Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

seligehgit

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Was talking to a lad who is a steward there for every game and he said it will be strictly enforced, He's not looking forward to it he said,

Definitely an occasion for season ticket holders to get in early.

Recall something similar happening a few years ago in the Hyde with much aggro.

There were a number of unoccupied reserved seats for the important people on the halfway line.With all the furore the great unwashed were eventually offered seats.

We were all unwilling to vacate the aisles and the stewards saw sense as they realised there would be an obvious health and safety issue with such a sit down protest.

TCDStudent1

seligehgit wrote: »

Definitely an occasion for season ticket holders to get in early.

Recall something similar happening a few years ago in the Hyde with much aggro.

There were a number of unoccupied reserved seats for the important people on the halfway line.With all the furore the great unwashed were eventually offered seats.

We were all unwilling to vacate the aisles and the stewards saw sense as they realised there would be an obvious health and safety issue with such a sit down protest.

There was an issue in McHale Park in the versus Galway 2 years ago too. That day, they had a mixture of reserved and unreserved seating in the stand which screwed everything.... saw some poor stewards get awful abuse that evening.

I hope ye don't put the Galway season ticket holders in the corner of the stand 🙂

seligehgit

Good interview with "The Bear".

When Harry met Liam.:) Nice to see the move working out well.

http://www.mayonews.ie/sports/31966-london-calling-for-liam-irwin

Dr_serious2

Mayo had their chances (several of them)

Galway had a golden age from 1998-2002 and we won two All-Irelands. Ye have had your five years and repeatedly choked on the big day. Yes, Galway have been a poor team for nigh on a decade. I believe we will beat Mayo this year though. Even if we don't, we are on an upward curve and will win an all Ireland before Mayo do. You are an ageing squad whose race is run.

MattressRick

Dr_serious2 wrote: »

Mayo had their chances (several of them)

Galway had a golden age from 1998-2002 and we won two All-Irelands. Ye have had your five years and repeatedly choked on the big day. Yes, Galway have been a poor team for nigh on a decade. I believe we will beat Mayo this year though. Even if we don't, we are on an upward curve and will win an all Ireland before Mayo do. You are an ageing squad whose race is run.

Choking is a bit much to describe all the all Ireland's. Mayo definitely blew 2013. It was on eir a while back and they had so much possession they should've won. Beaten by better teams the other years. Im a Galway man by the way! Im unsure about may 13th. I think Galway would accept a route through the qualifiers to keep proving themselves. I think mayo would be gutted facing that road again.

Hulk Hands

2013 was the year I think you'd have been most justified in winning it. Albiet Dublin went into the final as slight favorites and had the slight edge in form having won the league, Mayo had dismantled everyone they faced that year. That was this sides peak imo.

Despite good performances in the 16 & 17 final, hard say Mayo deserved it those seasons after getting beaten in Connacht and dodgy qualifier wins while Dublin waltzed through everyone on route league or championship. Impossible say any team had a tougher or more impressive route than Donegal in 2012 either.

2013 was the most deserving year. Although I do think if Mayo ever win it it'll be when theyre comfortably the best team in the country. That's the way to take luck or refs or whatever else out of the equation, be 6 points better than anyone else rather than trying to scrape close encounters as underdogs. Obviously very easy to say. Hard for a county lacking in self belief to go all the way without necessarily being the best however

Fr Tod Umptious

Hulk Hands wrote: »

2013 was the year I think you'd have been most justified in winning it. Albiet Dublin went into the final as slight favorites and had the slight edge in form having won the league, Mayo had dismantled everyone they faced that year. That was this sides peak imo.

Despite good performances in the 16 & 17 final, hard say Mayo deserved it those seasons after getting beaten in Connacht and dodgy qualifier wins while Dublin waltzed through everyone on route league or championship. Impossible say any team had a tougher or more impressive route than Donegal in 2012 either.

2013 was the most deserving year. Although I do think if Mayo ever win it it'll be when theyre comfortably the best team in the country. That's the way to take luck or refs or whatever else out of the equation, be 6 points better than anyone else rather than trying to scrape close encounters as underdogs. Obviously very easy to say. Hard for a county lacking in self belief to go all the way without necessarily being the best however

Such drivel.

km79

Jesus they are all out early this year. The auld reliable “chokers” line being a particular favorite. The fact that Galway haven’t won a championship game at Croker in 15 years and their “performance “ against Kerry last year long forgotten . All I’m waiting for now is “”Galway play lovely football and their forwards come alive when they reach Croke Park”.
Drivel doesn’t even do it justice .
Same ****e last year and the year before when all they had to do was turn up to beat Tipp on route to an inevitable AI win . The rest of those summers was then spent waiting for mayo to lose at Croke Park which extended their summer long into September/October on Boards.

jr86

Lord above, talk about bitterness, I actually feel sorry for people like that. Imagine going around with such a chip on your shoulder about an amateur sporting team, bloody hell life is surely way too short for that nonsense, but it would appear not with a certain few

Thank heavens any Galway I fan I meet in real-life (there are plenty, I live here and am involved in the GAA here) are in the VAST majority of cases extremely pleasant and any Mayo slagging is all good-hearted

I know it's the internet and you'll get all sorts online fair enough and it's only fair to clarify they are in no way reflective of the vast majority of Galway fans

yop

km79 wrote: »

Jesus they are all out early this year. The auld reliable “chokers” line being a particular favorite. The fact that Galway haven’t won a championship game at Croker in 15 years and their “performance “ against Kerry last year long forgotten . All I’m waiting for now is “”Galway play lovely football and their forwards come alive when they reach Croke Park”.
Drivel doesn’t even do it justice .
Same ****e last year and the year before when all they had to do was turn up to beat Tipp on route to an inevitable AI win . The rest of those summers was then spent waiting for mayo to lose at Croke Park which extended their summer long into September/October on Boards.

Its funny for sure, the ability to troll all over the Mayo thread is second to none, must go off to the other threads and see how long we go before been pulled up on it.

Galways joy is more on Mayo losing than actually doing anything in football circles in 15 years. Thats evident by the absolute knobheads who are posting on here at the minute.
As for chokers, the Galway hurlers have choked many many years, lost the most AI hurling finals than any other team, so have a look at your own "chokers" before coming over here like a good bunch.


The farce on seating with be a repeat of 2 years when my 70 yr old Dad and his friend were forced out of seats by Mchale park stewards. It would be shocking to think they would actually be able to engage their brains on this one.

ureds

yop wrote: »

Its funny for sure, the ability to troll all over the Mayo thread is second to none, must go off to the other threads and see how long we go before been pulled up on it.

Galways joy is more on Mayo losing than actually doing anything in football circles in 15 years. Thats evident by the absolute knobheads who are posting on here at the minute.
As for chokers, the Galway hurlers have choked many many years, lost the most AI hurling finals than any other team, so have a look at your own "chokers" before coming over here like a good bunch.


The farce on seating with be a repeat of 2 years when my 70 yr old Dad and his friend were forced out of seats by Mchale park stewards. It would be shocking to think they would actually be able to engage their brains on this one.

As far as I am aware all stand seats are reserved for both season ticket holders and general sale.
There shouldn't be the farce of two years ago but I wouldn't be suprised if season ticket holders were seated at the ends of the stand like we were 4 years ago against Galway.

TCDStudent1

ureds wrote: »

As far as I am aware all stand seats are reserved for both season ticket holders and general sale.
There shouldn't be the farce of two years ago but I wouldn't be suprised if season ticket holders were seated at the ends of the stand like we were 4 years ago against Galway.

What exactly happened 2 years ago? I remember walking in and there was a big rumpus going on.
I only heard one side of this as I asked the steward what was happening and where to go. He told me that there was a section of reserved seats in the middle that were distributed to clubs. There were people in those seats that refused to move. He also mentioned that the stewards were only informed of that a few minutes before I arrived (I would have een at that match fairly early). Was that it or was there more to it?

I remember thinking at the time that it seemed strange to have partially reserved seating in the stand. Interestingly, for the Galway - Mayo match in Pearse last year, Galway season ticket holders were initially allocated fairly poor seats low down over in the corner. Apparently, some people complained and they were changed to absolutely great seats (not far from where the subs sit).

yop

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

What exactly happened 2 years ago? I remember walking in and there was a big rumpus going on.
I only heard one side of this as I asked the steward what was happening and where to go. He told me that there was a section of reserved seats in the middle that were distributed to clubs. There were people in those seats that refused to move. He also mentioned that the stewards were only informed of that a few minutes before I arrived (I would have een at that match fairly early). Was that it or was there more to it?

I remember thinking at the time that it seemed strange to have partially reserved seating in the stand. Interestingly, for the Galway - Mayo match in Pearse last year, Galway season ticket holders were initially allocated fairly poor seats low down over in the corner. Apparently, some people complained and they were changed to absolutely great seats (not far from where the subs sit).

We went into seats which weren't cordoned off, stewards were there and as usual my dad and his mate were there ages before throw in, John has crutches so finds it hard to move around.
When the teams came out on the pitch then people appeared and told us to move, they reckoned that they were their seats, there was no notice on the seats, no tape around and as I said, the stewards had no issue.
At this stage the stand was almost full, so having to find a seat was going to be tough.
Eventually the guards and stewards forced people out, myself and Dad walked as it was not worth the hassle, they tried to lift the other lad out but he wasn't moving and held his position in that they didn't stop him sitting there when he arrived the guts of an hour previous.

Fann Linn

yop wrote: »

We went into seats which weren't cordoned off, stewards were there and as usual my dad and his mate were there ages before throw in, John has crutches so finds it hard to move around.
When the teams came out on the pitch then people appeared and told us to move, they reckoned that they were their seats, there was no notice on the seats, no tape around and as I said, the stewards had no issue.
At this stage the stand was almost full, so having to find a seat was going to be tough.
Eventually the guards and stewards forced people out, myself and Dad walked as it was not worth the hassle, they tried to lift the other lad out but he wasn't moving and held his position in that they didn't stop him sitting there when he arrived the guts of an hour previous.

In fairness its not rocket science to throw a bit of rope across a few aisles and laminate a couple of A4 'reserved' posters.

As a Dub I hope Mayo progresses and I look forward with anticipation to seeing another Dublin Mayo final!!

TCDStudent1

yop wrote: »

We went into seats which weren't cordoned off, stewards were there and as usual my dad and his mate were there ages before throw in, John has crutches so finds it hard to move around.
When the teams came out on the pitch then people appeared and told us to move, they reckoned that they were their seats, there was no notice on the seats, no tape around and as I said, the stewards had no issue.
At this stage the stand was almost full, so having to find a seat was going to be tough.
Eventually the guards and stewards forced people out, myself and Dad walked as it was not worth the hassle, they tried to lift the other lad out but he wasn't moving and held his position in that they didn't stop him sitting there when he arrived the guts of an hour previous.

I remember seeing people post photos of their tickets on twitter showing seat number and were complaining that they didn't get there seat too. Strangely enough, for that match, it was widely stated for a few days before the game that the stand was sold out. However, on my way to that match, I stopped into Centra in Balla and decided to buy my ticket there and they asked "Do you want stand or terrace?" I ended up having a terrific seat in the stand (I probably arrived at a good time after the stewards became aware of the reserved seating issue so I was able to sit just on the edge of the reserved seats).

Always_Running

Harrison played for Mayo in a challenge v Donegal last night. Not a night for defences as Donegal won 2-21 to 2-18.

yop

Always_Running wrote: »

Harrison played for Mayo in a challenge v Donegal last night. Not a night for defences as Donegal won 2-21 to 2-18.

Heard it was a tough game. Good to get them run outs. We need to be getting to peak now for 13th. Peak part 1

Westernyelp

Picked up a ticket in SuperValu this morning and there was at least 10 sold while I was in the queue. Nearly 3 weeks out. Gonna be a big crowd

Hulk Hands

yop wrote: »

Galways joy is more on Mayo losing than actually doing anything in football circles in 15 years. Thats evident by the absolute knobheads who are posting on here at the minute.

Where exactly does "15 years" come into it? There seems to be a constant narrative that Mayo have dominated Galway since 2001. Both teams were of the same ability right through the noughties until Mayo made somewhat of a breakthrough in 2012. Galway won Connacht in 02,03,05,08 with mayo in 04,06,09,11. Unless there's some badge of honor about attending the "10 minute finals" in 04 and 06.

Mayo have been the much more domianant force from 12-17, a 5 year period in the GAA's 133 year history. We won't mention the other 128. It seems we're allowed mention the past here, but only if it's after 2012 and before Sept 17. Nobody bring up the fact that Mayo only play one code either, not to mind other sports

jr86

In fairness Galway has twice the population of Mayo, so I don't get the dual sport argument

Realistically only a few counties will be able to 'excel' at both (I use 'excel' loosely, as no county has really excelled at both since Cork and Dublin earlier this decade - Tipp's run to a semi in 2016 aside)

But if we do consider Dublin, Cork and Galway as the main dual counties these days (lets see how Tipp do over the next few years) then you see straight away you have the 3 most populated counties in the Republic of Ireland so it's hardly that surprising. Tipp for the record is 7th

It's hardly some badge of honour to be competitive at both either, as most counties don't care all that much for hurling

km79

It’s a worry if Cillian isn’t back yet ?

yop

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Where exactly does "15 years" come into it? There seems to be a constant narrative that Mayo have dominated Galway since 2001. Both teams were of the same ability right through the noughties until Mayo made somewhat of a breakthrough in 2012. Galway won Connacht in 02,03,05,08 with mayo in 04,06,09,11. Unless there's some badge of honor about attending the "10 minute finals" in 04 and 06.

Mayo have been the much more domianant force from 12-17, a 5 year period in the GAA's 133 year history. We won't mention the other 128. It seems we're allowed mention the past here, but only if it's after 2012 and before Sept 17. Nobody bring up the fact that Mayo only play one code either, not to mind other sports

I read the "Where exactly does "15 years"" and the "Mayo only play one code" and then know its not worth explaining if that is the response.

Doctors room ghost

yop wrote: »

Its funny for sure, the ability to troll all over the Mayo thread is second to none, must go off to the other threads and see how long we go before been pulled up on it.

Galways joy is more on Mayo losing than actually doing anything in football circles in 15 years. Thats evident by the absolute knobheads who are posting on here at the minute.
As for chokers, the Galway hurlers have choked many many years, lost the most AI hurling finals than any other team, so have a look at your own "chokers" before coming over here like a good bunch.


The farce on seating with be a repeat of 2 years when my 70 yr old Dad and his friend were forced out of seats by Mchale park stewards. It would be shocking to think they would actually be able to engage their brains on this one.

They want to be well staffed and well organized in McHale Park to avoid such issues and they need to supervise and enforce the priority seating from very early on in the day instead of half arsing it ten minutes before throw in.it can be done if it’s attended to early in the day.hopefully it goes smooth

yop

Green Peter wrote: »

In reality you have no response!

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Coillte_Bhoy

Stewards are aware of the situation well in advance this year and numbered seats will be exactly that, you sit where your ticket number says. Well, thats the theory anyway

aidan24326

jr86 wrote: »

Thank heavens any Galway I fan I meet in real-life (there are plenty, I live here and am involved in the GAA here) are in the VAST majority of cases extremely pleasant and any Mayo slagging is all good-hearted

I know it's the internet and you'll get all sorts online fair enough and it's only fair to clarify they are in no way reflective of the vast majority of Galway fans

You'll always get a few eejits, and as Galway and Mayo is an age-old rivalry, some will interpret that in a bitter way rather than the generally good-humoured and mutually respecting rivalry that it's always been.

My dad watched last year's Mayo-Dublin final in a pub in Tuam and said that 90% of people were cheering for Mayo, and the mood afterwards was sombre to say the least. That would be the norm in many parts of Galway. Personally as a Galwayman I don't think I've ever been more gutted at the end of an All-Ireland Final. Not even the ones Galway have lost.

May 13th will be more feisty and aggressive than usual but the stakes are high in this one, and Galway have re-emerged as a serious threat to Mayo after a period in the doldrums. It probably won't be a footballing classic but it will be tight and tense and a real proper championship battle. This is the game that even the neutrals are looking forward to. Great to have a proper Mayo v Galway championship match with both teams strong and a lot riding on it.

blinding

aidan24326 wrote: »

jr86 wrote: »

Thank heavens any Galway I fan I meet in real-life (there are plenty, I live here and am involved in the GAA here) are in the VAST majority of cases extremely pleasant and any Mayo slagging is all good-hearted

I know it's the internet and you'll get all sorts online fair enough and it's only fair to clarify they are in no way reflective of the vast majority of Galway fans

You'll always get a few eejits, and as Galway and Mayo is an age-old rivalry, some will interpret that in a bitter way rather than the generally good-humoured and mutually respecting rivalry that it's always been.

My dad watched last year's Mayo-Dublin final in a pub in Tuam and said that 90% of people were cheering for Mayo, and the mood afterwards was sombre to say the least. That would be the norm in many parts of Galway. Personally as a Galwayman I don't think I've ever been more gutted at the end of an All-Ireland Final. Not even the ones Galway have lost.

May 13th will be more feisty and aggressive than usual but the stakes are high in this one, and Galway have re-emerged as a serious threat to Mayo after a period in the doldrums. It probably won't be a footballing classic but it will be tight and tense and a real proper championship battle. This is the game that even the neutrals are looking forward to. Great to have a proper Mayo v Galway championship match with both teams strong and a lot riding on it.

Most sensible People see it for the friendly rivalry it is especially as one matures . I personally support any Connaught team once they are not up against Mayo .

Fann Linn

blinding wrote: »

Most sensible People see it for the friendly rivalry it is especially as one matures . I personally support any Connaught team once they are not up against Mayo .

Interesting point, however as a Dub I could never see myself shouting for my neighbours in Meath or Kildare, and likewise I can't imagine any Lilywhites or Meath fans shouting for de Dubs.

blinding

Fann Linn wrote: »

blinding wrote: »

Most sensible People see it for the friendly rivalry it is especially as one matures . I personally support any Connaught team once they are not up against Mayo .

Interesting point, however as a Dub I could never see myself shouting for my neighbours in Meath or Kildare, and likewise I can't imagine any Lilywhites or Meath fans shouting for de Dubs.

Well we are just more neighbourly  , maybe lol . Just like to see success coming to Connacht and if it can’t be Mayo good luck to theres of them .

seligehgit

Fann Linn wrote: »

Interesting point, however as a Dub I could never see myself shouting for my neighbours in Meath or Kildare, and likewise I can't imagine any Lilywhites or Meath fans shouting for de Dubs.

There's been a relative dearth of success west of Shannon in terms of All Ireland success.Tad of the To Hell or To Connacht siege mentality which I believe contributes to a solidarity amongst a province's people which has oft been forgotten.A province historically ravaged by famine and emigration/depopulation and neglected economically.In addition there's a fluidity of movement of peoples across county borders which tends to keep things friendly.

There's never been any real animosity in the Mayo Galway rivalry although I've noticed it's been noticeably more frosty in recent years.

The great disputed heartbeat of Mayo football Ballagh contributes somewhat to our rivalry with our Roscommon brethren.