Joyce to play on with Galway
Two-time All-Ireland winner Padraic Joyce wants to line out for the Galway senior footballers for at least another season.
Joyce met with new Galway manager Alan Mulholland last week, expressing his desire to extend his inter-county career towards 2013.
Joyce missed the Tribesmen's impressive opening win over Derry in the Allianz Football League last weekend. He will seek to regain full fitness in the coming weeks before returning to action in the latter stages of the league.
The 34-year-old forward has been a talismanic figure for the county over a number of years, and will relish the chance to combine with some of their up-and-coming talents like Michael Martin who scored 0-5 against Derry.
Mulholland is hoping his new-look side can build on the Derry win by beating Louth at home next Sunday in Salthill.
"There wasn't much expected of us because we'd picked a youthful side and Derry were coming off a good performance in the McKenna Cup," he said after the 1-15 to 1-11 victory at Celtic Park.
"So I think the cheering from our supporters was more in astonishment than anything else at the end.
"It was fantastic for the lads who might have been wondering if they had the ability at this level, and they were able to answer those questions when they were asked."
