Mayo GAA Discussion

What does success look like with Limerick though? Same goes for Andy, I kow its great to get intercounty experience but IMO you're better off at a big club

And on the other hand, he might see himself as having done all he can do with Knockmore?

Going for the Mayo job has to have been a bit of a distraction this year and it might be hard to get back to where he was with the players before that? Sometimes things like that just change the dynamic for good.

Confirmed now

I think it’s good for him and Limerick. I suppose if there’s one negative is that it’s highly unlikely ever going to a ‘long-term’ job, but what is now really

It’s a stepping stone role and I’d say him and Limerick understand that

Hope it goes well for him, with two county titles in Knockmore, he can be happy with what he's achieved although he may feel like we could have won a Connacht with a bit of luck. Thanks for two great years Ray

Presumably, Limerick will have a decent budget with McManus backing them so his backroom team will be interesting

Just rumours AFAIK

I think its a decent gig to get for Dempsey. This will be his first taste of senior inter county management and has Div 2 football team to manage with low expectations. If they are relegated they could have a right cut at the Tailteann cup.

I don't have any first hand details but from what I've heard, I think it's bad form of Westport to appeal considering the incident

Where'd you see about the two week suspension? I wouldn't believe the telegraph if they told me it was Thursday.

IMO the right decision to reinstate Westport, it's not the kids fault that some lunatic can't control his temper. The penalty should be against him

I've heard Gibbons got off, quite rightly imo.

Exactly, given all that has went on recently, any time a mentor walks onto the pitch (even before anything happens) should be an automatic forfeit of the game and suspension of that mentor imo.

They need to crack down on this very hard but in typical fashion, a half arsed "solution" has been found.

Let the club/mentor apologise to the kids for the error of their ways.

Mayo v Roscommon in Connacht QF winners play Galway in SF.

Not an easy route

It also means that a Div 2 team fails to make the Sam McGuire championship because Sligo or Leitrim will get to a Connacht final and thus one of the 16 for the Sam McGuire championship.

Only if you want to win a Connacht championship though.

If Mayo lose to either Roscommon or Galway they will still go into an All Ireland group as third seeds that could possibly contain as second seeds Sligo or Letrim, or Cork or Clare or Limerick.

Or a bunch of Leinster teams they would have no problem with.

For Division 1 teams like Mayo the provincial championship is now almost irrelevant when it comes to the All Ireland championship.

Wrong code

Some end to the Mitchels Westport game, high drama.

Should be an excellent final in store.

I'm working in Castlebar, you get a good cross section of supporters

Castlebar gutted to have left it behind them, 30 seconds was all they needed to hold out for. Westport delighted, much better than winning handy

Unfortunately Ballina looked very good, Frank Irwin in particular but Ballintubber have only themselves to blame, all three goals were from their mistakes.

Swanny commits about four yellow card offences per game, it'll catch up with him some day

Was at the ladies final in Bekan, Burrishoole the deserved winners, awful game though