If Galway win the All Ireland

[From the Bunker]

Nobody else could put it up to Dublin in the same time period,I think Mayo would won a couple.

Kerry did,  2016 All Ireland semi final it took two added time points for Dublin to prevail, was one score between the two in the 2015 final and took a replay to win the 2019 final.   

So it was not only Mayo who choked against Dublin coming into the final minutes.

[weareros]

Was a powerful Dublin team. Mayo were unfortunate to come up against them. The one that got away was 1996. If they won that they'd have created a modern tradition. Instead they lost a winnable one again in 1997, and Galway came out of seemingly nowhere and won in 1998. Those in the know of course knew they had a promising bunch which is why Val Daly doing a great job still had to give way to Johnno (RIP) to get them over the line. All-Irelands are a lot harder won now.

[From the Bunker]

Was a powerful Dublin team. Mayo were unfortunate to come up against them. The one that got away was 1996. If they won that they'd have created a modern tradition. Instead they lost a winnable one again in 1997, and Galway came out of seemingly nowhere and won in 1998. Those in the know of course knew they had a promising bunch which is why Val Daly doing a great job still had to give way to Johnno (RIP) to get them over the line. All-Irelands are a lot harder won now.

Ah, Give Credit to Meath they won an AI in '99 after that. As for it changing Mayo. If you use Galway as a template for success, theirs only lasted for 3 years - 1998 to 2001. After that they drifted back to where they were. I actually think the hunger for success has kept Mayo competitive.

[Captain Obvious]

Was a powerful Dublin team. Mayo were unfortunate to come up against them. The one that got away was 1996. If they won that they'd have created a modern tradition. Instead they lost a winnable one again in 1997

Meath played better in that 1996 final than Dublin did 20 years later in the drawn final, so arguably a most winnable one for Mayo.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Would winning Sam this year mean more to Galway than the hurling win in 2017.

Or is it a matter of preference I know the north and west is football and the south and south east hurling.

What would mean more to the city? Alot of the football players are from clubs in and around the city

[galwayman]

Would winning Sam this year mean more to Galway than the hurling win in 2017.

Or is it a matter of preference I know the north and west is football and the south and south east hurling.

What would mean more to the city? Alot of the football players are from clubs in and around the city

Very much an individual thing.
I personally don't really follow the Galway hurlers at all. Probably because I've never played the game & there wouldn't be any county hurlers around where I grew up.
So 2017 wasn't a big thing for me at all. Whereas I follow the footballers everywhere. Others will be different.

[mouview]

Would winning Sam this year mean more to Galway than the hurling win in 2017.

Or is it a matter of preference I know the north and west is football and the south and south east hurling.

What would mean more to the city? Alot of the football players are from clubs in and around the city

As a person from a strong dual-area it would be at least on a par with 2017. However, in my experience, people from football-areas (i.e. north / west Galway) are much more clued-in about hurling success than vice-versa. I've heard (many) stories about people from south Galway hurling strongholds that were indifferent to the footballers' progress this and other years.

Which is a pity. When Galway have a good football team that is capable of winning an AI title, they're usually hard beaten, unlike the hurling counterparts.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Would winning Sam this year mean more to Galway than the hurling win in 2017.

Or is it a matter of preference I know the north and west is football and the south and south east hurling.

What would mean more to the city? Alot of the football players are from clubs in and around the city

As a person from a strong dual-area it would be at least on a par with 2017. However, in my experience, people from football-areas (i.e. north / west Galway) are much more clued-in about hurling success than vice-versa. I've heard (many) stories about people from south Galway hurling strongholds that were indifferent to the footballers' progress this and other years.

Which is a pity. When Galway have a good football team that is capable of winning an AI title, they're usually hard beaten, unlike the hurling counterparts.

Would there be any flags up in the towns of Gort, Portumna, Loughrea or Athenry?

I know the latter two are slightly more dual.

[Norm-Peterson]

I feel some resentment at seeing Armagh in the final given that Derry are the ones with 2 Ulster championships in a row. Although I do want them to win given that they are northern, maybe when the ball is thrown in my bitterness may consume me.

[From the Bunker]

We can lock this thread now! 

[Armagh18]