Mayo GAA Discussion Thread

HighKing33

I don't think the FBD League or the other provincial cups even rank as competitive matches for intercounty football.

However, going by the success of Galway and Roscommon at u-21 level it was probably just a question of when this kind of result would happen, so the victory has some signifigance. Even if C&H maintain the same high standards that Horan set it's unlikely we'll see another four in a row. Galway or Roscommon will have their day in the sun, maybe not this year but soon enough. I see that as a good thing for Mayo. A tough Connacht championship could be the making of them.

eastmayo

Dose anyone no for sure which game c o Connor is suspended for,is it the Kerry match or our first championship match?

seligehgit

eastmayo wrote: »

Dose anyone no for sure which game c o Connor is suspended for,is it the Kerry match or our first championship match?

The Kerry league match.

Always_Running

eastmayo wrote: »

Dose anyone no for sure which game c o Connor is suspended for,is it the Kerry match or our first championship match?

Kerry match.

eastmayo

Thanks for that,I tought upto yesterday that it was our first championship match,iam glad we will have him for our likely trip to salthill

Fr Tod Umptious

naughto wrote: »

Have you read Shane Curran "Cake" book syferus??
Interesting take on macstay I just hope we don't regret not signing him as manager when we had the chance, this two joint manager Craic
Could cause more trouble for the players than its worth.

I really don't think joint managers will be the problem a lot here reckon it will be.

These guys have worked together and have been successful before.

Its not as if they are working together as some sort of a compromise

naughto

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

I really don't think joint managers will be the problem a lot here reckon it will be.

These guys have worked together and have been successful before.

Its not as if they are working together as some sort of a compromise

I understand that but if it's so good why don't other counties have join managers?
If they can do what they achieved before then we are on a winner we will have to wait and see I sapose

Barlett

It's like everything in sport, if Mayo win an All-Ireland with joint managers, you can be sure five or six counties will have joint managers the following year.

westsidestory

Barlett wrote: »

It's like everything in sport, if Mayo win an All-Ireland with joint managers, you can be sure five or six counties will have joint managers the following year.

I suppose the point is nobody has been imitating this setup for.......ever!!

Fr Tod Umptious

naughto wrote: »

I understand that but if it's so good why don't other counties have join managers?
If they can do what they achieved before then we are on a winner we will have to wait and see I sapose

Because, as far as Im aware, it was Connelly's decision to have Holmes involved, not the county boards

crusier

boosabum wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that Mayo's first win over Galway in tuam stadium in the mid 90's was in the FBD league. There wasn't a lot of thought given to it then but it was a precrusor to the championship wins there that followed. Never under-estimate the physology of winning at a ground no matter what's on offer on a particular day

It didn't do Galway any harm either they went on to win Sam twice shortly afterwards!

boosabum

crusier wrote: »

It didn't do Galway any harm either they went on to win Sam twice shortly afterwards!

True, but Mayo has decided to turn there noses up to two all irelands before galway decided it was worth winning

crusier

boosabum wrote: »

True, but Mayo has decided to turn there noses up to two all irelands before galway decided it was worth winning

Which two was that?

boosabum

1996 - the year of the bounce and the malee

1997 - the year of the no show and the Fitz show

BPKS

boosabum wrote: »

1996 - the year of the bounce and the malee

1997 - the year of the no show and the Fitz show

1989 - the year of the ?

2004 - the year of the ?

2006 - the year of the ?

2012 - the year of the ?

2013 - the year of the ?

2014 - the year of the very bad ref

Kalyke

BPKS wrote: »

1989 - the year of the ?

2004 - the year of the ?

2006 - the year of the ?

2012 - the year of the ?

2013 - the year of the ?

2014 - the year of the very bad LUCK

In my opinion...

boosabum

Kalyke wrote: »

In my opinion...

1989...the year of the mass uforia and finnertys missed goal chance

2004...the year of the massacre

2006...the year of the massacre (part 2)

2012.....the year of the 5 minute (first 5 minutes) final

2013.....the one that got away in the fist half

2014.....the year of the returning giant and the incompetent ref

HighKing33

boosabum wrote: »

1989...the year of the mass uforia and finnertys missed goal chance

2004...the year of the massacre

2006...the year of the massacre (part 2)

2012.....the year of the 5 minute (first 5 minutes) final

2013.....the one that got away in the fist half

2014.....the year of the returning giant and the incompetent ref

More than one of them sounding like the title to a Harry Potter film...

Mayo Club 51

For anyone that's interested we have set up a prediction league again this year, which as always is free to join. You can also win money for your local club too in the main prediction competition. The code for the Mayo Club 51 mini league is

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We are in the process of organising some prize's for the winners of our mini league at the end of April, full details to follow.
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We will post weekly updates on how the mini league is progressing on our website and will update here too. Good luck to all that join!

Poor_old_gill

Will Mayo have a strong team for the weekend? Missing many?

manofwisdom

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

Will Mayo have a strong team for the weekend? Missing many?

Everyone bar C O Connor,A Moran,K Higgins,A O Shea,A Dillon by the sounds of it. Kerry will be missing M O Se , A O'Mahony, D Walsh, P Crowley, Brian Kelly, J O'Donoghue, A Maher K Donaghy,C Cooper,D O'Sullivan so its really a game Mayo should be winning.

yop

manofwisdom wrote: »

Everyone bar C O Connor,A Moran,K Higgins,A O Shea,A Dillon by the sounds of it. Kerry will be missing M O Se , A O'Mahony, D Walsh, P Crowley, Brian Kelly, J O'Donoghue, A Maher K Donaghy,C Cooper,D O'Sullivan so its really a game Mayo should be winning.

Need to win it, going to be a tough division this year, Kerry seem to start the league slow for the last few years I think, so might be a "good" time to get them! Though if what turned out against Rossie turns up on Kerry then we won't be celebrating a win.
Many going down, still planning on going but could have to cancel it yet.

seligehgit

manofwisdom wrote: »

Everyone bar C O Connor,A Moran,K Higgins,A O Shea,A Dillon by the sounds of it. Kerry will be missing M O Se , A O'Mahony, D Walsh, P Crowley, Brian Kelly, J O'Donoghue, A Maher K Donaghy,C Cooper,D O'Sullivan so its really a game Mayo should be winning.

Is Keith Higgins definitely out?I thought I heard Noel Connelly mention it recently that he should be fit.

Defiler Of The Coffin

seligehgit wrote: »

Is Keith Higgins definitely out?I thought I heard Noel Connelly mention it recently that he should be fit.

Keith was training recently and should be starting. Tom Parsons is definitely out also.

Mayo Club 51

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

Keith was training recently and should be starting. Tom Parsons is definitely out also.

Is Tom Parsons injured does anyone know?

Mayo Club 51

Seems to be a fairly big crowd heading down to Killarney. Anyone that's heading down Saturday we will be having a meet up in "Tatler Jacks" on Saturday night. We have some details posted on the site if anyone's interested, http://mayoclub51.com/killarney-come/

ColeTrain

Mayo Club 51 wrote: »

Is Tom Parsons injured does anyone know?

He's out for a few more weeks apparently.

Boom__Boom

Mayo Club 51 wrote: »

Seems to be a fairly big crowd heading down to Killarney. Anyone that's heading down Saturday we will be having a meet up in "Tatler Jacks" on Saturday night. We have some details posted on the site if anyone's interested, http://mayoclub51.com/killarney-come/

Just out of interest the Tatler is a Crokes pub ; if you want to curry favour just tell them that James O'Donoghue [Legion] is over-rated ; however speaking ill of the god that is the Gooch is pretty much a barring offence.

I know that you expect the beal bocht from us Kerry folk - but there will be a serious chunk of the more established Kerry players on the missing list, so I wouldnt be too surprised if Mayo pick up 2 points in Killarney (us Kerry-folk is always mad generous to tourists, like)

The general feeling in Kerry is not that positive towards Mayo at the moment - I'd almost say that the liking for Mayo is at a historic low after the Limerick affair - even some of the mildest/calmest Kerry supporters have been irked by comments of the Mayo folk (a lad I know who has relatives in Mayo said over the dead season that Donegal folk were clearly more popular than Mayo folk in spite of Donegal tree climbing antics which should give you some idea of where Mayo stock is held in the Kingdom the last few months [I think an agree to disagree is probably the most diplomatic approach over the league weekend; I'm sure it won't be long before cordial relations are re-established]

Give it a month or two and the status quo of if not Kerry then Mayo ; especially ahead of Dublin/Nordies/Cork. I have been present in conversation in the Kingdom where people have shook their head and wondered in awe of the support Mayo get despite their lack of success.

Fr Tod Umptious

Boom__Boom wrote: »

Just out of interest the Tatler is a Crokes pub ; if you want to curry favour just tell them that James O'Donoghue [Legion] is over-rated ; however speaking ill of the god that is the Gooch is pretty much a barring offence.

I know that you expect the beal bocht from us Kerry folk - but there will be a serious chunk of the more established Kerry players on the missing list, so I wouldnt be too surprised if Mayo pick up 2 points in Killarney (us Kerry-folk is always mad generous to tourists, like)

The general feeling in Kerry is not that positive towards Mayo at the moment - I'd almost say that the liking for Mayo is at a historic low after the Limerick affair - even some of the mildest/calmest Kerry supporters have been irked by comments of the Mayo folk (a lad I know who has relatives in Mayo said over the dead season that Donegal folk were clearly more popular than Mayo folk in spite of Donegal tree climbing antics which should give you some idea of where Mayo stock is held in the Kingdom the last few months [I think an agree to disagree is probably the most diplomatic approach over the league weekend; I'm sure it won't be long before cordial relations are re-established]

Give it a month or two and the status quo of if not Kerry then Mayo ; especially ahead of Dublin/Nordies/Cork. I have been present in conversation in the Kingdom where people have shook their head and wondered in awe of the support Mayo get despite their lack of success.

I would not agree with that at all.

Since Limerick the attitude of Kerry people seems to be the usual patronizing sympathy.

And that will only change if Mayo actually beat Kerry in the championship

Dislike of the nordies seems to be at the usual level

yew_tree

I couldn't care less how Kerry people feel about us. Kerry people love Mayo because they beat us every time we meet in championship. The same feeling is one I often get when I visit other counties "Oh your from Mayo....ah sure ye have lovely footballers....ye might do it someday" - is the usual pat on the back, patronising and often mocking sentiment....would love to be hated as that means you are usually winning everything.

blinding

yew_tree wrote: »

I couldn't care less how Kerry people feel about us. Kerry people love Mayo because they beat us every time we meet in championship. The same feeling is one I often get when I visit other counties "Oh your from Mayo....ah sure ye have lovely footballers....ye might do it someday" - is the usual pat on the back, patronising and often mocking sentiment....would love to be hated as that means you are usually winning everything.

It would be nice to try out that feeling for a few years alright. But I wouldn't like it that way all the time:P

homewardbound11

Boom__Boom wrote: »

Just out of interest the Tatler is a Crokes pub ; if you want to curry favour just tell them that James O'Donoghue [Legion] is over-rated ; however speaking ill of the god that is the Gooch is pretty much a barring offence.

I know that you expect the beal bocht from us Kerry folk - but there will be a serious chunk of the more established Kerry players on the missing list, so I wouldnt be too surprised if Mayo pick up 2 points in Killarney (us Kerry-folk is always mad generous to tourists, like)

The general feeling in Kerry is not that positive towards Mayo at the moment - I'd almost say that the liking for Mayo is at a historic low after the Limerick affair - even some of the mildest/calmest Kerry supporters have been irked by comments of the Mayo folk (a lad I know who has relatives in Mayo said over the dead season that Donegal folk were clearly more popular than Mayo folk in spite of Donegal tree climbing antics which should give you some idea of where Mayo stock is held in the Kingdom the last few months [I think an agree to disagree is probably the most diplomatic approach over the league weekend; I'm sure it won't be long before cordial relations are re-established]

Give it a month or two and the status quo of if not Kerry then Mayo ; especially ahead of Dublin/Nordies/Cork. I have been present in conversation in the Kingdom where people have shook their head and wondered in awe of the support Mayo get despite their lack of success.

Patronising even when winning. !!!!
Dear god . Kerry aren't exactly the most liked group of supporters out there either.

wackokid

Kerry arrogant? not likely...............sure haven't they the life of Reilly these days.

BTW............is Cillian O Connor playing on Sunday. Some knob of a reporter called Orla O Connor in today's Examiner has him playing but according to the rules he is suspended AFAIK.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/mayos-oconnor-sounds-warning-on-players-quitting-jobs-to-play-309512.html

What is going on, at all, at all.............OMG

blinding

wackokid wrote: »

Kerry arrogant? not likely...............sure haven't they the life of Reilly these days.

BTW............is Cillian O Connor playing on Sunday. Some knob of a reporter called Orla O Connor in today's Examiner has him playing but according to the rules he is suspended AFAIK.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/mayos-oconnor-sounds-warning-on-players-quitting-jobs-to-play-309512.html

What is going on, at all, at all.............OMG

Great piece there from Cillian. Its plain mad players giving up their jobs to play football.

I presume the Kerry lad has taken a leave of absence and can return to that job sometime in the future or has some other very good prospects lined up (business or something)

Can you imagine if the player got a serious injury this week and that was his footballing career over.

wackokid

Is he playing or not?

Defiler Of The Coffin

wackokid wrote: »

Is he playing or not?

He's definitely not playing, the journalist is mistaken.

wackokid

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

He's definitely not playing, the journalist is mistaken.

Thanks for that. Did I say Orla O Connor?
I did of course and my apologies to her if she exists............the journo is
ORLA BANNON..........who needs a refresher course along with Fogarty and a few other hacks posing as sports reporters in the Zaminer. Sack em all, I say.

ColeTrain

http://mayogaablog.com/?p=15980

There has been a few hints of a black away jersey making a debut on Sunday, has anyone heard anything?

I don't think it will happen but would love to see it instead of the red top ( which looks fine but a change would be nice ).

seligehgit

Kerry team announced for Sunday,pretty decent line out.

1. Brendan Kealy

2. Pa Kilkenny

3. Mark Griffin

4. Shane Enright

5. Jonathan Lyne

6. Fionn Fitzgerald

7. Paul Murphy

8. David Moran (C)

9. Bryan Sheehan

10. Michael Geaney

11. Kieran O’Leary

12. Johnny Buckley

13. Stephen O’Brien

14. Paul Geaney

15. Barry John Keane

glack

ColeTrain wrote: »

http://mayogaablog.com/?p=15980

There has been a few hints of a black away jersey making a debut on Sunday, has anyone heard anything?

I don't think it will happen but would love to see it instead of the red top ( which looks fine but a change would be nice ).

Definitely black! Apparently Elverys had mistakenly uploaded an instagram video earlier with the new jersey featured. Still have a picture up with a few of the players wearing black shorts and socks with lime green stripes.

glack

The Mayo Senior Football Team to face Kerry this weekend is as follows:

1. Robbie Hennelly - Breaffy

2. Stephen Coen - Hollymount/Carramore

3. Kevin Keane - Westport

4. Keith Higgins - Ballyhaunis (Capt.)

5. Lee Keegan - Westport

6. Chris Barrett - Belmullet

7. Patrick Durcan - Castlebar Mitchels

8. Seamus O’Shea - Breaffy

9. Donal Vaughan - Ballinrobe

10. Kevin McLoughlin - Knockmore

11. Adam Gallagher - Mayo Gaels

12. Jason Doherty - Burrishoole

13. Evan Regan - Ballina Stephenites

14. Alan Freeman - Aghamore

15. Mark Ronaldson - Shrule/Glencorrib

mayo.mick

glack wrote: »

The Mayo Senior Football Team to face Kerry this weekend is as follows:

1. Robbie Hennelly - Breaffy

2. Stephen Coen - Hollymount/Carramore

3. Kevin Keane - Westport

4. Keith Higgins - Ballyhaunis (Capt.)

5. Lee Keegan - Westport

6. Chris Barrett - Belmullet

7. Patrick Durcan - Castlebar Mitchels

8. Seamus O’Shea - Breaffy

9. Donal Vaughan - Ballinrobe

10. Kevin McLoughlin - Knockmore

11. Adam Gallagher - Mayo Gaels

12. Jason Doherty - Burrishoole

13. Evan Regan - Ballina Stephenites

14. Alan Freeman - Aghamore

15. Mark Ronaldson - Shrule/Glencorrib

The all new All Blacks!!

irishgeo

are we on tv?

seligehgit

glack wrote: »

The Mayo Senior Football Team to face Kerry this weekend is as follows:

1. Robbie Hennelly - Breaffy

2. Stephen Coen - Hollymount/Carramore

3. Kevin Keane - Westport

4. Keith Higgins - Ballyhaunis (Capt.)

5. Lee Keegan - Westport

6. Chris Barrett - Belmullet

7. Patrick Durcan - Castlebar Mitchels

8. Seamus O’Shea - Breaffy

9. Donal Vaughan - Ballinrobe

10. Kevin McLoughlin - Knockmore

11. Adam Gallagher - Mayo Gaels

12. Jason Doherty - Burrishoole

13. Evan Regan - Ballina Stephenites

14. Alan Freeman - Aghamore

15. Mark Ronaldson - Shrule/Glencorrib

Thought Stephen Coen would be playing at centre half back,Donal Vaughan at full back...tad surprised.Delighted Adam Gallagher is getting a start.

seligehgit

irishgeo wrote: »

are we on tv?

Yes it's on TG4 at 2.

ColeTrain

seligehgit wrote: »

Thought Stephen Coen would be playing at centre half back,Donal Vaughan at full back...tad surprised.Delighted Adam Gallagher is getting a start.

Vaughan looked solid at full back in the FBD but realistically can't see him staying there.

Agree with you on Gallagher, he's a great prospect and hopefully he can pick up where he left off this time last year. Also looking forward to seeing Regan and Durcan in action.
With the return of Captain Higgins you'd have to be happy enough with that team, we're definitely capable of taking two points Sunday.

seligehgit

ColeTrain wrote: »

Vaughan looked solid at full back in the FBD but realistically can't see him staying there.

Agree with you on Gallagher, he's a great prospect and hopefully he can pick up where he left off this time last year. Also looking forward to seeing Regan and Durcan in action.
With the return of Captain Higgins you'd have to be happy enough with that team, we're definitely capable of taking two points Sunday.

Yeah delighted Evan Regan and Patrick Durcan are getting a start too.

john mayo 10

I can see barrett and coen switching positions. Looking forward to see how regan gets on. Hes has bags of potential

anoh77

Decent line up, good chance for Regan/Gallagher/Ronaldson to show they're viable options come next summer. Division One is seriously strong this year, so getting points on the board early is important to avoid getting dragged into a relegation battle.

Always_Running

With new management it's hard to know what will be Mayos strongest 15 this year. Dillon,A Moran are more likely to be impact subs while Gallagher,Regan are good enough to hold down starting spots as his Durcan in defence. S Coen a good player but I think it's a little too soon to expect him to make the step up yet.