Galway happy to achieve consistency, says Padraic Mannion
Loughnane, who managed Galway for a spell, didn’t mean it in a positive way when he hit out at Kilkenny’s robotic, almost businesslike performances. Yet, it’s just what Mannion wanted from the Tribesmen. Consistency has been a big problem for a county that hasn’t won the All-Ireland since 1988 and nobody was quite sure how the recent Allianz League final win over Tipperary would affect the players.
Eyebrows were initially raised when Galway held a homecoming celebration of sorts at the St Thomas club for the league win though registering 2-28 against Dublin was a clear sign of their firm focus. In truth, Galway appeared to be going through the motions at times as they turned in a good, but not great, performance to set up a Leinster semi-final clash with Offaly.
