Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

Stoner · 13-05-2018 08:19PM

padd b1975 wrote:

Career ending I fear....

That's shocking, the poor man. A fantastic footballer with a great engine, I hope it's not the end of him, he's a great example of what a modern midfielder needa to be.

Fann Linn · 13-05-2018 08:21PM

paddy no 11 wrote: »

Genuinely saddened by that injury

As said far bigger loss than that game

The O'Connors have gone off the deep end in terms of discipline..........win nothing playing like that only leaving themselves and the team down when they desperately need the opposite

No surprise really to any neutral fan regarding both O'Connor's and their indiscipline. Just surprised that it took this long for them to be found out.

J.pilkington · 13-05-2018 08:33PM

Gutted for parson. Great interview with him on the gaahour last year, a real warrior as he fought his way back into the team while training as an engineer in wales.

Fann Linn wrote: »

No surprise really to any neutral fan regarding both O'Connor's and their indiscipline. Just surprised that it took this long for them to be found out.

I’ve always found the o’connors to be nasty players. Always getting the unnessasry dig in. Egos are too big with not enough team focus.

Diabhal Beag · 13-05-2018 08:42PM

Have a lot of respect for Parsons and hope the injury isn't as severe as mentioned. Nobody wants to see injuries like that. Hopefully it's a speedy recovery.

tacofries · 13-05-2018 08:43PM

Just as Parsons was being stretchered of into the tunnel, did anyone see him punch they air when the mayo crowd were clapping?

Really showed his character. Man owes nothing to Mayo.

km79 · 13-05-2018 08:44PM

Keegan will probably be midfield now
Has to be really

PressRun · 13-05-2018 08:50PM

km79 wrote: »

Keegan will probably be midfield now
Has to be really

Was thinking he'd be an option there.

Fann Linn · 13-05-2018 08:54PM

Score aside, I was really impressed the way Mayo kept Comer quiet today. Its hard to know whether he just had an off day or whether Mayo handled him but regardless, he was far less effective today than in the two matches he played against Dublin.

I'm sure Gavin was watching. ðŸ˜€

pjmn · 13-05-2018 09:05PM

A Rossie here - didn't see the game today but was listening in the car and they described the injury as 'horrific' - saw it on the news earlier - sincerely hope he'll be ok - he's a great servant to Mayo...

blinding · 13-05-2018 09:05PM

km79 wrote: »

Keegan will probably be midfield now
Has to be really

That could be very interesting . He has rose to every challenge he has been presented with football wise . If he is fit we will all be excited to see how it would work out .

blinding · 13-05-2018 09:05PM

km79 wrote: »

Keegan will probably be midfield now
Has to be really

That could be very interesting . He has rose to every challenge he has been presented with football wise . If he is fit , we will all be excited to see how it would work out .

ixus · 13-05-2018 09:44PM

blinding wrote: »

That could be very interesting . He has rose to every challenge he has been presented with football wise . If he is fit we will all be excited to see how it would work out .

He'll do a man marking job on Brian Fenton in the latter stages yet!

blinding · 13-05-2018 09:49PM

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Re the dire football .[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Maybe after 2 or 3 sideways or backward passes the ball has to be kicked forward .[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Something has to be done .[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Imagine in 10 / 15 years time some of these players have children and they say ; Dad , I hear you were a good footballer ....Lets watch that 2018 match between Mayo and Galway.....Kids watch it and say....Somebody has been telling us porkies .......Dad you are having a laugh , Ye spent more time going back and over the middle of the field and going nowhere....anyway ye get the Gist .[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Imaginative ideas needed . Whats wrong with my idea outlined above for starters ?[/font]

Audioslaven · 13-05-2018 10:05PM

The sending off cost us the game. Galway are no great shakes and if we had the 15 I think we would have pushed up on them and caused them lots of problems and won out.

So sorry for Parson - super player

blanch152 · 13-05-2018 10:14PM

Fann Linn wrote: »

Score aside, I was really impressed the way Mayo kept Comer quiet today. Its hard to know whether he just had an off day or whether Mayo handled him but regardless, he was far less effective today than in the two matches he played against Dublin.

I'm sure Gavin was watching. &#55357;&#56832;

Mayo are quite good at coming up with plans to stop individual players, they have done it to Connolly and Kilkenny in the past. Unfortunately for them, over the last two or three years, the teams better than them, like Dublin and Galway, have found a way around this through other good players.

tacofries · 13-05-2018 10:39PM

Over the last few years I think the big difference between Mayo in the league/provincial stages and the latter All Ireland mactches is their style of play.

In the 'less important' matches such as today, Mayo do a lot of lateral play between the half way line and 45. This is meant to draw the opposition out towards the middle of the field resulting in more space to play with, but really it just slows everything down and kills all momentum.

In the more important matches mayo play a much more direct football. We are less worried about creating space and are instead a lot more willing to take players on as we run straight at them at full speed. This suits us much more imo which s easily seen by looking at our results once we reach the quarters and onward's.

Even today, we only really looked dangerous when Durkan (who makes great runs followed by sloppy finishes or passes), Boyle or Keith Higgins run at 100mph from the half back line. Whenever we played laterally, you never felt that Galway were going to be pressured. There was certainly no chance of a goal.

We better fill the tank with diesel. It is a very long road ahead.

Mayo for Sam!

Doctors room ghost · 13-05-2018 10:49PM

tacofries wrote: »

Over the last few years I think the big difference between Mayo in the league/provincial stages and the latter All Ireland mactches is their style of play.

In the 'less important' matches such as today, Mayo do a lot of lateral play between the half way line and 45. This is meant to draw the opposition out towards the middle of the field resulting in more space to play with, but really it just slows everything down and kills all momentum.

In the more important matches mayo play a much more direct football. We are less worried about creating space and are instead a lot more willing to take players on as we run straight at them at full speed. This suits us much more imo which s easily seen by looking at our results once we reach the quarters and onward's.

Even today, we only really looked dangerous when Durkan (who makes great runs followed by sloppy finishes or passes), Boyle or Keith Higgins run at 100mph from the half back line. Whenever we played laterally, you never felt that Galway were going to be pressured. There was certainly no chance of a goal.

We better fill the tank with diesel. It is a very long road ahead.

Mayo for Sam!

There’s not too many mayo fans who would call today a less important game. The same lads are the ones who tell you mayo don’t bother with the league.

tacofries · 13-05-2018 10:51PM

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

There’s not too many mayo fans who would call today a less important game. The same lads are the ones who tell you mayo don’t bother with the league.

I'm not saying it's less important but rather early stage/not knock out, hence why I had it in '____'. A win today would have been huge, no doubt about it.

Bad choice of words on my part.

Doctors room ghost · 13-05-2018 11:08PM

tacofries wrote: »

I'm not saying it's less important but rather early stage/not knock out, hence why I had it in '____'. A win today would have been huge, no doubt about it.

Bad choice of words on my part.

They were both poor to be honest. I couldn’t see the sending off I was in terrace near tv tower and it happened far side but seen it on telly there and ref was right.lead with an elbow.that put mayo on an early back foot and they kicked a heap of wides.pity for parsons he was flying for ye

djPSB · 13-05-2018 11:31PM

I still believe Mayo will win Sam this year.

km79 · 13-05-2018 11:35PM

djPSB wrote: »

I still believe Mayo will win Sam this year.

The only thing that today changed for me was the massive loss of parsons rfor rats of season which is a big big blow

Now can we talk about Kevin McLoughlin taking frees again
Christ we don't half make it hard for ourself by refusing to learn from misyakes and repeating them
He doesn't even look likes he wants to take them never mind believing he will score them !!!!!!!
Crucial misses in a tight game . One at start of second half deflating

windy shepard henderson · 13-05-2018 11:38PM

djPSB wrote: »

I still believe Mayo will win Sam this year.

not for one second would i doubt mayo of bouncing back after this , but for sam maybe next year , parsons and keegan are huge losses also both today and the league in general mayo represented a tired team

not that its going to happen but an early exit might not be such a bad thing this year ......famous last words

Always_Running · 13-05-2018 11:50PM

Nightmare weekend for Mayo teams. On friday the minor footballers,yesterday the senior hurlers and today both the junior and senior footballers all beaten.

Similar enough defeat for Mayo senior footballers v Galway as last year where the sending off was a big turning point. Mayo recovered to reach the AI final remains to be seen can they get up on the horse again but would be foolish to write them off.

Always number 1 · 13-05-2018 11:52PM

km79 wrote: »

Keegan will probably be midfield now
Has to be really

He may have been a good option in other years but it's a huge ask after surgeries on his hips and shoulder together with the incessant qualifier schedule.

Best wishes to Parsons for a speedy recovery

TheRiverman · 13-05-2018 11:53PM

BENDYBINN wrote: »

Hard luck to mayo...really thought they were the best team today just didn’t have their scoring boots on. I still expect them to get to the all Ireland final at least.

Andy Moran is still the only forward they have who consistently poses a threat to the opposition and looks like scoring when he gets the ball.

Utopia Parkway · 14-05-2018 12:09AM

Fann Linn wrote: »

Score aside, I was really impressed the way Mayo kept Comer quiet today. Its hard to know whether he just had an off day or whether Mayo handled him but regardless, he was far less effective today than in the two matches he played against Dublin.

In the second half yes because Mayo went defensive and had everyone behind the ball so there were plenty of bodies around Comer. In the first half though he threatened to run riot any time he got the ball. Just didn't get enough of it as Galway were so defensive themselves but he still kicked 0-2.

Doctors room ghost · 14-05-2018 12:23AM

TheRiverman wrote: »

Andy Moran is still the only forward they have who consistently poses a threat to the opposition and looks like scoring when he gets the ball.

There’s definitely a bit of magic left in Moran.left or right foot and turned on a penny.

Stonedpilot · 14-05-2018 12:57AM

Mayo are a spent force. They have blown their chances of an all Ireland maybe best chance last year. A Dublin C team would have beaten Mayo easily today.

A decent team will take them handily enough in the Qualifiers. Any Northern team fancy it and lick their lips playing that Mayo.

A bog standard Galway beat them.

The shooting from Mayo was shockingly inaccurate.

I have a feeling only a Northern team can give Dublin a run for it this year.

Donegal or Monaghan. Only 2 teams that MIGHT give Dublin a run for it.

Mayo not a chance. Gone early this year I think.

gigantic09 · 14-05-2018 01:48AM

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Mayo are a spent force. They have blown their chances of an all Ireland maybe best chance last year.

I have a feeling only a Northern team can give Dublin a run for it this year.

Donegal or Monaghan. Only 2 teams that MIGHT give Dublin a run for it.

Mayo not a chance. Gone early this year I think.

Are you for real. Monaghan haven't been in an all Ireland since 1930.Mayo not winning today is a big let down but by no means is it the end of the road. A lot of issues to be addressed but the hunger and desire is still there. Galway aren't the finished article either but there ahead of the northern teams I reckon, and have the best player in the country, in comer.I
It won't matter to them that today wasn't a spectacle for the purists. It's all about winning, fcuk entertainment.
If Mayo negotiate the qualifiers I have no doubt we'll still put it up to any team(even fcukin monaghan).

J.pilkington · 14-05-2018 06:30AM

tacofries wrote: »

I'm not saying it's less important but rather early stage/not knock out, hence why I had it in '____'. A win today would have been huge, no doubt about it.

Bad choice of words on my part.

Are you aware of the consequences of today’s loss?

As I understand it Mayo will now face 8 knock out games in order to reach the all Ireland final and Mayo have used up a lot of ‘get out of jail cards’ due to poor performances in the qualifiers over the last number of years so they either turn up the wick immediately (rather than waiting for the final) or their luck will run out.

I think it’s questionable whether the Mayo team are up for this long unglamorous journey

Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

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