Mayo GAA Discussion

Yeah he would be a great intact sub and the new rules would probably suit him. The performance of Durcan after a long layoff is encouraging for the others coming back.

The leadership the likes of Paddy and AOS give is phenomenal. Paddy though example. But Aido has turned into a on field commander of sorts. As the hooter went ROD was hailing sideways to kick it dead. Aido glared at him and pointed at the goal to go for the extra score. Now, the most likely scenarios for us against Donegal is either win and top the group or lose and go out with wins for Donegal and Tyrone over Cavan , but there are scenarios where points difference could decide finishing positon in the group and it was great to see him recognise that and direct appropriately

Cavan and Donegal is nip and tuck

So to top the group and get straight into the quarter finals and get a week off Mayo have to beat Donegal and hope Cavan doesn't beat Tyrone.

No bother.

I think the latter is guaranteed. The former will be tough going.

Breffni could be an option (2h 10 vs 1h 40) or Enniskillen (2h vs 1h). The Hyde is 1h 15 vs 1h 55

Any of those three are probably reasonable options from a travel point of view. Would Breffni have the biggest capacity?

Breffni has an issue with staff/volunteers given the Cavan v Tyrone game would be throwing in at the same time in a different venue. A very viable option for other games, but not for ours.

Enniskillen has a Tailteann home QF on that weekend. Doesn't completely rule it out, but I'd be surprised if they'd have one venue going both Saturday and Sunday rather than mixing it around a bit more.

Hyde, Clones & Corrick (slight capacity concerns) the most likely options imho.

Hard to look past the Hyde & Corrick getting a game each given the recent work done to both (and more cynically the reps they have on the CCCC) & Clones you'd imagine might be used for Dublin/Derry. If Armagh/Galway was a battle for 1st I'd have assumed it'd be Corrick for us, but with our game a full-blooded do or die while Armagh are already safe in 1st I'd expect they'd see ours as the bigger draw - so Hyde for us and Corrick (again) for Armagh/Galway would be my guess.

The Hyde is (as much as it pains me to say it) is a really good ground now They did a super job on refurbishing it at a cost of about 1.5m.

A good few counties could learn from that.

They could do with a stand or steeper terrace that end to mask the graveyard. But the rest of the ground has improved.

Lads it's Carrick, not Corrick.

Hoping for the Hyde, it's a good ground and one we're well used to, and actually tend to play better there than in MacHale Park.

it’s not the same without the cooling tower behind it anyway

I really hope it's The Hyde. Great place for matches. The stand and Terraces are really close to the pitch and creates a great atmosphere. Mayo had a couple of matches there last year, and they were really good occasions. Although that last minute against Dublin last year will forever be in my nightmares.

I'd say no chance of the Saturday evening whatever about the rest.

RTÉ get first choice on the two games for the Sunday. With Mayo Donegal currently looking the choice of all the games given the all-or-nothingness of it.

What we need vs what will probably happen are 2 different things.

Similar to our need to work a few 2pointers next day out

There is no proper toilets. It was port a loos all around last time I was there.

Not ideal on a warm summers day.