Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

Syferus

Fowler87 wrote: »

Hopefully there is a good crowd on Sunday and especially the weather is dryer than last year!

Stand tickets have sold out and with my wonderful Rossies playing in a home Minor final you can expect a very tidy crowd on Sunday.

blowitupref

Syferus wrote: »

Stand tickets have sold out and with my wonderful Rossies playing in home Minor final you can expect a very tidy crowd on Sunday.

Connacht GAA are expecting a crowd of 20,000 good weather may bring more.

Fr Tod Umptious

Team Named

Mayo (SF v Sligo): David Clarke; Kevin Keane, Ger Cafferkey, Keith Higgins; Lee Keegan, Donal Vaughan, Colm Boyle; Barry Moran, Danny Geraghty; Kevin McLoughlin, Cillian O'Connor, Alan Dillon; Enda Varley, Andy Moran (capt), Jason Doherty.

Varley in for Freeman
No O' Shea's, Sheamus out injured, I assume Aidan will be on the bench.

As I said a few weeks ago I would prefer to see Andy Moran play in the half forward line with Killian O' Conor at full forward, but what do I know.

Interesting to see how the midfield will do against some stiffer opposition

Barlett

I heard there Mortimer has supposedly left the panel after not being called up. Only rumour though

Jimmy Macnulty

Barlett wrote: »

I heard there Mortimer has supposedly left the panel after not being called up. Only rumour though

Yeah he's gone alright

Coillte_Bhoy

Barlett wrote: »

I heard there Mortimer has supposedly left the panel after not being called up. Only rumour though

Was on Newstalk sportsnews at 6

cgpg5

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/gaa/2012/0711/1224319850979.html

It says in the piece he is 28 although I'm certain he's 30???

Anyway what do ye reckon? Still think he's a better player than Varley/Freeman/Doherty and is still as good as anyone to take a score. A loss in my eyes although his attitude and workrate are suspect

Hammer Archer

Coill Dubh have a new hurler

Fr Tod Umptious

Mortimer is certainly a loss in a team which IMO is lacking big game experience amoung other things in the forwards.
For me Doherty has yet to prove himself and I'm no fan of the Conroy reclamation project.

Barlett

He's a massive loss, did more than Doherty or Freeman in the few minutes he played against Leitrim. It doesn't bode well for Mayo, what will we do if O'Connor gets injured? No free taker

blinding

If he is not willing to knuckle down and fight for his place and keep his head up if he is not in the starting 15 then Mayo are better off without him.

He has goos aspects to his game and he has bad aspects. He certainly is no Ciaran McDonald/Padraic Joyce in their prime.

jonniebgood1

blinding wrote: »

If he is not willing to knuckle down and fight for his place and keep his head up if he is not in the starting 15 then Mayo are better off without him.
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I would agree with this. I heard John Maughan suggesting that he should have been in the team and seemed to think it was a reasonable decision to leave when he had'nt been selected. I couldnt believe that a former manager would take that line. Mortimer has betrayed his team mates in this action and should be called up for exactly that. It is a matter of respect for ones team mates that this should not happen. They are better off without a player who does not understand that there is no 'I' in team.

cgpg5

jonniebgood1 wrote: »

I would agree with this. I heard John Maughan suggesting that he should have been in the team and seemed to think it was a reasonable decision to leave when he had'nt been selected. I couldnt believe that a former manager would take that line. Mortimer has betrayed his team mates in this action and should be called up for exactly that. It is a matter of respect for ones team mates that this should not happen. They are better off without a player who does not understand that there is no 'I' in team.

Has been a good servant, if he feels that he is training his ass off and should be in the team (which most agree he should) then I've no real problem with him leaving tbh. He obviously feels that inferior players have been selected ahead of him and there is nothing more frustrating tbh when you know you can give so much to the team but instead are left sitting on the bench.

He manages a gym now I believe and obviously has a lot of commitments there. he is not being payed to play for his county and if he wants to leave so be it. I wouldn't be his greatest fan but would have no problem with it. The problem is I believe many players in the near future may well make similar decisions

Edit- According to his twitter anyway there is more to it than just quitting cos he's not in the team. Who knows

Fr Tod Umptious

I see Hennelly is gone too, what is the sthere.

DDC1990

Rob has work commitments in Dublin

RTE reported it very badly putting Hennelly in with the Mort story.

http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15628:hennelly-leaves-mayo-senior-panel&catid=14&Itemid=100008

Audioslaven

In regard to mortimer, its never a good sign to see a guy leave his home club. I think he was always a big time player for the small day and when the push came to shove he was always found wanting. On the biggest days for Mayo, defenders had him in their pocket. I think Mayo are a better side without him and I am not overly disappointed. There just is too much BS with this guy. Same with that other clown from Cavan going to Kildare. Mortimer will join the dubs now... just wait and see....

gigantic09

Think he def will be a loss whatever the circumstances are.
It's only Mayo's 2nd outing this summer so it seems a little hasty on his part as there is potentially alot of football left this summer for the team.
It seemed this year that we had more options than usual with regard to forwards but this is now somewhat diminished.
Never a big fan of his but he seemed to have matured alot as a player this season but given his actions maybe not so much as a person.

cgpg5

Audioslaven wrote: »

In regard to mortimer, its never a good sign to see a guy leave his home club. I think he was always a big time player for the small day and when the push came to shove he was always found wanting. On the biggest days for Mayo, defenders had him in their pocket. I think Mayo are a better side without him and I am not overly disappointed. There just is too much BS with this guy. Same with that other clown from Cavan going to Kildare. Mortimer will join the dubs now... just wait and see....

Ah now he has been studying in Dublin for years, and runs a gym up there and lives there full time. Has every right to join a club up there. Brian maloney, Austin O'Malley, Gary Mullins and Kevin O'Neill did similar sure from Mayo alone. His own brother joined another Mayo club that is a lot worse

naughto

blinding wrote: »

If he is not willing to knuckle down and fight for his place and keep his head up if he is not in the starting 15 then Mayo are better off without him.

He has goos aspects to his game and he has bad aspects. He certainly is no Ciaran McDonald/Padraic Joyce in their prime.

you are right and he prob got pissed off coming down for training and not getting his place.he has done well for mayo but his ego is bigger than that blond head of his you do not need that crap on the pitch.
if he was good enough he would be making the team. some one posted that he said that there was more to it on his twitter account why does he not tell us then??
i would have him on the bench as he would be agreat sub but i would not start him,we will just have to see how we fair with out him on sunday.

keane2097

DDC1990 wrote: »

Rob has work commitments in Dublin

RTE reported it very badly putting Hennelly in with the Mort story.

http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15628:hennelly-leaves-mayo-senior-panel&catid=14&Itemid=100008

Mortimor has work commitments in Dublin as well

Syferus

keane2097 wrote: »

Mortimor has work commitments in Dublin as well

I think he just assumed because of the hair that Mort was a homeless busker.

DDC1990

keane2097 wrote: »

Mortimor has work commitments in Dublin as well

Thats not what I meant.

RTE said this:

Mortimer is the second Mayo player to leave the panel this week after goalkeeper Rob Hennelly also took the decision to make himself unavailable for selection.

Which makes it look like there is a revolt among players.

Also you are stone mad if you think that Mortimer left the panel because of work reasons.

Syferus

DDC1990 wrote: »

Thats not what I meant.

RTE said this:



Which makes it look like there is a revolt among players.

Also you are stone mad if you think that Mortimer left the panel because of work reasons.

And you're stone mad to think Hennelly did.

Barlett

Syferus wrote: »

And you're stone mad to think Hennelly did.

Very true. Hennelly hasn't finished his studies yet in DCU he has to go back in January so it's unlikely he left the panel for work reasons alone

Barlett

Regardless of what happened it looks bad from a Mayo point of view...and is a major distraction ahead of Sunday's game.

yabadabado

Syferus wrote: »

Stand tickets have sold out and with my wonderful Rossies playing in a home Minor final you can expect a very tidy crowd on Sunday.

Will they be selling tickets for the terrace on Sunday outside the Hyde?

Emmet Ryan

I think it will be competitive enough but the 4 point handicap set down by the bookies seems fair enough.

themandan6611

Audioslaven wrote: »

Mortimer will join the dubs now... just wait and see....

:pac::pac: no chance, we wouldn't want him, sure he can't even make the Mayo team :D

Kildare might be interested tho

yop

A little hissy been thrown by Mortimer and I am not surprised really, goes to show his true colors. Of course he a has a massive and the best scoring record for Mayo but this shows an utter lack of respect to his county and his team mates who are 4 days away from a Connacht final.
He is worth a couple of scores a game and thats without a doubt, but time and time again he hasn't stepped up in the big matches.

Any man who makes the statement that "Mayo will win nothing without me" won't be missed.

Best to luck to him in his "work commitments" (also know as a Seanie Johnston).

InchicoreDude

Any man who makes the statement that "Mayo will win nothing without me" won't be missed.

When did he say that?