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Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

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Happyilylost

charlie14 wrote:

Tuam have nobody to blame but themselves. They had plenty of chances to have there pitch upgraded rather than Salthill but couldn`t get their act together.

That all makes perfect sense....

jr86

Enda Varley notching 3 points for st vincents yesterday and James Burke putting in a stellar shift wing back for ballymun.

Varley arguably playing some of his best football ever

Utopia Parkway

Audioslaven wrote: »

Salthill is a joke of a location. They need to get the hell out of salthill. The breeze coming onto the pitch is brutal. You would be down from CP faster than getting out of Salthill when we play them there.

They should sell Salthill and move to better location but the connolly's won't let that happen

Thing is the ground has to accommodate both the hurlers and footballers so you can't drag the hurlers to football territory in Tuam and vice versa. And the GAA wanted a stadium in Galway city. What they should have done is sold Pearse for housing for an absolute fortune given it's in quite a well to do area. And built a completely new stadium on the east side of Galway city near the motorways.

Audioslaven

Salthill is a joke of a location. They need to get the hell out of salthill. The breeze coming onto the pitch is brutal. You would be down from CP faster than getting out of Salthill when we play them there.

They should sell Salthill and move to better location but the connolly's won't let that happen

[Deleted User]

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

What exactly is 'great' about it?

As a stadium it's very good.

Nice new stand, no poles, good terracing the rest of the way round, not a hodge podge like you see in some places.

But the location sucks.

charlie14

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

6700 apparently. But I'd say if 7000 turn up for tomorrow's county final, they won't be turning anybody away!

The 1999 match between Galway and Mayo was the most packed ground I've ever been in - wasn't much space that day.

Tuam have nobody to blame but themselves.
They had plenty of chances to have there pitch upgraded rather than Salthill but couldn`t get their act together.

TCDStudent1

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Whats the capacity there now? Mind you there used be huge crowds there for games in the 90's

6700 apparently. But I'd say if 7000 turn up for tomorrow's county final, they won't be turning anybody away!

The 1999 match between Galway and Mayo was the most packed ground I've ever been in - wasn't much space that day.

km79

djPSB wrote: »

Have you booked for the All Ireland replay?

No but I'm booked in around the city West area for first weekend in September .......

Coillte_Bhoy

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Salthill is such a colossal white elephant.
A really great stadium itself but so few games there for so many reasons.

And if Ireland get the 2023 RWC it will get even whiter and more elephanty.

What exactly is 'great' about it?

Coillte_Bhoy

spurscormac wrote: »

Tuam couldn't possibly cope with the crowd.
It'll be in around 12k, maybe more given local rivalry and time we owe them a beating.

Whats the capacity there now? Mind you there used be huge crowds there for games in the 90's

[Deleted User]

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Salthill definitely doesn't. They can't get planning permission for them due to residents objections. It's something Galway are missing out on. If I was a Dublin supporter, I'd love to go to Galway on Saturday evening for a match and night out. 2pm on a Sunday isn't quite as appealing.

I don't think Tuam has lights either. Despite the many times I've been there, I've never noticed them. There must not be any there as there are never club matches under lights from what I remember.

I was really hoping for Mayo away as Castlebar is a fantastic town for a match.

Salthill is such a colossal white elephant.
A really great stadium itself but so few games there for so many reasons.

And if Ireland get the 2023 RWC it will get even whiter and more elephanty.

djPSB

km79 wrote: »

Hotel booked for our relegation match with Donegal

Have you booked for the All Ireland replay?

TCDStudent1

km79 wrote: »

Does Salthill or tuam have lights

Salthill definitely doesn't. They can't get planning permission for them due to residents objections. It's something Galway are missing out on. If I was a Dublin supporter, I'd love to go to Galway on Saturday evening for a match and night out. 2pm on a Sunday isn't quite as appealing.

I don't think Tuam has lights either. Despite the many times I've been there, I've never noticed them. There must not be any there as there are never club matches under lights from what I remember.

I was really hoping for Mayo away as Castlebar is a fantastic town for a match.

Utopia Parkway

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

For Galway, there is always 1 home match in Tuam. Hopefully it'll be the Mayo one as it would attract a big crowd.

I'd say it'll be one of the lesser home games that will be set for Tuam. My guess would be the Monaghan game. Would be surprised if the Mayo game is not in Salthill.

mayo.mick

km79 wrote: »

7pm throw in ?

There's a lot of 7up to be drank on paddys day

km79

mayo.mick wrote: »

km79 wrote: »

Those fixtures worked out beautifully for me
Nice to have a game paddys day too

Being a bit selfish, I'm not sure about paddys day match. I like to get to our parade, do some photos and vid, then skip it to the local to watch the club finals.

7pm throw in ?

mayo.mick

km79 wrote: »

Those fixtures worked out beautifully for me
Nice to have a game paddys day too

Being a bit selfish, I'm not sure about paddys day match. I like to get to our parade, do some photos and vid, then skip it to the local to watch the club finals.

km79

Those fixtures worked out beautifully for me
Nice to have a game paddys day too

km79

Does Salthill or tuam have lights

spurscormac

blinding wrote: »

That might be why they bring it to Tuam . They have a good record against us in Tuam .

Mind you if it can’t handle the crowd.

And Salthill can't handle the traffic.

TCDStudent1

spurscormac wrote: »

Tuam couldn't possibly cope with the crowd.
It'll be in around 12k, maybe more given local rivalry and time we owe them a beating.

True, hadn't thought of that. That's a shame - would've been nice to see Galway Mayo there again

blinding

spurscormac wrote: »

Tuam couldn't possibly cope with the crowd.
It'll be in around 12k, maybe more given local rivalry and time we owe them a beating.

That might be why they bring it to Tuam . They have a good record against us in Tuam .

Mind you if it can’t handle the crowd .

spurscormac

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

For Galway, there is always 1 home match in Tuam. Hopefully it'll be the Mayo one as it would attract a big crowd.

Tuam couldn't possibly cope with the crowd.
It'll be in around 12k, maybe more given local rivalry and time we owe them a beating.

cocoman

Mayo Club 51 wrote: »

Provisional dates for the 2018 league have been published

Looks like all our home games will be under lights.

TCDStudent1

Mayo Club 51 wrote: »

Provisional dates for the 2018 league have been published

For Galway, there is always 1 home match in Tuam. Hopefully it'll be the Mayo one as it would attract a big crowd.

km79

mayo.mick wrote: »

Letterkenny, Ballybophy or my haunted ground Ballyshannon

Lettermen my
Picked the furthest away as we will be travelling home after the match so won't matter really

charlie14

mayo.mick wrote: »

Letterkenny, Ballybophy or my haunted ground Ballyshannon

Donegal couldn`t beat an U12 girls team in Letterkenny so I imagine it would be Ballybofey or Ballyshannon.
Last game of the league so probably Ballybofey, but with it being against Mayo I wouldn`t rule Ballyshannon out.

mayo.mick

km79 wrote: »

Hotel booked for our relegation match with Donegal

Letterkenny, Ballybophy or my haunted ground Ballyshannon

km79

Hotel booked for our relegation match with Donegal

Mayo Club 51

Just to add, FBD fixtures

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