Mayo GAA Discussion

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118998869#Comment_118998869

Dublin won that semi final replay by 7 points.

I don't think we'll be completely uncompetitive but there's no guarantee we'll stay in the top 2 or 3 teams in the country.I think we kinda take Horan for granted,a lot of people outside of Mayo think he's the best manager in the country.

I suppose of lot if it is there's no obvious successor.Managing an inter County team is more than just managing a team and no more so than in Mayo.You have to be able to handle media and other pressures and hold the whole thing together, that comes with experience.

I wouldn't mind seeing Rochie come and have another go with our new squad.

I wouldn't be writing Horan and Mayo off this year at all,we're 3rd favourites to win Sam.

Anyway,all this is academic as he'll go himself no matter what happens this year.

muddle84

Mea culpa on the score!!

Squatman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118999136#Comment_118999136

Agreed. i think Stephen Rochford was a much more shrewd manager, although it sometimes came at a price. He led with real passion. I think if you could mash up Stephen ideas with Horans gameplay of old, then you would be on to a winner. FWIW, i reckon Rochford would have managed the 2021 final better IMO. Dual managers made a great job of tyrone in year one. not sure if a Rochford/Horan setup would work.

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119001463#Comment_119001463

No chance of a Horan/Rochford joint managership.

With all due respect to Horan, he's not the kind of person that would adapt to that sort of an arrangement.

km79

So when is the draw being made and we inevitably get Tyrone in Omagh!

MacDanger

23rd May I think but not 100% on that

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119004831#Comment_119004831

The last provincial semi finals are May 15th at that point you will know the makeup of the qualifiers and Tailteann Cup.

So the draw will probably be the 16th.

According to Wikipedia any qualifier preliminary round is due to take place on the weekend of 21st/22nd.

Coillte_Bhoy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119004866#Comment_119004866

Sat, May 21st on gaa.ie

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119004766#Comment_119004766

I'd prefer that to what I think we'll get which is the inevitable Armagh away!

I think they might feel they owe us one at this stage.

WesternZulu

The hurlers are really getting shafted by the county board.

Doesn't say much about their role in growing the sport in the county.

muddle84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119012096#Comment_119012096

Thats an absolute joke what they are doing to the hurlers!

irishgeo

Tim has another tweet up. Posted the mayogaa chairman mobile number.

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119012674#Comment_119012674

Classy guy,

He'll have it taken down in the morning as usual when he sobers up.

On the issue itself there's no argument, the hurlers should be allowed play on it.

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119012686#Comment_119012686

Elon took it down for him 🤣

I don't think he has been sober since his round of golf with Brolly a few weeks ago...

MacDanger

Yeah, very poor treatment of the hurlers by the CB

Cartman78

Ah jaysus....that's so petty not letting the hurlers use McHale Park.

Have the opposite side of that going on in my local parish in county Limerick where the footballers are ostracized and can barely get access to the hallowed turf 🙄

There's myself and a few other parents not originally from the parish who have started a very slow burning resistance movement but I'm not that hopeful tbh

irishgeo

Rubbing salt in the wounds of the hurlers when the footballers were training on it this week.

PARlance

Club Championship

Green&Red

Tough group for us. Group four is tough too. Handy enough for Breaffy, tubber & Westport

TsuDhoNimh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021463#Comment_119021463

I'd have said group 3 was one of the more exciting. Breaffy didn't look to be really firing last year, Kevin Curry looked their outstanding forward and they seemed to not want to play him. Interesting to see how Belmullet's style might have changed under McHale too, could be a very different prospect to play against going in either direction. Wouldn't be shocked if Claremorris managed to turn one of them over, or both. Still a huge amount of unfilled potential in that young Claremorris side and seems to be a conveyor belt of younger lads joining it too.

Think I'm strangely more excited for intermediate this year than I am for senior. Huge amount of young talent with the potential to make a big breakthrough this year around the teams there. Fingers crossed a few lay down some markers.

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021708#Comment_119021708

It'll be interesting to see how Breaffy and Belmullet get on with the new management teams. The year under the belt might stand to Balla and they'll be looking forward to a cut at Breaffy and Claremorris. As you highlight, I don't think that group is as cut and dry as it might look on paper.

MacDanger

Group 3 definitely looks the tightest, any of those 4 will fancy their chances of a top 2 spot even if none look like County champions

Group 1 looks straight forward.

PARlance

And Kilmovee got there Bye eventually in the Junior!

Green&Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021708#Comment_119021708

I'd be delighted if I was Balla, Breaffy will top it cause thats what they do. I don't expect Belmullet to be anywhere near as good, losing nallen to Louisburgh is a huge loss, he was central to what they did last year. I also think they've had a downgrade in management, Mulligan is a serious operator and had the discipline to harness these lads. Claremorris have been a joke club the last few years, same management and same players can't see much changing.

Group 2 in the inter looks great, Ballinrobe have to go out to Kiltane, I've never played on a heavier pitch, you're f**ked after 20 minutes and Parke went well last year. Group 3 is no joke Ballyhaunis and Moy Davitts will both think they can win it outright, hope they're both wrong. Hard to pick a winner out of group four, all fairly even.

I see Lacken are back this year

TsuDhoNimh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119022288#Comment_119022288

Mulligan would be a tough act to follow for anyone so very interested to see how Liam gets on. Taking Athlone from a semi final to relegation and then being beaten up in division 2 didn't look a great trajectory the last few years but hard to put that in context without knowing the players and the situation with the team. Could easily go 3 wins or 3 losses in his first 3 there in Belmullet, neither would shock me. A good start would make a huge difference. Hoping he does well. They've a few young lads like Fionnan Ryan and Owen McHale that could be big additions to the Mayo senior squad if they keep developing.

(Any word around if Damien Mulligan taking up a new role or is he taking a break for a while? Spent most of last year thinking a Westport or Castlebar might snap him up so shows what I know)

Not fully sure what's happening in Breaffy.

They announced a 'management team' but with none singularly identified as the manager. Different. Fair play to them for trying something, I guess. The worry would be it was done for financial reasons rather than logistical reasons or for the teams benefit.

Aside from the obvious jokes, "The two O'Sheas, Cillian O'Connor, Alan Dillon and f'in Andy Moran will call the shots anyway", it'll be interesting to see how that pans out. Depending on the personalities involved it could be as smooth as butter or it could be a very rocky road. I'd worry even they won't know which of the two it might be until the heat of a championship game in the melting pot. They're all fairly recognisable names around the club so have to imagine they've worked together over the years but you'd worry a lack of traditional clear structure and lack of high end management experience among the team could be as serious a downgrade, from McIntyre and Forde in the recent past, or even more so than Belmullet might suffer. Again, going 3/3 on wins or losses wouldn't entirely shock me. Though even with Seamie stepping away you'd imagine Aido, Conor and Matty would give them too much around the middle to collapse completely.

Young Tunney there I could imagine with a big point to prove after missing out with the u20s having previously made team of the year with the minors. Could have him fired up to put in a big one this year.

Huge opportunity there for Balla and Claremorris. Not even sure who I'll be crossing my fingers for yet in that group.

Green&Red

If the rumours were right AOS wasn't too happy with their appointment, I'm sure that will have passed by the time he joins up with them. It would give them a convenient excuse if things start going wrong.

That draw makes Westport & Ballintubber favourites for the championship IMO

happyoutscan

I don't think Westport will make the same mistakes again this year. Plus Conway knows these players.

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119023814#Comment_119023814

While it was announced as a managerial team in Breaffy, I think the hierarchy is fairly cut and dry. I don't know how they'll fair out, that remains to be seen, but I wouldn't be worried about it being a big step down.

neiphin

Nada for a week

cocoman

When's the qualifiers draw?