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Replying To Overdahill:  "Lads not kid ourselves that 'The old guard' are a step up on what we saw saturday Evan couldn't make the team last year, Whelan looked to have slowed down a lot. With the exception of Cathal Mannion and possibly Cianan Fahy what we saw saturday is the team until someone comes in and earns a place. I'd be giving one or 2 other prospects who could add to the team a chance the next day and go with something like

Fahy
Ryan
Trayers
Loftus (assuming Morrissey out for a few weeks)
Mannion
Daithi
Daniels
Lee
Monahan
Neary
A. Niland
Rabbitte
Molloy

Possibly a few unavailable with Fitz, Cathal, Paddy Maccartaigh to come in if so"
A positive start for our new squad in Thurles, but to think we can handle Cork with 13men could be pushing it a bit.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4524 - 27/01/2026 11:11:17    2653505

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Replying To SixtiesKid:  "what about letting the management select the team?
they're the ones who know what's going on."
So no point in any online discussion thread or website in fact if that's the case. Suer we're all on here for a bit of craic and a chat. Relax.

The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 832 - 27/01/2026 12:31:15    2653526

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Neary was fine. I saw a midfield pairing in Thurles that didn't quite swing it our way, and became increasingly less convincing as the game wore on. I wonder does big Fionn McDonagh hurl? We'd need a lad his size really to lay down the law somewhere in that middle 8. Neary certainly wasn't the problem in that sector on Saturday night imo."
Fionn won a Fitz with Mary I two years ago and plays Senior with Maigh Cuillin outstnading in the air!, but dont think he got a look in for Galway. So hes right to jump at the chance to play Senior football.

puckemhard (Galway) - Posts: 247 - 27/01/2026 12:46:18    2653528

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Replying To SouthGalway:  "I don't care about winning the League I just care about getting the best team out together as we possibly can. If we get some wins in the process then so be it."
Well I care about winning the League and I d rather have a settled team going full tilt to win it and then be ready and hoping to go for Championship (KK at home Rd 1)
Last year in the League 6 games and 6 different line ups with some horrible defeats and then in the Championship We were no better

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2783 - 27/01/2026 14:04:07    2653540

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "A positive start for our new squad in Thurles, but to think we can handle Cork with 13men could be pushing it a bit."
Lol! Roory Burke and Fleming so nailled on in my head they didn't even need to be mentioned

Overdahill (Galway) - Posts: 85 - 27/01/2026 14:41:18    2653548

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Replying To katser:  "Well I care about winning the League and I d rather have a settled team going full tilt to win it and then be ready and hoping to go for Championship (KK at home Rd 1)
Last year in the League 6 games and 6 different line ups with some horrible defeats and then in the Championship We were no better"
True more matches would be good for us and help us get to that settled lineup

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 190 - 27/01/2026 15:41:26    2653565

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Replying To katser:  "Well I care about winning the League and I d rather have a settled team going full tilt to win it and then be ready and hoping to go for Championship (KK at home Rd 1)
Last year in the League 6 games and 6 different line ups with some horrible defeats and then in the Championship We were no better"
Last year in the League you stopped giving gametime to most of the younger lads after the first League game. Not sure how they were supposed to get better when they weren't even playing.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18154 - 27/01/2026 18:53:46    2653623

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Replying To Viking66:  "Last year in the League you stopped giving gametime to most of the younger lads after the first League game. Not sure how they were supposed to get better when they weren't even playing."
Well we need to get our team sorted for the League so that we are ready for the big one....Round 1 of Championship home v Kilkenny because with all due respect to the other Leinster teams........beat KK and Galway Will be back in another Leinster Final and the chance to win it and go straight through to the All Ireland Final.
That's my objective anyway!

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2783 - 27/01/2026 21:17:41    2653650

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