Kerry v Mayo AIQF 26th June 4pm Croke Park

[Farrandeelin]

Coen, AOS and COC all starting together gives Kerry a speed advantage.

[ONeill]

If Clifford doesn't play, can see the wideboys doing a Tyrone '08 in the quarters and announcing themselves as contenders.

[Farrandeelin]

No ROD, or Darren McHale on the bench.

[Blowitupref]

No ROD, or Darren McHale on the bench.

The Mayo bench.

Rory Byrne, Padraig O’Hora, Rory Brickenden, Donnacha McHugh, Conor O’Shea, Fergal Boland, Aiden Orme, Jason Doherty, Kevin McLoughlin, Mark Moran, Paul Towey.

[Farrandeelin]

I'm lucky to have the 'luxury' of having a sister living in the capital so I came up last night after the minor game.

Safe travels to all the fans travelling today from all four counties involved. On the game itself, I have tried to imagine a scenario of a Mayo win, but I can't. I don't expect our lads to have a league final flop either, but simply Kerry's forwards are better than ours and will probably do the business that bit better. We'll probably know after 10 minutes or so how it'll pan out, i.e. if Mayo are trailing by 2 points and fighting for every ball that goes their way, then it could be interesting. If Mayo find themselves in a 5 or 6 point deficit, then it could be worse. If Mayo are 5 or 6 points up, then anything I say above is irrelavant in this paragraph.

A lot of people from other counties rate Keegan very highly. Everyone in Mayo does. I just hope it's not his last day in the Green and Red (or black and blue as it'll be today). I'm not suggesting he will retire after this year, but time and tide waits for no man. Neither does the chance of winning an All-Ireland medal. Up Mayo.

[Armagh18]

I'm lucky to have the 'luxury' of having a sister living in the capital so I came up last night after the minor game.

Safe travels to all the fans travelling today from all four counties involved. On the game itself, I have tried to imagine a scenario of a Mayo win, but I can't. I don't expect our lads to have a league final flop either, but simply Kerry's forwards are better than ours and will probably do the business that bit better. We'll probably know after 10 minutes or so how it'll pan out, i.e. if Mayo are trailing by 2 points and fighting for every ball that goes their way, then it could be interesting. If Mayo find themselves in a 5 or 6 point deficit, then it could be worse. If Mayo are 5 or 6 points up, then anything I say above is irrelavant in this paragraph.

A lot of people from other counties rate Keegan very highly. Everyone in Mayo does. I just hope it's not his last day in the Green and Red (or black and blue as it'll be today). I'm not suggesting he will retire after this year, but time and tide waits for no man. Neither does the chance of winning an All-Ireland medal. Up Mayo.

If we get knocked out I’ll be cheering for Mayo. That man deserves his all ireland. Absolute warrior, total class act.

[highorlow]

Rory Byrne, Padraig O’Hora, Rory Brickenden, Donnacha McHugh, Conor O’Shea, Fergal Boland, Aiden Orme, Jason Doherty, Kevin McLoughlin, Mark Moran, Paul Towey.

Knowing JH he will probably put Mark Moran on with 3 mins to go when we are 6 points down.

This will be hard viewing for us today I reckon, then again they’ve surprised and surpassed expectations before . The shit weather might suit the like of Coen, Flynn, AOS and the O’Connors. Bring on those thunder showers …