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In south mayo gaelic is number one...soccer or any other sport cant come close.

I find unless soccer is played at the highest level its complete muck to watch, the premiership and i dont care what anyone thinks completely over hyped cant remember the last game i found exciting.

Soccer i'm afraid is more popular to play in ireland than gaelic football. Most statistics from the GAA for players include Hurlers, Camoige players, Handballers etc. I am From Mayo and involved in Soccer and Gaelic. Soccer used to be a joke in the county but has made great inroads. The Big soccer clubs are based in mostly Central and North Mayo. True you will not get many at games etc but it is becoming more popular and the facilities especially in Mayo where standards were set has seen a big upturn. The FAI are spending more time and money on training Coaches and have adapted UEFA badges. Anyone who says Soccer is not a tactical and skillfull game, clearly has never played other than a kick about in the back garden. Soccer presently is the number one game in the playground among boys and girls. Gaelic will always be my number one as it has more freedom in the use of more players, has the option of scoring points, no offside restriction, milder physical element and you can use your hands. It is more entertaining for the fan as there is more action. But it has evolved ito a present day game where alt of players have lost the art of (simply) soloing, kicking and fielding the ball. Many athletes who play the game can get away with speed and hand skills to cover up their lack of footalling skills.

Have to feel sorry for Kilkenny footballers. if there is a promotion from the TM to Senior Championship next season, could there not be a relegation/promotion from the TM to/from the Junior championship. e.g. Kilkenny to go down to Junior and the junior champions to be promoted (a stronger counties B team) to the TM. it would make the Junior championship stronger as well as the TM. This already happens in the womens game and seems to be successful!

Plain Jerseys with no crest, sponsor, chevrons, stars, County name, etc. The only people at matches with jerseys were ex-minor or under 21 and senior county players or their relations/friends, and the way you knew this was by the number on the back. The rest of us mortals just could not afford the sacred cloth and would be probably in fear of ridicule if you had one as you would be the only person walking out of a match after losing with a jersey on and open to comment.

Johno will be happy! Home draw and a team that is annually underachieving! Cavan have such a strong tradition but have been in the wilderness for forthy years. It beggers belief that they have been so ordinary for so long! Mayo by 3-5 points, but after a hard struggle and some lessons learned. That said if Cavan are up for it they have nothing to lose and a Moderate scalp there for the taking!

The Boom was thanks entirely to the FG/Labour/DL Govenment

Jaysus your a gas one altogether. I just thought you were a passionate young fella with some seriously misplaced loyalty but now I know its someone on the wind up.

Look, Fianna Fail have been resposible for everything! as they have been in government for all but 2 and a half of the last 25 years (and if you go back to 1977 the ratio is higher). Really we live in a single party democracy. The other Major Parties - FG and Labour have to construct obscure coalitions to enter government. Brass tax, Ireland's FF with a smiley face!

Wont dry to fast in this weather!

well done Donegal! But you have to say the better team were bet today. Donegal still lack guile or cuteness and this will tell as the bar rises over the next couple of months. The back door teams will not be happy to see Armagh in so soon. Armagh looked to be over the line comfortaby today but for the freak last minute goal. They will not be phased by the back door. Donegal have now a genuine chance of winning Ulster given Tyrones much publicised injury crisis. My only concern for them is that they have had to peak early for their League triump and todays Ulster chp tie and the wind may be out of them come August. Anyway to all Donegal fans congrats!

Galway very cynical. P Joyce should have seen line for frontal elbow on C Mortimer, that backfired onto his number 6 and referree bottled many yellow card decisions with Black books. Mayo look to be a team still preparing for championship and this game had the feel of a friendly or last unimportant league game. Anyway i expect them to be sharper in 7 weeks or it will be an unusually short summer! By the way well done Galway, Deserved winners!

Great to see a title race this year......Men and Boys stuff! Both Man U and Chelsea have had to pull out results week in week out! Would be great if the other two (Arsenal & L'Pool) of the Evil Empire of 4 were in the reckoning! At least Scunthoroe Utd will be playing Championship next season!

Well done to Laois, Well deserved win. They were far the hungrier and from this got the breaks. Poor Ros team in Connacht final plus losing key players did not help the Mayo Cause. Best of Luck again to Laois.

Dublin have to be worried that they crumbled so much in the 2nd Half. Granted they were down to 14 early on but that was no excuise for such a poor performance. Whelan went hiding again (again) when Mayo upped it and how Shane Ryan was not brought in sooner shows that the Pillar guile on the sideline is (Still) not up to scratch. Mayo will be worried about the (Number of ) wides and Mortimer has a one trick pony feel to him. He's still terrible in front of goal - Just blasts and Hopes! Needs to learn a few one on one tricks. Still Mayo are through and sorted with a game in hand. Kerry, Tyrone and Armagh are out of the picture so there will be one of four licking their lips at the 2nd(?) most important title to be won this year!

Yeah, the Gunner Boys were reading to many Daily Sun's about how great there B side was before the season got serious. No medals are handed out in January. Still have a talented bunch, but needed a reality check. Beating two slapped together L'pool sides does not make you great. In fact beating two unslapped together L'pool sides side only ranks average. They are one for the future, but Leeds will tell you how that can fall apart!

Cork's Jack Lynch 5 AI in a row mixing Football and Hurling. Other players were good at one decipline but Jack was good at Gaelic Games!

Cricket is here in Mayo! The Mall (Green) in Castlebar is supposed to be a cricket ground, sanctioned by Landlord Lucan. There was a (Makeshift) team there not so long ago (if still there). Also Ballyhaunis had a nifty Cricket team a few years ago winning National titles.....I think!

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"If we can win Connacht then we can start planning every game after that because it's only three games and you're in an All-Ireland final again.

Mort must be expecting another draw this year in the Quarters or semi final if Mayo win a Connacht title.