Galway v Mayo, Preliminary Quarter-Final, Pearse Stadium 3pm Sunday

[galwayman]

Joyce was very quick to blame the officials for the defeat, felt they had no one to blame but themselves given some of the poor wides they had in first half, their dominance on the Mayo kickout in the first half and Tierneys botched goal chance were the reasons for the loss.

I didn't see those comments re the ref but absolutely to me the refereeing played no part in our downfall whatsoever.

[seafoid]

Pretty poor from ROD. Not one for the archives when he hangs up his boots. Would have been pissed off with this sort of carry on, if the shoe was on the other foot (to use the pun). 
There will be nothing done by the multiple C's, they have grown afraid of doing anything about this kind of thing. They'll hide behind the nothing to see here motto.
Fans have become worse defending their players. I was shocked (and disappointed) by how many of my cork friends stood up for Cork's  Maguires fist chop down on the back Carney head last week.

As I said earlier, Galway and Mayo both messed up. Mayo have got another week to play catch-up, but they are still paying dearly for a game against Cork they should have closed out.

That loss has transpired to see Kerry avoid Galway and Dublin. They really got out of Jail there.

Galway have a long time to think about this season. Tough decisions will have to be made to get back on track. The season failure is not the loss to Mayo, it was the loss to Armagh.

If they had drawn with Armagh they would be playing Monaghan at the weekend with Kelly and Comer banjaxed and Walsh out of form.  The setup of the competition is not conducive to injury healing. Galway's resources were overwhelmed. 

Sometimes a year has to be a write off.

Tipperary had an awful 2018. Nothing worked.

They came back the next year much improved.

Tipperary had won the 2016 AI, they had the knowledge that they had done it before.

You can't compare this Galway side to them, the circumstances are completely different.

Of course you can. It has nothing to do with all Irelands. A team can malfunction for whatever reason in a year. It doesn't mean the condition is permanent.
Even Tipperary last year. they lost 4/4 matches in Munster. This year they came third.

[From the Bunker]

Pretty poor from ROD. Not one for the archives when he hangs up his boots. Would have been pissed off with this sort of carry on, if the shoe was on the other foot (to use the pun). 
There will be nothing done by the multiple C's, they have grown afraid of doing anything about this kind of thing. They'll hide behind the nothing to see here motto.
Fans have become worse defending their players. I was shocked (and disappointed) by how many of my cork friends stood up for Cork's  Maguires fist chop down on the back Carney head last week.

As I said earlier, Galway and Mayo both messed up. Mayo have got another week to play catch-up, but they are still paying dearly for a game against Cork they should have closed out.

That loss has transpired to see Kerry avoid Galway and Dublin. They really got out of Jail there.

Galway have a long time to think about this season. Tough decisions will have to be made to get back on track. The season failure is not the loss to Mayo, it was the loss to Armagh.

If they had drawn with Armagh they would be playing Monaghan at the weekend with Kelly and Comer banjaxed and Walsh out of form.  The setup of the competition is not conducive to injury healing. Galway's resources were overwhelmed. 

Sometimes a year has to be a write off.

Tipperary had an awful 2018. Nothing worked.

They came back the next year much improved.

Tipperary had won the 2016 AI, they had the knowledge that they had done it before.

You can't compare this Galway side to them, the circumstances are completely different.

Of course you can. It has nothing to do with all Irelands. A team can malfunction for whatever reason in a year. It doesn't mean the condition is permanent.
Even Tipperary last year. they lost 4/4 matches in Munster. This year they came third.

You are comparing a team who won an All Ireland losing form. To a team who have won f**k all, losing form. It has everything to do with All Irelands and knowing what you have to do to win them.

[seafoid]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2023/06/26/denis-walsh-everyone-left-in-the-hurling-championship-is-racing-against-time/?Clare are suffering the kind of injury crisis that a compressed calendar was always going to visit on somebody.

[seafoid]

 Limerick have a similar dose to the Galway footballers with key injuries and a loss of form

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2023/06/26/denis-walsh-everyone-left-in-the-hurling-championship-is-racing-against-time/?

Sean Finn is out for the rest of the season, Cian Lynch hasn't been himself for well over a year and Declan Hannon has already been ruled out of the All-Ireland semi-final

[mouview]

Limerick have a similar dose to the Galway footballers with key injuries and a loss of form

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2023/06/26/denis-walsh-everyone-left-in-the-hurling-championship-is-racing-against-time/?

Sean Finn is out for the rest of the season, Cian Lynch hasn't been himself for well over a year and Declan Hannon has already been ruled out of the All-Ireland semi-final

Of all of these, I think Galway have the least amount of injury worries as the semis approach, and they also have arguably the strongest bench of the lot - a good few players to call on to make a difference when brought in IMO. (Hurling wise of course)

[seafoid]

Limerick have a similar dose to the Galway footballers with key injuries and a loss of form

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2023/06/26/denis-walsh-everyone-left-in-the-hurling-championship-is-racing-against-time/?

Sean Finn is out for the rest of the season, Cian Lynch hasn't been himself for well over a year and Declan Hannon has already been ruled out of the All-Ireland semi-final

Of all of these, I think Galway have the least amount of injury worries as the semis approach, and they also have arguably the strongest bench of the lot - a good few players to call on to make a difference when brought in IMO. (Hurling wise of course)

Clare have huge injury issues and Kilkenny are also down a few players.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0-eomUpoPg&t=5655s

[Maroon Manc]

As many of us thought Shane Walsh was injured, got injured against Tyrone and walking around in a moon boot since; Like to think Tierney would have done better with those frees!

Hopefully lessons to be learned from playing injured players next year, a fully fit Kelly wouldn't have let that goal happen.

[Derryman forever]

As many of us thought Shane Walsh was injured, got injured against Tyrone and walking around in a moon boot since; Like to think Tierney would have done better with those frees!

Hopefully lessons to be learned from playing injured players next year, a fully fit Kelly wouldn't have let that goal happen.

So , was Galway's depth just a myth, or was the injury list just overwhelming.
I suspect the latter

[seafoid]

As many of us thought Shane Walsh was injured, got injured against Tyrone and walking around in a moon boot since; Like to think Tierney would have done better with those frees!

Hopefully lessons to be learned from playing injured players next year, a fully fit Kelly wouldn't have let that goal happen.

Has this been confirmed anywhere ?

[galwayman]

Shane could do without playing club championship this year.
Back has also seemingly been causing issues again.
The structure of the season leaves little room for getting over knocks

[rosnarun]

Shane could do without playing club championship this year.
Back has also seemingly been causing issues again.
The structure of the season leaves little room for getting over knocks

will we see him play for galway again ?

[Hound]

Shane could do without playing club championship this year.

Shane has a similar deal to Tubs with a sponsor looking after his rent. Won't back out of that!

[CK_Redhand]

As many of us thought Shane Walsh was injured, got injured against Tyrone and walking around in a moon boot since; Like to think Tierney would have done better with those frees!

Hopefully lessons to be learned from playing injured players next year, a fully fit Kelly wouldn't have let that goal happen.

Has this been confirmed anywhere ?

Confirmed on joe.ie podcast.
https://youtu.be/pRe3F6eCpzo

Presenters mention they interviewed Walsh during the week and he was in a boot. They were sworn to silence on it and not allowed any photos below the waist.

[From the Bunker]

As many of us thought Shane Walsh was injured, got injured against Tyrone and walking around in a moon boot since; Like to think Tierney would have done better with those frees!

Hopefully lessons to be learned from playing injured players next year, a fully fit Kelly wouldn't have let that goal happen.

Has this been confirmed anywhere ?

Confirmed on joe.ie podcast.
https://youtu.be/pRe3F6eCpzo

Presenters mention they interviewed Walsh during the week and he was in a boot. They were sworn to silence on it and not allowed any photos below the waist.

There you go. That's tough. You'd think there would be a plan B with free's etc. And then there are B*llockes like me the length and breath of the country calling him this and that.