Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

Avns1s

jeffred wrote: »

Bring a friend option moves me to 314 - stuck in the corner :mad:

Well in fairness, I can see how it would be unfair if your friend got as good a seat as the season ticket holders or did one out of a good seat. However, it'll be interesting to see just how good the seats are for the season ticket holders when they issue.

Syferus

mayo.mick wrote: »

Gonna be a long day. Our bus is leaving at 8AM and will most likely be 10 when we dock back. I think Mayo supporters are the best in the country!

At least yer the best at something, eh Mick?

jeffred

Avns1s wrote: »

your friend

Its the wife and she's from Galway !!

If you book the "2014 Football Feast Package - Quarter & Semi-Final Days" at the moment you get 307 so it will be interesting to see where season ticket holders are seated.

mayo.mick

Syferus wrote: »

At least yer the best at something, eh Mick?

And will be rewarded sometime hopefully :pac:

Avns1s

mayo.mick wrote: »

And will be rewarded sometime soon hopefully :pac:

I fixed your post there Mick! :D

km79

km79 wrote: »

should be.......extra time in any game....I've done it before. its very rushed. they have put on 820 pm trains before for 330 throw ins so I'm hopeful.......extra train already added from westport

turns out no extra time. straight to replay

seligehgit

km79 wrote: »

should be.......extra time in any game....I've done it before. its very rushed. they have put on 820 pm trains before for 330 throw ins so I'm hopeful.......extra train already added from westport

Ah km79 hopefully it'll be a half decent night in Dublin!:pac:

neiphin

junior championship draw

Lahardane V Crossmolina
Castlebar V Balla

Achill V Louisburg
Ardagh V Charlestown

yop

Hope cork aren't a banana skin, still can't understand how they have fallen back so far, so would be wary of them. We would need to see another improvement on Sunday.
I wonder could Galway surprise Kerry, I didn't see the full game on Saturday but they are well fit to score.

ProudDUB

Methinks that you will have too much for Cork on the day. They have some quality forwards alright, but they are at sixes and sevens every where else. Their manager is a rookie, who is still learning his trade the hard way & his squad don't seem to be all that settled at all. I can see a handy enough Mayo win, by at least 6-8 pts.

Fr Tod Umptious

yop wrote: »

Hope cork aren't a banana skin, still can't understand how they have fallen back so far, so would be wary of them. We would need to see another improvement on Sunday.
I wonder could Galway surprise Kerry, I didn't see the full game on Saturday but they are well fit to score.

I don't think Cork should be a banana skin, if Mayo were to lose this one it would confirm my concern that they did not have it in them for 2014,
But I think they will win it, and without too much drama.
Cork are very unsettled, Mayo are in a much better place.

As for Galway v Kerry, I think Galway will help Mayo by exposing some of the weakness in Kerry, the Cork game gave no clues to how good or bad they actually are.

yop

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

I don't think Cork should be a banana skin, if Mayo were to lose this one it would confirm my concern that they did not have it in them for 2014,
But I think they will win it, and without too much drama.
Cork are very unsettled, Mayo are in a much better place.

As for Galway v Kerry, I think Galway will help Mayo by exposing some of the weakness in Kerry, the Cork game gave no clues to how good or bad they actually are.

Exactly, we are either tripping our way out of the championship or Horan has us chugging along for one big game in an AI final.

Boom__Boom

A detailed look at the stats from the Cork Mayo game

http://dontfoul.wordpress.com/

Also Andrew O'Sullivan has quit the Cork panel - when you consider he started 7 out of the 8 games Cork played in the league and came on in sub in the other one. Was subbed before half-time in the Tipperary game, as an unused sub in the Kerry game and was named as a sub for the Sligo game but was replaced by Cathal Vaughan on the subs bench pretty much just before throw-in.

Some fall from grace and while his performances were fairly mixed but you would have to question the whole man-management side of things. Heard whisperings from over the county bounds that there is a fair bit of tension in the camp - assuming that Cuthbert is still there next year to see out his 2nd year (and all indications are that he will) -don't be too surprised if there are a few more who pack in inter-county football

As regards Mayo's game I expect Mayo to progress - the Cork midfield is a disaster zone which will mean that their quality forwards will struggle to get sufficient ball to do enough damage - I'd expect Hurley to be moved back into the square and the notion of him playing around the 40 to be thrown out the window - he's not in form now, but as seen during the league when he does hit form he can/will be lethal - He's still only a young'un at this level but I expect him to come good before too long.

Don't be surprised if Cork's tactics are pretty much identical to how they played against Sligo, in terms of their defensive setup. Their lineup is likely to be fairly similar too - might see Gould get the nod over Maguire and wouldnt be shocked to see Kelly get back in, but changes are likely to be pretty minimal.

Kalyke

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

The match should be over at 5.30, plenty of time to get back to Hueston by 6.45 right?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056915408

km79

Kalyke wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056915408

booked last night 😀

km79

season ticket seats
304 row N

Fowler87

306 Lower cusack. Grand job

mayo.mick

Cormac Reilly the whistler for us on Sunday.

glack

304 Row G

ColeTrain

Cairdeo Maigh Eo are in the Hogan, 333 I think mine is for, no idea how central that is, it was Cusack tickets last year.

ProudDUB

Am pretty sure that Section 333 is the Ard Comhairle section, where all the posh VIPs sit. You'll be bang on the half way line. Tell El Presidente we say hi.

Edit: 331 is the Ard Comhairle, not 333. You are just one section over from it. Still great seats though.

seligehgit

306 Happy days

yop

306 - 6 rows from front!

I'm heading up from Naas if anyone is heading up from there.

mayo.mick

yop wrote: »

306 - 6 rows from front!

I'm heading up from Naas if anyone is heading up from there.

And the first 2 or 3 rows will be covered over with netting!

Fowler87

Fair bit of ball to be played yet but after lumping a decent stake @ 11/8 on COC to win an All Star. Surely by the end of the year especially on his current form he'll earn a long awaited award regardless how we do from Sunday onwards

keane2097

Fowler87 wrote: »

Fair bit of ball to be played yet but after lumping a decent stake @ 11/8 on COC to win an All Star. Surely by the end of the year especially on his current form he'll earn a long awaited award regardless how we do from Sunday onwards

Doesn't seem a bad bet at all. Presume he got one last year?

yop

keane2097 wrote: »

Doesn't seem a bad bet at all. Presume he got one last year?

Has never got an All-Star

keane2097

yop wrote: »

Has never got an All-Star

Must be nailed on so if they get to the SF at least. Seems mad he missed out last year. Was eligible for YPOTY as well wasn't he? Was definitely more deserving of that than McCaffrey if so.

yop

keane2097 wrote: »

Must be nailed on so if they get to the SF at least. Seems mad he missed out last year. Was eligible for YPOTY as well wasn't he? Was definitely more deserving of that than McCaffrey if so.

He was up against some big competition but considering the haul he got and missed part of it through injury then he really deserved one.
Ya McCaffrey was lucky to get the YPOTY, taken off in both semi and final as he wasn't playing well, COC had won it the 2 previous years so maybe they felt they couldn't give it to him again.
Sunday will be interesting to see what he delivers but this year he has been even better. In my opinion probably the best natural Mayo forward I have ever seen in a Mayo jersey.

ColeTrain

http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=221538

A few mind games from Cork. Smacks of desperation tbh.

yop

ColeTrain wrote: »

http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=221538

A few mind games from Cork. Smacks of desperation tbh.

Ah ya, they got their lead from Niall Cahalane and Larry Tomkins

seligehgit

ColeTrain wrote: »

http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=221538

A few mind games from Cork. Smacks of desperation tbh.

No need for that sort of nonsense.

km79

Anyone hear rumour that Donie Vaughan is starting midfield instead of Barry Moran with cuniffe returning .......

seligehgit

km79 wrote: »

Anyone hear rumour that Donie Vaughan is starting midfield instead of Barry Moran with cuniffe returning .......

No,hope it's not true, I'd like to see Jason Gibbons start along side Seamus O Shea in the middle. What sort of rejigging of the half back line would that entail? Would Chris Barrett be reassigned to the half back line?

yop

km79 wrote: »

Anyone hear rumour that Donie Vaughan is starting midfield instead of Barry Moran with cuniffe returning .......

Would only weaken us against a team with a midfield which wouldn't be their strongest point.
Really hope he stops dicking around now and just out with the players in their strongest positions.
I'd like to see us start with the same 15 that we had against Galway.

km79

seligehgit wrote: »

No,hope it's not true, I'd like to see Jason Gibbons start along side Seamus O Shea in the middle. What sort of rejigging of the half back line would that entail? Would Chris Barrett be reassigned to the half back line?

or Higgins........ apparently the long term thinking is that Vaughan would match McCauley for speed and athleticism......I dunno moving o Shea to CF last game and now this? mayo have plenty of midfielder s to choose from. does not make a lot of sense and hopefully is bull

NabyLadistheman

km79 wrote: »

Anyone hear rumour that Donie Vaughan is starting midfield instead of Barry Moran with cuniffe returning .......

Vaughan player full-forward for Ballinrobe a few weeks back against Kiltane in champo, did very well. I persumed it would be Gibbons coming in for Barry, purely on mobility. Be interesting to see

km79

Suarezistheman wrote: »

Vaughan player full-forward for Ballinrobe a few weeks back against Kiltane in champo, did very well. I persumed it would be Gibbons coming in for Barry, purely on mobility. Be interesting to see

I think it will be gibbons too if Moran is making way

NabyLadistheman

I have 2 season tickets in 306 beside each other for the match on Sunday. Face Value if anyone is interested. Something has come up and I cant make it. Send a PM if interested

eigrod

Waiting to see if Upper Tiers open for Sunday's semi finals. The family ticket areas available at the moment in the lower tiers are very poor.

lorenzo87

Mayo should have too much for Cork, have had a good bet on them -2 @ Evens with Paddy Power.
Cork are in transition, look lacklustre, no confidence. Mayo are strong all over the pitch and should win the midfield battle.
I can see them pulling away in the second half.

WesternZulu

yop wrote: »

In my opinion probably the best natural Mayo forward I have ever seen in a Mayo jersey.

Ah no, that surely has to go to Ciaran Mc!
The best natural forward I have ever seen, not just in a Mayo jersey.

lorenzo87

COC shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as McDonald.. McDonald was an absolute genius..

The best Mayo forward ever, albeit before my time, but the stories I have heard about Joe Corcoran of Ballina are incredible.
Mayo drew 0-11 to 0-11 against Kerry one time and Joe scored all 11 points.

Padkir

WesternZulu wrote: »

Ah no, that surely has to go to Ciaran Mc!
The best natural forward I have ever seen, not just in a Mayo jersey.

Strong words.

I love Ciaran Mac as much as the next Mayo man, but he's no Colm Cooper!

Kalyke

lorenzo87 wrote: »

COC shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as McDonald.. McDonald was an absolute genius..

The best Mayo forward ever, albeit before my time, but the stories I have heard about Joe Corcoran of Ballina are incredible.
Mayo drew 0-11 to 0-11 against Kerry one time and Joe scored all 11 points.

Ardnaree to be pedantic....

yop

WesternZulu wrote: »

Ah no, that surely has to go to Ciaran Mc!
The best natural forward I have ever seen, not just in a Mayo jersey.

Mc was top class, he could control and pass a ball anywhere, though with regards his scoring return COC even though he is only 22 is probably close to or surpassed his tally already. Don't get wrong Mc was A1, but as an out and out forward, COC is the best I have seen.

lorenzo87 wrote: »

COC shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as McDonald.. McDonald was an absolute genius..

The best Mayo forward ever, albeit before my time, but the stories I have heard about Joe Corcoran of Ballina are incredible.
Mayo drew 0-11 to 0-11 against Kerry one time and Joe scored all 11 points.

As above, genius, but scoring COC is a better option. Definitely both in the same breath.

padd b1975

Cillian is a great forward no doubt, the best in the province by some distance and probably top 4 or 5 nationally. Scarily he will improve even more.

One thing I would not class him as is 'natural'.

He is a seriously dedicated player who has put in the hard slog on the training field to get where he is.

Cooper and Murphy would be examples of natural footballers playing at the moment.

yop

padd b1975 wrote: »

Cillian is a great forward no doubt, the best in the province by some distance and probably top 4 or 5 nationally. Scarily he will improve even more.

One thing I would not class him as is 'natural'.

He is a seriously dedicated player who has put in the hard slog on the training field to get where he is.

Cooper and Murphy would be examples of natural footballers playing at the moment.

Define natural.

I am on about Mayo, Cooper is without doubt natural, Murphy has been off his game for over a year but is a fine fine player, wouldn't put him the same category as Cooper.

lorenzo87

For me, a natural forward is someone who has a brilliant eye for goal.
Cillian is definitely a natural forward, he is in the top 3 most accurate players in the country.

He doesn't look as stylish, but that's a different topic.

yop

lorenzo87 wrote: »

For me, a natural forward is someone who has a brilliant eye for goal.
Cillian is definitely a natural forward, he is in the top 3 most accurate players in the country.

He doesn't look as stylish, but that's a different topic.

If he had 10 heads It wouldn't bother me

He doesn't think about it, watching him in the last few games, he doesn't dither or worry that he might miss, he just slots them over. And at his age its scary how good he is now.