Mayo GAA Discussion

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119222904#Comment_119222904

That's true,

If the whole stadium besides the kerry fans are shouting for Mayo I won't be upset either.

SqueakyKneecap

I think Mayo have much more dislike for Galway than vice-versa. From my experience most proper Galway fans would have Tipp and Roscommon are our two big teams we never hear the end of from when we lose. Most Mayo people I know wouldn't shout for Galway in the hurling for instance whereas most Galway people would have traditionally supported Mayo in finals.

That said we do enjoy you bottling All Irelands.

spakman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119223237#Comment_119223237

and we enjoy Galway not getting within an asses roar of a final for over 20 years

vid36

Galway fan here, have supported Mayo in all their games against non Connacht opposition since 1989, will be cheering for them again on Sunday regardless of what happens in the first game.

happyoutscan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119223237#Comment_119223237

If Galway get to the final this year, you will have no chance of bottling it as Kerry or Dublin will wipe Croker with ye.

MfMan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119223916#Comment_119223916

Surely, ye are going to take care of them for us?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119224252#Comment_119224252

Fair comment. Not a great comeback when the post implies Mayo will already have been wiped out at Croker beforehand.

happyoutscan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119224252#Comment_119224252

Nope, not this year in my humble opinion. We won't be able to handle Clifford and we don't look like scoring the goals I think we would need to get by Kerry.

MfMan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119225722#Comment_119225722

Will Clifford be playing? As usual, it's 'what you're not hearing' that's interesting.

muddle84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119225930#Comment_119225930

I've heard a lot of rumours about Clifford not being fit and most of them rumours have come from Kerry.........yerra?

Green&Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119226113#Comment_119226113

The most yerra of all the stories

happyoutscan

I'm not inclined to believe any of the Clifford rumours (don't want to get hopes up).

dobman88

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119225930#Comment_119225930

I've heard all the rumours of him being out for this game but wouldn't pay much heed to them.

He was injured in a challenge match v Roscommon. O Connor addressed that with the media after the limerick game, which Clifford missed. The rumour mill went into overdrive because he had a slight setback in his recovery and didn't train the week after the limerick game, as O Connor predicted in his post match interview. It was the following week before he was taking part fully again.

I fully expect him to start v Mayo.

flasher0030

At this stage, does anyone know what the position is with Ryan O'Donoghue. If he is playing, I'd give us a fighting chance. Outsiders, but at least a chance. If he is not playing, I don't think we have a hope, based on what I have seen in the past 3 months. I know he is only one player, but at least he will take the game to Kerry, if he has the legs for it. We have too many limitations. Jason Foley will be all over Jack Carney - for speed and in the air. None of our half forwards will keep Gavin White quiet. Cillian will be marshalled by Tom O'Sullivan, if he is marking him. Where are our scores going to come from - either of the two DOCs, James Carr, Brian Walsh? Not a chance. If we have ROD there, he might, there is a chance that he might give us 4 or 5 points.

The reason we won the last 2 games was the hard running of the backs. That cannot happen frequently on Sunday. Cant have Durcan, Keegan, Mullen etc. bombing forward and leaving the likes of Paudi Clifford, Sean O'Shea, Moynihan, Brosnan etc. They would run us ragged.

A lot of people have been on about this being a good game of open football. I think that, somehow, Mayo need to try to spoil the game in order to win. But I don't think they can play like that as it it not their game style.

Cartman78

I heard Oisin McConville on the Examiner podcast saying that Mayo are doomed if we try to manage/control the game from the start and that deploying chaos and high aggression from the throw in is our only chance.

I'm half inclined to agree with him tbh but not convinced that "chaos" is something that can be switched on and off at will.

I agree that our forwards won't get enough scores to beat Kerry, but if we unleash our backs then we are inviting disaster.....a classic Catch 22 that I don't envisage ending with a Mayo win unfortunately 😔

RedDevil55

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119226978#Comment_119226978

In the Mayo news last week they hinted that Ryan O'Donoghue would have featured in the last qualifier had it been a stronger team than Kildare. I expect him to start this weekend although it's unlikely he'll be 100%.

muddle84

David Gough is the ref for Sunday!

Compo82

Ryan O’Donoghue on course to make timely Mayo return | Connaught Telegraph (con-telegraph.ie)

Blackjack

Not sure I trust much from that particular sports journalist. He’s been very wrong before. Plus the word “could” does an awful lot of work in that article.

MacDanger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119227580#Comment_119227580

Would be great news but a report from the CT carries about the same weight as a post from a randomer on Facebook

PARlance

Has there ever been a player who wasn't "flying in training" after an injury???

Shorty69664

They have opened up some more seats in the Lower Cusack...

blowitupref

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119227722#Comment_119227722

Flying is training is pure pub talk and it seems most of Aiden Henrys sources comes from his pub chats.

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119228530#Comment_119228530

I'm fairly sure Aiden had Cillian "flying in training" before last year's All Ireland final.

You would get more insight in the pub.

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119228683#Comment_119228683

Not forgetting Eoghan McLaughlin in the frame to make the all ireland squad last year.

I'm convinced somebody in the camp is feeding him nonsense and they're laughing at him.

For instance, ROD is back in full training from what I've heard also which is obviously great news,however the bould Aiden Henry has announced in the same article that O Hora will start,the team don't even know who's picked until the Thurs.Now it's very possible he will start but he has a much knowledge about it as any other bluffer you might hear.

Cartman78

Clifford has been back in full training for a while by the sounds of it....it was the main sports headline on a few bulletins I heard earlier 😬

No mention of ROD flying it in training sadly 🙄

Anyone know where the training camp in Limerick was based last weekend? I'd guess UL unless they splashed the cash for Adare

MacDanger

Hard to believe anything coming out of Kerry at the best of times but it appears that Clifford is fit to start anyway

David Clifford available for All-Ireland 1/4 Final | RadioKerry.ie

Hulk Hands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119223237#Comment_119223237

The hurling one is a good point anyway. In all the years and the hundreds of matches, there's only ever been one truly dirty stroke pulled between the two counties and that was Mayo voting against Galway on the Tony Keady affair for no reason other than spite, when plenty of non Connacht counties went with them. There was genuine shock at that one.

As for now, it changes a bit with generations. Younger generations are more used to soccer fandom and hating the neighbor or rival is normal. I'd say about 90% of Galway people used to support Mayo about 15 years ago, and its probably dropped to about 70/30 now. Vast majority were definitely supporting them during the Dublin AI finals anyway.

For Mayo, i'd say it'll be something like 60% up for Armagh on Sunday. But then again its far easier to come across a younger fan here or on social media than it is the older generation who are more likely to support a neighbor so its hard judge

muddle84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119229697#Comment_119229697

What was the vote about? I have no memory of that at all(genuine question)

Hulk Hands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119229705#Comment_119229705

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https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0810/896543-the-keady-affair/

TLDR, went to America and played a game as was common practice at the time. Was the only person singled out and banned for it which was unheard of. Was due to play Tipp in an AI semi and they voted to reinstate him but the 4 other Connacht counties voted against and vote was lost 20-18. Was reigning HOTY at the time