Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

No All Star for Cillian!!:eek: God and to rub salt into the wounds he did not get YPOTY.

Shame Barrett didn't get an all star. Was our most consistent back all year. Should have moved Higgins into half forwards

ColeTrain wrote: »

Just as bad as McLoughlin missing out last year. Very poor decision. The other four are well deserving.

Totally agree!
Like what did O'Donoghue do that deserved one more that COC!

I think they just have a quota, x amount for winners, y amount for losers and z amount for semi finalists and don't let logic get in the way.

ColeTrain wrote: »

Just as bad as McLoughlin missing out last year. Very poor decision. The other four are well deserving.

I think McLoughlins omission last year was for 'fitting in' reasons
The loosing Semi-finalists usually get at least one
The only one that Dublin deserved in 2012 was Paul Flynn, and he happened to be in the half forwards, so some one had to loose out so that they could 'fit in' a loosing semifinalist
And McLoughlin lost out
I also think there may have been some compensation for Mayo at the time by giving O' Connor YPOTY. He was not as good in 2012 as he was in 2011 IMO

I think there are two reasons for O'Connor missing out on an All Star this year
1. Mayo did not win the All Ireland
2. There is a myth about this Dublin v Kerry game and anyone who played in it , like JOD, is see as some sort of footballing magician

IMHO James O' Donoghue deservedly won an All Star but I thought COC should have got a spot alongside Bernard Brogan.

Fair play to Lee Keegan,quote re his All Star nomination..."It's hard to sum up, it took a month or so to sink in, it's a privilege and an honour. I'm proud of myself, but I'm also proud to be a Mayo man, it could have been any one of us,"

Padkir wrote: »

To be fair, James O'Donoghue is a good footballer and he had a very good year; it was going to be a toss-up between him and O'Connor. The problem is that O'Connor only played a couple of what people in the country would call meaningful games and did his heavy scoring in games that people see as walkovers.

I disagree with this thinking but that in my opinion is why he didn't get it.

Totally agree with you that JOD is a fine player, no intention to disrespect him in anyway

And I agree with you analysis about 'meaningful' games
JODs 0-3 v Cork was always going to be seen in a better light than COCs 3-3 v London or his 3-4 v Donegal
Plus JOD got 9 in total v Dublin (2-3), O' Connor only managed 8

then again if O'Connor managed 9 in the All Ireland it would have been a different story

Ah yes St. Brigid's must still be strong favourites for the final.

aidan24326 wrote: »

In truth there's not a whole lot between the two teams and that's how it played out. Corofin kicked some bad wides, 11 in total, and overall I thought Mitchells were just that bit more economical with possession.

They look a tough hungry team who won't be easily beaten but Brigids look to be as strong as ever if today's scoreline is anything to go by (for anyone who hasn't seen the results they gave the Leitrim champions an unmerciful walloping) and would be favourites for the Connaught Final regardless of who won in Tuam today.

Corofin were favourites for Connacht before a ball was thrown in today and with Ballymun,Crossmaglen also out maybe its better to have the underdog tag.

Slogger24 wrote: »

I fancy Cbar as a serious shout to beat brigids . Very young fit team, who can play ball very well( of which no-one is given them credit for) Holmes will have Brigids watched over an over again! He'll no them inside out. Conway 2, knows how he wants his players to play! to win....Do not rule Castlebar out at all..Who knows where they'll be On March 17th!

Any word if Buckley is staying with Mayo for 2014 ?
I don't think i have seen it reported anywhere

seligehgit wrote: »

Gone awfully quiet on here lads,must be out of season.The Mitchels are playing St. Brigid's on Sunday,delayed coverage on TG4.Not sure if I'll head or not,very tempting to watch Ireland trounce the All Blacks,lol.:D Then sit back and hopefully see the Mitchels pull off a minor shock.Ah heading to the match>>>>>>

Don't see Brigids losing this one at home unless Mitchtels' forwards show something they haven't.

The likes of Richie Feeney, Barry Moran and Danny Kirby will find the Brigids defence harder to break down than anything they've faced so far, they won't be able to draw backs out of position to give those non-forwards the channels to run down as effectively as they have in other games. Brigids are well set-up to grind a game out, but they also have the better forwards to call upon.

It should be no more than a one or two score game nonetheless. Brigids have weathered plenty of blows since March 17th but came through it all with younger players emerging and they are playing their best football of the season at the right time.

It's also a tie-breaker on the all-time roll of honour - in the twelve meetings between Roscommon and Mayo clubs in the Connacht final it's currently six apiece.

N.B. Good for Mayo that Buckley is staying on but the cost of the Horan era on top of the debt on McHale will bring about a reckoning in Mayo in time.

Lads kiltane in the intermediate football,what are they like?have they any former or present intercounty at any grade with them?

Syferus wrote: »

Don't see Brigids losing this one at home unless Mitchtels' forwards show something they haven't.

The likes of Richie Feeney, Barry Moran and Danny Kirby will find the Brigids defence harder to break down than anything they've faced so far, they won't be able to draw backs out of position to give those non-forwards the channels to run down as effectively as they have in other games. Brigids are well set-up to grind a game out, but they also have the better forwards to call upon.

It should be no more than a one or two score game nonetheless. Brigids have weathered plenty of blows since March 17th but came through it all with younger players emerging and they are playing their best football of the season at the right time.

It's also a tie-breaker on the all-time roll of honour - in the twelve meetings between Roscommon and Mayo clubs in the Connacht final it's currently six apiece.

Brigids will have to bring their A game to prevent an upset, going into this provincial final without a competitive game since the Roscommon championship won't help.

After beating Corofin in Tuam Mitchels will be well fired up for this game and they have very good defenders to keep Frankie Dolan,Senan Kilbride quiet. Brigids are good in midfield however Barry Moran,Kirby should be more than a match for them also.

Syferus wrote: »

Brigids had three competitive games in the knock-out stages of Roscommon, all within the last two months or so. Anyone who thinks Brigids, the AI champions and one of the most experienced teams in the country, are going to come in under-cooked is severely over-egging the situation, they've rarely entered a Connacht final more battle-hardened.

If you want to ask that sort of question it's about whether Mitchels have the experience needed to make an impact at this stage of the championship. Ballagh didn't and they had previous experience of the Connacht championship to rely on.

I like my eggs sunny side up and don't under cook them. Seriously though since Clan na nGael got within one point of Brigids in the middle of September they have won their games by 7pts v Western Gaels,7pts v Tourlestrane and 22 points v St Marys i would called those three games easing into their stride. Battle-hardened is what Mitchels should be after that Connacht semi final win.

Mitchels as club don't have the experience of Brigids or indeed Corofin who they just bet however they make up for it with lots of individual inter county experience and that should not be underestimated