Theres a whole lot of âifsâ going on in that comment, but been a gracious Galwegian urbanite I do wish you and your tight pussy pitch the very best;)
What would a galway urbanite know about hurling?
:rolleyes:
Seriously though. Would you not be better off in the Roisin drying your shawl?
that will hardly be the teamâŚ
Rumours abound that the Clare team named will NOT be the starting 15 tomorrow night! 
Galway chairman loses appeal
10 July 2009
Galway hurling board chairman Miko Ryan has lost his appeal against an eight-week suspension.
The countyâs longest-serving GAA officer was hit with the ban following an altercation with Galway selector John Moylan during the countyâs Leinster SHC semi-final defeat to Kilkenny last month.
Galwayâs Hearings Committee upheld the suspension after it met on Monday night, but lifted the ban on Ryan being on the sideline for inter-county games when the eight-week term ends. He may make a further appeal to the Connacht Council, but this will not be heard before tomorrowâs All-Ireland qualifier against Clare.
As a result, Ryan will not be allowed to travel with the team to Ennis or to sit on the sideline with the team management.
The controversy has threatened to overshadow Galwayâs build-up to a game they need to win to stay in the championship.
[quote=âWatch The Breakâ]Clare team named to face Galway:
- Philip Brennan
- Pat Vaughan
- James McInerney
- Gerry OâGrady
- Pat Donnelan
- Brendan Bugler
- Alan Markham
- Brian OâConnell
- Tony Griffin
- Tony Carmody
- Diarmuid McMahon
- Colin Ryan
- Niall Gilligan
- David Barrett
- Jonathan Clancy[/QUOTE]
This dummy teams thing is a pile of bollocks, Mike Mac prob thinks he is some kind of psychological genius with this carry on:rolleyes: and he aint the only one remember the farcical Gerry Quinn would he be starting or not against Limerick a few years back.
Show a bit of belief in the players that are starting. Dont think Brian Cody selects dummy teams.
Remember that retard Tommy Lyons used to do that with Dublin when he was losing it completely towards the end. Ciaran Whelan would be playing number 13 and be in midfield - generally numbers were all over the place.
The thing was though he didnât release the team to the media until before the game so there was no point to all the confusion. And this is what it must have caused the players ultimately.
I think this having to select a team for the programme is a load of rubbish though.
The more you look at this game the more you come to the logical conclusion thats its going to be a relative cake-walk for Galway in Ennis tomorrow night.
Clare are basing their hopes on 4 dubious enough claims
1 Narrowing the pitch
If anything more likely to suit Galway, Canning will punish them from the sidelines. Ryan had a decent enough outing against Tipp but highly unlikely that the youngster can replicate that performance against the likes of Ollie Canning now heâs lost the element of surprise
2 Their resurgence against Tipp
Many feel that Clare are only getting into top gear now for the first time this year and will point to their 2nd half performance against Tipp as evidence of this. This would be endearing if it wasnât quite so laughable as the simple truth is Tipp didnât so much take their foot off the pedal as get pulled over for falling asleep at the wheel. They lost because for most of the game while it was competitive they were shit. Same reason they got relegated, not because they didnât care about the league but because they were shit.
Their best have long left and persistent rumours of Colin Lynches return to the panel(on his own terms, of course) are doing nothing to help morale in the camp, as neither did Mike Macs bust up with Gerry Quinn. Their also well behind Galway in the physicality stake, something unthinkable just a couple of years ago. Clare have been regressing solidly for the last year or so and a revival of sorts against a Tipp side who knew theyâd already done enough is not going to be enough to halt this.
3 Team selection Codology
Word is that the spine of the team as selected will be very different to the one that actually plays tomorrow night. This is little more than an act of desperation from a management team who know they have little or no chance against a polished Galway side and are merely clasping at straws with this out-dated and discredited âtacticâ
4 The Weather
Perhaps the most likely cause of an upset as Clares grim style would respond more enthusiasticly to torrential downpours as some have forecast then Galways flair and skill. They will indeed be praying for rain all over Clare to-night but alas sadly, even this will not be enough to prevent Galway to strike the final nail into the coffin that was Clare hurling, there in Ennis tomorrow night.
I would agree with some of that lazarus but the fact of the matter is that there is as many question marks about this Galway team as there is about this clare teamâŚThe game will be won and lost on whether the galway half backline get on top or not, if they do the galway will win if Clare breakeven here and stop decent ball into the inside men then we will winâŚ
Best of luck to our Leinster near neighbours, Galway, in Ennis tomorrow night.
Why wasnât Ryan taking that penalty?
Clare could be right in this if they took their chances. That Galway full back line are doing some stupid stuff like bunching by following the ball and leaving players unmarked. A team with a little bit of nous would put them to the sword. Instaed clare squander an excellent goal chance, a penalty and two other opportunities when they could have worked a goal chance.
There was a long ball played in to McMahon and Clancy was five yards from him completely unmarked. Just bat it down to him!
Another occasion there was massive bunching around the ball. A Clare lad rises it and handpasses it blindly forward when two of the Clare lads had made good runs to put them in clear goalscoring positions.
Youâd wonder sometimes what kind of coaching teams get when their players make such bad decisions and refuse to take the smart option.
Thats the stuff Galway. Come on to fuck.
What exactly is the stuff? This is a contest of who doesnât want it least.
Jesus Clare were shit.
Galway were good, very physical and hard-working. Looking good for an All-Ireland final.
[quote=âTurenneâ]Jesus Clare were shit.
Galway were good, very physical and hard-working. Looking good for an All-Ireland final.[/QUOTE]
Ah the cute Cork hoor bigging up the opposition.
Game next week should be a right good tussle. Canât see either side getting further than a semi-final based on their performances so far.
[quote=âLazarusâ]The more you look at this game the more you come to the logical conclusion thats its going to be a relative cake-walk for Galway in Ennis tomorrow night.
Clare are basing their hopes on 4 dubious enough claims
1 Narrowing the pitch
If anything more likely to suit Galway, Canning will punish them from the sidelines. Ryan had a decent enough outing against Tipp but highly unlikely that the youngster can replicate that performance against the likes of Ollie Canning now heâs lost the element of surprise
2 Their resurgence against Tipp
Many feel that Clare are only getting into top gear now for the first time this year and will point to their 2nd half performance against Tipp as evidence of this. This would be endearing if it wasnât quite so laughable as the simple truth is Tipp didnât so much take their foot off the pedal as get pulled over for falling asleep at the wheel. They lost because for most of the game while it was competitive they were shit. Same reason they got relegated, not because they didnât care about the league but because they were shit.
Their best have long left and persistent rumours of Colin Lynches return to the panel(on his own terms, of course) are doing nothing to help morale in the camp, as neither did Mike Macs bust up with Gerry Quinn. Their also well behind Galway in the physicality stake, something unthinkable just a couple of years ago. Clare have been regressing solidly for the last year or so and a revival of sorts against a Tipp side who knew theyâd already done enough is not going to be enough to halt this.
3 Team selection Codology
Word is that the spine of the team as selected will be very different to the one that actually plays tomorrow night. This is little more than an act of desperation from a management team who know they have little or no chance against a polished Galway side and are merely clasping at straws with this out-dated and discredited âtacticâ
4 The Weather
Perhaps the most likely cause of an upset as Clares grim style would respond more enthusiasticly to torrential downpours as some have forecast then Galways flair and skill. They will indeed be praying for rain all over Clare to-night but alas sadly, even this will not be enough to prevent Galway to strike the final nail into the coffin that was Clare hurling, there in Ennis tomorrow night.[/QUOTE]
Sweet Jesus youâre from Galway !!âŚyour the same lad laughing at Dublin being overhyped in football ??..thats hilaroius :DâŚevery year we hear Galway hurlers are coming with a team only for them to blow up in great fashionâŚthat was the worst Clare team iâve seenâŚLee played wellâŚheâs made for a wet night on a narrow Ennis pitchâŚlooks like Big Joe has lent his recipe book to leeâŚheâll struggle to carry that beefy ass around croker if Galway get thereâŚBig Joe must be watching Monday night RAW with those forearm smashs around opponents necks in an effort to tackleâŚGalway will be talked up once again but lets soak up the hype in the meantimeâŚ
Mike Mac must go.