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So if galway win it's
Mayo v ross/cork

A ross win it's
Mayo v cork.

A good piece by canavan,there is no doubt their is an air of confidence in galway supporters at least, that they should be winning this one (myself included).It has all the hallmarks of gal/mayo last year,Ross have been gearing towards this,no disrespect to leitrim since the draw was made,it was only a question of galway or mayo.So who knows, hopefully galway learned from tipp last year,they cannot afford to take anyone for granted,Ross on the other hand have their div 1 experience and hurt from last year to drive them on.it's going to be close!!

Rain im afraid is forecast for the morning hopefully cleared up by match time,bring your raincoat!!

No surprise that Wynne is replaced but Armstrong is definitely a puzzler if fit, one of Galway's better players against Mayo.
Perhaps there will be a swap with Walsh as you've outlined cornetto which would make more sense.

It looks like my theory on Shane Walsh has proved unfounded,
s armstrong  it seems was doing some work with his dad who is a builder and done in his back,it is hoped he will make the bench,but no guarantee.

Well no,that's not a definite, he was being treated for a hamstring injury,it's just when I saw Armstrong omitted it didn't add up.

The Galway to play Roscommon on Sunday in the Connacht Final shows two changes from the team that started against Mayo in the semi-final , Eoghan Kerin replaces David Wynne in defence while Eamon Brannigan comes in for   Sean Armstrong up front .

Ruairi Lavelle
Cathal Sweeney
Declan Kyne
Eoghan Kerin
Gary O'Donnell (Captain)
Gareth Bradshaw
Liam Silke
Fiontán Ó Curraoin
Paul Conroy
Thomas Flynn
Michael Daly
Johnny Heaney
Eamonn Brannigan
Damien Comer
Shane Walsh

Armstrong unless injured will start,I think you will find s.walsh the one not starting.'

Really looking forward to Sunday, having seen Mayo produce another performance like they did in Salthill again on Saturday against a very poor Derry team gives me some hope that we may be in here with a bit of a shout, I trust McStays management and he seems to have things under control after a very stormy spring, we have a very young under developed team but they are a team of very good footballers. We all know our weaknesses and out strengths. Maybe this Galway team are

Haven't seen those rankings but Galway aren't the 5th best team in the country at the moment, somewhere in the 7-9 range depending on the day sounds more realistic.

If Galway play at the same level as in the Mayo match Roscommon have every chance, there's a lot of improvement needed although I'm hopeful that will be the case on Sunday.

I think Roscommon are in the same position as Galway were going into the Mayo Connacht semi-final last year, the whole year has been built around delivering a performance in this particular match, regardless of whether it was Galway or Mayo facing them in it. 
I'd expect a big performance from Roscommon but it'll be disappointing if Galway don't match it, back to back Connacht titles would be a great achievement when you consider where Galway were going into championship 2016.



A very good and fair analysis for both counties,I have to say.

As I said earlier we are both at the same level,it will be all on the day,and to be honest if roscommon win I don't think there will be much begrudgery in galway.still hoping for a galway win though!!

I believe the galway team has also been picked,who will be starting has not been released to the media yet,I suppose it lets the players prepare mentally for the game.

I expected meath to perform better in the c/ship,mcentee seemed to have them moving well,could have been promoted from div 2 but a bad result to down I think? I expect them to beat donegal,I think donegal played their best football in the league,as with any young team it's a learning curve.Meath are not unlike galway, consistency wise,which galway have improved on,I think home advantage will swing it Meaths way.

Clare do perform in the qualifiers in fairness,but would expect mayo to advance.Lee Keegan would be a big loss but with
A o shea back in form,hard to see a shock from Clare.
I think meath will beat donegal,the league was donegals c/ship.

 

["In Pearse Stadium earlier this month we had a moderate Galway team – let's be honest here and acknowledge that they were nothing other than this – under the hammer and we failed to beat them, showing an alarming lack of composure in the closing stages".]

Our good friends on the mayo blog still emotionally bothered after the defeat to galway.

"In Pearse Stadium earlier this month we had a moderate Galway team – let's be honest here and acknowledge that they were nothing other than this – under the hammer and we failed to beat them, showing an alarming lack of composure in the closing stages".

That's what makes it more enjoyable,they should have won but didn't against a "moderate" team. Roscommon could well prove this to be true,to be honest it wouldnt feel as bad!!

A big crowd from roscommon at the match tonight,in fairness roscommon done all the hard work in the first half,still tried to defend in numbers in second half and hit galway on the break,with the wind they could have commited more to the attack.Galway looked a very ordinary team and a connacht title would probably be their limit ,with minors you never know!!

It's no secret every team meets up after a game win or lose to discuss positives and negatives of a match.the difference with this meeting was it was just the players well that's what is reported,management were aware, but we're they invited?? If players meet on their own it just doesn't send the right signals.

Mayo's players had a meeting in Castlebar on June 17, a week after their defeat to Galway in the Connacht Championship semi-final in Pearse Stadium.
The meeting which was reported by The Connacht Telegraph took place the Saturday after their defeat to Galway after a round of club games in the county in which most of the county squad were involved.

The club matches took place at 7:30 that night.

The meeting is believed to have been arranged in order to review their loss to Galway and to clear the air in the panel by allowing all squad members to give their views on the loss.



The report claimed that Mayo's manager Stephen Rochford was fully aware of the meeting, but that he didn't attend.

No details of the meeting were made public but it is understood that it was mainly focused on where the squad is going and how best to regroup after their disappointing loss to the Tribesmen for the second year running.



Sounds very familiar to how holmes/connelley met their Waterloo! Obviously some blame the management for the l' it was only a 1pt match this meeting one would think was to get everyone to pull together and get behind the manager until the end of the qualifiers.the derry match could be interesting after all!