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Replying To OhIWouldYa: "I am surprised at the low level of posts on the Galway forum over the last few weeks considering the hurlers are out this weekend. I know Santa was doing the rounds and the darts have been on but wondering is there a lack of interest in the upcoming season? Let's hope the weather holds and there is good support for the Galway hurlers on Sunday vs Laois. Are Galway also playing a challenge on Saturday vs Offaly? Anyone with details of time and location for this game?" Don't think there will be much interest at this time of year. The league doesn't really get anyone excited. It's just a waiting game until championship really. Just need to look coherent, try a few new lads and I wouldn't worry about results. The Fitzgibbon should be informative as University Galway should be going close to winning it with this squad - it's pretty much a three team competition to win against UL and UCC. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 807 - 06/01/2025 10:39:21 2584754 Link
Replying To galway19: "Don't think there will be much interest at this time of year. The league doesn't really get anyone excited. It's just a waiting game until championship really. Just need to look coherent, try a few new lads and I wouldn't worry about results. The Fitzgibbon should be informative as University Galway should be going close to winning it with this squad - it's pretty much a three team competition to win against UL and UCC." was any team picked for the Laois Game? SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 333 - 06/01/2025 16:37:00 2584801 Link
Replying To galway19: "Don't think there will be much interest at this time of year. The league doesn't really get anyone excited. It's just a waiting game until championship really. Just need to look coherent, try a few new lads and I wouldn't worry about results. The Fitzgibbon should be informative as University Galway should be going close to winning it with this squad - it's pretty much a three team competition to win against UL and UCC." Mary I may have something to say as well WesternSeaBoard (Galway) - Posts: 139 - 06/01/2025 21:00:35 2584826 Link
Replying To SixtiesKid: "was any team picked for the Laois Game?" Nah, back to the Donoghue regime of all info being hidden from the public. TanCanRan (Galway) - Posts: 242 - 07/01/2025 09:50:02 2584860 Link
Replying To TanCanRan: "Nah, back to the Donoghue regime of all info being hidden from the public." Played Offaly Saturday and won by 3. any info on this? SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 333 - 07/01/2025 11:20:04 2584868 Link
Playing Clare on Saturday, assuming weather allows for game to be played. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 807 - 08/01/2025 09:38:40 2584994 Link
Replying To SixtiesKid: "Played Offaly Saturday and won by 3. any info on this?" Strong offaly team, flynn p Mannion and few other established played Galway456 (Galway) - Posts: 125 - 09/01/2025 16:56:34 2585215 Link
Good run out for our lads down in Clare today. We won by 6 points, 1-30 to 1-24. Both teams were experimental enough. Clare did bring in Reidy, Malone and Ryan Taylor in the second half. They had started with Shanagher and Shane Meehan up top so our backs got a decent enough test. Colm Molloy excellent up front for us. Donal O'Shea very good at midfield and I thought Whelan and Salmon in the backs were strong. Our subs in the second half were all young lads. Starting team was: Darach Fahy Oisin Salmon Daniel Loftus Josh Ryan Cillian Whelan Michael Garvey TJ Brennan Ronan Glennon Donal O'Shea Gavin Lee Evan Niland John Cooney Colm Molloy Greg Thomas Declan McLoughlin Couldn't make out all the subs that came on as there was no team sheet but Eanna Murphy, Michael Walsh, Liam Collins, Diarmuid Hanniffy, Oisin Lohan all came on. Lohan came on in first half as Glennon picked up a niggle. Lohan picked off some nice scores. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 807 - 11/01/2025 15:40:27 2585496 Link
Galway beat Clare in the Challenge Match. I don't know who lined out for Galway or who did the scoring. 1-30 to 1-24 Final score. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2295 - 11/01/2025 15:42:21 2585498 Link
Best of luck to TAD tomorrow, underdogs in eyes of bookies, might suit, Galway teams never good favourites. WesternSeaBoard (Galway) - Posts: 139 - 11/01/2025 18:48:10 2585534 Link
Replying To galway19: "Good run out for our lads down in Clare today. We won by 6 points, 1-30 to 1-24. Both teams were experimental enough. Clare did bring in Reidy, Malone and Ryan Taylor in the second half. They had started with Shanagher and Shane Meehan up top so our backs got a decent enough test. Colm Molloy excellent up front for us. Donal O'Shea very good at midfield and I thought Whelan and Salmon in the backs were strong. Our subs in the second half were all young lads. Starting team was: Darach Fahy Oisin Salmon Daniel Loftus Josh Ryan Cillian Whelan Michael Garvey TJ Brennan Ronan Glennon Donal O'Shea Gavin Lee Evan Niland John Cooney Colm Molloy Greg Thomas Declan McLoughlin Couldn't make out all the subs that came on as there was no team sheet but Eanna Murphy, Michael Walsh, Liam Collins, Diarmuid Hanniffy, Oisin Lohan all came on. Lohan came on in first half as Glennon picked up a niggle. Lohan picked off some nice scores." Interesting lineup. Quite a few of them names I don't recognize. Hon Galway! Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2295 - 11/01/2025 19:00:10 2585535 Link
Replying To galway19: "Good run out for our lads down in Clare today. We won by 6 points, 1-30 to 1-24. Both teams were experimental enough. Clare did bring in Reidy, Malone and Ryan Taylor in the second half. They had started with Shanagher and Shane Meehan up top so our backs got a decent enough test. Colm Molloy excellent up front for us. Donal O'Shea very good at midfield and I thought Whelan and Salmon in the backs were strong. Our subs in the second half were all young lads. Starting team was: Darach Fahy Oisin Salmon Daniel Loftus Josh Ryan Cillian Whelan Michael Garvey TJ Brennan Ronan Glennon Donal O'Shea Gavin Lee Evan Niland John Cooney Colm Molloy Greg Thomas Declan McLoughlin Couldn't make out all the subs that came on as there was no team sheet but Eanna Murphy, Michael Walsh, Liam Collins, Diarmuid Hanniffy, Oisin Lohan all came on. Lohan came on in first half as Glennon picked up a niggle. Lohan picked off some nice scores." Not many of these will be near a Galway 15. BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 60 - 12/01/2025 14:31:02 2585628 Link
Hard luck to TAD in the Intermediate Final. Led by one point at end of regulation but Cork outscored them 5-1 in extra time. Heartbreaker. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2295 - 12/01/2025 16:41:48 2585644 Link
Are Galway hurlers playing any challenge game this weekend? Any details, please share. Thanks OhIWouldYa (Galway) - Posts: 11 - 16/01/2025 22:40:47 2586148 Link
Replying To OhIWouldYa: "Are Galway hurlers playing any challenge game this weekend? Any details, please share. Thanks" Wouldnt see much point in them playing challenge matches with Fitzgibbon starting. Too many players get injured playing on heavy pitches playing maybe 2 times in the week with their 3rd level institute and then expected to line out with the county in meaningless challenges. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1970 - 18/01/2025 10:06:21 2586264 Link
Any updates on panel? Outgoings? BigBàsMan (Galway) - Posts: 60 - 22/01/2025 21:53:00 2587044 Link
Replying To galway19: "Don't think there will be much interest at this time of year. The league doesn't really get anyone excited. It's just a waiting game until championship really. Just need to look coherent, try a few new lads and I wouldn't worry about results. The Fitzgibbon should be informative as University Galway should be going close to winning it with this squad - it's pretty much a three team competition to win against UL and UCC." UG won't be one of the three WesternSeaBoard (Galway) - Posts: 139 - 23/01/2025 00:51:34 2587064 Link
Replying To BigBàsMan: "Any updates on panel? Outgoings?" There are 57 currently on the panel so you won't hear about the full squad for a little while yet. We only know that Cooney, Tuohy and GMac are gone and David Burke is giving it another year. Kinvara (Galway) - Posts: 184 - 23/01/2025 09:59:19 2587084 Link
Replying To Kinvara: "There are 57 currently on the panel so you won't hear about the full squad for a little while yet. We only know that Cooney, Tuohy and GMac are gone and David Burke is giving it another year." I am of the view that if the ordinary supporter was kept in the loop a bit more there would be a higher level of interest. We will see a few die-hard supporters fetching up for the beginning of the league. Meanwhile we see Connacht Rugby selling out 25k in Castlebar. The perpetual secrecy has one effect. It kills interest in the game. We need to wake up and keep genuine hurling supporters informed as to what is going on. People will go to games if they have a local interest in the team and if they are treated with a bit more respect. SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 333 - 23/01/2025 11:31:28 2587102 Link
Replying To SixtiesKid: "I am of the view that if the ordinary supporter was kept in the loop a bit more there would be a higher level of interest. We will see a few die-hard supporters fetching up for the beginning of the league. Meanwhile we see Connacht Rugby selling out 25k in Castlebar. The perpetual secrecy has one effect. It kills interest in the game. We need to wake up and keep genuine hurling supporters informed as to what is going on. People will go to games if they have a local interest in the team and if they are treated with a bit more respect." I think the condensed schedule, coupled with the expanded rota of championship games has diminished interest in NHL and NFL games. Doubly so, when most of them can be watched on TV in the largely inclement weather spell January-March. If fans are flat out, in a strong dual county like Galway, attending 'proper' games from April to July (hopefully), there's likely to be diminished interest in attending the January-March fare? Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3917 - 23/01/2025 12:00:20 2587109 Link