14/07/2017
Fair play to Ray Silke, who has come out in support of our under fire goalkeeper in his article in today's Galway Advertiser.
He reminds us that even the greats had to start somewhere.
"Galway were cleaned out in the middle third of the field and the maroon kick-out strategy was a bit of a shambles. And all the blame for that most definitely does not rest exclusively on RuairĂ Lavelle's young shoulders. Goalkeeper is the loneliest position on the field and when things go wrong - it is very easy to lay the blame on the last line of defence."
"Martin McNamara was lambasted in 1997 for his kick-outs when Mayo beat us in Tuam Stadium - was it all his fault? Or the guys who were not moving for him? Twelve months later and Mac was considered the best goalkeeper in Ireland and got an All-Star."