Mayo GAA Discussion Part 2

seligehgit · 14-07-2016 12:27AM

washman3 wrote: »

Is he the same guy that ran off and played with Armagh a few years back when he saw the opportunity of a soft medal.??

No he did not run off up to Armagh for the reason you suggest/insinuate.Billy Joe Padden was coming to the end of a distinguished service in the green and red.He was teaching/living up that part of the country and had been making the long commute down here to training for several years if I recall correctly.

I believe his now wife is from Armagh if I'm not mistaken and it is not the shock of the century that family commitments might have influenced his decision to tog out albeit very briefly for the Orchard county,I'm not even sure there was a soft medal of an variety to be had in a transfer to Armagh at that point in time post the era of the great Armagh team of the late 90s/post the 2003 final loss to Tyrone.

Green_Tae · 14-07-2016 11:09AM

Mayo Vs. Kildare.

Live on Sky Sports.

Now you know what you're paying your GAA club membership for.

MaroonAndGreen · 14-07-2016 11:24AM

Kildare could be difficult opponents, there are some good footballers in that team and some brilliant athletes and it wasn't long ago at all that they would have been considered to be in the top 6-7 sides in the country. They will be waiting in the long grass, remember it was only last year that they caused a shock of sorts by comfortably knocking out a Cork side who had just drawn the Munster final with Kerry.

Mayo will probably need to up the performance if we are to go to the next round, especially in terms of our forward play, shot selection and shot accuracy. I doubt that complacency will be a problem after the games against Galway and Fermanagh. I'd be expecting another 4-5 point victory, but only if we improve our performance levels by 5-10%, if not then we are in for a close one.

Regarding team selection, I would like to see Keith Higgins at corner back but I am resigned to the fact that wont be happening unless there are injuries in the full back line. I hope Harrison and Keane can continue to be solid (considering that it was Boyle that was on Quigley when he scored Fermanagh's goal and that although Galway beat us they didnt shoot the lights out then both can be pleased with their contributions in both games.) I think Donal Vaughan has a case to play after impressing on Saturday after replacing Durcan. And also similar can be said of Barry Moran who did well after replacing Coen who only got one touch of the ball in the second half v Fermanagh. Up front I'd like to see Loftus given a chance if fit.

Hoping for a better performance from Cillian O' Connor too, I hope the pressure of captaincy isn't bogging him down.

statto25 · 14-07-2016 11:36AM

Green Tae wrote: »

Mayo Vs. Kildare.

Live on Sky Sports.

Now you know what you're paying your GAA club membership for.

Is it not good that the game is being shown on TV for people who might not be able to make it? My club membership covers a great many things. I doubt much of it goes to Sky tbh.

Fr Tod Umptious · 14-07-2016 11:39AM

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Kildare could be difficult opponents, there are some good footballers in that team and some brilliant athletes and it wasn't long ago at all that they would have been considered to be in the top 6-7 sides in the country. They will be waiting in the long grass, remember it was only last year that they caused a shock of sorts by comfortably knocking out a Cork side who had just drawn the Munster final with Kerry.

Mayo will probably need to up the performance if we are to go to the next round, especially in terms of our forward play, shot selection and shot accuracy. I doubt that complacency will be a problem after the games against Galway and Fermanagh. I'd be expecting another 4-5 point victory, but only if we improve our performance levels by 5-10%, if not then we are in for a close one.

Regarding team selection, I would like to see Keith Higgins at corner back but I am resigned to the fact that wont be happening unless there are injuries in the full back line. I hope Harrison and Keane can continue to be solid (considering that it was Boyle that was on Quigley when he scored Fermanagh's goal and that although Galway beat us they didnt shoot the lights out then both can be pleased with their contributions in both games.) I think Donal Vaughan has a case to play after impressing on Saturday after replacing Durcan. And also similar can be said of Barry Moran who did well after replacing Coen who only got one touch of the ball in the second half v Fermanagh. Up front I'd like to see Loftus given a chance if fit.

Hoping for a better performance from Cillian O' Connor too, I hope the pressure of captaincy isn't bogging him down.

The problem with Kildare is that they followed up that win over Cork with a 20+ point loss to Kerry, their second 20+ loss in as many months.

You really don't know what you are getting with them.

Mayo playing their traditional strong high pressure game should really have few problems with them.

MaroonAndGreen · 14-07-2016 12:00PM

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

The problem with Kildare is that they followed up that win over Cork with a 20+ point loss to Kerry, their second 20+ loss in as many months.

You really don't know what you are getting with them.

Mayo playing their traditional strong high pressure game should really have few problems with them.

Indeed they did but they certainly have the ability to pull off a win on any given day, a bit like Mayo about 10 years ago I would say.. there was always a big game in us every year and we could always shock someone but not quite build on it.

MoyVilla9 · 14-07-2016 02:39PM

Question for people: Where is the best place to park before the game on Saturday?

MayoAreMagic · 14-07-2016 02:49PM

washman3 wrote: »

If he thought it would gain him extra publicity and his photo on the front page of the sports section he probably would.!!

So maybe he could publicise his glorified meals on wheels company a bit more is it?
Oh no wait...

statto25 · 14-07-2016 02:53PM

MoyVilla9 wrote: »

Question for people: Where is the best place to park before the game on Saturday?

Depends on where your heading to afterwards really. Sorry for being vague but the town can become congested at certain points after games.

PARlance · 14-07-2016 04:05PM

MoyVilla9 wrote: »

Question for people: Where is the best place to park before the game on Saturday?

Guessing your coming from Ballina direction?
If so, you could come in the Pontoon Road, take a left at the Sacred Heart (onto Turlough Rd), the next right and an immediate left into Rowan Drive. There's some parking down the end but you should give yourself time.

You just walk through the playground, up the hill past Davit College / Lidl and then across to McHale Park.

You're avoiding town traffic and it's a short enough walk.

livelife · 14-07-2016 05:06PM

I have 2 extra tickets for Mayo v Kildare. Will sell both for 30 euro

Green_Tae · 14-07-2016 06:58PM

statto25 wrote: »

Is it not good that the game is being shown on TV for people who might not be able to make it? My club membership covers a great many things. I doubt much of it goes to Sky tbh.

Right, and whose TV would that be?

Lengthy details and related priveleges associated with said club membership... yes...

yes...

Of course irony would never be wasted on a Mayo man.

God help us and all that.

statto25 · 14-07-2016 07:04PM

Green Tae wrote: »

Right, and whose TV would that be?

Lengthy details and related priveleges associated with said club membership... yes...

yes...

Of course irony would never be wasted on a Mayo man.

God help us and all that.

Well not yours obviously. Come on over to mine if ya want. I'll make ya a cup of Green Tae and we can have a chat about the sinister rendezvous between the GAA and Sky Sports.

Green_Tae · 14-07-2016 07:32PM

statto25 wrote: »

Well not yours obviously. Come on over to mine if ya want. I'll make ya a cup of Green Tae and we can have a chat about the sinister rendezvous between the GAA and Sky Sports.

I'm not into your sister.

statto25 · 14-07-2016 07:39PM

Green Tae wrote: »

I'm not into your sister.

Don't worry she's away for the weekend.

naughto · 14-07-2016 08:09PM

Green Tae wrote: »

I'm not into your sister.

I'll take the sister
What are we rowing about anyway

statto25 · 14-07-2016 08:14PM

naughto wrote: »

I'll take the sister
What are we rowing about anyway

Jaysus I don't even have a sister!
Dunno.... Sky and the GAA I think.

Bunny Colvin · 14-07-2016 08:15PM

What's this I hear about your sister having a spare bed Saturday night?

statto25 · 14-07-2016 08:23PM

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

What's this I hear about your sister having a spare bed Saturday night?

Youre too late... Naughto called her already I'm afraid. If ya visit Coxs in Castlebar after the match though your sure to pickup a woman!

Bunny Colvin · 14-07-2016 08:25PM

statto25 wrote: »

Youre too late... Naughto called her already I'm afraid. If ya visit Coxs in Castlebar after the match though your sure to pickup a woman!

You'd pick up more than that in there

statto25 · 14-07-2016 08:26PM

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

You'd pick up more than that in there

Ha! "Coxs..... Where women with a past meet men with no future"

charlie14 · 14-07-2016 08:32PM

statto25 wrote: »

Ha! "Coxs..... Where women with a past meet men with no future"

None of that auld carry on in Mick Byrne`s.

BENDYBINN · 14-07-2016 09:05PM

statto25 wrote: »

Ha! "Coxs..... Where women with a past meet men with no future"

Aptly named pub!

Ascii · 14-07-2016 09:55PM

Will get a team sheet tonight do ye think ??

seligehgit · 14-07-2016 09:59PM

Ascii wrote: »

Will get a team sheet tonight do ye think ??

I'd be guessing tomorrow night?

Ascii · 14-07-2016 10:11PM

seligehgit wrote: »

I'd be guessing tomorrow night?

Thought it would be tonight after training, but looking back it was Friday last week when it was released....Don't even know why I am asking, shur you couldn't believe what names they serve up.

I am gonna go with the same as last week with the exception of Doherty coming in for Freezer.
These games week on week are good....hopefully they will build some momentum with the team. You always here the pro's in soccer and rugby saying that games week in and week out are great.

It's also keeping this forum busy so it is :-) unlike the Monaghan thread.

Bunny Colvin · 14-07-2016 10:19PM

Team named tomorrow according to the Mayo Gaa blog.

Fr Tod Umptious · 15-07-2016 07:23AM

I'd like to see

Clarke
Harrison
Keane
Higgins
Keegan
Boyle
Vaughan
O' Shea
O' Shea
McLaughlin
Doherty
D. O'Connor
Regan
C. O'Connor
Loftus

Barry Moran then comes in for AOS in the first minute when he gets a black card for going down too easy after being hit by small arms fire from the Kildare bench.

Green_Tae · 15-07-2016 02:56PM

Mayo's management team unveil their game-changing new tactic for the big match against Kildare, built around Breaffy power-house Aiden O'Shea:

"This is my ball and I'm never ever, ever going to let it go...

Oh yoo want the ball do yoo? Why would I pass to yoo? Yoor name isn't Aidenz O'Shea... moyne iz and dis is my ball!"

PressRun · 15-07-2016 03:29PM

Comedy has really hit new heights in recent times.

Mayo GAA Discussion Part 2

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