Mayo GAA Discussion

The last I heard was that he was supposed to be fit for the last game of the league, but I haven't heard anything lately. I don't know does he add anything to the current panel? He has great pace but he doesn't score, i think he only managed 6 points for the whole championship last year.

He 100% adds something to the panel, was excellent against Dublin last year from wing forward. Injuries have been a problem for him though, hope he can stay fit this year

Poor year last year but if he gets back to his best (which is a doubt due to all the injuries), he definitely has something to add to the squad. It's not as if the squad is blessed with natural forwards.

such comments would be frowned upon by certain contrarian Podcasters who hold both of those players in exceptionally high regard.

the podcasters, or the players held in exceptionally high regard?. There’s really only 2 podcasts when it comes to Mayo football so if you listen to them it should be obvious. One in particular has a habit of making great players out of lads that get less game time - the Richey Feeney effect, as it were. The less they play the better they get, and any mistakes they make are ignored and excused as a result of “less game time” as opposed to less talent than players who get selected ahead of them.

I only listen to Ah Ref, the Mayo News one has gone behind a paywall now hasn't it? Haven't listened to it in some time but presume it's the Mayo News one so.

A fully fit TC would have to be an asset but only if playing in half forward line running on to balls or else coming off the bench. He gets too bottled up in the ff line. His pace is a huge asset but whether he still has it after all the injuries remains to be seen. Both him and Oisin were the 2 standout prospects in 2020. But sadly we never got to see either at their peak in a Mayo jersey. Maybe Tommy can get there yet.

Apologies, that (Mayo Football Podcast) was the one I meant. I subscribed to it for a few months when it went to the paid version but didn't renew.

I regularly listen to AhRef and I wouldn't have said that they're too OTT in their talk about Boland or Towey. Enda does go on a fair bit at times, maybe I'm just used to blanking out some of that stuff.

Yeah (vague memories of it being confirmed on the blog around Christmas). Though, as you mention, pretty under the radar given what a prominent figure he'd be for all us football fans.

All valid points on the 'cons' side of having that type of profile. A tough balancing act getting that blend right between the bigger ball winners & nippy/skillful danger men (especially with the new rules, you could make a strong case for 100% of either and manage to make it work). It'll always be trading certain pros & cons for others, with few direct upgrades comparing players (even comparing a Darren McHale to a Fergie Boland, who in theory would be similar, offer so many different nuances). A case of calls that ended up working versus ones that didn't really, that we'll only ever know for sure in hindsight.

Those are all just numbers from this league campaign, hence the 241 minutes (a little less than 3 & 1/2 games) played.

Paul:
0-2 vs Dublin R1
0-5 vs Galway R2
0-2 vs Armagh R4

Fergie:
0-4 vs Dublin R1
0-2 vs Tyrone R3
0-1 vs Kerry R5

(Just throwing these out there as I have them at hand and related to the topic. Not suggesting they swing the discussion one way or the other, a lot more to an overall team performance than just a look at individual scorers out of context)

Lets be honest,Enda is a simpleton.

I think even Ref is a bit embarrassed that he's stuck with him now.

I haven't experienced hype around Paul Towey. I think he is recognised by nearly everybody as someone who can show nice skills when given space. But that he doesn't have a particularly great work ethic, and that he is limited in size and strength. He is a very good footballer, but not strong, dynamic, fast enough for inter-county standard.

But I think he is only around 24 or 25. So still has time on his hands.

He has improved in recent games I'd agree but I'd like to see him nail down his place as one of the main men this year.

Some reading for you all this afternoon https://x.com/mayogaabanter/status/1902468680346378615?t=vx8KEaw8SRx5pd5r4d8y6Q&s=19

If I was Tim, I'd be looking for a refund on this kind of shocking attempt at PR (I'll give the benefit of the doubt this isn't the man himself). It simply undermines him and makes (those around) him look incompetent.

If you're going to join a community and try astroturfing like this, at the very least you have to put up a handful of non-partisan posts on the topic rather than just questionably promoting poor decisions.

I'm guessing that's a former Mayo GAA fan account on twitter now, that has been bought out to use as a slightly smarter attempt at a similar PR push. I'd have expected the folks that used to be behind it should know that this isn't breaking news, we've all known about it since 2015 and it has been discussed in the media many times over the years due to various restructuring of the repayments around Covid and beyond.

One decent example: https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/mayo-board-restructures-its-79m-debt-on-machale-park/41113327.html of the very many available out there.

Potentially a valid question on whether Croke Park's involvement in this type of financial arrangement is completely legit (I've no knowledge or view on that one) but the idea that this is a shocking revelation once again makes the source & their various helpers appear significantly less than informed on the topic.