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Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 4

Hulk Hands

The comparison was silly. Walsh could be argued as the worst of those three and Mayo sacrificed their best player on Saturday to follow him everywhere. If Walsh jumped into the first row of concrete benches around the edge, Keegan would've hopped in beside him. Hardly conductive to getting easy space and ball

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wirelessdude01

seligehgit wrote: »

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Happy retirement to Tom Parsons.

A true legend.

The sacrifices he made post his near catastrophic injury were astonishing.

I said at the time that he'd do well to walk without a limp. To get back to where he did says all we need to know about him as a person. Commuting from Wales for a while as well shows the levels of commitment he was willing to put in inorder to get back to IC level after he had been dropped.

km79

Sad times

Dyr

muddle84 wrote: »

Is it a push to say he was one of the best midfielders in the country in 2016 & 2017?

Not a push at all, he was. Durcan was an all round great player. Testimony to his character that he came back from that injury

wirelessdude01

Bambi wrote: »

Not a push at all, he was. Durcan was an all round great player. Testimony to his character that he came back from that injury

What the actual. Is Paddy gone as well? He's only young.

muddle84

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

What the actual. Is Paddy gone as well? He's only young.

I think that is a typo.....

Cartman78

Bunny Colvin wrote: »

In fairness I think they deserve an individual eulogy if that's the approach they're taking!

Ah yeah of course....I should have added a winking emoji to the previous post

Feel especially sad about Parsons tbh.....to come back from such an horrific injury as successfully as he did, get back in the squad and probably on the fringes of the starting 15 and then retire a couple of weeks after losing another AI Final.

Clarke will be a massive loss also I think - yes, he was prone to brainfarts now and again but I think most counties (apart from the obvious one) would gladly have him between the posts.

And Vaughan will be missed although his form possibly fizzled out a bit over the last couple of years.

If Higgins and Boyle make announcements this week I'll have to take a couple of days of work as a tribute

Dyr

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

What the actual. Is Paddy gone as well? He's only young.

I just retired him

Meant Parsons

Audioslaven

Parson was a top player along side the other guys that have called it a day. It is funny as he spent a few years in the wilderness before returning to put in solid displays for us. I am not sure did Horan not fancy him at the time but when he came back, he came with a bang.

These guys going will most likely make the rest decide as they played together. I was expecting Higgins to announce retirement yesterday.

muddle84

Audioslaven wrote: »

Parson was a top player along side the other guys that have called it a day. It is funny as he spent a few years in the wilderness before returning to put in solid displays for us. I am not sure did Horan not fancy him at the time but when he came back, he came with a bang.

These guys going will most likely make the rest decide as they played together. I was expecting Higgins to announce retirement yesterday.

It was Horan that dropped him wasn't it? But Horan also had him back in 2014 before he left.

blowitupref

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Harrison is most likely to call it a day. His body isn't able to cope with the demands that IC puts on it. Doc won't retire now. He'll see how the body responds when he comes back.

Fully expect Seamie, Boyler and Zippy to retire as well.

Barrett is a funny one. He'd be a 50:50 shout to retire. Young family, based in Dublin, transferred to Clontarf but then had a great finish to the season. Wouldn't surprise me either way.

What injury does Harrison have, he isn't near 30 yet?

seligehgit

Andy and Billy Joe on OTB.

Andy intimates James Horan will draw on the talent from the under 20s squad.

Great to hear.

wirelessdude01

seligehgit wrote: »

Andy and Billy Joe on OTB.

Andy intimates James Horan will draw on the talent from the under 20s squad.

Great to hear.

He already did during the campaign Mullin, Conroy, Moran, McBrien, Brickenden, Coyne and Towey.

yop

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

He already did during the campaign Mullin, Conroy, Moran, McBrien, Brickenden, Coyne and Towey.

Alongside Hennelly who is the next keeper to step in? Knockmore keeper seemed decent in the championship, Bryne from Cbar has been "tried" but never got a foot in and who else is there?

We have lost some steal in midfield that will be filled by AOS and to a lesser extent Loftus and Ruane who are more the athletic filler than the crash/tall midfielders, anyone at club level who can will take that over from Parsons and I assume Seamie will retire too.

If we lose zippy, Boyler and maybe Leroy then we have lost a chunk of experience.

muddle84

Seamie today!

yop

And Seamie has retired now too.

Absolute beast at his prime. Great workhorse and another brilliant servant. His attitude was always tops.

wirelessdude01

yop wrote: »

And Seamie has retired now too.

Absolute beast at his prime. Great workhorse and another brilliant servant. His attitude was always tops.

Seamie like Doc, people didn't appreciate all the quiet dirty work that he did until he wasn't on the pitch.

km79

yop wrote: »

And Seamie has retired now too.

Absolute beast at his prime. Great workhorse and another brilliant servant. His attitude was always tops.

We really missed him (and Donie ) around the middle last two years
Another who was underrated !

homewardbound11

This is nearly as bad as the covid figures each day . Can’t take much more retirements. Surely some should be persuaded to have stayed on if even for a mentoring capacity.
The average ageof the Dublin subs must be heading g well north of ours at this stage .
I hope it doesn’t prove too costly to the mayo rebuild . Doing it from scratch will only allow Dublin to take 10 in a row.

Squatman

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Seamie like Doc, people didn't appreciate all the quiet dirty work that he did until he wasn't on the pitch.

he could kick pass the ball through the eye of a needle from 100 yards. but ask him to put it over the bar, and he collapses. Same for Aiden

Jaden

I expect Boyler and Higgins to go in the next couple of days. These retirement notices seem to be coming thick and fast. It's a big clearout.

wirelessdude01

homewardbound11 wrote: »

This is nearly as bad as the covid figures each day . Can’t take much more retirements. Surely some should be persuaded to have stayed on if even for a mentoring capacity.
The average ageof the Dublin subs must be heading g well north of ours at this stage .
I hope it doesn’t prove too costly to the mayo rebuild . Doing it from scratch will only allow Dublin to take 10 in a row.

Easier for the older dubs to hang on seeing as they aren't crossing the country twice or three times a week to no even make he match day squad.

[Deleted User]

As others have said no surprise with the retirements other than timing with it all happening in a drip process over a few days.

The timing seems to add credibility to the rumour that Horan has been calling some of the senior players over the last few days outlying where he sees them in the team so sounds like some of these were told they wouldn’t be part of the 2021 set up

Sebastian Dangerfield

I thought Boyler looked done completely in 2018, but looked really strong again in 2019. I hoped he'd have an impact in 2020 but it wasn't to be - even the 2019 version of CB would have been a strong addition at half time against the 14 men of Dublin a couple of weeks back, replacing Durcan.

muddle84

Either that or they would have the same role as this year. I imagine players of their experience and caliber would struggle to keep going just getting game time at training.

spakman

Clarke was hardly told he wasn't part of the plans after he was number 1 all year and had a great final.

muddle84

I think Clarke is a bit different to the rest as he is that few years older.

paddy no 11

Cant believe parsons age - is it me or did he only really peak around 2017 and so was close to 30?

SOS was a great disruptor and defensive player but his poor use of the ball was an issue when you were at your peak and inside forwards needed better ball

RedDevil55

paddy no 11 wrote: »

Cant believe parsons age - is it me or did he only really peak around 2017 and so was close to 30?

SOS was a great disruptor and defensive player but his poor use of the ball was an issue when you were at your peak and inside forwards needed better ball

Probably because Parsons only rejoined the panel in 2014 he seemed younger, but he was part of the 2005 minor team. Along with SOS, Cafferkey, Barrett, Cunniffe and Pearse Hanley.

SOS was excellent at playing kick passes into the forwards. He was very underrated in that respect. He was more prone to a wayward handpass or 2 around midfield.

wirelessdude01

Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »

I thought Boyler looked done completely in 2018, but looked really strong again in 2019. I hoped he'd have an impact in 2020 but it wasn't to be - even the 2019 version of CB would have been a strong addition at half time against the 14 men of Dublin a couple of weeks back, replacing Durcan.

A cruciate will tend to do that. He decided against surgery inorder to try and get back.

Audioslaven

Jaden wrote: »

I expect Boyler and Higgins to go in the next couple of days. These retirement notices seem to be coming thick and fast. It's a big clearout.

A clear out means they were told to go which is not the case. These guys went of their own accord because they are at the end of the life cycle of an inter county footballer. This is the perfect way to go and that's what they deserver at the very least.

They have represented the county in an admirable way because of their belief in their ability, their attitude towards playing for each other and of course their footballing skills.
I think they have departed the scene knowing that we are not in bad shape with the new talent.

Think of it as handing the baton over.