Mayo V Monaghan Qualifier

[Main Street]

Monaghan team

Rory Beggan
Kieran Duffy
Conor Boyle
Ryan Wylie
Karl O Connell
Dessie Ward
Ryan Mcenespie
Darren Hughes
Niall Kearns
Conor Mccarthy
Kieran Hughes
Micheal Bannigan
Jack McCarron
Gary Mohan
Conor McManus

Some changes from the line up v Derry if that line up transpires.  Karl O'Connell makes a welcome return to the starting 15 in the half back line which would probably shift Conor McCarthy up to the half forwards, replacing Shane Carey who has been dropped.

In Monaghan terms (Banty era) this is a seismic shift,  it still leaves the half back line with 2 forwards, Ward and McAnespie.

[Baile an tuaigh]

https://youtu.be/jR0hbVqdnVo

[Ranty]

Horan is and always will be a great manager. The failing with Horan over both his tenures in charge was his trying lads in the league and then come championship reverting to the old reliables. Many's the player had a great league and for some reason or other were never chanced in the championship.

My hope for Saturday is that we end up by default, due to injuries  "finding" a team. Orme (a fine player) and the rest of the young lads might become something we are looking for and surprise everyone including Horan.

It's die dog or shite the licence time for us on Saturday, after 10 minutes we will know if our young lads are up for it.

Horan is no doubt a good coach but to be considered a great I think he needs to win the big one.

Did Cork beat Mayo in a recent challenge?   this story is doing the rounds.   Anybody verify this ?

[greensandgold1]

Yes I believe they did

[yellowcard]

Monaghan team

Rory Beggan
Kieran Duffy
Conor Boyle
Ryan Wylie
Karl O Connell
Dessie Ward
Ryan Mcenespie
Darren Hughes
Niall Kearns
Conor Mccarthy
Kieran Hughes
Micheal Bannigan
Jack McCarron
Gary Mohan
Conor McManus

That's a strong looking side but it must be the highest average age of any side in the country. It could be the swan song for a lot of this group of players. I've gone for Mayo but nor would it surprise me if Monaghan went to Castlebar and won.

[Halfquarter]

Mayo's record in Castlebar is woeful, do they ever win there ?

[Rossfan]

Never lost a Qualifier game there as far as I know.

[Tubberman]

Never lost a Qualifier game there as far as I know.

Correct. Terrible record in Connacht champ in last few years, but good qualifier record although there were a few close runs like Derry and Armagh

[Armagh18]

I'll be very surprised if that Mayo team starts. I would expect two changes at least, maybe three. I hate this slobbering with dummy teams. I doubt if the players are gone on it either.

Don't see the point teams being named the day before anyway. But highly doubt that the players care.

[the goal was on]

Only so many times Mayo can recover and go on to later stages. Defeat today I predict .  Never had good enough forward unit and missing there 2 best form last 24 months will signal the end of road for another 4/5 players

[thewobbler]

Monaghan's forward aren't destructive enough to hurt Mayo imho. I can only see two results here.

Mayo powering away in extra time after stumbling to a draw..

Or Mayo blowing Monaghan away from the throw in.

[the goal was on]

Monaghan's forward aren't destructive enough to hurt Mayo imho. I can only see two results here.

Mayo powering away in extra time after stumbling to a draw..

Or Mayo blowing Monaghan away from the throw in.

Mayos system usually lets forwards play. That's a dangerous full forward line of monagahan plus Mc Carthy . Mayo meanwhile will rely totally on runners for scores

[Gael85]

Would expect Mayo to win well.  Could be end of Blantyre as Monaghan manager.

[Blowitupref]

Both team line out as selected.

[Hound]

Silly by McManus. Ref got it right though with the black

Correct decision also for the foot block and pen for Mayo.