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Castlebar dominated Middle of the Field, but no pace in forwards. Garry didn't score for 28 mins, kicked six wides in first half. Castlebar went 9-3 up. Garry got a couple of good points and Castlebar got a flukey enough goal. Garry took over completely and scored 1-4 without reply to leave 2 in it with 8 mins left. Garry kicked three bad wides and Castlebar through Patrick Durcan(0-2) tagged on three points. Garry got  two late points but the bad start did for them.

Castlebar are gone back a mile from last year, Tom King is a huge loss. Kirby was excellent in MF and Big Barry scored three from play. Will need to improve their forward play drastically if they are to trouble Tubber. Garry had them on the rack with 8 mins to go but hadn't the quality to finish them off.  Crowe turned his ankle last weekend and probably shouldn't have played.

Agree with most of the, although the flukey comment is a bit strange. A good ball to Richie, who was on his own with the keeper coming, so he first time palmed it over him. Cillian did something similar in the second game.

I would have thought the penalty was 'flukey' as the attacker really played for it, running straight into the defenders and going down very easily.  But anytime Garrymore came close, Castlebar scored. I thought we were flat but playing well below ourselves. But you felt Mitchels could step up if needed.

I agree with the comment regarding Tom King.

Knockmore were completely undone at 3 and in particular 6. Mitchels have better backs than that but I don't see anyone holding Cillian when he is in that form. He was completely unmarkable. But the others aren't. Dillon versus Durcan will be interesting to say the least.

Kirby has a great knack of knocking the ball free when tackling. I'd like to see him and Patrick Durcan in the county set up. Shane Nally might be worth a look also. Enda Varley was responsible for some very poor wides. Richie playing in the FF line was far more productive. But I think Richie is better further out the field, unfortunately Mitchels don't seem to be able to spare him.

Wasn't the terrible jersey clash a big disaster in the first half anyway? Could it explain a lot of poor play. I think you're right on Durcan and Dillon. Will Tom Cunniffe take on Cillian as well? And who will mark Richie from Tubber. I think it will be a great final (well depending on the weather of course).

Well done Nihilist. Great synch with the madwest commentary.

Can't take the credit for this video. Not mine. Just passing it on. Some great goals in it though.  I must say that it should be a cracking final. Definitely the most consistent and probably current best two club teams in Mayo in there. Hopefully it will also get national coverage. TG4 will I hope turn their attention once more to the prominent club finals taking place around the country.

Videos of some of the 9 goals from Ballintubber v Knockmore are here

http://vimeo.com/107406555

[Treanlaur Catering Mayo G.A.A. Senior Football Championship - Semi Finals]

Results

Treanlaur Catering Mayo G.A.A. Senior Football Championship - Semi Finals
Ballintubber 9-11 Knockmore 2-12

That's some score in a semi final. Saw Cillian scored 3-3 and all brothers got a goal on the score sheet.

Will be in Pearse if we play Galway, indeed whoever we play next year will be an away game for us. Last time was 2012 and possibly the most embarrassing performance I've ever seen by a Roscommon team at Hyde Park, being hammered by a team that subsequently got knocked out by Sligo and Antrim, the later of whom we'd kicked around for fun a few weeks earlier. Beating Galway in Galway is rarely easy but we'd have plenty of motivation. If we didn't get best possible draw (Leitrim in a semi-final..), I'd want Galway. If we can't beat them there's no point even bothering with Mayo in Castlebar.

We're playing London and Galway get New York in the QFs so Mayo won't be meeting either county until the semi-finals at the earliest.

Apologies - didn't see this before previous post.

When the dust has settled on all this controversy, i would expect Mayo to kick on in the new year and more than likely make it five Connacht titles in a row. Can anyone realistically see any other outcome?

We were three points up on the feckers with ten minutes to go ffs, why wouldn't we think we can give them a game? Every streak ends and it rarely comes when it's 'supposed' to happen. If Galway have any shape about them next year they'll be able to give Mayo a game in Pearse too. Who knows what shape Sligo will take next year. Plenty of interesting match-ups possible.

Have you seen a draw for the championship yet ?

Hmm? Are you being smart or serious?

The championship draw is on next month, usually K-Mac and whoever they let out of the Sunday Game pensioners' home running the rule over the ties..

Actually I was being a little of both

Seeing as none of us know yet what the draw will be, well I could equally put the argument forward that we might not play Galway in Pearse at all. What happens if ye draw them in the Hyde? I would expect this Ros team to give Galway a good challenge especially if that turned out to be the draw. And if we were then on the other side we could end up playing ye in Castlebar. I would hope that home advantage here would be a big plus ifthis were to be the case.

Actually thinking back ye played them in the Hyde in 2012. Was this the last time ? If so next time will be in Pearse correct. If so well ya - fair enough. Galway will be good next year. And hard to beat. Get the money on now.

When the dust has settled on all this controversy, i would expect Mayo to kick on in the new year and more than likely make it five Connacht titles in a row. Can anyone realistically see any other outcome?

We were three points up on the feckers with ten minutes to go ffs, why wouldn't we think we can give them a game? Every streak ends and it rarely comes when it's 'supposed' to happen. If Galway have any shape about them next year they'll be able to give Mayo a game in Pearse too. Who knows what shape Sligo will take next year. Plenty of interesting match-ups possible.

Have you seen a draw for the championship yet ?

Hmm? Are you being smart or serious?

The championship draw is on next month, usually K-Mac and whoever they let out of the Sunday Game pensioners' home running the rule over the ties..

Actually I was being a little of both

Seeing as none of us know yet what the draw will be, well I could equally put the argument forward that we might not play Galway in Pearse at all. What happens if ye draw them in the Hyde? I would expect this Ros team to give Galway a good challenge especially if that turned out to be the draw. And if we were then on the other side we could end up playing ye in Castlebar. I would hope that home advantage here would be a big plus ifthis were to be the case.

When the dust has settled on all this controversy, i would expect Mayo to kick on in the new year and more than likely make it five Connacht titles in a row. Can anyone realistically see any other outcome?

We were three points up on the feckers with ten minutes to go ffs, why wouldn't we think we can give them a game? Every streak ends and it rarely comes when it's 'supposed' to happen. If Galway have any shape about them next year they'll be able to give Mayo a game in Pearse too. Who knows what shape Sligo will take next year. Plenty of interesting match-ups possible.

Have you seen a draw for the championship yet ?

Allowing players to dictate terms is one of the worst things you can do, though. That core Mayo panel have had an incredible level of security under Horan.

To get one last push out of that panel before they start breaking apart would take lighting a fire under them and making lots of players uncomfortable. Connelly/Holmes are giving that panel what they want (Buckley, no McHale) and I don't know if fattening the cow yet again is the approach Mayo needed.

Really interesting year ahead in Connacht.

Not sure that's accurate. The players want continuity. Much easier to get a push out of a team if the team buys into the management rather than if the team doesn't. Also new management will have their own take and stamp on how the team look. Whether it is good enough or not we will have to wait and see.

Mc Hale is still part of the management team with St. Brigid's and has a Co Semi Final next weekend. This is his third year there. When himself and Mc Stay won the All Ireland that year with Brigid's, i don't really recall either one of them being mouthy with the press. Everything was low key with no remarkable ''media moments'' that i can recall.

Suits some people now to try and deflect the blame onto McHale and McStay. Not them that made a hames of the process.

Paddy McNicholas may well tough this out but he is doing the county a grave disservice.
The quote from him above if reported correctly is extremely disrespectful. Too carefree with procedures and the English language for anybody's good.

Is that a direct quote that you are attributing to McNicholas from tonight ?

Yeah. From Farrandeelin above from Michael Gallagher s report.

OK - the quote is from Farrandeelin and not from Shrewdness. Thanks for clarification. Ya it's a quite sort of carefree comment considering his position and the 'supposed' pressure he was under.

Mc Hale is still part of the management team with St. Brigid's and has a Co Semi Final next weekend. This is his third year there. When himself and Mc Stay won the All Ireland that year with Brigid's, i don't really recall either one of them being mouthy with the press. Everything was low key with no remarkable ''media moments'' that i can recall.

Suits some people now to try and deflect the blame onto McHale and McStay. Not them that made a hames of the process.

Paddy McNicholas may well tough this out but he is doing the county a grave disservice.
The quote from him above if reported correctly is extremely disrespectful. Too carefree with procedures and the English language for anybody's good.

Is that a direct quote that you are attributing to McNicholas from tonight ?

There's obviously a lot of anger and annoyance on these pages at the direction this issue took after Horan stepped down.. As an outsider looking in and trying to wade through the various opinions, can someone answer this for me?...Is the widespread annoyance because of the ''process'' that saw Connelly/ Holmes appointed, or is it specifically because Connelly/ Holmes got the job at all??

Process for me.
No one really knows all reasons McStay didn't get the job. Too radical, had to have Liam McHale which some players may not have responded well to, too much of a public media figure...list is endless.

Have you the link for Connelly's comments? Can't find on Hogan stand

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Ok -found it

Didn't he say in the Western this year after the Roscommon match that the team looked tired and similar to the team of '98?

Problem with that is 2 things.

1: You can't/shouldn't really compare 2 teams when one is still in the championship and the other was knocked out and of a different era.
2: It sorta was a public kick to the players even after they won.

Maybe players thought he should keep those opinions outta the news until after they knocked out of the competition.