Connacht Senior Championship 2018

[Manning18]

You can get Sligo at 9/1 best price so there's plenty of money to be made if they can pull off the win.

Jaysus 9/1 in a two horse race. They were heavy underdogs in 2012 also.
Did ye see the state of the Pearse Stadium pitch yesterday?
It's in terrible shape and won't be any better next weekend.

Pitch was fine. Bare maybe but perfectly firm and playable. Less likely to have an impact on a big ball game than hurling.

Given the way both games are played a bad surface effects football more than hurling. McHale's sand dunes were firm too..

How exactly are you coming to that conclusion?

[AZOffaly]

He's right, it does effect football.

It has an awful affect on hurling though.

[manfromdelmonte]

You can get Sligo at 9/1 best price so there's plenty of money to be made if they can pull off the win.

Jaysus 9/1 in a two horse race. They were heavy underdogs in 2012 also.
Did ye see the state of the Pearse Stadium pitch yesterday?
It's in terrible shape and won't be any better next weekend.

Pitch was fine. Bare maybe but perfectly firm and playable. Less likely to have an impact on a big ball game than hurling.

Given the way both games are played a bad surface effects football more than hurling. McHale's sand dunes were firm too..

you really are an idiot

[Farrandeelin]

Let's play every future Connacht championship match in Dr. Hyde Park. Happy everyone?

[Syferus]

Let's play every future Connacht championship match in Dr. Hyde Park. Happy everyone?

The irony that the intent of the Connacht Council was once to have the Hyde as the main provincial ground ala Clones in Ulster shouldn't be lost in your attempt at glibness.

[Manning18]

He's right, it does effect football.

It has an awful affect on hurling though.

Well no, he couldn't be more wrong. How would a bad surface affect football more than hurling when a Sliotar spends about 5 times more time flat on the ground, it's far far harder to get up from the ground into the hand, all frees & sidelines must be taken from the ground, and players actually play the ball along the ground

[mayo.mick]

Can any of ye riddle me this? How come Mayo v Galway Q/final tickets were €30/25 yet Galway v Sligo S/final tickets are only €25/20?

[manfromdelmonte]

Can any of ye riddle me this? How come Mayo v Galway Q/final tickets were €30/25 yet Galway v Sligo S/final tickets are only €25/20?

the big blue stand

[Syferus]

Can any of ye riddle me this? How come Mayo v Galway Q/final tickets were €30/25 yet Galway v Sligo S/final tickets are only €25/20?

Do you really need to ask, though?

[AZOffaly]

He's right, it does effect football.

It has an awful affect on hurling though.

Well no, he couldn't be more wrong. How would a bad surface affect football more than hurling when a Sliotar spends about 5 times more time flat on the ground, it's far far harder to get up from the ground into the hand, all frees & sidelines must be taken from the ground, and players actually play the ball along the ground

affect/effect

[seafoid]

A bad surface has a bigger impact on football because it impedes the delivery of inch perfect crossfield foot passes as well as accurate kicked passes from the 40 into the full forward line 

It also is sand in the Vaseline of keeping the ball away from the opposition as you run down the clock and could mean delivering a back pass to an opposition player.

[macdanger2]

Can any of ye riddle me this? How come Mayo v Galway Q/final tickets were €30/25 yet Galway v Sligo S/final tickets are only €25/20?

That couldn't be the case, sure Prenty always favours mayo....

[Syferus]

Can any of ye riddle me this? How come Mayo v Galway Q/final tickets were €30/25 yet Galway v Sligo S/final tickets are only €25/20?

That couldn't be the case, sure Prenty always favours mayo....

He just does that with venues, officials and grants. And still little old Roscommon are the Connacht champions and Mayo haven't got a bit of silverware in years..

[An Fhairche Abu]

Teams have been named, good few changes for Galway, Ian Burke starts.

GALWAY:
Ruairí Lavelle (Bóthar an Trá/Cnoc na Cathrach)
Declan Kyne (An Fhairche)
Seán Andy Ó Ceallaigh (Naomh Ánna)
David Wynne (Maigh Cuilinn)
Cathal Sweeney (Cill Ainnín)
Gareth Bradshaw (Maigh Cuilinn)
Seán Kelly (Maigh Cuilinn)
Paul Conroy (Naomh Séamus)
Thomas Flynn (Baile Átha'n Rí
Eamonn Brannigan (Naomh Micheál)
Shane Walsh (Cill Chloirín/Cluain Bheirne)
Johnny Heaney (Cill Ainnín)
Ian Burke (Corafinne)
Damien Comer (Anach Cuain)
Barry McHugh (An Creagán/Magh Locha

SLIGO:
Aidan Devaney (Calraigh Naomh Iósef)
Charles Harrison (Naomh Eoin)
Eoin McHugh (Gael Naomh Molaise)
Ross Donovan (Cláirsigh An Oirthear)
Neil Ewing (Droim Cliabh-Ros Ceite)
Adrian McIntyre (Tuarloistreáin)
Gerard Ó Kelly/Lynch (Naomh Mhuire)
Niall Murphy (Cuil-Irra/Leathros)
Kevin McDonnell (Caisleáin Uí Conchuir)
Paddy O'Connor (Naomh Fearnan)
Liam Gaughan (Tuarloistreáin)
Cathal Henry (Tuarloistreáin)
Kyle Cawley (Naomh Muire)
Pat Hughes (Gaobach)
Adrian Marren (Curraigh)

[Mano]

Teams have been named, good few changes for Galway, Ian Burke starts.

GALWAY:
Ruairí Lavelle (Bóthar an Trá/Cnoc na Cathrach)
Declan Kyne (An Fhairche)
Seán Andy Ó Ceallaigh (Naomh Ánna)
David Wynne (Maigh Cuilinn)
Cathal Sweeney (Cill Ainnín)
Gareth Bradshaw (Maigh Cuilinn)
Seán Kelly (Maigh Cuilinn)
Paul Conroy (Naomh Séamus)
Thomas Flynn (Baile Átha’n Rí
Eamonn Brannigan (Naomh Micheál)
Shane Walsh (Cill Chloirín/Cluain Bheirne)
Johnny Heaney (Cill Ainnín)
Ian Burke (Corafinne)
Damien Comer (Anach Cuain)
Barry McHugh (An Creagán/Magh Locha

SLIGO:
Aidan Devaney (Calraigh Naomh Iósef)
Charles Harrison (Naomh Eoin)
Eoin McHugh (Gael Naomh Molaise)
Ross Donovan (Cláirsigh An Oirthear)
Neil Ewing (Droim Cliabh-Ros Ceite)
Adrian McIntyre (Tuarloistreáin)
Gerard Ó Kelly/Lynch (Naomh Mhuire)
Niall Murphy (Cuil-Irra/Leathros)
Kevin McDonnell (Caisleáin Uí Conchuir)
Paddy O’Connor (Naomh Fearnan)
Liam Gaughan (Tuarloistreáin)
Cathal Henry (Tuarloistreáin)
Kyle Cawley (Naomh Muire)
Pat Hughes (Gaobach)
Adrian Marren (Curraigh)

Does anyone believe those teams will start? MOM from last game, Duggan dropped as well as Galway's best man marker (Kerin). Sligo team will probably see a few changes also.