Mayo GAA Discussion Part 2

rabwaygal wrote: »

Offaly had their golden generations in both codes come along pretty much at the same time.. Before and afterward they are not in remotely good places!!!

Their Golden generations won ours lost. That the difference.

Howye lads and lasses.ive been on here before and gave ye and yere county men a few digs and low blows.all in the name of a bit of craic being honest and local rivalry me being a Galway man.km79 knows me from here.I got a one week ban last time out.nothing a Mayo man can't dish out either by the way having had the craic with a few of them over the years.anyway lads gutted for the Mayo team today.big calls and gambles from management but they could have gone either way and sport is cruel.gutted for the supporters aswell.honestly thought ye would win it today having rattled the dubs 2 weeks ago.not much in it today on any aspect take rocks frees and the Dublin penalty out of it and they didn't do much damage as a unit.felt bad for hennelley.didnt work out and at the end of the day he could hardly say no thanks I'll sit this one out lads.hope he takes no notice of media etc this week.hopefully Moran stays on next year and I say that having watched him dance in pearse stadium.he definitely deserves an all Ireland.on a plus note for ye Dublin looked a spent force today so doubt they will be a big threat next year.hope the lads enjoy a bit of time off now and rebuild after the Christmas.must be hard to find the motivation after so many knocks but hopefully they kick on and get the job done next year.heres hoping Galway improve and look forward to renewing the old rivalry next year

Robeman wrote: »

I gave my thought on County Board 5 weeks ago and was ridiculed but I still stand by what I said them.

We have to change the way we do things if we want to win an All Ireland.

1. Get rid of all the "egos" involved in Connolly \ Holmes coup
2. Get rid of Rochford for not being strong enough to stand up to egos
3. Bring in a professional to run Mayo County Board. (Spend at least 100k to get someone decent) and put in place a set up to deliver an All Ireland.
No point wasting 600k a year on losing All Ireland campaigns (and money Fans spend in going to watch Mayo lose).

There was no egos yesterday. You can argue about the Galway game but not yesterday. I think alot of issues got sorted after the galway game. Everyone gave their all but we were beaten by the slightly better team with a slightly more direct approach to going for scores but ultimately one mistake killed us. These things happen.

I think Rochford has brought a better approach than Horan/connolly & holmes. He is willing to try things and you can't fault him for that and his match ups are pretty much on the ball, but I think the Armagh man has a serious input in this. The connolly\holmes thing is over now with a year so move on. There is no point going there. You just piss everyone off with that after yesterday

I think the guys gave there all and nobody can have any issues. I hope Rochford tells them to go away and we will speak in February and give a load of young/fringe players a good crack in the FBD/League to find that missing one/two players we needed yesterday.

I have far more confidence in Rochford's ability to bring this team to winning the AI final than I ever had in Holmes/Connolly.
I agree that his decision to change keeper was a bad one. He had more faith in Hennelly's abilities relative to Clarke's than most supporters i know. I hope he takes something from this and regroups for 2017. My faith is firmly with him as a manager. He hasn't been afraid to take chances, change things tactically, and make decisions that have won games. This one backfired though.
As a spectator i feel emotionally drained when i think about yesterday so I can only try to imagine how those players and backroom team are feeling this morning when they wake up. They left everything out there on that pitch. I was so proud of them. My heart goes out to them right now. I hope this loss doesn't beat them psychologically for 2017.

Robeman wrote: »

I was posting about "Egos" 5 weeks ago and was ridiculed for saying Mayo would not win and why. Expect some of these so called rumours to be confirmed as true in the national press this week. The local are too pathetic to write anything of substance.

Some players are deserving of massive respect for what they have done for Mayo. The only criticism that can be applied to them is that they allowed the "Egos" to gain control this past year.

Unfortunately the "Egos" lead them to a loss that could have been a win.

What team or group doesn't have people with varying degrees of self belief? In a work, voluntary or sport context, it always exists. Sometimes it's simply required to make a group tick and successful. Look at Dublin - they have egos too!

Your point that the management were overrun by this is unproven. Until players and management publicly acknowlege that Rochford, McEntee et al were merely puppets and a small group players made all the decisions, I think you should lay off with your argument. It is unhelpful and simply untrue at this point.

Really feel for you guys ..... Over the 2 games you played fantastic and short of a bit of luck you could have done it .... You're time will come, I'm convinced of that... I hope it makes you stronger as a team for 2017 and you can go one better ....

homewardbound11 wrote: »

Please close this thread until the funeral is over.
The ****e talk is unreadable .
On yesterday . I finally got a ticket and was privileged to watch the greatest Mayo team in the last 60 years .
Walking down cloniff road was as tense a feeling with no banter . It was as if this was the linch pin for how the game would go .

The loss of lee and later Donal killed our attacking options so well done to diarmud Connolly for orchestrating the tunes to Maurice Deegan who was I thought set at the same frequency .

We did tire quite a bit and substitutions like Barry ands Alan just didn't have the impact .

If your question to your self is will we be back next January supporting this them and the answer is yes . Then please remove your negative comments .

An interesting point above is that when you lost Keegan and Vaughan, a defender and a midfielder that it damaged your attacking options very badly, Mayo seem to be a natural full forward at his peak away from winning the all ireland, if Paul Geaney was in the Mayo team I think you would have beaten Dublin with a bit to spare yesterday.

Deleted User wrote: »

A bit of fairness from Deegan yesterday and we would be having a homecoming with Sam today.

Watching it again there is no way that was a black on Keegan. Connolly begs the ref for a card and Deegan gives it.

Small like McCawley in the first game should have clear reds and only end up with a yellow.

Stop blaming the referee it is getting worn out. He did not cost you the game a tactical fck up did.

In every game there are decisions that go against any team, jeasus even that bore Carney felt a few against Dublin were harsh and that is something coming from him.

As for the cards some cards in each game were debatable, (I dont like the black card system) From what I saw and I will look again both incidents involving Small and Connolly were instigated by C.O'C and Vaughan. Vaughan done it right beside the play so how thick can you get. Mayo players were at Connolly in both games end of. What was unusual to some was he didnt react. Keegan was hug out to dry with that kick out and deserved to go. Deegan was left with no option yesterday. Had small got a card for attempting to strike C.O'C chances are both would have walked. As for Connolly shouting at the referee, which I detest!! He is only in the Ha'penny place when compared to C.O'C and A.'O'S What about Jason Doherty and his sly belt on Johnny Cooper? You didnt see it. Sly and dangerous.

Mayo have come a long way especially in the last 4-6 years and are in the top 3 teams since 2011 but there is a cynicism that has crept in which is not nice and wont win them an All-Ireland. Before people keep blaming Dublin, referee or anything else you need to look at your set up. The fact they focused so much on Dublin I think cost them as they lost their way a little in not doing what they are good at enough.

Nobody would begrudge Mayo a title, no Dub would anyway. I sincerely hope Mayo do land one soon. Lads like Higgins, Andy Moran, Boyle, Durcan are great to watch playing and it would be nice to see them climb the steps.

Robeman wrote: »

I gave my thought on County Board 5 weeks ago and was ridiculed but I still stand by what I said them.

We have to change the way we do things if we want to win an All Ireland.

1. Get rid of all the "egos" involved in Connolly \ Holmes coup
2. Get rid of Rochford for not being strong enough to stand up to egos
3. Bring in a professional to run Mayo County Board. (Spend at least 100k to get someone decent) and put in place a set up to deliver an All Ireland.
No point wasting 600k a year on losing All Ireland campaigns (and money Fans spend in going to watch Mayo lose).

Where does the 600K figure come from???

Said it a while back that Connolly was playing Keegan at his own game. Seems he pulled Keegan back to get first run, Keegan then pulled him back (not down) and Connolly goes down rather easily. Its sad that his reaction afterwards probably got Keegan sent off. The referee seemed to indicate a jersey tug but then changed his mind when Dublin created a fuss. ****ing horrible stuff but they both signed up for it so no complaints either way.

Interesting that Coen kept Connolly very quiet in the second half. Should get him an All Star nomination.;)

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Was Connolly very quiet? I thought he got on a lot of ball and from what I recall, never wasted it. Always seemed to take the right option. He was also clear in on goal but McManaman failed to pass it when he should.

I was being facetious. He wasn't very quiet last week either.

Robxxx7 wrote: »

Really feel for you guys ..... Over the 2 games you played fantastic and short of a bit of luck you could have done it .... You're time will come, I'm convinced of that... I hope it makes you stronger as a team for 2017 and you can go one better ....

I know the whole country feels sorry for us and that everyone outside Dublin wanted us to win and that virtually every ticket in the other 30 counties flowed into Mayo hands. We appreciate it but we don't want sympathy we want another All Ireland so that for once in our lifetimes we can for one day at least be the proudest county in Ireland.

10 visits to Croke Park for final in last 27 years without a win and previous 38 without even a final is not due to luck, bad refs, curses or any other excuse except one. It is due to our own management failings. You make your own luck, you make up for a bad ref by being even better than opposition.

If we do not change the way we do things next time we will lose again. Did you see the Sunday game last night. All the pundits expect Mayo to be one of the main teams next year BUT absolutely none of them expect a Mayo win in the next few years. They know we will not change and that we will always lose if we do not change.

I am not interested in being gallant losers or moral victories that day is long gone. I know that to win we need a better county board, a better manager than SR and players who have all the other personal characteristics of championship teams as well as skill and committment. If skill and committment were all that was needed we would have a few more medals in our pockets. Unfortunately more is needed including loyalty. Loyalty to the team, loyalty to the management, loyalty to the county. Loyalty to onesself of little use.

Looking to next year .........we need to go through the front door
Semi draw is Connaught Munster and ulster Leinster
Tyrone and Dublin are the 2 big threats IMO so hopefully they win through to play in their own side of draw

blueser wrote: »

So much heartbreak in Croke Park down the years now. It's never going to happen, is it?

I'm a Dub supporter through and through, been going to matches since 2001. I used to think it was impossible too. Don't say that. If it were you lot against any other county I'd be screaming for yiz pal, ye will have your day in the sun yet.