charlie1980 wrote: » Mayo is a county which has drowned in self-pity for the last 20 years.Instead of players like Aid an O'Shea wanting to be a minor celebrity,he and a few others who have failed to deliver on the big day should put all their energy into their own performance.That is what football is about.They have the cart before the horse.Everything follows from winning. Colm O'RourkeI don't know if it's the true picture but there's an attitude about Mayo players-and I don't want to come across as nasty,but you get this vibe through the grapevine-I don't know is it cocky or what is it.They have this chip on their shoulder still and they're bullish about what people say and think about them. Tomas O SE Great stuff from the two lads and a lot of Mayo folk are in agreement with those sentiments.Rochford needs to get a grip on things now,deal with the issue of said cabal of players ,ruthlessly for the good of Mayo football.
MayoAreMagic wrote: » cold calling auld lads and cherry picking quotes from them for their own ends .
MayoAreMagic wrote: » I think it can be taken as gospel that everyone sees through your, frankly, pretty bog-standard attempts to wind people up. Although you are obviously a fan of idle talk. Maybe you could explain Eoghan O'Gara's outburst at the banquet in October and subsequent absence from the Mansion house and Smithfield for the homecoming celebrations? You would have thought the rest of his squad and indeed his management team would have had a bit of backbone to do something about it? He has since been talking about next year. Obviously gavin wasn't man enough to drop him from the squad, or maybe he didn't have the say?
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Fr Tod Umptious wrote: » They are under no more pressure than they were in 2016. In 2016 they had to prove a lot more than they have to in 2017. No Mayo player or manager has to give any statement about anything to anyone.
charlie1980 wrote: » Brady fears a divided Mayo It's a very good point made by David,the pressure has been ramped up on this Mayo group for 2017.Can Rochford keep a lid on it and keep a unified and loyal group?Will their be leaks from players to the media?This issue is going to haunt them unless they win Sam. There is no doubt about it,Holmes and Connelly have detonated a bomb that is causing consternation within the county.Surely a public statement from Rochford is required to steady the ship.Interesting times for Mayo football.
charlie1980 wrote: » A good interview with Eugene MacHale,a former Mayo footballer in today's Indo. Sadly,Eugene sums up what a lot of Mayo people feel about the cabal of certain players that exist in the county football setup.
Godge wrote: » This post should be bookmarked and taken out again next year when Mayo lose out again. Unless Mayo stop blaming referees and outside influences, they are never going to win an All-Ireland.
MayoAreMagic wrote: » No not really. I mean if the ref gets that right and everything else is the same, they win the all Ireland. So really and truly, how far wrong can they be? I don't believe that the players refuse to look at themselves. If they did, they wouldn't be getting near where they are getting. It just doesn't stack up. Im no players fanboy, but you have to look at it objectively and not take the word of either as gospel. When you do that, you see that what the two guys are claiming, simply doesn't reflect in reality. I don't know of any hard luck stories for Dublin in that period to be honest with you. They were generally beaten soundly when the loss came - like mayo throughout the 00s. Can you give any examples? However, the thing is you don't have to be the best team to win a trophy (Kerry 2014, Dublin 2011, Donegal 1992 etc). You just have to win on the day. Mayo came close to doing that a few times - Id argue done enough to do it, had the rules of the game been adjudicated more soundly. Surely that is a reasonable point and worthy of genuine discussion? Guys, generally fans from the opposing team, tend to knock that. But that doesn't mean they are right. Sorry, but the dubs whinge more than anyone when something doesn't go their way. 2012. The several Connolly incidents. Lee Keegan being, frankly, too good for their best player. It hasn't stopped them winning. Indeed tyrone before them, never stopped whinging in the 00s. Again, they won plenty.
charlie1980 wrote: » I think there is a very strong case for the O'Sheas to be dropped,let them suck it up on the bench and prove themselves as impact subs.If they don't like it or play ball,they should be told where the door is.Dillon and Hennelly should be dispatched from the panel asap,no point having them hang around like a bad smell. Rochford has a great opportunity to take complete and utter control and rule with an iron fist,it's what great managers do.Anything less would be craven and end in another sad story.
awaywithyou wrote: » I wonder what would Jim mcguiness do if he was the Mayo manager.... My guess is Aidan o Shea would get the road..... Similar to Cassidy... And anyone else who had an unjustified high opinion of themselves as footballers would quickly follow suit...!
rrs wrote: » Who was the player Aidan O Shea was complaining about, about not being in the match panel 26?
Supernintento Chalmers wrote: » It's true. Couldn't care less if you believe me or not.
MayoAreMagic wrote: » I thought you had. So you have nothing to prove any of this at all then? Hardly expect to be taken seriously do you?
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