PRELIMINARY ROUND: New York v MAYO (Gaelic Park, New York, 4th May)

[Syferus]

Anybody know why this game is on half an hour earlier than usual? I.e 7.30 instead of 8.00 Irish time? The cameras are hardly going out as well!?

The camera will. TG4 have highlights on the Monday evening as usual, I assume. Have the clocks changed in the States yet?

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Clocks changed in the states a few weeks before they changed in Ireland.

[Ed Hardy]

Think Keith Quinn from Down is over playing there also. Good footballer, would be starting for Down if he was home.

[BennyCake]

Why is Mayo in capitals?

[From the Bunker]

Why is Mayo in capitals?

I don't know! Does it matter? I just copied and pasted it from this http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=218

[magpie seanie]

New York probably going up to Boston for their annual pre-championship beating next weekend. That said, if the names quoted on this thread are tuned in committed to the cause NY should be decent and certainly a bit better than most years.

[AMayoFan]

New Note 185

Anybody on this board heading over, already over there or been over for this fixture?

One lad from Ballyvary (Mayo) my home village on the NY Panel. Parke would have been his home club.

I'm going over for the match (and to take in a few sites, food ... etc  ).  Who is the chap from Ballyvary that is on NY team? I'm come from not far from there myself (Keelogues / Breaffy)!

Mayo are definitely spoiled with choice at midfield and all options have merits to be picked. So I really like the suggestion to try AOS at 6 (although I would worry about his ability to stop guys running at him with pace).   Possible rotate him in and out of that position through out the game.  I hope to see Mayo push on from the league and learn a few lessons in particular being able to tackle harder without coinciding Black Cards.  Dublin appear to be the masters here without loosing there physicality and we need to catch up.

In any case, I'm not sure how much we learn about Mayo with this match.  I hope the lads have fun, we get to try something new on the pitch, and get the win.  Imagine how long the flight home would feel if we lost 

[Syferus]

AOS at 6!? My God, please do that.

[muppet]

New Note 185

Anybody on this board heading over, already over there or been over for this fixture?

One lad from Ballyvary (Mayo) my home village on the NY Panel. Parke would have been his home club.

I'm going over for the match (and to take in a few sites, food ... etc  ).  Who is the chap from Ballyvary that is on NY team? I'm come from not far from there myself (Keelogues / Breaffy)!

Mayo are definitely spoiled with choice at midfield and all options have merits to be picked. So I really like the suggestion to try AOS at 6 (although I would worry about his ability to stop guys running at him with pace).   Possible rotate him in and out of that position through out the game.  I hope to see Mayo push on from the league and learn a few lessons in particular being able to tackle harder without coinciding Black Cards.  Dublin appear to be the masters here without loosing there physicality and we need to catch up.

In any case, I'm not sure how much we learn about Mayo with this match.  I hope the lads have fun, we get to try something new on the pitch, and get the win.  Imagine how long the flight home would feel if we lost 

the only suggestion I saw on this thread was SOS at 6.

I would definitely have AOS further up the field, midfield at the very least.

[AMayoFan]

AOS at 6!? My God, please do that.

New Note 185

the only suggestion I saw on this thread was SOS at 6.

I would definitely have AOS further up the field, midfield at the very least.

ah yes, typo on my part.

[larryin89]

Hopefully it's the shock result of all time. More shame but less pain (than losin on 8th of June) ftr

[Carmen Stateside]

Anybody know why this game is on half an hour earlier than usual? I.e 7.30 instead of 8.00 Irish time? The cameras are hardly going out as well!?

The camera will. TG4 have highlights on the Monday evening as usual, I assume. Have the clocks changed in the States yet?

I think RTE want to show highlights later that night.

[Carmen Stateside]

Heard New York playing a friendly tonight so will take a run over for a look!

[Carmen Stateside]

False alarm just training.  Bar was opened so wasn't a total waste of a journey.

[AMayoFan]

Hopefully it's the shock result of all time. More shame but less pain (than losin on 8th of June) ftr

Yip, unless other shock results, Ross will be a huge challenged this year, & we would meet them in Hyde Park!  I'm heading into Croker on Saturday to see how they get on against Cavan (and will be cheering Ross on too).  Anyway, I think I'll hold my thoughts for a little later and different thread.