Mayo GAA Discussion

No one doubts what McGuiness did in 2012.

It will go down as one of the greatest achievements in GAA history.

But he has not done anything since in GAA since he left Donegal and his ventures into other sports have not worked out for him.

You can't isolate the beating of Dublin in 2014 as something to behold and ignore the hammering by Mayo in 2013.

Except the bit where they drew with Dublin in their prime.

I'm not advocating for him, just stating that 2015 was not too bad.

I didn't mean it to sound like Dempsey wouldn't want to build a team around him. The way he brought guys in for Knockmore was very impressive from the outside looking in. I wouldn't doubt his ability to build a great team around him at all.

I meant it in the sense that I think he would want that team to be his team... as opposed to the likes of Rochford, who might be more open to working with possible suggestions like Andy... If you get me.

Wasn't a slight on any of them. They just seem different types of leaders.

An interesting one for me would be jason sherlock.

I'd say if he has aspirations in that direction, he'll hold out for Dessie to go

I don't think he could be trusted.

Pat Holmes might be getting notions that he’s relevant again. That’s a much more worrying thought.

Coaching at the level sherlocks was, at intercounty probably trumps managing at club or an u21 team to be honest about it. Id have him ahead of any of the mayo based managers that have been suggested to be honest.

As for songs being sung, they mightnt be singing many at full time if mayo won... Personally, I couldnt give a sh*te what some halfcut scrote comes up with to sing. Footballing reasons are what concern me and he is one of the few guys who could probably add something and be in a position to trump every single person in the squad for experience.

Well I'm happy with the venue except I thought it was Croker on the 9th and have already bought two tickets!

I suppose there are a few ways you could look at it.

Traditionally it's been the senior final curtain raiser and a great opportunity for young lads to play on the biggest stage.

But on the other hand it's a hard and expensive one for fans to get tickets to.

Playing it in Roscommon is a good idea seeing as who the teams are plus it will help bring a good atmosphere to it.

In the last few decades minor final replays have been held in Longford and Ennis and all have been really big occasions.

Be shocking altogether if Galway go on to win another all Ireland this year, after the 15 year dominance by Mayo.

Andy signed up for another two years. I'd imagine that's Solan out of the running also

Ive heard this several times of late and I must say I find this kinda depressing. A county in an all ireland semi final seemingly as interested in their rivals as they are in the actual game. Why give a sh*te about mayo at all? How about get up and pack out croke park and give the team a every chance of winning?

Best of luck to them if they do but that stuff is pretty cringe.

Says the man who’s is trying to get our Como banned over in another thread..............

No proper Galway fan is thinking this anyways. In fact, anybody who saw Galway 6 up on 14 men and magically throw away a comfortable win last week is an absolute dope if they think we're a cert for the final. Dodgy keeper, eyes closed kickouts, a well-intentioned legend that isn't up to the high managerial demands of modern football, a talisman in Shane Walsh that can let his ego make poor decisions and potentially a captain missing our biggest match in 21 years. Any couple of those above points should keep a proper supporter humble.

On the topic of Mayo I think between Mullen, O'Donoghue, Conroy you have 3 massive talents to lead you onto the next 10 years. That minor team is the best underage Mayo side I've seen in a long time and should beat a plucky Galway side Friday week. A new manager could bring the best out of lads like Coen and Diarmuid O'Connor too. Honestly any of the top 3 in Connacht could be beaten by each other on a bad day. I did get the sense that talking to Mayo fans on Sunday they felt this was the end of a mighty tilt but I wouldn't rule Mayo out of anything in 2023.

I appreciate your points and many are fair, even a little harsh maybe (I dont think walsh had a big ego) but I also have to say that you are in a minority from what I have encountered. It genuinely seems to me that for a lot of Galway football fans, they have already won their all ireland, by beating mayo in connacht. That isnt a jibe, it seems to genuinely be their motivation.

Will galway fans outnumber derry ones the next day out? Or will they be the worst supported of all the semi finalists?

Best of luck to them by the way, they are a decent side. Shame their fans wouldnt just back them a bit.

That magical mayo team were involved in a few tunnel melees in their day.....oh sorry that was being masters of the dark arts.....no punishment required.

It's a bit sad that you'd come on another county's thread and start trolling people but that's your own issue and there's probably deeper underlying causes that we're not going to solve here today,it doesn't really bother me.

I do think it's a dick move to again go on another counties thread and start weirdly mocking lads for their handle.......on an Internet forum?! Then sneering and looking down your nose at them when they dont get a reference from a TV show from 2 decades ago that you have watched? I don't know if in your own head you're somehow "winning" arguments with strangers online or scoring points or whatever but that's my observation on it.Odd behaviour.

Anyhow,carry on I suppose.

I'm a big fan of The Wire.

I wonder will the process the county board will be following for selection of the new manager include discussing with the players who they would like.

Heard that a ladies game was pulled at the last minute yesterday morning due to an appeal sent in by a club to over rule the majority decision of clubs at an emergency co.board meeting.

Mayo god help us!

Anyone with an Irish independent subscription, would you be able to tell us what pat Spillane reckons is the one reason mayo haven't one an all Ireland in 63 years.

You probably used the right word in "author"... Sometimes, it's real fiction.

It looks like a non story to get clicks. The chairman/Mayo GAA aren't going to rule anybody out (in public) when questioned, before the process has even begun.

Judging by his now famous injury updates, Henry wouldn't be exactly considered "in the know".

Look at who wrote that article.

Connaught are embarrassing themselves for years now.

Yes I stopped following them primarily because of that buffoon Aiden Henry and then in the last couple of years their fb page which is so bad it's nearly funny.

Looking forward to heading off to the game later.I too would be worried,Galway have improved as the competition has went on and have momentum,also its hard to beat a team for a third time in a campaign.However Mayo have momentum too and are in the winning habit,they're also a better team,if both teams play to their potential then Mayo should still win.

Big crowd heading,out of our usual travelling group of 15 or so about 10 are going this evening, for context none went to kildare game,there's also a special train running.I think it's going to be a famous night in the Hyde!