Mayo GAA Discussion

Donegal is the one I’m waiting for confirmation of

Would rather it’s not Paddys weekend as hotels will prob be crazy

If you can find one taking guests!

Can't wait for the league to start now, it's unusual and exciting to have a different management team in place.

Moycullen doing very well, hard to see Westport winning here

Better from Westport in this half, had a few half goal chances without taking them. Moycullen goal there surely ends it

No intrest in anyone helping out the Mayo lgfa with clubs contacted again today looking for nominations for a number of Executive positions including chair and secretary before their agm in 2 weeks.

I see Aiden Henry is at it again, he's some plague, big article about Keegan retiring

What a rag the Connaught is.

Just rehash WhatsApp rumours,half the time true,have the time not but hey who cares about journalistic standards?

I believe its true about Oisin as a reputable source (the Examiner) had it last week.

It could well be true about Leeroy too but if it is he should be afforded the opportunity to announce it himself.

Same. Read an interview with him last week where he sounded very conflicted between the commitment it takes to play intercounty football and being there and present with his children. Understandable tbh. Life and perspective totally shift once kids are in the picture. You feel so guilty about missing out on things with them, it can eat away at you. So it doesn't surprise me that he might be ready to call it a day.

Family

Can't see the Oisín story being true especially after year his family have had.

Yes, Keegan said on TV that he more than likely to stay on, but recent interviews have been much less certain of that, and sounded like he more likely not to return to the panel.

A true great, and with two young kids and having played for as long as he has, it would be entirely understandable.

Re Mullin, maybe the intention was always to go to Oz this year.

Or maybe he feels he needs to get away from it all after the year he's had. Would be a double whammy, but best of luck to both of them if that's what they decide.

Tbh Mullin hasn't really imposed himself on games for Mayo yet for whatever reason. Maybe expectation was too high.

Mullin hasn't been played in a position that would allow him to show what he's really capable of imo. I'd play him midfield and see how he gets on. He's not a natural defender. Last year was brutal for him for injury.

That's some comment about Oisin Mullin. He joined the senior set-up in 2020. Was young player of the year for the WHOLE country for 2020 and 2021. Won an All-Star in 2020, poutting him the best in the country at senior level in hi position.

And you're saying he hasn't really imposed himself on games.

This is so true about Keegan. He will never down tools over any coach. He doesn't need to as he has full belief in everything he does. He never looks for excuses and has said many times that we were not good enough to win in finals lacking that few percent. All the time we stuck him on the key players against teams and he does this to the absolute limit...brilliant, unselfish play, a unassuming leader.He must be an absolute pleasure to manage for any manager or should I say he can manage himself.

It's definitely due to being played out of position imo.

When players hit 30+ they have a limited timespan left. In Mayo's case where reconstruction of a team.is required you ate probably better off bringing in younger players. OM is a much more serious loss than LK, as his race is more or less run. He may fill a gap( have something to offer) for a year or two, but you have to replace him then. There is 2-3 other players similar to that on the Mayo team.

TBF Dublin is making that mistake. The bringing back of Cafferty and Mannion is only showing there dearth in younger talent. Even if they win in 2023 where will that leave them. The return of JC & PM has only probably encouraged 3-4 older Dublin players to give it another year

McBrien will hopefully mature into one of the FB line positions

I'd like to see Adam Naughton get a look with the county also although I'm not sure he's really a man for the FB line

I would think we have not had a proper full back since Kevin Cahill and that's going back a while....Ger Caff was a nice footballer.... We have more options defensively with O'Hora, Brickenden, Plunkett, O ' Brien and I am not sure who else has been sitting on the development squad over the last year or two. We will have to trust these guys if Keegan retires and Mullen goes. I have questions over Coen in CB as well and maybe it is time to look at the likes of DOC to provide that attacking CB role as his scoring rate has declined.

I think this is more solvable than the forwards as we clearly lack forwards who can score. Outside of a returning Conroy(assume he gets back to a decent level), ROD (returns with the bite and stays on frees), improved Carney and COC back to chip in, I am not sure who is going to win scores for us. It is harder to get forwards than defenders and Mayo always seem to find quality defenders. In todays game now, forwards track and fill the space when teams attack so are expected to help defensivly. We lack forwards who can score imo.

You are right for most of the time until a team plays the full forward in front of goal and starts landing ball in. This is when you need that full back and/or drop in your sweeper. It is a more collective approach to defending now but to get scoring forwards is a problem imo.

Agreed fully on Keegan and Mullin. Seems like there has been and continues to be tremendous messing around Mullin situation. Wouldn't know what to make of it. On Keegan - he's a leader and the level of consistency in his attitude and performances hasn't really been matched by anyone else. A pleasure to manage and work with by all accounts. He's the best player Mayo have ever had and it would be a huge loss givsn he still has plenty to offer.

We saw the same 12 months ago and it never materalised.

Not saying it won't happen, but I'll only believe it when he is there and signed.