Mayo GAA Discussion

Mayo take on Sligo in a challenge game in Ballina on January 2nd at 1.30pm.

It will give a flavour for some of the young guns on the panel and let the experienced lads dust themselves off.

Not sure what we learned to be honest. DOC and Ruane were good. Callinan was alright at the back along with Coyne. Carney got on a lot of ball. ROD was his usual self, chasing back and trying to get on ball. Carr tried hard and needs to stay fit. Jordan Flynn has filled out, he got one nice score. McStay played first hal and took his goal well. Reape was caught out poorly for that high ball.

At least we are out of the GAA blocks for 2023. Let's see how things progress from this. The gate receipts went to a good cause - Mindspace Mayo.

Who won?

It will be interesting to see if McStay goes with alot of newer guys like above in the league instead of guys who have been floating in and out of the match day teams. If he is serious about having a proper go, he will have to do that otherwise deja vu. We have tried so long with guys like Boland, Carr, Loftus who really have not progressed into what we need and who at different times showed really top performances but lack this consistency.

He has calls on who is captain, what he does or doesnt do with AOS, who will be on the frees, will conroy return to his old self, where is COC at, will Keegan come back, so interesting times ahead for McStay.... he has his chance that he alway felt he never got.... so lets see what he is made of.

Leeroy has officially retired,Mayo GAA have tweeted it.

The greatest ever to play for Mayo and still on top of his game.

This is a sad day for Mayo,thanks for the memories,he couldn't have done any more.

Ah no.

Probably my favourite ever player, and definitely in the top echelon of players never to win an AI in history (best of my lifetime).

I'd go as far to say he was one of the clutchest players ever, some scoring record in All-Ireland finals and routinely shut-down opponents too. 

An all-time great

Hugely disappointing news. Genuinely think he had another year, maybe two in him. Also a bit surprising given the word going around was that he was staying on, McStay even put his neck out and said publicly that he was confident he would stay. Seems like there might have been a u-turn.

Mayo legend simple as . Slight fear now that mcstay said he detailed his plan to leroy to try convince him to stay and it didnt work, so what does that say about his plan ? Hopefully lee just had his mind made up but just doesn't look good for mcstay when has was so confident he would convince him to stay , that confidence could only be based on his plan. Time will tell i suppose .

You really have to admire a guy like Keegan when you look back over his time playing for Mayo, what he delivered, what he was asked to do, how he conducted himself on and off the pitch, his scoring record as a half back, his unique sense to know when a score was required and when we were under pressure, our go to man for the key players. It is hard to replace guys like him when he was just outstanding.

Mullen and Keegan gone...two nailed on positions that McStay thought were there when he took over... more questions for McStay to ponder....had Keegan more to offer if he waited than McLoughlin, Doherty and AOS!!

Guys like Keegan don't come around to often. It was a privilege to watch him in his prime.

Probably the right call for his body at this stage.

I do wonder if he will regret going in a couple of years. He absolutely had at least one more season of top level performance in him

It feels a little premature to me, but I also don't know what's going on in his family and that seems to have been the major factor in this decision. I'm sure it wasn't easy for him and I really hope it turns out to be the right decision at the right time.