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Load up the wagons for Páirc Esler! We're heading to Mourne country. And if we think it'll be any ways easy, think again. They'll target this for a massive scalp on their home patch and with players of the quality of the superb Havern (top scorer across all divisions in the nfl) along with Murdock, Danny Magill and more, they'll put it up to anyone now. Monaghan were lucky enough against them yesterday, having picked the ball off the ground before the goal, plus the infringement that Beggan punished. Down have beaten Louth, who had beaten Meath, who beat Kerry! So it just shows in this mad and brilliant championship that anything can happen, so we'll have to build on that rip roaring Breffni second half momentum and bring that love for the battle to Newry. Can't wait to head up that road. Let's bring a monster support lads, Newry will sell out, let's get up there for these men and roar them on. Gaillimh Abú! togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1069 - 16/06/2025 09:24:45 2618062 Link
Replying To Scenicparish: "Handy draw???" Handy for Kerry and DL. Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 215 - 16/06/2025 09:27:13 2618064 Link
Replying To Scenicparish: "Handy draw???" Nothing handy! As well we all know. Since ye Donegal bucks are obsessed with the Galwag forum, I'd like to pass on the message that Jim can relax now that ye won't have to get in the car this weekend up there. Lord above, his attempts after the Mayo match to create a "world v Donegal" siege mentality are comical. togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1069 - 16/06/2025 09:27:52 2618065 Link
Replying To Gearoid1998ffowaed: "Any idea when the club football draw is happening?" Tonight Jellybaby (Dublin) - Posts: 365 - 16/06/2025 09:34:17 2618071 Link
I wouldn't call it a handy draw but definitely better than Ballybofey or Killarney. If we were to win next weekend, we can't play Armagh so one of Tyrone, Meath, Monaghan in the quarters. We are coming in now to next weekend after a good win and the body language and vibe was very good on the pitch afterwards Saturday. The other positive is that my concerns were about the potential 3 weekends running but 1. We got through that last year and 2. Lots of guys around the middle have got breaks at different stages Conroy, Tierney, Silke, McHugh, McDaid, Cooke, O'Flaherty, Hernon even Heaney and Sweeney getting minutes. Anyway the focus is on Down, Pat Havern is the danger man and probably looks suited to Fitzgerald. First time really seeing him yesterday, he's deceptively quick. smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 522 - 16/06/2025 09:34:20 2618072 Link
Replying To Scenicparish: "Handy draw???" There's nothing handy the way we've been playing. But you'd take Down over Donegal or Kerry all the same. Down will fancy their chances against us at home galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1312 - 16/06/2025 09:47:10 2618081 Link
Down will be well up for it lads, we need to start well and go after them. They are well able to take their scores and have pedigree in the All Ireland so its a test to see if our lads have shaken off the lethargy and stepped it up after beating Armagh. JahTribe (Galway) - Posts: 160 - 16/06/2025 09:53:59 2618083 Link
Replying To jam83: "How on earth can someone who is presumably doing a serious rehab, then warm-up, recovery etc tear a muscle? I can't recall any Galway player being this injury prone. Back for Roscommon, then injured, then back against Derry, injured. I knew he was bad when he wasn't even a sub, if he was somewhat half right they'd surely have had him on the bench." There is obviously some other underlying issue that is leading to such injuries. The source of the problem could be back etc. Got to feel for him; gutting when it happens over and over. galway2015 (Galway) - Posts: 72 - 16/06/2025 10:05:52 2618092 Link
Every team has now lost at least one championship game this year, Armagh the bookies favourites have lost two. Galway, Kerry, Donegal , Tyrone and Dublin all have lost at least one. Its wide open and if Galway play like they did in second half we can beat anybody. hopballref (Galway) - Posts: 443 - 16/06/2025 10:14:06 2618102 Link
Replying To Cumann1: "That's it Belclare, wish yourself the best of luck" Hahaha so your saying yew tree and Belclare are one person!!! Poor ould Yew has had a bad enough weekend without that comparison! Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 299 - 16/06/2025 10:21:52 2618106 Link
Replying To smallfrank: "He was walking around on Saturday no issue. A torn muscle on Thursday wouldn't look like that 2 days later." Depends on grade of tear. I suppose. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 490 - 16/06/2025 10:23:13 2618107 Link
Replying To GalwayLurker: "Gleeson was a huge part of us winning Connacht this year, remember the save from Hession and the touch on the 2 pointer over the bar? Yesterday was not the day to change keeper and we're lucky it didn't backfire, I'd prefer to see Gleeson back in goal next week TBH." Huge respect for Conor Gleeson. Hes made some crucial saves- he did a brilliant job to deny Paul Cassidy the goal in the Derry game. It would have been game over for us this year without that save. He stood up when we needed him so many times. I actually thought he was robbed of an All Star nomination last year, he had just 1 goal conceded over 9 games - a remarkable clean-sheet record. Confidence and composure is the main thing he's lacking. Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 154 - 16/06/2025 10:34:13 2618110 Link
Down do have some super players. Very impressed with their keeper made some outstanding if not risky kickouts through eye of a needle. We need to start fast and not lax like all season. We now have a wonderful opportunity and hopefully take the chance. I'd go with just 1 change. DOF for silke or Glynn jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1579 - 16/06/2025 10:37:29 2618116 Link
Big task up in Down. A game we can win if we play on our terms. Down would be looking for chaos. As good as a draw as we could hope for I suppose. Congrats to PJ and the lads for bouncing back. Gaillimh Abu suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1749 - 16/06/2025 10:45:28 2618120 Link
Replying To togoutlads: "Nothing handy! As well we all know. Since ye Donegal bucks are obsessed with the Galwag forum, I'd like to pass on the message that Jim can relax now that ye won't have to get in the car this weekend up there. Lord above, his attempts after the Mayo match to create a "world v Donegal" siege mentality are comical." Most of them posters claiming to be from Donegal aren't regular posters on our forum. I'd say they are from closer to Galway than Donegal. We in Donegal, generally get poor treatment from Government, GAA, HSE, Transport infrastructure etc, we have to move on, but we will continue to raise what we believe are inequalities. McGuinness got it right to raise it and one thing for sure, we appreciate this as a Donegal people. Ulsterchamps72 (Donegal) - Posts: 137 - 16/06/2025 11:00:12 2618131 Link
Replying To Gearoid1998ffowaed: "Huge respect for Conor Gleeson. Hes made some crucial saves- he did a brilliant job to deny Paul Cassidy the goal in the Derry game. It would have been game over for us this year without that save. He stood up when we needed him so many times. I actually thought he was robbed of an All Star nomination last year, he had just 1 goal conceded over 9 games - a remarkable clean-sheet record. Confidence and composure is the main thing he's lacking." To say hes lacking confidence and composure is hardly a ringing endorsement for a GOALIE ! MinorChamp_09 (Galway) - Posts: 15 - 16/06/2025 11:07:11 2618139 Link
Replying To Belclare7: "Hahaha so your saying yew tree and Belclare are one person!!! Poor ould Yew has had a bad enough weekend without that comparison!" Along with a few others Cumann1 (Mayo) - Posts: 78 - 16/06/2025 11:09:16 2618143 Link
Anyone who thinks we will get anything easy up there can think again. We need to be on it next weekend if not we will be saying goodbye to Championship 2025. Can't wait - as posted above let's get a big support behind the lads, they deserve it. ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1706 - 16/06/2025 11:24:14 2618155 Link
Replying To galwayman2: "There's nothing handy the way we've been playing. But you'd take Down over Donegal or Kerry all the same. Down will fancy their chances against us at home" Yes. It should be a good match. Safe journey. Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 576 - 16/06/2025 11:25:40 2618158 Link
Replying To togoutlads: "Nothing handy! As well we all know. Since ye Donegal bucks are obsessed with the Galwag forum, I'd like to pass on the message that Jim can relax now that ye won't have to get in the car this weekend up there. Lord above, his attempts after the Mayo match to create a "world v Donegal" siege mentality are comical." I take your point but Roscommon was an awful treck for most of us. 3 hour journey, road works and a detour along the way didn't help. The facilities were terrible as well, 10k stand and no toilets. 20 portaloo's for men and women. No running water. Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 576 - 16/06/2025 11:30:02 2618160 Link