Mayo GAA Discussion

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Coillte_Bhoy

U-20's cship opener v Galway this evening live on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u53f9ecjBO0

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118889329#Comment_118889329

It's supposed to be on the outside pitch in Bekan,I wonder can they move it inside the Dome?

Yellow wind warning a serious gale blowing all day

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118889957#Comment_118889957

Terrible conditions for a match, almost impossible to play in that.

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118890576#Comment_118890576

Shocking,I hope it dies down a bit as the game goes on,one goal will win this for whoever gets it

MacDanger

Mayo 1-6 Galway 1-4

Nicd to get the win. Listened on the radio, it didn't sound like a classic

Blackjack

Conditions were atrocious but Mayo deserved the win, better team throughout. Callinan, Irwin, and O’Flaherty at 10 were the standout players for me.

TsuDhoNimh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118890965#Comment_118890965

I dunno. Something fairly classical GAA about the game being kept on the outer pitch with the dome just being used for warm ups in the middle of a Status Yellow wind warning. Didn't see a number on the crowd but it looked fairly decent and the stand seemed pretty full. Imagine it must have been over the 2k or so they'd squeeze in the dome so not too surprising I guess... but still looks crazy.

Callinan stood out as a bit special. Worked his socks off defensively and his (very rare) slaloming breaks at pace the most dangerous we looked all night apart from Galways (gifted) turnovers. Irwin, Thornton, Fallon, Morrison, Cosgrove and both O'Flaherty's all solid though with a solid team performance rather than any sparks you could say that about most of the team (McHale and O'Connell both very limited from the conditions. Hopefully both will have much better nights this year to shine).

Hard to be too harsh in conditions like that, neither team could play ball, but looked like we were set up very defensively. Hopefully that was specifically playing the conditions as it looked like we should have won that more convincingly with a more balanced performance (i.e. trying to attack even a little - we looked more early Donegal than modern Tyrone or Kerry 'defensive') rather than scrambling to hold on at the end.

Edit: Good news on coverage for the semi finals.

https://twitter.com/SportTG4/status/1512060337926787085

Coillte_Bhoy

Anyone know why the game wasn't in the dome? I thought there was capacity for over 2k?

Blackjack

Either all games in the competition are played indoors or all are played outdoors, but you can’t have some indoors and some outdoors.

JustJoe7240

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118891019#Comment_118891019

Conditions really were shocking, Mayo certainly the better time although not disallowing the Mayo goal for steps was an awful call, He took about 7 or 8

TsuDhoNimh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118895602#Comment_118895602

Nahhh. Technically true but very seldom you'd see a call for steps there. The keeper throwing himself at the player most referees will give leeway on steps there and all but reset the count when it happens.

At that point you'd be looking at ruling out the McLoughlin goal too for steps by Grainger and making what was already a tough watch completely unbearable.

That said, both teams had some shocking calls against them for frees taken from the wrong position. A little more pragmatism given the conditions (neither side were gaining from the positional differences) could have helped there from McGirl (what a name for a referee).

JustJoe7240

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118895726#Comment_118895726

Keeper didn't make contact from what I can see there. Whether or not you see the call is kind of irrelevant. Grainger's one would be a lot more marginal although the Mayo wing back(?) is actually fouling him but also a foul none the less. Fully agree with your 3rd paragraph.

MfMan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118895726#Comment_118895726

I wish refs would give freetakers a little latitude as to where exactly the free has to be taken from, within reason, especially when it's not within scoring range. So often, the advantage of winning a free and trying to take it quickly is lost by the ref insisting on moving the kicker back a few paces; it penalises the taker's team as much as the opposition.

TsuDhoNimh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118897570#Comment_118897570

Was interesting watching the Tyrone Donegal game last night. (Some absolutely cracking scores in it from both sides if anyone didn't catch it. Well worth watching back at +1.5 speed on YouTube)

Without the wind the positional issues on frees weren't anywhere near the same level as the Galway game but the teams were still pulled more often than I'd be used to seeing (and on relatively minor infractions there was no need to pull). It definitely seems to be something of a trend in the u20 games or among the u20 refs. Most noticeable last night was that each time (or the majority, though I can't remember a single throw ball for it so potentially all) the ref called them on it it was simply to take it from the correct position rather than penalising with a throw-ball as happened at Bekan on Wednesday.

Be interesting to watch if it's still popping up as a thing and what interpretation of it is taken in Carrick on Wednesday.

padd b1975

Just saw the latest footage of McHale Park.

The new goalposts are up, looks like they've lengthened the pitch.

irishgeo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118915872#Comment_118915872

That was the plan from day one.

Green&Red

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118915872#Comment_118915872

I was coming back from Ballinrobe Friday evening and there were people out training on it, the senior team I presume

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118916321#Comment_118916321

Yes they trained during the week last week,also on Friday and an extended training session on sat,probably again last night or tonight.

The pitch is fine,it's been extended by 5m in length which was always the plan.

There's an opening of the Laoghra Maigh Eo Tile Wall that payed for the renovations at MacHale Park the night before the Galway game.

muddle84

Just had a look at the tickets, are they going to try allocated seats again??????

Arkiema

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118920733#Comment_118920733

Was it a disaster previously?? I’ve never had allocated seats before, usually in the terrace or just unallocated for league games.

muddle84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118922197#Comment_118922197

If I remember rightly i think it was for the super 8 game against Derry they tried it before and some people just ignored the seat numbers and did as they normally do in McHale park and when people came claiming they were sitting in their seat it got really messy!

ureds

Theres been allocated seats a few times. The problem is some people turn up take a seat and won't move.

Doesn't happen in Croke Park or anywhere else with allocated seating.

HBC08

What's going on with tickets ffs.

Season ticket holders don't even have the option to get a seat in the stand?? Have I got this right? I've two Chairde Maigh Eo tickets and they are just general admission and you can currently buy stand tickets online. This is just going to be messy and unnecessary.

spakman

I have season ticket and got a stand ticket - maybe it was first come, first served?

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118923167#Comment_118923167

I downloaded it as soon as it was announced and only got general admission yet I can go on ticketmaster as a non season ticket holder now and buy a stand ticket.

irishgeo

I got a stand seat and I have club plus.

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118923346#Comment_118923346

Feics sake!

What am I missing here,I'm club plus aswell

muddle84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118923346#Comment_118923346

Same as this, but wasn't able to use the exchange feature to get a ticket beside family

km79

I have two season tickets and got two stand . Only got into it yday evening

Such a convoluted way they are doing it now