Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 4

Nidgeweasel wrote:

Tyrone sure...

Really hope Kerry win tomorrow.

Not because I don't like Tyrone,

TBH I think Dublin and Mayo would beat them anyway.

Just sick of playing them.

Blackjack wrote:

Best of luck to Dublin and the remainder of the counties left. Hard to see any of those that play tomorrow stop the 5 in a row, but the beauty of sport is that you never know.

Thank you Blackjack.


Things went well in the second half for Dublin. Its amazing when the momentum swings, all the 50 50 breaks went Mayos way in the first half and it flipped in the second.

Obviously there's more to it than that, but sometimes as a fan it looks that way.

I was delighted for Con O'Callaghan he was emence and Mannion was great too.

On paper that was a good Mayo team, but maybe some of the subs should be starters.

You'd imagine SOS might call is a day, if parsons is back and there's a couple a good young lads coming through there now, best to play them from now on, although injuries played their part.

Squatman wrote: »

Did ye notice that when dublin came out in the second half, they had music blaring, but not when mayo came out before them. Really $hitty IMO, flaunting home advantage. I know its nit picking and the better team won by a mile, but it would definitely help motivate them

Was it your first time in Croke Park? They play that David Bowie snippet when the second team comes out. Sometimes Dublin are first out.

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Wonder how many of the Mayo lads will call it a day. Will the manner of the comprehensive defeat make the mind up for one or two or will all come back to reach for the summit once more. They love doing what they do so i'd expect most to be togging out for the league.

Mayo would be better served breaking up the group and focusing on a rebuild. Look its harsh. When Gilroy pushed Whelan, Ryan and co out 10 years it was a slap in the face to them. I look back on my posts from then and i was outraged! I was outraged and wrong though.

Mayo have good underage structures and maybe a younger group can forge their own path to success.

Stoner wrote: »

Thank you Blackjack.


Things went well in the second half for Dublin. Its amazing when the momentum swings, all the 50 50 breaks went Mayos way in the first half and it flipped in the second.

Obviously there's more to it than that, but sometimes as a fan it looks that way.

I was delighted for Con O'Callaghan he was emence and Mannion was great too.

On paper that was a good Mayo team, but maybe some of the subs should be starters.

You'd imagine SOS might call is a day, if parsons is back and there's a couple a good young lads coming through there now, best to play them from now on, although injuries played their part.

Con was exceptional. He’s quite the talent. It realty is a shame that some of this team will have to call it a day without reaching the holy grail but such is the way of life. It really is a shame that we have had our best team in Living memory coming up against the team that it rightfully considered the best of all time.
There is still talent coming through in Mayo that will mean that we are likely to continue at the top level for a few years. We’re not dead yet.

Stoner wrote: »

Thank you Blackjack.

Things went well in the second half for Dublin. Its amazing when the momentum swings, all the 50 50 breaks went Mayos way in the first half and it flipped in the second.

On paper that was a good Mayo team, but maybe some of the subs should be starters.

You'd imagine SOS might call is a day, if parsons is back and there's a couple a good young lads coming through there now, best to play them from now on, although injuries played their part.

Amazing swing. Half time came to early for Mayo. Seemed everything went their way in first half, breaking balls and decisions. I did notice just before half time a few Mayo lads were puffing and my hope was Dublin would not concede a goal before half time. I didnt see what happened in first 15 minutes of second half coming.

Squatman wrote: »

Did ye notice that when dublin came out in the second half, they had music blaring, but not when mayo came out before them. Really $hitty IMO, flaunting home advantage. I know its nit picking and the better team won by a mile, but it would definitely help motivate them

Not nit picking just silly. Do you thing rhe players even noticed.

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Wonder how many of the Mayo lads will call it a day. Will the manner of the comprehensive defeat make the mind up for one or two or will all come back to reach for the summit once more. They love doing what they do so i'd expect most to be togging out for the league.

Time needs to be called for a few lads. They are very proud men and might want one more chance.

The service they have give to Mayo and GAA is unbelievable.

Im not inclined to criticize lads or write their epitaphs but start with Donie Vaughan and Andy Moran. They owe nothing. After that Im not sure but come the national league I would rotate Keith Higgins, Chris Barrett, Colm Boyle/ Kevin McLoughlin. They need time out. Higgins has serious miles on the clock and is without doubt one of the greatest players I have ever seen but he needs to be minded.

There is always the talk about the keepers. Is it time for a new start? get 3 new keepers. It has to have an impact on the squad the way the way Hennelly and Clarke attract so much discussion!!

Do Mayo really take Connaught seriously? While Roscommon are provincial champions Mayo are a better side and have better players in my opinion so I question the approach.

Every year Mayo produce good underage teams and enough are coming through. I would be building a team around Fionn McDonagh, Fergal Boland, Darren Coen, James Carr, Paddy Durcan. Brendan Harrison, Lee Keegan.

Paddy Durkan should be the new poster boy of Mayo football. What a player

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

Lee Kegan retiring? Haha

The guys got years and years left ffs. All those Mayo boys who the public are earmarking for retirement could easily go again to be honest and would still serve a purpose. The fact is today has showed they are so far behind Dublin and they will never win an all ireland it’s whether thay they can be bothered.

It’ll always be a black mark on them though.They’ve had their chances and didn’t take them for whatever reason. A sad end, but such is life.

Put yourself in Keegan’s shoes,sadly he is not the same player that he was before injury.....not easy to face back into the grind of Winter training with a body that is creaking.

Stoner wrote: »

Really hope Kerry win tomorrow.

Not because I don't like Tyrone,

TBH I think Dublin and Mayo would beat them anyway.

Just sick of playing them.

Sick of being beat in the league this year? Kerry are a bigger challenge than Dublin this year.

Stoner wrote: »

I'd say he will stay, on paper at the very least.
His goal was finished brilliantly today.

Maybe let the young lads into the halfback line and give him a go in the forwards.

TBH if there are a few packing it in, I'd say he'll delay it rather than have a mass exit. It would look better if he stayed.

He's skipped winter training before and slimmed down for the championship hasn't he?

Durcan should join him in the forwards imo.

He can take scores and he has a lovely way of finding space. No better man for the up and down the pitch he's asked to do but maybe Mayo would be better served channelling his efforts. He missed a few but the players turned to him and not any of the 6 forwards for the shooting. Tells a story.

Stoner wrote: »

I am Strabanimal. It's still raw. It was a good league win for Mayo this year all right.

A other genuine question, Tyrone have fantastic support. Why is there no Tyrone forum here? Other counties with similar support have a decent number of supporters here.

Can you get a few of your buddies online.
It would significantly improve the forum imo.

Yeah I kinda stated why there are practically no ulster fans on here in my thread about the 6 counties.

Glad your true feelings are finally showing. Precisely why i created my 6 county thread.

corny wrote: »

Durcan should join him in the forwards imo.

He can take scores and he has a lovely way of finding space. No better man for the up and down the pitch he's asked to do but maybe Mayo would be better served channelling his efforts. He missed a few but the players turned to him and not any of the 6 forwards for the shooting. Tells a story.

Durcan was playing in the forwards against Dublin and for much of the Donegal game.

I dont agree with the finding fault with hennelly tbh. Cluxton had numerous kickouts turned over in the game also. That is just the nature of the game at present. The difference is dublin just fouled us when we won their kickouts, while we naively tried to play on.
At the end of the day, we lost kickouts out near the halfway line, sometimes nearly on the sideline - those are not scoring opportunities for dublin.

Our mistake in the game yesterday was going 2 on 2 in the fb line in the 2nd half and allowing dublin to kick into them. Once that first goal went in we should have dropped back 1 if not 2 sweepers and all of a sudden those kicks inside become turnovers and we break up the pitch and peg them back. This notion of giving a forward a 1 on 1 in front of the goals with good ball going to them is haphazard. All that had to happen is a lucky deflection, a slip etc and it is a goal.

We blame hennelly because the kickouts ended up as scores, whereas cluxtons turnovers were spoiled and dublin got a blanket defense in place. The difference there isnt the kickout being turned over, it is what happened afterwards.