Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

Hard 2 get away from Mayo to go all the way this year after yesterday. The big worry is whether their strong enough mentally to get it done on all ireland day.

Great win for the Mayo minors,Monaghan up next.

yop wrote: »

You got to love this lad, not!
Tyrone man, so I am sure he will not like us for the next game either!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqoltLJbyrQ

Imagine that he was probably paid hard cash for that analysis

yop wrote: »

I fixed that for you.

I await his next installment "Barret, McGloughlin, OConnor, Carolan, OShea These are all young lads theyve never faced the likes of Tyrone at their best"

yop wrote: »

True

He is twitter I see and getting plenty of tweets!

What I would enjoy Interview with the real analysts. Bar stool, East Mayo 7th pint "Mick you were telling us earlier how Mayo couldnt kick the ball over the f*ckin bar in all those finals n they werent playin the Knockmore men What do you see thats different about this team?"

GBXI wrote: »

Just to make a point about Jim McGuinness and Donegal (I'm not from Donegal btw).

There is some amount of ****e written about them here and other places, especially these last few months. They were superb AI Champions,playing brilliant attacking football, based on exceptional hard-work, pace, organisation, and lots of skill. They strolled to an AI last year. So all those people saying they play negative football, well, you're just showing your ignorance really.

Secondly, McGuinness gets so much abuse from clueless keyboard warriors. What he did with Donegal over the last 3 years has been superb, himself and Horan are the 2 best managers in the game at the moment (Jim Gavin looking very good too). His mind-games before matches are what top managers do to gain an advantage. He showed his absolute class yesterday in congratulating Mayo and praising them to the level he did.

AOS put in one the great mid-field performances. He's like a minor playing against U14.

Fair enough on the rest but they did not play brilliant attacking football

overshoot wrote: »

donegal averaged 17.4 points a game in 2012
dublin averaged 15.8 in 2011
cork 17.1 in 2010
kerry 16.6 in 2009
tyrone 19 in 2008

god damn these defensive ulster teams ruining our game!

Not attacking Ulster football. Stats are misleading i think most would agree that donegal were very slow and methodical in attack, fair enough it got the job done but wasn't entertaining to watch and not what i would describe as brilliant attacking football.

Kerry on the other hand averaged less in 2009 but some of the forward play and movement was outstanding. In contrast to donegal it was quick unpredictable, of the cuff and highly enjoyable to watch.

Iv nothing against Donegal they had far less ability then other teams like kerry and identified this by playing a system which won them an all ireland. A great achievement by jimmy's team.

Fowler87 wrote: »

Its unreal some of the biased tripe that comes out of some of the northern pundits (not inc Brolly and McConville) especially this fella. He wasn't impressed with Mayo in the league. Thats fair enough but then to say hes been impressed with Donegal this year was laughable when they were obvious a shadow of what they were last year. Of course he finished his 'analysis' with a gem in that Mayo cant cope in Croker... Good lad Logie

He's a muppet - and I'm from Tyrone. That video was cringeworthy.

anyone got a spare final ticket? Haha!

Chips Ahoy wrote: »

Kerry on the other hand averaged less in 2009 but some of the forward play and movement was outstanding. In contrast to donegal it was quick unpredictable, of the cuff and highly enjoyable to watch.

I disagree about Kerry in 2009. Against Dublin they were awesome but poor enough against Meath and played pretty defensively against Cork in the final. Struggled throughout the qualifiers as well.

Fowler87 wrote: »

Its unreal some of the biased tripe that comes out of some of the northern pundits (not inc Brolly and McConville) especially this fella. He wasn't impressed with Mayo in the league. Thats fair enough but then to say hes been impressed with Donegal this year was laughable when they were obvious a shadow of what they were last year. Of course he finished his 'analysis' with a gem in that Mayo cant cope in Croker... Good lad Logie

Whatever about some nordie on youtube with his betting shop, but did anyone see Championship Matters on RTE on Thursday

Sean Amrstrong - Picking Donegal, "Mayo have not been tested"
Eoin Mulligan - Picking Donegal , "once they get to Croke Park they will up their game"

I have no problem with these guys having an opinion but they should really put some work into their analysis instead of the lazy s**t they come out with.
The dogs on the street knew that Donegal were a shadow of their former selves and no amount of playing well v Loais would mean that they would come to CP all guns blazing and suddenly up their game.
As I said after the Down game on another thread Dongeal 2013 apologists sounded just like Dublin 2012 apologists

And as for Armstrong and hes 'Mayo have not had a test', as I keep saying it's not as if they have come from no where to be where they are, the same dogs on the street know that they are a credible All Ireland contender and no amount of hammering lower teams in Connaught can change that