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Same problems this year again. Don't have the scoring forwards and theres a reluctance to shoot. I don't understand Tierney, he's in full forward regularly but there's no high ball pumped into him, ever, and he never shoots unless the defence fall asleep and he's within 20 yards of the goalposts. Galway just don't want to kick the ball forward. Handpassing is just slower. Kicking it forward would give lads like o'curraoin a half decent chance of getting room for a shot. jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 184 - 16/02/2025 08:18:44 2591279 Link
Hard to figure out how everything went arseways so badly in the last 20 minutes when we were so dominant in the first half last night. Derry upped the gears and we were so flat. Agree with other posters that we aren't utilising the kick pass anywhere near enough yet, there's space to be found inside now especially when the opponents attack breaks down but time and time again we run it out and handpass it 3 or 4 times around the middle allowing teams to set up their defence. Gleeson offers nothing in the 12 v 11 attacking sets besides being an open man to ship a handpass to, teams don't pay him any heed as they know the threat isn't coming through him. Surely it's time to experiment with Flaherty since we're on 5 points and should be safe in Division 1. LárBáire (Galway) - Posts: 42 - 16/02/2025 11:23:43 2591306 Link
Would try reserve goalie every other game in league, Conor is fine but we need options. Galway pass up on scorable 1 pointers, we shoulkd have had a much bigger half time lead. maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1220 - 16/02/2025 12:09:02 2591311 Link
Was watching back on the second half there the Derry two pointer swung everything around,another quick point afterwards and all of a sudden it was all Derry,we were not able to respond it was like we were just seeing out the game for the last 20 mins and could not move up a gear to counteract.Conroy was heavy footed, No team in division 1 is 8,9 or 10 points better than the other and come championship teams struggling now will be on a similar footing. Cornetto2 (Galway) - Posts: 170 - 16/02/2025 12:51:42 2591320 Link
Good test next week now against Donegal who are in flying form at the minute. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2339 - 16/02/2025 18:20:04 2591396 Link
I'd like PJ to change it up next week, he is been very loyal to Gleeson, D'Arcy and again O Laoi.. D'Arcy can go long spells and you would forget he is playing.. Flaherty needs a gallop badly, and O Laoi is very lucky to be getting as much game time considering he walked away for 2 years.. Belclare7 (Galway) - Posts: 178 - 16/02/2025 18:47:29 2591402 Link
Was just wondering is there any other team in division 1 so dependent on 1 player get majority of scores as I posted earlier so far in 3 matches o Laoi Darcy and o Neill have scored 1 point each that in my opinion is brutal without Walsh Galway prib get 5-8 scores yesterday match though conroy struggled a fair bit , I'd be resting him v Donegal snd play Tierney there , I know it's a week away but hard see Galway getting more than 13 scores playing molloy and o flaherty in forwards not saying much for the subs ,, Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 1002 - 16/02/2025 18:54:12 2591407 Link
Replying To Kickitout: "Was just wondering is there any other team in division 1 so dependent on 1 player get majority of scores as I posted earlier so far in 3 matches o Laoi Darcy and o Neill have scored 1 point each that in my opinion is brutal without Walsh Galway prib get 5-8 scores yesterday match though conroy struggled a fair bit , I'd be resting him v Donegal snd play Tierney there , I know it's a week away but hard see Galway getting more than 13 scores playing molloy and o flaherty in forwards not saying much for the subs ,," If Galway's top forwards aren't quite good enough collectively, then a unit containing some inferior forwards is unlikely to improve it. More pace is the required ingredient imo, in both midfield and up front. If we had more pace, we wouldn't be passing it over and back on offence as much as we do. It was stark at the allireland final. We'd huff and puff for 2or3 mins of possession to chisel a chance or a score, only for Armagh to race down the field and create a score or a chance in a quarter of the time that our lads were taking. Minutes of possession per scoring chance isn't a metric that'll always flatter this Galway team. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3966 - 16/02/2025 19:24:51 2591413 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "If Galway's top forwards aren't quite good enough collectively, then a unit containing some inferior forwards is unlikely to improve it. More pace is the required ingredient imo, in both midfield and up front. If we had more pace, we wouldn't be passing it over and back on offence as much as we do. It was stark at the allireland final. We'd huff and puff for 2or3 mins of possession to chisel a chance or a score, only for Armagh to race down the field and create a score or a chance in a quarter of the time that our lads were taking. Minutes of possession per scoring chance isn't a metric that'll always flatter this Galway team." Why was Finnerty played on the left, made no sense. Have to give Flaherty a go. Brutal on our own kickouts, need to have guys positioned correctly for the breaking ball, it's not rocket science. Galwayspur (Offaly) - Posts: 233 - 16/02/2025 21:25:51 2591441 Link
Replying To Galway2026: "A hard game to fathom, we looked very impressive in the warm up. I thought our defensive in the first half was superb. Full back line totally in control. Shane touched the ball 2 or 3 times in the first half and got two 2 pointers, we got our scores a lot easier then derry in that first half. 2nd half was a disaster.. but we still got the draw, if the game had went on a minute later derry would have snatched it. 5 points out of 6 isn't bad but the lead we had at half time you'd expect us to see it through. Overall we are in a good place. But... If Shane walsh wasn't in the starting 15 we are in big trouble up front, in the 2nd half Mcfaul bullied Tierney off the ball. Tierney a good foot over him, jesus man show a bit of bite and sow it back into him. Daly for me isn't the answer at 6. I hope he proves me wrong." I would doubt if John Daly will lose much sleep about trying to prove anyone wrong. 2022 All Star and a top player. There are 2 schools of thought as to whether PJ was correct to not utilise him at the business end of 2024 and i can see both sides of that discussion But for those on the anti side of the debate, i think they might reconsider based on yesterday's game where he was excellent. Having said that i wouldnt have dropped dan o flaherty . There is room for both, possibly by moving sean kelly to midfield and either of the 2 midfield incumbents to the half forward line. At least until comer comes back and finnerty fully fit ts not as if we would have to drop any majorly contributing forward to accommodate this switch. anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 969 - 16/02/2025 23:02:34 2591466 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "I would doubt if John Daly will lose much sleep about trying to prove anyone wrong. 2022 All Star and a top player. There are 2 schools of thought as to whether PJ was correct to not utilise him at the business end of 2024 and i can see both sides of that discussion But for those on the anti side of the debate, i think they might reconsider based on yesterday's game where he was excellent. Having said that i wouldnt have dropped dan o flaherty . There is room for both, possibly by moving sean kelly to midfield and either of the 2 midfield incumbents to the half forward line. At least until comer comes back and finnerty fully fit ts not as if we would have to drop any majorly contributing forward to accommodate this switch." we have seen enough of kelly playing midfield to know he definitely isn't one cavan.galway (Galway) - Posts: 220 - 17/02/2025 08:17:28 2591490 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "I would doubt if John Daly will lose much sleep about trying to prove anyone wrong. 2022 All Star and a top player. There are 2 schools of thought as to whether PJ was correct to not utilise him at the business end of 2024 and i can see both sides of that discussion But for those on the anti side of the debate, i think they might reconsider based on yesterday's game where he was excellent. Having said that i wouldnt have dropped dan o flaherty . There is room for both, possibly by moving sean kelly to midfield and either of the 2 midfield incumbents to the half forward line. At least until comer comes back and finnerty fully fit ts not as if we would have to drop any majorly contributing forward to accommodate this switch." Quality footballer don't get me wrong. I'm just not sure 6 is his position. I wonder is Comer far off returning? Galway2026 (Galway) - Posts: 4 - 17/02/2025 09:18:35 2591501 Link
I will admit I watched the first half and was wxcited and thought to myself Galway are favorites for AI. Ohh how 35mins can change your thoughts and we were lucky to walk away with a point. Great to see Walsh firing but we are still so lacking in a "natural finisher" granted finnerty is on way back & as good as Comer is he is not a top class finisher IMO. O Curraoin a great free taker but lacking in pace than O Laoi lacking in finishing confidence and thought PJ was too slow to take him of but the subs did not aler the momentum either. We need to see Flaherty in goals but dont see it happening against donegal all in a all 5 out of 6 is great but work to do. Maher a Trojan for work and has turned into Galways most affective and important player in last couple of year. You wont win an AI with only having 1 natural & scoring forward. Tierney has not offerred anything in 3 yrs and his days are numbered Eire89 (Galway) - Posts: 313 - 17/02/2025 09:50:46 2591512 Link
Replying To Galway2026: "Quality footballer don't get me wrong. I'm just not sure 6 is his position. I wonder is Comer far off returning?" Understood. I suppose everyone will have different opinions. I actually think that centre back is his only position at inter county level for 2 reasons. Firstly. Its the position least likely to expose any ( perceived or otherwise) lack of pace. Secondly its the position where one is more likely to get the opportunities to deliver quality ball to inside line ( and i think all will agree that that his greatest asset). anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 969 - 17/02/2025 09:57:50 2591515 Link
Replying To Galway2026: "Quality footballer don't get me wrong. I'm just not sure 6 is his position. I wonder is Comer far off returning?" Understood. I suppose everyone will have different opinions. I actually think that centre back is his only position at inter county level for 2 reasons. Firstly. Its the position least likely to expose any ( perceived or otherwise) lack of pace. Secondly its the position where one is more likely to get the opportunities to deliver quality ball to inside line ( and i think all will agree that that his greatest asset). anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 969 - 17/02/2025 10:06:30 2591520 Link
Replying To anotheralias: "Understood. I suppose everyone will have different opinions. I actually think that centre back is his only position at inter county level for 2 reasons. Firstly. Its the position least likely to expose any ( perceived or otherwise) lack of pace. Secondly its the position where one is more likely to get the opportunities to deliver quality ball to inside line ( and i think all will agree that that his greatest asset)." Yes I can't think of any other position he could play. Last year he went from one of first names on team sheet to sub. He hit one magic play to tierney which was close to a penalty. He's not really an impact sub in the mould oflaherty hernon can offer. Looking a championship team is taking shape. No 4 is up for grabs and prob 2 spots in fwd line given mcdaid or Maher will prob have a 10-15 jersey along with comer finnerty Walsh. I don't think tierney form can guarantee him a starting spot at moment jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1345 - 17/02/2025 10:46:57 2591531 Link
Result won't do us any harm in long run - plenty to work on. Comer, Finnerty and McDaid are three excellent attacking threats to start later in year. Biggest negatives are Derry won the majority of breaking ball when it mattered, and bringing up our goalkeeper is utterly a waste of time. Completely drains the momentum out of our attacking play and opposition are very happy to let him have the ball. Hopefully they scrap that rule anyway, goalkeepers starting to think they are quarter backs controlling the game, and all they are doing is slowing it down with their big heavy gloves and lack of mobility. Scrapping that would force attackers to take more risks, and incentivise defenders to really get tight and tackle hard. hopballref (Galway) - Posts: 423 - 17/02/2025 11:47:28 2591544 Link
Apparently Gleeson took 20 seconds to take the kickout that Gough blew him up for. And he's allowed 20 seconds. Gough inserting himself into a game again at a vital time. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2339 - 17/02/2025 12:48:33 2591556 Link
Replying To Marooned: "Apparently Gleeson took 20 seconds to take the kickout that Gough blew him up for. And he's allowed 20 seconds. Gough inserting himself into a game again at a vital time." The danger here now is Gleeson will be known for slow kickouts like 2 years ago and the crowds and referee will be on him and putting pressure on him unnecessarily jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 184 - 17/02/2025 13:18:48 2591567 Link
Apparently there is no official '20 second rule', at the meeting between the referees and FRC, it was suggested that 20 seconds should be long enough for a kick out, but it was not brought in as a rule, its still left to the discretion of the referee..and from what i heard no guidelines were sent out to the refs. Gleeson was warned about speeding up the kicouts, rightfully so he has been too slow last few games, and then he got pulled, so it was his own fault. Tribes88 (Galway) - Posts: 27 - 17/02/2025 13:28:08 2591573 Link