Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

ciarriaithuaidh wrote: »

Talking through your hat right there anyway. Geaney, O'Brien, Buckley, Walsh, Keane have all been good or better so far.
The bench got 0-5 against Galway and David Moran dominated midfield off the bench. Not the impact Dublin has certainly, but it's a lot better than you seem to realise.
Obviously it's a guarantee they'll fall flat on Sunday now that I've said that!

Barry John Keane kicked 3 of them if I recall without a Galway man getting a hand near him, never mind on him. They will not be getting as much space on Sunday.

This thread is eerily quiet given that we have a semi final coming up in a few days... I think there are a number of very wary and nervous Mayo fans about, probably with good reason. Yet if we were to suggest that, despite this, we'd be confident of a narrow margin win, we'd be accused of being arrogant. Can't win really!

For what it's worth, I'm extremely nervous, probably moreso than I've been in a while. In saying that, when I think about it logically and go through the players, the systems, etc, then I don't understand why. Mayo have the stronger team in my opinion and have been getting primed for Sunday and potentially 3 weeks time (all going well).

But I can't shake off this nervous feeling... Ah well, that's what the championship is all about! I think Mayo will perform fairly well on Sunday, but I also think Kerry will be a lot better than some expect them to be, in more areas than left corner forward!!

Yeah I'm a tad nervous...mainly because of the many battle scars from past encounters with Kerry.Just have to think back to that glorious 96 semi final in the then new upper Cusack and James Horan's goal...one of my few good memories.

Logic makes me quietly confident,I think we've a slight edge in midfield/middle 8 and I think we'll have to have 60% ball possession to win the game,anything less and the Kerry inside forwards may swing it.

Lads no talk at all about the minors ......did'nt see them against Galway,led to believe they were been led a merry dance until Michael Daly...Val's son was sent off.

They were impressive against a much praised Roscommon outfit and excellent against a physical Armagh team.Yet they appear to be rank outsiders against a much vaunted Kerry team???!!Hope everybody gets in early to shout the young lads on!

Kalyke wrote: »

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Thanks Larry....Just what the Doctor ordered!!

Such opinion pieces are the norm when Mayo play big games.
It are easy column fillers.
Its not as of Larry was the first to bring such a option up.

And as long as Mayo continue to fail to win finals, or lose big semi finals then he won't be the last.

Just out cute hooring the cute hours

Suarezistheman wrote: »

No and yes. Gibbons into midfield & Freeman to start instead of Andy IMO

We'll know at 12.30 for definite

I heard this also from same person who called the DonieVaughan change for the last game .
Gibbons and Freeman would be a big improvement . Andy off the bench last 20 or so then.
speaking of the bench Kerry's looks very very strong

naughto wrote: »

Who will be captain with Moran not starting

lee Keegan

yop wrote: »

Its probably the last 3 years have taken its toll on the fans to be honest, we have been here so many times before that its novelty has worn off, not in an arrogant way, but its the possible precedent to the next game and the result which we have been so used to having and this year with the way Dublin have been playing and winning its a forgone conclusion to some.

IF we win on Sunday I will be heading into my 17th AI final with Mayo at all levels, I have seen 3 wins.

Its this year or bust for a few players and the management I suspect and I would think that outside of us hardcode fans, we will see a lot of Mayo fans jerseys been hung-up.

Agree with ya Yop, though sometimes I feel like hanging up me jersey sometimes (after a final loss) though it always comes out again on the 2nd of January!! Only time I think it'll be hung up is on the end of me coffin! :pac:

mercuroman wrote: »

Team:
Hennelly,
Barrett, Caff, Higgins,
Keegan, Cunniffe, Boyle,
Vaughan, S.O'Shea,
McLoughlin, A.O'Shea, Doherty,
O'Connor, Moran, Dillon

Will be dissapointed if this is the team that starts

Team announced. No changes from the cork game

naughto wrote: »

Why not Moran was s1hite
Let me rephrase that he should get 20 mins at the end,as he's not the player he was

Already proven with actual stats by poster here that Andy Moran was the biggest contributor to Mayos purple patch at start of the second half. Two assists, won a scored free in a good position and scored himself where he had to get space on his left foot to shoot with a neat turn. Also won 7/9 50:50 balls passed his way in a defence playing blanket and had a 92% pass completion from his posessions while against a blanket defence where passing options are hard to find from full forward. Slipped to ground three times in the game one of which was a free that he was given. So what your actually talking about is that when a player has that level of contribution that two slips to the ground n slowing down play is playing badly. It was a blanket defence shooting options are not easily available and neither are passing options. This has been proven at this stage, he made a big contribution to our win. His substitution almost cost us the game in fact. People have a bias about his performances of 'Andy Moran too slow now' due to his injuries. So when he slips twice ineffectively (no free) people remember those events as proof he is playing poor. A 50:50 ball won, retained and passed on successfully at full forward against a blanket is outstanding play. Unfortunately for Andy Moran people don't look very deep into contribution beyond scores that player scored. Btw not my stats a previous poster looked back at the game n noted all those.