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Callinan in for donnacha mchugh, Cillian makes the 26 , no other personnel changes .


Mayo (All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final v Galway, 25/6/2023): Colm Reape (Knockmore); Jack Coyne (Ballyhaunis), David McBrien (Ballaghaderreen), Padraig O'Hora (Ballina Stephenites); Sam Callinan (Ballina Stephenites), Conor Loftus (Crossmolina Deel Rovers), Paddy Durcan (Castlebar Mitchels, captain); Stephen Coen (Hollymount/Carramore), Matthew Ruane (Breaffy); Diarmuid O'Connor (Ballintubber), Jack Carney (Kilmeena), Jordan Flynn (Crossmolina Deel Rovers); Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy), James Carr (Ardagh), Ryan O'Donoghue (Belmullet). Subs: Rory Byrne (Castlebar Mitchels), Tommy Conroy (The Neale), Jason Doherty (Burrishoole), Enda Hession (Garrymore), Fionn McDonagh (Westport), Darren McHale (Knockmore), Donnacha McHugh (Castlebar Mitchels), Eoghan McLaughlin (Westport), Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore, Cillian O'Connor (Ballintubber), Bob Tuohy (Castlebar Mitchels).

To quote the late Padraig Pearse "O wise men, riddle me this"

How can Mayo management, who I still believe in and fully backed their appointments this year, name the selected panel for Sunday that has failed miserably to score in last four games and most likely will face a defensive wall similar to Cork game plan.
Specifically, I am talking about the exclusion of Paul Towey who can actually score from play for 30+ yards, and the continued inclusion of Jason Doherty, Kevin Mcloughlin (Both incredible servants to Mayo football since 2011), who at this points find it difficult to score. Unfortunately, Fionn McDonagh who puts in a great amount effort, is also not someone who can score as he is totally one footed
I re watched the Cork game in full two evenings ago, For Stephen Coen, every pass is a 20 yard lateral pass or a 15-20 yard pass along the sideline, the opponents know at this point that he has been instructed not to shoot, therefore he will not be getting any one-two passes to make an incision to opposing defenses, and if he does they just back off him. Coyne operating in a similar type mode, except he is way faster but twice last week, he got the ball inside Cork 30 yard line, fairly open, he turns back and recycles. Now I am not for reckless shooting but FFS you still need to score 17-18 points to win most games. Our scoring has basically centered around, O Donoughue, Flynn, AOS and conroy off the bench. None of our other forwards are consistently scoring and I mean even one point a game.


It is also very apparent that Diarmuid O Connor is not fully fit, he is a man that has ran himself into the ground for Mayo since he put on that jersey , yet 20 mins into first half he was in the middle of the field with his hands on his knees, from the second half throw him he also did not look right. He also got caught 10-15 yards away from Ian McGuire for the Cork goal. Major problem for Mayo midfield, as last week there was no plan B for that area.

I genuinely hope as I am way off on my prediction, but if Kelly, Comer and Walsh play, I cannot see how Mayo will get within five or six points of them.
I also watched the Galway V Armagh game back, the tackling of Armagh when Galway were in possession was absolutely incredible.
Can Mayo match that, to they credit they did play like that in some games this year, but at this stage to be able to regain that level of tackling intensity will be quiet the stretch.
Maybe Mayo will score 2-3 goals, only possible way I see them winning, as point scoring is obviously not our forte.
Please let me be wrong.

How do I know ? For a starter both are named .
Sean Kelly played last week and went off with an impact/contact injury that has came from several reports including Barry cullinane on mayo news podcast last night .
All indications are Damien comer has been rested with a view to the knockout stages , all evidence points to he was good to go last week bar a bit of a fook up with paper work .

So I larryin89 of sane mind will confidently make an assessment of all available evidence and say both will be part of the Galway team on Sunday . Now if you think that is talking shite that's your opinion which you are entitled to but I beg to differ .

Absolute bullshit. That is a complete lie re Comer

Strong words there. You should back them up with some facts .

Have you read 3 posts up?

I'd love to know what possible paperwork mess up can disqualify a player you named to start. Why would you submit doctors certs if you wanted to play him? The poster above mentions Barry Cullinane saying one injury is a contact injury on a pod, but fails to mention or take on board that Barry Cullinane says he doesn't think Comer or McHugh will make it on the same pod. This is what you're dealing with

there will be changes on both teams for sure.

Stand tickets available now. strange way of doing business

Can never figure out the way ticketmaster operate , is it because they are the only show in town in this field , it's brutal like .

agreed

Q

Won the league competition, I would like to focus on their predictions.

Only way I can see Mayo winning is if we make three changes, two positional changes and if
Kelly, Comer are out, and Walsh who does not look right does not beat us on his own.

[Glorious days]

It's a sellout ?

Is this the first real knockout game between Galway and Mayo since the back door qualifiers were introduced?

Not a sellout as ticketmaster have put them on sale again . Odd balls

I think it's the first knockout game in Connacht where supporters could go since Ciaran Mac come on in tuam 99 , never forget that roar when he sailed one over , there were people on top of the roofs of houses lookin in . Glorious days of a very special fixture .

Larry,

I was there, that was the only glorious thing about the day, as it absolutley pissed rain from the early am.
Place was jammed. The path between sitting and the terrace across from the stand side was unnegotiable, there were puddles of water 4-6 inches that people had to walk thru to get to a place on the terrace.
crazy stuff, if memory serves me right, there was such a backlash that it ended Tuam stadiums days as a connacht final venue.
it was a great win, David Nestor goal in first half the decisive score in the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IRaS-Jf5XU&pp=ygUlZm9vdGJhbGwgY29taW5nIGhvbWUgcm9zY29tbW9uIGJhcmJlcg%3D%3D

Only 4 games to win, football is coming home

His optimism is a joy to behold. 

it sure is, God bless him.
I hope the rossies win next weekend just for him.

[Cork haunted that their full-back wasn't sent off for a strike to the back of the head that was miles away from the ball. Somehow the ref deemed it a yellow. Shocker of a decision.]

Didn't see it but how did Mayo who was leading by 6 points  on 57 minutes end up losing by 3 points to Cork?

Kerrys round 1 defeat in the end meant nothing.

Had this on the laptop and the Kildare Rossie game on the box and was keeping an eye on both.

Cork got a penalty to reduce it to three and Mayo looked a side who thought they were in the dressing room with the win at that stage.
Mayo looked a side who thought they had 1st place in the group secured and hadn't even considered the permutations that might dump them into 3rd place in the group.
Aidan O'Shea had a scorable free at the end that he dropped short into the square looking for a goal chance when a point would have given them 2nd. Clueless stuff.
Real whiff of complaceny of Mayo throughout the game I thought. For long stretches looked a side who felt that they only had to turn up to beat Cork and they were nearly right as Cork were very poor for long stretches.

Cork haunted that their full-back wasn't sent off for a strike to the back of the head that was miles away from the ball. Somehow the ref deemed it a yellow. Shocker of a decision.

Lots of sides will be hoping they draw Cork I'd imagine.

If that guy does not get a retro suspension, it will make mockery of all "Yellow cards" for challenges above the shoulder/ head area.
truly disgraceful strike, it was not a tackle.

As good a Sunday as have had in years

Many wondered could we get the last day drama of the NFL in the championship? well today was just like that with plenty of twist and turns plus shock result and it all points to a successful first year of this group format,

RTE missed a trick not showing live league tables.

No kidding,
Marty Morrissey was so locked into his usual geography lessons that the clown forgot to inform folks that if Galway missed the last free Armagh would be top of the group.
he only had five minutes to do it as the Tyrone game was well over due to the injury at the end.
I was wondering why the Armagh crowd were going crazy after the final whistle.
Usual amateur hour stuff by him and RTE.

[I expect the 4 Quarter Finalists will be Mayowestros, Dublin, Galway and Derry.The PQFs I expect to be Kerry, Tyrone, Ros, Monaghan home games v one of Donegal, Kildare, Armagh, Cork.]

Well said!
I expect the 4 Quarter Finalists will be Mayowestros, Dublin, Galway and Derry.
The PQFs I expect to be Kerry, Tyrone, Ros, Monaghan home games v one of  Donegal, Kildare, Armagh, Cork.
Some possibility of Donegal beating Monaghan. Would be some craic IF Louth bt Kerry while Cork bet Mayowestros would mean Kerry out!
Similarly a Westmeath win over Tyrone and Armagh get something off Galway = Tyrone gone.
No more than Sligo taking a point off Dublin won't be happening.

Agree with the part in bold. Donegal would have to score a lot as they most likely will concede a good bit. Difficult to see them becoming a defensively orientated team in space of a few weeks.
Is it plausible that Armagh will rest anyone who is borderline injured, as they effectively would have to bust their lungs to beat Galway by more than Tyrone beat Westmeath to get second in the group. They will be out again the next weekend no matter what.

I have read a few articles that a lot of Russian Prisoners were given the option of fighting in the war and then would be freed.
If I remember correctly they were then given less than a weeks training and sent straight to the front lines.
Needless to say, they didn,t survive long and the word filtered back to the prisons and the volunteering abruptly ended. 

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2023/06/12/nicky-english-provincial-races-may-be-closed-but-all-ireland-remains-open-season/
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Nicky English: Provincial races may be run but All-Ireland remains an open bookLimerick again showed how hard they are to beat whereas Galway are not as damaged by Leinster final defeat as last year

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Limerick's Peter Casey collides with Tony Kelly of Clare during the last play of the game. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

Nicky English

Mon Jun 12 2023 - 05:00

I can't say that two extremely close matches in the provincial finals left me any the wiser about the relativities of the remaining teams. But now that they're over and we move on to the All-Ireland, it's looking like open season, a series of matches that will be decided on the day.

In Munster, Limerick didn't necessarily sustain the improvement I thought I saw against Cork. Maybe the heat affected them but they looked heavy-legged.


It's a great achievement by Derek Lyng in his first season and highlighted again the goal threat Kilkenny are bringing to matches.

For Galway this doesn't look terminal in the way last year's Leinster final defeat felt. I think there was a lot like about them. They'll have a big say but it's Kilkenny who go straight to the semi-final.

After the dust has settled I still think Limerick have the highest ceiling even though we haven't really glimpsed it yet but they are so hard to beat if not the foregone conclusions of earlier this year. This is turning into a grinding championship and the champions are accomplished at that.

Overall, though, it's open season as this weekend has again demonstrated

Thanks for posting

I am not one to start forums, but after watching the Lochra Gael show on him a half hour ago, it truly makes you appreciate what a legend the man was.
The word ''Legend' can often get overused but in his his case it is understated.
Do yourself a favor and watch the show.
I was hoping it would not end.
If some producer can extend it by another half hour please do so.
What a modest unassuming person he was.
One particular quote in the show probably describes him best, after Cork beat Meath in 1990, he just became a dual All-Ireland winner in the same year, he then said
'I ran to the dressing room so as not to take the attention from the rest of the team and subs"
God rest him.

They have known exactly which teams were playing each other in Round 3 and that they all had to be in neutral venues since the evening of May 14th, it's a ridiculous situation.

I was of the same line of thought but John fogarty of the examiner tweeted last night an answer to such saying HQ couldn't budge on detail for third rd games cause of tv rights and a couple of other factors, make of that what you will . ( ps I'll keep my eye out for an all Ireland final ticket for ya when the time comes )

Larry,
That is a load of shite.
"The governing body of the games couldn't budge on details for tv rights ............"

The utter incompetency of the GAA fixtures committee is there for all of Ireland to see.
it is not like somebody woke up yesterday morning and said ok the second round of games are over, now lets plan the round three games unbelievable, but not a surprise
BTW, I came up with a novel idea this morning, why don't the idiots, cut the admission charge by 50% (at a minimum for all the supporters who are season ticket members), and allow all kids under 16 free, as whoever advances will be almost certainly going to see their counties play in the following four to six weeks that follow.