I was very down hearted leaving Salthill a week and a half ago, facing Dublin in "fortress" McHale is not the ideal recovery. Bookies have us as 5/2 outsiders. Lose this and we're well and truly in the relegation battle
The spoon burners Dubs by 5+
Paddy Durcan out injured according to rte
Arra, musha it's only the league! I've never seen the county so reluctant to talk about a match in a long while. It's hard to get excited about it that's for sure.
It'd be just like Mayo to pull out a top notch performance and sink the Dubs. I'm going for Mayo by 3 points.
i see Kevin keane brian regan and Michael plunkett have been let go from the panel.
Keane hasn't been wonderful the last few years he played but hes really the only back up fullback Mayo have.
hopefully well see more of the other 2 in the future as I think Regan Esp has huge potential .
but the magers knows them best I suppose
Quote from: rosnarun on February 21, 2018, 10:16:46 AM
i see Kevin keane brian regan and Michael plunkett have been let go from the panel.
Keane hasn't been wonderful the last few years he played but hes really the only back up fullback Mayo have.
hopefully well see more of the other 2 in the future as I think Regan Esp has huge potential .
but the magers knows them best I suppose
His name is Brian Reape. Regan is the lad who got his face broken by the Kerry buck.
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 20, 2018, 11:59:17 PM
I was very down hearted leaving Salthill a week and a half ago, facing Dublin in "fortress" McHale is not the ideal recovery. Bookies have us as 5/2 outsiders. Lose this and we're well and truly in the relegation battle
The spoon burners by 5+
Stay classy.
Dubs by 8
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 21, 2018, 11:11:59 AM
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 20, 2018, 11:59:17 PM
I was very down hearted leaving Salthill a week and a half ago, facing Dublin in "fortress" McHale is not the ideal recovery. Bookies have us as 5/2 outsiders. Lose this and we're well and truly in the relegation battle
The spoon burners by 5+
Stay classy.
Jesus, it was in jest. Is there nothing over on the D3 thread for you to get offended by?
Is Higgins staying with the hurlers for the whole league campaign or does nobody know whats going on?
When you look at who is out for Mayo, you realise this will be nothing more than a formality for Dublin to win.
The league this year is proving to be a damn nuisance. The Zip is not in us!
Glad I did not renew my season ticket!
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 21, 2018, 11:35:02 AM
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 21, 2018, 11:11:59 AM
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 20, 2018, 11:59:17 PM
I was very down hearted leaving Salthill a week and a half ago, facing Dublin in "fortress" McHale is not the ideal recovery. Bookies have us as 5/2 outsiders. Lose this and we're well and truly in the relegation battle
The spoon burners by 5+
Stay classy.
Jesus, it was in jest. Is there nothing over on the D3 thread for you to get offended by?
Have a read of Philly McMahon's book to see just how funny that comment is.
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 21, 2018, 12:09:49 PM
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 21, 2018, 11:35:02 AM
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 21, 2018, 11:11:59 AM
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 20, 2018, 11:59:17 PM
I was very down hearted leaving Salthill a week and a half ago, facing Dublin in "fortress" McHale is not the ideal recovery. Bookies have us as 5/2 outsiders. Lose this and we're well and truly in the relegation battle
The spoon burners by 5+
Stay classy.
Jesus, it was in jest. Is there nothing over on the D3 thread for you to get offended by?
I'd tell you to have a read of Philly McMahon's book to see just how funny that comment is but I suspect that's exactly why you used the term.
You can suspect away seanie, I've never read his book, you're reading way too much into a throwaway comment.
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 21, 2018, 12:15:36 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 21, 2018, 12:09:49 PM
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 21, 2018, 11:35:02 AM
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 21, 2018, 11:11:59 AM
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 20, 2018, 11:59:17 PM
I was very down hearted leaving Salthill a week and a half ago, facing Dublin in "fortress" McHale is not the ideal recovery. Bookies have us as 5/2 outsiders. Lose this and we're well and truly in the relegation battle
The spoon burners by 5+
Stay classy.
Jesus, it was in jest. Is there nothing over on the D3 thread for you to get offended by?
I'd tell you to have a read of Philly McMahon's book to see just how funny that comment is but I suspect that's exactly why you used the term.
You can suspect away seanie, I've never read his book, you're reading way too much into a throwaway comment.
I modified my comment because I felt it was too strong.
I still think it's a wrong choice of words and not humorous at all.
People were calling Dublin the spoon burners long before Philly McMahon wrote his book.
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 21, 2018, 12:17:30 PM
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 21, 2018, 12:15:36 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 21, 2018, 12:09:49 PM
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 21, 2018, 11:35:02 AM
Quote from: magpie seanie on February 21, 2018, 11:11:59 AM
Quote from: macdanger2 on February 20, 2018, 11:59:17 PM
I was very down hearted leaving Salthill a week and a half ago, facing Dublin in "fortress" McHale is not the ideal recovery. Bookies have us as 5/2 outsiders. Lose this and we're well and truly in the relegation battle
The spoon burners by 5+
Stay classy.
Jesus, it was in jest. Is there nothing over on the D3 thread for you to get offended by?
I'd tell you to have a read of Philly McMahon's book to see just how funny that comment is but I suspect that's exactly why you used the term.
You can suspect away seanie, I've never read his book, you're reading way too much into a throwaway comment.
I modified my comment because I felt it was too strong.
I still think it's a wrong choice of words and not humorous at all.
When did you become such a shrinking violet. FFS you've posted far worse than that yourself.
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
Austin O'Malley. Always very good in the league but struggled with the pace of summer football. Decent player, but not at the top top level he often looked like on heavier ground.
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
No it was the noughties. Austin O'Malley is the man you are talking about. He was a classy footballer alright but he found it hard to keep his weight down.He may well have dropped out of scene because he was injury prone. He also worked in Wicklow and the time spent travelling over and back between Mayo and Wicklow may have been a factor inn his decision to leave the panel. On his day, he was brilliant, without a doubt.
(PS WTF is a spoon burner?)
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
Do recall that result alright, think it was mid-00's but not sure if Lyons or Caffrey was over the Dubs at the time.
Quote from: Owenmoresider on February 21, 2018, 02:04:21 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
Do recall that result alright, think it was mid-00's but not sure if Lyons or Caffrey was over the Dubs at the time.
That was under Tommy Lyons in 2004 - dark day
I'll read Philly's book when he stops pretending he isn't a scümbag on the field..
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
Was there myself that day. I remember the Dublin freetaker, name escapes me at the min getting awful abuse from a Dub fan after missing a simple free. Wayne something I think his name was.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on February 21, 2018, 02:24:58 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
Was there myself that day. I remember the Dublin freetaker, name escapes me at the min getting awful abuse from a Dub fan after missing a simple free. Wayne something I think his name was.
It was Mossy Quinn.
Wayne McCarthy didn't feature under Lyons.
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 11:44:48 AM
When you look at who is out for Mayo, you realise this will be nothing more than a formality for Dublin to win.
With Mayo its probably best to wait until throw in to see who is out for sure. Barrett,C O Connor,Higgins and Keegan are the only first choice players out for certain and Vaughan if you want to call him first choice. S O Shea,Harrison,Parsons and Durcan could play yet.
The heavy MacHale park pitch could well be a leveler also.
Quote from: Cunny Funt on February 21, 2018, 03:26:40 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 11:44:48 AM
When you look at who is out for Mayo, you realise this will be nothing more than a formality for Dublin to win.
With Mayo its probably best to wait until throw in to see who is out for sure. Barrett,C O Connor,Higgins and Keegan are the only first choice players out for certain and Vaughan if you want to call him first choice. S O Shea,Harrison,Parsons and Durcan could play yet.
The heavy MacHale park pitch could well be a leveler also.
If there's question marks over that many players then you already had your answer to whether Mayo were in trouble before you posted.
Quote from: Lar Naparka on February 21, 2018, 02:00:56 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
No it was the noughties. Austin O'Malley is the man you are talking about. He was a classy footballer alright but he found it hard to keep his weight down.He may well have dropped out of scene because he was injury prone. He also worked in Wicklow and the time spent travelling over and back between Mayo and Wicklow may have been a factor inn his decision to leave the panel. On his day, he was brilliant, without a doubt.
(PS WTF is a spoon burner?)
he played for wicklow for the last couple of years .
I remember hime being man of the match against Kerry in an allireland Quarter final (mayos MOM anyway scored 5 from play IIRC).
he was the most untrusted thing in mayo football a scoring forward like Maurice Sheridan or conor Mortimer , we cant be doing with that likes of that
You can add Paddy Durcan and Brendan Harrison to the crocked list. Bejaysus, some of ye younger buckos should bring yer boots along; you could well be needed at this rate of going. ;D
Quote from: rosnarun on February 21, 2018, 03:45:13 PM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on February 21, 2018, 02:00:56 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
No it was the noughties. Austin O'Malley is the man you are talking about. He was a classy footballer alright but he found it hard to keep his weight down.He may well have dropped out of scene because he was injury prone. He also worked in Wicklow and the time spent travelling over and back between Mayo and Wicklow may have been a factor inn his decision to leave the panel. On his day, he was brilliant, without a doubt.
(PS WTF is a spoon burner?)
he played for wicklow for the last couple of years .
I remember hime being man of the match against Kerry in an allireland Quarter final (mayos MOM anyway scored 5 from play IIRC).
he was the most untrusted thing in mayo football a scoring forward like Maurice Sheridan or conor Mortimer , we cant be doing with that likes of that
You were hardly his greatest fan either Ros same as your clubman JM!!
Quote from: Dire Ear on February 21, 2018, 11:26:37 AM
Dubs by 8
Yeah something like that if the pitch isn't a total bog!! If the pitch plays very heavy then I would cut that margin to 3 or 4 points!!
Mayo 0-7 Dublin 0-9 in the last meeting in MacHale Park.
Robbie Hennelly
Brendan Harrison, Ger Cafferkey, Caolan Crowe
Donal Vaughan, Colm Boyle, Shane Nally
Tom Parsons, Michael Hall
Conor O'Shea, Aidan O'Shea, Diarmuid O'Connor
Evan Regan Jason Doherty, Mikey Sweeney
And as you can see Mayo had what about 7 first choice players starting? its February and a league game i don't think its necessary that Mayo need to play the poor mouth.
Quote from: Blowitupref on February 21, 2018, 04:08:38 PM
Mayo 0-7 Dublin 0-9 in the last meeting in MacHale Park.
Robbie Hennelly
Brendan Harrison, Ger Cafferkey, Caolan Crowe
Donal Vaughan, Colm Boyle, Shane Nally
Tom Parsons, Michael Hall
Conor O’Shea, Aidan O’Shea, Diarmuid O’Connor
Evan Regan Jason Doherty, Mikey Sweeney
And as you can see Mayo had what about 7 first choice players starting? its February and a league game i don't think its necessary that Mayo need to play the poor mouth.
Yes that game was far from a formality for Dublin to win and Mayo will likely have stronger 15 out this Saturday night.
Quote from: rosnarun on February 21, 2018, 03:45:13 PM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on February 21, 2018, 02:00:56 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
No it was the noughties. Austin O'Malley is the man you are talking about. He was a classy footballer alright but he found it hard to keep his weight down.He may well have dropped out of scene because he was injury prone. He also worked in Wicklow and the time spent travelling over and back between Mayo and Wicklow may have been a factor inn his decision to leave the panel. On his day, he was brilliant, without a doubt.
(PS WTF is a spoon burner?)
he played for wicklow for the last couple of years .
I remember hime being man of the match against Kerry in an allireland Quarter final (mayos MOM anyway scored 5 from play IIRC).
he was the most untrusted thing in mayo football a scoring forward like Maurice Sheridan or conor Mortimer , we cant be doing with that likes of that
That was in 2005. 14 out of 15 Kerrymen scored on the day. Everyone bar the goalkeeper. John Maughan's last game as Mayo manager.
Quote from: Lar Naparka on February 21, 2018, 02:00:56 PM
(PS WTF is a spoon burner?)
God leave you your innocence Lar. A spoon burner is a heroin addict. Heroin is a powder. It's heated on a spoon with a lighter prior to its being either inhaled or dissolved in water and then injected. Not something I'd recommend.
The state's failure to address how heroin has crippled generations in parts of Dublin is a shame and a disgrace. Didn't read Philly McMahon's book and have no plans to. He's a bit of a buck on the field but so are lots of others. I wouldn't have a problem with him and if I were picking a team he'd be on it. He's a man on whom you can count.
Quote from: Crete Boom on February 21, 2018, 04:01:46 PM
Quote from: rosnarun on February 21, 2018, 03:45:13 PM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on February 21, 2018, 02:00:56 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
No it was the noughties. Austin O'Malley is the man you are talking about. He was a classy footballer alright but he found it hard to keep his weight down.He may well have dropped out of scene because he was injury prone. He also worked in Wicklow and the time spent travelling over and back between Mayo and Wicklow may have been a factor inn his decision to leave the panel. On his day, he was brilliant, without a doubt.
(PS WTF is a spoon burner?)
he played for wicklow for the last couple of years .
I remember hime being man of the match against Kerry in an allireland Quarter final (mayos MOM anyway scored 5 from play IIRC).
he was the most untrusted thing in mayo football a scoring forward like Maurice Sheridan or conor Mortimer , we cant be doing with that likes of that
You were hardly his greatest fan either Ros same as your clubman JM!!
well remembered
it was his total lack of contribution that got me . he was grand if some one handed him the ball in a good position other wise was just taking up a jersey. which was a shame as he had 2 very accurate feet andwas an honest player but just did not cut the mustard and was definitely not the second coming of Christ as proclaimed by many at the time,
I heard he failed a trial with Laherdane last year
I see Liam Irwin Is gone to London , A big loss for breaffy not so sure about Mayo
Quote from: IolarCoisCuain on February 21, 2018, 09:18:15 PM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on February 21, 2018, 02:00:56 PM
(PS WTF is a spoon burner?)
God leave you your innocence Lar. A spoon burner is a heroin addict. Heroin is a powder. It's heated on a spoon with a lighter prior to its being either inhaled or dissolved in water and then injected. Not something I'd recommend.
The state's failure to address how heroin has crippled generations in parts of Dublin is a shame and a disgrace. Didn't read Philly McMahon's book and have no plans to. He's a bit of a buck on the field but so are lots of others. I wouldn't have a problem with him and if I were picking a team he'd be on it. He's a man on whom you can count.
the book is worth a read regardless of how you feel about McMahon
I've seen McMahon interviewed twice on the TV, he may well have an interesting story to tell but he's hardly oozing charisma, the opposite is the reality.
There'll be no wet sod around this weekend. A great dry spell coming up over the weekend and into next week. It'll be very cold this weekend so don't forget the thermals.
Quote from: omagh_gael on February 22, 2018, 01:27:01 PM
There'll be no wet sod around this weekend. A great dry spell coming up over the weekend and into next week. It'll be very cold this weekend so don't forget the thermals.
Frozen pitches are a possibility for this weekend games.
More like frozen lakes when it comes to McHale..
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 04:09:43 PM
More like frozen lakes when it comes to McHale..
How's that massively expensive new Hyde pitch behaving itself ....... where a couple of weeks ago (Ros v Down) it wasn't able to handle a double header meaning Ros ladies v Meath was moved....
Quote from: IolarCoisCuain on February 21, 2018, 09:13:14 PM
Quote from: rosnarun on February 21, 2018, 03:45:13 PM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on February 21, 2018, 02:00:56 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 21, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on February 21, 2018, 01:13:18 PM
Mayo's post-2012 record against them – P12 W0 D3 L9!
I remember a league game where some full forward destroyed us down in Castlebar. Was it 1-12 to 0-3 or something. First name Austin I think. Remember reading a comment by a Dub who was at it that this guy was one of the best forwards he'd ever seen. But obviously didnt come to much. I was going to say it was 7 or 8 years ago, but my concept of time is brutal these days. Might have the 90s!
No it was the noughties. Austin O'Malley is the man you are talking about. He was a classy footballer alright but he found it hard to keep his weight down.He may well have dropped out of scene because he was injury prone. He also worked in Wicklow and the time spent travelling over and back between Mayo and Wicklow may have been a factor inn his decision to leave the panel. On his day, he was brilliant, without a doubt.
(PS WTF is a spoon burner?)
he played for wicklow for the last couple of years .
I remember hime being man of the match against Kerry in an allireland Quarter final (mayos MOM anyway scored 5 from play IIRC).
he was the most untrusted thing in mayo football a scoring forward like Maurice Sheridan or conor Mortimer , we cant be doing with that likes of that
That was in 2005. 14 out of 15 Kerrymen scored on the day. Everyone bar the goalkeeper. John Maughan's last game as Mayo manager.
Perhaps they did but ironically the umpires waved the flags more times for Mayo that day than Kerry ..... 2-15 to 0-18.
That was a superb Kerry team and it was one of the better Mayo performances in Croke Park in the noughties.
Quote from: blast05 on February 22, 2018, 08:26:49 PM
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 04:09:43 PM
More like frozen lakes when it comes to McHale..
How's that massively expensive new Hyde pitch behaving itself ....... where a couple of weeks ago (Ros v Down) it wasn't able to handle a double header meaning Ros ladies v Meath was moved....
The pitch was so rock solid (after a week of showers) for the FBD final that the ball bounced over a Galway back to Enda, leading to a goal for us.
The worm has turned and it's yer pitch that's the provincial embarrassment..
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 08:32:16 PM
Quote from: blast05 on February 22, 2018, 08:26:49 PM
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 04:09:43 PM
More like frozen lakes when it comes to McHale..
How's that massively expensive new Hyde pitch behaving itself ....... where a couple of weeks ago (Ros v Down) it wasn't able to handle a double header meaning Ros ladies v Meath was moved....
The pitch was so rock solid (after a week of showers) for the FBD final that the ball bounced over a Galway back to Enda, leading to a goal for us.
The worm has turned and it's yer pitch that's the provincial embarrassment..
I suppose it's too much to expect an expression of gratitude to Connacht Council and it's visionary Secretary for funding and guiding the pitch redevelopment :P :P :P
Quote from: mrhardyannual on February 22, 2018, 10:03:12 PM
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 08:32:16 PM
Quote from: blast05 on February 22, 2018, 08:26:49 PM
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 04:09:43 PM
More like frozen lakes when it comes to McHale..
How's that massively expensive new Hyde pitch behaving itself ....... where a couple of weeks ago (Ros v Down) it wasn't able to handle a double header meaning Ros ladies v Meath was moved....
The pitch was so rock solid (after a week of showers) for the FBD final that the ball bounced over a Galway back to Enda, leading to a goal for us.
The worm has turned and it's yer pitch that's the provincial embarrassment..
I suppose it's too much to expect an expression of gratitude to Connacht Council and it's visionary Secretary for funding and guiding the pitch redevelopment :P :P :P
It was pretty much entirely funded by Croke Park. With the lack of funding Prenty has offered every Connacht county besides his own over the years for infrastructure projects I'm surprised you thought he had much to do with the new pitch.
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 08:32:16 PM
Quote from: blast05 on February 22, 2018, 08:26:49 PM
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 04:09:43 PM
More like frozen lakes when it comes to McHale..
How's that massively expensive new Hyde pitch behaving itself ....... where a couple of weeks ago (Ros v Down) it wasn't able to handle a double header meaning Ros ladies v Meath was moved....
The pitch was so rock solid (after a week of showers) for the FBD final that the ball bounced over a Galway back to Enda, leading to a goal for us.
The worm has turned and it's yer pitch that's the provincial embarrassment..
Ahhhhh, perhaps focus on the question i asked ::)
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 10:07:23 PM
Quote from: mrhardyannual on February 22, 2018, 10:03:12 PM
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 08:32:16 PM
Quote from: blast05 on February 22, 2018, 08:26:49 PM
Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 04:09:43 PM
More like frozen lakes when it comes to McHale..
How's that massively expensive new Hyde pitch behaving itself ....... where a couple of weeks ago (Ros v Down) it wasn't able to handle a double header meaning Ros ladies v Meath was moved....
The pitch was so rock solid (after a week of showers) for the FBD final that the ball bounced over a Galway back to Enda, leading to a goal for us.
The worm has turned and it's yer pitch that's the provincial embarrassment..
I suppose it's too much to expect an expression of gratitude to Connacht Council and it's visionary Secretary for funding and guiding the pitch redevelopment :P :P :P
It was pretty much entirely funded by Croke Park. With the lack of funding Prenty has offered every Connacht county besides his own over the years for infrastructure projects I'm surprised you thought he had much to do with the new pitch.
What funding has Master Prenty given his own county in the last decade?
I was at this fixture in 2016
The pitch in Castlebar was like a swamp
The stand seems to be there to catch rain
Ended up moving because you get less wet outside the stand
Mayo just pulled and dragged but still lost
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More like frozen lakes when it comes to McHale..
How's that massively expensive new Hyde pitch behaving itself ....... where a couple of weeks ago (Ros v Down) it wasn't able to handle a double header meaning Ros ladies v Meath was moved....
The pitch was so rock solid (after a week of showers) for the FBD final that the ball bounced over a Galway back to Enda, leading to a goal for us.
The worm has turned and it's yer pitch that's the provincial embarrassment..
Ahhhhh, perhaps focus on the question i asked ::)
The week you mentioned nearly every inland game around us had to be called off. So what's the question? The pitch is great? That's a strange question.
Best of luck to Mayo. A great team, great players who are role models and all round nice guys, we should give them an honorary all Ireland because they are so great.
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Best of luck to Mayo. A great team, great players who are role models and all round nice guys, we should give them an honorary all Ireland because they are so great.
And you are a great role model for you and your people! I know you wont be in McHale Park tomorrow! You are the fan who waits for Championship so you have all your games on your doorstep!
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Best of luck to Mayo. A great team, great players who are role models and all round nice guys, we should give them an honorary all Ireland because they are so great.
+1
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Quote from: Syferus on February 22, 2018, 04:09:43 PM
More like frozen lakes when it comes to McHale..
How's that massively expensive new Hyde pitch behaving itself ....... where a couple of weeks ago (Ros v Down) it wasn't able to handle a double header meaning Ros ladies v Meath was moved....
The pitch was so rock solid (after a week of showers) for the FBD final that the ball bounced over a Galway back to Enda, leading to a goal for us.
The worm has turned and it's yer pitch that's the provincial embarrassment..
I suppose it's too much to expect an expression of gratitude to Connacht Council and it's visionary Secretary for funding and guiding the pitch redevelopment :P :P :P
It was pretty much entirely funded by Croke Park. With the lack of funding Prenty has offered every Connacht county besides his own over the years for infrastructure projects I'm surprised you thought he had much to do with the new pitch.
Now, now Syf, you are being economical with the truth. The real reason it took umpteen years to get anything done with the
bog Hyde was the row between the local club and the county board. From what a good Ballagh man told me, somebody local had grazing rights for his sheep there for the winter and didn't want to go look for somewhere else- or something like that.
Of course my informant might be exaggerating a wee bit but when you look at the bloody field he could well be right. ;D
Training pitches are a massive issue for Mayo football. McHale park currently has 1 training pitch and a 3/4 size bog pitch behind the Albany end. That's supposed to accommodate seniors, u20s, u17s and senior hurlers.......the ladies are based entirely out of Bekan. An absolute farce is one way of describing it. It's 100 euro a pop or 150 for pitch with flood lights in Bekan...Spend money on a stand in McHale rather than pitches sure >:(
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Training pitches are a massive issue for Mayo football. McHale park currently has 1 training pitch and a 3/4 size bog pitch behind the Albany end. That's supposed to accommodate seniors, u20s, u17s and senior hurlers.......the ladies are based entirely out of Bekan. An absolute farce is one way of describing it. It's 100 euro a pop or 150 for pitch with flood lights in Bekan...Spend money on a stand in McHale rather than pitches sure >:(
No discount rate from Prenty for his own county?
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Training pitches are a massive issue for Mayo football. McHale park currently has 1 training pitch and a 3/4 size bog pitch behind the Albany end. That's supposed to accommodate seniors, u20s, u17s and senior hurlers.......the ladies are based entirely out of Bekan. An absolute farce is one way of describing it. It's 100 euro a pop or 150 for pitch with flood lights in Bekan...Spend money on a stand in McHale rather than pitches sure >:(
No discount rate from Prenty for his own county?
Prenty's only county is the county of money an power!! Anyone who thinks the reason the Connacht centre of excellence is where it is has anything to do with him being from Mayo is naive to say the least. If the owner's land was in Wicklow then the Connacht centre of excellence would have been in Wicklow!!!
Hopefully after the McHale Park redevelopment debacle the Co Board can raise some money for the McHale park pitch which has been a joke for a while now, and the development of Mayo's own training centre near Balla.
If fairness to Prenty he treats everyone the same, he will overcharge you whether you are from Mayo, Roscommon , Galway, Sligo or Leitrim etc....
John Prenty has done more for the GAA than all the posters in here put together and he does favour his own and why wouldn't he.
Mayo team named but we all know at this stage they never line out as selected.
1. Rob Hennelly - Breaffy
2. Caolan Crowe - Garrymore
3. Ger Cafferkey - Ballina Stephenites
4. Eoin O'Donoghue - Belmullet
5. Colm Boyle - Davitts
6. Michael Hall - Breaffy
7. David Drake - Ballaghaderreen
8. Stephen Coen - Hollymount/Carramore
9. Jason Gibbons - Ballintubber
10. Kevin McLoughlin - Knockmore
11. Aidan O'Shea - Breaffy
12. Diarmuid O'Connor - Ballintubber
13. Jason Doherty - Burrishoole
14. Andy Moran - Ballaghaderreen
15. Adam Gallagher - Mayo Gaels
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Mayo team named but we all know at this stage they never line out as selected.
1. Rob Hennelly - Breaffy
2. Caolan Crowe - Garrymore
3. Ger Cafferkey - Ballina Stephenites
4. Eoin O'Donoghue - Belmullet
5. Colm Boyle - Davitts
6. Michael Hall - Breaffy
7. David Drake - Ballaghaderreen
8. Stephen Coen - Hollymount/Carramore
9. Jason Gibbons - Ballintubber
10. Kevin McLoughlin - Knockmore
11. Aidan O'Shea - Breaffy
12. Diarmuid O'Connor - Ballintubber
13. Jason Doherty - Burrishoole
14. Andy Moran - Ballaghaderreen
15. Adam Gallagher - Mayo Gaels
I'm hoping his return to form continues. That lad oozes class.
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Mayo team named but we all know at this stage they never line out as selected.
1. Rob Hennelly - Breaffy
2. Caolan Crowe - Garrymore
3. Ger Cafferkey - Ballina Stephenites
4. Eoin O'Donoghue - Belmullet
5. Colm Boyle - Davitts
6. Michael Hall - Breaffy
7. David Drake - Ballaghaderreen
8. Stephen Coen - Hollymount/Carramore
9. Jason Gibbons - Ballintubber
10. Kevin McLoughlin - Knockmore
11. Aidan O'Shea - Breaffy
12. Diarmuid O'Connor - Ballintubber
13. Jason Doherty - Burrishoole
14. Andy Moran - Ballaghaderreen
15. Adam Gallagher - Mayo Gaels
Full back and Half back line could be cremated tomorrow evening! :-\
How is David Drake still on the Mayo panel? And getting starts at HB before Akram? He's not in the same league as his clubmate..
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How is David Drake still on the Mayo panel? And getting starts at HB before Akram? He's not in the same league as his clubmate..
Could be a Red Herring! Roachford loves filling out false team sheets! Even for FBD games.
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How is David Drake still on the Mayo panel? And getting starts at HB before Akram? He's not in the same league as his clubmate..
Say what you like about Drake - he's never been a man to duck out of a challenge.
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How is David Drake still on the Mayo panel? And getting starts at HB before Akram? He's not in the same league as his clubmate..
Say what you like about Drake - he's never been a man to duck out of a challenge.
But the backs are not ducks and drakes...tis Crowes and Drakes.
Any Dublin team news?
I think I'll have a €30 on us to win a ton.
Doherty at 11/2 anytime goal scorer is also value.
I don't think a caul blustery night will suit d'dubs.
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I don't think a caul blustery night will suit d'dubs.
The fancy dans don't like it up em
Dublin team and probably won't start as selected.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWzIYsdWsAImk52.jpg)
Quote from: highorlow on February 24, 2018, 12:25:18 AM
I think I'll have a €30 on us to win a ton.
Doherty at 11/2 anytime goal scorer is also value.
I don't think a caul blustery night will suit d'dubs.
God, it looks like you like giving your money to the Bookies!
Lee Keegan and Seamus O Shea named among the Mayo subs for tonights game, a very quick recovery for Keegan!
We are in for an awful doing here tonight, ya can sense it.
I wonder when we revert back to not being a top team will some of these ejits go back to knitting and feeding calves like they used to .Most annoying bunch are these wans from the horan era who never used to go.
The poll over on Mayogaablog is a bit undecided.
How will Mayo do against Dublin?
Win (46%, 330 Votes)
Lose (45%, 319 Votes)
Draw (9%, 62 Votes)
According to Mid-West, James Horan and Billy Fitzpatrick get lots of "fan mail" from admiring female supporters sent in to the Station
Rumoured that Lee Keegan,Seamus O Shea and Tom Parsons are to start but the lads in the Eir sports studio are 2nd guessing. What is gained by playing these mind games for a league game in February?
Lee Keegan in for Jason Gibbons the one change for Mayo. 4 changes for Dublin. Darren Daly for Eric Lowndes Michael Fitzsimons for Philly McMahon Dean Rock for Paddy Andrews Kevin McManamon for Colm Basquel
Dublin goal within a minute. Mannion!
It's a tradition at this stage.
Neilan is terrible
Serious pace for a game in Feb.
Mayo management needs to take that O Donoghue lad off Mannion.
The pitch is pretty woeful.
Dublin not getting bogged down here.
Mayo struggling to create any sort of goal chances; Dublin not so much.
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The pitch is pretty woeful.
I think you are being too kind there Seanie the pitch is a joke and has been for about 5 years now!!
Score??
Dublin 1-9 Mayo 0-7 HT
Dublin have created 3/4/5 goal chances Mayo none.
Shocking Mayo goal miss there at start of 2nd half
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Shocking Mayo goal miss there at start of 2nd half
Can't be wasting chances like that when you are chasing a game.
Mannion off with a hamstring injury. 45 mins gone Mayo 0-8 Dublin 1-9
Dublin 2nd goal! keeper should have stayed on his line.
Important last 20 minutes here for Mayo as regards their score difference for the battle against relegation.
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Dublin 2nd goal! keeper should have stayed on his line.
I think Clarke would have dealt with both but the O'Shea's got their man in tonight. ;D
60 mins played Mayo 0-9 Dublin 2-10. Mayo could have done with C O Connor on frees tonights.
Mayo free taking is taking the piss now
Mayo missing cillian for frees alone.a fee scorable ones missed
Dublin have fairly kept Andy Moran quiet tonight
No score from either side for 15 minutes - game has faded out.
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No score from either side for 15 minutes - game has faded out.
Snoozefest of a 2nd half.
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No score from either side for 15 minutes - game has faded out.
Snoozefest of a 2nd half.
No score from either side for 20 minutes.
In fairness there was a great tempo to the first half for this time of year.
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No score from either side for 15 minutes - game has faded out.
Snoozefest of a 2nd half.
No score from either side for 20 minutes.
In fairness there was a great tempo to the first half for this time of year.
For one team maybe.
FT Dublin 2-10 Mayo 0-12
Mayo's score difference didn't take too big a hit, which could be vital in their relegation battle.
Mayo's best performance of the league per Billy Joe.
A complete Snorefest! Dublin won pulling up a long way out! Dublin could not be Arsed trying once the second goal went in and where thinking about getting to the dressing rooms for a shower and change!
There will have to be a shot clock like in Basketball if the game keeps going this way!
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Mayo's best performance of the league per Billy Joe.
Best performance was clearly beating Monaghan in Clones. Dublin controlled that game throughout tonight and didn't have to get out of 2nd gear doing it, a similar manner to how they beat Tyrone in Omagh. Tyrone v Mayo is now looking like a key relegation game.
Mayo seem happy to be second best again.
Well done Dublin. Probably had a few more gears to go through if they wanted.
Shocking free taking. Full back line ropey all through especially under a high ball. Rest did ok. Adam Gallagher was disappointing imo.
Keegan and SOS are welcome returns.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on February 24, 2018, 10:12:20 PM
Well done Dublin. Probably had a few more gears to go through if they wanted.
Shocking free taking. Full back line ropey all through especially under a high ball. Rest did ok. Adam Gallagher was disappointing imo.
Keegan and SOS are welcome returns.
Dublin could've won that by any margin they wanted, Mannion and McCarthy operating at a different level.
There was even 2 Dublin players mouthing at one another and them 7 points up.
Didn't think Gallagher was the worst of them, least he got on the ball and wasn't afraid to get stuck in,
Cafferkey, Drake, O'Donoghue and Coen were awful.
So who is going to play full back ? I must of asked twenty comrades so far and nobody has answered .
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So who is going to play full back ? I must of asked twenty comrades so far and nobody has answered .
We'll go back to what we did in 2015 and play no one officially there!
Sound. So who will wear number three then, who will take responsibility for picking up comer
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So who is going to play full back ? I must of asked twenty comrades so far and nobody has answered .
Donie Vaughan.
Caff isn't bullish enough to upscuttle anyone who comes near the square like all good fullbacks do, but he is as tight as a duck's ass underwater and I'd play him somewhere, anywhere else.
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Quote from: larryin89 on February 25, 2018, 08:35:31 PM
So who is going to play full back ? I must of asked twenty comrades so far and nobody has answered .
Donie Vaughan.
Caff isn't bullish enough to upscuttle anyone who comes near the square like all good fullbacks do, but he is as tight as a duck's ass underwater and I'd play him somewhere, anywhere else.
Does anyone in Mayo really trust Donal Vaughan, though?
He's a good player
gets a bit lost further up the field though
Tony McEntee on sideline yesterday.Did he appeal his suspension?
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Quote from: larryin89 on February 25, 2018, 08:35:31 PM
So who is going to play full back ? I must of asked twenty comrades so far and nobody has answered .
Donie Vaughan.
Caff isn't bullish enough to upscuttle anyone who comes near the square like all good fullbacks do, but he is as tight as a duck's ass underwater and I'd play him somewhere, anywhere else.
You'd play Cafferkey elsewhere in the Mayo backline seriously?
You mean ahead of Harrison, Higgins, Barrett, Keegan, Vaughan, Durcan or Boyle?
Not a chance.
Cafferkey is class, he will definitely do a number on Daniel Flynn next weekend if the match goes ahead. They would be mad to drop him.
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Tony McEntee on sideline yesterday.Did he appeal his suspension?
I think he might have gone to the Mick Barrett school of ban avoidance
Anytime Mayo tried to break quickly they were fouled, it was definite tactic and barely a name taken, D O'Connor was targeted too; Thought he was fouled a lot.
Quote from: Maroon Manc on February 26, 2018, 03:08:39 PM
Anytime Mayo tried to break quickly they were fouled, it was definite tactic and barely a name taken, D O'Connor was targeted too; Thought he was fouled a lot.
And they have it down to a fine art, this disguising of the foul is near impossible for the ref to call it.
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Anytime Mayo tried to break quickly they were fouled, it was definite tactic and barely a name taken, D O'Connor was targeted too; Thought he was fouled a lot.
I was watching it in a pub without volume but it looked like James McCarthy caught him with a very dirty slap in the face in the first half. No doubting the intentionality of it.
Keegan must of received a thousand punches into the chest off the ball . I dont know does it effect the likes of keegan in the slightest but its a horrible way of getting to a smaller lad, evan regan was targeted every single game ive watched him play.
Keegan will have slapped and dragged his man even more so you'd want to dry yer eyes..
Eyes dried now.thanks for that reality check syf
Well done Dublin, well deserved their win. Although from our point of view, you'd have to rue the missed frees, gallagher's goal chance and the relatively handy nature of the second goal which really finished the game as a contest. Regardless, I think Dublin had more gears to go through but it would have been nice to push them closer than we did. Some individual players had tough games but hopefully that experience will stand to the younger lads in particular. The poor quality of ball going into the FF line was worrying, hard to see on TV whether it was poor passing or poor movement inside.
That said, it was a better performance than our last two games so hopefully we can continue that in the next three weeks.
Kildare next weekend is a big game, if we win it, they're gone and one win from the last two would likely see us home. Lose it and we're getting very close to the trapdoor.
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Quote from: Maroon Manc on February 26, 2018, 03:08:39 PM
Anytime Mayo tried to break quickly they were fouled, it was definite tactic and barely a name taken, D O'Connor was targeted too; Thought he was fouled a lot.
And they have it down to a fine art, this disguising of the foul is near impossible for the ref to call it.
It's about time we started to learn that 'art' ourselves. Dublin players were given way too much freedom to counter attack and take quick frees. Same story in the Galway and Kerry games. We need to get smart and start tactically fouling around the middle.
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Quote from: Maroon Manc on February 26, 2018, 03:08:39 PM
Anytime Mayo tried to break quickly they were fouled, it was definite tactic and barely a name taken, D O'Connor was targeted too; Thought he was fouled a lot.
And they have it down to a fine art, this disguising of the foul is near impossible for the ref to call it.
It's about time we started to learn that 'art' ourselves. Dublin players were given way too much freedom to counter attack and take quick frees. Same story in the Galway and Kerry games. We need to get smart and start tactically fouling around the middle.
Dublin and Kerry have turned the knack of cynical fouling into a form of art. Poor Mickey Harte and his team are novices by comparison. Of the big (bad) two, Kerry are easily the worst and Mayo have no conscientious aversion to fouling either but are not nearly as cute as either Kerry or Dublin.
Mayo fans talking about the art of fouling, wow.
Mayo are one of the most cynical teams in the country, not to forget dirtiest.
Played at their own game and they moan.
They are well able to throw elbows themselves.
Grow a pair.
Hard luck to the genuine Mayo fans out there, not going well but its all about the summer and with players to come back in.
Dublin grow stronger and stronger and with Con and couple of others to come back in too.
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Quote from: Maroon Manc on February 26, 2018, 03:08:39 PM
Anytime Mayo tried to break quickly they were fouled, it was definite tactic and barely a name taken, D O'Connor was targeted too; Thought he was fouled a lot.
And they have it down to a fine art, this disguising of the foul is near impossible for the ref to call it.
Colm Parkinson critical of O'Connor on his podcast saying he's goes down to easily and its stopping Mayo from breaking quickly.
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Quote from: larryin89 on February 26, 2018, 04:16:08 PM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on February 26, 2018, 03:08:39 PM
Anytime Mayo tried to break quickly they were fouled, it was definite tactic and barely a name taken, D O'Connor was targeted too; Thought he was fouled a lot.
And they have it down to a fine art, this disguising of the foul is near impossible for the ref to call it.
Colm Parkinson critical of O'Connor on his podcast saying he's goes down to easily and its stopping Mayo from breaking quickly.
SportsJoe have an article up on it now as well. Bizarre.