Galway GAA Discussion Thread #2

Morris seems the type that would demand a lot from the county board in order to be able to deliver and I'm not sure he'd be convinced to come aboard.

Big loss. Obviously there's a massive need for a good forwards coach but O'Neill at least shored up the back. We were terrible at tackling and giving away frees before he came. I see this as a big dent in next year's All Ireland ambitions.

Is Morris the main coach of the Corofin all Ireland winning teams?

Heard during league that this would be divillys last year as wanted out end of last year but joyce convinced him give it one more year. If so would expect complete overhaul of backroom team as can't see o domhnaill staying on as seems to be token selection from west since day one. Don't know if scan offers much either as seems like a bit of a header on the line and can't see players having much respect for his views.

Joyce might find it hard to get others in with him as don't think think his man management skills are the best judging by the amount of players that have jumped ship over the last few years

Seems like a good suggestion... Two great aul warriors, that usually impress even on the bad days... pace and injuries are their only enemies.

Also a word to the doomsayers. There's precious little between the top 8 teams in Football and yes Galway on their day are in that top eight...and a match for any of them on our day... but need a clean bill if health and maybe a few training ground strategies for kick-outs and maybe for engineering a goal in 'emergency' situations.

This is spot on. We are too willing to blame a ref, bounce of the ball etc. We need a compete change in mentality.

I don't think Walsh is in decline, I think his head is very easily swayed. Last year he was tuned in and played his best football in years. This year he seemed to get carried away with his performance in the final, started letting all this other stuff get in the way like instagram, and doing interviews with joe.ie the evening after turning in a very poor performance against westmeath. If hes happy to retire without ever winning an all ireland then continue to do what hes doing but if hes not he needs to get the head right, cut out the noise and get back to workrate and basics when it comes to his football. His decision making for a guy of his age and experience is poor.

Is there no thread for the camogie? Cork looking stronger here so far, but the Galway forwards are not getting much rub off the green.

I doubt there is any galway team is up consisering the first round of championship is on this weekend. Corofin had a big win over salthill with Liam silke back.

Well done to the minor ladies footballers today . We really do take all Ireland’s bar Senior for granted ! Not a single post .

Kelly and Comer nominated for all-stars, Kelly I agree fully, but Comer this year I dunno🤔

I saw yesterday that Joyce was confirmed for the next year and Cian O'Neill was staying on as coach. It seems like the same coaching team as last year which looks to be a missed opportunity. We need to get a forwards coach in to help develop patterns of play. It looks to be all off the cuff and our forward play was the issue. You won't win many matches scoring 1-9 or 1-10.

He was heroic versus Roscommon and had a match winning contribution in the 15 mins he was on versus Westmeath. Ok in halves v Tyrone and Mayo and off injured for the rest of it, I thought he had a very good year per mins played. Obviously won't be within an arses roar of an All star, you'll have players like Enda Smith who won 4 man of the matches out of 5 games that won't get one.

Regarding the Joyce Con debate, it's nothing short of brilliant news that CON is staying on. Joyce is who he is, we all know he's probably tactically inept yet he's a monumental figure, for better or worse. Cian O'Neills positive influence can't be questioned however, tactics were night and day from when he joined compared to the two years previous. His tactical nous (verified by multiple other county setups) is absolutely essential in a setup that by all accounts runs on emotion.

Besides CON, the next biggest priorities are ensuring Liam Silke comes back in and Peter Cooke sticks around. I believe both may be willing, which means we've as much reason to be positive as any other county outside of the obvious, Kerry and Dublin

Corofin back at the top…..brilliant for Galway football .

Comfortable enough win for corofin . Egan and McCabe will surely be 2 that galway will have to give a look to in spring . Corofin seem to have a nice blend of youth and experience . Might miss Ian Burke in a really tight game .