Very level headed normal young lad. No notions, no forcing bits in about humanitarian work in order to push the narrative.
Meanwhile, get your orders in
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Great fella, would probably make any team in the country when he is right.
Even when not going great, he is always a massive threat.
Young enough, could definitely see him reprise his role at 14 for Galway.
An old clubmate of mine tells me young Mcdonagh of S-Mb-My is unbelievably skilful.
Ps what actually is a ādevelopment squadā? Is it aimed at keeping hurlers with their own parishes? Iād not be a huge fan of yet more demands on young fellas time and energy. Iād also hate to think that the management donāt continually scour the county at all adult levels looking for axemen with potential.
Iām unable to make any sense out of this excuse/rationale whatsoever. What am I missing?
Youāre undoubtedly familiar with the concept of a āringerā Boxty
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Well they said it was a lad called X. We knew for a fact that the lad called X was still in bed in lahndan as he shared a flat with someone else we knew well. Also the lad brought on was about a foot taller, and an absolute beast of a hurler. Thereās no way youād have him as a sub, put it that way.
McDonagh reminds me a bit of Richie Hogan. Similar type of build. Low centre of gravity. Very skillful. Still very young obviously. Isnāt he still U-20 eligible for another 2 years? Not sure they even expected him to play much for the U-20ās before Christmas but Oisin Flannery got injured which got him on the pitch against Kilkenny. Heāll need time though.
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I just wonder is part of the reason for a development squad so lads like him arenāt under pressure to transfer to perceived bigger clubs.
I donāt like to see too much load on these lads tbh.
Iām not sure itās entirely healthy if the balance goes too far that way. Itās a lot of time, mileage and training. Galway is a big county to travel around.
Fordey has wintered.
That kind of thing doesnāt happen much in Galway does it? Poaching of players I mean
No hardly ever to my knowledge. Itās not even poaching by the clubs I donāt think, more potentially a lad like McDonagh for instance being suggested he may have a better chance of senior IC playing at a higher level or with higher training numbers or more lads on the mileage or something. Iām categorically not saying it has happened to McDonagh, just that heās the type of lad it could, and no club would turn him down I donāt think. Iāve been told heād be the nicest lad youād ever meet.
Would Donal OāShea not be deemed good enough for the real panel?
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Bit light yet maybe?
Iām very well versed in the practice and use of ringers. The second explanation clarifies the situation somewhat. The first report was somewhat ambiguous.
He nearly turned the game tbh.
I think heās serious prospect. A different player to McDonagh, but nearly as good a prospect as him.
Hard to see him staying with Salthill. A move to Rahoon/Newcastle or even Liam Mellows would probably bring him on. Heāll be lucky to come out with his life playing in the junior ranks in Galway.
Haran had to get a solicitor iirc to move to Mellows
Off the top of my head I can only think of Conor Kavanagh who moved from Kinvara to Liam Mellows and Kevin Brady a good dual player who moved from Sylane to Cashel.
Where is he from originally?