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Yes - two syllables in Keith. Same as all Karls and Carls in the GAA get a bonus syllable as well, and not only from Micheál.

I used to like watching the Ulster matches on six county TV just to listen to the pronunciation. Rass Kyarr and Macah Landan . Those were the days  .

It's only April after all. Mayo could still shape up in the championship.  Cork probably deserve an all-Ireland but they could just as easily freeze on the big day as they have done in the past. Nobody knows anything in April anyway. 

I used to love the way Micheal o Muircheartaigh pronounced "Keith Barr".

That thread is interesting. It does look like JQ has a point but WTF was he doing posting
anonymously against the BBC ? 

I saw somewhere that JQ said the relationship started to deteriorate around 4 years ago. It must have been some disgruntled Armagh superior who was jealous of Tyrone's second all-Ireland. When Tyrone won their third presumably all hell broke loose.

You have a point. I've being building up Mrs d's hopes about the World Cup, the delight in her face at the thought is wonderful. Upon reflection, perhaps I should be damping down her hopes

It was just inviting Schadenfreude to sing about thirty years of hurt, to try to put a limit on it. Jules Rimet's still gleaming but not for England. Not even the overleveraged Premiership can overcome the mental demons.  And they all pile in on the bandwagon every time. And hail the manager they discard months later as a loser. I'll never forget the treatment Graham Taylor got. It was repeated for every single successor.

It's no coincidence that the Germans or the Italians  get to the final once in every 2 tournaments while England hasn't been in a final since 1966.  I blame neoliberalism.

2004  Margaret Johnston Lawn bowls 
2005  David Healy Association football 
2006  Darren Clarke Golf 
2007  David Healy Association football

I think he had a point but then Sean Cavanagh won in 2008

John O'Mahony is better than a lucky general. An u21 with Mayo. u21 and Senior All Irelands with Galway. A Connacht Championship with Leitrim. In fairness whatever our reservations now he has an excellent track-record. But maybe the game has passed him by. And maybe his burning desire and commitment has gone, and been muddied by a life in politics which would take up most of any man's time. And maybe his loyalty has left him exposed - no change in trainers, or back room team does not bode well.

Maybe he is out of touch. On the other hand maybe Mayo just don't have the players at the moment. Meath got rid of Boylan but what difference did it make to Meath ?  The Dubs keep on winning devalued Leinster titles.

Christ, there was a Mayo lad sitting near me in the Hogan Stand and I wanted to go over and give him a hug.

I know that feeling. It's the same as watching the Sun building up the England football team before a major championship. This time is different. This time there is JT or whoever.  You know what is going to happen but you also know they can't stop it. You know the Germans/Kerry will win. You know it will end in self critical introspection and bitching but that nothing can be done by anyone. 

Apparently Schalke 04 have the same illness.

Think that might have been Figes' wife who posted the reviews (or was that a smokescreen).  [/quote]

Figes admitted it was him. What a moron. He cited "stress".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/apr/23/figes-shameful-admission

Which internet forum did JQ post on ? I know that sometimes the thread might feel more important than anything else but how could it be worth a livelihood? He must have been in a very strange state of mind. How was it found out that he was the culprit? 

I wouldn't be too sure about that. People forget that Galway had carried a stench of failure about them just as bad as anything you could say about Mayo, e.g. losing to 12 man Dublin. Under O'Mahony they got to the point where they shattered the aura of invincibility that Sean Boylan's Meath carried around.
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It wasn't just about putting Meath to the sword on the national stage in the great cathedral in front of 70,000 people. It was also about the mental anguish that was inflicted on Meath and still causes a wince in Meath people nine years on when the wound is reopened around championship time.  It's the gift that keeps on giving.

I always thought Jackie fullerton was the ultimate blazer. Red face, beer belly, club ties, the works.
I am very surprised to hear that news about Jerome Quinn. Why would he be caught out on something as basic as internet posts? It sounds crazy.

Interesting that Orlando Figes, a leading historian was also caught out recently posting damning criticisms of his rivals'  work on amazon.co.uk

  Description by "Historian" of Molotov's Magic Lantern, by Rachel Polonsky:
"This is the sort of book that makes you wonder why it was ever published ... Her writing is so dense and pretentious, itself so tangled in literary allusions, that it is hard to follow or enjoy."
"Historian" described Robert Service's 2008 work Comrades, a world history of communism, as 'rubbish':
"This is an awful book. It is very poorly written and dull to read ... it has no insights to make it worth the bother of ploughing through its dreadful prose."
The same reviewer found one writer's work rather more to their liking. Orlando Figes's 2008 The Whisperers was "beautiful and necessary":
"A fascinating book about the interior lives of ordinary Russians ... it tells us more about the Soviet system than any other book I know. Beautifully written, it is a rich and deeply moving history, which leaves the reader awed, humbled, yet uplifted ... Figes visits their ordeals with enormous compassion, and he brings their history to life with his superb story-telling skills. I hope he writes for ever."

He deserves credit for his achievements in Leitrim and Galway, but i can't help feeling that those young Galway players made him the name he is today, because i have no doubt that they were destined to win All Irelands with or without O'Mahony,

No way. Galway and Mayo were neck and neck from 95 on. in 1998 it was a bonus to win Connacht. Getting to the final was like a dream. On the day of the match all the money was on Kildare. Very few people gave Galway a chance. Leinster fuball was superior. It was the same in 2001. Mead were going to destroy Galway again because of Leinster fuball.

If JOM had been in charge of the hurlers they would probably have beaten Tipp in 2001. Confidence on the big day is priceless. Of course Tomas Mannion was nice to have as well  

Kenneth Mortimer lost  11 all ireland finals in a row. how many did DB lose before Ballina won that club final ?

It's unfair to blame it on Connacht football. The Mayo syndrome is very special.  One day it will all be washed away ...

Losing that match is no harm to Mayo. It will keep excitement levels down running up to the Galway match and shows the management where work is needed. Cork may look good in April but who cares ? 

From the Mayo point of view I think something of far more concern is the Rossies coming up with this all-Ireland minor team. It is very like the British election with the rossies as the previously no hoper lib Dems and Mayo as the Tories with Galway as New labour.