Mayo GAA Discussion

1 match ban (Category III) = "with minimal force"

2 match ban (Category IV) = "with force"

I'd have thought the contact was arm/shoulder rather than elbow (as submitted by the referee) so I'd have thought a high chance of it being recinded on the original challenge.

If it's questioning the severity of the ban (e.g. suggesting it was 'minimal') I can't see much joy here having it reduced to a 1 game ban. Was going to be 0 or 2.

They are getting players back. There have seemed to be some discipline issues in the squad but that is fixable and whether there's any truth to the rumours of Harte losing the dressing room, you'd never really know tbh. I felt post the Westmeath match last weekend there was an attempt being made to put up a united front. There's very possibly a sting in them yet.

I don't think any Mayo supporter is taking them for granted. I don't get that sense on here. Everyone is well aware that they are a decent side who on their day could/can beat us. If this was Mayo before the Dublin game, Derry would be slight favourites in most eyes. The Dublin game has changed things but was this a flash in the pan by us or are we onto something now… who knows and only time will tell, but you would have to give the nod to Mayo based on current form. That's all we can go on really against rumours/idle chat.

I don't think Mayo fans are taking Derry for granted. However, Derry were comfortably beaten by Galway and Armagh both teams Mayo would see themselves as at least equal to. In my opinion, Mayo are definitely better than Armagh and only a fully fit (including Comer, Finnerty, Walsh, Kelly, and Tierney) Galway are arguably better than Mayo (and that's Mayo without Durcan). So, Mayo should beat Derry but Derry have very good players and Mayo will need to bring the same attitude as last week. Finally, I think Derry are somewhat resigned to their fate having lost 3 games already whereas if Mayo were to be knocked out next weekend it would be a monumental disappointment. That should give Mayo more motivation.

MacLaughlin is fit, it has been confirmed.

I agree this management team have made strange selection decisions. They left Boland out last year, they started Brick in lots of games this year then he wasn't seen for the recent championship games until the Dublin game. Similar story as you say with Hession.

I think Boland will be successful with his appeal, then the management have another decision to make. McHale was very quiet v Dublin and his handpass to Aidan when Aidan would have been through on goal was criminal.

It must be frustrating for Eoin O'D not getting any game time. Himself and Plunkett are the only 2 of the subs who don't generally get game time. The rest get a few minutes here and there. Except of course for poor Rob Hennelly. He gets nothing.

Nothing against EOD or Plunkett but they're well down the pecking order IMO. We've 7 defenders named to start with Hession and O'Hora on the bench. Even Loftus would be ahead of them since apparently he's considered a half back at the moment.

Plunkett and EOD wouldn't be any quicker. They also haven't really played intercounty football in 2+ years

Reape seems to be a nice mixture of Hennelly and Clarke so after all the debate on who was the best option between the two over the last 7 odd years, we have found a middle man who is solid.

My Granny's 20th death anniversary is tomorrow. We can all stand in silence for her.

Hennelly got more than enough chances, and cost us more than enough chances. The fact that he's even still on the panel speaks volumes about the standard of goalkeeping in the county.

Plunkett seems to have been on the panel (or the fringes of it) for the guts of a decade but only seems to get one or two league games every couple of years. On one hand, you'd wonder why he bothers putting in all that time and effort for nothing. On the other hand, you'd nearly admire his determination to stick it out. He's nowhere near getting a run in the Championship, barring an injury crisis though. Same for Eoin O'D. For whatever reason (I'm guessing size/physique), various managers don't seem to rate him good enough to play, just to fill out the bench.

My apologies on that one! However, his performances clearly didn't stand out as I couldn't remember him playing at all… Overall though, how many years has he been on the panel and how many games has he played per year? I'm not being vicious here, I'm genuinely curious. Nothing personal against Plunkett either btw. As I said in my previous post, I don't know what to make of him.

They have seemed to have sorted out the back line with the leaky goals syndrome that they had going on.

I’m nervous about this one. Not at all confident