Maigh Eo V Muineachán 28/3/2010

[Main Street]

We won't dig up past skeletons, let's just say that it takes strength and courage to survive..
Regardless of our shortcomings as a team over the years, one can take pride in 'Monaghan bottle'.

I fully expect Banty to grab Mayo by their achilles heel and adopt a disciplined close combat confrontation. But it will have to be our forwards with football quality who will win the game for us.

[Cosmo Kramer]

Monaghan will be desperate for this one after Tyrone and Galway's wins tonight.

If they lose they'll have a nightmare task going to Killarney on the last day with Kerry needing the points now as well.

I'm expecting tomorrows game to be a real cracker.

[Maguire01]

Yep a must-win for Monaghan now. Tyrone's last second win was a disaster.

I've just had a look at the table and remaining fixtures and it appears that Tyrone, Kerry, Monaghan and Galway could all potentially finish with 6 points! Given that scenario, a win might not even be enough. It would be a pretty strange scenario, but by no means impossible.

Come on Monaghan!

[Chimley]

There seems to be a quiet confidence among Monaghan posters on this thread that is at variance with the media/bookmakers view of this game. Are they all madder than Oliver Brady? I don't think so myself and the optimism might be based on the last time we faced a physically intimidating team last August. Meath bullied us out of the way that day and Monaghan will probably adopt the same gameplan to knock the 'swagger' out of us especially as we have a lot of the same faces on show today. This game will tell us if we learned anything last August.

[Cosmo Kramer]

Any sign of a Mayo starting 15?

Maybe McGarrity coming back in if Dillon is out - O'Shea to the 40?

[Cosmo Kramer]

14 of the same 15 for Mayo.

A bit of confusion over who's playing corner forward on Mid west, Thriller is named but Ronaldo is togged out as well.

Dillon possibly moving to FF with A O'Shea maybe on the 40 according to Billy Fitz..

[Cosmo Kramer]

0-7 to 0-3 to Monaghan after half an hour.

Monaghan playing defensive football and Mayo playing straight into their hands.

[omagh_gael]

Mon 0-9 mayo 1-4 donal vaghan goal on the half time whistle

[Schkite]

Goal for Mayo.

Had the time not elapsed when they scored the point?

Aye, 3 minutes given, Mayo scored a point after 3 and a half minutes and got another attack to get the goal, f*ckin joke, do the refs pick and choose which of the new rules they follow or something?

[Cosmo Kramer]

0-9 to 1-4 at half time.

Dillon 0-2
Vaughan 1-1
Ronaldson 0-1 with the scores

Dillon gone off injured, Ronaldson on.

Mayo playing awful stuff, Trevor Mortimer running down blind alleys, and Aiden O'Shea getting in the way on the 40 more than anything else.

Parsons is having a great game in midfield, but the forwards are playing the wrong kind of game tactically, O'Mahony needs a new plan for teams that crowd the defence like Dublin and Monaghan have done in McHale Park this year.

Quality goal by Vaughan, set up by Parsons just before half time is keeping Mayo in it.

[Maguire01]

Yep, was wondering where the fourth minute of additional time came from. Whistle should have been blown after Mayo's point. Big blow for Monaghan, but still two points ahead - all to play for.

[Schkite]

Aye we're still 2 up at HT and you definately would've taken that before the game. Obviously that was a big boost for Mayo though but hopefully Banty revs up the boys a bit more now, they were going brilliantly there at the back and we need more of the same in the second half. Need to get Tommy and McManus more involved, pity Vinny isn't fit as he'd offer loads in terms of winning ball and laying it off. Great work being put in around the middle, and again we need that to continue, but also better ball being delivered in. No point in launching high ball on top of Tommy and Hanratty, quick low ball is what we need.

[Maguire01]

How long until Rory Woods makes an appearance?

[Jinxy]

Aiden O'Shea looks very cumbersome whenever he gets the ball.
He'd be better off on the edge of the square with T Mortimer on the 40.

[Schkite]

How long until Rory Woods makes an appearance?

If Mayo get a couple of quick scores I'd expect an early appearance.