aidan24326 wrote: » Ye could badly do with finding a couple of good young forwards alright, especially with Alan Dillon gone and Andy Moran probably in his last season. Conor Loftus is improving all the time though and I could see him nailing down a starting spot soon enough.
Ye could badly do with finding a couple of good young forwards alright, especially with Alan Dillon gone and Andy Moran probably in his last season. Conor Loftus is improving all the time though and I could see him nailing down a starting spot soon enough.
Utopia Parkway wrote: » There are plenty of quality hurlers coming through in Galway but most of them are still on the young side and it's not easy to break into a strong team that just won an All-Ireland. You have to be exceptionally good at that age to oust someone.
PARlance wrote: » Our squad has never been as strong, the only issue is that there's a big group of them the wrong side of 30 and there's a big group of them who aren't forwards...
aidan24326 wrote: » There isn't and that's a problem for Mayo at the moment, not enough players coming through and pushing for a starting spot. Mayo's best 15 now is more or less the same as it was last September but it needs freshening up. In Galway we have a similiar problem with our hurlers, we're not finding any new players and we'll be relying on the same starting 15 again more or less. You need those young players coming through to shake things up and keep the established fellas on their toes.
aidan24326 wrote: » In Galway we have a similiar problem with our hurlers, we're not finding any new players and we'll be relying on the same starting 15 again more or less. You need those young players coming through to shake things up and keep the established fellas on their toes.
PARlance wrote: » The reality for me is, there wasn't a whole pile of options screaming from the bench.
glack wrote: » https://www.tg4.ie/ga/player/baile/?pid=5757941333001&teideal=GAA%20Beo:%20Sraith%20Allianz&series=GAA%20Beo&dlft=32 Playing fine for me
Oldtree wrote: Does anyone have a link to watch the Dublin Monaghan match at the weekend please, I can't seem to find one.
glack wrote: » Drake was clearly struggling with an injury in the second half. I saw him get a teammate to chase his man down because he couldn’t. I watched him when the play was well away from him too and he was walking gingerly on his ankle. No way he should have stayed on so long.
PARlance wrote: » I don't want to be the person who is always sticking up for Rochford but it seems I'm becoming that poster. I think it's very easy to throw something like "bring on fresh legs" but I would always ask "for who?" or "what exact changes". Would he come under criticism for taking any of Doc, Andy, Loftus, McLoughs, Aidan or DOC off with 20 mins to go... he has taken off these guys before and he has come under criticism (Andy a few times, vs Galway last year sticks out). In terms of the bench the last day, Boland on for DOC as an early sub MAYBE but I would have doubts that I would be improving the team with 20-25 mins to go with that one. We were missing a lot of players, Barry Moran, Freeman and Hall (the other subs used) aren't stand outs that you'll be confident of saving Div 1 status imo. If / when we have Higgins, Cillian, Lee etc to add to the match day squad then yes I'd be harder on him. The reality for me is, there wasn't a whole pile of options screaming from the bench.
Bunny Colvin wrote: » Yep, couldn't believe Rochford didn't run the bench earlier. The game was crying out for fresh legs to press them as we were chasing the game somewhat and were looking tired. Things ended up okay in the end but if we had lost that game, their would have been some criticism and rightly so.
Bunny Colvin wrote: » Right now the players you mentioned are fine but there's no way they're anywhere near the level of the likes of AOS, Keegan, Boyler, Higgins and Andy. It might be a long time before we replace those lads.
km79 wrote: » I’ve watched it back a few times now and I’m almost certain that a defender got a block on McBreartys final shot . That block kept us in div 1 as much as the McLoughlin point ! I think it might be Hall ? He burst a gut to Get back as well
Martina1991 wrote: » People are always saying " if this group of players doesn't win an All Ireland soon they never will", but with the likes of Coen, Hall, Boland, O Donoghue, DOC coming through i think we'll be alright.
seligehgit wrote: » Watched it back again just now,don't think there was any block but Hall's pressure was invaluable in making life very difficult for McBrearty. It was discussed on the podcast the recurring theme that is the underutilisation of the bench. There definitely appears to be a lack of trust by the management in same.First substitution on 64 minutes,Alan Freeman introduced on 69 minutes. TBH I thought Michael Hall and Fergal Boland contributed handsomely in terms of bringing fresh legs. Stephen Coen really stepped up when the game appeared to be going away from us in the later stages of the contest.
charlie14 wrote: » Boyle himself was lucky, especially after last week against Tyrone. Had that leap into Donegal`s Gallagher been later in the game I doubt he would have got away with just a yellow card.
km79 wrote: » Lack of subs was bizarre ! Coen has had a good campaign Boland has bulked up a bit and is the type of player the team needs. Reminds me of Dillon . Probably still not ready for a start though. Hopefully he seizes whatever chance he gets as we badly need another forward option . The Murphy dive was every bit as blatant as it looked at the time . Ridiculous decision . The Donegal selector who encroached as Boyle was going for the ball then was probably lucky the whistle was gone
seligehgit wrote: TBH I thought Michael Hall and Fergal Boland contributed handsomely in terms of bringing fresh legs.
seligehgit wrote: Stephen Coen really stepped up when the game appeared to be going away from us in the later stages of the contest.
Suarezistheman wrote: » Thoughts now?
Stoner wrote: » On the line ball, did someone interfere with the Mayo lad trying to pick the ball up anyway
