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One thing is certain when watching Galway United warm up or play matches: Conor McCormack will set and demand standards.

On a wild and wet Monday morning, a few yards from the River Corrib, John Clery sits in the splendid Commercial Boat Club to talk about one of his passions: Galway football.

FAI Junior Cup fourth round wins for Athenry, Mervue United, and Salthill Devon offered significant encouragement for Galway junior football followers at the weekend.

Galway football is sprinkled with unsung heroes, who kept the game alive in various pockets of the city and county. In town, though, for decades a familiar sight was Michael O’Connor cycling or walking along the streets with budding players getting ready for training or a match.

It has been an interesting spell for Galway United U19 goalkeeper Conor Brann. In the reckoning for a talented Republic of Ireland U19 squad, Brann made a significant impression with Brendan O’Connor’s outfit throughout this year.

Mayo football saw another legend step away from the inter-county game with the news this week that Colm Boyle has decided to step away from the county scene after a glittering career in the green and red.

Battle hardened and full-of-heart underdogs on November weekends can take the most fancied of favourites out at the knees on the biggest of occasions - something that Kilmeena knew only too well as they made the journey north to Crossmolina last Saturday.

They were the favourites going into the final last weekend, but Mayo Gaels always knew it was only ever going to be a massive battle against Ballyhaunis to lay their hands on the Sweeney Cup.

Finals in Gaelic football aren't there for getting high artistic marks from the judges in Gaelic - they're there to be won, and that is exactly what Knockmore did last Sunday in Ballina.

With four clubs to be relegated every game in the Galway FA premier division matters deeply so three crucial fixtures are on the agenda this weekend.