Mayo GAA Discussion Part 2

RD10

Am i the only one worried about galway hiding in the long grass? most people are giving galway no chance whatsoever. I really think they'll give mayo a big scare. Still think mayo will beat them but not as easily as people think.

seligehgit

Tried to get a stand ticket for my nephew in Centra...I was told there were only terrace tickets left in all such outlets...Is it credible that the stand is already sold out or is it likely more will be released??

glack

Contact the Connacht GAA. They had stand tickets for the Connacht Final last year in the Hyde when Centra/Supervalu didn't.

martyos121

seligehgit wrote: »

Tried to get a stand ticket for my nephew in Centra...I was told there were only terrace tickets left in all such outlets...Is it credible that the stand is already sold out or is it likely more will be released??

I was shocked to be told the same in Supervalu, if more stand tickets get released I'll be fuming.

naughto

RD10 wrote: »

Am i the only one worried about galway hiding in the long grass? most people are giving galway no chance whatsoever. I really think they'll give mayo a big scare. Still think mayo will beat them but not as easily as people think.

If Hanley plays fb I'll be happy enought he had some job the last time before he got black carded

squiredanaher

Are the stand seats first come first served? The stand ticket says unreserved seating on one part, but gives a section and row seat number on other part.!??

glack

Season ticket holders were told to just scan their cards for entry into the stand with no seats assigned.

seligehgit

squiredanaher wrote: »

Are the stand seats first come first served? The stand ticket says unreserved seating on one part, but gives a section and row seat number on other part.!??

Yes as Glack mentioned the seats are not designated and are filled on a first come first served basis.

mayo.mick

squiredanaher wrote: »

Are the stand seats first come first served? The stand ticket says unreserved seating on one part, but gives a section and row seat number on other part.!??

Unreserved seating.

From the season ticket e-mail

A Chara,

The 2016 Connacht GAA Senior Football Championship continues on Saturday June 18th as Mayo take on Galway at MacHale Park, Castlebar.

To attend this fixture you simply need to attend the venue and present your season ticket card for scanning at the designated turnstile(s). Seating is unreserved and season ticket holders will be seated in the Covered Stand.

Fixture Details:

Saturday June 18th

MacHale Park, Castlebar

Mayo v Galway at 7.00pm

Fr Tod Umptious

RD10 wrote: »

Am i the only one worried about galway hiding in the long grass? most people are giving galway no chance whatsoever. I really think they'll give mayo a big scare. Still think mayo will beat them but not as easily as people think.

Its hard to tell.

Then ate a team, unlike Roscommon, who have failed to really organise themselves and make a good fist of a championship run.

They have been stuck on Div 2 for too long to be considered a contender.
A team with real ambition would have been out of it at this stage.

That being said upsets do happen, but it would have to take a really bad day at the office from Mayo and a really good one at the office for Gakway to win in Castlebar on Saturday.

seligehgit

naughto wrote: »

Caf out now as well according to the Connaught

Mayo News reporting that Barry Moran and Conor Loftus are our main injury concerns,Barry missed the London game with an achilles injury,Stephen Rochford said Loftus was 50:50 for the Galway game.

Chris Barrett is definitely out with hamstring injury,return date unclear.Alan Freeman's ankle injury has cleared up and all the other walking wounded missing from the London clash took some part in the training camp including Ger Caff.

TCDStudent1

RD10 wrote: »

Am i the only one worried about galway hiding in the long grass? most people are giving galway no chance whatsoever. I really think they'll give mayo a big scare. Still think mayo will beat them but not as easily as people think.

What is your basis for thinking this? Galway have done nothing recently to suggest they are in any shape to take on Mayo.

TCDStudent1

http://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-football-team-named-mayo-clash/

naughto

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

What is your basis for thinking this? Galway have done nothing recently to suggest they are in any shape to take on Mayo.

A good tough hard game with no injurys will do us fine . We will learn nothing if they rool over to easy

Didn't mean to quote u tcd

Flange/Flanders

Follow a page on Facebook "diary of a junior footballer". He commented this morning that he heard all is not well in the mayo camp, any substance in this? He is a Galway man by the way.

Barlett

Flange/Flanders wrote: »

Follow a page on Facebook "diary of a junior footballer". He commented this morning that he heard all is not well in the mayo camp, any substance in this? He is a Galway man by the way.

Well whether true or not, all was not well last year, but it didn't stop them from performing. This story comes around every year, I wouldn't worry about it

seligehgit

Flange/Flanders wrote: »

Follow a page on Facebook "diary of a junior footballer". He commented this morning that he heard all is not well in the mayo camp, any substance in this? He is a Galway man by the way.

I've heard nothing of the sort,not on the inside track but I'd oftentimes hear news through the grapevine.Hoping it's not true,a little bit of aggro in a camp can be positive as long as there is'nt an real underlying issue/toxicity related to same.

TBH I'd take most of these rumours re camp rumbling with a grain of salt without substantiation.

Ascii

Cant wait for saturday. Have a sneaking suspicion that galway will give us a little run. Would not believe the team galway have named will start, but no doubt there will be a few new young lads in it who will be trying to prove a point to Kevin Walsh. Hoping we get a competitive game and just get through by a point or two. I Deffo think a big demolition job on Galway like 2013 would play into Roscommons hands going into a provincial final. Lets save the hammering for the connaught final :-)
Is Diarmuid still injured or will he start ? Who is going to have a crack at naming the team ??

crusier

Galway will be lucky to get within 6 points of mayo, that's a B team with all that's missing , Kevin Walsh doesn't seem to be getting the support from some of the north galway clubs, as a galway man I just hope the new keeper is worth keeping not like last year's fiasco in goals

km79

A galway man saying all is not well in the mayo camp whilst they Galway themselves together a team ? And he then predicts a 2 pt galway win ?
Stop. I think he is smoking the grapevine and hearing voices

Fr Tod Umptious

Ascii wrote: »

Cant wait for saturday. Have a sneaking suspicion that galway will give us a little run. Would not believe the team galway have named will start, but no doubt there will be a few new young lads in it who will be trying to prove a point to Kevin Walsh. Hoping we get a competitive game and just get through by a point or two. I Deffo think a big demolition job on Galway like 2013 would play into Roscommons hands going into a provincial final. Lets save the hammering for the connaught final :-)
Is Diarmuid still injured or will he start ? Who is going to have a crack at naming the team ??

Even though a win of any margin is a win I'd still like to see Mayo control this game from start to finish and that the outcome never be in doubt.

There is nothing to be gained from scrapping through a game you should be winning easily for the sake of some sort of a "test"

If Galway are competitive fair enough, if not so what, Roscommon should be.

mayo.mick

martyos121

Very strong looking team even without Diarmuid and SOS.

statto25

I know Ascii asked above but is Diarmuid still injured? I haven't heard anything since the London game.

PressRun

I heard yesterday that everyone was fit bar Cafferky and Barrett (who has had a worryingly long time off with injury), so I've no idea why Diarmuid wouldn't be starting, unless there are changes made on the day, which wouldn't surprise me. Don't think I'd have Conor O'Shea starting, tbh.

naughto

That 15 is not an all Ireland starting team that's for sure would not have gibbons or Doherty starting.
No team he has named has started yet

Green Peter

In fairness it would be better if Galway won and a Connacht county who can finish the job off got to an all Ireland and took Sam home in one go like in 1998. Save the Mayo's alot of money on tickets, the water charges were fairer than asking a Mayo man to buy an all Ireland tickets it's now like a tax

ProudDUB

Green Peter wrote: »

In fairness it would be better if Galway won and a Connacht county who can finish the job off got to an all Ireland and took Sam home in one go like in 1998. Save the Mayo's alot of money on tickets, the water charges were fairer than asking a Mayo man to buy an all Ireland tickets it's now like a tax

Ouch !

Now this is what we're looking for in the run up to big games between old rivals. Even if the rivalry is a tad one sided these days.

People of Meath, please take note.

PressRun

Anyone know what the story is with Caff? I've no problem giving Keane matches, but I'd be interested to know what the prognosis is for him and Barrett. Both have been out for a while now.

Rawhead

Green Peter wrote: »

In fairness it would be better if Galway won and a Connacht county who can finish the job off got to an all Ireland and took Sam home in one go like in 1998. Save the Mayo's alot of money on tickets, the water charges were fairer than asking a Mayo man to buy an all Ireland tickets it's now like a tax

It may well be a tax, but it's a tax any herron choker would gladly pay at this stage.

yop

Green Peter wrote: »

In fairness it would be better if Galway won and a Connacht county who can finish the job off got to an all Ireland and took Sam home in one go like in 1998. Save the Mayo's alot of money on tickets, the water charges were fairer than asking a Mayo man to buy an all Ireland tickets it's now like a tax

The one a year post about Mayo!

Its this time of year the idiots arrive on the Mayo thread


http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?user=772004&sort=newest&date_to=&date_from=&query=%2A%3A%2A&forum=269

naughto

Back in your box now Peter good lad

Fr Tod Umptious

I listened to the Mayo News GAA podcast yesterday and they had a very interesting statistic.

Apparently Mayo score on average 22pts in games that Cillian O' Conner plays a major part in.
In games were he does not play or only plays a minor part in, that average goes down to 13.

I'm not sire what the sample size is but all the details are in The Mayo News.

If anyone needed convincing that just shows how valuable a fit Cillian is.

seligehgit

Met Eireann regional forecast for Connacht tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be dry for most of the day with some bright spells.Cloud will build through the day with some outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the later afternoon and evening.Highs of 16 to 19 degrees and winds will back to the southwest.

Ascii

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

I listened to the Mayo News GAA podcast yesterday and they had a very interesting statistic.

Apparently Mayo score on average 22pts in games that Cillian O' Conner plays a major part in.
In games were he does not play or only plays a minor part in, that average goes down to 13.

I'm not sire what the sample size is but all the details are in The Mayo News.

If anyone needed convincing that just shows how valuable a fit Cillian is.

I am assuming that is just based on championship games. Very interesting statistic none the less. I Really think Kevin Mc needs to step up to the plate and have a big game. I haven't been convinced about him of late. Looking forward to seeing COS again (assuming he starts). I thought he was a little rash with some of his shot taking in the league, particular against Kerry.


Anyone surprised that there isn't one or two of the the under 21s brought onto the first team ? If Galway are as poor as people make out then you would feel that it's the opportunity to start one or two of them.

seligehgit

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

I listened to the Mayo News GAA podcast yesterday and they had a very interesting statistic.

Apparently Mayo score on average 22pts in games that Cillian O' Conner plays a major part in.
In games were he does not play or only plays a minor part in, that average goes down to 13.

I'm not sire what the sample size is but all the details are in The Mayo News.

If anyone needed convincing that just shows how valuable a fit Cillian is.

Yeah that was an excellent article in the Mayo News comparing the importance of the two O Connor brother. It truly put in ink the vital importance of a fit Cillian I Connor to increasing the score we put up in matches.Stated the obvious,nonetheless enlightening and always a timely remainder of what a quality score getter/creator he is.

Ascii

Usually fairly accurate. Hopefully with the wind it Might push out till 8 or 9 pm so might not get too wet

seligehgit

Ascii wrote: »

I am assuming that is just based on championship games. Very interesting statistic none the less. I Really think Kevin Mc needs to step up to the plate and have a big game. I haven't been convinced about him of late. Looking forward to seeing COS again (assuming he starts). I thought he was a little rash with some of his shot taking in the league, particular against Kerry.


Anyone surprised that there isn't one or two of the the under 21s brought onto the first team ? If Galway are as poor as people make out then you would feel that it's the opportunity to start one or two of them.

No from what I recall it's league and championship games over the last two years.9 point differential is huge.

Not sure which of the under 21s realistically would have been named to start.Possibly Conor Loftus if he's fit,Stephen Coen started the last day but competition is fierce i lar na pairce.Michael Hall again has his work cut out at this stage to get look in in our possibly strongest line... half backs.I'd imagine Conor and Stephen may well see match time come Saturday.

That team is hardly likely to start,Stephen Rochford has tended to make at least one change to the named match 15.

Ascii

This relates to my earlier post on the weather

seligehgit

Ascii wrote: »

Usually fairly accurate. Hopefully with the wind it Might push out till 8 or 9 pm so might not get too wet

Get into the stand nice and early Ascii and keep the fingers crossed that for once the wind doesn't gust into the stand!😃

Ascii

seligehgit wrote: »

Get into the stand nice and early Ascii and keep the fingers crossed that for once the wind doesn't gust into the stand!😃

Stand...don't you mean wind tunnel 😀😀
Couple that with the sun setting low in the west and cutting the eyes of you means it will be the mchale terrace. Stand I am guessing is all sold out at this stage

Ascii

I wonder will they honour the Nicky Rackard hurlers at half time. Would be nice to give them a sort of home coming in front of the loyal Mayo fans and mark their achievement.
Twould mean no half time cuppan tae for dual star zippy Higgins though ����

seligehgit

Ascii wrote: »

Stand...don't you mean wind tunnel 😀😀
Couple that with the sun setting low in the west and cutting the eyes of you means it will be the mchale terrace. Stand I am guessing is all sold out at this stage

Yeah you're dead right,its a wind tunnel.Shan't forget the combination of gales and rain during the Dublin league game in a hurry,sunset on a decent evening can be a nightmare too.Yeah it's sold out alright,you might pick up a season ticket off somebody who can't make it?It was mentioned above that you could contact John Prenty/Connacht Council to see if there was any more stand tickets available.Prefer halfway line,halfway down or the McHale Road terrace on a lovely evening near the old pressbox.

yop

Lads do any of ye know what the story is with bringing juveniles tomorrow? I've on the season ticket but I am thinking it would be good to bring my 5 year old. I tried to find it on their FAQ but couldn't get an answer.

seligehgit

Ascii wrote: »

I wonder will they honour the Nicky Rackard hurlers at half time. Would be nice to give them a sort of home coming in front of the loyal Mayo fans and mark their achievement.
Twould mean no half time cuppan tae for dual star zippy Higgins though ����

All bow before the altar of the great Zippy,give the man a cup of tae!:D

In all seriousness it would be only right and proper to do something along those lines.

seligehgit

yop wrote: »

Lads do any of ye know what the story is with bringing juveniles tomorrow? I've on the season ticket but I am thinking it would be good to bring my 5 year old. I tried to find it on their FAQ but couldn't get an answer.

Yop I'm bringing the nephew,I think you have to buy a ticket for all championship games/be in possession of a juvenile season ticket.

yop

seligehgit wrote: »

Yop I'm bringing the nephew,I think you have to buy a ticket for all championship games/be in possession of a juvenile season ticket.

Thanks buck,
I have my brothers season ticket, he is working, so I might just scan him in on that.
But if not I will buy the fiver ticket.

Time to turn down the passion when I have him with me!

seligehgit

yop wrote: »

Thanks buck,
I have my brothers season ticket, he is working, so I might just scan him in on that.
But if not I will buy the fiver ticket.

Time to turn down the passion when I have him with me!

I've no intention of turning down the passion,nephew present or not!;)

yop

seligehgit wrote: »

I've no intention of turning down the passion,nephew present or not!;)

Mine is more along the lines of "Ear abuse", nearly passed out in 2012 I got so worked up. Need to work on my breathing lol.

Looking forward to it. Hope the weather is dry.

mayo.mick

yop wrote: »

Thanks buck,
I have my brothers season ticket, he is working, so I might just scan him in on that.
But if not I will buy the fiver ticket.

Time to turn down the passion when I have him with me!

Yop, I'd say there'll be a few juvenile season tickets about sat eve. If you've a spare adult, make sure he use's that!