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yes, because James Horan publicises his plans in advance of the games - not very bright of you, but considering you need help in how to test drive a car its no surprise. Also, i never said Oisin would be coming on injured, you said that. if you cant understand simple statements, tWinston Churchill — 'Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man HBC08
When you resort to using another posters unrelated post, You've already lost the argument.Schoolyard stuff
Ah lads there's no need for that sort of craic.
Haha! Test driving a car? What are you on about ya loon!
I see now I shouldn't have engaged with this poster,apologies for clogging up the thread.
Hope to get back to the football talk.
So the only reason being given for not increasing the capacity to 60K is that the tickets are already printed for a 40K capacity?
Surely it’s possible to reprint the tickets.
They've already had enough bother getting the engraver to initially put Dublins name on cup, then changing it to kerry and now removing that as well.
Joe mcquillan is the ref for the final.
Please tell me that's not true...
Two impeccable sources: Irishgeo and Irishexa...
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40371101.html
The notion that any team at this level would include someone in the match dsy squad for a possible sentimental cameo is laughable. The selection of the bench will take as much consideration as the team itself. If Cillian is included(he won't) he will be expected to contribute.
Yep,seen it confirmed now elsewhere aswell.
I don't know what to say......we need a really strong ref for what Tyrone are going to bring,what do we get? Joe McQuillan from Ulster who has rode us before spectacularly and has lost control in big games before.
spotted it on the official gaa Facebook page.
Don't think it matters who refs the final, since nearly all the refs have shafted Mayo at one time or another. And it could easily happen again in this final.
Gough is the fairest and most consistent, he also has the best team around him and uses them for every game he does,it's the closest to professional you can get.
I've seen how incompetent Mcquillan can be and how he has lost control of games.The fact that he's from Ulster and Tyrone are familiar with him is also a disadvantage for us.They know what they can get away with and what to be careful with.
I am still trying to find out if Gough has been available this season as I THINK he ruled himself out of last season.
If Gough is available then its shocking that this lad has gotten the gig, he has shown, like Lane, his complete inability to control a game and from a Mayo view he shafted us in a number of Ai finals.
That said, we take it and not leave the result of this game hanging on the ref and his lack of ability.
It's up to the team to hopefully let their football decide the outcome.
As poor as Conor Lane was, we still won.
Agreed and going against what I said above, we CANNOT use the ref as an excuse for any of our loses in reality and not this one either. He should have a strong sideline with him.
50% capacity confirmed, no change! FFS. Thats gonna mean lots are not gonna get tickets. I hate the finals without STs.
Gough was a linesman in the Connacht Final.
I think it means an additional 1,150 tickets, hopefully all to ST holders
Not saying Mayo County Board should raise an objection but they should at the very least question his appointment for the final.
When you question the appointment of refs, they tend to go overboard in trying to appear impartial. Example South African TMO for second Lions game.
And he spotted everything that was ever to be seen there
750 I'd say Tyrone are likely to get some.
It's a bit ridiculous not upping the attendance to at least 60,000. How many are going to chance their arm on the day and travel to Dublin anyway? Would the extra 20,000 not be safer inside Croke Park with some ventilation rather than crammed into pubs around Drumcondra and the rest of the country?
Adding insult to injury then is the farce of clubs outside the two counties having draws for tickets. Could they not have dispensed that for the year that was in it and at least tried to have ensured Mayo and Tyrone got the vast amount of tickets?
I will travel, I've no ticket and I will go in the hope I will get one.
Stop, its a bug bear of mine now, I see Breaffy raffling 2 tickets, other clubs in Mayo. Then I'm tagged on about 20 different clubs who are selling houses and raffling tickets. Buy a house in Kerry and win 2 AI tickets ffs!
Anyway, Mayo News podcast time!
My father won tickets in a Breaffy Raffle one year... Or should I say, he found out that he won an option to buy the tickets... Talk about squeezing every last penny out of people!
Hopefully that isn't the case this time around.
I'd happily take the option to buy. Most would I expect, but I can see why people would be disappointed if they thought they'd won a ticket and have to pay 80/90 euros to collect it.
I'm in the same boat now, unless I get one from this draw of course.
I'm not sure if I'll travel without one. I think anyone that has a ticket will be using it and you'll have twice as many looking with 40,000 less tickets than usual.
At least I got this one right!
Is this draw happening at all lads?
I have my doubts! I emailed the season ticket office earlier, they are usually fairly good to reply but nothing yet!
