washman3 wrote: » As a neutral looking from the outside in, the article is spot on. No point in burying heads in the sand and pretending otherwise. Time to call a spade a spade.!!
wirelessdude01 wrote: » Okay I'll bite. Explain the celebrity thing, also the egos? Evidence of same to back your opinion would be needed as well.
dobman88 wrote: » Who is likely to retire for Mayo from this group?
dobman88 wrote: » I think for the first time ever yesterday I felt genuine emotion for another countys player. That photo of Adian walking down the tunnel while a dub lifts the cup is a cruel, cruel photo and youd really feel for him. What is he? About 30? Has time left but a lot of mileage put up, cant be easy to keep going year after year but I'd love to see him get over the line before he is done. Who is likely to retire for Mayo from this group?
seligehgit wrote: » It was a genuinely heartbreaking photo. The pain etched on his face like a picasso. Possible retirees Keith Higgins Colm Boyle Chris Barrett Seamus O Shea if he's not officially retired already Tom Parsons Donald Vaughan has a few years on the others And of course David Clarke is a possibility But who knows? The winter is short this year but I think it's very telling how little game time these stalwarts were afforded by James Horan this year. The torch has passed.
[Deleted User] wrote: » I think for many of those the decision won’t be theirs. Barrett is the only one who would be a guaranteed starter next year. We really need to start looking at the next generation of keepers also. When the press on the kick outs came from Dublin in the last 15, a keeper who can boom it to the opposition 65 would make them think twice. Hennelly’s chance has passed also
wirelessdude01 wrote: » I agree re the keeper situation. Think Clarke will be asked to do another year with a view to bringing Colm Reape up to speed. Depending on how Reape gets on he could replace Clarke in first 15 and Clarke provides cover. Realistically we need to be carrying 2/3 new keepers in the extended squad next year with an eye on the future.
seligehgit wrote: » Reape most certainly has to come in either to start or under Clarke's tutelage but preferably to start. Matthew Flanagan or Conor O Malley are other options. I'd like to see Peter Naughton get an opportunity to truly prove his worth. How many more years has Kevin Mc got? TBF he keeps himself in tip top condition.
Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: » Mayo can't win. Before the game they might as well not have bothered showing up. Now they bottled it! If they ever win, people will find all sorts of reasons why it wasn't earned.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » Brolly if he isn't careful will end up going down the Ewan McKenna road of outlandish nonsense.
km79 wrote: » I’ve said it before I’ll say it again I’d LOVE to see rochford in as a coach However , I’m not sure Horan is a man he could work with as he doesn’t seem to listen to anyone ......
TCDStudent1 wrote: » What makes you think that?
PressRun wrote: » I'd say anyone who wasn't making the match day squad this year will probably leave. Vaughan will go, I'd say. Think Seamus O'Shea will too. Maybe Boyler. Not sure about Higgins. Think David Clarke will stay another year or will at least be asked to until there is another option ready to take over the keeper role. On the plus side, I would welcome the return of Jason Doherty and hopefully he will be available next year. Don't think we'll be seeing Brendan Harrison again for a long while yet unfortunately. His injury problems have lingered and he still isn't really that close to recovery, afaik. He's quite a while out of action now. Does anyone know when the first games are starting next year?
wirelessdude01 wrote: » I met Harry's uncle on holidays last summer. He was telling me how he was basically strapped together even then. His body isn't able for IC and also doubt he will even be able for proper club action anymore. Couple of young kids as well as a job that requires him to have a functioning body. Think league starts towards the end of Feb. As it stands they are allowed back training on January the 15th.
RedDevil55 wrote: » It'll be hard for Jason Doherty to play next year with the all Ireland final in mid July. He only did the cruciate in October. What's the story with Harrison? Picked up some kind of a knee injury back in the summer but no official word since. I've a feeling Barrett will retire. The fact he transferred to clontarf this year would indicate he's winding down.
muddle84 wrote: » I thought he transferred because of the situation with lockdown and covid etc? If it was a normal year he would have stuck with Belmullet?
wirelessdude01 wrote: » He had been training with Clontarf since 2018 so at some stage he knew he was going in with them. Getting married and having a young kid meant he couldn't really be going up and down the motorway for club matches.
jay1988 wrote: » This stuff about the Senior players having Rochford removed, are people sure there's nothing in that? It's a rumour i've heard from a few different places and has been reported a few times that he had a players revolt to handle? Surely this wouldn't have spread so much if there was nothing in it? On yesterdays game, Mayo were a tad unlucky, losing Durcan is huge, he's the one player in the country i think could walk into the Dublin team easily and improve them even more, a massive loss and a hard one to overcome, especially when he's marking Kilkenny. From the outside looking in, it seems like Brolly may have a point on some of them (even though he's an arse) especially Aidan O'Shea, no scores in how many AI finals now? It's not good enough from a supposed top player.
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