Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

harpsman · 13-01-2014 10:55PM

Mayo repeatedly failing to produce anywhere close to their best in finals. You wouldnt mind losing while playing to your potential but theyre not doing that. Personally i think that its partly a mental thing and denying that is just whislting past the graveyard. I think youd be more likely to win one if you faced up to that and dealt with it. Having said that theres not many better teams and always a decent pool of younger talent so you never know. Over and out

blowitupref · 13-01-2014 11:05PM

Peaking before AI finals has been suggested before i think the 2013 AI final had two sides that played their best football before it but Dublin seem to have a little bit extra to get over the line.

Oldtree · 14-01-2014 12:41PM

I think it is some sort of nervous tension on the big day as the Mayo teams I have watched playing in the leagues and championships over the years are well capable, able, dedicated and imo well able to beat Dublin. One point is just a kick of the ball, that's how tight the game was for me. No matter the analysis of the play, the lads did not drop their heads and kept fighting to the end. I hope to see the same sort of spirit this year and perhaps culminating in getting that extra point.

mayo.mick · 17-01-2014 03:29PM

Any of yee Mayo season ticket holders looking to join season ticket groups this year, or willing to set up a group and invite other Mayo supporters to join (up to 10 per group) Some groups are filling up, they are looking for more to join.

http://mayoclub51.com/club-51-seating-groups/

Always_Running · 18-01-2014 01:23AM

Mayo team to face Roscommon on Sunday.

R.Hennelly

K.Keane
G.Cafferkey
C.Boyle

B.Harrison
S.McHale
D.Drake

T.Parsons
A.O'Shea

D.O'Connor
A.Moran
A.Gallagher

K.McLoughlin
A.Freeman
D.Coen

Subs B.Walsh, K.Rogers, J.Gibbons, B.Gallagher, C.Carolan, M.Conroy, E.Varley, L.Keegan, C.Freeman, K.Higgins

yop · 19-01-2014 01:37AM

Strong team that.
When did Tom Parsons come back, thought he had left Ireland? Or is that someone else?

Any word on Barry Moran?

blowitupref · 19-01-2014 01:49AM

Apparently Parsons was last on the Mayo panel in 2011 (changed team now) he was U21 in 2009 making him around 25,26. Barry Moran held back for the club AI semi final i'd say.

Haven't seen the Roscommon line up however that strong Mayo team named should win by around 4-6 points.

Syferus · 19-01-2014 05:04PM

blowitupref wrote: »

Apparently Parsons was last on the Mayo panel in 2011 (changed team now) he was U21 in 2009 making him around 25,26. Barry Moran held back for the club AI semi final i'd say.

Haven't seen the Roscommon line up however that strong Mayo team named should win by around 4-6 points.

Oh, really?

seligehgit · 19-01-2014 05:56PM

Quite a poor performance by Mayo.First half we won a bit of ball and tagged on a few scores.Andy Moran was outstanding in the half,2 lovely scores and a wonderful playmaker.
Whatever the rossies did at half time seemed to work,totally ceased the initiative,dominated the second half.
Thought Colm Boyle was lucky not to get a black card in the first half,the infuriating spectacle of Robert Hennelly taking 45s continues.Alan Freeman had an off day taking frees on the ground,strange logic given the conditions.
Mayo forwards were ponderous,over elaborating and passing responsibility for taking a score.Kevin McLoughlin and Jason Doherty were largely anonymous.
Thought the backs did quite well,under a lot of pressure.Shane McHale stood out in the first half.

K4t · 19-01-2014 07:06PM

Thought there was very little movement among the forwards especially in the second half, and the play was far too direct and down the middle. At many stages the full and half forward lines for mayo were in a straight line down the middle of the pitch with no runs or movement into the space or the corners.

Today highlights the difference in quality between a full strength starting 15 and the rest of the squad. Without O'Shea today it could have been a lot worse. In fairness Parsons was solid for most of the match beside him but faded late on.

Syferus · 19-01-2014 07:29PM

K4t wrote: »

Thought there was very little movement among the forwards especially in the second half, and the play was far too direct and down the middle. At many stages the full and half forward lines for mayo were in a straight line down the middle of the pitch with no runs or movement into the space or the corners.

Today highlights the difference in quality between a full strength starting 15 and the rest of the squad. Without O'Shea today it could have been a lot worse. In fairness Parsons was solid for most of the match beside him but faded late on.

Thought both were well beaten. Maybe one forage forward by AOS and a few passes. The dirty ball around the middle will always be a problem for a man of AOS's size. Probably Mayo's weakest sector overall today.

blowitupref · 19-01-2014 08:28PM

Yeah i was wrong very wrong with that prediction, i'll wait for the Roscommon line up in the future

In fairness Murtagh,Cathal Shine could be two big players for Roscommon this year.

Syferus · 19-01-2014 08:55PM

Cathal Shine has always had the talent, now that he's fully fit after his back injury he's coming on in leaps and bounds.

Andy looks back to his best and Adam Gallagher was as impressive as I expected.

homewardbound11 · 19-01-2014 10:34PM

Missed the match today as was heading abroad. Lost radio receptn at 6 point s to 3. What happened after that.

Not to push any red buttons too early . Sorry I'm trigger happy. But where is Evan regan .he seems to be the Suarez of scoring at the moment but no county experience. Next and I know this is expected to leave out Barry Moran but after club commitments he needs to be in midfield. Sorry aiden. But well done on giving young down and oconner starts.

I'm thinking there are good forwards coming through but just to realise them now .

whocares · 21-01-2014 03:22PM

Whats is the story with Conor OShea. He seems to be injured for a very long time. Will he be available to play for the Mayo U21s this year. How come if injured he was carried on Mayo team all last summer and brought to Dubai on holidays etc, when evan regan who had recovered from injury and was playing well was dropped.

yop · 22-01-2014 10:00AM

whocares wrote: »

Whats is the story with Conor OShea. He seems to be injured for a very long time. Will he be available to play for the Mayo U21s this year. How come if injured he was carried on Mayo team all last summer and brought to Dubai on holidays etc, when evan regan who had recovered from injury and was playing well was dropped.

He was on the NUIG team there so isn't injured. Maybe because he is a better option.

mayo.mick · 22-01-2014 02:22PM

Slightly off topic, the Allianz Prediction league is up and running again this year. Will there be a boards.ie mini league? For anyone that wants to join Mayo Club 51's mini league, details here;

http://mayoclub51.com/allianz-prediction-league-2014/

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whocares · 22-01-2014 02:39PM

yop wrote: »

He was on the NUIG team there so isn't injured. Maybe because he is a better option.

Did he actually play for NUIG or was he just a sub. I cannot remember when he played his last full match club or county.

He was on mayo panel all last year and got absolutely no game time in the league or FBD, yet the likes of Evan Regan, Brian Gallagher, Alan Murphy etc who were all considered good enough to bring on in league semi final (or was it final) against Dublin got dropped.

I am not giving out about the lad but cannot see how he got kept on panel all last year when he had what appears to be a long term injury. I just think the likes of Regan who was playing awful well for his club when he got dropped would have been more valuable on the panel last September when Cillian had such a bad shoulder injury and Freeman had the flu, than a man who was carry long term injury.

Syferus · 22-01-2014 07:59PM

whocares wrote: »

Did he actually play for NUIG or was he just a sub. I cannot remember when he played his last full match club or county.

He was on mayo panel all last year and got absolutely no game time in the league or FBD, yet the likes of Evan Regan, Brian Gallagher, Alan Murphy etc who were all considered good enough to bring on in league semi final (or was it final) against Dublin got dropped.

I am not giving out about the lad but cannot see how he got kept on panel all last year when he had what appears to be a long term injury. I just think the likes of Regan who was playing awful well for his club when he got dropped would have been more valuable on the panel last September when Cillian had such a bad shoulder injury and Freeman had the flu, than a man who was carry long term injury.

Sadly that's not what happened. Even I don't want to open that can of worms again.

grainuaile · 23-01-2014 12:26PM

Syferus wrote: »

Sadly that's not what happened. Even I don't want to open that can of worms again.

You can sing that Syferus

felt the old rage boiling when I read that line but feck it its over and done with......

keane2097 · 23-01-2014 12:53PM

Would appreciate a PM with the details of the Freeman thing, never heard the truth of that story!

whocares · 23-01-2014 01:25PM

For what its worth I don't believe he had the flu either and I don't think anybody else does. Just making the point that I don't understand carrying an injured player on the panel all year.

Interesting to see that Freeman went on team holiday. Don't think that Richie Feeney did though.

ColeTrain · 23-01-2014 02:09PM

Got my Cairde Maigh Eo season ticket today, roll on Newbridge!

yop · 23-01-2014 02:56PM

whocares wrote: »

For what its worth I don't believe he had the flu either and I don't think anybody else does. Just making the point that I don't understand carrying an injured player on the panel all year.

Interesting to see that Freeman went on team holiday. Don't think that Richie Feeney did though.

Are you sure about that?

MaroonAndGreen · 23-01-2014 02:57PM

whocares wrote: »

For what its worth I don't believe he had the flu either and I don't think anybody else does. Just making the point that I don't understand carrying an injured player on the panel all year.

Interesting to see that Freeman went on team holiday. Don't think that Richie Feeney did though.

Castlebar training for AI Semi maybe?

whocares · 23-01-2014 03:04PM

So had Tom Cunniffe and Barry Moran but they went

yop · 23-01-2014 03:06PM

whocares wrote: »

So had Tom Cunniffe and Barry Moran but they went

So he definitely didn't go?

seligehgit · 23-01-2014 07:32PM

yop wrote: »

Are you sure about that?

Thought he'd a family wedding and flew out a few days afterwards?Subject to correction.

yop · 24-01-2014 10:26AM

seligehgit wrote: »

Thought he'd a family wedding and flew out a few days afterwards?Subject to correction.

I was waiting to hear from whocares who seems to know the ins and out of the Mayo team going by his first few posts

Yip he went, I was out with him the night before he went out with them. Its a bit like the story of his fallout with Horan in the AI final.
Sometimes you'd swear people were more concerned with gossip and trying to discredit the Mayo team including manager and players instead of ignoring all the BS that comes out pub talk etc.

League in a couple of weeks now and hopefully we get a good run in it. Tough start to it with 2 away games.

Oldtree · 24-01-2014 11:11AM

yop wrote: »

League in a couple of weeks now and hopefully we get a good run in it. Tough start to it with 2 away games.

can't wait

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