Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

kevmy85

Moneymaker wrote: »

As a neutral at the match I'm surprised he hasn't gotten more attention, he was tremendous I thought. Quick and strong and his man never got near the ball. Kicked a great point too. Hadn't heard of him beforehand(insert ignorant Dublin fan joke here) but I sure know about him now.

I think he's one of the most improved players under Horan. Was probably tried in too many different positions through the years.

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

The Cunniffe substitution - what exactly happened there - too much switching I thought, Carolan went sweeper, Higgins to centre half back...did Vaughan go in the corner on McBrearty? The ball never went near McBrearty for the rest of the game so it was hard to tell. If we're playing Higgins as sweeper we are maybe a bit light on cover at corner back. Barrett and Cunniffe are starters but the only direct cover with any experience seems to be Keane. I'd like to have seen Michael Walsh get some game time before now as he is highly rated but barring a string of injuries I doubt we'll se him this year.

I'm not sure what happened immediately after the sub but at the start of the second half we lined up with Keegan and Vaughan at wing back and Boyler at CB, Caff at FB and Higgins and Barrett in the corner. But for most of the second half Donegal played a two-man FF line. The way we played seemed to be keeping Caff and Higgins back and let Barrett follow the roving man.

Remember in general Donegal are unusual in that they play a 3-man FF line which means when McHugh goes roving around their defence there is a lot of space for the opposing half-back line. The Higgins switch allowed us to keep two half-backs there while allowing two guys to bomb on into that space.

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

With the Higgins move having gone fairly well I'd say they'll want to stick with that now. That means picking another corner back so Feeney loses out - you're right he hasn't done anything wrong but this is the first time we've ever had a realistic chance of fielding a good full back line without Higgins which frees Keith to attack more than before. His pace is a serious extra asset up the field. I'd still expect Feeney to get game time against Tyrone and also in the final if we get there, he's a great bench option to have.

This. Feeney's good but I think Horan is unlikely to start with too many defensive half-forwards. Dillon and McL are pretty much nailed on in his mind I'd say. That leaves the option of Higgins/Feeney/Carolan. Feeney doesn't have the pace although it could be a horses for courses type of selection.

Syferus

I think it's a fools' errand moving Higgins out of the corner at such an advanced stage of the season. He clearly played better than he did in the London game against Donegal but there's still big question mark over how the corner-backs will cope when the pressure is applied in a tight game, most likely against Dublin in the AI final.

The difference for me between Higgins and Feeney as a sweeper is negligible right now. You'd need a very noticeable step-up in performance to warrant a risk like moving Higgins out of a position he's literally the best in the country at. We'll see.

ColeTrain

Syferus wrote: »

I think it's a fools' errand moving Higgins out of the corner at such an advanced stage of the season. He clearly played better than he did in the London game against Donegal but there's still big question mark over how the corner-backs will cope when the pressure is applied in a tight game, most likely against Dublin in the AI final.

The difference for me between Higgins and Feeney as a sweeper is negligible right now. You'd need a very noticeable step-up in performance to warrant a risk like moving Higgins out of a position he's literally the best in the country at. We'll see.

Could feeney have made the assist for our 2nd goal like Higgins did? I don't think so.

As long as barett plays like he did on Sunday then Higgins is better utilised further up the pitch. Feeney still has an important role coming on when a few legs tire.

ColeTrain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfVmZzjIwWs

Fair play to the Mayo lad nearly in tears, that's what Sunday was all about.

Great scenes too with the fans celebrating

davegrohl48

ColeTrain wrote: »

Could feeney have made the assist for our 2nd goal like Higgins did? I don't think so.

As long as barett plays like he did on Sunday then Higgins is better utilised further up the pitch. Feeney still has an important role coming on when a few legs tire.

Barret is noticeably stronger this year n if you get the ball you can be sure he will be right there with you His increased strength has made him more competitive n his good covering n passing are more obvious If he was a shade taller you have your perfect corner back
Feeney is great off the bench back/forward off form or injured we're right back on track He is a tiny bit slow to be a starter so off the bench suits him better
Agree re Carolan he got through some great work but his passing/handling let him down two occasions Seemed bit tired But he was stopping Donegal advancing
Looking back at game our passing accuracy was top drawer for most players That is a great sign of consistency and a team on form Left handed handpass that was never our thing but now several players doin it Kick passes straight to chest Ball in front of the runner
Freeman/Andy interesting to see their form against Tyrone I think they can lift it another notch Freeman got two difficult scores when it was a contest

Kalyke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=174-r8p2hJc

mayo.mick

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Syferus

Padkir wrote: »

He had a solid enough game but there were plenty of times where he started ahead of the defender but they still managed to get a fist in or win the ball ahead of him.

As you say it was a good solid performance overall but considering the talent he has and the way Mayo dominated in general, I think people are a little disappointed by the fact that he wasn't better. That's the problem when you're as good as he is: even if you play well, it's expected that you will play at your best every game.

It was very un-Andy to blast on goal in the Donegal game rather than picking a pass. I guess he's feeling pressure to keep his place. Still couldn't see Horan dropping him with the fire of an AISF and perhaps AI final approaching but getting anything more than 50 minutes will depend on how well he's going.

I'd expect Andy to be flying again next year, and probably tailoring his game more to him current situation the next day.

STEEL COMET

how do i get tickets for the semi finals?

Fr Tod Umptious

STEEL COMET wrote: »

how do i get tickets for the semi finals?

The very same way that you could tickets to all the other Mayo games this year

man3003

STEEL COMET wrote: »

how do i get tickets for the semi finals?

Tickets.ie
Ticketmaster.ie
Super valu stores
Or through your club.

yop

STEEL COMET wrote: »

how do i get tickets for the semi finals?

Did you make the last games?

yop

Option now to bring a friend on the season ticket if you know someone with a ticket.
I;m in the 304/306 section usually so they are very good seats.

Fowler87

Anyone know whether you can get 4 adult tickets together using two season ticket cards which are on a joint account? I see the option in the BOF to purchase two only but is that applicable on both cards?

newholland

Fowler87 wrote: »

Anyone know whether you can get 4 adult tickets together using two season ticket cards which are on a joint account? I see the option in the BOF to purchase two only but is that applicable on both cards?

You will be moved to worse seats if you bring a friend.

Fowler87

newholland wrote: »

You will be moved to worse seats if you bring a friend.

I see ya can choose between the upper and lower cusack (section 310) so they're not really terrible seats. That's why Im interested as section 310 are fairly good seats

yop

newholland wrote: »

You will be moved to worse seats if you bring a friend.

FK off!!!! Seriuosly!!!!! No chance then.

mayo.mick

For the 5 years that I have the season ticket I have always been in 304/305/306. If I remember rightly, the first year you could bring a friend and were in the same section. They stopped bringing a friend then, reintroduced it this year. I have group seating set up (10 of us) if I want to bring a extra friend the whole lot of us get turfed upstairs :mad:

yop

mayo.mick wrote: »

For the 5 years that I have the season ticket I have always been in 304/305/306. If I remember rightly, the first year you could bring a friend and were in the same section. They stopped bringing a friend then, reintroduced it this year. I have group seating set up (10 of us) if I want to bring a extra friend the whole lot of us get turfed upstairs :mad:

Its disgraceful really.

eastmayo

Gormley got a 1 match ban for Tyrone tonight. Tyrone to appeal it though, so we have to wait and see.

naughto

how stupid is this guy the ref was right be side him

aveytare

He hit him with Mone's own fist lol. That official saw it so I don't know why it wasn't dealt with at the time.

yayamark

typical tyrone ****e

Syferus

naughto wrote: »

how stupid is this guy the ref was right be side him

'This guuuuy', you're not Christopher Walken by any chance, Naughto?

Gormley is probably Tyrone's best defender and is the leader of the defence, big loss. It still won't change the full-time result if he had been there, in my opinion.

naughto

na this is him

Fr Tod Umptious

This is very disappointing
With Penrose and Gormley suspended and McMahon possibly injured Tyrone will not be 100%

And it's just not right looking forward to a game when the opposition is not 100%

yop

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

This is very disappointing
With Penrose and Gormley suspended and McMahon possibly injured Tyrone will not be 100%

And it's just not right looking forward to a game when the opposition is not 100%

I am distraught over this. I can't believe Canavan retired, they would be 100% then.
Joking aside this will surley rile Tyrone even more and they will use this BIG time.

Syferus

They can lock the bunker all they want but they've lost their best back and a starting forward. They're going to be weaker for it.

Wolf Club

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

This is very disappointing
With Penrose and Gormley suspended and McMahon possibly injured Tyrone will not be 100%

And it's just not right looking forward to a game when the opposition is not 100%

Yeah, in fairness, this Tyrone team is a shadow of the 2008 team so if Mayo win they won't have been tested

Fowler87

I just keep thinking back to the league game where Tyrone frustrated the hell out of us although are attacks were pedestrian that day in comparison to level we've seen this year going forward.

Had a look at dontfouls blog and he has a stats report on that game. As I remember we did boss the midfield and primary ball. So if we have similar numbers and put even 70-80% of the attacking form on Sunday week, Mayo should still win comfortably enough. Not gonna be the most free flowing game though I'd say