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I don't see anyone on here screaming for new blood or suggesting players are not being given a chance. Theres just disappointment that players have been tried and are obviously not at the standard yet. Theres general acceptance of that fact. I didn't hear what Enda said. Maybe he's screaming.
Being realistic a connacht title and more experience for the likes of Touhy and any other young players that can come off the bench is what we should be expecting now. The likes of Ronan Clarke and James Mahedy will hopefully come through in time and maybe get a few minutes here and there. I see little point in going back to Evan Regan, Reape, Boland or Conor OShea when they all got plenty of chances previously.
I'm happy enough seeing Boland back, I think he adds something different to the hf line
Hopefully some of the naivety of the young players from last season will be gone. The Dublin goal springs to mind when our lad was caught on the ball trying to let it go out.
Fergal is a puzzle. He's been there or thereabouts for several years, but then suddenly you wouldn't hear his name mentioned for a year. And then all of a sudden, he's back again, and straight onto the starting line-up. He's obviously a good player, so is it ultimately that he doesn't have enough strength for intercounty? I think the last time I saw him play was when Kerry knocked Mayo out of the Championship almost 2 years ago. And he played very well that day. He may have come on as a sub. He was one of the only ones to come out with a decent performance that day. I would really love if he could put some consistency together, and put in a good year, and get his chance if he deserves it. But I fear it will end like other years, and he will be off the radar when we come to championship.
He's a great lad in terms of effort and gets some nice scores with the outside of the boot. But the modern game demands a lot of power and stamina tracking back and going forward. Defences are even more packed now and that doesn't suit him. That why I think its only as a sub he can feature, when games open up a bit.
Fergal? Bit back to the future for me... He maybe able to knock it over the bar at club level or in a friendly, but he doesn't have the physicality for championship level.
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I’m still struggling with the fact that we went with a manager who we bate the shite out of when the chips were down.
also think the behind the scenes video was really poor judgement, even if they needed money bad there are other ways not to have that distraction and all it brings
i know, he’s there for the year anyway and beyond so get behind him but unless we see major progress in developing lads and style of play I’d say good luck and thanks
He went through a lengthy rigorous appointment process, won the league and got to AI quarter final against the eventual champions in his first year and you are already talking about his removal. I think he deserves a full second term before any such discussions about his future.
Fair points.
however I’m looking at it from the point of view of winning the all Ireland. I manage a club team and have been doing that for a good few years in different clubs. I analyse games and patterns of play. Don’t have access to every mayo game but the ones I have looked at in detail raise the concern in that last year there were 3 distinct ways it appeared mayo were trying to play but none really stuck, and the execution was poor for the most part.
imho he should be going in with a clear idea on the way he thinks he can get the best out of the group of players he has and all the work should be about trying to embed that style of play. If you have gaps in execution see if you can find players to fit the plan in the county. He has the luxury of being able to pick any player in the county who is willing to commit.
So if he won nothing last year but you could see what they were trying to do and they were making incremental progress which you could see might lead us to winning an all Ireland I would be happier than current state even after the fact of winning the league as enjoyable as that was.
but yeah ur right, let’s see what the second year is like and what we’re at. I’m sure they did plenty of thinking and planing since the 200 plus days we were last in competitive action
I think the big issue last year was it was a new format and most counties were unsure how to approach a shorter season. Mayo seemed to peak early and will have learned from that. I've no doubt they have a clear idea of what way they want to play. But all the plans in the world are matterless if the players aren't at the level needed. It will take time until the younger guys come through. I see it as a full 3-4 year project and today is only the beginning of year 2. Any talk of all irelands is premature.
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Reid in at MF for Coen
Comer not starting
Great first half
Yea, I thought they were excellent going forward, less lateral passing around the 45 and more taking on their men and running at them, and plenty of runners in support.
Out of curiosity, which way is the wind blowing?
The only question mark about Boland is why wasn't he involved last year.
Not saying he's a definite starter, but he certainly adds something to the team / squad.
Should be further ahead really
Boland involved in most of our good moves although he coughed up possession a couple of times
Callinan doing v well
We have it in the 2nd half
Pretty solid win. Good to see some fresh faces. A lot of players seem to have bulked up.
Galway quite poor. Joyce will be struggling for excuses.
Good win but Galway were v poor and missing Comer & Kelly. Should really have shook them off earlier than we did
Ah I wouldn't write him off just yet, PJ can find an excuse for every occasion
Time to book the hotel
I had a load of time for PJ as a player, he really was an exceptional talent, and to that end I’d keep some amount of respect for him. But he’s an awful lad for talking through his hoop in the post match interviews and not taking responsibility for his own players or his decisions.
Yes I always felt he never had much regard for Mayo but he's had a good few losses to us now. The early days of him patrolling the sideline with the collar up seem to be long gone.
A good win for Mayo , hopefully we will keep foot passing it in the summer - Galway I don’t really know what to think . You look at the panel & think they’ve got to compete but they were as bad as I’ve seen in recent years & like how many times have Mayo beaten them now with PJ as manager , the attitude seemed off.
Touhy and Brickendon both v good I thought.
Tommy C poor enough
You wouldn't know what to think. They looked fluid enough and solid at the back, but they also looked decent all through the spring last year and then championship arrived and they weren't able to keep up with teams who timed their peak for mid-summer.
Great stuff from Mayo.
Lovely game management in the first half running down the clock with possession football,also to note it was confident possession football not the chaos heart attack stuff we have seen in the past.
Great pace,quick movement and running off the shoulder particularly in the 1st half.Also good kick passing inside when it was on.Could have used the wind a bit better in the 2nd half but managed the game out well in the end.
Paddy, jordan and Eoghan mac played very well and best of the established guys.
Fergie B was excellent and my motm.
Callinan,Brickenden,Reid,Touhy,Carney,McBrien were the stand outs of the newer lads.
Towey and Daire Duffy did very well when they came on.
Mattie Ruane,Enda Hession,James Carr,Diarmuid O Connor all to come into that team/squad.
Things are looking pretty OK.
And back the draw!
I thought today was going to be a draw so I’ll stay away from any bets
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