Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

Connaught Telegraph facebook:

Mick Solan, a nominee to fill the vacant post of Mayo senior team manager, is already putting a backroom tram together.

According to a report in today's Irish Independent, the Ballaghaderreen coach has lined up former Tyrone star Enda McGinley to be part of his set-up if he gets the job.

PARlance wrote: »

Connaught Telegraph facebook:

Mick Solan, a nominee to fill the vacant post of Mayo senior team manager, is already putting a backroom tram together.

According to a report in today's Irish Independent, the Ballaghaderreen coach has lined up former Tyrone star Enda McGinley to be part of his set-up if he gets the job.

Interesting times ahead so. I do think its Horan's to lose if he has Buckley and Canavan on board. Buckley was meant to be on the Kerry card with the minor manager.

Either way we have two guys who really want the job.

Audioslaven wrote: »

Interesting times ahead so. I do think its Horan's to lose if he has Buckley and Canavan on board. Buckley was meant to be on the Kerry card with the minor manager.

Either way we have two guys who really want the job.

Buckley being involved is an obvious plus, but I don't see the attraction of Canavan.

There has been zero talk of Buckley coming to Kerry other than early talk about it when Fitzmaurice stepped down and Buckley was known to be available at the time.

I've heard nothing about Buckley being part of any of the two Kerry candidates back room teams.

Playing like county champions.

Different class.

Any update on the Knockmore v Crossmolina match? Thanks in advance

PressRun wrote: »

Even if Horan got Buckley to come back, I will be shocked if the county board don't go with Solan. It's no secret where members of the county board stand on Horan, and I honestly think they didn't expect him to actually go through the nomination process. Connelly is already on record as saying that he wants a clear out of players and clearly still has a bone to pick with many on the squad. Personal agendas will come into it again.

Nail on the head. He wasn't putting the pressure on Rochford to do a clear out based on their playing ability - he was still trying to settle some scores after what they did to his brother and his sidekick. The CB can't stand these players for being so powerful (i.e. in actually standing up to them and not taking any sh*t like the generations before them did) and they are well known to have had Horan's P45 drawn up in 2012 before they went on to reach the final. They put up with him through gritted teeth afterwards.

If you look at any of the successful counties in football or hurling, the CB does everything it can for management and players, puts structures in place to win and bring through players while generating funds through various sources. In Mayo, the CB seem to do everything they can to stop our sides being successful just in case they lose whatever imaginary power they have in their head....

Anyway, back to the manager spot itself, both Horan and Solan have fairly major (and some similar) flaws. The Connacht Telegraph have already resharpened their knives with another hatchet job on Horan. The CB will have some explaining to do if they don't give it to him though as it will another PR disaster for them...

Nigh on impossible to see anybody beating the Mitchel's in Mayo.Their power and pace is frightening.Claremorris had greater joy with the high ball into Conor Diskin,an under 20 of great potential.

Donie has been an huge addition to the team.Tour de force from Paddy Durcan in the second half,such a splendid half back.

Kudos to Neil Douglas,James Durcan and Danny Kirby most especially in the first half.

seligehgit wrote: »

Nigh on impossible to see anybody beating the Mitchel's in Mayo.Their power and pace is frightening.Claremorris had greater joy with the high ball into Conor Diskin,an under 20 of great potential.

Donie has been an huge addition to the team.Tour de force from Paddy Durcan in the second half,such a splendid half back.

Kudos to Neil Douglas,James Durcan and Danny Kirby most especially in the first half.

The only solution is to split Castlebar into 2

Kristopherus wrote: »

With 2 teams in the parish already ?????

I don’t think you saw what I did there

Has the Semi Final days/time been announced. I know they're down for W/E of Oct 7th....

Can't remember if it was a double header last year.

Edit: Should have checked twitter
CONFIRMED: Mayo GAA @ConnachtGold SFC Semi-Finals, @Ballagh_GAA v @BreaffyGAA, Saturday 6th Oct, 6pm & @BallintubberCLG v @MitchelsGaa, Saturday 6th 7.30pm, both in @Elverys MacHale Park & LIVE ON @MayoGAATV. #mayogaa #gaa

djPSB wrote:

Horan said on MWR this evening that he has identified 10-12 new players good enough to come into the set up.

He also didnt rule out getting Solan involved

djPSB wrote: »

Horan said on MWR this evening that he has identified 10-12 new players good enough to come into the set up.

Was always going to say that even if he intends sticking with the same crew.

djPSB wrote:

Obviously Westport. Mentioned Belmullet, Claremorris and can't remember what others.

Ballagh