Mayo

[ONeill]

Just do whatever it takes. If it means 15 men behind the ball and every dirty tactic in the book, do it. It wouldn't matter if it finishes 0-1 to 0-0; even people in Africa want Mayo to win it.

Boys like Ricey and Gormley are free to talk.

[Jinxy]

Win with honour and lose with honour.
Do it the Meath way, not the Tyrone way.

[ONeill]

Win with honour and lose with honour.
Do it the Meath way, not the Tyrone way.

Meath were the Moses of The Dark Arts.

[orangeman]

Win with honour and lose with honour.
Do it the Meath way, not the Tyrone way.

Dublin or Kerry won't begrudge them this one.

Surely not ?.

[Jinxy]

Kerry might.

[Syferus]

Just do whatever it takes. If it means 15 men behind the ball and every dirty tactic in the book, do it. It wouldn't matter if it finishes 0-1 to 0-0; even people in Africa want Mayo to win it.

Boys like Ricey and Gormley are free to talk.

The people in Ballagh sure don't want them to.

[thewobbler]

Mayo can win if they play to their strengths, which would mean:

-  thanking Vaughan for his service but using him as a mascot.

- not letting Freeman anywhere near the action.

- playing Parsons and Dillon.

- forcing Dublin to go long at midfield, even if this temporarily leaves defenders one on one.

- resisting any temptation to put AOS at full-forward, unless in desperate need of a late goal.

- and thereby forcing themselves to play a running game with Andy and Cillian there to finish things off.

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I'm assuming Philly McMahon will follow AOS round the field, which means Cooper will be marking either Andy or Cillian. Whichever Mayo man gets away from that Dublin pair will likely be the key.

[Farrandeelin]

Just do whatever it takes. If it means 15 men behind the ball and every dirty tactic in the book, do it. It wouldn't matter if it finishes 0-1 to 0-0; even people in Africa want Mayo to win it.

Boys like Ricey and Gormley are free to talk.

The people in Ballagh sure don't want them to.

Why?

[BennyHarp]

Hopefully the lads will have plenty of respect for any funerals they meet on the way to Castlebar with Sam his time.

[larryin89]

All the the little digs by the usual suspects dont matter a damn, we are in an all Ireland final because we earned it. Nobody in here nor gavin nor fitzmaurice have a notion how mayo will play or set up for final. When this is all over Rochford could possibly  be seen as one of the greatest gaelic football managers of all time. Its a no brainer either mayo have been holding back or not and the beauty of it is if we have been theres no time for homework for the opposition till half time on 18 th sept.

[Jinxy]

All the the little digs by the usual suspects dont matter a damn, we are in an all Ireland final because we earned it. Nobody in here nor gavin nor fitzmaurice have a notion how mayo will play or set up for final. When this is all over Rochford could possibly  be seen as one of the greatest gaelic football managers of all time. Its a no brainer either mayo have been holding back or not and the beauty of it is if we have been theres no time for homework for the opposition till half time on 18 th sept.

Good to see ye aren't losing the run of yourselves anyway.

[screenexile]

All the the little digs by the usual suspects dont matter a damn, we are in an all Ireland final because we earned it. Nobody in here nor gavin nor fitzmaurice have a notion how mayo will play or set up for final. When this is all over Rochford could possibly  be seen as one of the greatest gaelic football managers of all time. Its a no brainer either mayo have been holding back or not and the beauty of it is if we have been theres no time for homework for the opposition till half time on 18 th sept.

Jaysus lads don't start this shite again!!!

[Rossfan]

All the the little digs by the usual suspects dont matter a damn, we are in an all Ireland final because we earned it. Nobody in here nor gavin nor fitzmaurice have a notion how mayo will play or set up for final. When this is all over Rochford could possibly  be seen as one of the greatest gaelic football managers of all time. Its a no brainer either mayo have been holding back or not and the beauty of it is if we have been theres no time for homework for the opposition till half time on 18 th sept.

Good to see ye aren't losing the run of yourselves anyway.

[larryin89]

Jesus its horrid annoying being taken out of context.


Q. Do you think Mayo on current form this year could beat the winners of kerry v Dublin.

A. No chance.


Q. So do you think mayo have been holding back in games this year, do you think rochford has done this intentionally for a massive game in final where they will be a totally different animal to what theyve shown to date.

A. Well if he has got them all to buy into such a high risk strategy and they go out and win the all Ireland  in style , he and this team are truly brilliant. If on the other hand they play like they have all year and are well beaten in final , hes not a great manager at all.

[five points]

All reminds me of how Donegal went into the 1992 final with barely the shirts on their backs after a wretched semi-final and ended up winning it convincingly.