It must be championship time again. 
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No matter how many times you repeat it this still won’t be true. Its no coincidence that of Galways last 5 All-Ireland wins they played an Ulster team in 3 of the semi-finals, and in 1 of the finals. The hardest possible route for Connacht teams is to have Munster and Leinster waiting in Dublin which is how it will be this year. Its why 1966 is still considered Galways greatest ever win, beating Mayo, then Munster and then Leinster. Not 2001 when they played the greatest number of games but some of them were against poor sides from the northern province.
Cork, Meath and Kildare?
Eeeeeek
Any match that involves Dublin is hard for Galway. The haven’t beaten us since before the famine
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Wouldn’t them 3 have more All-Ireland wins between them than every Ulster county combined despite Cavan and Downs best efforts? Real traditional football counties.
1965 since they last beat Kerry in a knockout Championship game too.
1956 since they last beat Tyrone.
Eeeeek
Imagine your luck when you get Kildare in an All Ireland final.
We beat the living daylights out of you in 83 ye soft shites
Depends how old you are.
Kildare haven’t won one since 1928.
Cork have won one in the past 30 years
Meath have won two in the past 30 years.
Cork won one 10 years ago my friend, they beat Down in the final.
Oh and fuck Kildare
Go on you have been busy going through the records to 1965 to see when Galway last beat Kerry. Add up All-Ireland wins there and see who has more, the 3 counties you listed or the 9 Ulster counties.
And one in 30 years.
I’m not a dinosaur. You’re talking about ancient history when you’re looking at when Galway beat Tyrone, Dublin or Kerry in knockout Championship football.
Yes, which is why expecting them to beat both Kerry and Dublin to win Sam this year is highly optimistic. Hardest possible route for them other than having Roscommon first day out.
Ah, I see what you did there, my apologies
You have to beat them most years.
This year you are bubble wrapped and into the last 8 by defeating Sligo. There will be no dark horse coming through the back door this year, Galway will never have a better chance than this year.
Kildare were favourites for that final iirc.
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1934 was the last time Galway beat Dublin in a championship match. Dublin have won all 7 since. 1965 was the last time Galway beat Kerry in a knock out championship match. That was the Galway 3 in a row team and they beat Kerry 3 years running in 1963, 64 & 65.
Kerry (37) and Dublin (29) between them have won exactly half of the All Ireland Football Championships, 66 out of 132. Galway are third on the roll of honour on a distant 9. For Galway to win the All Ireland this year, they’re most likely looking at having to beat the Big 2, Kerry in a semi final and Dublin in a final and that’s most likely after beating Mayo (who were the Number 2 side for practically all of the last decade in a Connacht Final). In the nine previous Galway All Ireland wins, they have never had to beat both Kerry and Dublin in the same year. That’s the scale of the task ahead of Galway to win the All Ireland this year.
For @Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy to claim that Galway have a golden ticket/will never have a better chance of winning an All Ireland/if they don’t win it this year, they’ll never win one, is possibly the most bizarre comment he’s ever come out with here. And there’s a lot of competition for that particular accolade.
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Oooftt
Nothing bizarre about it. They are in the last 8 of the AI series by beating a Div 4 side. That is reality but not surprising to see a holocaust denier argue with facts.
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Galway have appeared in close to 80 Connacht Finals. They’ve won 46 Connacht titles and have lost over 30 finals. They’re conversion rate of Connacht Final into All Ireland wins is roughly about 1 in 10, 10%.
They’re in the Connacht Final most years. Don’t see how drawing and presumably drawing and beating Sligo in a Connacht Semi final amounts to a golden ticket to winning an All Ireland when they then most likely have to beat Mayo, Kerry and Dublin to do so.