muddle84 wrote: » He had a better league than Cian Hanley or James Durcan. But must not be cutting it on the training ground?????
Zeek12 wrote: » seligehgit wrote: » Bit harsh,he had a poor league this year but I definitely thought he showed enough in previous years both in league and championship to be given a more substantial opportunity for some championship game time. Would agree with that. To be fair, how many of our players can honestly say they had a really good league campaign anyway? Our league form was not impressive Only a couple of guys really performed with any consistency. And as far as I remember Nally only started two league games. I'd like to see him reintroduced for the league next time round. The Parsons injury situation doesn't look great, and its time to think towards rebuilding in some areas of the team.
seligehgit wrote: » Bit harsh,he had a poor league this year but I definitely thought he showed enough in previous years both in league and championship to be given a more substantial opportunity for some championship game time.
gigantic09 wrote: » Hopefully we will indeed be back. We've lost very few players over the last 8 or 9 years. Over this period the team has evolved to become a well oiled machine, with very few weak links (on our best day's we've had no weak links, every man vital to the whole operation). The next couple of years will be very important as we enter a period of transition. We made a start this year with Hanley and Durkan and o Donohoe .we will need to add more next year. The biggest disappointment for me this summer apart from obvious, was that for whatever reason Conor Loftus didn't feature too often. Hopefully under 20's give us a much needed boost and that rumours that the semi final will be held in St. Connliths Park are unfounded .
Bunny Colvin wrote: » Great posts. It's like we're writing eulogies lads but it has that feeling even though we'll be back, maybe with the 2.0 version.
harpsman wrote: » I know you don’t want platitudes at this moment but I’d like to wholeheartedly agree with this. This bunch of players have given not just Mayo, but the whole country more drama and joy in the last 6 years than everyone else combined. How boring would our summers have been without them. Unfortunately they lacked maybe one or 2 more top class players, and certainly never got the bir of luck, most teams need, when it mattered. But they proved one thing. Sport really isn’t all about winning. This team and all the great games they played in will be talked about long after your Dublin’s and Donegals are forgotten about.
crusier wrote: » In time only the victors will be remembered, In 22, 23 24 and 25 years time, the all ireland winners will be rolled out at half time in the all Ireland final. There will be a brief mention of Mayo and that will be it. That's the reality. Who was the second man on the moon? Most people don't know.
Fr Tod Umptious wrote: » To put it on perspective here are Mayo's All Ireland "exit points" since 2011 going from latest to earliest. 1 Final replay (2016) 3 Final (2012, 2013, 2017) 1 SF replay ET (2014) 1 SF replay (2015) 1 SF (2011) If celebrating those seasons is celebrating losers then I am guilty as charged. As a poster here said a few years back, these guys are living our dreams because we were not good enough to be able to live them ourselves.
Fr Tod Umptious wrote: » Like others have implied there is a certain odd sense of relief about all this. The last loss at this stage to Longford 8 years ago was a shocker, Mayo at the time were neither here nor there but it came as a shock. This on the other hand has been something that seemed on the cards all last season and this one. But it's been a fantastic journey. Interlopers here will tell us that it's not been worth it because we did not win an All Ireland, f**k them, we know as Mayo fans what it has been worth to us and we know how to value it. Before 2011 there was only one Mayo game that stood head and shoulders above the rest in my consciousness, and that was the 2006 SF win over Dublin, but it was followed by a total and utter let down. Since 2011 there has been a game every year similar to 2006 without the collapse to follow it. The first win in 95 years over Cork The win v Dublin in 2012 The oppening a can of whoop ass on all and sundry in 2013. The 2014 replay epic v Kerry (at the time the most bizzare game I ever saw) The comeback v Dublin in 2015, I stood for the last 10 mins of that game, as did everyone around me in the Hogan Stand. The 2016 drawn final (currently the most bizzare game I ever saw, the 2014 SF replay only held that accolade for 2 years) The extra times, draws and replays of 2017, every one more exciting than the last. And not one of these seasons ended in a 1993, 2004, or 2006 embarrassment, every year the went down fighting. As someone who grw up in the 70s and 80s when we had nothing this last 7 years have been amazing. And a big thank you to all the players, coaches, managers etc who made it so.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » Nally isn't up to the pitch of senior championship. Think this is the reason why he hasn't really featured in championship at all. His auditions in the league this year didn't show him in any great light. He seems to be the new Richie, the one who doesn't get the chance to show this genius that supposedly exists.
Fowler87 wrote: » Westport goalie is meant to be highly rated at club level.. O'Malley I think
pimpmyhat wrote: » We will get behind Roscommon and Galway hopefully they can bring Sam over the Shannon.
irishgeo wrote: » If Clarke retires. Hennelly as first choice scares me. Who is next up? Flanagan from balla is it. He still a prospect?
nuac wrote: » Congrats and thanks to the team and management for all the enjoyment they have given us, There is always next year
Zeek12 wrote: » Any thoughts on why Shane Nally was excluded this year? With the injuries to Parsons, Seamie, Keegan....and Boyle not on top form...we really needed some impetus around the middle third. Seems odd not to call on a player like this especially with injuries and luck conspiring against us
seligehgit wrote: » Management were very very slow to make changes.I was disappointed they showed such a lack of faith in their bench.Donie should have come in much earlier for Colm Boyle.Not entirely what became of Shane Nally this year.
Stoner wrote: » They just need a handy one mickmackey. Like 1983 or 2014.
mickmackey1 wrote: They know him now but in 50 years probably not.
pimpmyhat wrote: We will get behind Roscommon and Galway hopefully they can bring Sam over the Shannon.
Fr Tod Umptious wrote: » I'd say the following will retire. The following will have a reduced role Boyle Vaughan Seamus O Shea McLaughlin
gigantic09 wrote: » This team will always be remembered fondly by the people of Mayo and have left an indelible on all lucky enough to have followed on their journey. As a proud footballing county,they provided us with many new heroes to go along with the old legends from years past. We rejoiced in their victories and shared the pain of the defeats. Thus creating a bond that will never be broken. It's become a way of life for us these past number of years and every kid wants to play for mayo. Hopefully many will and continue the legacy for many years to come. Gradually over the next few years, the likes of Andy, Keith, Lee, Aos, Sos, Doc, Coc, boyler & others will no longer feature on team sheets. They will however remain in in our hearts,and remind us to walk tall, be proud and fear no-one. Up Mayo.
tacofries wrote: » From Ireland by luck, from Mayo by the grace of God. For 7 years we fought relentlessly, never losing due to lack of effort, heart, bravery, courage or passion. We travelled from county to county with tens of thousands of Mayo supporters, all in convoy, everyone in search of the same All Ireland glory. We converted Donegal men, Leitrim women and neutrals from every inch of the country into Mayo groupies who were only too delighted to join our party and hop on to the Mayo bandwagon. We spent thousands of euros in the big tree after all of our wins, and spent thousands more in coppers after our eventual loss on that third Sunday in September. We laughed, we cried, we regrouped time and time again, and despite our eventual heartbreak, we always kept that raw Mayo fire burning inside of us as strong and as ferociously as ever. Did our team posess enough skill or talent to win an All Ireland? I do not know. However our heart most certainly was always there and on so many occasions it got us so close to finally getting over the line. I hope that it is this same heart that will allow us to keep persevering, keep fighting and keep the dream alive that will someday allow us to be graced by the sound of the Green and Red of Mayo being played in Croke Park as the gold ribbon falls from the skies. The dream is still alive. The party still continues. The fight is by no means over.
Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: » Buzz Aldrin. Literally everyone knows him. Poor example.
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