Messages

lessons learnt?? ya mean county players will get frees all day long if anyone breaths on them!

Would O'Mahony risk letting his players play club c\ship 15 days before a semi final especially after the mcgarrity incident. Take the knockmore v ballina game, winner takes all, there will be skin and hair flying in that game.

Knockmore - Killer Howley McLoughlin
Ballina - Caff McGarrity Harte

probably no club football till sept...

dont shoot the messenger, that piece is from the Irish Times

Looking forward to the draw...

THE GAA have outlined details of the All-Ireland football quarter-final draw, which will take place in Thurles on Sunday evening, shortly after the second All-Ireland hurling quarter-final between Galway and Waterford. It marks a return to a more civilised hour following the late, late broadcast of last Sunday's fourth round qualifier draw – something which the GAA say "won't happen again".

The actual format of the quarter-finals will follow that of recent years in that the four provincial winners – Dublin, Cork, Tyrone and Mayo – will go into one bowl, and the four winners of the fourth-round qualifier in the other – Antrim or Kerry, Kildare/ Wicklow, Galway/Donegal, and Limerick/Meath or Roscommon.

The only precondition is the provincial finalist will be kept apart. Therefore, should Kildare beat Wicklow, they can't be drawn again against Dublin. Likewise, should Antrim beat Kerry, they can't be drawn against Tyrone, and similarly, if Galway beat Donegal, they can't meet the Connacht champions Mayo.

However, if Kerry win, they can be drawn against Cork again, as their previous meeting was in the provincial semi-final. Likewise, Dublin could well meet Meath again – should those teams progress.

While originally all four quarter-finals were due to be played on the weekend after next, August 1st/2nd, the delay to one of the fourth-round qualifiers – the meeting between Limerick and either Meath or Roscommon – means at least one of the quarter-finals will be postponed until the following weekend, August 8th/9th.

and its not the first time this fella has broke a mans jaw.....

A radio documentary on mayo football that was aired last week, very good

Here is a direct link.

http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2009/pc/pod-v-270690-41m50s-doconone.mp3

Strong dublin team for friday nite

Dublin (SF v Mayo): S Cluxton; D Henry, D Bastick, A Hubbard; P Griffin, G Brennan, B Cahill; C Whelan, D Magee; P Flynn, R McConnell, D Connolly; C Keaney, M Davoren, A Brogan

read this on the hoganstand, hope its rubbish

Whats the story with this round of games. They have been fixed for the weekend of the 31/5 but now theres talk of them being moved due to the involvement of players in the Connacht Junior Final on the same weekend. Its a curtain raiser to the Leitrim/Roscomon game. if its moved its another example of the lack of planning the county board put into the fixtures. The championship fixtures should be made on weekends when nothing can interfere with them. How are players who plan their work, holidays etc around these football fixtures supposed to live a life. I can understand dates for club league games have to be changed and possibly latter stages of the club championship due to our intercounty involvement but the group stage fixtures should be set in stone in my opinion.

not many teams in mayo have a mid fielder like Staunton now anyway, its mainly atheltic men these days that patrol the midfield sector

Lads is there a rule where by a player who recievces 2 red cards in the same season must serve a one match ban??

This player recieved 2 yellows and a red in recent games. Does he have to serve a 1 match ban?

Lads

Are Mayo playing dublin in a challenege this week?

Whats happening in kildallon this year, 1 win out of 6?? Are they missing players?

appartently Nallen had a stormer yesterday when moved to midfield for Cross, did i hear right that McD came on in that game??

Yeah, and the fact that Knockmore have to play Charlestown next Sunday doesn't bode well.

Don t be all doom and gloom Deelin. Didn t Howley return and played well in half forward line. Why did nt you tell us that? Have nt we had enough doom and gloom for one weekend.

I wasn'tatthe game, I had to go to Dublin early. To get ready for Monday and stuff.

Sure I was only winding ye up Deelin. Can t be easy that commuting up and down to that place and the prospect of a Monday morning at what your at would nt fill me with the joys of Spring either. Anyway as I said Howley came on as a sub and scored 1 - 2. I m told( a biased view no doubt but one I d value) Knockmore would have won if he started. As well they could nt kick their frees, Kilcoyne and Munnelly kicking like geese.

Any sign of O'Neill??