Mod Note Post #1 - The 2022 All Ireland Senior Football Championship.

So Mickos Kildare were a inferior side in 98, they beat Dublin, Kildare and Meath on the way to the final, all powerhouses in those days, 2001,Meath held Kerry the reigning champions to 5 points in the semi final, raging favourites that year, were they inferior opposition too? And then Kerry in 2000, kick of the ball in it, Kerry on the ropes at the end with 2 minutes injury time left, ref blew up to "make it a draw", we were bet fair and square the next day, I'd say your analysis is coloured by the oul green an red tinted glasses

in 2000 we were missing Tomas Mannion and Ja Fallon. They were huge losses.

If you want to look at it another way they haven't lost a final since 2000. I'm a glass half full kinda guy.

Are you one of the Clare hurlers by any chance 🤣

Galway in an all Ireland final and you think they are are concerned about mayo............ Are you absolutely deluded???

If Galway win it'll obviously surpass anything we achieved in the last 10 years

I'de say you are in a very small minority if that true.

If I am I am, I couldnt care less. It is the truth though. The last 10-12 years have been brilliant as a mayo gaa fan. I wouldnt swap that for 1 win and then disappearing off into the wilderness for the rest of the decade. I dont see the point of that. We also were the team to put it up to and then beat the unbeatable dublin. Nobody else can ever do that.

Anyway, it is a bit of a side-point, my point was about the great galway record in finals. Id consider their record in finals over the last 20 years anything but great personally - they havent been good enough to make them. That will have far more bearing on this game than Michael donnellan and co over 20 years ago - who lost almost as many as they won - all depends on the way you tell it i suppose.

Yes indeed yous were the team to put it up to Dublin , So did Kerry , as for beating the unbeatable Dublin nonsense no team is unbeatable

and when yous finally beat Dublin in 21 that Dublin team were in serious decline .

Galway might not win on Sunday but the 'fear' it has put in mayo is priceless. 15 yrs a bolloxing is no one's problem but their own.

They had there chances to win it they weren’t good enough … Donegal in 2012 and Tyrone last year were both very winnable but they didn’t do it on the day . I think they would have Beaten Dublin in 17 only for Vaughan’s brain fart .

Someone still had to beat them though. You might argue that kerry were in serious decline when offaly bet them. Now you will say but offaly won the all ireland, and they did, but other teams won all irelands after that. It is offaly that is remembered though. It is disingenuous to claim there is no value in being the team to do things like that.

Ive no fear of anything to do with galway winning. Best of luck to them. But I think some of them need to realise that it is them playing in the final and when things are in the fire, harping on about mayo isnt going to cut it at that point. It is the equivalent of being 10 years in opposition to government and then being in there. The talkin sh*te on the sidelines card cant be played any longer. Lose by a point, you will be bottlers, take a hiding, you will be the same. Kerry are a good team but not infallible. But they are better than kildare were, and more pertinently, they are a better side than galway are. Doesnt mean they cant win, just means they will have to deliver.

1. Hurling is a different sport.

2. Nobody cares about provincial titles.

3. Nobody cares about winning division 2 in the league

4. Minor and u21 are fine but they are just young lads. I include our own wins in that.

What is left?

And have won 37 which backs up the posters point of them winning most of the time.

Haven’t they lost the most or something? I remember telling a Mayo fella (ironically) that and he couldn’t hide his disgust.

But I honestly don’t know why there is much discussion about Mayo to be honest, it is the same craic only the year changes for Mayo. Same failings nothing learnt in defeat. A comedy drama.

Mayo are not the final Sunday. The final is between Galway and Kerry. Kerry deservedly beat Dublin and they won pulling up v Mayo.

Galway it could be argued are extremely fortunate to get to an All Ireland Final. Nearly blowing it big style v Armagh. Penalties saving them. And facing an extremely tactically inept Derry who only had plan A.

I just hope this AI is not one where it is over as a contest at half time. I at least want to see a match.