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Yes, Moycullen & Associates Inc. looking best placed to win it. It'll be interesting to see how their recruitment strategy will pay off in future years. Quite a few of their underage teams are falling off the top pack in the various age groups. I guess soldiering for years underage only to see your slot filled with some intercounty journeyman from Ulster or wherever they'll find 'em might be a bit demoralising for the local lads! Grassroots development is our remit in gaa clubs, not running the best draft! togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 1143 - 31/08/2026 16:46:17 2692181 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Would be nice to see rural clubs avoiding the drop also, of course." Of course, nothing against any other club but with James relegated the city would only have one club playing senior football which is pretty poor really. Seniorleague (Galway) - Posts: 326 - 31/08/2026 16:49:59 2692182 Link
Replying To Eire89: "Rumours have it they were talking to Kobe whilst he was home from Aus for his leaving results :)" Wouldn't surprise me one bit, Fox.1n.7he.b0x (Galway) - Posts: 210 - 31/08/2026 17:05:50 2692188 Link
Replying To togoutlads: "Yes, Moycullen & Associates Inc. looking best placed to win it. It'll be interesting to see how their recruitment strategy will pay off in future years. Quite a few of their underage teams are falling off the top pack in the various age groups. I guess soldiering for years underage only to see your slot filled with some intercounty journeyman from Ulster or wherever they'll find 'em might be a bit demoralising for the local lads! Grassroots development is our remit in gaa clubs, not running the best draft!" I have to agree with this, my club are miles off it but id rather see Corofin or Salthill win it rather than them, at least they have soldiered with there club all the way from under 8s Fox.1n.7he.b0x (Galway) - Posts: 210 - 31/08/2026 17:08:34 2692189 Link
Replying To Fox.1n.7he.b0x: "Wouldn't surprise me one bit," Jaysus you are hilarious altogether. Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 648 - 31/08/2026 20:14:42 2692216 Link
Replying To AverageFootball: "Would anyone have Annaghdown team from weekend? Thanks in advance." James Healy, Olan Kelly, Mike Naughton, Johnny Creaven, John McDonnell, Daragh Hegarty, Diarmuid Kilcommins, John Lynn, Rian Duggan, Ethan Forde, Eoin Newell, Cathal Heavey, Eoin Reddington, Stephen Curley and Damien Comer ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 222 - 31/08/2026 22:58:42 2692237 Link
Replying To Fox.1n.7he.b0x: "I have to agree with this, my club are miles off it but id rather see Corofin or Salthill win it rather than them, at least they have soldiered with there club all the way from under 8s" Indeed, Ruairi Lavelle, Michael Donnellan, Alan Keirns, Maurice Sheridan and Donal O'Sullivan often reminisce about the good old days. The go games at U8 and U10 and then a swim from the Blackrock tower. GDL (Galway) - Posts: 977 - 01/09/2026 11:36:32 2692269 Link
Replying To GDL: "Indeed, Ruairi Lavelle, Michael Donnellan, Alan Keirns, Maurice Sheridan and Donal O'Sullivan often reminisce about the good old days. The go games at U8 and U10 and then a swim from the Blackrock tower." They certainly weren't a good comparison to use, for obvious reasons, however I will say that the current team is much more homegrown than previous versions. Their top players all came up the underage ranks, Maher, Finnerty, O'Flaherty, Sweeney. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 3050 - 01/09/2026 13:33:02 2692294 Link
Bookies seem a little off on the Galway SFC Ive given my opinon below and also added IFC SFC: Moycullen 1/2 SKGAA 5/2 Corofin 6/1 Claregalway 10/1 Tuam 12/1 Anaghdown 14/1 Dunmore 16/1 Mountbellew Moylough 25/1 Oughterard 33/1 Milltown 40/1 Monivea Abbey 50/1 Barna 100/1 IFC: St Michaels 3/1 Caherlistrane 4/1 Menlough 9/2 Corofin B 6/1 Oranmore Maree 13/2 Glenamaddy 7/1 An Spideal 8/1 Micheal Breathnachs 10/1 Oileann Oireann 10/1 Kilconly 14/1 Claregalway B 20/1 St Brendans 33/1 Maroon&White01 (Galway) - Posts: 5 - 02/09/2026 19:24:41 2692461 Link
Hopefully the "McStay" new rules will be adapted. They will put a good deal of extra pressure on sideways football teams to come up with a new plan. Goalies will need more in the locker than drive it out as far as you can. The new rules, while a big improvement, as they currently exist have not delivered enough in terms of open football. I still think swarm tackling is very negative and disadvantages a player who has won possession. giveitlong (Galway) - Posts: 1339 - 03/09/2026 09:36:53 2692496 Link
Replying To Maroon&White01: "Bookies seem a little off on the Galway SFC Ive given my opinon below and also added IFC SFC: Moycullen 1/2 SKGAA 5/2 Corofin 6/1 Claregalway 10/1 Tuam 12/1 Anaghdown 14/1 Dunmore 16/1 Mountbellew Moylough 25/1 Oughterard 33/1 Milltown 40/1 Monivea Abbey 50/1 Barna 100/1 IFC: St Michaels 3/1 Caherlistrane 4/1 Menlough 9/2 Corofin B 6/1 Oranmore Maree 13/2 Glenamaddy 7/1 An Spideal 8/1 Micheal Breathnachs 10/1 Oileann Oireann 10/1 Kilconly 14/1 Claregalway B 20/1 St Brendans 33/1" Wouldn't have Moycullen as clear favourites as that. Salthill very close to beating them last year, despite Maher getting injured during the final. Think Salthill are moving better again this year and have Thompson back again, so look good value at these odds currently. Hard to call the winner of Tuam V MM in the pre-lims. Monivea gave MIlltown loads of it in the group match last year so might be worth a few bob this time round. Triffic (Galway) - Posts: 188 - 03/09/2026 14:32:38 2692547 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "No Galway job available to take." 6 days later and there is! Wonder who'll take the mantle ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 222 - 03/09/2026 19:17:53 2692597 Link
Pádraic Joyce gone some will be happy but not for me, coaches needed replacing than Joyce himself IMO and could well appoint a downgrade. His statement. "I have decided to step down as Manager of the Galway Senior Football Team. It has been a privilege and an honour to manage my county after wearing the maroon and white for so many years. I want to thank all the supporters who followed us over the past 7 seasons. I appreciate the efforts and expense supporters went to following us all around the country. I want to thank all the management/backroom team members who soldiered with me on this journey especially the people who have been there the whole time. I want to thank each and every player, who trained and made sacrifices to wear the maroon and white jersey. It was a privilege to train you and watch you develop on and off the field. Behind every player and management/backroom team member are families who sacrifice more than most, so thank you to all of them and the people close to all of us who supported us along the way. Thank you to members of the Galway GAA County Board who helped prepare the team and assisted us over the years. I look forward to supporting the players from the stand in the coming seasons and I wish the new management team every success." Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 973 - 03/09/2026 19:25:14 2692598 Link
Joyce is gone, with the players he had, should have got at least one All Ireland jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 549 - 03/09/2026 19:33:23 2692599 Link
Replying To giveitlong: "Hopefully the "McStay" new rules will be adapted. They will put a good deal of extra pressure on sideways football teams to come up with a new plan. Goalies will need more in the locker than drive it out as far as you can. The new rules, while a big improvement, as they currently exist have not delivered enough in terms of open football. I still think swarm tackling is very negative and disadvantages a player who has won possession." I saw some of those. Handpass limit will be very hard for a ref to police on top of everything else. If McStay doesn't change the free rule whereby you just leave the ball on the ground instead of having to hand it back, they're not looking properly at what actually needs fixing. jam83 (Galway) - Posts: 242 - 03/09/2026 19:36:25 2692602 Link
Replying To Triffic: "Wouldn't have Moycullen as clear favourites as that. Salthill very close to beating them last year, despite Maher getting injured during the final. Think Salthill are moving better again this year and have Thompson back again, so look good value at these odds currently. Hard to call the winner of Tuam V MM in the pre-lims. Monivea gave MIlltown loads of it in the group match last year so might be worth a few bob this time round." Two years after Cian O'Neill left Joyce moves on. Joyce had the job two years before Cian O'Neill was brought in. The years without Cian O'Neill were very poor. Kerry moving on from oniell as the new game doesn't suit the tactics was the writing on the wall. Kew (Galway) - Posts: 419 - 03/09/2026 19:41:19 2692603 Link
Any news on Joyce stepping aside or os it just yet another rumour ? Seniorleague (Galway) - Posts: 326 - 03/09/2026 19:55:43 2692604 Link
Replying To Triffic: "Wouldn't have Moycullen as clear favourites as that. Salthill very close to beating them last year, despite Maher getting injured during the final. Think Salthill are moving better again this year and have Thompson back again, so look good value at these odds currently. Hard to call the winner of Tuam V MM in the pre-lims. Monivea gave MIlltown loads of it in the group match last year so might be worth a few bob this time round." Yes Salthill are probably every bit as godd as their neighbours but unproven hence the odds. Monivea miiltown is the toss of a coin too i agree. Tuam mountbellew moylough is not hard to call in my opinion, should be a formality for the stars. Maroon&White01 (Galway) - Posts: 5 - 03/09/2026 20:09:44 2692608 Link
Joyce officially gone. Will have his supporters and detractors but he did give 7 years of his life so thanks Padraic Who do you think will be in the running for the job? fairplay4ever (Galway) - Posts: 465 - 03/09/2026 20:43:35 2692613 Link
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