Mayo GAA Discussion

MacDanger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122146286#Comment_122146286

It's €50 for the adult ticket and 15 apiece for the kids so no discount on the kids' tickets

Doesn't look like the usual ticketmaster ploy - the wording is "Please note: If you purchase after 1pm on 15th May, you will be allocated terrace tickets for Mayo v Dublin"

MacDanger

Mayo team named (for what it's worth), McHale in for Boland and DOC in for Brickendon; Paddy on the bench at least

Mayo Senior Football Team is as Follows:

1. Colm Reape Knockmore
2. Jack Coyne Ballyhaunis
3. David McBrien Ballaghaderreen
4. Donnacha McHugh Castlebar Mitchels
5. Stephen Coen Hollymount Carramore (C)
6. Sam Callinan Ballina Stephenites
7. Eoghan McLaughlin Westport
8. Matthew Ruane Breaffy
9. Diarmuid O’Connor Ballintubber
10. Jack Carney Kilmeena
11. Darren McHale Kmockmore
12. Jordan Flynn Crossmolina Deel Rovers
13. Aidan O’Shea Breaffy
14. Tommy Conroy The Neale
15. Ryan O’Donoghue Béal an Mhuirthead

SUBS

• Rob Hennelly Raheny

• Fergal Boland Aghamore

• Rory Brickenden Westport

• Paddy Durcan Castlebar Mitchels

• Enda Hession Garrymore

• Conor Loftus Crossmolins Deel Rovers

• Conor McStay Ballina Stephenites

• Cillian O’Connor Ballintubber

• Padraig O’Hora Ballina Stephenites

• Paul Towey Charlestown Sarsfields

Bob Tuohy Castlebar Mitchels

Sebastian Dangerfield

Am I right in thinking the match isnt on tv anywhere?

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122148733#Comment_122148733

Correct,

Its Madwest or nowhere!

HBC08

Strong team and very strong bench.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Loftus start in place of Jordan (he had a nasty collision with Aido at training on Mon night) Aido got stitches but he's a monster and has played through a lot worse down the years.

Good to see McBrien at 3 and Callinan at 6.

I'm more confident now as it looks like management are at least tweaking a few things.Big game for Darren McHale if he starts.

flasher0030

I don't see any proper balance to that team. We know we struggle against the modern defensive units, and have resorted to this lateral slow handpassing, without any proper penetration that the northern teams seem to be able to breakthrough with. And then they exclude the only player who looks up when he gets the ball (Boland). Flynn, Carney, McHale will not try to break the line. Diarmuid and Matti Ruane may show some initiative to do so, but neither have pace. I can see long patches of back and over handpassing. Tommie Conroy coming deep to try to get on the ball and get involved in the game. Hopefully he has a good game. But if he doesn't, we are back relying on Ryan O'Donoghue again to come out around the 30 yard line to try to get possession and hit some long range shots.

Audioslaven

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122148871#Comment_122148871

I would agree and in particular where the score are going to come from outside of ROD, Conroy. However, I think Boland lacks a physical aspect to his game. He doesn't have the size or strength and it will always be an issue.

flasher0030

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122149142#Comment_122149142

Ya. Smaller players generally need that bit of extra speed as well, to compensate for the lack of physicality. But Fergal doesn't really have either speed or strength. Great footballer though.

Anyway, notwithstanding my initial negativity, they should have plenty in tank to easily overcome Cavan. But I guess we thought the same last year against the likes of Louth and Cork.

Westernview

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122149332#Comment_122149332

He's a nice ball player and we are missing that. But strength and athleticism is vital in the modern game.

MacDanger

I'd like to see Boland starting, he brings something very few of our other forwards have; I'd have thought Flynn would be the one under the most pressure in the HF line, he's gone back massively since last year

km79

be amazed if McHale starts

flasher0030

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122152762#Comment_122152762

If its one of these decoys in naming players that the management know wont start, its very unfair to the players. These players get many well wishers throughout the week - wishing them good lock in the game. It's embarrassing for the player if they know that they won't actually be on the starting 15.

I too would would be amazed if he starts. If he does, I hope he plays out of his skin. He is a real trier. I just haven't seen intercounty quality to match the enthusiasm.

TsuDhoNimh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122152824#Comment_122152824

He's scored 4-18 in just the 9 starts and 14 appearances off the bench, along with creating a lot of chances for others, so no big issue with the offensive quality IMHO. He always creates chances, for himself or others.

Still questions he needs to answer on big days around his defensive work (been caught a few times for goal chances against us when playing wing forward), physicality & consistency, but plenty of flashes of the quality there for sure. If he can put a run together of a few games without injury between now and the end of the year, you'd expect him to play a big part. Just hitting that run of fitness that has been a huge problem for him in recent years, and so hard to get any of the rest looking well when that's undermining all the other work.

Very different style to Fergie but another super clever player that can help open (or kick down) doors.

I'd be excited to see a half-forward line of McHale/Boland/Carney (assuming Jordan won't make it today), just leaves some question marks on what we might do tagging Faulkner. Carney could be asked to fill that role, or McHugh brought up to man-mark him with Jack and Diarmuid dropping back a line each…. so interesting one to watch in the first 10 minutes.

Kalyke

Well done the Mayo Hurlers!

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122152924#Comment_122152924

It would a big test for McHugh on Faulkner but he's doing well this year and keeps on improving,I'd let him at it.

I don't think Jordan will start so maybe a chance for Loftus? Might be a good option as although Jordan is a long range shooter (by Mayo standards) his clubman is more accurate.

PressRun

Durcan's season over?

km79

disaster

MacDanger

Disaster about Paddy. Seemed like an okay win even if we sounded fairly unimaginative

Fr Tod Umptious

What happened Durcan?

Last I heard on Midwest was they were saying the 15 minutes run out would do him well then I stopped listening as the game was almost over.

PressRun

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122154101#Comment_122154101

Went down with a bad injury in the last 20 seconds or so. Looked to be knee or ankle. Didn't look good at all.

Always_Running

Speedy recovery to Paddy Durcan.

Be-Jaysus

Why bring Durcan on when the game was won ?

He clearly wasn't fit , we didn't need him until the knockout stages.,

Kevin Mc tends to avoid all the tough questions from the media both locally & nationally , and one would suspect this will be nipped in the bud too.

Be-Jaysus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122154231#Comment_122154231

I can imagine it now.

(Media) Any update on Paddy, kevin ?

(Kevin) Err, it doesn't look good, its just one of those things,hes unlucky, but we have a big squad so we will dust ourselves down & go again.

(Media limps away)

PressRun

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122154231#Comment_122154231

To be fair, as far as I'm aware, his previous issue was quad. This didn't look like a recurrence of that, looked like something else.

Be-Jaysus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122154356#Comment_122154356

Wouldn't surprise me, its very common.

When you focus all your time & energy fixing one injury, other areas of the body that aren't injured are neglected during that phase, they are then prone.

Breaking down on a cameo game isn't good look.

For me it just gives off an impression they rushed him back too soon, as the management could possibly be feeling the pressure after the Galway collapse.

MacDanger

Right decision to give Paddy a few mins in the legs in a no pressure situation to get him prepped for upcoming games. Won't stop mystic megs criticising it mind you

MacDanger

Two week break ahead of the Rossie game whereas they've only a week after playing Dublin, that should give us a sizeable advantage

Westernview

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122154478#Comment_122154478

Exactly. As I've said in a separate thread the team physios assessment obviously gave him the go ahead to play. That's based on the information they had at the time not hindsight.

Blackjack

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122154873#Comment_122154873

Go away out of that with your logic. Sure don’t the Keyboard warriors and podcast whingers know much more than the management teams about the health and capabilities of the players both on the panels and not part of the panel?.

TsuDhoNimh

Great to see most of the non-starters released out to the clubs today.

You'd imagine minutes for the likes of Bob Tuohy no harm at all. With Paul Towey bagging at least 3-6 (2-2 from play, a few scores unattributed on Twitter so possibly one or two other points his too) against Knockmore should do wonders for his confidence.

Always_Running

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122154653#Comment_122154653

It is and regardless how any team does against Dublin you really need two weeks rest after it as it's very energy sapping against the Dubs in Croke Park

PressRun

Durcan cruciate confirmed.

MacDanger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122161696#Comment_122161696

Disaster for him, hope he recovers okay

PressRun

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122161751#Comment_122161751

Disaster for Mayo too. Absolutely no like for like replacement. We are very much missing something when he's not there.

Westernview

I feel very bad for Paddy. He's had no luck the last year or so.

There's no equivalent replacement but it's up to someone else to take the chance to grab the position now.

Be-Jaysus

Best wishes and speedy recovery to Paddy.

The team & management will now need to step up big-time to offset his loss.

you would have to wonder about Mcstays media cop on. He must have had an inkling about the seriousness of paddy’s injury after the game but yet his post match interview was like we beat Kerry in Tralee. I’ve never seen anything as odd, like a giddy school child taking about how happy he was. Very odd

Be-Jaysus

https://www.mayonews.ie/news/gaa/1508790/mayo-gaa-request-that-dublin-game-not-be-played-in-croke-park.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter ..

Its finally dawned on the county board and maybe the management team that another hiding in Croke park could do serious damage to this Mayo team who are brittle with confidence atm..

Id fancy us to give them a run for their money, or at least keep it respectable in a neutral venue.

Westernview

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122172655#Comment_122172655

It's the correct thing to do but kinda ridiculous that it has to be discussed at all. Should be a neutral venue full stop - the same as it is for every other county.

Having Dublin and everyone else play Croker from quarter final onwards is fair enough as we get to the business end of the championship. But not until then.

Be-Jaysus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122172774#Comment_122172774

https://x.com/SmallerFishGAA/status/1793588946976248163

He must have read your message.

Westernview

This should be the end of the matter. Won't be Croke Park.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0523/1450825-mayo-ask-for-dublin-game-to-not-be-played-at-croke-park/

tobefrank321

What would be a convenient neutral venue for Mayo and Dublin?

Tullamore isn't that convenient for Mayo, so possibly Longford, Mullingar or Hyde Park.

Westernview

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122174151#Comment_122174151

We've been discussing this earlier in the thread.

Longford, Mullingar - Very unlikely due to small capacity

Hyde Park, Tullamore, Breffni Park, Limerick - All possible options

BENDYBINN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122174195#Comment_122174195

what about salthill?…walking distance for half the mayo fans.

limerickabroad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122174195#Comment_122174195

Pretty sure that for big matches like Mayo/Dublin, the GAA want as many seats as possible (as opposed to standing terraces), especially with the amount of season ticket holders, so the most likely venue would be Limerick or Thurles, I reckon

Westernview

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122174567#Comment_122174567

Too far from Dublin I'd say.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122174605#Comment_122174605

My preference is Limerick but it depends on what crowd is expected. Mayo supporters haven't mobilised in big numbers yet this year but if we put in a big performance at the weekend then it may lead to a bigger crowd. Thurles seems too far out of the way.

HBC08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122108072#Comment_122108072

I posted this 2 and a half weeks ago and not a lot has changed since then.

Its a neutrel game so unless Mayo want it in Croker it won't be there.

If Mayo don't beat roscommon the Dublin game would struggle to even sell out.

All eyes should be firmly on sat week and nothing past that.

tobefrank321

Just did a google.

Hyde Park capacity is 19,000. Limerick is 44,000. I'm guessing the GAA will favour Limerick as one option.

Salthill could be tricky for Dublin supporters, but is an option.

Westernview

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122174808#Comment_122174808

Well all team and management eyes should be on Saturday week. Supporters on forums that the team will never read can speculate away on venues with no harm done.

I can't see Salthill being an option.

glack

Season ticket holders who bought the three match package later last week were warned it was possible/likely they’d be on the terrace for the Dublin game. Read into that whatever way you’d like. But on that basis I don’t think they’re planning on Limerick which has lots of seats.