Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

ProudDUB · 29-09-2017 04:54PM

Maybe you could get a maker of GPS units to sponsor the Mayo team. The slogan options are endless...

"Garmin - Helping the Mayo footballers find The Promised Land since 1951" would be my favourite.

Perhaps we could have a competiton to find the best one? Mayo folk had GREAT fun with those over in the Dubin thread.

PARlance · 29-09-2017 04:59PM

ProudDUB wrote: »

Maybe you could get a maker of GPS units to sponsor the Mayo team. The slogan options are endless...

"Garmin - Helping the Mayo footballers find The Promised Land since 1951" would be my favourite.

Perhaps we could have a competiton to find the best one? Mayo folk had GREAT fun with those over in the Dubin thread.

Ah com'on. You can't blame Leeroy for thinking that Rock might want his GPS. All the other Dubs were trying to get their hands on them.

wirelessdude01 · 29-09-2017 05:03PM

jr86 wrote:

Haha this travelling rumour goes around every single year!

And every year a few of them quietly slip away for a few months after the club champs. Cillian went a few years back. Nothing major. Helps reset the mind and recharge the batteries.

Donal55 · 29-09-2017 05:30PM

PARlance wrote: »

Ah com'on. You can't blame Leeroy for thinking that Rock might want his GPS. All the other Dubs were trying to get their hands on them.

Id say the Dubs were more set on the Celtic Crosses.
They don't GPS', they're well used to finding their way around Croker without them!!

ProudDUB · 29-09-2017 06:11PM

PARlance wrote: »

Ah com'on. You can't blame Leeroy for thinking that Rock might want his GPS. All the other Dubs were trying to get their hands on them.

Don't need yours boss. Samsung is the official navigation partner of Dublin GAA. Always gets us to where we need to go, by fair means or foul.

Oldtree · 29-09-2017 11:30PM

ProudDUB wrote: »

Don't need yours boss. Samsung is the official navigation partner of Dublin GAA. Always gets us to where we need to go, by fair means or foul.

I'll keep my eye out for a spare GPS for you

ProudDUB · 30-09-2017 12:15AM

Thanks mate. What Mayo player do you think is most likely to win this years GPS Player of The Year Award?

irishgeo · 30-09-2017 06:44PM

Clarke will now have to rethink his kick outs. Now that they have to go past the 20m line.

NabyLadistheman · 30-09-2017 06:54PM

Some unbearable nonsense on this thread, glad I unfollowed after the final. The Dubs clearly using the GPS incident to take the spotlight off their shenanigans over that final kick-out.

blowitupref · 30-09-2017 07:01PM

A bit of shock result. Castlebar Mitchels 1-10 Ballina Stephenites 3-8.

seligehgit · 30-09-2017 09:09PM

Cracking contest in MacHale Park.

Knockmore 2-11 Westport 1-9

Quality contest,Knockmore deserved winners.They got the scores much easier than Westport,impressive fluidity.An impressive forward line on display.Their experience and physicality told in the contest.Fascinating watching Leeroy track Kevin Mc all day!

Knockmore by some distance the most impressive team on display today.No shame in it for a very youthful Westport who are likely to compete strongly in the not too distant future.Niall McManamon was very impressive.

Crossmolina 2-13 Ballinrobe 1-10

No where near as good a contest,Ballinrobe raced out of the traps in the first half with Donie Vaughan their star man but the Deel Rovers picked up the pace in a one sided second half.Both sides guilty of missing numerous easy opportunities during the contest.The evergreen Peadar Gardiner ran himself into the ground,Fionnan Duffy was hit and miss with the placed balls.I was expecting a bit more from the great hope Conor Loftus.

davegrohl48 · 30-09-2017 09:21PM

How was Peter Nuaghton for Knockmore?

seligehgit · 30-09-2017 09:48PM

davegrohl48 wrote: »

How was Peter Nuaghton for Knockmore?

He played very well,a constant threat.I did not keep a track of all the scores TBH,certainly got one great score from play and a few great placed balls if I recall correctly.The whole Knockmore forward line was very impressive,Keith Ruttledge stood out too.A very mobile unit.Every bit as impressive as on their run in to the county final last year.
Breaffy 6-14 Ballaghaderreen 1-9
Hollymount-Carramore 2-11 Davitts 1-10

Garrymore 2-16 Charlestown 1-17

So Breaffy,Hollymount-Carramore,Ballina,Castlebar,Knockmore and Garrymore are into the quarter finals

windy shepard henderson · 01-10-2017 03:07AM

seligehgit wrote: »

He played very well,a constant threat.I did not keep a track of all the scores TBH,certainly got one great score from play and a few great placed balls if I recall correctly.The whole Knockmore forward line was very impressive,Keith Ruttledge stood out too.A very mobile unit.Every bit as impressive as on their run in to the county final last year.
Breaffy 6-14 Ballaghaderreen 1-9
Hollymount-Carramore 2-11 Davitts 1-10

Garrymore 2-16 Charlestown 1-17

So Breaffy,Hollymount-Carramore,Ballina,Castlebar,Knockmore and Garrymore are into the quarter finals

you are selling your championship short , the mayo club championship is head and shoulders ahead of every other championship in the country , very high standerd stuff

i was surprised last year at the level of players that were not making the
county team

davegrohl48 · 01-10-2017 11:11AM

Kerry and Mayo probably have the highest standard club football if you look at senior, intermediate, junior, u21and the fact u21 is fully operational. Mayo has the best run and most competitive u21 club championships in the country.

Bunny Colvin · 01-10-2017 11:24AM

Live streaming today for the Junior Championship in McHale Park.

Bonniedog · 01-10-2017 11:35AM

davegrohl48 wrote: »

Kerry and Mayo probably have the highest standard club football if you look at senior, intermediate, junior, u21and the fact u21 is fully operational. Mayo has the best run and most competitive u21 club championships in the country.

The highest standard of club football is senior.

Cork have 11, Dublin have 8, ... Mayo have 2.

Next

gigantic09 · 01-10-2017 02:21PM

Bonniedog wrote: »

The highest standard of club football is senior.

Cork have 11, Dublin have 8, ... Mayo have 2.

Next

Not necessarily true.Take some of the most successful club teams in the modern era,Nemo, Crossmaglen, Portlaoise, Eire Og etc .With the exception of Nemo it's hard to argue that any of the others were from counties where the standard was high.They just were lucky enough to have great pools of players to pick from at the time,and waltz through their county championship.

Bonniedog · 01-10-2017 02:21PM

gigantic09 wrote: »

Not necessarily true.Take some of the most successful club teams in the modern era,Nemo, Crossmaglen, Portlaoise, Eire Og etc .With the exception of

Eh, Vinnies. And if you want to include some of them. then Kilmacud.

gigantic09 · 01-10-2017 02:33PM

Bonniedog wrote: »

Eh, Vinnies. And if you want to include some of them. then Kilmacud.

No denying Dublin club championship is strong,I'm just saying it's not essential for a successful Club at all ireland level to come from a county where the standard is high.

PARlance · 01-10-2017 05:57PM

Anyone know when the draw for the QFs is on?

Bonniedog · 01-10-2017 06:08PM

gigantic09 wrote: »

No denying Dublin club championship is strong,I'm just saying it's not essential for a successful Club at all ireland level to come from a county where the standard is high.

It was strange exclusion!

Mayo club SFC is elite, no doubt, which is reflected in county team.

Anyway, only hanging around to see response from certain chap, not being bold!

PARlance · 01-10-2017 06:12PM

gigantic09 wrote: »

No denying Dublin club championship is strong,I'm just saying it's not essential for a successful Club at all ireland level to come from a county where the standard is high.

I don't think the format in Dublin helps its Clubs, with it being knockout from 32 clubs. A half decent Mayo Senior Club should be getting at least 4 tough matches each year (3 group and QF) and they'll be at it for the year, before and after intercounty.

The All Ireland Club Champions were finished senior football in April after being beaten by Plunketts. Who were themselves out in early May. Some seriously talented players / squads there doing sfa for most of the year. If my understanding is correct, Ballyboden will be unseeded next year and will be up against it in the round of 32 stage. Win a Senior Club AI in 2016 and playing 2 championship games in 2 years being a possibility... ridiculous really.

jasonroche123 · 01-10-2017 06:29PM

anyone at the aghamore game today care u explain why brendan harrison got sent off, How'd Boland go???

PARlance · 01-10-2017 07:40PM

Treanlaur Catering Senior Championship QF Draw:
Knockmore v Castlebar Mitchels,
Garrymore v Ballina,
Breaffy v Claremorris
Ballintubber v Hollymount/Carramore.

Relegation Playoff:
Westport v Ballinrobe
Davitts v Aghamore.

davegrohl48 · 01-10-2017 08:28PM

My point on Kerry and Mayo was more the good standard and well operating programme of games from senior to intermediate to junior to club u21.
Dublin have 32 senior clubs. It covers a big % of the available pick given the scale of some of the larger clubs.
Take for example Castlebar. A successful club at underage and senior. But the boundaries hold pretty firm to Breaffy (some suburbs), Ballintubber and Parke.
Parke are getting a lot better at underage.
So theres four decent teams in suburbs and inclusive of Castlebar itself.
An adult footballer this year and in the next few years has plenty good standard games regardless of which of those clubs located in.
I just think Mayo gets decent football played by the maximal amount of available players within the county.

Bonniedog · 02-10-2017 01:03AM

davegrohl48 wrote: »

My point on Kerry and Mayo was more the good standard and well operating programme of games from senior to intermediate to junior to club u21.
Dublin have 32 senior clubs. It covers a big % of the available pick given the scale of some of the larger clubs.
Take for example Castlebar. A successful club at underage and senior. But the boundaries hold pretty firm to Breaffy (some suburbs), Ballintubber and Parke.
Parke are getting a lot better at underage.
So theres four decent teams in suburbs and inclusive of Castlebar itself.
An adult footballer this year and in the next few years has plenty good standard games regardless of which of those clubs located in.
I just think Mayo gets decent football played by the maximal amount of available players within the county.

Fair enough and good point.

Dublin had a ridiculous system that went on for ever. Had to change it as inter county teams were making it almost impossible to finish it.

Straight knock out now means that you get big shocks - like the Brogans Plunketts going out early - but much better games. There was 4,000 on Friday for first quarter finals and probably more yesterday. Semis will be sellout. And if Vinnies and Ballymun get to the final you would want to be there early.

Mayo system makes sense. I cant claim to understand Kerry! Two semis are Crokes and Kerins v two divisional teams made up of players from clubs that were knocked out earlier. Hasn't done them any harm I suppose but strange all the same

ProudDUB · 02-10-2017 10:18AM

Bonniedog wrote: »

Fair enough and good point.

Dublin had a ridiculous system that went on for ever. Had to change it as inter county teams were making it almost impossible to finish it.

Straight knock out now means that you get big shocks - like the Brogans Plunketts going out early - but much better games. There was 4,000 on Friday for first quarter finals and probably more yesterday. Semis will be sellout. And if Vinnies and Ballymun get to the final you would want to be there early.

Mayo system makes sense. I cant claim to understand Kerry! Two semis are Crokes and Kerins v two divisional teams made up of players from clubs that were knocked out earlier. Hasn't done them any harm I suppose but strange all the same

Yeah, but the flip side of that, is that well over half the 32 clubs are just cannon fodder for the 6-8 clubs that could realistically win the Dublin championship any given year. The vast majority of clubs are in way over their heads. Getting hammered every year, does them no good at all. Every year, the same relatively small handful of clubs get to the quarters and beyond. Twenty odd clubs get one or two games and then that it is, their year is over in April or May. No club champo until the following year. That does them no good at all, in developing by playing other teams at their level. For every Castleknock that makes the break through, there are a couple of dozen more clubs that will do sweet eff all this year.

PARlance · 02-10-2017 04:21PM

PARlance wrote: »

Treanlaur Catering Senior Championship QF Draw:
Knockmore v Castlebar Mitchels,
Garrymore v Ballina,
Breaffy v Claremorris
Ballintubber v Hollymount/Carramore.

Relegation Playoff:
Westport v Ballinrobe
Davitts v Aghamore.

Breaffy & Ballintubber games are a double header in McHale Park Sat evening.
Mitchels and Knockmore play Sat eve too in Ballina.

Think Ballina are on Sunday but can't remember where.

boosabum · 02-10-2017 05:04PM

Garrymore v Ballina in charlestown at 2pm

Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

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