CLG (GAA)

[open face surgery]

The football will have a hard job living up to the excitement of the semis and the final of the hurling but hopefully it's a good match. Hoping for a Galway win. Without Mayo winning, having two west coast wins will do nicely.

[astfgyl]

As a Galway man I'm hoping we can get at least one of the three titles we're still in the running for, probably have the best shot at the camogie. The most successful Galway team of the past 20+ years and that despite being treated like shite. Fair play and good luck to them in Saturday's semi.

Camogie? You must be joking.

Japes aside, tis grand to have a bit of interest at this stage even if it's only that thing lol

[Carnage]

Oh don't get me wrong, I can't wait for Sunday and the football, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up. But we must destroy you on Saturday. This is the way.

Edit: I fucking hate it when people talk about teams they support in the first person, and now I'm fucking doing it. Go go gadget self-loathing.

[astfgyl]

Oh don't get me wrong, I can't wait for Sunday and the football, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up. But we must destroy you on Saturday. This is the way.

Edit: I fucking hate it when people talk about teams they support in the first person, and now I'm fucking doing it. Go go gadget self-loathing.

Hang on man, I'm from Tipp..

It's over for us here.

Actually it's a bit funny that I was left in a room with half the Tipp Minors the other day and I had to ask one of them to not steal my bike anymore without asking

That actually happened

[Carnage]

Oh don't get me wrong, I can't wait for Sunday and the football, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up. But we must destroy you on Saturday. This is the way.

Edit: I fucking hate it when people talk about teams they support in the first person, and now I'm fucking doing it. Go go gadget self-loathing.

Hang on man, I'm from Tipp..

It's over for us here.

Actually it's a bit funny that I was left in a room with half the Tipp Minors the other day and I had to ask one of them to not steal my bike anymore without asking

That actually happened

 

Galway v Tipp on Saturday, are Tipp not a camogie county? They're in the junior final though. I confess, I don't really follow it.

[astfgyl]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and admit that I just can't bring myself to care about camogie under any circumstances

[Don Gately]

I was at the Clare v Kilkenny semi, Dubs camogie had a great win in the curtain raiser. I always watch the final.

[Don Gately]

Pretty turgid football All Ireland. Echoes of the semi finals,  people said they were good games but not to these eyes.
I think it's wishful thinking tbh.
Well done Armagh, happy to see a county starved of titles to get one

[Carnage]

Galway have now equalled the unenviable statistic of having lost the same amount of football finals as Mayo (15), which is only important on a parochial level I suppose but is still shite. It was an awful game, the first half in particular. The better (or less shite) team won on the day, but if Galway had spent more time attacking instead of playing pass the parcel in the dying minutes, the result might have been different and extra time would have told the tale.

Ah well, on to the women this week.

[astfgyl]

There must be something that can be done about the football. It's really bad most of the time. Limit the number of passes before it has to be forward or something, I dunno. I regularly watch underage games and they're far better and faster. The game isn't as bad as the tactics make it look if only teams would have a go

[Ollkiller]

There must be something that can be done about the football. It's really bad most of the time. Limit the number of passes before it has to be forward or something, I dunno. I regularly watch underage games and they're far better and faster. The game isn't as bad as the tactics make it look if only teams would have a go

2 or 3 forwards have to remain in the opposing half at all times. Obviously marked by 2 or 3 defenders. Will stop this blanket defence borefest where teams have to pass side to side for ages to fashion an opportunity. The blanket defence just ruins games.

[son of the Morrigan]

They have it turned into a kinda soccer match and If there's one thing I hate It's fucking soccer.
I'm a Galway man myself but I wouldn't begrudge Armagh at all, fair play to them.
Walsh bottled it again.

[astfgyl]

There must be something that can be done about the football. It's really bad most of the time. Limit the number of passes before it has to be forward or something, I dunno. I regularly watch underage games and they're far better and faster. The game isn't as bad as the tactics make it look if only teams would have a go

2 or 3 forwards have to remain in the opposing half at all times. Obviously marked by 2 or 3 defenders. Will stop this blanket defence borefest where teams have to pass side to side for ages to fashion an opportunity. The blanket defence just ruins games.

Honestly something like that has to be done. I actually like the football but this is ridiculous. Now to be fair I reckon that the solution will be likely even more ridiculous than anything I might think of and I'll surely end up complaining about it but anything would be better than nothing

And Morrigan, I love soccer but I don't want the football to be anything like it. They're not the same sport after all

[son of the Morrigan]

This auld handpassing over and back across the 45 with 14 opposing team players between the 45 and the goal is unbearable.
Get a free kick and turn around and kick it fucking backwards, Jaysus.
I played left full back in both hurling and football up to u21s and I never ventured past the 21 yard line let alone score a point, that was the forwards job, my job was to stop my man scoring and get the ball to mid field.
I'd agree with Ollkiller above but I'd go farther and say they have to stay inside their own 45 and make room out the field to play football.
The art of tackling and shouldering has been all but lost, "marking territory", bollox, mark your man.

[Don Gately]

They have it turned into a kinda soccer match and If there's one thing I hate It's fucking soccer.
I'm a Galway man myself but I wouldn't begrudge Armagh at all, fair play to them.
Walsh bottled it again.

Harsh on Walsh was obviously not 100%, has been struggling with injuries all year.