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Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Yeah, yer man on GBFM commentary called Forker as Faulkner all night, at the recent Armagh game in Salthill." What commentator? Dunmore10 (Galway) - Posts: 153 - 04/02/2025 13:52:23 2589437 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "Still seems to be struggle for some with the Walsh name calling it Welsh.." That's different now. That just a charming localised pronunciation habit in certain western pockets, and Marty Morrissey was even tickled enough by it to get in on the act too, especially back in the day of big Kevin 'Welsh'. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3966 - 04/02/2025 14:12:29 2589444 Link
Replying To Dunmore10: "What commentator?" Jonathan Higgins I believe, now that you made me go back and look it up. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3966 - 04/02/2025 14:17:50 2589446 Link
Any hope of Peter Cooke coming back in? Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 138 - 04/02/2025 14:26:46 2589447 Link
Replying To hopballref: "Good performance, new rules seem to suit us. Would be aiming to get as many lads game time now with 4 points in the bag and not get carried away like Derry last year. One negative is, I am not sure we are getting most out of the goalkeeper rule with Gleeson - could do with someone more mobile, direct and comfortable on the ball to fully exploit it. Might seem mad but would Heaney, Conroy or Comer be worth trying out?" Ya I think the same, Heaney would be a great shout. I wouldn't move Conroy as it's m working where he is. Comer isn't great at the long kicks. Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 138 - 04/02/2025 14:30:21 2589448 Link
Conroy was an intercounty standard goalkeeper at underage so has experience there and if he was showing any signs of slowing down around midfield at age 35/36 it would've made complete sense to try him there However he's currently continuing to play like one of the absolute best players in the country at no.8 so simply can't be moved anywhere PressureKick (UK) - Posts: 254 - 04/02/2025 16:28:43 2589470 Link
Replying To PressureKick: "Conroy was an intercounty standard goalkeeper at underage so has experience there and if he was showing any signs of slowing down around midfield at age 35/36 it would've made complete sense to try him there However he's currently continuing to play like one of the absolute best players in the country at no.8 so simply can't be moved anywhere" Having this exact discussion over the weekend. The discussion: Considering all the work that modern GKs put into pinging kickouts as well as GK specific training I'm not sure would it be reasonable to ask someone who hasn't played in goals for year however good they were 10+ years ago to go back there Vs Someone is going to play an outfield played in goals at some point! It may as well be someone with a GK background. A good outfield player like PC should be able to ping kickouts! The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 744 - 04/02/2025 16:41:11 2589474 Link
With the new rules that you can't pass back to goalie in own half. Would it be possible as a workaround to have for example use your full back for kickouts and move the goalie out the field to corner back and swap round when play moves out field It would give option to pass back to nominal goalie and play a shorter kick outs jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1345 - 04/02/2025 17:27:48 2589482 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "I said galway only had 2 starting forwards who score from play yesterday same v Armagh Kelly did well got 2 points his market got 3" His marker was a forward. StopTheLights (Galway) - Posts: 394 - 04/02/2025 17:33:05 2589483 Link
Replying To Gearoid1998ffowaed: "Any hope of Peter Cooke coming back in?" Doesn't look likely at this stage. Surprised no journalist has asked PJ about him yet. Some were saying he wasn't even asked back this year but who knows? Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2339 - 04/02/2025 17:34:56 2589485 Link
He would make the difference needed to win when things get tighter , he was the most accurate scorer in clubs from outside the 40m. That's a lot of 2 pointers we could knock up on the scoreboard. Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 138 - 04/02/2025 20:22:14 2589511 Link
I know Comer is being managed and I am more than happy with that and with our status secured more or less after 2 games gives PJ & Co option to rest and try new lads. Is Tomo injured? Im surprised Egan has not been part of 26 unless injured? I must say I think we have build up a serious squad and team my biggest concern remains Gleeson. I dont envisage PJ taking foot off gas as in if a league final is on the cards he will go all for it. I know its early Feb & Mayo were short a few but I feel we are a much beter team than them both in terms of football & physicality. Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 313 - 05/02/2025 09:23:23 2589545 Link
Replying To Eire89: "Mad suggestion play our 2 best players Conroy FOTY or Comer!! Whilst I dont have too much faith in Gleeson I would suggest trying Flaherty current sub goalie there who plays full forward for his club Claregalway" Conroy playing exceptional for his age - I am just thinking of the hard surface in Croke Park (hopefully) but maybe he might continue to surprise. It might give Comer a lease of life - he hasn't played well in a long time but Heaney would be my preference as I know he has a good boot off the ground and is a good attacker and finisher. hopballref (Galway) - Posts: 423 - 05/02/2025 09:28:04 2589547 Link
Replying To hopballref: "Conroy playing exceptional for his age - I am just thinking of the hard surface in Croke Park (hopefully) but maybe he might continue to surprise. It might give Comer a lease of life - he hasn't played well in a long time but Heaney would be my preference as I know he has a good boot off the ground and is a good attacker and finisher." He had an exceptional connacht final last year. Comer will be very dangerous with the new rules. Management are smart to not risk him let him rehab as much as possible centrefield99 (Galway) - Posts: 140 - 05/02/2025 10:10:57 2589557 Link
Replying To hopballref: "Good performance, new rules seem to suit us. Would be aiming to get as many lads game time now with 4 points in the bag and not get carried away like Derry last year. One negative is, I am not sure we are getting most out of the goalkeeper rule with Gleeson - could do with someone more mobile, direct and comfortable on the ball to fully exploit it. Might seem mad but would Heaney, Conroy or Comer be worth trying out?" yes lets put our best outfield players in goal give your head a wobble clifford go in goal for kerry if you were in charge cavan.galway (Galway) - Posts: 220 - 05/02/2025 10:32:21 2589564 Link
We need more than just a line of big men across the middle for our kick outs. I was disappointed with this on Sunday and I was disappointed with Gleesons kicking including his one from play. His % from the 45s is low also. With his soccer experience his kicking from the deck should be his strength. Having watched it back. We had 21 kick outs 20 Long and 1 Short We won 12 and lost 9 Of those 20 long kick outs, we won clean possession from 7 and 4 breaks. I definitely think it's something we have to improve on smallfrank (Galway) - Posts: 454 - 05/02/2025 16:05:34 2589623 Link
Alot of talk about outfield players going in goals. Conor Flaherty plays outfield for his club and will be given a chance to play outfield in the league. He could well be the solution if we want a roving keeper. centrefield99 (Galway) - Posts: 140 - 06/02/2025 03:03:55 2589706 Link
Replying To jm25: "With the new rules that you can't pass back to goalie in own half. Would it be possible as a workaround to have for example use your full back for kickouts and move the goalie out the field to corner back and swap round when play moves out field It would give option to pass back to nominal goalie and play a shorter kick outs" You have too much time on your side. Let it go! galway2015 (Galway) - Posts: 61 - 06/02/2025 11:19:06 2589732 Link
Replying To galway2015: "You have too much time on your side. Let it go!" We all have the same amount of time it's how we use it. could bring football back to the glory days Didn't full back blast kick outs down the field in 60s 70s?? jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1345 - 06/02/2025 15:16:23 2589768 Link
Replying To smallfrank: "We need more than just a line of big men across the middle for our kick outs. I was disappointed with this on Sunday and I was disappointed with Gleesons kicking including his one from play. His % from the 45s is low also. With his soccer experience his kicking from the deck should be his strength. Having watched it back. We had 21 kick outs 20 Long and 1 Short We won 12 and lost 9 Of those 20 long kick outs, we won clean possession from 7 and 4 breaks. I definitely think it's something we have to improve on" I share some of you concerns . there are a number of reasons why I wouldn't get carried away with last weekend. 1. Ref gave us more than fair play 2. Kick out strategy - We only have a plan A. Despite the stats I thought our midfield were dominant. But what happens if they are not. 3, Mayo cut us open far too often for my liking. Racked up a good score and should have been more 4. No real goal threats from us - not enough pace in inside line 5. We cant exploit our keeper coming forward like other teams 6. Its only early February On a separate point, some people have pointed to how weak Mayo were , but I don't think they are a lot better than that. Its amazing how biased supporters can put a spin on things . I saw on the Mayo blog a statement that Mayo were missing 7 from their last championship game and Galway missing only 2. I didn't think that was correct so i did a bit of research. 8 starters on the Mayo team v Derry 2024 started Sunday. 1 more came on as sub. 10 starters on the Galway v Armagh AI started Sunday. 2 more came on as subs Yes Mayo were relatively weaker versus their first choice , but not as dramatically so as the rhetoric from our neighbours would suggest. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 969 - 06/02/2025 17:31:43 2589788 Link