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Lads,
Galway v Cork.
Tipp v KK.
Venues and Times to be announced.
I think Galway v Cork will be the game of the day and I see it going Galways way. The Cats should win the battle with Tipp and we could see a fortaste of the summer with a Galway v Cats final

Predictions

Cork 1-20, Galway 3-18
KK 4-14, Tipp 1-17

Best team ever!
Best Coach ever!
Best Season ever!
Best Quarterback ever!

Patriots to possess perfection 42-24

Seems the football is starting to ramp up to Hurlings underage level in Galway.

In the last 10 years:
Hurling:
Minor 99,00,04,05
U21, 2005, 2007
Football:
Minor 2007
U21, 2002, 2005

9 titles is good going by any standard.
Hopefully, they can take it to senior and it will be a good decade for both codes in Galway.. Otherwise, they must definately succumb to the partying in Galway more than elsewhere?

Teams?
Analysis: My tuppence worth. This is a strong Galway U21 team containing Joe, K Wade, Lee and Mahon. Very hopeful they will make the final against the Dubs....

REVENGE FOR 83!

A seriously good game I thought with some super footballers on show. In contrast to the senior game it was open and exciting..  I thought Galway were blessed to be level pegging at half time what with Barry John Walsh kicking points that had to be seen to be believed and Eamonn Kennedy doing likewise. No Wides at all in the first half.

Second half was pure joy from a Galway perspective, outscoring Kerry 9 ponts to 6 and the manner of the victory will stand to those lads big time.

Laois or Derry in the final, both supoosed to be great little tems should set up a cracking finale...

Seen this in the Indo, cant believe that it wasn't tried before but maybe not..

Good or Bad.. ? Good IMO.. Great for lads who wnt to double in the air or catch better.. And god knows, Galway need the practise in the latter..



Galway touch base in home run quest


The baseball pitcher that Ger Loughnane hopes will propel Galway to the Championship major league.
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GALWAY hurlers have turned to baseball in a bid to end their All-Ireland hurling famine.


And while Ger Loughnane is unlikely to unearth a Babe Ruth in Galway, his hurlers will enter Championship fare this weekend having been sharpened by baseball technology.

Galway, under Loughnane and trainer Louis Mulqueen, have been using an automatic baseball pitcher to get the Tribesmen into top gear.

The machine can belt out balls at enormous speed and frequency and can be set to disperse the sliotar in a variety of forms.

"It can release a ball at up to 110 miles per hour," said Galway Hurling Board secretary John Fahey. "It has added a new dimension to training."

Players have also responded positively to a coaching aid that is now likely to start appearing on training pitches all over the country.

Galway accused of 'nasty stuff'
Galway hurling manager Ger Loughnane has expressed puzzlement over allegations that his team were guilty of roughing up opponents Tipperary in Sunday's National Hurling League match in Pearse Stadium

Bab's spouting away on local radio... That Galway were using the nasty stuff.. Utter shite.. It was as clean a game as you will see!!

Mind games a startin' twixt himself and Lockey methinks?

A good display I thought.. The most heartening thing and one that will give Galway people more satisfaction than anything was the display by the defence. 1-09 conceded admitedley on a dirty day is not bad. O'Shox was held scoreless and only one or two goalmouth incidences. I thought Collins, Lee, and particularly Damien Joyce were excellent.

The full forward line was good... again.. Cloonan, well, first impressions were confirmed, sharp and hungry this year. Brod... flying it and if he stays injury free could have a great year..

Hayes, still a little off, but caused havoc when he came back to the mid in the second half and picked up an amount of ball. The one critisism, and its one he has heard before is that when he goes off on a run he needs to get the head up and look for the free man.. To often he takes one tom many steps and gets nailed. A little rugby watching to learn the value of drawing the man and off loading before the tackle would ensure a better end product.

And Richie Murray.. well I saw something I never would, him scrapping for the ball, AND winning it.. That and his finishing were excellent. Welcome to top class hurling Richie.. we knew you would come sooner or later..

Loughnane changed the whole half forward line in the second half and made a difference. The ball was held up longer (M Kearns takes most of the plaudits here) and it gave the defence more time facing the gale. Tannion, Farragher and Tierney were not at the races and were swapped quick time.. Bringing Hayes back to the free role in the second was a good call as well. 8.5 out of 10 for Loughnane.

Limerick were poor enough. there no 10, OBrien? had a good game and scored a great goal..

He talked up the Tipp game, not that he needs to now. That will be a great match up and expecting a full house in Pearce for that.

[Murphy sacking shocks Galway]

From the indo:

Mattie has paid the price for his mismanagement of the minors this year..
I thought his attitude stank to be honest and his treatment of young lads was less than smart..

Murphy sacking shocks Galway
Wednesday November 15th 2006



MATTIE MURPHY has vowed to continue in team management despite Galway's shock decision not to re-appoint him as the county's minor team boss.

"It's a bit too early yet to write my obituary," said Murphy yesterday as he came to terms with the hurling board's decision to get rid of him despite having led the county minor hurlers to four successive All-Ireland finals, winning two.

Ardrahan's Sean Connolly, the manager of the Galway vocational schools' team, was installed as the new minor boss. Connolly pipped Murphy for the job when delegates voted by a 29-23 margin at this week's meeting of the county hurling board.

"Any time you get beaten, it's disappointing, but life goes on, and you have got to accept the result," said Murphy, who has spent a total of seven years as the minor manager, steering them to four All-Ireland titles - 1992, '94, '04 and '05 - and to three finals - 1993, '03 and '06.

The fact that Galway lost this year's All-Ireland decider to Tipperary obviously cost Murphy the position, with his earlier successes being overlooked by delegates.

Murphy - who managed Galway seniors in 1996 and '97, and 1999 and 2000, leading them to two league titles - was one of the candidates for the Galway senior post last month, but agreed to withdraw when Ger Loughnane was parachuted in by the hurling board.