Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 3

mayo.mick wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek:

Don't mention the war........

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TBH if Cork and Clare had met in the Munster Championship this year I would have fancied Clare to win that game.I do not believe at any stage Cork really believed they could beat Kerry.

On the otherhand one only has to recall that All Ireland quarter final contest for it to crystallise how dangerous opponents Cork are.Ian Maguire and Alan O Connor are capable of winning a lot of ball in the middle of the park,I really rate Maguire.

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Question. At any point since 2011 have we kicked 20 points in a championship game? Dublin and Kerry do it numerous times. I remember us getting 21 points against Roscommon in 2013 but other than that we've always failed to rack up big scores.

Against Sligo in the 2015 Connacht final. 25 points we kicked on top of the 6 goals, but I can't remember the last time we did the same against a somewhat decent side.

Donal55 wrote: »

Just on the topic of scoring points, if COC got injured or black carded a la Dean Rock, who would step into the breech for kicking frees or 45s?

Maurice Sheridan.

km79 wrote: »

And of course my brother will take them from the other side

Get on to him Kenny

yop wrote: »

Ya its poor really, that said time for lads to grow balls if it does. You would assume that we have a back up plan.... *cough cough*

Don't worry, there is a backup cunning plan should the original cunning plan be circumvented. But the original cunning plan included aspects of mis-information, so who knows really

Season ticket attendance now on st list and money taken from bank this am. The countdown begins as the sap rises.

The referee is the linesman involved in the Diarmuid Connelly incident :pac: if anyone was thinking they might have heard that name recently

seligehgit wrote: »

Anybody know a decent place to park on Saturday evening?

There is a shopping center called the Jetway or something like that, it's more or less across the road for the stand side of the ground, about 5 mins walk.

Loads of parking and free, used it the day of "that game" and it was dead handy.

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

There is a shopping center called the Jetway or something like that, it's more or less across the road for the stand side of the ground, about 5 mins walk.

Loads of parking and free, used it the day of "that game" and it was dead handy.

That's the Jetland.....word of caution though...they've copped on to match-goers parking there before (not that there's that many big games in the Gaelic Grounds :rolleyes:) so there might be marshals out blocking non-shoppers.

If you fancy a slightly longer walk (and possible quicker getaway) I'd consider the Tesco carpark at Coonagh....it was meant to be a massive retail park but only a Tesco there so squillions of spaces...probably a 15-20 min walk but will save you time sitting in traffic on the way out.

LIT Car Park is a good shout too if open - also has the advantage of a quick getaway on the back roads (Cratloe, Moylish, Sixmilebridge).

For those feeling a bit more adventurous - you could pop through the tunnel and spin up the Dock Rd and park in a multi-storey for a couple of hours. Would be €3.80 in tolls and around €1.80 an hour for parking....but would deffo get you on the motorway than going the other way.

Anything further south than the Dock Road is likely to be full of schnakey Cork fans :pac:

Anyway, feel free to ask any other Limerick related questions

spurscormac wrote: »

Looking to find somewhere to get lunch within walking distance of the grounds if possible.

Did the town parking, lunch and walk out when we played Kerry in that infamous semi-final, but to be honest, its a very long way out to walk, especially on the elder folks with us.

Doesn't have to be too fancy, just a filling lunch, and minimising the walk to the ground.
Was thinking of the Radisson and then driving in after eating, but might hit trouble with parking closer to throw-in.
Ideally looking to find a place within 15 mins walk of the ground.

You'd be doing well to find somewhere decent within that range tbh (unless I'm forgetting somewhere obvious) - there's loads of Centras, Mace etc. but sounds like you're looking for somewhere to sit down.

The Radisson is an option alright but you could hit serious traffic (unless you fancy going in the back roads via Moylish, Moyross etc. - if the LIT car park was open that could deffo work well).

There's also the Greenhills Hotel on the Ennis Road - you might even be able to leave the car there I'd say but could be a nightmare to get out of.

There's an easy to miss Eddie Rockets as well off the Coonagh Roundabout (big roundabout opposite the Tesco I mentioned) - next to the Travelodge. I've eaten there a couple of times and it's been fine.

If you're down really early and have time to kill, you could take the tunnel and take one of the other exits and come in via the Dublin Road or something, would give you more options in Castletroy, Annacotty etc (eg Finnegans) but probably not worth it if you're tight for time

keane2097 wrote: »

Ardhu bar is a five minute walk and does passable grub. There's also Ivan's cafe a couple of minutes in the other direction.

Good shouts but both likely to be jammers I would say

Just seen it shared on Facebook. Durty Nellys in Bunratty are doing a €15 deal, main course and transport to/from the game (5 min walk).

I'm sure it'll be fun getting back but it's an option.