Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 4

seligehgit

Cillian doesn't start.

Loafing Oaf

Tubber a point up at half time

seligehgit

The Leitrim boys are giving Ballintubber their full of it.

Very enjoyable contest in truly awful conditions.

Ballintubber 0-6

Glencar Manorhamilton 0-5

Stellar first half display by young Ciaran Gavin.

3 points from play.Alan Dillon is still a top quality club footballer.

Noel Geraghty went off with appears to be a very bad injury.Hopefully he'll be ok.

Corofin are a point down to the Stars.

seligehgit

Gone to extra time in Athleague.

Tooreen 0-26
London 1-20
At half time in extra time.

Loafing Oaf

Tubber 1-09 to 8 up, Glencar a man down

Martina1991

Ballintubber 1-11 Glencarmanor 0-09

They play Corofin who beat Tuam 0-11 to 0-08

seligehgit

Martina1991 wrote: »

Ballintubber 1-11 Glencarmanor 0-09

They play Corofin who beat Tuam 0-11 to 0-08

Good win for the Tubber men.

Alan Plunkett's goal at the start of the second half was the decisive score and helped them keep an able Glencar Manorhamilton team at a distance.

Jason Gibbons the MOTM won some great ball in the middle considering the awful weather conditions. He generally ran the show from i lar na pairce.

Many fingers will be crossed that Cillian O Connor makes a speedy recovery from his hamstring injury.

Stephen O Malley who contributed well missed a few frees which they'll ill afford to spurn against Corofin.

Defensively Gary Loftus and Michael Plunkett really impressed.Plunkett is IMO a strong candidate for our half back line next year.

As good as young Ciaran Gavin was in the first half things didn't quite go his way in the second half. A dropped ball into the goalkeeper's hands and another opportunity spurned but as I keep repeating ad nauseum he's a great prospect with a lovely ciotog.

Alan Dillon's experience was invaluable going down the stretch.

Good performance all round considering the awful conditions.

They can be confident of putting it up to Corofin if Cillian O Connor starts.

seligehgit

Great win for Tooreen after extra time.

Tooreen 0-30
London 1-23

Kenny Feeney MOTM

jr86

seligehgit wrote: »

They can be confident of putting it up to Corofin if Cillian O Connor starts.

Do Tubber have a good enough all round team to trouble Corofin?

Thought corofin ruthlessly exposed their weaknesses last year. Corofin will have 21 top quality footballers playing the next day, they're a serious juggernaut. Tubber won't have near that

Sport can be funny though and Corofin probably not as strong in 2019

seligehgit

jr86 wrote: »

Do Tubber have a good enough all round team to trouble Corofin?

Thought corofin ruthlessly exposed their weaknesses last year. Corofin will have 21 top quality footballers playing the next day, they're a serious juggernaut. Tubber won't have near that

Sport can be funny though and Corofin probably not as strong in 2019

Tubber put it up to Corofin for a considerable period last year.If I recall correctly it was Ian Burke's introduction at half time that swung the contest.

There is in all probability no comparison re the depths of the two panels but I do not think some of Ballintubber's lie with their overly at times defensive set up.

I merely speculate that Corofin like is said year on year aren't quite at the same pitch as previous years and might be caught on the hop.

It's vital Cillian O Connor is fit next Sunday to give them a fighting chance.Same seems to be in some doubt.

RedDevil55

jr86 wrote: »

Do Tubber have a good enough all round team to trouble Corofin?

Thought corofin ruthlessly exposed their weaknesses last year. Corofin will have 21 top quality footballers playing the next day, they're a serious juggernaut. Tubber won't have near that

Sport can be funny though and Corofin probably not as strong in 2019

Tubber have a lot of depth in the forwards but very little back up in midfield/defence.

Hawkeye9212

seligehgit wrote: »

Great win for Tooreen after extra time.

Tooreen 0-30
London 1-23

Kenny Feeney MOTM

Robert Emmett's is the club.

seligehgit

Hawkeye9212 wrote: »

Robert Emmett's is the club.

Indeed sorry I was a tad lazy there.

jr86

RedDevil55 wrote: »

Tubber have a lot of depth in the forwards but very little back up in midfield/defence.

Castlebar used to be always able rattle Corofin but they had the all round quality to go toe to toe with corofin all over the park.

If I recall last year Tubber got a good start led by O'Connor but some naivety, basic errors and very poor decision making prevented them from taking a hefty enough half time advantage - if I remember correctly . Corofin blew them away then.

They couldn't have handpicked a better time to play corofin you'd imagine this year though - however in the corresponding fixture last year corofin (coming off a Galway replay aswell) absolutely mullered clan na ngael. So who knows!

jr86

seligehgit wrote: »

Indeed sorry I was a tad lazy there.

Tooreen have a fine chance to reclaim Connacht

Up against kinvara who got a lost minute winner to win today in a drab, low scoring Galway final

They are not a patch on oranmore who tooreen put it up to last year. For context - since that match oranmore won the intermediate all Ireland, lost 1 Galway senior game out of 7 (to next week's finalist Liam mellows) and got promoted to senior A

Kinvara are placing almost all their hopes on one man and the rest are a combo of ageing stalwarts and kids who aren't quite ready to make the step up yet.

A fine chance, and with Kenny Feeney fit and firing again

seligehgit

jr86 wrote: »

Tooreen have a fine chance to reclaim Connacht

Up against kinvara who got a lost minute winner to win today in a drab, low scoring Galway final

They are not a patch on oranmore who tooreen put it up to last year. For context - since that match oranmore won the intermediate all Ireland, lost 1 Galway senior game out of 7 (to next week's finalist Liam mellows) and got promoted to senior A

Kinvara are placing almost all their hopes on one man and the rest are a combo of ageing stalwarts and kids who aren't quite ready to make the step up yet.

A fine chance, and with Kenny Feeney fit and firing again

jr86 you're a fine knowledgeable Mayo poster keeping us well informed of all matters across the border too!

Always_Running

jr86 wrote: »

Castlebar used to be always able rattle Corofin but they had the all round quality to go toe to toe with corofin all over the park.

If I recall last year Tubber got a good start led by O'Connor but some naivety, basic errors and very poor decision making prevented them from taking a hefty enough half time advantage - if I remember correctly . Corofin blew them away then.

They couldn't have handpicked a better time to play corofin you'd imagine this year though - however in the corresponding fixture last year corofin (coming off a Galway replay aswell) absolutely mullered clan na ngael. So who knows!

Clann were a ideal team to play with their very open defence with little or no protection. Ballintubber and Pearses who should reach the Connacht final have a strong focus on defence and Corofin will have to work much harder for their scores against well organized sides like that.

charlie14

Always_Running wrote: »

Clann were a ideal team to play with their very open defence with little or no protection. Ballintubber and Pearses who should reach the Connacht final have a strong focus on defence and Corofin will have to work much harder for their scores against well organized sides like that.

Probably the only way of beating them if they are anywhere back up to the level they were at last year. Going man to man with them defensively would be suicidal.
They are somewhat like the Brazil soccer team of old where their attitude is regardless of what you score we will score more.They are nobodies fools defensively, but if the have a weakness with their style of play it may be in that area in that the tend to leave themselves open when going forward.


There are a few drawbacks in attempting to hit them on the break. Their movement can be mesmerizing so defensively you have to get it spot on, they can shoot from distance if you set up to close to goal and if you do break them down, especially at this time of year with heavy pitches, quick tranfer to catch the at the back is energy sapping.


The other thing, and being from Donegal I know all about it, playing them like that will get you vilified by the "purists" and media. Horses**t in my opinion as you do what you have too as long as it`s within the rules.

irishgeo

Anyone going to confessions with the county board tonight?

mayo.mick

irishgeo wrote: »

Anyone going to confessions with the county board tonight?

Would be mighty if someone streamed it.......

statto25

mayo.mick wrote: »

Would be mighty if someone streamed it.......

Isnt it a closed meeting again so no media allowed?

wirelessdude01

statto25 wrote: »

Isnt it a closed meeting again so no media allowed?

Hopefully someone let's the general public know why the hell is actually going on.

seligehgit

Pilfering the good work of celticbest on the National League Fixtures 2020.

Mayo's Fixtures:
ROUND 1: Donegal v MAYO, (Donegal venue), Saturday, 25th January
ROUND 2: MAYO v Dublin, MacHale Park, Saturday, 1st February
ROUND 3: Meath v MAYO, Pc Tailteann, Navan, Sunday 9th February
ROUND 4: Monaghan v MAYO, (Monaghan venue), Sunday 23rd February
ROUND 5: MAYO v Kerry, MacHale Park, Saturday 29th February
ROUND 6: Galway v MAYO, Pearse Stadium, Sunday 15th March
ROUND 7: MAYO v Tyrone, MacHale Park, Sunday 22nd March

muddle84

Is Paddy Durcan the first Castlebar Mitchels player to receive an All-Star?

seligehgit

muddle84 wrote: »

Is Paddy Durcan the first Castlebar Mitchels player to receive an All-Star?

He is.

charlie14

seligehgit wrote: »

Pilfering the good work of celticbest on the National League Fixtures 2020.

Mayo's Fixtures:
ROUND 1: Donegal v MAYO, (Donegal venue), Saturday, 25th January
ROUND 2: MAYO v Dublin, MacHale Park, Saturday, 1st February
ROUND 3: Meath v MAYO, Pc Tailteann, Navan, Sunday 9th February
ROUND 4: Monaghan v MAYO, (Monaghan venue), Sunday 23rd February
ROUND 5: MAYO v Kerry, MacHale Park, Saturday 29th February
ROUND 6: Galway v MAYO, Pearse Stadium, Sunday 15th March
ROUND 7: MAYO v Tyrone, MacHale Park, Sunday 22nd March

That draw certainly doesn`t do ye any favours. 4 away and 3 tough home games

PressRun

I'd sooner fancy us away than at home at this stage

irishgeo

If the latest letter to the clubs is to believed. It's a worse **** show than we thought. Calls out 2 of the board and one of the developments the foundation was going to fund is dead in the water.

wirelessdude01

irishgeo wrote: »

If the latest letter to the clubs is to believed. It's a worse **** show than we thought. Calls out 2 of the board and one of the developments the foundation was going to fund is dead in the water.

Where can the latest letter be read?

PressRun

Statement from Charlestown GAA on the meeting:
https://charlestowngaa.com/club-statement-05-11-2019/

County board are a disgrace. A law unto themselves, running the place on the impression that they're accountable to no one. More than a few that should resign.

Edit:

Louisbourgh after releasing a similar statement

There shaming the county at this stage. Everyone of them should resign if they have any shred of integrity. If individual members of the county board are not willing to to so, Midwest or the local papers really start to highlight the unashamed corruption and cronyism that has happened and is continuing to happen with this county board. If they are unwilling to stand up individually then they all deserve to be tarred with the same brush.

PressRun

Resignations should start at the very top

PressRun

Ardnaree Sarsfields supporting the statement made by Charlestown

NabyLadistheman

And Louisburg. There was a motion put forward by a person that there should be a vote of confidence among the delegates in support of the County Board. The chairman was all for it but then put forward his own idea for a vote, that the media should not be allowed to attend any further meetings. After this vote he wrapped up proceedings without actually taking the vote of confidence. Cunnane then throws out a statement saying it had been passed. Amateur in the extreme. Michael Gallagher will be loving all this, surely a shoe in for PRO now!

Aside form that the chairman was extremely disappointed with how the media are portraying the board, especially local commentators who seem at odds to create turmoil for them. His point was that there is sensitive information that needs to be discussed at the meeting which cannot be reported in the press, fair enough. Turns out the club page tweeted during the meeting that the County Board could not speak on the foundation issue because of legal matters, this was addressed at the start of the meeting. He brought this to the attention of everybody there, he was less than pleased with who was feeding this information out! Needless to say nobody would say who it was!

Coillte_Bhoy

Deleted User wrote: »

There shaming the county at this stage. Everyone of them should resign if they have any shred of integrity. If individual members of the county board are not willing to to so, Midwest or the local papers really start to highlight the unashamed corruption and cronyism that has happened and is continuing to happen with this county board. If they are unwilling to stand up individually then they all deserve to be tarred with the same brush.

Settle down, there is no evidence or suggestion of corruption on anyone's part or is there?

jr86

Add Ballycastle to the list!

Gets popcorn!!

HBC08

Mayo Gaa Blog has gone into lock down.Its been in premoderation for the last few days and now is explicitly banning any comment from either side on the situation.

Ill be coming here to post anything i know and try to keep up with it.

statto25

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Settle down, there is no evidence or suggestion of corruption on anyone's part or is there?

The letters from the foundation more or less alleged there was. Mentions bonuses may be paid as expenses. Methods of money movement unknown. Poor accounting of takings on matchdays. They didn't come out and say it directly but its lit enough of a fire to shake things up.

The high horse brigade

5 clubs have come out now. The County board denying it sticking to their statement
https://mobile.twitter.com/themayonews/status/1191766042869190658

Coillte_Bhoy

The high horse brigade wrote: »

5 clubs have come out now. The County board denying it sticking to their statement
https://mobile.twitter.com/themayonews/status/1191766042869190658

Fairly contradictory statements there, talk about a mess of their own making

mayo.mick

http://www.mayonews.ie/sports/34510-dispute-not-discussed-at-meeting

"

However, a statement released to The Mayo News after the meeting by County Board spokesperson, Paul Cunnane, said: “In relation to tonight's meeting to respond to clubs, we received legal correspondence from Tim O'Leary and Eugene Rooney, and based on those letters we have now been advised that we cannot now comment any further on these matters.”
The statement also said that: “There was a vote of confidence proposed in the Mayo GAA executive and board at tonight's meeting which was resoundingly passed by all delegates.”
The Mayo News understands that a vote was also taken among club delegates present on excluding media from all future meetings of the Mayo County Board.
No members of the media were allowed to attend tonight’s meeting."

https://charlestowngaa.com/club-statement-05-11-2019/

"Statement from Charlestown Sarsfields GAA:

Following a County Board meeting held last night the 4th of November 2019 in McHale Park, a statement released by the PRO stated that a motion of confidence in the Executive had been passed with the “overwhelming support” of the delegates. We have been contacted by a number of club members in relation to this issue. It is our understanding that a motion was proposed by an honorary county board officer who is not a club delegate and seconded by a delegate, but that no vote was held on this very important motion. Our club delegate did not vote on this proposal nor was he given the opportunity and we would ask the County Board Executive to clarify last nights statement. We also cannot condone the exclusion of the media from last nights meeting and the proposal to ban then from all future meetings. "

https://twitter.com/ballycgaa/status/1191752196649562112

https://twitter.com/ArdnareeSarsGaa/status/1191727931673985025



http://www.mayonews.ie/sports/34540-mayo-gaa-respond-to-claims-by-clubs

MAYO GAA chiefs have denied claims made by clubs today (Tuesday) that a statement released after last night’s County Board meeting in MacHale Park, Castlebar contained inaccuracies regarding a ‘motion of confidence’ in the County Board executive.
Charlestown Sarsfields GAA, Louisburgh GAA, Ballycastle GAA and Ardnaree Sarsfields GAA have all issued statements today (Tuesday) on social media in response to the Board’s claim that: ‘a vote of confidence proposed in the Mayo GAA executive and board at tonight's meeting was resoundingly passed by all delegates’.
All four clubs say that no vote took place on this ‘motion of confidence’ at last night’s meeting of club delegates.
“We have been contacted by a number of club members in relation to this issue,” read the Charlestown GAA statement.
“It is our understanding that a motion was proposed by an honorary county board officer who is not a club delegate and seconded by a delegate, but that no vote was held on this very important motion.
“Our club delegate did not vote on this proposal nor was he given the opportunity and we would ask the County Board Executive to clarify last night’s statement.”
However, in response to a number of questions put to County Board officials by The Mayo News this afternoon, Mayo GAA have issued a statement to clarify their position in relation to the ‘motion of confidence’ issue.
“After a lengthy discussion among delegates on how to move forward for the betterment of Mayo GAA, a number of speakers called for support for the Executive to deal with the matter,” reads the statement.
“A motion for a vote of confidence in the Executive was proposed and it was seconded by a number of individuals. There were no objections raised by any club delegate to this motion. As nobody present objected to the motion in any way the motion was taken as passed by all delegates without a vote been required.”
A proposal to ban members of the media from attending any future County Board meetings — with the exception of the County Convention — was also passed on Monday night after a show of hands by the club delegates.
Three of the clubs said they disagreed with this motion being passed in their social media statements — Louisburgh, Charlestown Sarsfields and Ardnaree Sarsfields.
However, today’s statement from Mayo GAA said this proposal was seconded and passed ‘overwhelmingly’ by club representatives.

The high horse brigade

https://twitter.com/mitchelsgaa/status/1191776972776587264

https://mobile.twitter.com/mitchelsgaa/status/1191776972776587264

seligehgit

It seems like a real knee jerk reaction and totally OTT to ban the media from ALL future county board meetings excepting the county convention.The current executive appear to have it totally in for the local media because of their reporting.

Great credit to the local media for the work they are doing in keeping the Mayo public in the loop re this serious matter.

A disturbing lack of openness and transparency more in keeping with the Soviet Union
( Hyperbole much ).

PressRun

They're a joke

Martina1991

"A motion for a vote of confidence in the Executive was proposed and it was seconded by a number of individuals. There were no objections raised by any club delegate to this motion. As nobody present objected to the motion in any way the motion was taken as passed by all delegates without a vote been required."

So a motion for a vote was put forward. No one objected to the motion so they automatically took it that the motion passed?

What kinda sh!te is that.

franglan

How good are Kilmaine lads? Where are they decent and or lacking? Worthy runners up in junior? Just trying to get a handle on weekend connacht club championship.

charlie14

Martina1991 wrote: »

"A motion for a vote of confidence in the Executive was proposed and it was seconded by a number of individuals. There were no objections raised by any club delegate to this motion. As nobody present objected to the motion in any way the motion was taken as passed by all delegates without a vote been required."

So a motion for a vote was put forward. No one objected to the motion so they automatically took it that the motion passed?

What kinda sh!te is that.

The kind being used too belatedly cover asses perhaps.

seligehgit

For a much maligned blog Willie Joe has a very good piece on the background to the controversy.

I reference two very good posts in particular by Pebblesmeller and Sinabhuil.

https://mayogaablog.com/?p=26126

Coillte_Bhoy

Martina1991 wrote: »

"A motion for a vote of confidence in the Executive was proposed and it was seconded by a number of individuals. There were no objections raised by any club delegate to this motion. As nobody present objected to the motion in any way the motion was taken as passed by all delegates without a vote been required."

So a motion for a vote was put forward. No one objected to the motion so they automatically took it that the motion passed?

What kinda sh!te is that.

Standard procedure i would imagine? However in a previous statement they said the motion was passed overwhelmingly

seligehgit

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Standard procedure i would imagine? However in a previous statement they said the motion was passed overwhelmingly

Agreed standard procedure but as you mention the previous statement is contradictory in it's nature.

How can it be a given that the motion was passed overwhelmingly if the motion was only passed automatically as there were no objections?

A miscommunication seems to have occurred between the top table and the delegates and to whither a vote would occur?