Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

yop wrote: »

Thats the other thing isn't it. That game screamed from Dillion. He has done it so many times for us in Croker, one single job, one point. Drake was never going to score a point.

Boland, Irwin, Nally all gone, there maybe reasons, but if you have to bring in backs to replace forwards then the selectors have a serious issue.

There in lies the point. Rochford is conservative & at that stage of the game not losing was more important than driving on for the win. He looked gutted & very down in his post match interview. A man under serious pressure in my eyes

keane2097 wrote: »

What is the big dislike of McHale from again?

He used to have a column in the Western People. Over the years, he has made comments about Horan's Mayo teams that didn't go down well with the players or mgt team. Before the 2013 AI final, he called Andy Moran "unfit" and before the 2014 Connaught final, he called Mayo "past it". Stuff like that, has ticked people off over the years and marked his card, when it came to his being considered for the Mayo mgt gig himself.

Or at least that is my opinion of the brouhaha, as a neutral. Mayo folk will probably say something a lot harsher about him. They generally do, when one of their own doesn't sing from the same hymn sheet.

keane2097 wrote: »

What is the big dislike of McHale from again?

It's my opinion that he is too "old school" for the modern game.

Was a great player and a real hero to us young lads growing up in the ’80s.

After the change brought in by Horan I reckon a lot of it would be undone by McHale.

More laps of the pitch and less s+c I reckon.

People who think we are missing something with not having him are very much of "the grass is always greener" mentality.

It a wonder why a lot of good players left the Roscommon setup since he became involved, can't be a coincidence.

Shurimgreat wrote: »

In fairness he was a great player and has been a pretty good coach too, so he's probably entitled to like himself. Not hiring a guy because he loves himself seems a bit bizarre and probably would only happen with Mayo.

I would try not to let it affect me if I was hiring him, but I'm not. On a personal level I don't like him all too much from the bits I see.
It was only last week when he proclaimed himself as the best coach in the game... I don't mind confidence at all, I just think it makes him look like a clown at times.

So that was bad yesterday, really bad. Completely disjointed performance, we really look like we're honing nowhere this year.

I think we need to shake things up a little next week. I'd probably leave Keegan on Smith even if it means him playing full back. That in turn would allow us to drop Cafferkey and start with Vaughan instead, which I think makes us a tighter team.

If Smith does go in full forward, then I'd put AOS on the edge of the square at the other end. That takes a second big man out of the middle of the pitch for Roscommon, and would mean we could maybe take Andy out of the starting team for Parsons.

Something like this

Clarke
Harrison
Keegan
Higgins as sweeper, was good yesterday
Durcan
Barrett
Boyle
SOS
Parsons
K McL
Doherty
DOC
Vaughan (to play in backs allowing Higgins sweep)
AOS
COC

Tickets reduced by a fiver from the double header .......

padd b1975 wrote: »

A text from my sister.

Your sister was right , confirmed for 2pm.

That comment on that Irwin lad is very unfair.He is an accomplished soccer player as well as a very skilfull gaelic player and would do a very good job for Mayo if he was treated fairly.He is a quiet lad that does what he is told and perhaps if he was a loud mouth he would be more thought of.He is still of the right age and should be encouraged to come back into the fold again.He has terrific natural talent,something you cannot coach into a player.

Shurimgreat wrote: »

Evans did didly squat in the Championship. He was hopeless, they were beaten left right and centre.

McStay has led them to two Connacht finals, one Connacht title. Their first year in Division 1 was brilliant and it looks like they pretty much ignored the league to focus on the championship this year. And this after several defections and retirements from the camp. Its fair to say McStay has done a great job with Roscommon.

I'm getting tired of reading and hearing people saying things like "McGuinness, McStay, Harte, Gavin, blah blah are holding a team back". Its usually only said about the successful managers.

To say McStay is holding Roscommon back is utter nonsense.

Come on, by beating New York, Sligo and Leitrim, any half decent manager would have done that. Im not slagging off Mc Stay but i hardly think the above is worthy of any particular praise

Anyone else notice Mc Stay constantly hassling the linesman and fourth official, i was directly behind him and he was at it all the time in their faces pointing out stuff after every incident. never noticed him at that before. McHale was very reserved, i was quite surprised at that tbh

Shurimgreat wrote: »

Read my previous posts and stop being lazy.

I'm not going through the thread to try and filter out what you have said.

He has been a coach on a team that has won a club All Ireland that's about all I can think of of any significance.

That is not worth much when the current Mayo manager was the manager of a team that won an club All Ireland.