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Last two posts above, nail on the head....

And yet, as soon as we get a goal we concede one, lads trying to kick glory points with a forward running beside them, then with the quick out against us, they are out of position and we are wide open in the MF and HB division.....unable to close out a game, experienced men/ leaders panicking when cool heads are required, ball constantly turned over between the HB and HF line.....

Not much point scoring 2-17 and conceding 3-14 at the other end.............

These problems have being there since this time last year, it cost us an AI and yet the management or team are unable to fix these issues, instead we bring back lads who have being tried and tested before and now they are jumping ahead as subs 16,17,18....while our all- Ireland winning minor team are sitting at home not gaining any experience..........

We have not improved since last year, we have stayed the same, while the Dubs push on, keep the heads and i am sure they are disappointed not to have won the man with 14 men.....................

Connemarathon on Sunday, feeling well trained and all systems are go..anyone else on here doing it? Am hoping for 3.30-3.40 time.

Best of luck. Done it last year, very tough. Great route and no nicer place to run. I enjoyed the first 16 miles but went too hard into a stiff wind. Wheels came off.

Hell of the west is well named!

You did it before if I recall?

Did it last year, am from around that part of the country originally, so have plenty of hill running in the legs already this year, the wind was bad last year and a bit like you the wheels came off.......

Connemarathon on Sunday, feeling well trained and all systems are go..anyone else on here doing it? Am hoping for 3.30-3.40 time.

Question, I thought MDMA looked like he has been enjoying  a few too many steak dinners, maybe carrying a bit more timber than last year, anyone else think this? He looked very slow and ponderous

In my opinion it was Mc Caffrey who won that game for the Dubs, brought a different intensity to it, as for us, lessons, it seems are not being learned, summed up  by bringing a man on, who has being tried before and hasn't cut the mustard, can't train with the team as he is abroad through work and when it is back to the wall stuff on he comes, why in the name of Christ, can we not close out a game? Also, What in the name of f%*k must our minors, who were looking on on Saturday night be thinking about getting a run in this team. Give the youth a chance, we have some deadwood on that team, both playing and in the subs. Look at Clare in the AI last year, given the chance, youth can flourish....and yes i am still raging with that performance on Saturday night.

Wouldn't be bothered either way...She is the head of a foreign state.......if i had to i would...

Independent Garda commission now to be put in place, this reminds me a bit of GUBU, will FG survive all of this? Shatter has pinned his colours to Callinan's mast, what is Enda to do now....

Pandora's box is well and truly opened, it will be hard to get the lid back on this....

A lot of lads in jail must be getting on to their solicitors this evening.....

Did the heavy gang ever go away?

That wasnt a case of "nice" or "not nice Mayo", that was just stupidity and deserved a black card........my point exactly, you mentioned Barry Moran surrounded by 2-3, How many surrounded Connolly..........

Anyone any opinion on Whey protein, i have started taking it about a month ago, a scoop once a day, it says to take between 2 and 4, where i have found it good is for recovery, the muscles don't seem to be as tired or sore after a hard training session. Is there merit in it or is it just someone marketing the waste product from Dairy processing?

I see Pat Holmes has stepped down as Castlebar manager.I guess it is all set up for him to step in when James Horan completes his final year in charge of Mayo,hopefully after annexing Sam next September.

My first thought on Monday after the club final was , Holmes will not get the hot seat now, his job was to figure out how to stop Connolly run riot after the first half minimum , he did nothing to address the problem.

It might be raw for Castlebar folk but for Mayo it s probably a blessing in disguise.

Why? It gives the Mitchels to make a go for it again and at the very least retain our county and Connacht titles.

I wonder what Castlebar lads on here think of Holmes as a manager.
I never rated him highly as a player or as the Mayo manager either. Maybe others think differently.
As far as I can recall, nobody was sorry to see him go when he stepped down from that job but lots were happy to have John Maughan back again

We did win our last senior intercounty title beating our arch-rivals/neighbours in Croke Park, not bad IMO. I'd rather have an extended run of Horan's reign though. That is not a vote against Holmes more admiration for James tenure. That said James is working with greater resources with Mayo than Mitchels. I think a Mayo defence could of contained Connelly the last day.

Maybe this is a very simplistic view, but i can't understand why Mitchells did not try and frustrate Connolly for the first 10-15 minutes of the game, Connolly either shoots the lights out or gets frustrated and everything goes to shit for him....I cant imagine Brigids, Cross or Crokes giving him free reign like that....is it another case of "nice" Mayo, letting another one go....

All, i am looking to get a GPS watch, all i want is GPS and a stopwatch.....anyone have an experience with them....Garmin seem to be top of the tree......thanks

Is it nerves though or the fact that you're running a lot faster and you just need to adapt?

Are your splits better after 5-7k??

My splits would be quite similar and i have ran quite a few races at this stage, take the race on Saturday, the first half was 2 mins difference between the first and second half (first being faster). My normal 10 K is about 45 mins, 1.09 for the one on Saturday wasnt too excessive and by the end i felt i had some left in the tank.

Anyone got any tips for pre-race nerves, For the first 5-7k i really struggle, cant find any rhythm, cant get my breath...then around 8k, its like a switch is flicked and i am grand and usually finish quite strong.....it is something that i am really conscious of now, it feels a bit like a panic attack .

Finished Runamuck yesterday, not a patch on Hell and back regarding toughness, it was a good stretch of the legs though, did the 10K in 1.09... top 20 out of 5000, am delighted...Roll on Connemara.....

Didn't see you. What group did you set off in, think we were 21 or something.

We were in the second wave at 11.15, it was good, no hold ups at the obstacles and the ground was reasonable, felt really strong on the second lap but one of two of obstacles we a bit choked up, so it was a case of "bulling through"....was home again at 1, so it was handy enough.

Finished Runamuck yesterday, not a patch on Hell and back regarding toughness, it was a good stretch of the legs though, did the 10K in 1.09... top 20 out of 5000, am delighted...Roll on Connemara.....