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Im dissed with Galway's draw..  They are better off swapping places with Tipp IMO, get a serious run out agin' Cork and a good test from the other 2 would be alot more beneficial..

Leitrim were quietly confident too.. Galway are not the finished article, but they have enough to beat Sligo...

Galway 2-13 Sligo 2-8

Great idea..!

Galway accused of 'nasty stuff'
Galway hurling manager Ger Loughnane has expressed puzzlement over allegations that his team were guilty of roughing up opponents Tipperary in Sunday's National Hurling League match in Pearse Stadium

Bab's spouting away on local radio... That Galway were using the nasty stuff.. Utter shite.. It was as clean a game as you will see!!

Mind games a startin' twixt himself and Lockey methinks?

A good display I thought.. The most heartening thing and one that will give Galway people more satisfaction than anything was the display by the defence. 1-09 conceded admitedley on a dirty day is not bad. O'Shox was held scoreless and only one or two goalmouth incidences. I thought Collins, Lee, and particularly Damien Joyce were excellent.

The full forward line was good... again.. Cloonan, well, first impressions were confirmed, sharp and hungry this year. Brod... flying it and if he stays injury free could have a great year..

Hayes, still a little off, but caused havoc when he came back to the mid in the second half and picked up an amount of ball. The one critisism, and its one he has heard before is that when he goes off on a run he needs to get the head up and look for the free man.. To often he takes one tom many steps and gets nailed. A little rugby watching to learn the value of drawing the man and off loading before the tackle would ensure a better end product.

And Richie Murray.. well I saw something I never would, him scrapping for the ball, AND winning it.. That and his finishing were excellent. Welcome to top class hurling Richie.. we knew you would come sooner or later..

Loughnane changed the whole half forward line in the second half and made a difference. The ball was held up longer (M Kearns takes most of the plaudits here) and it gave the defence more time facing the gale. Tannion, Farragher and Tierney were not at the races and were swapped quick time.. Bringing Hayes back to the free role in the second was a good call as well. 8.5 out of 10 for Loughnane.

Limerick were poor enough. there no 10, OBrien? had a good game and scored a great goal..

He talked up the Tipp game, not that he needs to now. That will be a great match up and expecting a full house in Pearce for that.

Even though I'm from Galway and am almost immune to stupid County Board decisions at this stage, but I am astonished at the blatant antagonism shown towards hurling by your county board.  It makes me angry...

Is there enough gumption and financial backing from the senior clubs and others who love hurling to tell the MCB to go fu-ck themselves and start a hurling board.

His record seems fairly impressive, what do you mean by "his attitude stank to be honest and his treatment of young lads was less than smart.. "

Oh his record is impressive, its  stellar in fact.. But what I mean is that his attitude this year was that this team was not as good as last years and he just didn't seem interested. He also said it publicly that they weren't a patch on last years team of all stars. What away to motivate them huh?
Cant shake the feeling that they could have won the 3 in a row if they had a better coach and motivator thats all.. Mattie was not savvy enough..

Other than that, 4 minor titles makes him a legend in Galway Hurling circles..

[Murphy sacking shocks Galway]

From the indo:

Mattie has paid the price for his mismanagement of the minors this year..
I thought his attitude stank to be honest and his treatment of young lads was less than smart..

Murphy sacking shocks Galway
Wednesday November 15th 2006



MATTIE MURPHY has vowed to continue in team management despite Galway's shock decision not to re-appoint him as the county's minor team boss.

"It's a bit too early yet to write my obituary," said Murphy yesterday as he came to terms with the hurling board's decision to get rid of him despite having led the county minor hurlers to four successive All-Ireland finals, winning two.

Ardrahan's Sean Connolly, the manager of the Galway vocational schools' team, was installed as the new minor boss. Connolly pipped Murphy for the job when delegates voted by a 29-23 margin at this week's meeting of the county hurling board.

"Any time you get beaten, it's disappointing, but life goes on, and you have got to accept the result," said Murphy, who has spent a total of seven years as the minor manager, steering them to four All-Ireland titles - 1992, '94, '04 and '05 - and to three finals - 1993, '03 and '06.

The fact that Galway lost this year's All-Ireland decider to Tipperary obviously cost Murphy the position, with his earlier successes being overlooked by delegates.

Murphy - who managed Galway seniors in 1996 and '97, and 1999 and 2000, leading them to two league titles - was one of the candidates for the Galway senior post last month, but agreed to withdraw when Ger Loughnane was parachuted in by the hurling board.