Retirements

[MayoBuck]

I thought Clarke might stay on since it's only a 6 month season this year.

Yes another reason for why I find it strange he's called time on his county career.

HE's a married man so I presume he has family commitments to consider as well.

That's fair enough of course. Just with the way things are now, there aren't many family activities to do!

[Never beat the deeler]

I thought Clarke might stay on since it's only a 6 month season this year.

Yes another reason for why I find it strange he's called time on his county career.

HE's a married man so I presume he has family commitments to consider as well.

That's fair enough of course. Just with the way things are now, there aren't many family activities to do!

do you only spend time with your kids when you can go places ?! 

[Lar Naparka]

I thought Clarke might stay on since it's only a 6 month season this year.

Yes another reason for why I find it strange he's called time on his county career.

HE's a married man so I presume he has family commitments to consider as well.

That's fair enough of course. Just with the way things are now, there aren't many family activities to do!

do you only spend time with your kids when you can go places ?! 

It's not the kids who'd worry me, their mother could be a different matter!

[imtommygunn]

Tom Parsons now too.

[Lar Naparka]

Tom Parsons now too.

That's not surprising,
I expect that more will follow. I can't see Boyler, Keith Higgins or Seamie O'Shea hanging around either.

[Rossfan]

Indeed.
They've won Connachts and NFLs and reached AI Finals.
That's as good as it gets for Inter County players now (1 exception of course)

[Halfquarter]

Graham Reilly retired now. I thought he went last year.

Maybe he retires every year. 😀

[imtommygunn]

Reilly was a good one. One of few meath players of the current era who'd have got on the teams of the late 90s. (or possibly late 80s too).

[macdanger2]

Thanks to Vaughan, Clarke & Parsons for some great days out. It's a pity that they retire without landing the big one but they had more good days out that bad ones

I'd expect Seamie could also go, Higgins & Boyler might give it another year

[seafoid]

Indeed.
They've won Connachts and NFLs and reached AI Finals.
That's as good as it gets for Inter County players now (1 exception of course)

Football is so weird now.

[Blowitupref]

Tom Parsons now too.

3 starts he had for Mayo in 2020. 1 in the FBD and 2 in the NFL. His only appearance in the championship was as a late sub against Tipperary. Lucky to be back playing at all after that truly awful injury he got.

[RedHand88]

Tom Parsons now too.

Sad to see this one. He was a fantastic footballer.

[Silver hill]

Always thought Vaughan was completely overrated as a footballer. Probably cost mayo an all Ireland with a crazy tackle on Small in 2017. Slow around the pitch and slow in thought as well. Unforgivable that he left his home club,  ballinrobe, to seek greater glory with Castlebar. Karma that he can't even get on the mitchels side. I did note that neither club were thanked in his eulogy. 10 miles up the road, why would you bother?

[Sportacus]

Always thought Vaughan was completely overrated as a footballer. Probably cost mayo an all Ireland with a crazy tackle on Small in 2017. Slow around the pitch and slow in thought as well. Unforgivable that he left his home club,  ballinrobe, to seek greater glory with Castlebar. Karma that he can't even get on the mitchels side. I did note that neither club were thanked in his eulogy. 10 miles up the road, why would you bother?

Bitter social media negativity to get your new year off to a great start.

[Silver hill]

Always thought Vaughan was completely overrated as a footballer. Probably cost mayo an all Ireland with a crazy tackle on Small in 2017. Slow around the pitch and slow in thought as well. Unforgivable that he left his home club,  ballinrobe, to seek greater glory with Castlebar. Karma that he can't even get on the mitchels side. I did note that neither club were thanked in his eulogy. 10 miles up the road, why would you bother?

Bitter social media negativity to get your new year off to a great start.

Nah. Not really No skin in the game, just thought it was really poor form leaving a club that had nurtured him to chase bigger prizes with Castlebar.
And gave an opinion (rightly or wrongly), that he was overrated. An observation on a discussion board, I think that's allowed these days