Micheal Donoghue: we are going in the right direction

Galway’s first spring back in Division 1B didn’t do them any harm last season as they garnered the momentum which saw them sweep the boards and they are using the lower tier to good effect this time around as well.

Three wins have been chalked up and 30 players have been used by a Galway side who won’t have the likes of captain David Burke or hurler of the year Joe Canning back for some time yet.

Centre-back Gearoid McInerney made his return yesterday on a day when nine of the All-Ireland final side started, but the performances of newcomers such as Conor Cooney’s younger brother Shane at wing-back, former All-Ireland winning captain Sean Lofus at midfield, and a revitalised Davy Glennon in attack, will expand the options available to Micheal Donoghue and his selectors.