franklyon wrote: » Can't understand why Cillian keeps taking frees when Evan Regan and Jason Doherty can pop them over just as easy. Frustrating especially with 2 extra players
km79 wrote: » Fairly sure Cillian came on for Regan .........and to say he pops them over just as easy is not true Doc yes Regan no
TCDStudent1 wrote: » I am very very doubtful that Doherty would have missed his free if he had been left on the frees but Mayo screwed up by putting O'Connor on all frees when he came on. They should have said - O'Connor on the frees for a left footer (even though he is right footed) and Doherty continue with the right footed frees. It sent out the wrong signal that Doherty was dropped from the frees automatically when O'Connor came on.
SeanJ09 wrote: » Evan Regan rumoured to be in hospital with a broken jaw.
franklyon wrote: » This is the point I was trying to make but you put it better. I would even go so far as to say that JD should be put on free taking duties full stop. Remember that free from the left hand side against Kerry (after Cillians black card) straight over without a fuss. COC is out of form in my opinion.
DDC1990 wrote: » Why do I bother. The rest of the Mayo people have got over the crippling inferiority complex. Time to get over it. How ****ing insulting to your own team that you scoff at the idea that ye might beat Kerry in a tight game at home by 4 points.
km79 wrote: I wasn't wrong in he end despite it being said in jest!
DDC1990 wrote: » Haha after all that. No yerra about it though. A combination of factors, exceptional shooting from Kerry (1-14 from play) and awful shooting from Mayo (1-2 or 1-3 depending on whose stats you read). Kerry looked better for 70% of the game (to my surprise) but for the other 30% they gave up some serious goal chances. That lead to 2 goals and 2 red cards. If Enright doesn't stop the ball on the goalline its a completely different game. Delighted with the win and 50 minutes of great football. The last 20 minutes were dour and cynical but immense effort shown from young and old. Paul Geaney played a captains role, tracking back tirelessly and then using every inch of MacHale Park to get space to attack when we were down to 13. Diarmuid O'Connor had a good game for Mayo. Hard to tell who else stood out in the game with how scrappy it ended up. A lot of cynical tackles from Kerry and very telling that Mayo didn't give up a single free in a scorable position to Kerry. Come championship that may be key. It's a huge weakness in the Kerry team (along with the inability to deal with runners through the middle). Mayo's weakness once again is in the scoring department. Cillian and Doherty don't look sharp. Regan and Douglas can't get into the positions to have a good shot at goal (though when they did last night they were fouled). Surprised Aidan or Barry Moran weren't tried in Full Forward. High ball is a killer for our Fullback line. Some of Mayo's footpassing last night was woeful. Lost count of how many passes went straight to a Kerryman. Plenty to work on for both sides. Nothing won in February, but nice to come away with a hard earned 2 points.
happyoutscan wrote: » We are ****ed at fb if Caff keeps getting the nod.
munster87 wrote: » Make them play with 12 next time
Audioslaven wrote: » It is very likely that he will keep with him. He will have to get roasted before he will release him of his duties but I would give him a bit longer to see if he can get back to good form.
happyoutscan wrote: » I fear what Comer will do to him in Salthill next week.
superbluedub wrote: » 10 would be about right based on last nights cynical performance
munster87 wrote: » Where were all the other red card incidents in your opinion?
km79 wrote: » The yellow for breaking Evan regans jaw was certainly a red There was another similar one around the middle of the park punished with yellow towards the end So I suppose down to 11
munster87 wrote: » Ok so you are sending off the same player twice? We'll go back up to 12 then!
km79 wrote: » I had a feeling he got a second one alright but wasn’t sure Better team won anyway end of story Ye should have been out of sight by half time Geaney the difference
Oldtree wrote: » Dragging, pulling, rugby tackling, punching and head butting, jaw breaking were the order of the day yesterday from kerry, not a good example to set for our youth imo.
Oldtree wrote: » A ref friend of mine from donegal counted 6 red card offences for kerry as he saw it. He lost count of the yellows and blacks as he saw it. I really lament the days that the Gooch and his friends were teaching us all how to play the beautiful game with skill, determination and patience. It was a pleasure to watch goochs kerry play, even when getting a hammering. Dragging, pulling, rugby tackling, punching and head butting, jaw breaking were the order of the day yesterday from kerry, not a good example to set for our youth imo. Kerrys right full and half forwards have lovely kicks, very reminiscent of the Gooch. On kerrys kickouts they managed to keep getting 2 on 3 very easily, winning lots of their kickouts. That said our frees were awful and when the ref finally gave the reds, not being able to take advantage was really strange. Either overtrained or unfit imo. There didn't appear to be the strength to do the forward runs, nor someone nominated in a game plan to go forward creating space, on a sending off??? Clarke superb under serious pressure. What Kerrys no 6 showed us is that aiden can be pushed into a joint yellow. A follow on tactic of that sort, would be to then switch another pusher onto aiden to get him a second yellow and that's that. Well have to be careful!
