seligehgit wrote: » Heading to this event in An Sportlann on Friday night,tickets are free.It should be a great laugh for anybody interested.https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/sportsjoe-gaa-hour-roadshow-tickets-27547762098?utm_campaign=new_attendee&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm_term=event_name
seligehgit wrote: » Article off the much maligned sportsjoe website.Love the positivity in spite of the fact there's much clasping at straws and holes in his analysis.Very much viewed through green and red tinted glasses...See line re the merits of our full forward line vis a vis all others..Lots of hyperbole but a definite feelgood factor. Sorry Mayo fans, but you're going to win the All Ireland BY CONAN DOHERTY Type the words 'Mayo fans' into the Inpho Photography site and you'll start to see the same thing pop up over and over. A crowd draped in green and red sitting anxiously looking on to a football field as if they can't watch anymore. At the same time though, they're unable to take their eyes off it. Every bit of their bodies is laden with some nod to their county or clubs. Any piece of material they could find that had colours to suit the occasion, they've made use of it. But then you notice something else about those classic shots of Mayo supporters and it stuns you. Amongst the crowd, amongst the angst, someone stands up on their own and lets out a roar. They pluck their heads from beneath the numbers and raise two fists into the air, overcome with passion for their county. It's like they're physically putting their shoulders to the wheel, willing the players to do better, forcing the rest of the fans to join them. If we've seen that picture once, we've seen it a hundred times. You see it in their eyes, how much it means to them.They've had their fingers burnt more times than any of them but,in that moment,they're fearless.It's all put on the line once more and they'll risk another aching heartbreak to hold onto the hope that this one might be the one. This year might be the year. The sad paradox, of course, is that it is the hope that's inevitably killing Mayo fans.They're getting so close,they're being teased with so much and, every single time they step one foot into the promised land,they're kicked in the stones and thrown thousands of feet to their deaths. And still they come back unbowed and dare to go at again.They dare to believe and when it hits this time of the summer,they dare to forget the pain of failure because the promise of success is tantalising. But maybe it is this year. That pride and resilience in the stands illuminates onto the field where every man in a Mayo jersey plays as if he has just been plucked from a group of supporters and given one game to impress.It's like every one of them were just fans saying how they'd do better,and how they'd show more passion if they got the chance,and each of the Mayo team just seem to play like any supporter would given half an opportunity. Since January,Mayo have been utterly intriguing.They've been gearing towards the end of August from the first night they welcomed Dublin to Castlebar in the league and every month since they have discovered something new about themselves This month though,they have discovered they've got what it takes. In the backroom, Mayo have what it takes.In the stands, they have what it takes.On the field, Mayo have what it takes. The idea that they don't have the forwards is a nonsense now.No one in the country can boast a full forward line like Andy Moran,Aidan O'Shea and Cillian O'Connor at any one time.It is the complete threesome that offers absolutely everything.It offers the rest of the team the luxury of kicking them any bloody ball they want to because that trio will make something of nothing and they'll work off each other in deadly fashion. Diarmuid O'Connor is becoming one of the best players in the country and Seamus O'Shea,Lee Keggan and Colm Boyle are coming good just when Mayo need them.Not back in June in a Connacht final at the height of the summer and they're carrying themselves now like they believe they can beat anyone. Because they can. They came into the Tyrone game, given no respect, and they rammed the dismissive comments down every one of their critics throats. They stood tall and they stood stronger than the Ulster champions - the All-Ireland contenders that were going to frighten Dublin - and they simply refused to lose.They took it personally, all those words that were and weren't said about Mayo in the build-up to the quarter-final and they harnessed it into a performance of pure spirit and aggression in a restless,end-to-end battle. It had Tony McEntee written all over it.The bite, the hunger,the respect only for themselves.They treated Tyrone with the contempt an enemy deserves and they've earned the right to be instilled as favourites for the All-Ireland,given the challenge the ambush that lies in wait for the Dubs. Logically, it's hard to look at cold, hard facts and win the argument.It's hard to deny that Dublin have the best defence in the country.It's hard to dispute that they possess the most potent midfield and you definitely can't make a case for the capital's forward line not being the finest in the land. The gap isn't that big though.Inches are what has separated Mayo from glory for over half a decade now but,under Rochford,they've seemingly found those inches. Sure,we all forgot they were so close before but, now,Mayo are looking like they're about to take everyone to task for that ignorance. They have ammunition.They have the fire. They have the fearless supporter standing tall alone, representing Mayo and all of its stubborn belief.Unshaken.Unbowed.
Bunny Colvin wrote: » I'm surprised how nobody ever mentions it being a slight advantage. Cillian O'Connor will be kicking frees into a section full of Dubs, while Dean Rock won't. Not to mention the noise it brings. Mayo should receive a sizeable quantity of Davin tickets. Would have gladly sat there if it was an unofficial Mayo section like it is for Dublin and the Hill. 96,97 we seemed to take the Canal end, was great to see.
Coillte_Bhoy wrote: » Mayo got over 3,000 Hill tickets, im sure Galway and Kerry each got an allocation as well and afaik the Hill cpacity is less than 10,000 so if it's full of dubs it's people swapping tickets
glack wrote: » 3000 Hill tickets or 3000 terrace tickets in total?
Coillte_Bhoy wrote: » Terrace but the total terrace capacity is well under 10,000 so i doubt the dubs got significantly more than us
irishgeo wrote: » The mention of inches reminds me of this speech.https://youtu.be/_b7bgtu2O4E
PARlance wrote: » I was just thinking that there weren't enough Banter pages around. Hope you actually give away 2 tickets for all the likes / shares.
seligehgit wrote: » I must have won the lottery Section 308 Row L
kala85 wrote: » Where did you get those. Are the tickets for the match out already?
navigator wrote: » for some days now, I'm struggling with this totally crazy idea... to wear my Mayo shirt, jump on a plane and watch the match in some bar anywhere in Mayo... (finding a ticket for Croke Park is obviously out of question)...I hope to come to my senses and drop that insane idea... but maybe I'll fly to Ireland and I'll be in some bar in Westport or somewhere else on Sunday 18th september... (I am from Genoa, Italy)up Mayo!
Westernyelp wrote: » navigator wrote: » for some days now, I'm struggling with this totally crazy idea... to wear my Mayo shirt, jump on a plane and watch the match in some bar anywhere in Mayo... (finding a ticket for Croke Park is obviously out of question)...I hope to come to my senses and drop that insane idea... but maybe I'll fly to Ireland and I'll be in some bar in Westport or somewhere else on Sunday 18th september... (I am from Genoa, Italy)up Mayo! That's a great idea! make sure you stay for Monday in Castlebar too. (Just in Case) :pac:
seligehgit wrote: » James Horan has ruled himself out of managing any other county.Not a huge surprise.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/james-horan-on-roscommon-and-cavan-vacancies-i-cant-see-myself-managing-a-different-county-35032529.html
PARlance wrote: » The Rossie gig could be a nice little side earner to his summer gig with Sky.
Jim Flag says: September 4, 2016 at 9:02 pm I wonder what is the route of our victory parade on the Monday night. Will it be just up the main street in Castlebar and then on to Mchale? Will something be organised to mark the moment when the cup actually crosses into County Mayo? Something like a 65 gun salute from a cannon. One for each year. How many are they expecting in Mchale? Surely full to overflowing? No fear in our players on the 18th. When you know you are going to win there is nothing to be afraid of.
