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Paul Conroy was Galway’s All-Ireland minor winning captain in 2007. Next year in Division 2 of the National league, he will probably play county football under his fourth senior manager. He has already outstayed Liam Sammon who got two years (2008 and 2009), Joe Kernan (one year), and now Tomás Ó Flatharta (10 months).

Galway are expected to beginthe hunt for their fourth football manager in five years following the expected end to Joe Kernan’s brief reign last evening.

Joe Bergin (Galway) v Tony Taylor (Sligo)If Michael Meehan does not start, then the experienced Joe Bergin will wear the captain’s armband. A powerful display by Bergin would go a long way towards inspiring Galway to victory. He was man of the match against Tyrone in the league and another display like that would be just what is needed this weekend.

Joe Kernan cannot have been pleased with the manner in which Galway finished their league campaign on Sunday- a disappointing defeat to Derry by 2-13 to 1-12.

Saturday night, in round six of the National football league, the Galway footballers take on Pat Gilroy’s Dublin in Parnell Park (7.30pm).

Galway footballers will have to improve enormously on the wretched and pitiful second-half display they produced against Kerry last weekend if they are to get anything out of their joust with Tyrone in Tuam this Sunday (2.30pm) .Based on last weekend, one side appears to be on an upward graph and the other on a downward spiral.

There was a real sense of razzmatazz and Broadway’s bright lights last Sunday in Tuam stadium for the official introduction of Joe Kernan to the Galway public.

It is expected that Carraroe's Seán O'Domhnaill and Annaghdown's Tom Naughton will be announced as part of Joe Kernan's backroom team this Friday night.

New Galway manager Joe Kernan takes charge of his first football match on Sunday when last year’s FBD winning side take on the Exiles in New York.

Referee Frank Kinneen will have endeared himself enormously to the treasurer and senior officers of the county board and will be a definite name on their Christmas card list after officiating at a senior county final which ended in a draw.