This message has been edited - 14-jul-2012 @ 18:29

Originally posted by araby:
... There are droves of dolls prowling around a few haunts trying to bag a hurler or a footballer, picking their dresses out for the CityWest or Burlington. Lads kill themselves to get onto county panels, but instead of kicking on when they seem to stagnate. Lads in their early to mid 20's, wont have too many problems flushing the occasional night on the beer out of their system its the distraction that comes with it..

Originally posted by Yojimbo:
Judging by the progress of scores it must have been a right wretched game to watch
Antrim aren't going anywhere, but where are Galway football, these days?

Originally posted by The Jedi:
You can always trust Yojimbo to add an inane comment.

Originally posted by Yojimbo:
Judging by the progress of scores it must have been a right wretched game to watch
Antrim aren't going anywhere, but where are Galway football, these days?

This message has been edited - 15-jul-2012 @ 10:42

Originally posted by FTJC:
Absolutely spot onThis may sound ridiculous but I want football to change and not Galways style of play.
Gaelic football has become a joke of a game and teams like Galway who "play the game" will continue to suffer unless they adopt the same bulls**t tactical defensive approach to what should be essentially a kick and catch game not a mutated version of basketball

Originally posted by labane1917:
Galway footballers simply cannot play against teams which set up defensively which is most teams these days. They have not adapted their game to deal with the modern "men behind the ball" game. The only games they can win currently are those where the opposition come out to play football as it used to be played, like the Roscommon game.
Still # 3 though only behind Kerry and Dublin in AI wins and have contested AI finals in every decade since the 1920s, so history would suggest they will not be in the wilderness for too long. They have the footballing talent but not the tactics and maybe temperament currently for the modern game.

This message has been edited - 15-jul-2012 @ 11:41

Originally posted by rebelrebel30:
Wouldnt agree at all. Roscommon are no barometre of anything to be honest. You only have to see how they got on yesterday against Tyrone. Infact looking back the Galway v Roscommon game was totally overhyped by the media after just because Galway got lots of room to do as they please, thats because Roscommon are so poor. Galway wouldnt win were they take on a team that plays football, Cork, Kerry Dublin etc would destroy galway and they wounldnt be needing any defensive systems to win. You wouldnt even have to look at them, Tipp Clare for example would probably fancy their chances of taking Galway at the moment in an open game. Galway have some good players but they are seriously overhyped in my view. Id have them down around the middle ranks at the moment. The reason they are not winning games has more to do with they lack any real cohension and belief and dont have enough good players fromm 1-15 to win games rather than coming up against blanket defences.

Originally posted by Glinnti Glasa:

What a silly comment. Who do you think you are? Well done Antrim.

Originally posted by Yojimbo:

What exactly was silly about it?

Originally posted by carryharry:
As Jackie Cahill tweeted yesterday, 'i just hope the Antrim support does not out number the home support'I couldn't make it Saturday due to work but i will be there Saturday and hopefully a few hurling supporters will too. Paul Curran gave the footballers a good mention Sunday in PUC.

Originally posted by Blanco:
I have a fear that Jackie's fears may come to pass if Antrim bring any kind if a decent crowd, for all the recent underage success and the good present form of the seniors , Football still has not really got hold of the average Tipp supporter but hopefully they will get a good crowd on Saturday, they deserve it after the last day and this one should be a close affair.

Originally posted by theface2010:
Why don't the footballers play in Clonmel or is that a viable venue for a c'ship match? There would be far more interest in the footballers down south than there would be in around Thurles surely.

Originally posted by labane1917:
I'm not saying Galway are good enough to challenge for an AI at present, far from it. Like all top footballing counties with the exception of Kerry they ebb and flow. Galway are in rebuilding mode with a lot of new faces from the U21 winning team of 2011 and a new manager, similar to Cork hurlers in many ways. Also similar to Cork hurlers they are unlikely to win an AI anytime soon unless they change their style and prepration to be able to compete with the physicality and intensity of the modern game. My main point is they will not win Championship games against even teams that are a division below them in the league tables simply because they refuse to play blanket defense basketball and do not have a good game plan to counteract such tactics. Let's face it, the majority of teams not in serious contention for AI honors play the same brand of shyte that makes most gaelic football unwatchable.
To say Galway do not have the footballers to compete is as silly as saying Cork do not have hurlers to compete. Galway have always had good footballers and like all good footballing counties can come good at any time even when least expected as they showed in 1998. It is about getting the blend and preparation right. Mulholland should be given at least 3 years to develop this batch of footballers as they have shown they can win at U21 level which is always very competitive in Gaelic Football.