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Replying To Marooned: "Thought Mulkerrin actually defended very well. Won some ball and made some interceptions. He's not great on the ball going forward though. Coughed it up twice in a row under pressure and was a bit unlucky in that both ended in Mayo scores. Was taken off fairly quickly after the second one." What has happened to John Daly? Was superb two or three years ago but isn't getting any game at all. Mulkerrin was brilliant against Dublin last but did get caught twice in possession but in fairness there was a lot of man marking so twas hard to come with ball at times. McDaid is a freak of nature in terms of his ball carrying and ball control under pressure while also soloing and bouncing a ball. Probably should of got man of the match. CartaDubh (Clare) - Posts: 58 - 05/05/2025 10:52:35 2606799 Link
Sickened but in defeat you have to be gracious so Congrats to Galway. We couldn't close it after reeling ye back in and in fairness throughout I felt Galway were getting their scores easier than us. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11553 - 05/05/2025 10:54:40 2606802 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "It wasn't clearly a 2 pointer. The umpire isn't 9 feet tall. The uprights aren't made of glass so he could see through them if he was 9 feet tall and judge if the ball had passed the crossbar before Gleeson touched it. There's no VAR technology helping him. A call was made based on what officials can see with their own eyes. Our defenders have eyes too. Too often used watching watching Galway players kicking points in the first half, same as the League match. Because sure 'we'll have the wind in the second half we might as well not kill ourself defending now'. Galway, Donegal, Armagh and Kerry won't give up handy scores like that. Winning of the game for Galway: knew when to wmwin ball and knew what to do with it when they had it. Another 'bad luck' story for Mayo. The ref robbed us! We beat ourselves, again." One of the umpires should have been stepped back to look out for it potentially happening. I thought it was a basic enough call tbh. I think a two pointer at that stage may have put Mayo in the lead for the first time in the game. Poor reffing throughout but with new levels of fitness etc, it's not easy for any man on the middle. Anyway Galway the better team on the day. Ominous seeing they were without Comer, Walshnand Maher. The beginning of the end for Mayo? I thought O Shea struggled at time yesterday. moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1136 - 05/05/2025 11:01:11 2606803 Link
Replying To JimB1991: "What's incorrect in whst she said? It was clearly a 2 pointer for a start. Congratulations to Galway. It was a 50:50 game. Certainly wasn't the dominating perfornance Galway supporters expected, Mayo could have easily have won the game. It will be interesting to see if Galway can make a dent beyond the group stages." It was exactly the game and performance most Galway supporters expected. Beating a top eight team on their own pitch to take home our fourth in a row Connacht title. It doesn't make any difference to you whether we make a dent or not, look after your own business, Mayo not too far away if(which is a big if) they can get their finishing accuracy consistently up Trucker1 (Galway) - Posts: 424 - 05/05/2025 11:31:12 2606812 Link
Replying To JimB1991: "What's incorrect in whst she said? It was clearly a 2 pointer for a start. Congratulations to Galway. It was a 50:50 game. Certainly wasn't the dominating perfornance Galway supporters expected, Mayo could have easily have won the game. It will be interesting to see if Galway can make a dent beyond the group stages." What Galway people??Most Galway people knew this was going to be very close as it always is and most importantly the team did. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 428 - 05/05/2025 11:48:32 2606816 Link
Great win and a very sweet way to do it we simply dug it out it was there for Mayo to win with 15 left but same old failings come back to haunt them wides and dropping shots short. Glesson made a great save but his kickouts were a struggle in 2nd half but a very strong wind. Coole made an eye catching difference & LOC settle the game with last score. Still on a high and when you think no Shane Damo & Maher off at ht the strength & depth is there looking forward to Dubs in 2weeks. If Maher out Cooke straight in Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 326 - 05/05/2025 11:55:56 2606820 Link
Ryan also kicked that 2 point free several yards closer than where it was given, and it only just had enough distance as it was. It's silly to look at individual decisions and moments in isolation PressureKick (UK) - Posts: 273 - 05/05/2025 12:04:13 2606821 Link
This is a direct quote from Clare aka S1234 and JimB1991 on the blog "@Larry david think so but that's not a penalty either it's a free at best." Clare a foul inside the big square is a penalty. I'm delighted you acknowledged it was a foul and thus a penalty. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 797 - 05/05/2025 13:04:49 2606830 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "You think the penalty was a clear and right decision? She said the missed chances after it cost us the game." You can't pull at the arm or shoulder of a player when in the process of shooting. Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 422 - 05/05/2025 13:51:21 2606836 Link
A couple of worries and it's been touched on here, we got turned over too easy at times and panic we showed on the ball on occasion in the second half has to be a worry. Mayo also cut through us at times and got in for goals, better teams would have punished us. A lot to work on. ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1672 - 05/05/2025 14:29:42 2606842 Link
Replying To JimB1991: "Donegal have demonstrared in Ulster how you manage your squad and win games comfortably without having to hit top gear. Thats not what Galway did yesterday, they allowed Mayo to dominate for long periods and could have easily lost it if Mayo were more efficient. Galway played decent at stages and came good in the last few minutes but it wasn't an impressive performance." Gwan and post in the Donegal thread so if you think they are so good. Have you ever actually posted anywhere but the Galway football thread?? systematic (Galway) - Posts: 149 - 05/05/2025 14:31:12 2606844 Link
I watched the game back this morning. Matthew Thompson had a hand in 5 points in the first half and should have had a goal, he was outstanding. Conroys skill levels are outrageous. Pulling McGrath out the pitch backfired for Mayo, he won the (soft) penalty and O'Donoghue was gassed at the end of the game from following him. AOS was done for steps, over carried twice(one that led to Thomson's goal chance, attempted a crazy free from the sideline and was out of gas with 10 minutes to go. There seems to be a rule against taking him off. Liam Silke went onto Boland and gave a masterclass in nullifying a 2 point threat. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 504 - 05/05/2025 14:36:15 2606845 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "You can't pull at the arm or shoulder of a player when in the process of shooting." I don't agree with her that it was soft. He didn't pull his arm, he tapped it. A penalty in either case. He was right to do it or it was a goal. Well taken penalty. I don't think it cost us the game. Being too lackadaisacal in defence in the first half and not scoring in the last 15 minutes cost us. Galway's defending against the wind was very good when it needed to be to close out the game. Cooke very steady when he came on. Just strode out onto the pitch looking confident and composed when they eventually brought him on. Not convinced by the Comer and Walsh missing talk either. They'll need to earn their places. Joyce has a serious squad with annoyed players on the bench itching to get their chance. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7943 - 05/05/2025 14:44:46 2606849 Link
Replying To JimB1991: "Not sure what point you're trying make on the umpire? They shouldn't and don't stand trying to look through the post." Tell me how a human can clearly see if the ball was clearly not past the post before the keeper touched it. The TV camera angle isn't conclusive. Gleeson did great to get a touch on it. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7943 - 05/05/2025 14:54:23 2606853 Link
The traffic before the match was very poorly managed and led to significant delays getting to Castlebar. Then sitting in traffic for 90 minutes after the end of the match trying to get out of Castlebar is beyond a joke. If it happened at Salthill you'd never hear the end of it. EDH (Galway) - Posts: 373 - 05/05/2025 14:59:16 2606858 Link
Replying To moros: "One of the umpires should have been stepped back to look out for it potentially happening. I thought it was a basic enough call tbh. I think a two pointer at that stage may have put Mayo in the lead for the first time in the game. Poor reffing throughout but with new levels of fitness etc, it's not easy for any man on the middle. Anyway Galway the better team on the day. Ominous seeing they were without Comer, Walshnand Maher. The beginning of the end for Mayo? I thought O Shea struggled at time yesterday." ROD 1st score in second half was from well outside arc so why was he so anxious holding up two fingers?? AOS took near 10 steps setting up hession chance and ref was hot on steps all day Free count 25-14 in mayo favour and while some of mayo's tackling was outstanding don't think we were overly ill disciplined. Glynn penalised for ball on ground rightly so, about 2 minutes later ruane does it even clearer in front of posts no free given. Was tierney tackle a black card ? jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1496 - 05/05/2025 15:08:49 2606861 Link
Kickitout.. thoughts on yesterday please? Flemenstar200 (Galway) - Posts: 83 - 05/05/2025 15:16:58 2606863 Link
Replying To Trucker1: "It was exactly the game and performance most Galway supporters expected. Beating a top eight team on their own pitch to take home our fourth in a row Connacht title. It doesn't make any difference to you whether we make a dent or not, look after your own business, Mayo not too far away if(which is a big if) they can get their finishing accuracy consistently up" Its a huge if, nothing to suggest Mayo will suddenly find the efficiency in attack neccessary to win an All Ireland. It was a win on Mayo's home pitch in fairness but there was nothing particularly convincing about it. Walsh and Comer are out injured more often than not, have they not learned to play without them yet? JimB1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 36 - 05/05/2025 15:20:09 2606865 Link
With all the Mayo whinging and complaing about the penalty and 2 pointers they are all avoiding the fact the free count was 25-14 in their favor, thought we had some scandalous calls against us especially for overcarrying. Great to get the job done without Walsh and Comer, that will give the panel and management a serious boost of confidence in themselves. Exciting few weeks and months ahead hopefully Galway456 (Galway) - Posts: 135 - 05/05/2025 15:57:16 2606873 Link
Don't really understand the big stink over the penalty. It was probably a 50/50 decision but far from the injustice that's made out. Defender had a little pull out of McGrath's arm as he was about to drop the ball onto his foot to shoot. It's a technical foul. What they are saying is the ref should have ignored it. But once you have a pull or drag out of a player in the act of shooting you run the risk that it will be blown up. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2382 - 05/05/2025 16:17:40 2606875 Link