2am in Galway, I’m fairly rotten, back at my hostel , here are some drunken thoughts:-
- Galway is a far far better town than Dublin. I’d love to have a decent job here. Supposedly traffic is horrendous so you’d want s city apartment + parking. That would be hard to get. So many friendly people coming up to me on the street tonight to talk. It’s the cultural capital of the nation.
- In the 2nd half Galway weren’t even trying. But I’m not sure if it’s because they want Dublin in the semis, maybe they just realized circumstances meant they couldn’t match Monaghan’s hunger so didn’t bother trying to fake it.
- Monaghan were mediocre in attack, never really went for the brave ball, but really committed in defence. I’d nearly say Drew Wylie was the unofficial MOM.
- you could tell the way it would go after 10/15 minutes when Galway had a free in from about 35 yards and chipped it back rather than go for the point. WTF.
- every mediocre club footballer should be inspired by Dermot Malone’s year. He’s all the romance of the GAA encapsulated. Entirely average talent, a self made top level player, he just stuck at it. There was a real bad performance a year or two ago, I’m too drunk to remember (maybe Tyrone and hairgate) and everyone assumed that would be the end of him.
- McCarthy will hopefully come good but it’s still unwritten and up in the air for him. He’s not a half forward, all he does is get the ball and take it away from goal. All he can really do is a corner forward out and out attacking specialist and there’s not a lot of space for a player like that in circulstances where Monaghan frequently only have 2 players in the opposition half.
- similarly all up the air for Jack McCarron’s future, his future could still
potentially be huge though. I’d like to see more of him. - this was the year when Monaghan absolutely had to deliver and they’ve done it. Mansy is showing signs of age for the first time. Corey, Mone etc on the way out, it was now or never. That’s what often counts in Gaelic football.
- I’d rather Donegal than Tyrone in the semis and I think Donegal might do it. They’d be my slight favorites tomorrow. I think player for player Monaghan are slightly ahead of Tyrone and I don’t think Monaghan are scared of them but I just think Tyrone will look at Monaghan in Croke Park and then go and perform. I’d also rather lose to Donegal if it came to it. But victory over Tyrone in the semis would be the sweetest moment of my entire sports fan life by a considerable distance. Monaghan have an excellent record v Donegal, we’d really fancy ourselves.
- Karl O’Connell might be our best forward and he’s playing in the backs. If Malone wasn’t having his special year then he’d be the answer to our half forward problems, drop Mone into the half back line. Also the nicest lad on the team to talk to.
- I think Drew Wylie is a better player than Francine Bellew was.
- Delighted we knocked out those Kerry cunts. The most hateful team in the country, Donaghey being ring leader in chief. Everything @Cicero_Dandi says about them is right.
- McAnespie is my favourite player because I spotted him when he was about 14. I won’t bore you.
- if Donegal beat Tyrone tomorrow and Galway beat Dublin next Saturday we could be almost champions by this day week.
- Fuck it. Fuck it, we can beat the fucking dubs. Beat the cunts in the league.
Fuck but I do some long posts. Greatest day of the greatest weekend of the greatest summer ever. Thanks for the love lads. I’m off to sleep.