Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

jj72

jr86 wrote: »

Exactly my thinking, and all 3 should have far too much for the Provincial losers too meaning a super 8s with all the Division 1 teams from this year +1...

Well either Mayo or Kildare wont be there..

Euphoriasean

Will Newbridge be able to hold this? What is the capacity 8k? We'd fill that alone.

Cosmo Kramer

irishgeo wrote: »

The big guns all kept apart in the "open draw"

Well Tyrone and Monaghan were intentionally kept apart because of a previous meeting I think. So all it took was Mayo to avoid the two of them (5 out of 7 chance) and they would all miss each other.

So the odds were always that they would end up separated.

Game might need to go to Portlaoise or somewhere?

padd b1975

Euphoriasean wrote: »

Will Newbridge be able to hold this? What is the capacity 8k? We'd fill that alone.

I'd be very surprised if it's not moved to Portlaoise.

PARlance

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Well Tyrone and Monaghan were intentionally kept apart because of a previous meeting I think. So all it took was Mayo to avoid the two of them (5 out of 7 chance) and they would all miss each other.

So the odds were always that they would end up separated.

Game might need to go to Portlaoise or somewhere?

All 8 teams went into the pot. They were going to deal with it if Tyrone and Monaghan came out together. Not exactly sure what their protocol was but all 8 went in afaik.

PARlance

C__MC wrote: »

It’s a tricky game for Mayo certainly no guarantee

No guarantee obviously but I think it's the ideal draw for this stage. It will be tricky and that's what you want, it could have been worse and I'm not sure getting Leitrim would have done much good either.

It'll be a test and they'll offer similar headaches as Tipp. Hopefully we'll learn a bit from that.

km79

Ideal draw

No way that can go ahead in newbridge

There is plenty of precedent for games being moved to a different Leinster venue when ground can't take the crowd
Portlaoise would be my guess

I'll have to make do with gaa go but I'm confident I'll be coming back to a super 8 game in Croker now

Utopia Parkway

C__MC wrote: »

Kildare very unprectibable. You’d be surprised. If Mayo are as loose as they where Saturday, it will be close.

Kildare have had a pretty poor 12 months but Mayo are shipping injuries in midfield and Kildare do have some big bucks around that part of the field. Flynn could give an awful roasting to Cafferky too if they actually manage to get him enough ball. They do have some very useful players when you look at the names but they rarely seem to add up to the sum of their parts.

Coillte_Bhoy

I think its a tough enough draw, yes they lost all their league games but 3 of those were by the minimum margin. The Carlow result is a bit of an eye opener alright but this game si far from a given and even if we win could still face Cork or Roscommon in Rd 4, i wouldnt be overly confident of beating either of those right now. Super 8's is still some way off imo.

Sky have rights to a qualifier next Saturday evening at 7pm so im guessing it will be our match?

Audioslaven

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Kildare have had a pretty poor 12 months but Mayo are shipping injuries in midfield and Kildare do have some big bucks around that part of the field. Flynn could give an awful roasting to Cafferky too if they actually manage to get him enough ball. They do have some very useful players when you look at the names but they rarely seem to add up to the sum of their parts.

Kildare have done nothing in the last year that would suggest that they have any real chance in this game. SOS gone is an issue for us now but we have found a gem in James Durcan imo which gives us options in the forward line to move AOS into midfield. Rochford sees DOC as our other midfielder as he took him off late at the Tipp game to protect him. Its a pity for Coen but just not good enough at the moment ... can't beat his man and he always turns back when confronted.

muddle84

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

C__MC wrote: »

Kildare very unprectibable. You’d be surprised. If Mayo are as loose as they where Saturday, it will be close.

Kildare have had a pretty poor 12 months but Mayo are shipping injuries in midfield and Kildare do have some big bucks around that part of the field. Flynn could give an awful roasting to Cafferky too if they actually manage to get him enough ball. They do have some very useful players when you look at the names but they rarely seem to add up to the sum of their parts.

Cafferky... What are peoples thoughts on Caff now? I think we have better options for the backs and he just looks like someone who is lacking confidence now IMO. Rochford certainly seems to have confidence in him but I thought he was done last year after the first Roscommon game.

Fr Tod Umptious

muddle84 wrote: »

Cafferky... What are peoples thoughts on Caff now? I think we have better options for the backs and he just looks like someone who is lacking confidence now IMO. Rochford certainly seems to have confidence in him but I thought he was done last year after the first Roscommon game.

I'm not sure about that

The script seems to be
Play him early, but then come up with an alternative later on when it really gets serious.

Mayo have been tighter at the back over the last few years when they don't play a "desnigated" full back.

That alternative has usually involved Vaughan in some shape or form, but Vaughan is not an option for a few weeks yet it seems so I don't really know what will happen in the next few weeks.

PARlance

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Kildare have had a pretty poor 12 months but Mayo are shipping injuries in midfield and Kildare do have some big bucks around that part of the field. Flynn could give an awful roasting to Cafferky too if they actually manage to get him enough ball. They do have some very useful players when you look at the names but they rarely seem to add up to the sum of their parts.

That's my take on it. Plenty to deal with considering our midfield worries and Flynn could cause havoc in there. It'll be interesting to see how we cope with him. Either Caff and Durcan on him and I'll be asking serious questions of the management.

On the other hand, if we get our running game going they are going to struggle big time.

djPSB

jr86 wrote: »

Blessed with that

Should make Super 8s now.

Can't help but feeling its delaying the inevitable but who knows what a bit of momentum will bring

Mayo will beat Dublin in the semi final.

Kerry to the win the final after a replay.

Coillte_Bhoy

djPSB wrote: »

Mayo will beat Dublin in the semi final.

Kerry to the win the final after a replay.

Yawn.

PARlance

Hearing that we're in HQ? Facebook talk so not sure how reliable

Loafing Oaf

PARlance wrote: »

Hearing that we're in HQ? Facebook talk so not sure how reliable

My source is the impeccable Twitter:P: at 7 in Croker after Cavan Tyrone

Barlett

It's confirmed, Croke Park on Sat at 7...seriously raw deal for Kildare

Misguided1

Yep - Croker at 7pm after Cavan Tyrone game. Happy enough with that

Fann Linn

djPSB wrote: »

Mayo will beat Dublin in the semi final.

Kerry to the win the final after a replay.

BBC saying England will win the World Cup also.

Fairly standard stuff that comes around on a regular basis.

seligehgit

Barlett wrote: »

It's confirmed, Croke Park on Sat at 7...seriously raw deal for Kildare

Happy with that.

Home from home.

Audioslaven

seligehgit wrote: »

Happy with that.

Home from home.

Its ideal - Good for some of the newer guys like Durcan/Hanley/EOD to get some time there.

km79

https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/gaelic/320273/kildare-agree-to-move-to-croke-park-for-mayo-clash.html#.WzDmOtQhsP8.twitter

Kalyke

Kildare refusing to move it

Euphoriasean

Kalyke wrote: »

Kildare refusing to move it

Some saying they have agreed to the change. The capacity just isn't their in St Conleths Park. No way the GAA would agree to it there.

Why haven't they brought it up to standard and increased the capacity. Kildare is no small county and its amazing that they don't have a suitable ground.

Coillte_Bhoy

Barlett wrote: »

It's confirmed, Croke Park on Sat at 7...seriously raw deal for Kildare

It's not really, no way could they have hosted it.

Coillte_Bhoy

Kalyke wrote: »

Kildare refusing to move it

link?

Fr Tod Umptious

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

It's not really, no way could they have hosted it.

But it is when the alternative is a ground that Mayo have excelled in in the last few years whereas Kildare are used of getting hidings from Dublin and Kerry there in the same.

Its a big advantage for Mayo.

Portalois or Tullamore would have been less so.

Kildare are right to be annoyed.

Coillte_Bhoy

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

But it is when the alternative is a ground that Mayo have excelled in in the last few years whereas Kildare are used of getting hidings from Dublin and Kerry there in the same.

Its a big advantage for Mayo.

Portalois or Tullamore would have been less so.

Kildare are right to be annoyed.

Ya but i thought they agreed to CP? They should have choice of venue imo

padd b1975

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

But it is when the alternative is a ground that Mayo have excelled in in the last few years whereas Kildare are used of getting hidings from Dublin and Kerry there in the same.

Its a big advantage for Mayo.

Portalois or Tullamore would have been less so.

Kildare are right to be annoyed.

Maybe if Kildare had invested in their ground instead of manager's "expenses" this annoyance could have been avoided.

Just a thought...