Fans must decide if Comers can help Galway United dream bigger

The Comer brothers' bid to take an 85% stake in the club dominates the sporting conversations.

6 August 2021; Galway United manager John Caulfield during the SSE Airtricity League First Division match between Galway United and Cork City at Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

In a county renowned for dreamers and schemers there has always been one enduring problem for Galway United: money.

Since entering the League of Ireland in 1977, the unfortunate reality is that the most accomplished Corribside footballers have frequently flourished elsewhere. St Patrick’s Athletic, Sligo Rovers, Dundalk, and Shamrock Rovers have collected silverware with significant Galwegian involvement.