Mayo GAA Discussion

I believe our S&C is still in the top 3 in the country & has been for 15 years.

Some of our players today simply aren't built as physically as the players of the 2010/19 team & so they can't impose themselves on the opposition & grind them down.

Crucially, they also lack fundamental decision making skills that top tier teams need to get over the line in big games during the heat of battle..

Right now we are more likely to be cut adrift ,rather than closing the gap under Kevin Mc, but i harbour hope providing we can start integrating some of our talented youth into our set-up over the next 3 years, as this squad is still relatively young.

New Mayo jersey launched. Very similar to the previous one. Talk about boring and unimaginative. Is this the best ONeills/Elverys can do?

I disagree. Almost every jersey has it's basic components that have to be worked with. It's what designers do with those elements that separates the good ones from the average ones. At first viewing I thought the wrong photos had been put up by mistake and that we were seeing the previous jersey.

There was a departure from the standard red band in 2012 so no reason why that couldn't happen again.

The jersey is at least better than the previous two iterations we’ve had.

How is it better than previous one? Im genuinely interested to know how it is. So similar as to not be worth changing IMO.

You may well be right. Supporter conservatism leading to blandness.

Probably a good decision.

I'd wonder about insurance issues in an orange warning.

Of course the storm could pass and be nothing by Sunday but I think sensible overall .

The black & red jersey of 2017 always brings fond memories to me, one of my favourites jerseys despite it being more-Co Down like rather than typical Mayo jersey..

Its probably because witnessed our best football that year & i cant recall the team playing badly while wearing it & i would have no qualms if it returned.

Austin o malley possibly on the shortlist when Mayo job comes up again after guiding Cuala to their first Senior championship win.

Some good news on Centre of Excellence plans…just needs funding now.

https://x.com/thecontel/status/1848482319721763208

*EDIT: Full article

They had already applied for European funding for the MacHale park location so they will probably have to reapply. Having the land will be a huge head start though and I'm sure some funding come following on from that.

I am in 2 minds about the location though. Less than a half hour from the 3 main towns is good but I would have preferred to see it nearer a town, such as on lands along the new Castlebar bypass.

They will need planning first yes, similar as what was needed for developing Bekan. I presume the area is currently zoned agricultural.

That sounds like a completely different local pitch so but I don't know if it's the same place.

The only information so far is that the lands are on the Kiltimagh road near Bohola. The plan is to develop 6 pitches so it would be a much bigger development than the community pitch one.

Thanks for that. It could well be planned for there so. Very low lying and wet looking area.

Did the planning regs change since Bekan was developed I wonder? Hopefully the board have done some background work on the planning side and that this whole story isn't just a leak. It wouldn't be the first time the Telegraph have gone on a solo run.

Could well be an exemption for the overall site but I see that Bekan then went through planning for different elements - the air dome etc.

Location is frustrating alright but a cash strapped board will struggle to turn down a large bank of free land. Not great planning even if application is successful.

For me it's not so much the distance as the fact it's not beside a town. It will be mainly reliant on private car transport. Nearer Castlebar for example would have better connections to bus and train station and could also have cycle and pedestrian links developed to the schools and ATU and nearer to businesses servicing the site. Just better in terms of modern planning.