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I live abroad, so wasn't at the game, and can only judge it based on what I heard on the radio. Sounded like a tight game between 2 bad teams. Galway were absolutely brutal in the first half, no idea how we lead at half time.

We played slightly better in the second half but yet again, once the game went into the melting pot, we were found wanting.

We have produced 3 AI winning U21 teams in the last 10 years, yet have hardly produced a performance of real substance in all that time. Other teams seem to be both physically and mentally stronger than us.

Can someone close to the scene at home tell me what we are doing wrong?
Is it the county board?
Is it the manager?
Is it the players?
Is it our championship structure?

I don't see much point blaming the manager anyways, we have tried that, and it has got us nowhere. Mulholland is surely no fool, but he needs to start a real rebuilding job now. The U21s are our only hope, and it's time to ditch the likes of Bergin, Armstrong, Blake, Burke etc. They've given great service but if we are to make any headway then we need to start making big changes.
We've changed managers continually the last 5 years, and all have brought supposedly different coaching "styles". We just don't seem to be producing the kind of tough footballers that other counties are

Typical "filler" from Breheny. I guess it makes a change from his repetitive articles on gate receipts and Croke Park zzz....

A couple of us are travelling over to the Big Match in the Big Apple.
We've got accommodation in Manhattan but are looking for the best places to go for some pre-match analysis and post-match celebrations.
For those that have been over before, where would you recommend? Where do the players normally go after?
Have got some good advice from another forum so just wondering if anyone has anything to add here.
Thanks