Mayo GAA Discussion

I'm not sure how it won that award as it's quite bare when you see it up close and not many games have been played on it. It has a very high sand content. The Roscommon pitch surface looks much better.

Insurance has to be a factor. Its supposed have been the reason the barbed wire on the perimeter fence was removed years ago after a large claim payout when a child got caught in it.

Thats not really viable at provincial level with lower attendances than croke park. It takes a lot of stewards to work that system.

Thank you for the link. Kerry have another version of Clifford coming through

Defence seems to be gradually improving. Coyne and McHugh are catching up after long layoffs.

Goalkeeper is an issue IMO. The Monaghan goal last week was a reminder of how vulnerable Hennelly can be to high balls.

Yes decision making. Thats what happened in 2021 final for one of the goals. Stayed on his line and at the last minute came out and got caught in no man's land. His shot stopping has improved but needs to be secure under high ball.

Good win in difficult conditions. Dug it out after Armagh onslaught. Kobe probably made the difference at the end.

Touhy is having to do too much at midfield. McBrien is not a fielder.

Callinan is much more physical this year...breaking tackles and cutting through defence lines. Loftus very good until he had to go off.

Difficult to know where we are. Our midfield is not up to standard right now, always feel we're very prone at the back and championship fare is a different animal entirely to this league. Donegal showed us up and nothing we could do about it in fairness. Apart from Monahan we might well have lost every other game. Thankfully we didn't. Personally feel a Connacht final will be an achievement in 2026.

Would agree that it'll be hard tell where we are versus others. I see potential in that midfield but maybe in a couple of years, very unusual that a brand new pairing (with both of them relatively inexperienced) will be up to scratch. I think a few got a bit too carried away with the performance vs Monaghan (a decent club side would have put up a similar test).

What I do like is the way we are playing, and Andy can't really control much other than that. If other teams are better, so be it. He's brought confidence and a style of play that we badly needed after the few years under McStay. He has identified the need to get a few more forwards in there and if Beirne and McHale come out of this as real viable options, then he'll have done well.

Connaught will be the most realistic goal for the year, and it'll be an achievement because Galway and the Rossies are ticking along alright as well.

It is…… considering the crack that we were at last year. It is great to see a consistent attitude towards having a crack at them. It's very early days yet, but the next two games will give an indication to what is achievable especially the Kerry game.

I thought Kobe might be be used as an impact sub this year but after watching him on Sunday, I think he needs to start come championhip. He did a lot more in 20 mins than some of the starters including Towey and O'Shea. Mayo also wouldn't have won that game without him.

There's no exams on Saturdays and Sundays, he will be there!

Swap Mayo and Donegal and that table is the league table