Mayo GAA Discussion

So many poor performances from Mayo and yet a 1 point loss( big guns for mayo we’re non existent ) . I’m at a loss to see how Donegal and Galway are looked upon at as all Ireland potentials when they could have and possibly should have lost 1) the Connaught final and also this draw .
Surely there are better teams in this competition ( Armagh or Kerry ).

Gutted, but when are we going to stop being so passive and law abiding in the final seconds of multiple crucial games ?

New management team needed , and an influx of fearless youth needs to be bedded into the squad this winter.

We are not as far away from the chasing pack , as many deem us to be.

I dunno...Cavan can be very dangerous on their day*

*If the team they're playing are asleep and disinterested for no apparent reason 🙄🙄🙄

i am not sure if new management is needed, i think rochford is doing okay since mcstay got sick , but someone has to be man enough to drop or take off aidan o'shea whenever its not going well ,

today he won several balls inside the small arc and laid it off nearly every time , and nearly every time mayo as a result were pushed back outside the 45,

in my opinion ye had 3 brave forwards today in ryan o'donohue , conal dawson and darren mchale who was excellent , on top of o shea both jordan flynn and jack carney did very little , no manager can improve that unless the players improve it

I can't multi quote any more but to respond to a few things above -

Our game management is still diabolical, it's like we've learned nothing from all the close games in the last 20 years up..…we draw level with 30 secs left and then let Donegal wander up the pitch no bother.....that was the time to deploy the dark arts...ie. 3 lads going down with cramp, Reape needing to change a contact lens, Rochford wrestling with McGuiness etc.

And on 2 pointers...was at the Limerick v Wexford match earlier (great game btw... Naughton and maybe Neville would walk into the Mayo team imho)....Wexford scored 5 two pointers....have Mayo scored more than 2 in a game this season?

And lastly, on a wider point, there was a kick of a ball from being no Connaught team left in the All Ireland series (and none in Tailteann either) which should have alarm bells ringing in the west surely...

The lack of 2 pointers has to be addressed, we're one of the worst at it

It's more deep rooted than that. We don't have enough kickers even inside the arch. ROD looked like the only guy who wanted to shoot at times. It used to be the strategy to run everything into the D but that made it so stupid with the new rules.

Anyway, today was inevitable and I hope we get someone with a bit of substance to come in. They have a few months to try to get the best manager they can find.

The great thing about this condensed season is that when you get knocked out early you don't have long to ponder what might have been, in a month or so everyone except the championship will be knocked out.

The winter is long for everyone.

Not going to happen…. It's over..

so you’ve polled everyone in Donegal and Galway have you? Good lad, must have a lot of time on your hands, surprised you have time to worry about mayo fans expectations with all your analysis

What expectations aren't being managed? Didn't talk to a single Mayo person last week who thought we'd win that game.

The hoards are following because one of the (arguably) greatest players in gaa history came out of retirement this year. With Motm performance no less.

Was referring to the unrealistic expectations of the last 30 years... 1996, 2012 and 2021 being particularly good examples with many others coming close.

Oh cmon Louth are one of the worst team left in it,

Aidan seemed to indicate that he wanted to keep playing for a few more years in a recent interview so who knows.

The national media have their usual lazy Mayo headlines today.... Tragedy, heartbreak, disaster etc. You'd think that no other team will get knocked out of the championship. I don't think any of us thought the were going to go much further this year anyway.

So here we are again….or not,as the case may be!

This years Championship quest was lost by the diabolical defeat to Cavan.

As some pundits said yesterday evening there are worst teams left in the race compared to the teams that have now exited,Derry and Mayo two of the later. Remember in the league when Mayo were within 5 minutes of relegation …..and then in the league final 5 minutes later…..fine margins!

Mayo are not as bad as some people would suggest and of course no where near winning Sam as others might think!

Take Michael Murphy out of Donegal and we would have beaten them quite comprehensively yesterday. Michael Langan along with many other Donegal players did not turn up yesterday….this will not get them Sam.

Langan was brilliant in the previous game.I know he did a lot of work defensively yesterday but didn't venture forward as much, where he was very effective previously.

Same with Kerry,they haven't a hope of winning Sam if Paidí Clifford is injured,he is the glue that binds that team.Its fine having David but Paidí is the man that makes Kerry tick!

Galway likewise,if Shane Walsh does not fire they will find it difficult and Damien Comer injury free would be a great addition.Galway are by no means a two man team but all the others ,Conroy,finnerty,Darcy etc always give their all but they need the two lads to provide the topping on the cake.

Getting all your top marque players firing on the same day is required realistically in order to win Sam.

Armagh,as holders, will have a major say yet in this years Championship.

As as footnote from yesterday,why oh why did the backroom team of Mayo not notice the slipping and sliding of some Mayo players,AOS in particular, in the first half where there were turnovers and scores from Donegal capitalising on the slipping misfortune….NO BOOT CHANGE AT HALF TIME!!! SAME THING WAS NOTED TO CONTINUE IN THE EARLY PART OF THE SECOND HALF. How big is the Mayo backroom team that none of them noticed this!!!! Remember its fine margins,very fine margins that win or lose games at this level……Donegal got at least 2 first half points from this misfortune….Mayo lost the match by ONE POINT!!!!!!