Mayo GAA Discussion Part 2

charlie1980 · 23-12-2016 01:36PM

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.

MayoAreMagic · 23-12-2016 01:48PM

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.

Actually no, he is the only guy that the indo has managed to find who has any ways agreed with any part of their stance. Only took a week... You would wonder how many told them where to go when they had to talk to a guy who most people wouldn't even have heard of... That would suggest the exact opposite of what you claim.

I suppose he would be well up on the matter, having played for mayo over 30 years ago and living in donegal... The indo done well to even remember him, although it is kinda depressing to be honest - cold calling auld lads and cherry picking quotes from them for their own ends. When you have to do that, you know you are beaten, but I suppose they cant go back now. But then that is what the paper has become.

charlie1980 · 23-12-2016 02:09PM

I particularly like this quote from Eugene.

I am angry and disgusted at the way they were treated by certain players that would not lace their boots.

Fair play Eugene,a proud Mayo man.

mayo.mick · 23-12-2016 02:32PM

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mayo.mick · 23-12-2016 03:14PM

seligehgit · 23-12-2016 04:46PM

Fair play to the lads doing that gig in Mayo University Hospital every Christmas.

NabyLadistheman · 23-12-2016 04:47PM

Probably get a few more followers on twitter the egotistical bunch of drop-kicks!!

charlie1980 · 23-12-2016 05:15PM

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.

seligehgit · 23-12-2016 05:41PM

2017 Fixtures

Senior

FBD League Section A

ROUND 1: Mayo v NUIG (Sunday 8th January, 2pm, venue TBC)

ROUND 2: Mayo v IT Sligo (Sunday 15th January, 2pm, venue TBC)

ROUND 3: Roscommon v Mayo (Sunday 22nd January, venue TBC)

FINAL: Section A winners v Section B winners (Sunday 29th January, venue TBC)

NFL Division One

ROUND 1: Mayo v Monaghan (Saturday, 4th February, McHale Park, 7pm)

ROUND 2: Kerry v Mayo (Saturday 11th February, Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 7pm)

ROUND 3: Mayo v Roscommon (Saturday 25th February, McHale Park, 7pm)

ROUND 4: Dublin v Mayo (Saturday 4th March, Croke Park, 7pm)

ROUND 5: Mayo v Cavan (Sunday 19th March, McHale Park, 2pm)

ROUND 6: Tyrone v Mayo (Sunday 26th March,Healy Park, Omagh, 3pm)

ROUND 7: Mayo v Donegal (Sunday 2nd April, McHale Park, 3pm)

FINAL: Fixed for Sunday 9th April

Connacht SFC Championship

QUARTER-FINAL: Mayo v Sligo or New York (Sunday 21st May, McHale Park, throw-in time TBC)

SEMI-FINAL: Galway v Mayo/Sligo/New York (Sunday 11th June, Pearse Stadium, throw-in time TBC)

FINAL: Fixed for Sunday 9th July

UNDER 21 Connacht Championship

SEMI-FINAL: Leitrim/Galway v Mayo (Wednesday 22nd March or Saturday 25th March, venue and time TBC)

FINAL: Fixed for Saturday 1st April

MINOR Connacht Championship

QUARTER-FINAL: Mayo v Galway (McHale Park, Saturday 29th April, time TBC)

SEMI-FINAL: Mayo/Galway v Roscommon (Wednesday 28th June, venue and time TBC)

FINAL: Fixed for Sunday 9th July

UNDER 17 Connacht Championship

QUARTER-FINAL: Mayo v Sligo (McHale Park, Sunday 21st May, time TBC)

SEMI-FINAL: Galway v Mayo/Sligo (Pearse Stadium, Sunday 11th June, time TBC)

FINAL: Fixed for Saturday 8th July

JUNIOR Connacht JFC Championship

SEMI-FINALS: Fixed for Wednesday 3rd May (fixtures, venues and dates TBC)

FINAL: Fixed for Wednesday 17th May

Fr Tod Umptious · 23-12-2016 06:26PM

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.

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 · 23-12-2016 08:08PM

mayo.mick wrote: »

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.

I don't accept that analysis,as Brady alluded to,there is a real possibility of split.The cabal of certain players are under severe pressure now,they can not avoid it.They are losing credibility the longer the story continues.The more moderate thinking players can only put up with so much before they break ranks.

seanvanseanvan · 23-12-2016 08:47PM

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?

Which you clearly aren't :-)

seanvanseanvan · 23-12-2016 08:52PM

MayoAreMagic wrote: »

cold calling auld lads and cherry picking quotes from them for their own ends .

I assume you have proof of this as you are so quick to demand proof from others making statements here, the original transcripts of the convo will do nicely

happyoutscan · 23-12-2016 10:00PM

I've spoken to a few former players this week and they thought H and C had every right to give their side of the story.

One even said he'd like to give a couple current players a shoe in the hole!

It'll make for an interesting year for sure.

charlie1980 · 23-12-2016 11:07PM

Tbf,Mayo folk are not stupid.They do not buy the narrative pedled by the Mayo news,their podcasts or the theocrat that runs the Mayo blog where only one view is allowed.
To quote Jack Nicholson

you can not handle the truth

James Horan did everything to get rid of that attitude but old habits die hard.

homewardbound11 · 23-12-2016 11:18PM

Will someone take Charlie back to the Dublin gaa discussion thread . Only appearance on this page or site is since the all Ireland final . Nothing else posted before the all Ireland final .
Tod why are you fuelling his entertainment ?

mayo.mick · 23-12-2016 11:25PM

TCDStudent1 · 24-12-2016 01:00AM

Whatever about the rights and wrongs of the interview, I see no point in Mayo management making a statement to respond to it. What purpose would that serve??

Just like every inter-county manager, Rochford should pick what he thinks is the best squad available to him. I don't see how the h&c interview changes this and what he could say in an interview to help this.

charlie1980 · 24-12-2016 01:14PM

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'Rourke

I 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.

Kalyke · 24-12-2016 01:40PM

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'Rourke

I 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.

Would you ever eff off and have a Merry Christmas for yourself. Good man.

charlie1980 · 24-12-2016 01:58PM

Kalyke wrote: »

Would you ever eff off and have a Merry Christmas for yourself. Good man.

Charming!

I take it you disagree,would you care to expand on your point?

Btw season greetings to you sir.

Kalyke · 24-12-2016 01:59PM

charlie1980 wrote: »

Charming!

I take it you disagree,would you care to expand on your point?

Btw season greetings to you sir.

I should have put a smiley at the end of my post.....:D:D:D

rrs · 24-12-2016 04:29PM

Rochford has to show who is boss in 2017. Horan dropped Mortimer. If needs be, O Shea and whoever else should be dropped too.

The Talking Bread · 24-12-2016 04:38PM

rrs wrote: »

Rochford has to show who is boss in 2017. Horan dropped Mortimer. If needs be, O Shea and whoever else should be dropped too.

Hypothetical stuff there.

He tried to show who is boss in October and cost them the All Ireland to be fair.

The Talking Bread · 24-12-2016 04:44PM

charlie1980 wrote: »

Charming!

I take it you disagree,would you care to expand on your point?

Btw season greetings to you sir.

In fairness............69 Boards Posts.........52 directly related to Mayo (yes, I did take 2 minutes to count!)

Unless you have a few accounts, one of which you use to talk about your own county, that is mental obsession!!

rrs · 24-12-2016 05:02PM

Yes he did ,but the after the outburst by H & C it might make Rockford think twice ,of it happening again.

Merry Christmas

The Talking Bread · 24-12-2016 05:10PM

rrs wrote: »

Yes he did ,but the after the outburst by H & C it might make Rockford think twice ,of it happening again.

Merry Christmas

Thats fair enough, I misinterpreted that you were saying he was afraid to make bold choices during last campaign. I get what you are saying now. Although if anything, it will make it easier for him to stand on his own two feet now that it is common knowledge that players stepped over the mark over last couple of years.

charlie1980 · 24-12-2016 06:13PM

The Talking Bread wrote: »

In fairness............69 Boards Posts.........52 directly related to Mayo (yes, I did take 2 minutes to count!)

Unless you have a few accounts, one of which you use to talk about your own county, that is mental obsession!!

So?THe majority of my posts are about Mayo GAA,what of it?

You my friend have made nearly 9000 posts since July 2015 and is talking about mental obsession,you are having a giraffe!

You are playing the man and not the ball.May I suggest you adhere to the substantiative issues of the debate.

Coillte_Bhoy · 24-12-2016 07:06PM

charlie1980 wrote: »

So?THe majority of my posts are about Mayo GAA,what of it?

You my friend have made nearly 9000 posts since July 2015 and is talking about mental obsession,you are having a giraffe!

You are playing the man and not the ball.May I suggest you adhere to the substantiative issues of the debate.

It's a little odd for a Dub do you not thnk?

The Talking Bread · 24-12-2016 07:32PM

charlie1980 wrote: »

So?THe majority of my posts are about Mayo GAA,what of it?

You my friend have made nearly 9000 posts since July 2015 and is talking about mental obsession,you are having a giraffe!

You are playing the man and not the ball.May I suggest you adhere to the substantiative issues of the debate.

eh..............I think you are missing the point of what I said here.................. You are a Dub fan (supposedly) but the vast vast vast majority of your posts concern Mayo..........

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