Mayo v Kildare, Round 3B Football Qualifier July 16, 2016

[Lar Naparka]

In Castlebar, a small but steadfast crowd was waiting in the heavy rain outside the Welcome Inn. Nothing official had been arranged, but these Mayo people stood vigil all the same. Their gesture choked Brady up in a way he hadn't felt in years. In the function room, he was overcome. That was when it hit him. Thirteen years of playing county football and this was how it ended. He had to lower his head, had to raise his hand to warn his friends away.
"The warmth of those people was incredible. It kind of dawned on me then. The whole thing hit me and in my heart and soul, I shed a tear or two inside. That is what I had been doing this thing for - the 13 years of breaking arms, legs, nose, jaws, the hundreds of training sessions, the whole lot - that is why. These were strangers standing in the pissing rain to greet a team that had been destroyed in the biggest football match of the year. I won't ever forget that."

Jack O'Connor came in and spoke with direct compassion about what had just happened on the field. He explained that the one, single year Kerry had been waiting since their All-Ireland final loss to Tyrone had been more cutting and salty than the half-century of constant keening that accompanied Mayo teams. He explained Kerry's need had been greater

Surely it is time to put a shtop to it .  The Galway result adds another twist to it

Away to fûck with yer bollixing shit about Galway and your faux worrying about Mayo football. If Galway do win the AI before us, you'll be a hard hoor to listen to. Go away and annoy Syferus on the Connacht final thread.

I'm beginning to think that would mean annoying himself.  You couldn't possibly have two separate entities coming out with this sort of sh*te.

[seafoid]

Lar the Mayo story is a soap opera. You can't help being drawn into it.

[Lar Naparka]

Lar the Mayo story is a soap opera. You can't help being drawn into it.

Don't I know....!

[From the Bunker]

1. David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites)
2. Brendan Harrison (Aghamore)
3. Kevin Keane (Westport)
4. Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis)
5. Lee Keegan (Westport)
6. Colm Boyle (Davitts)
7. Patrick Durcan (Castlebar Mitchels)
8. Seamus O'Shea (Breaffy)
9. Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)
10. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
11. Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
12. Diarmuid O'Connor (Ballintubber)
13. Evan Regan (Ballina Stephenites)
14. Andy Moran (Ballaghaderreen)
15. Cillian O'Connor (Ballintubber, captain)

[barking mad]

Looks good on paper thought 7 point handicap extreme but if he  start with them 6 forwards ye will easily beat it.

[barking mad]

Looks good on paper thought 7 point handicap extreme but if he  starts with them 6 forwards ye will easily beat it.

[Farrandeelin]

1. David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites)
2. Brendan Harrison (Aghamore)
3. Kevin Keane (Westport)
4. Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis)
5. Lee Keegan (Westport)
6. Colm Boyle (Davitts)
7. Patrick Durcan (Castlebar Mitchels)
8. Seamus O'Shea (Breaffy)
9. Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)
10. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
11. Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
12. Diarmuid O'Connor (Ballintubber)
13. Evan Regan (Ballina Stephenites)
14. Andy Moran (Ballaghaderreen)
15. Cillian O'Connor (Ballintubber, captain)

Need more from play from the inside forward line. Our fullback line needs to buck up. Durcan needs to up it. Vaughan can't be an onlooker at midfield. Aido needs to change his attitude a bit. Other than that we're grand.

[From the Bunker]

I hope Andy Moran is starting as stated. I think he needs to be starting games and used (for want of a better term) until he runs out of stream.

The full back line is an anomaly! We are really weak in this line.

[Maroon Manc]

When is Barrett back from injury?

[seafoid]

I hope Andy Moran is starting as stated. I think he needs to be starting games and used (for want of a better term) until he runs out of stream.

The full back line is an anomaly! We are really weak in this line.

when is Caff back?.
Are the forwards same as last year?

[From the Bunker]

I hope Andy Moran is starting as stated. I think he needs to be starting games and used (for want of a better term) until he runs out of stream.

The full back line is an anomaly! We are really weak in this line.

when is Caff back?.
Are the forwards same as last year?

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/mayo-blow-as-cafferkey-set-to-miss-rest-of-the-season-34822132.html


Forwards are the same as last year bar Regan and Higgins (as a forward)!

[From the Bunker]

[seafoid]

I hope Andy Moran is starting as stated. I think he needs to be starting games and used (for want of a better term) until he runs out of stream.

The full back line is an anomaly! We are really weak in this line.

when is Caff back?.
Are the forwards same as last year?

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/mayo-blow-as-cafferkey-set-to-miss-rest-of-the-season-34822132.html


Forwards are the same as last year bar Regan and Higgins (as a forward)!

have Cashelbar no forward  that can score? Ye should be using the road less travelled to find 2 forwards.

Does COC ever contribute many scores from play? Or is he a better version of Maurice Sheridan ?

[macdanger2]

Interesting selection with Vaughan at MF, will he drop back and AOS go to MF? Would really like to see Higgins and McLoughlin switch roles

I fancy us by 3-4 points

[seafoid]

If Mayo reach the qfs with essentially the same team as last year something is wrong