Best Louth Team to face Galway

Having looked at Galway (See G-G-G-Galway Dossier below)

I’ll try and pick our best team to play to play the westerner’s
ithout unfreezing Stephen Melia of course!

My hand maybe slightly forced with Short term injuries?
Affecting the possible team and selection.

Jamie Carr (Ankle)
Decie Byrne (Hand)
Mark Brennan (Groin)
Derek Maguire (Ankle)
Ronan Greene (Ankle)

To keep some unity, the Defence will remain the same Gerry Hoey performed well last week and Pops when introduced was very Solid....Dessie will have the ominous task of picking up Nicky Joyce. He could do no wrong last weekend shooting and scoring from all angles!

Gerry should pick up the more pacey Cummins and Pops should pick up inform Michael Martin.

Midfield Sector
Fintan Curran has played for DCU during the week so he may be less fresh than usual but it’s Here PK and Brian Donnelly gives us the best chance to compete and put them on the back foot.

Not to the messy bit (don’t lose me know)

It is the forwards that will have to be tinkered with the most

We should target putting their half backline on the back foot, and playing our most mobile footballers there...Luckily we have them in the form of Adrian Reid and Andy McDonnell.

As last week our half forward line lacked shape and balance, Andy McDonnell is the man to come into the side on the wing......one of the unseen qualities of Andy is his tackling which will help when tracking either O’Donnell or Bradshaw.

This would see Jim McEneaney move to a more central position and less exposed for pace on the wing.
On the forty would see him more involved and orchestrate things better from there? A superb foot passer he could be the perfect link to our inside forwards

(Lost yet?)

At full forward Ronan Carroll is our best option, and get more out of him.

Playing Inside, he is more than capable of coming out best with a tussle with Finian Hanley physically and speed wise.

Either side of Ronan with Clarkie a cert to play, David Reid should come in.

They will test the either corner back, newbie Keith Kelly or Colin Forde who played full back against us before for UCD in last years O’Byrne cup.

The side looks to have a lot of balance and if selected a real chance of Shocking Galway.

(Hopefully I didn't lose you!)


My Team as Follows

1.    Neil Gallagher

2.    Gerry Hoey 3. Dessie Finnegan 4.Pops Rath
5. Ray Finnegan 6. Derek Crilly 7. Liam Shevlin
8. Paddy Kennan 9. Brian Donnelly

10. Adi Reid 11. Jim McEneaney 12. Andy McDonnell
13. David Reid 14. Ronan Carroll 15. Darren Clarke

Actual Team to be selected tonight after Training

Tomorrow: Galway Guide Planes Trains and Automobiles
(parking Directions buses times and train taxi)
&
Louth team reaction