Maigh Eo v Corcaigh, 1600, 3ú Lúnasa, Páirc an Crocaigh

[From the Bunker]

Mayo only winning by one point against a side that were hammered by both Dublin,Kerry has to be a cause for concern. For the second game in a row Mayos usually solid defence is looking very shaky.

On the swing Kerry struggled against Galway! Means sweet feck all really. We lost to Derry n a League semi final back in April. That means sweet FA to Derry now and Sweet FA to us!

[maigheo]

Strong words from Horan about the Cork managments comments about the Mayo team.Saying it was an absolute disgrace that they named players and that it made the win sweeter

[From the Bunker]

Strong words from Horan about the Cork managments comments about the Mayo team.Saying it was an absolute disgrace that they named players and that it made the win sweeter

Yeah, it's sweet when you win in such circumstances. Cork tried the tactics of the League final 2012. That day they bullied us out of it. Vaughan got special attention. We are a different animal now!

[Syferus]

Strong words from Horan about the Cork managments comments about the Mayo team.Saying it was an absolute disgrace that they named players and that it made the win sweeter

Yeah, it's sweet when you win in such circumstances. Cork tried the tactics of the League final 2012. That day they bullied us out of it. Vaughan got special attention. We are a different animal now!

Lookit was just Game Four lads, no reason to get giddy.

[Captain Obvious]

Mayo only winning by one point against a side that were hammered by both Dublin,Kerry has to be a cause for concern. For the second game in a row Mayos usually solid defence is looking very shaky.

On the swing Kerry struggled against Galway! Means sweet feck all really. We lost to Derry n a League semi final back in April. That means sweet FA to Derry now and Sweet FA to us!

Kerry struggled as much against Galway than Mayo did in the Connacht final. The shaky Mayo defence was seen first during the league however it was ignored as improvement was expected for the championship but on the evidence of the last two games it hasn't improved.

[lynchbhoy]

Cork self destructed a few times during the game today and mayo at least had the ability to take advantage whereas years ago they wouldn't have.

Freeman has lost all confidence, how Dillon started and stayed on is beyond me.
Varley just too small.

Hard to judge cork as they have huge talent but don't play as a team.

Thought a few players on both sides deserved yellows and more black cards for pulling , body checking and persistent fouling.

Cork still too stupid a side to deserve to win and mayo had that little bit more ruthlessness in attack which earned them a deserved victory IMO

Cork mad at the end but I expected the ref to do that - they all do that!

Dilon scored 4 points from play! Are you still watching re-runs of the AI Final?

Yes he scored points that the cork keystone cops mostly gifted him- though scoring points is almost as good as is required - but he fcuked up three times as much and against a better team would be a deadweight on this mayo side. They can't afford such passengers.
All IMO though!

[Syferus]

Mayo only winning by one point against a side that were hammered by both Dublin,Kerry has to be a cause for concern. For the second game in a row Mayos usually solid defence is looking very shaky.

On the swing Kerry struggled against Galway! Means sweet feck all really. We lost to Derry n a League semi final back in April. That means sweet FA to Derry now and Sweet FA to us!

Kerry struggled as much against Galway than Mayo did in the Connacht final. The shaky Mayo defence was seen first during the league however it was ignored as improvement was expected for the championship but on the evidence of the last two games it hasn't improved.

Kerry struggled far more with Galway than Mayo did. That was pretty obvious.

[maigheo]

Jeez to say Dillion is dead weight is a bit much after scoring 4 points from play but you are right everybody is entitled to there opinion ,but you are in the minority of one

[lynchbhoy]

Cork self destructed a few times during the game today and mayo at least had the ability to take advantage whereas years ago they wouldn't have.

Freeman has lost all confidence, how Dillon started and stayed on is beyond me.
Varley just too small.

Hard to judge cork as they have huge talent but don't play as a team.
Thought a few players on both sides deserved yellows and more black cards for pulling , body checking and persistent fouling.

Cork still too stupid a side to deserve to win and mayo had that little bit more ruthlessness in attack which earned them a deserved victory IMO

Cork mad at the end but I expected the ref to do that - they all do that!

Dilon scored 4 points from play! Are you still watching re-runs of the AI Final?

Disagree. Hurley and O Neill hugely talented but how many others. Kerrigan disappeared again today but putting Keegan on him effectively lessened Keegan's effectiveness as well. Thought Cork played very well as a team today. Moved the ball from back to forwards very well under a lot of pressure and found their scoring forwards very well.

Cork prob played better than in recent times but IMO still a million miles away from a team perf. FFS they were getting in each other's way and defenders gave the ball away directly to mayo forwards resulting in three points in either half. They ran into each other twice also!
Not a side on the same wavelength

I've given up waiting for this talented bunch to gel together though.today is prob as good as they get so a mayo victory is a good achievement!
IMO

[Wildweasel74]

A mayo team with Hurley and O`Neill up front would have the makings of a great team, unfortunately it obvious to anybody outside of Mayo they havent the forwards to trouble Dublin

[lynchbhoy]

Jeez to say Dillion is dead weight is a bit much after scoring 4 points from play but you are right everybody is entitled to there opinion ,but you are in the minority of one

I often am!
No prob -but against Dublin if mayo beat Kerry as I expect , he will be one of the rocks mayo will perish on. Four points sounds great. But a couple were gifts when cork had a wobble and Dillon was playing like the old rudderless mayo. You need a more ruthless player to replace him to win the AI.
Dillon great servant to mayo but loses too much and slows up too much ball.
IMO


Sentiment - as mayo folk know only too well - doesn't win all Ireland's.

[Captain Obvious]

Mayo only winning by one point against a side that were hammered by both Dublin,Kerry has to be a cause for concern. For the second game in a row Mayos usually solid defence is looking very shaky.

On the swing Kerry struggled against Galway! Means sweet feck all really. We lost to Derry n a League semi final back in April. That means sweet FA to Derry now and Sweet FA to us!

Kerry struggled as much against Galway than Mayo did in the Connacht final. The shaky Mayo defence was seen first during the league however it was ignored as improvement was expected for the championship but on the evidence of the last two games it hasn't improved.

Kerry struggled far more with Galway than Mayo did. That was pretty obvious.

They had similar half time leads and the margin of victory was similar also. I wouldn't call either game a struggle.

[From the Bunker]

Jeez to say Dillion is dead weight is a bit much after scoring 4 points from play but you are right everybody is entitled to there opinion ,but you are in the minority of one

I often am!
No prob -but against Dublin if mayo beat Kerry as I expect , he will be one of the rocks mayo will perish on. Four points sounds great. But a couple were gifts when cork had a wobble and Dillon was playing like the old rudderless mayo. You need a more ruthless player to replace him to win the AI.
Dillon great servant to mayo but loses too much and slows up too much ball.
IMO


Sentiment - as mayo folk know only too well - doesn't win all Ireland's.

So you are on about last years AI. I agree with you on that. Today he did his job and was not a passenger.

[lynchbhoy]

Nope - today's perf.

[stibhan]

Strong words from Horan about the Cork managments comments about the Mayo team.Saying it was an absolute disgrace that they named players and that it made the win sweeter

Yeah, it's sweet when you win in such circumstances. Cork tried the tactics of the League final 2012. That day they bullied us out of it. Vaughan got special attention. We are a different animal now!

Comments were, on the evidence of today's game, totally justified.