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Replying To Galwayforsam26:  "Is there any young good footballer in Galway like in mayo we seem to be an ageing squad"
Look at our underage results for the past 5 years or so. Not pretty.

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2562 - 26/07/2026 23:26:11    2687374

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Replying To LordLucan:  "Fair Dues to Mayo. They realky showed what letting good fast ball into top-class forwards can do. In sharp contrast to our laboured build-up to a 'generational' group of forwards. They had leaders who went for it bald/ headed when under the cosh. Bring back Tally or CoN - Moran was a fresh voice who the players responded to, Lessons, anyone??"
Looked at the stats just to confirm that my mind or eyesight missed all this good fast ball in?

Mayo scored 1-18 from through the hands football today. A style of play they used all year. Work rate,turnovers and pace on the counter all key traits.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 952 - 26/07/2026 23:29:33    2687377

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Hats off to them they were great and fully deserving winners and the scenes after and the emotion was great to see. LEts hope our 25 year drought does not go on too long but we have loads of work to do.

Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 502 - 27/07/2026 09:10:28    2687415

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Yesterday is a big eye opener, trust the youth.

Fionn McDonagh, Colm Costello and Shane McGrath need to have trust in them now to deliver.

ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 197 - 27/07/2026 10:01:08    2687425

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "Looked at the stats just to confirm that my mind or eyesight missed all this good fast ball in?

Mayo scored 1-18 from through the hands football today. A style of play they used all year. Work rate,turnovers and pace on the counter all key traits."
4-1 on 2pointers was a big factor in the game. Interesting that both Jack Carney and ROD were playing for Mayo v Galway in Castlebar last summer, when Mayo lost a game they were level in with 20mins left, playing with a gale. Mayo looked shot shy on the day, and ironically the game ended on Ruane's failed 2pt attempt to draw the game. My point is, look what a change in management/mindset/personnel can do for a team in 1 year. Kobe, Beirne, McGreal, -AOS, and boom players like ROD and Carney and more just shift gears to a higher level. Mayo for Sam just won't have the same hollow ring to it going forward......and congrats to all Mayo folk on that.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4890 - 27/07/2026 10:33:23    2687443

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Joyce was there to witness that yesterday, brilliant football from Mayo, no back and over rubbish, slow ponderous play...
New management worked but no we will have to stay with our approach.
Andy has one up on you now PJ..
What will you do to change it?

Belclare98 (Galway) - Posts: 42 - 27/07/2026 11:13:03    2687457

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Are we the idiots for trying to be a dual county?

Just do what Kerry, Mayo, Donegal //Limerick , Kilkenny, Clare etc do and focus on one sport, throw a small bit of effort into the other one just so its looks like ya care.

Then get the entire county behind one sport?

I dunno, I assume all of Mayo will be supporting Galway next year so we can end our 26 year drought?

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 861 - 27/07/2026 12:14:02    2687484

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