment. Back in 2012-2017 it was the other way around. I really hope that Galway are genuine All Ireland contenders and that last Sunday wasn't a case of Roscommon making them look better than they are. Most Roscommon supporters would be of the view that our team are poor at present and are going backwards under current management.
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Replying To Belclare7: "He has.... but he got the important one last year for that definite foul by the Mayo defender in the dying seconds....." But Jazus he'd want to hurry up sometimes or he'll surely be booked, all he's missing sometimes is lighting up a pipe an havin a few puffs before he kicks it
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Galway to win by biggest margin even in a final maybe more than 20 points.
jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 475 - 22/04/2025 21:44:14
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Replying To jacktheboy: "Galway to win by biggest margin even in a final maybe more than 20 points." It's all irrelevant anyway, your boys have Sam in the bag!
ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1660 - 23/04/2025 01:38:47
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Galway U20 team for the Shield final tonight against Leitrim is basically a 2nd string side. No Ross Coen,Costello,Monaghan etc even named on the bench does that mean they are done with the U20s and all with the senior panel now?
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Replying To togoutlads: "There's no arrogance in Galway football, certainly not from any genuine supporters that know their football. We've, as always, great respect for the strength of Mayo football and will be preparing accordingly, that's for sure. This will be a battle in Castlebar. These Galway lads are around a while for the most part and didn't come down in the last shower of rain, and are under no illusions otherwise. They'll know what's coming with the green and red and they'll be primed for a great battle. Either team can beat the other on their day. Now who wants it more? We'll see. Should be a great game." Good one. Great respect for Armagh being the better team in last years All Ireland too.
Should be a close game between 2 of the chasing pack.
JimB1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 20 - 23/04/2025 13:14:35
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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Galway U20 team for the Shield final tonight against Leitrim is basically a 2nd string side. No Ross Coen,Costello,Monaghan etc even named on the bench does that mean they are done with the U20s and all with the senior panel now?" Costello was on bench Sunday cant imagine the others would be with seniors.
McGlinchey was in stand with extended panel.
Prob just giving everyone a run
Who is 3rd choice goalie for seniors this year
jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1457 - 23/04/2025 13:19:24
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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Galway U20 team for the Shield final tonight against Leitrim is basically a 2nd string side. No Ross Coen,Costello,Monaghan etc even named on the bench does that mean they are done with the U20s and all with the senior panel now?" That is some disaster to lose that. I don't remember too many worse seasons in recent years.
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Replying To jm25: "Costello was on bench Sunday cant imagine the others would be with seniors.
McGlinchey was in stand with extended panel.
Prob just giving everyone a run
Who is 3rd choice goalie for seniors this year" Think it's Caltra goalkeeper
Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 416 - 23/04/2025 21:50:35
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Replying To TanCanRan: "That is some disaster to lose that. I don't remember too many worse seasons in recent years." Disappointing season considering the success of this age group at minor. Questions have to be asked about overlooking the minor winning manager to parachute in former county players with limited managerial experience. I know this was the route PJ took to get senior role but he took a couple of yrs to find his feet, make mistakes, learn, adapt etc. We can do better. Savo should have done minors first which would have helped build his experience that way.
galway2015 (Galway) - Posts: 66 - 23/04/2025 22:12:05
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Replying To TanCanRan: "That is some disaster to lose that. I don't remember too many worse seasons in recent years." Team selection looked a big risk and so it proved.
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Tickets for Connacht final go on sale at 2pm today.
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Haphazard structures and disjointed prep across the age groups in Galway underage football are proving out. It's simply not good enough and the county board and senior officials need a grilling on what's actually happening here. A pathetic set of results and situation for a serious footballing county.
Where is the unified coaching philosophy that's seen in Kerry and Dublin development groups, for example, where top down it's developed and supported to not only build but enforce a county-wide coaching framework that aligns underage squads with what senior coaches are looking for a few short years down the road in terms of setup, playing style and ethos, strategies, skills development, addressing perceived areas of weakness in a given group, etc? What's happening on this front alone?
Some dev squads not even picked yet, I'm hearing, and it's almost May. And majority of those selected are seemingly from coaches own clubs, regardless of club success! It's still going on. I could go on, there's more to our county's sad decline at the moment in juvenile football.
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Replying To togoutlads: "Haphazard structures and disjointed prep across the age groups in Galway underage football are proving out. It's simply not good enough and the county board and senior officials need a grilling on what's actually happening here. A pathetic set of results and situation for a serious footballing county.
Where is the unified coaching philosophy that's seen in Kerry and Dublin development groups, for example, where top down it's developed and supported to not only build but enforce a county-wide coaching framework that aligns underage squads with what senior coaches are looking for a few short years down the road in terms of setup, playing style and ethos, strategies, skills development, addressing perceived areas of weakness in a given group, etc? What's happening on this front alone?
Some dev squads not even picked yet, I'm hearing, and it's almost May. And majority of those selected are seemingly from coaches own clubs, regardless of club success! It's still going on. I could go on, there's more to our county's sad decline at the moment in juvenile football." Can't argue with any of this.
I've said before that 17-20 phase is crucial. Most lads who are 20 should be established on their club team and even starting. Other than Costello I can't name any, McGlinchey is playing alright. I wouldn't be slating the manager either. I think Niall Coyne and Ja involved and they have done a lot of work through the academies. I see Gary O'Donnell, Johnny Duane and Martin Mac working with the minors and again I'd admire that. Lots of counties give out about ex players not helping out when they are finished. Take our last 2 All Irelands, Martin Mac, Tomas Mannion, Brian Silke, John Divilly, De Paor, Declan Meehan, Kevin Walsh, Sean O'Domhnaill, Paul Clancy, Joe Bergin, Tommy Joyce, P.J., Ja, Savo, John Donnellan have all given something back at different stages.
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Replying To togoutlads: "Haphazard structures and disjointed prep across the age groups in Galway underage football are proving out. It's simply not good enough and the county board and senior officials need a grilling on what's actually happening here. A pathetic set of results and situation for a serious footballing county.
Where is the unified coaching philosophy that's seen in Kerry and Dublin development groups, for example, where top down it's developed and supported to not only build but enforce a county-wide coaching framework that aligns underage squads with what senior coaches are looking for a few short years down the road in terms of setup, playing style and ethos, strategies, skills development, addressing perceived areas of weakness in a given group, etc? What's happening on this front alone?
Some dev squads not even picked yet, I'm hearing, and it's almost May. And majority of those selected are seemingly from coaches own clubs, regardless of club success! It's still going on. I could go on, there's more to our county's sad decline at the moment in juvenile football." Is this the same Dublin that havent won an All Ireland at U20 or Minor since 2017.
Galway have won both in the last 5 years.
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Replying To drumalee11: "Is this the same Dublin that havent won an All Ireland at U20 or Minor since 2017.
Galway have won both in the last 5 years." Dublin haven't even won a Leinster U20 in 5 years. Regardless of what other counties are doing however, recent underage results for Galway have been worrying at provincial level. It's something we should be constantly reviewing and trying to improve.
No county will have a constant stream of success and there is a cyclical nature to when a group of quality players may come through, but we certainly can't become complacent.
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Replying To smallfrank: "Can't argue with any of this.
I've said before that 17-20 phase is crucial. Most lads who are 20 should be established on their club team and even starting. Other than Costello I can't name any, McGlinchey is playing alright. I wouldn't be slating the manager either. I think Niall Coyne and Ja involved and they have done a lot of work through the academies. I see Gary O'Donnell, Johnny Duane and Martin Mac working with the minors and again I'd admire that. Lots of counties give out about ex players not helping out when they are finished. Take our last 2 All Irelands, Martin Mac, Tomas Mannion, Brian Silke, John Divilly, De Paor, Declan Meehan, Kevin Walsh, Sean O'Domhnaill, Paul Clancy, Joe Bergin, Tommy Joyce, P.J., Ja, Savo, John Donnellan have all given something back at different stages." Very noticeable that very few of there squad team are yet to make an impact for their club teams.
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Replying To smallfrank: "Can't argue with any of this.
I've said before that 17-20 phase is crucial. Most lads who are 20 should be established on their club team and even starting. Other than Costello I can't name any, McGlinchey is playing alright. I wouldn't be slating the manager either. I think Niall Coyne and Ja involved and they have done a lot of work through the academies. I see Gary O'Donnell, Johnny Duane and Martin Mac working with the minors and again I'd admire that. Lots of counties give out about ex players not helping out when they are finished. Take our last 2 All Irelands, Martin Mac, Tomas Mannion, Brian Silke, John Divilly, De Paor, Declan Meehan, Kevin Walsh, Sean O'Domhnaill, Paul Clancy, Joe Bergin, Tommy Joyce, P.J., Ja, Savo, John Donnellan have all given something back at different stages." Sean Dunne was very good for barna last year and think it's mulhern who was very good for Caltra too, the likes of corofin SK Moycullen and claregalway have big panels so hard to breakthrough there.
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Replying To togoutlads: "Haphazard structures and disjointed prep across the age groups in Galway underage football are proving out. It's simply not good enough and the county board and senior officials need a grilling on what's actually happening here. A pathetic set of results and situation for a serious footballing county.
Where is the unified coaching philosophy that's seen in Kerry and Dublin development groups, for example, where top down it's developed and supported to not only build but enforce a county-wide coaching framework that aligns underage squads with what senior coaches are looking for a few short years down the road in terms of setup, playing style and ethos, strategies, skills development, addressing perceived areas of weakness in a given group, etc? What's happening on this front alone?
Some dev squads not even picked yet, I'm hearing, and it's almost May. And majority of those selected are seemingly from coaches own clubs, regardless of club success! It's still going on. I could go on, there's more to our county's sad decline at the moment in juvenile football." You were probably doing well until you threw in Dublin, lack of research or simply haven't been paying attention to what they have been at in underage level the last few years?
Even with this Galway U20 team that flattered to deceive it should still produce a few county seniors and that's the main success of any development.
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Replying To smallfrank: "Can't argue with any of this.
I've said before that 17-20 phase is crucial. Most lads who are 20 should be established on their club team and even starting. Other than Costello I can't name any, McGlinchey is playing alright. I wouldn't be slating the manager either. I think Niall Coyne and Ja involved and they have done a lot of work through the academies. I see Gary O'Donnell, Johnny Duane and Martin Mac working with the minors and again I'd admire that. Lots of counties give out about ex players not helping out when they are finished. Take our last 2 All Irelands, Martin Mac, Tomas Mannion, Brian Silke, John Divilly, De Paor, Declan Meehan, Kevin Walsh, Sean O'Domhnaill, Paul Clancy, Joe Bergin, Tommy Joyce, P.J., Ja, Savo, John Donnellan have all given something back at different stages." Ryan Joyce has started for Killannin. I know I've seen Lonergan, Gilmore and Mikey Mulryan for their senior teams. Vinny Gill played a few times for Corofin in league prob unlucky injury kept him away last year.
I'll have to ask the Milltown lads if they are gonna play Godwin this eve
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