Mullholland Falls

[manfromdelmonte]

At least Galway have the facilities for training their teams out in Claregalway.
But really facilities are wasted without the knowledge and skillset to put training programs in place.
Will be interesting to see who is drafted in.
Thing is, there are now a lot of strength and conditioning coaches floating around the west who have done time with Connacht.

[Maroon Manc]

James Kavanagh has retired, he didn't have any impact but in fairness he had a lot of injuries throughout the year. I wasn't surprised about his comments that training with Galway was only scratching the surface compared to training with Kildare.

[moysider]

Was injury the reason for retiring? Still young enough. Still in his 20s I'd guess?

[manfromdelmonte]

James Kavanagh has retired, he didn't have any impact but in fairness he had a lot of injuries throughout the year. I wasn't surprised about his comments that training with Galway was only scratching the surface compared to training with Kildare.

Galway have good footballers though

[Duine Eile]

Sean Armstrong announced his retirement today:
from HoganStand

Talented Galway attacker Sean Armstrong has quit the inter-county scene after 10 years in the maroon and white jersey.

A week after James Kavanagh's decision to hang up the boots, the Salthill-Knocknacarra clubman told The Irish Independent he has fallen out of love with gaelic football.

"I have chatted with Kevin (Walsh), a couple of long chats through November and the beginning of December but I don't see myself returning to the fold in January and that will be it for me then. I haven't the same love for it that I once had.

"It has become extremely time-consuming. To go back into the fold, in my eyes, you need to be 100pc committed to the cause and I don't want to go back even 80pc or 90pc feeling that if I go back in I'll get the grá back I'll get motoring.

"It would just be unfair to everyone involved.

"I just want to take time out and concentrate on other things. Myself and my girlfriend are teachers so you have summers off. It is an attractive proposition."

The 29-year-old admitted he failed to reach the high standards people had set for him at senior level following his three goal heroics in the 2005 All-Ireland U-21 FC final win over Down.

"Part of me would love to go back and really realise my own potential because that is one thing I probably regret.

I will definitely play on with the club but I just haven't been enjoying it in there for a couple of different reasons.

"Last year was really frustrating me because I felt I was playing my best football. I thought I had matured as a footballer.

"I wouldn't be one for excuses but I felt frustrated that I had so much more to give but the management didn't see it that way. I feel I was harshly treated. I felt I had a lot more to give and I know some of the other players would think that too, particularly last year.

"The previous years I had no excuses. I could only look to myself.

"I just don't have that desire to go back and have done as much as I possibly can."

[Syferus]

If Meehan was the talent destroyed by injuries, Armstrong was the talent defined by lacklustre performances. So devastating as a young player, in the same bracket as Meehan.

It would have been amazing to think any Galway player could play senior for ten years and only net two Connacht titles - strange days for Galway football.

[GalwayBayBoy]

If Meehan was the talent destroyed by injuries, Armstrong was the talent defined by lacklustre performances. So devastating as a young player, in the same bracket as Meehan.

It would have been amazing to think any Galway player could play senior for ten years and only net two Connacht titles - strange days for Galway football.

Armstrong had more than his fair share of injuries in fairness. His hamstrings were constantly going for a good few years there. Strangely enough the last year or two has probably been when he's been most injury free.

[seafoid]

If Meehan was the talent destroyed by injuries, Armstrong was the talent defined by lacklustre performances. So devastating as a young player, in the same bracket as Meehan.

It would have been amazing to think any Galway player could play senior for ten years and only net two Connacht titles - strange days for Galway football.

I think the strangest thing was one of the players offering to shake a Mayo player's hand last year and getting a jostle for his trouble. 
But Mayo couldn't build on that aggression.
Galway always have iseal after uasal.  Most teams do. They went 20 or so years after the early 70s before getting back to the all Ireland final and there was another long period of mediocrity after that before  Donnellan 3.0 was released   . 

[Tubberman]

If Meehan was the talent destroyed by injuries, Armstrong was the talent defined by lacklustre performances. So devastating as a young player, in the same bracket as Meehan.

It would have been amazing to think any Galway player could play senior for ten years and only net two Connacht titles - strange days for Galway football.

I think the strangest thing was one of the players offering to shake a Mayo player's hand last year and getting a jostle for his trouble. 
But Mayo couldn't build on that aggression.
Galway always have iseal after uasal.  Most teams do. They went 20 or so years after the early 70s before getting back to the all Ireland final and there was another long period of mediocrity after that before  Donnellan 3.0 was released   . 

Heaven forbid! Did the poor lambeen get jostled!?
Such a thing to occur on a football pitch.

[galwayman]

Can do without the patronising sarcasm Tubberman.
You know well the point he was making (ie Mayo would not have been renowned for that kind of thing over the years - possibly to their detriment).
Galway absolutely guilty of the same thing also.

[Tubberman]

Can do without the patronising sarcasm Tubberman.
You know well the point he was making (ie Mayo would not have been renowned for that kind of thing over the years - possibly to their detriment).
Galway absolutely guilty of the same thing also.

The sarcasm was aimed directly at Seafoid, not Galway posters in general. No offence intended to yourself galwayman
I actually don't know the point he's making. It's a thread about Sean Armstrong and he decides to bring some innocuous incident that had nothing to do with Sean Armstrong into it and tries to have a dig at Mayo.
He's a strange fish... 

[seafoid]

Can do without the patronising sarcasm Tubberman.
You know well the point he was making (ie Mayo would not have been renowned for that kind of thing over the years - possibly to their detriment).
Galway absolutely guilty of the same thing also.

The sarcasm was aimed directly at Seafoid, not Galway posters in general. No offence intended to yourself galwayman
I actually don't know the point he's making. It's a thread about Sean Armstrong and he decides to bring some innocuous incident that had nothing to do with Sean Armstrong into it and tries to have a dig at Mayo.
He's a strange fish...

I think it was a good sign of the state of play in Galway football over the last while Tubberman, actually. Sorry if it was misinterpreted.
Sylvie Linnane used to say you wouldn't win anything without a few t*nkers on the team and Galway rolled over a couple of times in front of Mayo with very little fight. Even Mayo people were surprised how poor they were.
Syf was making the point that 2 titles in 10 years was a poor return for Galway . I agree.
Hopefully kevin Walsh can change a few things. It would be good to see Galway coming much closer to Mayo or even beating them.