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I don't get the dismissals of Meath here. Even if you grant that Dublin were poor and Kerry already through, does their display against Galway not buy them any credibility going into this match, especially having seen the number Monaghan did on Patton for the last 10 minutes of the first half?

I have been at every Galway championship game this year apart from New York.
Genuinely, Roscommon at home was the only time we put in any semblance of a consistent performance & Roscommon were atrocious. If we somehow scraped through yesterday - ye would have beaten us out the gate.
The reality is Galway this year just weren't at it - so I wouldn't be judging any team on beating us.
Donegal are on a completely different level to the likes of Galway and Meath this year in my opinion.
This isn't sour grapes from yesterday either by the way - Meath more than deserved the win.

We won't get one.
Matthew Thompson the only Galway player who has really been consistently up to standard this year.
Think we'd have needed to make a semi final for him to realistically be in the running for one.

Congrats to Meath. We were terrible.
Meath would not have been flattered by an 8 or 9 point win.
We haven't adapted our attacking play for the new rules at all.

How did Galway let them get the short kick away on that last play? Complete switch off.

Molloy the dope left Finnerty with a 2 v 1 in the corner.

Boyle Sports odds to become the next Mayo manager

James Horan 2/1
Andy Moran 2/1
Austin O'Malley 2/1
Ray Dempsey 6/1
Oisin McConville 12/1
Davy Burke 12/1
Kieran Donaghy 14/1
Tony McEntee 14/1
Kevin Johnson 14/1
Mickey Harte 14/1
Karl Lacey 20/1
Stephen Rochford 25/1
Eamonn Fitzmaurice 25/1
Jack O'Connor 25/1
Jim Gavin 25/1
Ger Brennan 25/1
Ciaran McDonald 25/1



The Connaught Telegraph has learned that the management team declined the offer to resign which had been made on a number of occasions since the defeat to Donegal in the final group match of the All-Ireland FC series.

This forced the committee members into a position where it could not let the matter drag on indefinitely in their pursuit of a new manager.

It is obvious the executive committee has a clear strategy in mind and an appointment could be made sooner than expected in order to avoid ongoing speculation.

Surely they won't go to Horan for a third time?

Galway must be close to empty at this stage. Miles and years on the clock is a tough combination.
Always better to avoid that preliminary round.

Can Galway take anything away from their form in the second half of games this year? Armagh, Derry and the first half against Down they hit that purple patch..

Beating Meath would give them a period to get back at it again

The biggest issue I see for Galway at the moment is that we are absolutely haemorrhaging scores. Teams are opening us up at will.
This could be exposed even further in Croker.
I was at the league game against Dublin there earlier in the year and they waltzed through us time and again.
They could have had another 3 or 4 goals that night.
That's the biggest problem we have right now.

I thought it was his intention to come back after his health issues cleared up i.e. they left the door open for him.


Maybe want a conplete break and start afresh.  A team in definate transition.

Well I think they will see it as they haven't really made progress in McStay's three year term so change was needed.
If I was a Mayo supporter I would want a change of manager. Lots of young talent coming through to work with over the next three years

Got in but nothing in lower Hogan or Cusack available.
Upper Hogan 733 about the best that's there at the minute

Anyone having trouble buying tickets?
I was in the queue & got in after about ten mins, but getting a message saying the interactive seat map could not be loaded. Not working at all.

Tickets out at 1 today, wonder will they release all or try to sell the shite ones first

I find that often the first batch that come on stream are the crappier seats & better ones become available as the week goes on.
Pretty annoying.
May be hard to get a decent Lower Hogan seat for Sunday I'd say.

Jim not be happy 6 day turnaround CCC flexing their authority imo.

Luck of the draw

Why do you keep repeating that over and over? A draw is random.

This is a heavily thought out decision (rightly or wrongly)

Well no draw in the GAA is random what with seeding, the avoidance of repeat pairings and the provincial system but the dates were set in stone before this one. Games would be either 28/29. The only time a 6 day turnaround isn't allowed is for a beaten provincial finalist.

Donegal had the opportunity to avoid this happening to them.

The draw with All Ireland champions v the Munster champions was always likely to see a scenario where one team from last Sunday would be playing this Saturday.

Again the last two weeks come down to luck of the draw and the fixtures it generates. Some teams are going to get shorter turnarounds some longer. That's unavoidable

Teams can't really complain about 6/7/8 day turnarounds nor can they complain about 13/14/15 days. That's just how things have panned out.

Though if you only complain when it impacts on you then I think that's simply hypocrisy.

I'm not from Donegal clearly, but I believe they should have got a 7 day turnaround the same as ourselves, Kerry and Dublin.
You keep bringing 13 vs 14 days into it as well - once you're into the two week territory the extra day doesn't matter a shite as you well know.

I think Meath will be happy they drew us rather than Donegal or Dublin to be honest.
On all known form, we are well behind both of them.
We've been completely up and down within games all year & scraping results by the skin of our teeth.
It's admirable to be able to do that in many respects but you only get away with it for so long.

Pretty much nailed on it'll be:

Saturday

Galway v Meath
Dublin v Tyrone

Sunday

Donegal v monaghan
Armagh v Kerry

Jimmy whinging matches will get his way, the 6 day turnaround should have to be sucked up and accepted for finishing 2nd or 3rd in the group.

I think Galway and Donegal will get the 7 days. Kerry have previously played on a Saturday but not the second game of a double header.

My guess

Saturday:

Armagh v Kerry
Tyrone v Dublin

Sunday:

Monaghan v Donegal
Meath v Galway

GAAGO/RTE have agreed chanages previously so it's possible they'll both agree to show one game a day.

Both days would be close to 70 thousand with those games. Meath will have a bigger crowd than Dublin next weekend.

the year Galway beat us on pens Kerry were the second game, I have a feeling that was a Saturday

That double header was a Sunday.

Loved him as a player.
As a manager - by God was he a moaney bollix. Couldn't listen to his constant whining. He comes across terribly when a mic is put in front of him. Almost like he's trying to too hard to be controversial or something. Weird.

Lot of talk about Kerry-Armagh game being next Saturday.
Surely the four teams that played this weekend should all get a 7 day turnaround?
I have a feeling we might get the short straw of the 6 day turnaround.
McGuinness' rant last week may end up bearing fruit next weekend after all.