Mayo GAA Discussion

This 100% - as abject performance I've seen in awhile. No application. No game plan. No desire. No quality.

Coen meanwhile did his best to keep Mayo in the game.

You are living in the past. Today has been coming since last year. Coen showed leadership qualities today for the scores but, that does not make a leader. I would need to see that over a consistent period and also that he inspires around him. Minor and U20 etc is irrelevant and is from years ago. This is the kind of muck that is peddled around a lot. I go on the here and now, not past stuff. We have not had a leader since keegan. That is the truth.
COC is finished. ROD is the present now and for the foreseeable future. I hope this ends swiftly so we can get someone new in.

Unless ye beat or draw with Tyrone in Omagh I would very much doubt it.

7k today. So I doubt it.

Carrick on Shannon might be big enough.

We need a full reset after this season . Unpopular opinion with some but likes of o connors , o shea and maybe more should be told thanks for your service but yer only involvement wil be impact subs and if not happy then walk. Too many leggy players with lack of pace and been played in forwards, when should be specialised midfielder only . Limited in scoring ability and straight away scoring is dependant on ROD to score 8 or 9 every game . If he doesn't then we struggle . Introduce some of our under 20 players and drill in new mentality that we need to adapt to new rules by playing direct football , play high quick ball into forwards when no longer a packed last 3rd . More importantly practice scoring from outside arc and have every forward competent and confident in shooting for 2 pointers.

Can't fathom why irwin nearly frozen out in championship after been regular scorer in league .

The disgust is beginning to clear and now I’m looking ahead to……..
I think we are going to get a huge reaction against Tyrone
They will only a week break after donegal game too

All set up then for a draw against donegal to put us through on 3 points and them through as group winners with 5 :D

I think the poster is talking about building a squad that can compete properly. We cannot expect AOS and COC to still be delivering performances that can make us a serious outfit. I don’t think they have the legs come a semi or final when the pressure is at the greatest. It is unfair to expect that. They are pushing on and we need new blood. They have been fabulous footballers but we need to find young energetic footballers now. I would rather give young lydon etc a go than bring back guys in their 30s. I hope the new guy comes with a proper plan to get us back into contention within a year or two

I was at the game and sitting in front of the Cavan subs and just behind the Cavan Management Team. There was great energy and an a sense of urgency on the sideline. There was no hiding place for their players on the pitch and they were constantly giving guidance and instructions. The analysts and other coaches were up and down to the subs talking things through. They were in the ear of the Linesman and Sideline Official all match. Even if this isn't very useful during a match, it kept the intensity and focus up.

The Mayo sideline were like statues in comparison. I'm sure they say the work was done and they leave it to the players, but I think that Cavan were able to squeeze every bit from their players, while Mayo didn't seem to care or they were too good to be 'shouting and panicking' during a match.

Whats the story with Cillian O'Connor? I mean he's a year out now. He had surgery or an injury before? A year out of a panel is a long time.
I mean on AOS and Cilian and the likes. If you think of their absoloute hay days , you are talking about 2016-2020. Years ago.
O'se might have had an alright season so far , but there's no level of consistency from what i have seen.

And they are both on the far side of 30 at this stage.

Are you from Mayo?

Cillian opted out of the panel for this year (along with several others).

We need an experienced manager who can get the most of out of current lads,bring through new players,put a bit of steel back in Mayo football,knows how to deal with the media,understands new rules.

It's a lot to ask.

To me there is one man who fulfills all the above criteria.

James Horan.

I don't care that hes been there twice before.I want the best candidate for where we are.

What was Horan before he was Mayo manager ?

He was the Ballintubber manager that brought Ballintubber to an intermediate and then senior county championship in short order.

We all know what Horan did (twice) and I too would not be against him going for it again, but is there anyone out there showing the same traits that Horan did 15 years ago?

Edit: I forgot to mention, they have to have the same traits as Jimmy McGuinness as well.

I think McStay is as good as gone at this stage, hopefully we manage to put up a decent fight in the next two games rather than get hammered out the gate which is what could well happen.

Not that I think he would have made a massive difference but the whole situation around Frank Irwin playing most (all?) of the league games and then dropped for championship is bizarre. Dylan Thornton going the opposite direction, hardly played at all during the league but starting in 3/4 championship games. Similarly with Brickendon, nowhere for months and then parachuted in to start against Galway but not getting a minute at all yesterday.

I'm sure reasons can be put forward for all three being valid selection choices but taken as a whole (and perhaps because of results), it just seems haphazard from the management team.

Will many go to the Tyrone match? I had been thinking about going and I might yet depending on the throw-in time but expectations will be extremely low for it

Play it again Sam!!!

When the crowd ( of which there were only 7000+ to begin with) are walking out 5 or 6 minutes into the 2nd half there must be something wrong!

Learn from your mistakes….never!

I could hardly believe the 1st half kick outs yesterday,absolutely nothing learnt from the Galway game,it couldnt all be the goalkeepers fault all the time.Having said that if I was a Connacht rugby coach I would be enticing him to change sports with his uncanny knack of finding touch!

RO'D could not do it all on his own.He should NOT be back defending,infact he should not be let back beyond midfield.

AO'S got two balls played into him yesterday,the first he caught and went on a mazy run that ended in a free against him,unlucky I thought.The second he caught and again went on a run sidestepping a couple of players before finding the net.Just imagine ,for a minute.if he got several balls played into him.Its no good having a very skillful dedicated lad as A is and not treat him properly with ball delivery. He should NOT be taking flak for the performances that he is not in control of.He is one of the most dedicated and personable lad that Mayo could wish for and leaves everything on the pitch.

Why no hooter,was this game null and void,you cannot change the rules just like that!!! or can you…maybe we can play with 20 men against Tyrone.

Why was the ref.(poor , in my opinion) from the same province as one of the competing teams….wouldn't it be very easy to get a Leinster ref or a Munster one…..just for transparency! Of course 'transparency' is not a word in the GAA's vocabulary

Again,the ARC is absolutely killing Mayo,they see it as an electric fence,get up to it and then turn back.This was very much in evident in the Connacht final also.The fresh young lads have not had this coached out of them yet.Some of the more established have…DO'C,very evident in the CF.

There is a fear,even in training,that you get a bollocking if you try something that may not come off.I would rather see a lad having a go and missing rather than turning back….which you will never get a score from.

On (mis) management,it is reported that a former manager is chomping at the bit to get back to the trough!

As I said before 'lay off the players',they do not get paid whereas on the other hand managers do and should be able to handle constructive criticism.

I still reckon we will beat Tyrone in Tyrone and then see where we are at with the Donegal game looming.