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Well it was moysider who said it but I'll gladly take the credit.

But it's true though, Dempsey isn't looking too far ahead and is solving the problems on the training field not waiting for major problems to happen on the pitch against the next opposition. You are damn right about the midfield area. I pointed out somewhere I think that the half-backs and half-forwards would have to carry the can but they didn't for the reason Meath bullied us around the middle as you said. Welcome to the mad-house Mister Mayor.

Dempsey took no shit as a player and he has applied that trait well to management and deals with problems quickly as best he can. I agree with that the cracks were there to be seen in the Galway match regarding our defence and midfield. I'm just wondering where are the players going to come from?

We won't have an Aidan O'Shea every year who makes a huge impact coming out of minor. Are we going to have many from last years minor or under 21s going to make the step up. Of the 2009 senior panel, Keith Higgins was the only player not to be from a senior team. I hope that the management take a look at the inter and junior scene around the county,the standard of football might not be of the same quality but there are often individuals who stand out and would be worth taking a look at.

Maybe Pearse Hanley will jack it in so too.

Don't think he's going to have a choice.....hamstring has ruined him and his chances. Axe could fall soon

Don't think Mayo are as strong this year as they were last year, could have/should have won both the final and replay. Will be interesting to see how they fair on Sunday as the quarter isn't really a form guide...

[it even has such obscure places as farrandeelion(Farrandeelin]

This could save all the rows or start more
does the parish law relate to church or civil parishes?
Fair play to the mayo library the have the 1838 Ordance survey maps online and it looks like breaffy (Breaghwy) is its own parish
ITs well worth a look it even has such obscure places as farrandeelion(Farrandeelin) on it

http://www.mayolibrary.ie/maps/gisMap.htm?Townlands%20/%20Towns%7CAJB%7CBreaghwy%7CF120%7C52926%7C40540%7C00079%7C1066%7C1819%7C00079023%7C418%7C571%7CsymRectL%7Bw%7Cmain%20web%20page%7C./data/Townlands/AJB.htm

also to annoy sigonian here a list of annexed sligo territory
http://www.mayolibrary.ie/maps/data/Parishes/p53.htm

The shaggers can never spell Farrandeelin right. There's no o in the word!

Ardnaree looks like it's been wiped off the map too. Well thats one way to settle an argument!

So what, if u want to play senior its alright to move club? There wouldn't be a decent player left in a junior club if that was the case but then kilfian already bear witness to that. By ur rationale i could play for ballina or moy davitts having gone to school in both foxford & ballina & kevin o'neill could declare for tuam stars. Theres borders there for a reason, in most cases they are clearly defined

Chillax, just saying it could have been a possible reason! Everyone to their own. Personally i don't agree with any club/county switches. Up to each individual if they wish to change in reality!

Well there is a player who started all the Championship matches this year from Ardnaree on the current team. I think it's a case of wanting to play senior football in this situation which is different from Castlebar and Breaffy, which are both senior. The geography is different also, for example like with Muredachs being in Ardnaree whilst being the main Ballina male secondary school.

That's like Ballina and Ardnaree so, except there is a border which was roken in favour of the Stephenites a few years ago at underage.

Care to divulge how this exactly happened?

Moysider - Chef would be on cctv scratching his hole before he tossed the salad.

Beautiful metaphor. Too many times danger and obvious weakness has been identified and successive management at different grades have adopted the Homer Simpson approach " To hide under a bunch of coats and hope that everyting will work out".

Janey lads, I don't know but we'd never beat Cork this year. At any stage. It might be the best thing we were knocked out early even though I hate saying it.

The thing is though there ll always be a Cork, or a Kerry or a Down or whoever. Its the same every year.

It's rather annoyng how teams never say that about us though all the same.

It's the reputation we've earned though. Teams always feel they have a great chance against us. Looks like the Armagh minor team are something special, like the Down 05 team that we had the pleasure of playing against in the final and got beaten out the gate......

[someday though]

Lads....lets be real here. You can play all the qualifiers you like but when it comes down to the business end of the chmapionship, if the team isn't good enough they won't win.End of story. Mayo/Dublin/Whoever could go on the road playing Divsion 3 and 4 teams all summer if they liked.....won't matter a damn when Cork/Tyrone/Kerry are the opposition. Accept the reality.....not good enough at the moment....someday though!!!

Waterford will probably win the AI before Mayo do though...

I second that. Plan to be there for both though!!

[But anyone who upsets themselves about being "gloated" at by fifteen year-olds needs to give their head a shake.]

I heard them singing 'come on you boys in (insert colour, i thought it was green?)'. It didn't work. It can't work.

But anyone who upsets themselves about being "gloated" at by fifteen year-olds needs to give their head a shake.

Yeah, let them have their bit of fun.

Big time. Didn't bother me in the slightest, just was disappointing and just underlines how many jump on the band-wagon supporters are out there!! How many of them went to the league matches I'd love to know!! The finger pointing and chanting routine is obviously an attempt to imitate the Dubs, I heard one of them trying to get the chant "Hill 16 is Royal Only" going. I had to laugh, so many things wrong with that it's hard to know where to begin. Anyways, point has been made. Best of luck to both teams and may the real supporters of each team enjoy a victory!

Just want to make it clear that I'm not saying Meath are the only county with eejits like those on the hill, every county has their fair share that let themselves down on match days....just that there seemed to be a larger amount than usual gathered together the last day on the hill supporting Meath!!

All Ireland Final 2006 Kerry 4-15 Mayo 3-5...

God god. One thing we thought before the game, we won't get hammered and make a game of it unlike 04. This team was different after coming back from 7 down against Dublin in the semi.

Boom. Could nearly feel the blood draining from my face standing on the hill.

Here, lets have our annual fall-out on this thread. We need to move on from the Mayo v Meath thread at some stage!

Start the ball rolling Farrandeelin. Do you think progress has been made? What was our undoing? Any changes you d like to see?

Before the start of the championship, I'd have gladly taken a connacht title. We really needed to beat Galway this year. It's hard to call if any progress has been made, slight progress perhaps considering how poor that Galway team turned out to be. We've managed to beat...wait for it now, Galway, Ross, Sligo, New York and Cavan in the last 3 years...wow...by the look of that we should be delighted with the Connacht title.

We could be here all night about our undoing in the Meath match but I'll put forward a few shouts...

Full Back Line : Corner backs who are lacking height, physicality and are more wing backs than corner backs. Ger Caff, 1st year at this level. Kevin Cahill got cleaned against Cork in that famous semi where we got destroyed and became a brilliant full back with experience, so don't go jumping the gun yet.

Half Backs : Gardiner may be nearing the end of the road as a county player, great club player and gave great service to Mayo. I think a half back line with Howley and Moran on the wings and Cunniffe at the centre would do a great job next year

Midfield : Parsons??? Surely he'll step up next year and fulfil the potential, full of running and well able to field. Heaney didn't last the pace against Meath. A few times i saw him with his hands on his hips breathing heavily. Just doesn't have the legs. Tom Green aka Ronan McGarrity was in and out of the game and never stamped his authority. Seamus O'Shea will push him hard for a place unless he steps it up further.

Half Forwards : Touted as our strongest line going into the Meath match and ended up possibly being our weakest. Never got hands on breaking ball.

Full Forwards: Pierce Hanley would have been useful will O'Shea and Kilcoyne. Regarding Conor Mort, great player but I'm afraid he just isn't the top class forward as we'd like to believe. Plays with the head down and seems to play for himself sometimes instead of Mayo. Glorious chance against Meath and blasted over the bar where the Brogans, O'Neil, Cooper, Meehan, Ronan Clarke type players would have slotted it in the back of the net.

Management: Odd calls in the Meath match and slow to make them. JOM is the best man for the job but he could do with some freshness regarding selectors and voices in the dressing room.