Tyrone vs Mayo AISF Semi-Final - August 25th

[blanketattack]

All Stars comparison in the current squads:

Tyrone 12 Mayo 6

Bookies have missed this.

To be able to gloat on Monday you have to post the bet before Sunday.

Tyrone at 7/2 is a giveaway.

€1.

13/1 for Kerry/Tyrone double

[brokencrossbar1]

Mayo will win this, the semi specialists, but like all semi specialists the are good up to a point but when they really need to finish the job off they're too soft centred and flop dramatically.  Nowhere near hard enough when it comes to the business end of things and the whole show ends up an anti-climax.

[ONeill]

How do Mayo boys respond to boxes up the gub?

[ONeill]

....good up to a point but when they really need to finish the job off they're too soft centred and flop dramatically.  Nowhere near hard enough when it comes to the business end of things and the whole show ends up an anti-climax.

I feel sorry for Mrs BCB.

[Syferus]

Mayo will win this, the semi specialists, but like all semi specialists the are good up to a point but when they really need to finish the job off they're too soft centred and flop dramatically.  Nowhere near hard enough when it comes to the business end of things and the whole show ends up an anti-climax.

Spoken like a true Rossie.

[brokencrossbar1]

....good up to a point but when they really need to finish the job off they're too soft centred and flop dramatically.  Nowhere near hard enough when it comes to the business end of things and the whole show ends up an anti-climax.

I feel sorry for Mrs BCB.

Not half as sorry as I do

[Sandy Hill]

How do Mayo boys respond to boxes up the gub?

We'll find out on Sunday for sure!

[muppet]

How do Mayo boys respond to boxes up the gub?

Dunno, we haven't been tested.

[iorras]

I can see Tyrone edging this one.  Whilst this is not be best Tyrone team we have seen for a while, they are still scraping out results and are hard to beat.  Tyrone have done it all before (Connor Gormley has 3 Celtic crosses in his back pocket).

Joe Brolly's head burst during the Tyrone v Mayo All Ireland semi final today when he noticed Tyrone players taking to the field wearing shorts with pockets. The fact came to his attention when viewers noticed that Tyrone players appeared to have pockets in the back of their shorts during the warm up. This turned into a bigger issue during the game when Conor Gormley was shouldered over by Alan Dillon and two medals fell out of his back pocket. It is believed that one stayed in his pocket after the impact.
The GAA's CCCCCCCCCCCCC are calling for an urgent meeting with kit maker O'Neills to discover how this latest abomination brought to the game by Tyrone could have happened. They are believed to at least be demanding velcro on the pockets so that All Ireland medals will stay in place during games.
Mr Brolly is recovering in hospital.

[BennyHarp]

Id imagine Harte will start with Big Cassidy at number 14, and load it into him like Donegal did with Murphy last year.  Make no mistake about it the loss of Penrose will be difficult to overcome and I suspect that you could see a job here for Dermy Carlin winning the dirty ball and defending from 15 back.     I have heard big Packie is hitting the frees well in training.

I really hope so, but I doubt Harte will do it. It worked a treat for 10 minutes for Donegal last year but that was about it. It would be great to see Tyrone completely change tactics for this game, but I expect Harte will have far more faith in his men than that.

You're thinking that he lines out at 14 and stands here for the whole 70mins? A more fluid approach may be necessary, moving between ff and mf. Do we know for sure that Mayo have solved that problem? Did the Donegal tactic last year catch them completely unaware - surely they were planning or the odd long ball into Murphy? But they still conceded 2 goals. It may have only been the first 10mins - but the damage was done!

[rrhf]

I agree with you both.  If Mayo can stop Tyrone scoring a couple of goals in the first 10 minutes then it would certainly make us sit up. 

[muppet]

Id imagine Harte will start with Big Cassidy at number 14, and load it into him like Donegal did with Murphy last year.  Make no mistake about it the loss of Penrose will be difficult to overcome and I suspect that you could see a job here for Dermy Carlin winning the dirty ball and defending from 15 back.     I have heard big Packie is hitting the frees well in training.

I really hope so, but I doubt Harte will do it. It worked a treat for 10 minutes for Donegal last year but that was about it. It would be great to see Tyrone completely change tactics for this game, but I expect Harte will have far more faith in his men than that.

You're thinking that he lines out at 14 and stands here for the whole 70mins? A more fluid approach may be necessary, moving between ff and mf. Do we know for sure that Mayo have solved that problem? Did the Donegal tactic last year catch them completely unaware - surely they were planning or the odd long ball into Murphy? But they still conceded 2 goals. It may have only been the first 10mins - but the damage was done!

We put our (now All Star) full back on McFadden from the start. Donegal hit it long and high to Molloy. When we switched after 10 minutes the problem ended, but the damage was done on the scoreboard.

If Tyrone play one big man it shouldn't be a problem, two big may could be an issue though, although it was obvious that Horan has blooded Shane McHale in many games this year, usually as a replacement for Cafferkey.

[rrhf]

You havent met Dermy Carlin then no?

[Tubberman]

You havent met Dermy Carlin then no?

No, is he any good? How many medals has he in his arse pocket? Does he have a beard? How many teeth is he missing?

[muppet]

You havent met Dermy Carlin then no?

No, is he any good? How many medals has he in his arse pocket? Does he have a beard? How many teeth is he missing?

Will ye make the big switch and play him at full forward and lob it in long?