Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 4

spakman · 29-07-2019 9:23am

seligehgit wrote: »

TJ Kilgallon was a teacher.

Married to Eileen Magner, the RTE North-West correspondent.

Loafing Oaf · 29-07-2019 9:52am

blinding wrote: »

Very good player .

Himself and Willie Joe were the perfect midfield double act

blinding · 29-07-2019 10:19am

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Himself and Willie Joe were the perfect midfield double act

He was a better all round player than Willie Joe .

Now Willie Joe was Magic fielding the ball from the sky . Willie Joe would have a ‘ Field Day ‘ with the Mark these days .:D

Cartman78 · 29-07-2019 10:28am

blinding wrote: »

He was a better all round player than Willie Joe .

Now Willie Joe was Magic fielding the ball from the sky . Willie Joe would have a ‘ Field Day ‘ with the Mark these days .:D

"Willie Joe - High and Low"

Have a vague memory of being in Croke Park for a AI Semi Final against Dublin in the mid 80s....it was lashing rain and TJ Kilgallon scored a last minute point to draw the game

recyclebin · 29-07-2019 10:51am

Any chance of more tickets going on sale this week?

Pineapple1 · 29-07-2019 11:31am

seligehgit wrote:

TJ Kilgallon was a teacher.

Still is, and a damn good teacher too!

Coillte_Bhoy · 29-07-2019 1:29pm

Cartman78 wrote: »

"Willie Joe - High and Low"

Have a vague memory of being in Croke Park for a AI Semi Final against Dublin in the mid 80s....it was lashing rain and TJ Kilgallon scored a last minute point to draw the game

1985, i always thought it was Billy Fitzpatrick who got the equaliser? Think he was 41 when he came on as a sub

km79 · 29-07-2019 1:29pm

http://twitter.com/MayoGAA/status/1155807683469107200

Will that increase capacity ?

Coillte_Bhoy · 29-07-2019 1:30pm

km79 wrote: »

http://twitter.com/MayoGAA/status/1155807683469107200

Will that increase capacity ?

Might be the plan alright, good idea to be fair

finisklin · 29-07-2019 1:30pm

Any update on injured players?

Coillte_Bhoy · 29-07-2019 1:31pm

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Himself and Willie Joe were the perfect midfield double act

What was the song? "So come on Willie Joe and Kilgallon from Mayo"

km79 · 29-07-2019 1:32pm

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Might be the plan alright, good idea to be fair

It could be an occasion for the ages ...........
I think we are going to win
I am basing this on nothing not blind optimism and a belief that is a kick in a lot of lads yet
Look at Colm Boyle the last few games for instance
If a few more can stand up and be counted like him we are in business
UP MAYO

charlie14 · 29-07-2019 1:34pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Still is, and a damn good teacher too!

Damn near put the fat in the fire for Donegal in the Semi-Final 1992 with a goal chance.
Nice lad T.J. Taught for years in Summerhill College Sligo along with Peter Ford captain of that 92 team.
He had a bit of a health scare a few years ago, but luckily Mairtin Carney, far as I recall, recognised the symptoms early and all is well and good with him now.

flasher0030 · 29-07-2019 1:36pm

Cartman78 wrote: »

"Willie Joe - High and Low"

Have a vague memory of being in Croke Park for a AI Semi Final against Dublin in the mid 80s....it was lashing rain and TJ Kilgallon scored a last minute point to draw the game

Ya, first time in Croke Park for me. And then the Padraig Brogan thunderbolt in the replay. Some goal.
was reading recently about the John Finn broken jaw. And still it's not known who did it?

Coillte_Bhoy · 29-07-2019 1:39pm

flasher0030 wrote: »

Ya, first time in Croke Park for me. And then the Padraig Brogan thunderbolt in the replay. Some goal.
was reading recently about the John Finn broken jaw. And still it's not known who did it?

No and he has never said either

Coillte_Bhoy · 29-07-2019 1:40pm

km79 wrote: »

It could be an occasion for the ages ...........
I think we are going to win
I am basing this on nothing not blind optimism and a belief that is a kick in a lot of lads yet
Look at Colm Boyle the last few games for instance
If a few more can stand up and be counted like him we are in business
UP MAYO

Me too :pac: and i refuse to let any reality interfere with this feeling for the week

jr86 · 29-07-2019 1:55pm

Think we'll see a much more spirited performance this weekend.

especially if he goes with all the experienced lads, which I reckon he will. they obviously still have the fire in their belly to win Sam, and I think they deserve the opportunity to do that.

Now whether it'll be good enough to beat Donegal I don't know

they're being made out to be a real force, but I think that's more to do with creating a narrative that Dublin can be beaten than anything else

As ever we'll get the answer this weekend. It'd be very disappointing to get another performance like the last few weeks

Carol25 · 29-07-2019 2:08pm

Anyone here worried about the Stephen Rochford affect this weekend...

PressRun · 29-07-2019 2:11pm

I feel little bit more optimistic than I did after the Meath match. Don't know why because it's not as though a whole lot has changed exactly. But I'm looking forward to the game and seeing who lines out anyway.

PressRun · 29-07-2019 2:16pm

Carol25 wrote: »

Anyone here worried about the Stephen Rochford affect this weekend...

It's definitely a concern, but there's isn't much we can do about it at this stage. Can't get hung up on what Stephen Rochford will or won't do.

padd b1975 · 29-07-2019 2:20pm

flasher0030 wrote: »

Ya, first time in Croke Park for me. And then the Padraig Brogan thunderbolt in the replay. Some goal.
was reading recently about the John Finn broken jaw. And still it's not known who did it?

Same here.
Noel Durkin scored a goal in the first minute, I can still remember the roar.
Massive controversy in the aftermath about the broken jaw etc.

I also remember Big Tom Byrne (78 minor) coming on late in the second half and nearly pulling the head off a Dublin defender!

McStay had half a chance to win it at the death but fumbled the pass.

I didn't get to the replay and the policy at the time was not to show live coverage on telly.

Crazy stuff as Kerry and Monaghan drew in the other semi final.

Loafing Oaf · 29-07-2019 2:56pm

Carol25 wrote: »

Anyone here worried about the Stephen Rochford affect this weekend...

I'd be pretty sure Donegal will have a strategy to exploit our weaknesses at kickouts at any rate...

PARlance · 29-07-2019 3:07pm

Carol25 wrote: »

Anyone here worried about the Stephen Rochford affect this weekend...

I would be worried about Donegal in any case. Having Rochford there with them, even more so.

Cartman78 · 29-07-2019 3:18pm

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

1985, i always thought it was Billy Fitzpatrick who got the equaliser? Think he was 41 when he came on as a sub

Possibly...it's a very vague memory at this stage tbh :-)

Did Kilgallon hit the crossbar or something late on (?)...I may be mis-remembering and mixing up a number of different games

moghrasa · 29-07-2019 3:26pm

jr86 wrote: »

Think we'll see a much more spirited performance this weekend.

especially if he goes with all the experienced lads, which I reckon he will. they obviously still have the fire in their belly to win Sam, and I think they deserve the opportunity to do that.

Now whether it'll be good enough to beat Donegal I don't know

they're being made out to be a real force, but I think that's more to do with creating a narrative that Dublin can be beaten than anything else

As ever we'll get the answer this weekend. It'd be very disappointing to get another performance like the last few weeks

Nail on the head here. As a Donegal man myself I'm glad to see the team getting praise, but the pundits writing you off so definitively are absurd. We've a lot of firepower up front, but as the game against Meath showed - and at times against Kerry - direct runners charging down the middle of the field can cause us serious bothers. I've noticed the pundits have gone a bit more quiet on us of late, especially since Kerry beat ye. They almost seem relieved that they can big Kerry up now instead of us... It's all propaganda.

I'm optimistic and can see us edging it but friggin hell I can't see how people can be so certain that one team or the other are nailed on winners. It'll be a hard slog and a cracker of a quarter final and whatever side that wins won't have blown away their opponent.

Loafing Oaf · 29-07-2019 3:37pm

flasher0030 wrote: »

Ya, first time in Croke Park for me. And then the Padraig Brogan thunderbolt in the replay. Some goal.
was reading recently about the John Finn broken jaw. And still it's not known who did it?

Not officially

seligehgit · 29-07-2019 3:58pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Still is, and a damn good teacher too!

I thought he was retired!

charlie14 · 29-07-2019 4:18pm

seligehgit wrote: »

I thought he was retired!

Must be, although he would most probably not admit it from the T.J I knew of old, but he is over 55 by a few years.

km79 · 29-07-2019 4:18pm

seligehgit wrote: »

I thought he was retired!

I met him 3 years ago at a conference and he was still teaching at that point

Coillte_Bhoy · 29-07-2019 4:26pm

Cartman78 wrote: »

Possibly...it's a very vague memory at this stage tbh :-)

Did Kilgallon hit the crossbar or something late on (?)...I may be mis-remembering and mixing up a number of different games

You're right, TJ got the equaliser, Billy Fitz got the second last point

Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 4

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