TCDStudent1 wrote: » Why was Martin carney on mid west yesterday? Where were the usual guys like John Casey and billy fitz?
SomethingElse wrote: » In fairness, I don't think he's saying that Hennelly should have started yesterday. He's just saying that it was Clarke's weakness come kickouts that lead Hennelly to be considered before last year's final.
kilns wrote: » Yep no place for that in the game either in full agreement, deserves a lengthy ban if found guilty
Slieve Gullion wrote: » Neutral here, missed the Sunday game, was it a penalty? What did they say? Where can we watch the penalty incident again?
Shurimgreat wrote: » In terms of kickouts, I'd like to see the stats of who completed more successfully, Clarke or Cluxton.
Buer wrote: » Cluxton was 17/25. He lost 6 of 14 in the first half and was 11/11 in the second half.
jmayo wrote: » I really have to vent and would have gladly slapped the head off some of the muppets on boards last night who were coming out with the usual trite shyte about Mayo are bottlers. If anything this squad of players and the one that went before them are the very antithesis of bottlers. They get knocked down in some of the most awful ways in finals and yet they come back again and again. That shows a level of guts and determination actually unequaled in Irish sport. If half the fookers slagging them off had their bottle they would be walking around with provincial medals at the very least and their counties would be challenging with them on the teams. And what is worse is when you have to listen to it from people form counties that have beaten them recently to win titles. What are those hurlers on the ditch saying about their own counties if they only win titles because they had only to beat a team of so called bottlers. Yes they have made mistakes in finals and yesterday was no different. Vaughan had a rush of blood to the head, Doherty could have hit the ball lower and maybe got a goal, AOS should never have tried for that point, even the great Andy Moran tried for a point he shouldn't and Keegan shouldn't have let the ball just drop into the goalies hands. How many steps did O'Callaghan take to get his goal, why didn't Keegan get a penalty, why did Dublin get a free when their own players tackled each other. Maybe if one of those decisions had gone the other way? Maybe if someone had followed in the free that hit the post. There are always should've, what ifs, maybes and we always seem to come out the wrong end of them and we don't always get the rub of the green. But is that down to lack of bottle? No it fooking isn't. You can say it is down to lack of ability, but never lack of bottle. The last number of squads of players for Mayo just do not understand the concept of giving up. There have been different managers, but yet they come back again and again. I am mighty proud of them because they give kids a life lesson that the winners like the dubs can never hope to do, these guys show you that you never give up, you never throw in the towel no matter what life throws at you.
buck65 wrote: » Do you know I would agree with this but the more I've seen Mayo over the years the more I get the feeling no matter what happened they don't have what it takes to get over the line against Dublin or Kerry in a final. They're only slim hope is meeting the likes of Tyrone or someone like that in a season where both Kerry or Dublin don't make it.
km79 wrote: » I can't read every second post on here at this stage Probably a good thing
BENDYBINN wrote: » One question Why did mayo only score one point in the last 15 mins yesterday?
Shurimgreat wrote: Cluxton lost something like 7 of his first 8 kickouts yesterday. He was a disaster. Yet not a single person is talking of dropping Cluxton. I bet Jim Gavin won't even think about it, because he knows the value of continuation.
Stoner wrote: » He lost 6 from 14 in the first half and got 11 from 11 in the second half when he went short, stats from the RTE lads. He had a bad period but recovered. Clarke finished badly imo, the McCarthy mark and the ball over the sideline when possession was crucial were significant.
SmurfX wrote: » The sport is collapsing in terms of interest and attendances around the country aside from Dublin, Kerry and Mayo. Even in the worst and probably likely scenario of Dublin and Kerry pushing ahead and leaving Mayo behind we'll still only be an upset or two away from winning Sam since it doesn't look like there'll be a resurgence anywhere else in the foreseeable future and it looks to be heading in the other direction of counties losing interest as they feel they can no longer compete. When it starts hitting the GAA's pockets from the neutrals no longer watching I'd imagine you'd start to see officials suddenly noticing and taking action against the kind of thing Eoghan O'Gara gets up to.
Shurimgreat wrote: » Tiredness I would say and no-one really to come off the bench. We really have no experienced impact subs unfortunately. It would be great to call on a couple of experienced forwards from the bench to settle things down, hold the ball, etc but we don't have that or the player pool of a Dublin.
partyguinness wrote: » Mayo scored the goal but just didnt have enough left to kick on from there. Strangely it may have actually taken the wind out of them psychologically. As a neutral gutted for Mayo but fair play to Dublin they know how to win.
jr86 wrote: » Yeah mayo needed the next score really like they needed to push on after drawing level in the second half of the drawn game last year I don't often agree with brolly but he's dead right that this mayo team is the best at coming from behind but not when in front There's a lot of what ifs but lets be honest dublin took their scores far better and are lightyears ahead in composure. I never truly believed mayo would win yest at any stage if I'm totally honest
partyguinness wrote: » I had to watch on Sky Sports as living in England. What was noticeable even early in the first half was that Dublin were getting their scores a lot easier than Mayo. When you see that you know that Dublin had another gear to move into. We've seen it so many times over the years with teams playing against Kilkenny (or even Kerry a few years back)- the other team may be ahead by a point or two but they are working to the absolute max and for Kilkenney just to saunter down the pitch and pop over a few scores and pull away. Very good teams make it look easy because they are efficient. Mayo are not efficient ball players.
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