Mayo GAA Discussion

I am just an ordinary Mayo GAA fan, but I would love if the Mayo supporters/ones that comment on here would just reflect on everything that is out there and come back and say how they now feel. Not about Tim O'Leary, but what they have read. Forget about Tim, forget about the County Board. Just how all this makes you feel. Sad, angry, disappointed, disillusioned, confused….

Scroll back to 2015 and you can read all the reactions to this, back when it was news.

hurlers beat Wicklow and gain promotion to Division 2

100% agree about Enda, I wouldn't agree with some of what he says but I appreciate his massive love for the game

I’d certainly be of the view that he’s very passionate about the game. Obviously I don’t agree with a lot of what he says either. I do find the constant negativity a bit boring but I suspect a lot of his views are such to generate interest rather than firmly held opinions.
that’s the thing about sport though - it’s not something we all have to agree on.

Info is hard to get but I heard Paddy had a bit of a setback recently. Nothing major apparently but not much detail.

Midfield is an absolute mess. Getting cleaned.

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So a league final against Kerry…better than relegation I suppose 🫤

And I told you we'd do our best to self destruct, which we very nearly did. Between the penalty and the shot that rattled the crossbar, we're fairly fortunate not to be looking at Division 2 football next year!

Has to be a first, to top the league stage with a negative points difference.

Wouldn't be too hopeful going into the final, it might be a bit of a wake-up call.

Not sure what they were doing taking off O'Shea , especially when it seemed certain that Flynn wouldn't last the match. Was surprised to see him coming out for the second half. We really did get cleaned on the kickouts today.

Hard to know how to view today's performance. Some positive performances from Carney and Irwin. Irwin in particular looks like he could add tha extra scoring threat along with Neary that we need to take the pressure off ROD.

It looks like Donegal didnt want to win it though based on team selection and half hearted phases of play. I don't believe that the penalty was taken with any conviction. The kicker looked worried that he'd have to face mcguinness afterwards if it won it for them. Some Mayo players are out of their depth at this level though. Darren McHale occasionally has nice touches and assists but he missed some very kickable scores for someone looking to push for a place.

When Donegal intensified the defensive blanket we struggled to break it down. It's still a big issue for us. Plenty to work on.

The first half, against a strong wind was fairly decent, I thought. Seemed as if we managed it fairly well as well, in the sense that we kept ball rather than giving it back to them with that wind. A very well worked goal, not the type of goal we get too often.

Second half was very poor and we were fortunate RO'D stepped up with a couple of big 2 pointers.

I'm not sure Irwin or Neary are going to take too much of the pressure off RO'D. That'll fall on the likes of Ruane, Carney, and Flynn I think.

Would agree with you on McHale, thought was poor. Lads like that really need to step up and take their chances.

First half was ok alright but again I think Donegal only showed a bit of urgency in the second half.

Well Irwin and Neary seem like our best forward additions. Irwin has a sweet right foot and Neary has pace to beat a defender. Any discussions on the likes of Reape and Regan returning should really be over now.

Hopefully Regan and Irwin will both start the league final so that we can see how they fare against an in form Kerry in Croker.

It's a serious achievement to get to the league final considering the crack at the start of the league. I think this is a real bonus that they have made the final. They have nothing to be afraid off and I hope they have a real go at it…win, lose or draw.