Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

So Yop was right. There are people posting here about Mayo :eek:

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

I don't recall ever seeing such anticipation and controversy before a quarter final! It's almost like the 3rd Sunday in September. The Indo are reporting that the GAA expect about 60,000 to attend on Sunday, will be a far better atmosphere than the previous 2 QFs that Mayo played in, last year in particular was as dead as a doornail. Even the Dubs couldn't generate any sort of buzz.

Ah here, we were playing Laois ! They ran us close enough in the game, but all fairness, you couldn't expect them to generate the kind of buzz that our playing a recent AI champion or former finalist would.

Agree with you about the anticipation though. Was only 50/50 about heading in for Sundays game now, but am deffo gonna head in for them now. All the yapping going on only adds to the anticipation. Praise be to St Heffo that Jim Gavin keeps such a low media profile. God only knows what the hullabaloo would be if the Dubs manager ever decided to dip his toe into the murky waters of all this meeja codology.

Syferus wrote: »

18. He's good on the ball but he looks too slight for Donegal's system and for this game in particular. He has potential in the years ahead, however, but it speaks to how threadbare Donegal's bench is if one injury means an 18 year-old is starting for the AI champions.

If Mayo have sense they'll be running down his channel all day long.

paddy mcbrearty had 2 ulster medals when he was still 18 19 by the final, murphy just missed out on being championship top scorer in 09 at 18/19
if their good enough they are old enough, i think Ryan would be playing at this stage even if mark was fit at the expense of others due to form, we just have the problem that he wont fufill the same (important) role as his brother... and im not sure anyone in the camp has the attributes to do it. I put Ryan as our best player over the last 2 games but given its his debut year he will be targeted
also id call it 2 injuries as it also took positional changes out of half forward!

also on the colluding stuff, id be surprised if donegal didnt come up in conversation between the managers in the "friendly" but complaining that 2 managers may speak about soon to be/potential (should team 1 lose) is a bit stupid.... to be honest id say it would be stupid of the managers not to seek out other opinions

Did the mayo fella on 3e just say the players wear earpieces? Is that why Horan always wears the microphone and cap?

Are you allowed communicate with players like this?

threebeards wrote: »

If you can find one example of any Mayo player on the pitch on Sunday with an earpiece, please take a screen shot and post it here.

In return, I'll get someone to take a photo of me running bollock naked through the streets of Castlebar and also post it here.

Ok I think that's what David Brady said anyway. Why else would Horan wear a microphone? I think McCartan does it as well.

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

To communicate with backroom staff that may not be in the dugout etc its surely not to talk to the players

Yeah maybe that's what he meant so.

Here in Jury's gettin ready for the game. Hup Mayo!

Great performance - I made it twelve different scorers. O'Connor got another hat trick and wasn't even man of the match! Amazing that we've yet to have a game in this championship that we didn't have wrapped up at half time.

I reckon Tyrone will use every trick in the book to change that stat the next day though.

Job done. Bring on game 5. Maigh Eo Abu.. We've a great team here lads, proud of everyone of them for their efforts for Mayo GAA

Tyrone will not be easy to beat and one of Mayo's biggest problems is putting back to back performances together. Three years on the trot they've dumped the reigning champions out with great displays, only to flop next time out. Going back through the years they've often done the same thing. They seem to have one brilliant performance every year, but only one. Can they buck that trend?