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Monaghan and Tyrone with a good chance of beating the provincial losers. Kildare too if they can raise themselves two weeks in a row. Armagh can't get Fermanagh and would probably be happiest with Laois.

Will they f**k raise their game, that's two cup finals won in a week for them so they'll go back to the usual cowardly performances

Ohh someone is a sore loser

Are you saying they will?

Monaghan and Tyrone with a good chance of beating the provincial losers. Kildare too if they can raise themselves two weeks in a row. Armagh can't get Fermanagh and would probably be happiest with Laois.

Will they f**k raise their game, that's two cup finals won in a week for them so they'll go back to the usual cowardly performances

Wish we could've at least gone out to a proper team with actual aspirations going forward. Kildare probably f**king bend over again to whoever they get in the next round and if not then then in the super 8s

f**k it, the "golden generation" is done and no Celtic Cross to show for it. A sad way to go out.

No pen?

Game on

Im going to make a prediction now.

If Mayo get past Kildare they draw Roscommon.
This is a nice R4 draw for the GAA but it also gives them Mayo v Dublin in Croke Park as well as leaving the Mayo v Dublin All Ireland final possibility open. Mayo v Dublin in Croker is the game they want to see happen.

Any team news?

http://imgur.com/hqjE1kF

Will the game be televised and if so, will it be RTE or Sky that will carry it?

Sky

The smaller pitch is probably worth a few points to Kildare and has certainly appeared to hinder Mayo in recent years.

Kildare are a tall team and with Mayo missing SOS & Parsons you'd imagine Kildare will press the Mayo kickout, having a quick think I can't imagine any of the top teams will have a smaller middle 8 then Mayo will have this summer after been one of the tallest for the last 3 or 4 years;I know they might play Coen in their or in the half back line but I just don't think he should be anywhere near a team thats been so close to winning an AI.

I think the more athletic midfield approach with AOS dropping in to provide height could work out well for us though

Why has Dublin two home ties in the Super 8's & how do you come to the conclusion that this is Fair to the other Teams in the same Group?

Dublin, like every other team, are entitled to a game in Croke Park. And if they decide to forfeit their home advantage for a neutral venue that's their choice to make. I don't see the issue here.

I'll spend me money on the RWC next year.

No integrity left in our games anymore at inter county level.

This fiasco is about €'s, not the sport. At least rugby is a bit transparent on the money side of things.

Enjoy your Saffas, Kiwis etc in the team of us.

From the county starting a Roscommon forward and a Sligo midfielder this has to go down as a bit of a clanger of a reposte, spuds.

When Andy kisses the Mayo crest and has green & red jersey on his baby you fail to see the stupidity of your covetous ways.

They're from Mayo strongholds of Ballagh and Charlestown respectively, Mayo through and throufh

Sorry to interrupt the real discussion with some football talk but what team would people like to see put out? Assuming the players expected back are fit I'd go

Clarke

Barrett                                                                                           
Harrison
O'Donoghue
   
Keegan                                                                                               
Higgins
Durcan

Vaughan                                                   
O'Connor

McLoughlin                                                                                         
O'Shea
Durcan

Doherty
O'Connor
Loftus                                                                                       
****
Hennelly
Crowe
Cafferkey
Boyle
Coen
Kirby
Hanley
Regan
Nally
Douglas
Moran

Two players to start that weren't on the bench last Saturday and two of Mayos best and most experienced players dropped. Are you having a laugh?

Admittedly I'm only going by the highlights but Boyle looked bushed any time I saw him chasing back against Tipp.

Was at the game, he was absolutely knackered and didn't play very well

Same here I thought he wasn't much of a loss being black carded they way he was playing. It really felt like the end in the stand 10 mins into the second half v Tipp!!

I think he could use a rest

Yeah probably but Vaughan and Harrison are only back but maybe you could move Barrett out to wingback and bring in O'Donoghue to cornerback. What happened to Micheal Hall as I thought he was good during the league especially against Donegal and Galway?

That's true but are we going to get a better time than now to reintroduce them than now?

Riail 6.28. (iii) specifies "Croke Park" for game 1 not "Neutral venue".
Time for folks to start getting motions prepared.
I'd expect a few housekeeping tightening up motions from Árd Comhairle regarding venues for Qualifiers after this week's shenanigans.

Also Dublin's home pitch is meant to be Parnell Park and if Parnell is not seen fit to host their home Super 8 game it should be moved to neutral venue...

Poor Dublin haven't had a home game in ages

#ParnellOrNowhere