Mayo V Sligo - Connaught senior final - July 15th

[moysider]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

[ballinaman]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

+1

[GalwayBayBoy]

Mort has apparently left the panel, wasn't at training last night. Thought my mate was joking when he told me but seen it on TV3 news there.

McGeeney must have been in touch.

[Blowitupref]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

+1

Conor does like the limelight however he's Mayo all time top scorer while it doesn't make sense why forwards that didn't score v Leitrim are getting selected ahead off him?

[From the Bunker]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

+1

Conor does like the limelight however he's Mayo all time top scorer while it doesn't make sense why forwards that didn't score v Leitrim are getting selected ahead off him?

It's a system thing! And Conor (or Conroy) don't fit into it. Both are good footballers and decent forwards, but the system that Horan and co desire finds it hard to accommodate them.

[Farrandeelin]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

Which may be no bad thing, taking pressure off team etc??

[Captain Obvious]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

Which may be no bad thing, taking pressure off team etc??

I'd say it puts pressure on the team. Have a look at the Seanie Johnston soapbox, Kildare weren't fully focused when they faced Meath last weekend.

[From the Bunker]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

Which may be no bad thing, taking pressure off team etc??

Could not see there being much pressure on Mayo this weekend. Most if not all have played in Connacht finals and there would not be a fear of Sligo. If anything stuff like this brings unwanted questioning and affects focus.

[moysider]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

Which may be no bad thing, taking pressure off team etc??

Could not see there being much pressure on Mayo this weekend. Most if not all have played in Connacht finals and there would not be a fear of Sligo. If anything stuff like this brings unwanted questioning and affects focus.

And not that Conor gave a shite about that it would appear. That s the annoying thing.

[Farrandeelin]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

Which may be no bad thing, taking pressure off team etc??

I'd say it puts pressure on the team. Have a look at the Seanie Johnston soapbox, Kildare weren't fully focused when they faced Meath last weekend.

Ah Jaysus, I was getting my hopes up there for a min!

[An Gaeilgoir]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

+1

Good Riddance to him, if this is his attitude off with him.

[Lar Naparka]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

+1

Conor does like the limelight however he's Mayo all time top scorer while it doesn't make sense why forwards that didn't score v Leitrim are getting selected ahead off him?

It's a system thing! And Conor (or Conroy) don't fit into it. Both are good footballers and decent forwards, but the system that Horan and co desire finds it hard to accommodate them.

I'd agree with that. Conor has been like a fish out of water since he returned.from injury.
He came back looking fitter than I've ever seen him and he was prepared to harass and track back and put himself about like never before but he just didn't fit in.
He was guilty of some very poor shooting, in the league final in particular.  I thought he had lost his coolness under pressure with used to be his hallmark.
It's a pity to see him go as he could be very effective when conditions were to his liking but it seems he wasn't prepared to dig in and fight for a place.

[small white mayoman]

Haven't been on here in ages but always following the threads.Shocked that mort has left the panel a few days before the final.2 players leaving the panel in a week is not a great sign . i know there wasn't a lot said about Hennelly leaving the panel but Mort leaving seems to indicate that all is not well in the squad . Like all footballers he wan't happy not to be playing, as others have said i was impressed with him since he came back from injury bar the national league final when he didn't get a lookin.When is the last time Mayo played a game without a mort in the squad.

[moysider]

RTE has it now

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0711/328836-zz/

Away with him. It always had to be about Conor.

Again this impeccably timed 'gesture' puts him back into the limelight.

+1

Conor does like the limelight however he's Mayo all time top scorer while it doesn't make sense why forwards that didn't score v Leitrim are getting selected ahead off him?

It's a system thing! And Conor (or Conroy) don't fit into it. Both are good footballers and decent forwards, but the system that Horan and co desire finds it hard to accommodate them.

I'd agree with that. Conor has been like a fish out of water since he returned.from injury.
He came back looking fitter than I've ever seen him and he was prepared to harass and track back and put himself about like never before but he just didn't fit in.
He was guilty of some very poor shooting, in the league final in particular.  I thought he had lost his coolness under pressure with used to be his hallmark.
It's a pity to see him go as he could be very effective when conditions were to his liking but it seems he wasn't prepared to dig in and fight for a place.

Whatever about him not starting we have a depleted bench for his departure. The ff line selected surprises me. If our running game is sussed I cannot see that ff line doing a lot on their own. On paper that would be one of the least scariest ff lines about.

[macdanger2]

Disappointed to see Mort go but in the end, it's his decision. Obviously he didn't have the enthusiasm for putting in the time to be warming the bench. I think he would have def got some game time if he had stuck around, the two corner positions are far from nailed down.

Best of luck to him though, he's given a huge amount to Mayo football and maybe he'll be back at some stage