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Replying To Yvrjd:  "*Correction*
From that starting 6 in the forward line, only Shane McGrath and Matthew Thompson are senior inter-county footballers."
In your opinion...
O Flaherty has already proven he has all the attributes..

Galwaymaster9 (Galway) - Posts: 446 - 21/12/2025 11:55:17    2649059

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Replying To PressureKick:  "It must absolutely kill you that basically every pundit, including both on that same podcast, agree that Galway have one of the most talented player groups

You must be sitting there in your little crapped out Fiesta, seething with rage every time you hear it on the radio"
Not at all I find it interesting how the mainstream media pick and choose the teams to hype. Galway is an obvious and easy one because of Joyces profile. When you throw in 1 or 2 star performers like Walsh and Comer then its easy to portray the overall squad as stronger than it is.

JimB1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 123 - 21/12/2025 12:00:08    2649061

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Replying To JimB1991:  "Not at all I find it interesting how the mainstream media pick and choose the teams to hype. Galway is an obvious and easy one because of Joyces profile. When you throw in 1 or 2 star performers like Walsh and Comer then its easy to portray the overall squad as stronger than it is."
Well it's not rocket science to think that a team which has appeared in 2 of the last 4 finals might be considered contenders.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2678 - 21/12/2025 14:19:21    2649078

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Replying To JimB1991:  "Not at all I find it interesting how the mainstream media pick and choose the teams to hype. Galway is an obvious and easy one because of Joyces profile. When you throw in 1 or 2 star performers like Walsh and Comer then its easy to portray the overall squad as stronger than it is."
Lad, you're from Donegal. The most hyped-up football team in the country when Jimmy McGuiness is in charge.

TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 315 - 22/12/2025 11:12:27    2649175

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Replying To TanCanRan:  "Lad, you're from Donegal. The most hyped-up football team in the country when Jimmy McGuiness is in charge."
Jim1991 isn't from Donegal. They never post on our forum. They've been asked a number of times not to claim to be from our proud county. It is most likely the poster from Mayo who posts on numerous threads under a number of different names.

Ulsterchamps72 (Donegal) - Posts: 176 - 22/12/2025 17:06:51    2649223

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Replying To Ulsterchamps72:  "Jim1991 isn't from Donegal. They never post on our forum. They've been asked a number of times not to claim to be from our proud county. It is most likely the poster from Mayo who posts on numerous threads under a number of different names."
Sorry couldn't resist. Is this now policy that if you have an embarrassing poster from your county they are automatically from Mayo? Easy target I guess.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11849 - 22/12/2025 17:41:58    2649226

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Replying To Ulsterchamps72:  "Jim1991 isn't from Donegal. They never post on our forum. They've been asked a number of times not to claim to be from our proud county. It is most likely the poster from Mayo who posts on numerous threads under a number of different names."
Agreed. Definitely not from Donegal. What this character knows about Donegal football, would fit on the back of a postage stamp. Only posts about one topic in particular and pops up in different incarnations.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2678 - 22/12/2025 18:40:39    2649241

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Replying To Ulsterchamps72:  "Jim1991 isn't from Donegal. They never post on our forum. They've been asked a number of times not to claim to be from our proud county. It is most likely the poster from Mayo who posts on numerous threads under a number of different names."
Lol as others said so you have an embaressing poster so they must be from mayo? . This Donegal one has slagged off mayo in the past to so they are 100% not from mayo. You need to get a grip.

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 588 - 23/12/2025 08:23:46    2649279

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Replying To yew_tree:  "Sorry couldn't resist. Is this now policy that if you have an embarrassing poster from your county they are automatically from Mayo? Easy target I guess."
I'm fairness Mayogaablog is unique amongst the gaa community. There's 32 counties and yet there's nothing remotely close to what you'll see on there from any other county. So it's kind of natural to assume that the more wacky and unhinged opinions may come from that county or community because that's the main evidence we've been presented with

PressureKick (UK) - Posts: 333 - 23/12/2025 22:53:04    2649361

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "Agreed. Definitely not from Donegal. What this character knows about Donegal football, would fit on the back of a postage stamp. Only posts about one topic in particular and pops up in different incarnations."
From Donegal but living in Galway. Not clear what the issue is? Just giving an opinion on a discussion forum like everyone else is.

JimB1991 (Donegal) - Posts: 123 - 03/01/2026 11:22:50    2649489

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Replying To JimB1991:  "Not at all I find it interesting how the mainstream media pick and choose the teams to hype. Galway is an obvious and easy one because of Joyces profile. When you throw in 1 or 2 star performers like Walsh and Comer then its easy to portray the overall squad as stronger than it is."
It's unlikely that Comer's recent body of intercounty work would convince anyone, in the media or elsewhere, to hype Galway or to portray their overall squad as being stronger than it is. What is 'Joyces profile' exactly, and why does it cause pundits to make the evaluation errors you speak of, in relation to Galway?

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4506 - 03/01/2026 19:19:45    2649586

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Not much of run out for a mainly development Galway panel tonight against London. 24 point winners Costello with 1-6,Malvern with 2-1. Leitrim in Tuam might provide a better challenge

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 646 - 03/01/2026 19:47:48    2649592

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D.O'F just doesn't seem to click when he starts, does he? Feels like he might be one of those lads who's more dangerous coming on later, maybe drifting in from that No. 7 spot rather than starting out wide.

Good to see a bit of energy anyway, Mulhern was lively, and Mulryan made a difference when he came on. Thought O Laoi looked really comfortable at wing back too. Roche and S.McGrath started bright, and Costello was a handful inside.

Hard to take much from it though. London barely kicked the ball all night just hand pass, hand pass. Last 20 minutes turned into the Galway subs all trying to get on the scoresheet. Felt more like a training match than a proper match, to be honest. Hopefully Leitrim bring a stronger side next week. That'll tell us a bit more about who could potentially push into the league panel.

WonTon5 (Galway) - Posts: 96 - 03/01/2026 21:06:33    2649602

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Little to take out of last night.

McGrath only one of new forwards I can see playing league and have been impressed with him albeit v limited opposition deserves a shot v mayo


Olaoi has found best position but well stacked there already

Cant see any of forwards involved last night bar DOF McGrath Costello been kept on

Still no word on any player of the older heads departing which is good

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1857 - 04/01/2026 10:46:52    2649663

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Of all the new players I think Shane McGrath has been the most impressive across all the challenge games before Christmas and yesterday's game.

Has been no sign of Alan Naughton in any of the games so hard to tell if he's injured or just not part of the squad at all?

Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2455 - 04/01/2026 14:43:55    2649697

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