Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

tacofries

Getting excited now lads! Whats yer predictions for the year to come,... Hear theres a few new forwads being introduced!
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wirelessdude01

tacofries wrote: »

Hear theres a few new forwads being introduced!

Who are they? Honestly haven't seen anyone in the club games that I think at this stage will make a difference in the red heat of a senior championship game in Croker. The likes of Tom King or Mikey Sweeney are IMO just too small both in physical strength and size to make an impact.

seligehgit

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Who are they? Honestly haven't seen anyone in the club games that I think at this stage will make a difference in the red heat of a senior championship game in Croker. The likes of Tom King or Mikey Sweeney are IMO just too small both in physical strength and size to make an impact.

Heard that Sweeney is definitely going to be looked at, Danny Kirby will likely be brought into the fold. Unfortunately I don't know where they're going to resurrect these new forwards.

seligehgit

mayo.mick wrote: »

With the lads out in Dubai, the match was put back to Friday 10th @ 7pm in Mc Hale Park. Full fixtures list for Mayo here;

http://clubfiftyone.wordpress.com/2014-fixtures/

Anybody heading up to this game?Thinking of going,weather permitting.Interesting to see what kind of team lines out.

gpat14

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Who are they? Honestly haven't seen anyone in the club games that I think at this stage will make a difference in the red heat of a senior championship game in Croker. The likes of Tom King or Mikey Sweeney are IMO just too small both in physical strength and size to make an impact.

King and Sweeney are called up though both won't feature till clubs are finished surely

Can't see either being near team come championship in all honesty

The most promising of the additions is Reilly IMO I think he's a good lad to have if cover is needed for any of the back positions.

3 minors from last year O'Connor, Loftus and Coen though I can't see any really featuring, just in for the experience I'd say

I think when Barry comes back we'll see Horan trying Aidan at 11 again

yop

seligehgit wrote: »

Anybody heading up to this game?Thinking of going,weather permitting.Interesting to see what kind of team lines out.

Going to head up for sure. Think I might bring the young lad to his first Mayo match..... God help him!!!

I see Adam Gallagher is marked as "one to watch" on the independent today. So I expect that Horan will try him at some stage.

ADAM GALLAGHER (MAYO)

Castlebar's Tom King is an option for attack but 2012 minor captain Gallagher looks like a player equipped to meet the demands of the modern game quite quickly. Mayo are well served in the half-forward line already since Keith Higgins' switch there, but with Alan Dillon likely to miss much of the league, Gallagher has a chance to make a mark there.

Unless Tom King has a major change of heart he will be sticking to the soccer.

I think Coen and O'Connor MKII will get runs.

swht

Anyone know if there will be coverage by midwest on Friday?

mayo.mick

gonzo.phd wrote: »

Anyone know if there will be coverage by midwest on Friday?

https://twitter.com/Maigheoforsam usually does live updates.

TouchingVirus

Just a mild curiosity here from a Dub but does anybody know anything about why the league match between Dublin & Mayo is on in Croker this year? It was on in Croker last year, McHale Park the year before so that should make it an away game to McHale Park again this year, no?

Also, any word on your match with Kildare being moved from St Conleth's in Kildare to HQ? Last I heard they were considering it an option since St Conleth's has very limited capacity

tacofries

Was it not in mayo last year when it got called off due to fog?

Fowler87

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Just a mild curiosity here from a Dub but does anybody know anything about why the league match between Dublin & Mayo is on in Croker this year? It was on in Croker last year, McHale Park the year before so that should make it an away game to McHale Park again this year, no?

Also, any word on your match with Kildare being moved from St Conleth's in Kildare to HQ? Last I heard they were considering it an option since St Conleth's has very limited capacity

Its in Croke Park because of the 2 year fixture rule whereby every county is allocated more home than away fixtures and then vice versa for the next 2 years. 7 games for each in the group makes for odd numbers so Mayo are playing their 4th away game again against Dublin.

National Football League Division One
February 2nd: Kildare v MAYO (St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge)
February 9th: Tyrone v MAYO (Healy Park, Omagh)
March 2nd: MAYO v Kerry (MacHale Park)
March 9th: Westmeath v MAYO (Cusack Park, Mullingar)
March 16th: MAYO v Cork (MacHale Park)
March 29th: Dublin v MAYO (Croke Park)
April 6th: MAYO v Derry (MacHale Park)

Fowler87

tacofries wrote: »

Was it not in mayo last year when it got called off due to fog?

2012

tacofries

Fowler87 wrote: »

2012

time flys haha

seligehgit

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Just a mild curiosity here from a Dub but does anybody know anything about why the league match between Dublin & Mayo is on in Croker this year? It was on in Croker last year, McHale Park the year before so that should make it an away game to McHale Park again this year, no?

Also, any word on your match with Kildare being moved from St Conleth's in Kildare to HQ? Last I heard they were considering it an option since St Conleth's has very limited capacity

Thought there was some initial rumours re the purported move but that they seemed to have settled on Newbridge.

Fr Tod Umptious

seligehgit wrote: »

Thought there was some initial rumours re the purported move but that they seemed to have settled on Newbridge.

There was a suggestion that Kildare may be willing to move it to CP on the Saturday night to make it a double header with Dublin v Kerry to open the league, but Kildare did not agree to it.

Kildare may struggle in the league this year so they need every advantage they have, so it makes sense for them to play at home.

ColeTrain

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

There was a suggestion that Kildare may be willing to move it to CP on the Saturday night to make it a double header with Dublin v Kerry to open the league, but Kildare did not agree to it.

Kildare may struggle in the league this year so they need every advantage they have, so it makes sense for them to play at home.

It will be better in a smaller venue with a good crowd, rather than travelling to Dublin to play in an empty Croke Park. Everyone will save a few quid and the atmosphere will be much better too.

gpat14

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

There was a suggestion that Kildare may be willing to move it to CP on the Saturday night to make it a double header with Dublin v Kerry to open the league, but Kildare did not agree to it.

Kildare may struggle in the league this year so they need every advantage they have, so it makes sense for them to play at home.

In fairness they'd a great campaign last year and often look good earlier in the year then flatter to deceive in champ. I think they'll get top 4 again myself

Anyone heading tonight? If it was in Dangan I'd go as it's very convenient to me, but Castlebar is a trek for me especially after long, first week back

gpat14

yop wrote: »

Unless Tom King has a major change of heart he will be sticking to the soccer.

James name-checked him himself during the week as being a new addition to 2014

In fact he's starting tonight- EDIT

gpat14

Hennelly (c)

Rogers
Keane
Reilly
Harrison
McHale
Drake

Gibbons
Reilly

Gallagher
Freeman
D. O'Connor
King
D. Coen
M. Sweeney

yop

Lovely evening for it. Fecked with the cold, but going anway. Will bring the young with me anyway, I am about to unleash hell into his life!!!
Hope he has 9 lives! He will need them

seligehgit

Yip struggling with a cold since Christmas but going to head up regardless. Absolutely lovely evening for it although I expect the tempature is going to drop.

klairondavis

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

There was a suggestion that Kildare may be willing to move it to CP on the Saturday night to make it a double header with Dublin v Kerry to open the league, but Kildare did not agree to it.

Kildare may struggle in the league this year so they need every advantage they have, so it makes sense for them to play at home.

Kildare only agreed to move league fixtures to Croke Park last season and the season before because of the perilous financial situation that the county board found itself in. Kildare received €70k to move the two fixtures last year and this money was put towards some remedial work on the ground in Newbridge which has now had its capacity revised upwards as a result.

I don't think it was ever going to be a runner to move fixtures again this year now that the capacity is no longer an issue. Moving home fixtures to Croke Park was deeply unpopular with the support base. We only had two league games in Newbridge for each of the last two years. Members of the Kildare supporters club receive free entry to all games in Newbridge but this deal was not reciprocated for the "home" games in Croke Park. The county board and the supporters club are at loggerheads with one another and have been for some time. The county board had the cop on not to antagonise the supporters club even further at a time when Kildare seriously need to generate more funds through the supporters club.

gpat14

Subs: C.Boyle, S.Coen, B.Gallagher, C.Carolan, M.Conroy, S.Kelly, A.Freeman, J.Doherty, E.Varley, A.Moran, L.Keegan.

Forgot post earlier sorry

Gee what a bench!

Oldtree

seligehgit wrote: »

Yip struggling with a cold since Christmas but going to head up regardless. Absolutely lovely evening for it although I expect the tempature is going to drop.

Connaught GAA has had match at 7.00 mayo51 had it at 7.30?????? Mayo GAA twitter had it a. 7 too so On way for 7 anyway

seligehgit

Oldtree wrote: »

Connaught GAA has had match at 7.00 mayo51 had it at 7.30?????? Mayo GAA twitter had it a. 7 too so On way for 7 anyway

Up on official Mayo GAA website for 7.Thanks for that,was planning to head up at 7.30!:(

Oldtree

seligehgit wrote: »

Up on official Mayo GAA website for 7.Thanks for that,was planning to head up at 7.30!:(

I do believe I'm getting excited! Weather seems to be holding.

seligehgit

Chaos up here, not enough gates open for the crowd.

gpat14

Rogers just kicked a point it'll be very interesting see how he does this year. I have a feeling Horan was trying to bed him in as a starter for champ, or at least one of the first back subs, last season but then he got injured

Both wing backs have already kicked a point from play. Interesting- that was a huge strength for us in champ last year our backs popping up with scores.

gpat14

Hennelly on 45's

Will it stay same for champ I wonder? COC kicked some corkers v Dub 2012, but it's great have another option

Anyone in Castlebar (having a sneaky check of boards at H/T) comment on conditions? Low scoring- it's a still evening in Galway if a little cold, but nice for football- same there?

On paper that NUI team is nothing to write home about- hopefully Mayo blow them away this half. Hope Andy gets a run

Oldtree

Not enough programs either, found one at end, but good crowd in tonight, great to see. can see potential and fitness. Mayo win by 3 points and nuig looked strong compared to previous years