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A sting still lingers from the conclusion of last Friday night’s opening game in Eamonn Deacy Park. United were bright and brave but didn’t get the rub of the green. Instead, Drogheda whisked away all three points thanks to an injury-time winner.

David Hurley missed from the penalty spot as Galway United lost to a last gasp Drogheda United winner at Eamonn Deacy Park.

Tomorrow night in Inchicore, Galway United will hope for better fortune. It was another good showing on Sunday in the FAI Cup quarter final, but ultimately United bowed out after extra-time.

It appears as if the cup might have come at a good time for Galway United.

Their last couple of outings in the league have been among their more difficult this season and a cup contest against non-league opposition gives a chance for a reset.

His comments pre-empted a return to the defensive defiance and stubbornness that characterised the 2024 season. It saw United finish last year with the second-best defensive record in the league.

The story is still told about after the 1980 League Cup Final, when, despite defeat, Galway United’s player-manager John Herrick instructed his players to board the supporters' buses and thank them for coming.

With Galway United remaining the only unbeaten side in the league, on first impression the international break may seem like poor timing.

After 105 days of an off-season, seven departures, five new arrivals and two loan deals, Galway United are back. They travel tomorrow to Turner’s Cross to take on Cork City in a feisty season opener.

While some might grapple philosophically with a new year, the turn in the calendar means something instinctive to a League of Ireland fan, the beginning of pre-season.