Mayo GAA Discussion Part 2

Fr Tod Umptious · 20-07-2016 08:59PM

km79 wrote: »

Rochford said the entire squad will be fit for Westmeath .......it's all coming together nicely at the right time isn't it........

Mayo News reporting yesterday that management would be sweating over his fittness.

Hopefully he will be ok too, could not afford to lose another full back

PressRun · 20-07-2016 10:45PM

Have been having a relentlessly mental week with work so only getting around to checking out everything with the draw now. It's good to get back to Croke Park again. Hopefully we'll see more improvement in the next match and some more big performances. Great to see that the injuries are abating, though I still wish we had Caff. I think we badly need Parsons back too. I have no idea what's up with Seamie, but he has not been at his best, imo. Midfield issues need to be sorted asap. Hopefully we'll see some progress in this area next time out.

seligehgit · 21-07-2016 12:38AM

Mayo News Sport

Good news from the Mayo senior football camp!
Manager Stephen Rochford told The Mayo News this evening that everyone in the squad is currently available for the Westmeath match on Saturday week — including Kevin Keane.
The Westport full-back injured his shoulder last weekend against Kildare, but Rochford said that Keane trained last night with the rest of the panel and they expect him to be fine for Croke Park.
Chris Barrett, Tom Parsons and Conor Loftus also trained so for the first time since he took the job, Stephen Rochford has everyone available for selection.

livelife · 21-07-2016 02:08AM

Was listening to the Mayo news podcast and someone mentioned that Diarmuid O'Connor may be the greatest player to ever play for Mayo.

padd b1975 · 21-07-2016 08:51AM

livelife wrote: »

Was listening to the Mayo news podcast and someone mentioned that Diarmuid O'Connor may be the greatest player to ever play for Mayo.

Still very early in his career but not without credibility.

I for one can't think of anyone better at his age.
I don't think Ciaran Mcdonald was even involved with the county at his age for one reason or another.

We have a couple of guys named on teams of the century/millennium as well who actually won All Irelands up there as well.

Anyway back to modern times, I remember getting chatting to a couple of Tyrone guys a few years back when they were in their pomp.
I lamented the fact that we've never had a player like Sean Cavanagh that can get hold of the ball and manufacture a score from anywhere on the pitch.

Diarmuid O' Connor is very much that player even at this stage of his career.

Fr Tod Umptious · 21-07-2016 09:17AM

livelife wrote: »

Was listening to the Mayo news podcast and someone mentioned that Diarmuid O'Connor may be the greatest player to ever play for Mayo.

Colm Keys of The Irish Independent said that in years to come we could be looking at him as the greatest Mayo player ever.

naughto · 21-07-2016 09:21AM

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Colm Keys of The Irish Independent said that in years to come we could be looking at him as the greatest Mayo player ever.

It will mean shag all to him and us if we have not won Sam by then just look at Mac one of the best players to never win all Ireland

PressRun · 21-07-2016 09:27AM

livelife wrote: »

Was listening to the Mayo news podcast and someone mentioned that Diarmuid O'Connor may be the greatest player to ever play for Mayo.

Local media can be way over the top sometimes. Diarmuid is great, one of our most important players currently, but I wish the media wouldn't over do it. He's still only a young guy at the beginning of his senior career. He seems like a sensible fella, but labels like "the greatest ever" can weigh heavily. Look what happened to Joe Canning - labelled with every superlative under the sun while still only a teenager and now he's at a point where he seems to be under immense pressure to pull out show-stopping performances every time he picks up a hurl. It's fine to acknowledge a young player's talent but let's not set them up for a fall by putting them under pressure to live up to impossibly high standards or have them be scrutinized to within an inch of their lives. It's probably asking too much though of the media to suggest they cool their jets though!

Fr Tod Umptious · 21-07-2016 09:56AM

PressRun wrote: »

Local media can be way over the top sometimes. Diarmuid is great, one of our most important players currently, but I wish the media wouldn't over do it. He's still only a young guy at the beginning of his senior career. He seems like a sensible fella, but labels like "the greatest ever" can weigh heavily. Look what happened to Joe Canning - labelled with every superlative under the sun while still only a teenager and now he's at a point where he seems to be under immense pressure to pull out show-stopping performances every time he picks up a hurl. It's fine to acknowledge a young player's talent but let's not set them up for a fall by putting them under pressure to live up to impossibly high standards or have them be scrutinized to within an inch of their lives. It's probably asking too much though of the media to suggest they cool their jets though!

But it was Colm Keys of The Irish Independent that said it, not local media, and he said "in years to come we may see him as the greatest ever Mayo player".

Fair enough it was on a local media podcast and he may have been playing to the crowd but none of the local guys were pushing the theory.

Rawhead · 21-07-2016 10:48AM

Having watched Diarmuids progression over the last few (short) years, I have to say I would wholeheartedly agree with Colm Keys appraisal. I followed every U21 game this year and his performance against Dublin in Tullamore ranks as one of the greatest individual performances I've ever been lucky enough to witness. Through sheer will of force he dragged and pushed Mayo to an All Ireland U21 title this year.

Jippo · 21-07-2016 11:26AM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Still very early in his career but not without credibility.

I for one can't think of anyone better at his age.
I don't think Ciaran Mcdonald was even involved with the county at his age for one reason or another.

Ciaran McDonald made his debut in 1994 when he was 19 (or so his Wiki says anyway).

seligehgit · 21-07-2016 12:06PM

Decent article by Eamonn Sweeney

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/eamonn-sweeney-pat-spillane-and-joe-brolly-havent-just-seen-worse-games-theyve-played-in-them-34889615.html

To hell or to Connacht!

Audioslaven · 21-07-2016 01:11PM

I see McGrath is at it again. Whatever about the penalty and AOS, he seems to forget the one that should have been given that wasn't. He needs to move on.

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=258447

yop · 21-07-2016 01:36PM

Audioslaven wrote: »

I see McGrath is at it again. Whatever about the penalty and AOS, he seems to forget the one that should have been given that wasn't. He needs to move on.

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=258447

Ya its embarrassing, whats worse is the comments from idiots still "Cheat, diver, replay the match, where is kenny now...."

Anyway, they scored 2 points in the 2nd half, we were going to win that game, end of, move on, build a bridge etc.

padd b1975 · 21-07-2016 03:19PM

Jippo wrote: »

Ciaran McDonald made his debut in 1994 when he was 19 (or so his Wiki says anyway).

Didn't he go to America shortly after for a few years?
I don't think he was involved at all in '96, possibly an unused sub but not certain on that.

seligehgit · 21-07-2016 03:48PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Didn't he go to America shortly after for a few years?
I don't think he was involved at all in '96, possibly an unused sub but not certain on that.

Yes I think you are right,I don't have any recollection of him getting any game time in 96,he returned to the fold in a big way in 97.

As has been mentioned on many occasions he was a very modest,shy genius who gave his heart and soul to the Mayo cause and some of the abuse he got off some so called Mayo supporters was nothing short of disgraceful.I love the interview he eventually did on the Second Captains show...The story he told about his one and only day in an office day job was priceful.Ciaran did not need to train as he was a monster of man putting in hard labour every day whilst loving same.

Rawhead · 21-07-2016 04:25PM

yop wrote: »

Ya its embarrassing, whats worse is the comments from idiots still "Cheat, diver, replay the match, where is kenny now...."

Anyway, they scored 2 points in the 2nd half, we were going to win that game, end of, move on, build a bridge etc.

Ya, Pete should just move on. If there's one thing Mayo do well, it's moving on and not dwelling on previous games.......

keane2097 · 21-07-2016 04:38PM

McDonald is a proper legend of the game IMO. Nice to have a guy not afraid to be different in a monoculture like the GAA as well.

PARlance · 21-07-2016 04:42PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Didn't he go to America shortly after for a few years?
I don't think he was involved at all in '96, possibly an unused sub but not certain on that.

96 Forwards:
Horan, Colm Mc, Sheridan
Dempsey, Casey, Finnerty

Don't think he was on the panel, not sure were he was.

Audioslaven · 21-07-2016 10:28PM

PARlance wrote: »

96 Forwards:
Horan, Colm Mc, Sheridan
Dempsey, Casey, Finnerty

Don't think he was on the panel, not sure were he was.

AFAIK in 96, Maughan tried to get him to stay but he took off to USA

seligehgit · 22-07-2016 01:09AM

Mayo News podcast

AUDIO Football Podcast #9 Mayo v Kildare review

http://www.mayonews.ie/sports/listen/football-podcast/28220-audio-football-podcast-9-mayo-v-kildare-review

Oldtree · 22-07-2016 03:24PM

Season ticket tickets for match available to print off now, lovely seats in 304

km79 · 22-07-2016 03:37PM

Oldtree wrote: »

Season ticket tickets for match available to print off now, lovely seats in 304

308 for me

statto25 · 22-07-2016 03:53PM

Oldtree wrote: »

Season ticket tickets for match available to print off now, lovely seats in 304

Out of interest have you a Cairde Maigheo or a GAA card?

seligehgit · 22-07-2016 03:58PM

Oldtree wrote: »

Season ticket tickets for match available to print off now, lovely seats in 304

I hate you...lol 307 There seems to be absolutely no science or methodology in how they allocate the seating... Totally random.

seligehgit · 22-07-2016 04:11PM

Extra trains announced for the game.

http://www.mayogaa.com/news/10009262/Train_Details_Mayo_v_Westmeath_Round_4B_Qualifier

km79 · 22-07-2016 04:13PM

seligehgit wrote: »

Extra trains announced for the game.

http://www.mayogaa.com/news/10009262/Train_Details_Mayo_v_Westmeath_Round_4B_Qualifier

no good to someone like me and many more based around galway
every year this happens

could they not even out the 735pm galway train back an hour
although I could go to and from athlone which would not be too bad actually . may do that

seligehgit · 22-07-2016 04:23PM

km79 wrote: »

no good to someone like me and many more based around galway
every year this happens could they not even out the 735pm galway train back an hour
although I could go to and from athlone which would not be too bad actually . may do that

Sorry to hear that,yeah you mentioned before that even the airport express bus from Galway city is off little use with you living 40km outside same.:(

Is doing an overnighter an option? Depending on the result there may be a decent buzz afterwards.

km79 · 22-07-2016 04:33PM

seligehgit wrote: »

Sorry to hear that,yeah you mentioned before that even the airport express bus from Galway city is off little use with you living 40km outside same.:(

Is doing an overnighter an option? Depending on the result there may be a decent buzz afterwards.

no I've a young lad with me
I think the athlone option will do me actually
won't be able to have a few pints but I've a wedding the day before and hopefully the quarter final the week after

Bunny Colvin · 22-07-2016 04:37PM

Will probably do the Maynooth trick this time, very handy as it saves you driving into the city.

Mayo GAA Discussion Part 2

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