Could be cork didnât they do that in 2019
Not happening if Cork are involved.
Oh ya sorry
I presume the Limerick semi final will be 3.30pm? Are there football fixtures down for that date?
I think the Galway shit performance is a little overstated, there were some very good performances, created a good few goal chances too, and wrong decision making. Whelan is probably the best inside forward in the country
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Iâd say mr Flanagan and mr Gillane would have something to say about that. Whelan is good but a bit too predictable
LOL, far from it. an unreal player
Imagine Whelan got the kind of ball that those two get? Usually he has to dig it out of the ground like heâs turning spuds. With two lads hanging off him.
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I wonder would the GAA think that theyâd get a 45+ crowd though? And have too single headers instead.
Like, there was a fair Clare contingent yesterday, Cork are usually fairly well supported. Hard to know about Wexford & Galway but, again, well capable of bringing big crowds and it is a knockout match.
Double Headers are shit for these games.
With half the crowd only coming in during Game 1 and filtering out during Game 2.
Leads to a dead atmosphere.
Iâd agree. Be better for atmosphere to play at separate smaller venues imho, but makes less money probably. They could put a minor or Camogie or club game or something on first.
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Spectators for game 2 should be getting pissed in a pub watching game 1 and then theyâd bring that extra boisterous atmosphere into the ground for game 2.
So long as itâs not in facking PUC.
Should wex get there.
Fuc Puc
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Galway cork should get 20k youâd imagine?
Wasnât a double header last year.
Cork v Galway could end up in Limerick
Youâd think it would anyway.
There was Covid last year and 5,000 crowd restrictions or whatever it was for quarter finals.
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As Iâve said all year, Galway are in rebuild mode and should expect some bad days at the office, Saturday being a prime example. I think inconsistency is to be expected in such a situation. Galwayâs problem is itâs supporters expectations and knee jerk reactions after a poor result. We are not endowed with a patient public.
In my estimation a very good year for this Galway team would be to reach an AISF and be competitive. That exposure will do wonders for exposing weaknesses that need addressing and showing the players first hand, the level they need to reach. That is all still a realistic possibility.
While Kilkenny are very limited hurling wise, the levels of intensity they can reach are unsurpassed. That was invaluable in the education of this group of Galway hurlers. Now they have lived it, they know.
As a coach, that is pure gold, now you can push and ask the hard questions at training and see what potential for growth is in this team.
Next up is Cork, a dangerous team on the front foot but a bombscare at the back. Galway have been clumsy and messy when trying to knit goal chances together, if they can fix that, which I think they can, they have the bearing of Cork. They can then live with Limerick for 60 minutes in an AISF but donât yet have the beating of them.
More progress with a few more bumps in 2023 and Galway should be primed for an assault on the championship in 2024.
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Whatâs the chat in Galway ref Handshake Henryâs drama at full time?