Mayo GAA Discussion

This group thing is a handy one for the managers post match interview.

"Well Marty, of course it was disappointing to lose. But on the plus side, we are actually better of now, to avoid the group of death. I think this may have been on the boys mind when push came to shove during the game".

Paddy Durcan named on the bench

Mayo Senior Football Team is as Follows:

Colm Reape Knockmore

Jack Coyne Ballyhaunis

Donnacha McHugh Castlebar Mitchels

Enda Hession Garrymore

Sam Callinan Ballina Stephenites

David McBrien Ballaghaderreen

Stephen Coen Hollymount Carramore

Dylan Thornton Ballina Stephenites

Matthew Ruane Breaffy

Davitt Neary Breaffy

Darren McHale Knockmore

Jordan Flynn Crossmolina Deel Rovers

Aidan O’Shea Breaffy

Jack Carney Kilmeena

Ryan O’Donoghue Béal an Mhuirthead

SUBS:

16. Adrian Phillips Ballyhaunis

17. Conal Dawson Westport

18. Conor Reid Moy Davitts

19. Diarmuid O’Connor Ballintubber

20. Fenton Kelly Davitts

21. Fergal Boland Aghamore

22. Frank Irwin Ballina Stephenites

23. Kevin Quinn Ballinrobe

24. Paddy Durcan Castlebar Mitchels

25. Paul Towey Charlestown Sarsfield

26. Rory Brickenden Westport

A bit odd with a Connacht final on Sunday that's sure to attract 20k plus to Castlebar that Irish Rail didn't put on any extra train? If the match goes to extra time supporters who travelled that way will have to leave or miss the 6.03pm train.

check the Irish rail website for yourself.

Even if we don't win today, hopefully we at least show a bit of fight considering we were beaten by 10 points last time

To be fair special trains are normally put on for such championship games.

20 mins since our last score..…Jesus wept

Mayo not plating well,getting cleaned at MF but still well in this.

break even at MF and I think we'll do it

Towey has been hopeless since coming on.

point & a man down now 😬

Put your bloody boot through it ffs. Wtf was he trying to place that???

Very good team performance , but unfortunately we always seem to to have 1 player who will always press the self-destruction button at key moments in games.

A little bit of calm could also have seen us win that game with a few to spare.

Seasons far from over if we learn from these mistakes.

Almost same failings everything we lose . Reape always cost us from kickouts , o shea should never be on a free and sick of saying he would be more beneficial as impact sub . Towey always wasteful even though can't discourage him from shooting I suppose . Come summer always resorts to type and positives players in league disappear old stock start again . Diarmuid should never be starting and irwin league form deserved starts. Can't say too disappointing losing by 2 points when was talks we had no chance but sick of same shortcomings and been so close to winning . Managers never learn from defeats down the years .

Poor refereeing from a neutral perspective. Mayo had a 2 pointer count as one and it clearly was past the cross bar before goal keeper punched it. And the kick out that was taken inside the 21 yard line should have been a free in front of goal which would be a guaranteed point instead of free at the arc. It is only a free at the arc if it is taken inside the arc. Trying to get used of these rules myself playing the game at club level with only one ref, then you see such horrendous decisions being made in a provincial final with any amount of linesmen’s 4 th officials and umpires etc, makes me wonder does anyone know these rules at all. These rules need some serious rethinking - from a players, refs and fans point of view. Rules are black and white, there is way to much grey being introduced, club level so far has been a joke how can one official reffing a league match try and control all this - so frustrating as a player

Joe brolly is right about us, no character as a group to tolerate not losing finals