Mayo GAA Discussion

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119123387#Comment_119123387

Absolutely pathetic,

As I mentioned he's started trolling the Mayo GAA Blog and then screenshots the comments.This man is tipping 50 years old.

Vish81

Kerry using some common sense, resting "key assets" in games that they already know that their going to win, so they will have a full deck for bigger challenges that lay ahead.

Did it in the league and are continuing the same pattern as they go deeper into the championship,

They seem have their heads screwed on..

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119126481#Comment_119126481

They went as flat out as I've ever seen Kerry go for a league. And they could do so safe in the knowledge that they wouldn't have a competitive game in months.

Clifford was injured, the S&C coach must have clattered him.

Easy on the Tim tweets.

2018na

Mod Note

Warning issued.

Vish81

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119126761#Comment_119126761

Mod Edit

Warning issued.

Green&Red

Mayo people reckle turf

Green&Red

I'm told Rachel Kearns is out for the rest of the season with her knee, she'll be heading back to Oz early to do her rehab and be ready for WFL season over there. Massive loss, could easily be the last time we see her in Mayo colours with the changes in the Australian season. That's five starters gone from the last team at this stage, must be massively demoralising for the remaining players

Fanofconnacht

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119131132#Comment_119131132

I know that completely off topic but your remark is interesting. The whole country "foots" turf but reckling is a Mayo term. What I don't know but would like to know is it used throught the whole County or is it just confined to some areas around North Mayo. Where does the term come from is it an irish word ? If you look up on internet nothing found.

On more relevant matters Mayo will beat Monaghan easily. While I am not a fan of James Horan it is ridiculous to blame him for player injuries. They happen in every team and in every code of football both professional and amateur. Injuries are a fact of life in contact sports.

TsuDhoNimh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119133362#Comment_119133362

Is that Rachel?

Gutted to hear it. Some of the clips of her in action down in Oz were amazing last year, fingers crossed it doesn't hurt her start to this year in a few weeks. The hit on Sarah Rowe as good as any.

https://twitter.com/aflwomens/status/1484449021817016324

WesternZulu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119134258#Comment_119134258

I've never heard it in S. Mayo anyway, we would always say foot turf.

Green&Red

Sorry, meant Rachel, massive loss, shes a serious footballer, probably the best we've seen since Cora

Green&Red

Not sure on the origin of the word but my understanding is that to reckle is leaving them on their ends against each other, footing is two down, next two crossed

MacDanger

Yeah, I think reckle/wreckle is a North Mayo thing - any references online appear to be from here anyway:

An important journey to a world of difference – The Irish Times

Definition of wreckle; eg wreckle peat - | New Word Suggestion | Collins Dictionary

paddy rowland on Twitter: "@KevinToolis Great work. Also better known as "reckling turf" in that part of Ireland. Footing is more associated with the Midlands.#turf#Mayoturf#greatwork#greatcounty" / Twitter

muddle84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119134487#Comment_119134487

Never heard of it in West Mayo either, we would always say foot the turf too. The other thing you're on about there we would call windrows or chimneys!

gigantic09

We'll have the whole summer for recklin or whatever it's called if we haven't got our act together Saturday.

Some of the attacking play shown by Kerry, Dublin and Galway was top class and well ahead of anything we've produced so far. Imperative we get Ryan back ASAP and to have cillian and James Carr firing on all cilinders.

happyoutscan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119134618#Comment_119134618

I think our injury list is going to catch up with us once again this Saturday. Someone mentioned a page or two back that (I think it was here) that it may not be such a bad thing losing, if it allowed the panel to regain fitness while taking a summers rest. Maybe not such a bad idea.

gigantic09

I think If we loose Saturday its time for a new approach with a new mgt team. Think we should win tho, I think it's a different scenario to 2018 where everyone was kind of relived that kildare put and end to our misery that year. It's a younger team time around and the more championship experience they have the better. No guarantee our injuries will. Be any better next season.

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119137972#Comment_119137972

I can't understand this mentality, if any member of the squad thought like this we'd never win a match,it's a losers mentality.

This is very different to Newbridge when a tired,aging team also facing a big injury crisis were scuppered on a boiling hot day.

This team is facing a worse injury crisis for sure but are young and hungry.Crucially the squad depth is streets ahead of what it was in June 2018.

We need to be heard in the stands and roar these lads on or it's advantage Monaghan,that bit is in our hands.If we win the thing opens up for us.

I know inside the squad training is ferocious and lads have a point to prove.Its likely they're more in battle mode than coming into Galway as we have a few big names back (Hennelly,Durcan,Mullen) although Ryan and plunkett are out.We played sh1te and still only lost to Galway by a point,how many 45s,ong range dead ball did we miss? about 6,how many points would Paddy have knocked over? How many would he have prevented? Now Galway are 3rd favourites for Sam.Its very small margins.

I haven't always in the past but I fully believe we'll win on sat.

Cartman78

I think the default position/attitude for Mayo fan's is extreme pessimism.

It's understandable in a way I guess given the years of near misses, bad luck etc.

Anyone non-Mayo people I've heard talking about the game are all confident of us winning

Compo82

With Mayo, its either extremely optimistic or the polar opposite of extreme pessimism. Never in between.

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119138359#Comment_119138359

Not all of us are going to have the same mentality as the players. A player is going to have utter belief in themselves and the team, or else they probably wouldn't have made it that far in the first place. But it's not the strangest thing in the world for supporters to see things differently from players. It wouldn't make for a good build up if we were all just convinced of a win every time we play, no questions asked.

I don't think anyone is being overly pessimistic either. The injuries are there to be seen, it's a challenge that we have. The most pessimistic I got was saying that Monaghan are a big price to win, and they are imo. That's not saying we're going to lose, it's just saying that the bookies may have got it slightly wrong, everything considered.

No real fan wants us to lose.... But if the season was to end short, it would be the first time in a long time when we've had a good break. A good break might be of real benefit, and if it was to happen, we'll absolutely win Sam in 2023 then, no questions asked. 😉

naughto

I'd take a loss on sat if it ment a change in management ,yes I no who do we replace horan with.

spakman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119139414#Comment_119139414

Well, who?

Green&Red

In order of preference

Rochford

McGuinness

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119139491#Comment_119139491

Would you not think Dempsey should/ could be in the running? I know a bit, but not enough, to be saying one way or another but he has done a great job with Knockmore imo, head and shoulders above most in terms of style of play and building a strong management team around him.

Probably not the talk for the week running up to a game.

RedDevil55

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119139491#Comment_119139491

Rochford's time in Donegal wouldn't inspire much confidence for me. Pretty much every criticism of Mayo in the Galway game could be levelled at Donegal to an even greater extent last Sunday.

Jim McGuiness hasn't managed a Gaelic football team since 2014. I'd be skeptical of what he could do. Rumours that he was involved with the Waterford hurlers the last month which went completely pear shaped!

Green&Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119139523#Comment_119139523

I'm very impressed with what he has done with us as I don't think we have a panel that is notably ahead of other panels and he seems to have put together a great team and identified weaknesses. The flip side is that he's round a long time, now maybe that just adds to his experience. Knockmore were very close to getting rid of him at the end of 2019 AFAIK, fine margins and all that.

I'd be delighted for him to do well, I've a lot of time for him personally, he's a likeable fella

happyoutscan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119138359#Comment_119138359

Good for you. I'm more cautious about this Saturday, especially if Ryan O'D is out. I'd also have little to no faith in how management set us up tactically. We lose, team gets a very well earned summer off and we can hopefully get a new management in place (would Rochford come back?).

muddle84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119139836#Comment_119139836

In Rochford's defence he isn't in charge in Donegal and we don't know how much influence he actually has there! Will we ever see a Mayo team perform as good as 2016 and 2017 again? I would love to see what he could do with this current panel.

I wonder would McGuinness be able to achieve the buy in he got from that Donegal panel in a different county? He is Donegal through and through, the back story with him winning in the 90's and everything else surrounding him has no relevance whatsoever in other counties. I would love to see him manage a different county but i don't see him replicating what he did in 2012!

But for now in Horan we trust!

Green&Red

I think JMcG would get buy in from any group of players in the country. His methods could be outdated though