Mayo GAA Discussion

Over the years we've blamed pat mcenaney, Comac reilly, maurice keegan Dublin Joe and now gough. Its easy to pick out decisions against us when we can't accept we weren't good enough. Even when liam mchale was sent off we went 6 points up. We blew it after that.

We were 6 points up in the replay before john madden gave away the penalty. A distant memory yes but I mentioned it to make the point that we have been blaming refs a long time.

Anyway I hope we eventually win it but if we are to we will need to be good enough to do it.

Hjj

You're right it was Mortimer. Madden came out and missed the ball.

Galway are a superior team to Mayo at this point in time, they have forwards who can score and score from distance. They took some savage scores from distance yesterday when we need to run the ball right into the D before we decide to shoot. Galway got a bit of luck as well but they force the play on Dublin. This was a bit like us in 16/17 but they got over the line. We would never have beaten Dublin in CP if that was us yesterday. We just don't have the quality of players and our managment team are average. There are loads of what ifs/bs with Mayo just like your post.

I don't really care about who wins it now since we are gone but fair play to them if they go on and do what we can't do for 70 odd years. I will congratulate them if they do it.

I'm the same. Never thought I'd say it but I'd be happy enough to see Galway win it now. We've had more than enough opportunities so maybe it's up to them to bring Sam over the Shannon. Would be better for Connacht football than it going elsewhere.

If Galway win it and they have a good chance, it is the kick up you know where to up our game. I think questions will be asked and more focus put on what is required going into 25. I think this happened with Galway in 98, Maughan changed Mayo in 96/97 and we did go close in 96 but I do think this was the making of Galway for 98 as they had to up their game to land Connaught. The same happened with the northern teams in the early 90s. This is the only positive thing I can say for users who will find it hard to see Galway win it and look over the fence alot.

I was shouting for Galway,same as most of the people around me in the pub.

You're going to have to start charging me rent for living in your head.

Absolutely bizarre stuff.

Gough was shocking, but if Mayo sneaked that win it would have been down to Galway's missed chances as they were the better team on the day

There is a strange thing where some Galway fans some to think we obsess about them when in reality most Mayo supporters I know have a bit of a soft spot for Galway when we are out of the championship. I know its a bit different in border areas, but for most of the rest of the county its a friendly rivalry. The only thing that made me pause at all when hoping for a Galway win last Saturday was the element of Galway fans who make any Galway win about Mayo and not themselves and let you know about it. At the end of the day I just say "well done, now why do ye care more about what ye're win means for us than for ye"

Roscommon on the other hand - delighted to see them beaten.

Can we not just agree that we all hate the Rossies and leave it at that? 😁😂

Agreed. McStay should be under serious pressure to get another year after the way things have gone from bad to worse under him, but I think we all know that it won't happen as he's too cosy with too many people. Can't see any change for next year, which is depressing…..

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Id say he was joking.

We have won all Ireland's by the way and I don't think the fans and some mild joking are the reason we haven't won one.

yes totally but it worked in the 90s in the north and I think it worked for Galway in 98. Does McStay recognise that he has issues? I am not sure that he does and will play the card that we didn't kill the games and lets go again. I would turn it this way that we played to our max potential to get to that situation and there was nothing remaining. We simply don't have players who can compete at a consistent level to realistically challenge for SAM. I also think certain players have regressed under McStay and Carney, flynn come to mind, but the forward tactics have killed the confidence in certain players. McStay deserved a shot but he is now not the man for the job…he is not ruthless enough and seems a nice guy. The problem is I don't know who is or who would want it!!