Mayo GAA Discussion

Kerry,Dublin and Tyrone never over Hyped any of their players will we ever learn?

Believe me, living in Kerry, Clifford was hyped up to the 9th degree even before his last year of minor.

And the hype turned out to be true.

We should get exited about Kobe and enjoy it, and never apologize for it.

Kerry never hyped up anyone? Clifford was the most hyped up player in the game before he even played a second of senior and most of that was coming from within Kerry where they saw his potential.

Bullshit. Clifford would be in Oz if he wasn't convinced financially to stay. Then he had a kid when he was still young, and he was hardly going to move to the other side of the world.

4-4 in a minor final , the country knew what was coming

Looking at Sunday game tonight Armagh will be hard beaten in McHale Park,if they had their shooting booths on they could have beaten Donegal today and they really need points next Sunday.

How exactly was he convinced financially to stay? Apart from college scholarships and helping him get a job afterwards which every intercounty player benefits from.

Clifford had a child after he had played 4 years with the Kerry seniors so I don't see how that's relevant.

The reason Clifford didn't end up in Australia is because he didn't want to go. Simple.

Couldn't believe just how poor Monaghan were. One of the worst displays I've seen in a while.

Still, we've often struggled to put teams away and there was no sign of that yesterday, a fairly emphatic victory.

Some very good performances all around, topped off by Tuohy. I'm not sure how much that was to do with the lack of a Monaghan midfield but he can only play against what's there I suppose. That midfield pairing with McBrien is interesting, looking forward to seeing how they do against stronger opposition. My thoughts would be that the pairing will take a few years to really come good. I would have thought Tuohy would have bulked up / filled out a bit more by now, I think he needs a bit more strength to really compete at the top.

Flynn looks back to his best, and plenty more very good performances. Beirne is a huge addition and I hope he can kick on / keep adding to our attack. Won't even mention the K word, what a debut.

Maybe a sign of my pessimistic leaning but even with such a good display, there was a worry or two. I know McCarron is a great player but despite being on the much weaker team and having limited supply, he had a field day when he came on. I don't think Coyne will be happy with how he did on him.

To end on a positive, I think that's our highest return in a competitive game. 5-20 against Tipp in the 2020 AI Semi, one point better yesterday (two pointers obviously a big factor).

Even still, I don't understand what exactly was done with McShane. He got some (presumably) well paying job.. possibly ahead of other more qualified candidates. That's all very common with intercounty players going back decades. I would be amazed if anything more underhanded was involved.

If Kobe wanted to stay around he would obviously get a sponsored car, free college and he'd find a well paid office job somewhere too. However it would mean turning down a pro sports career which he clearly has ambitions of trying.

Regardless of how bad Monaghan were what I like about this team is that they are bringing something new.

From 2022 to 2025 Mayo were in a rut.

Each year they brought nothing new to their game and they regressed.

In 2022 and 2023 they lost quarter finals heavily to Kerry and Dublin, games that they used to be competitive in in previous seasons.

Then in 2024 and 2025 they got worse with a loss to a dour Derry team and the f-up v Cavan.

They were never serious contenders in those years.

I've no idea how far this Mayo team will get this year.

The yardstick will be the Connacht Championship.

But at least they are new and fresh and we can look forward.

Yes he decided not to go but there are different aspects to making that decision. Granted he will get sorted financially, there is also the possibility of winning and winning SAM, playing at the highest level etc…. He knew that there is a really good possibility that they will win SAM, whereas we are years without winning it. All these different aspects/parts added together can be the deciding factor.

I think if Clifford was in Sligo for example, he would probably have went.

Kobe also has a father who has played inter county football for Mayo….I’m sure he has advised him what’s best for the individual here. Sadly I don’t think there’s anything that can done bar him failing to make it out there.

I expect u are talking about Ciaran, how was he badly treated by the County board