Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 4

BandMember

yop wrote: »

He always pulls off big saves. But we need to start looking at someone else also as David won't be around for ever.

True (sadly), but we have him now so let's be thankful for that and make the most of him while we have him......and not do anything stupid, like drop him again....

km79

yop wrote: »

He always pulls off big saves. But we need to start looking at someone else also as David won't be around for ever.

He couldn't pull them off against Roscommon ..........

Stoner

km79 wrote:

He couldn't pull them off against Roscommon ..........

I'll get your coat

bassy

any of ye mayo die hards ever on the vinnie moran bus for the mayo campaigns up and down the country?.

BandMember

km79 wrote: »

He couldn't pull them off against Roscommon ..........

Bit hard for him to do from the subs bench..... :rolleyes:

km79

BandMember wrote: »

Bit hard for him to do from the subs bench..... :rolleyes:

Yeah that was the point I was making......

Seámus-Púbach

Offaly please...

seligehgit

Armagh away.

Tough one.

Pineapple1

Nervous about this one..

Blackjack

seligehgit wrote: »

Armagh away.

Tough one.

It’ll be in Castlebar

seligehgit

Boys for some reason talking about Castlebar.

seligehgit

Blackjack wrote: »

It’ll be in Castlebar

Were Armagh not division 3??

For Forks Sake

seligehgit wrote: »

Boys for some reason talking about Castlebar.

It's in Castlebar, Armagh were div.2 in the league, so no change of venue (only applies for Div 3/4 teams)

Blackjack

seligehgit wrote: »

Were Armagh not division 3??

No, Division 2

Loafing Oaf

we never get anything easy do we

Bunny Colvin

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

we never get anything easy do we

It really could have been worse. Despite our problems, If we can't beat Armagh at home in a high stakes game, then where are we going? Not going to be easy an game but you'd still have to be confident.

jr86

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

It really could have been worse. Despite our problems, If we can't beat Armagh at home in a high stakes game, then where are we going? Not going to be easy an game but you'd still have to be confident.

I agree with the bolded but in fairness it couldn't have been much worse given the draw

Tyrone were obviously the one to avoid but Kildare and Armagh were always in the tricky next category

I reckon Offaly, Laois, Westmeath, Clare would have been all straightforward

Bunny Colvin

jr86 wrote: »

I agree with the bolded but in fairness it couldn't have been much worse given the draw

Tyrone were obviously the one to avoid but Kildare and Armagh were always in the tricky next category

I reckon Offaly, Laois, Westmeath, Clare would have been all straightforward

We could have had Kildare, Tyrone or Armagh away. Tyrone at home would have been a tougher assignment too.

km79

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

It really could have been worse. Despite our problems, If we can't beat Armagh at home in a high stakes game, then where are we going? Not going to be easy an game but you'd still have to be confident.

Agreed

jr86

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

We could have had Kildare, Tyrone or Armagh away. Tyrone at home would have been a tougher assignment too.

Ok, the home and away thing fair enough, but from memory we've never shot the lights out in Castlebar in the Back Door, all I can really remember are that Derry debacle and the Fermanagh game where we struggled for long periods. I always thought our better performances actually came away from home at this stage

Tough fixture, but as already mentioned if we can’t win this one, whats the point of having genuine AI ambitions? Virtual certainty I’d guess Sky will cover this one, so a 5 or 7 throw in on Sat eve.

jr86

Deleted User wrote: »

Tough fixture, but as already mentioned if we can’t win this one, whats the point of having genuine AI ambitions? Virtual certainty I’d guess Sky will cover this one, so a 5 or 7 throw in on Sat eve.

Will they show two matches?

Kildare and Tyrone would have been the big draw I'd have thought? Two super 8 sides last year

jr86

jr86 wrote: »

Will they show two matches?

Kildare and Tyrone would have been the big draw I'd have thought? Two super 8 sides last year

Sky are showing 2 matches. Mentioned here:

https://www.skysports.com/share/11747840

Bunny Colvin

jr86 wrote: »

Ok, the home and away thing fair enough, but from memory we've never shot the lights out in Castlebar in the Back Door, all I can really remember are that Derry debacle and the Fermanagh game where we struggled for long periods. I always thought our better performances actually came away from home at this stage

We beat Kildare at home as well a couple of years back but I take your point, our record at home in recent years isn't anything great. I'm still glad it's in Castlebar though, that was a long trip on Saturday. Now just to find out if we're on Saturday or Sunday.

Mountjoy Mugger

Not a B&B to be had for Saturday.

Always_Running

Tyrone was obviously the hardest tie Mayo could have got.

Kildare,Clare,Armagh are all around the same level and all Div 2 teams. Laois,Westmeath just promoted to div 2 are a level below those 3 teams and Offaly are the worst team left.

Fr Tod Umptious

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

Not a B&B to be had for Saturday.

Fe Pel na n is on in Connacht next weekend so a lot of places will be booked for that.

jr86

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

We beat Kildare at home as well a couple of years back but I take your point, our record at home in recent years isn't anything great. I'm still glad it's in Castlebar though, that was a long trip on Saturday. Now just to find out if we're on Saturday or Sunday.

AH you're right, I thought that was in Newbridge

km79

jr86 wrote: »

AH you're right, I thought that was in Newbridge

Wasn’t big enough

PressRun

I think it's a tricky one. My main concern is McHale Park - our record there is not good.
Secondly, our defensive frailties - they have a couple of quick, smart forwards that will present a stronger challenge than Down. I would be worried about our apparent lethargy in defence, especially when ran at.
Honestly, in some respects I would have preferred Tyrone. We are used to playing them and I think we would genuinely raise our game somewhat for opposition like that. This game is harder to predict.