Dublin v Mayo 2020 All-Ireland final

[J70]

Yep, Mayo's subs didnt make much of an impact. Fenlon had a monster of a second half. Very sad for Mayo. In any other era they probably would have had at least 1 or possibly 2 All Irelands. Dublin just too good.

This isn't a useful way of looking at things, no one has any way to know if they would have had All-Irelands in another era. The evidence of the last 30ish years would suggest absolutely not. I've seen plenty of Mayo supporters say that they prefer to have their record over the past 10 years over winning just the one All-Ireland like Kerry and Donegal have done. Madness.

I'll take 2012 and all the drubbings Mayo have handed us since every day of the week.

[BennyCake]

Joanne never thanked the elf.

Thought this was crucial.

#ELM

[MayoBuck]

Not meant to be. Proud of how they performed the last 2 months. Proud of Cillian and Diarmuid. Proud of Oisín Mullin.

We'll be give it another go next year. 

[Itchy]

Ill watch the all ireland every year like I always do. Let's no get over dramatic lads. The fact is this Mayo team is at the start of a downward slope id' say. Its hard to find a place in your team for players like aidan o shea and they you've o connor and keegan likely to step away. There's no sign of dublin slowing down. So other counties need to do improve.

[seafoid]

Dublin didn't even get out of third gear. They never really show up in these finals. Still won at ease in the end. No one can live with them in those last 15 mins.

The ten in a row is well and truly on folks. Inter-county football is in the grave.

Dublin are Japanese knotweed

[ONeill]

Worried about jog2's good mate though.

[Silkyskillssunshinee]

Not meant to be. Proud of how they performed the last 2 months. Proud of Cillian and Diarmuid. Proud of Oisín Mullin.

We'll be give it another go next year.

Ryan O'Donoghue looks like a very tidy footballer as well. He had a few moments today where he showed his inexperience, but he looked one of Mayo's more dangerous forwards with his direct running and pace. The wing-back McLoughlin is another who has a great engine and will kick on further

[greatpoint]

[Cunny Funt]

Well done Dublin in a match that was one score game until 62th minute so credit to Mayo for another competitive final performance when many including plenty of posters on here thought Dublin would win by double scores.

Mayo had to be bitterly disappointed to find themselves 2 points down at half time when playing the better football in that half. The goals conceded was key a familiar problem for Mayo in All Ireland finals and after getting 5 goals against Tipperary they got none today and never looked like getting one against a well organised Dublin defence that conceded no goal throughout the championship.

Kilkenny showed his quality in the 2nd half but that was helped with Paddy Durcan going off injured. I can imagine a number from both panels will now retire from the county game.

[tonto1888]

You'd think they'd let someone else be captain? The 6 in a row poster with 6 Cluxtons is going to look a bit weird.

Cluxton is so far up his own hole he would prob go on strike if anyone else got the limelight. Twat.

You really are a complete and utter bellend

[seafoid]

Ill watch the all ireland every year like I always do. Let's no get over dramatic lads. The fact is this Mayo team is at the start of a downward slope id' say. Its hard to find a place in your team for players like aidan o shea and they you've o connor and keegan likely to step away. There's no sign of dublin slowing down. So other counties need to do improve.

Dublin have a pool.of maybe 150 all Ireland standard footballers. Sid would know.

Mayo have less than 15
Improvement won't change the imbalance.
The imbalance is the cancer at the heart of the all Ireland.

[sid waddell]

Mayo needed every little thing to go right and predictably this didn't happen

Goal at the start
Goal at a key stage of the first half 20/25 minutes in
Durcan going off
Ruane dropping a shot short
O'Connor hitting a silly wide from a free

Mayo need every player they have, that means Durcan, Jason Doherty, Brendan Harrison, Eoin O'Donoghue, Fionn McDonagh

Some of their younger players lacked a bit in terms of conditioning or the occasion got them to varying degrees - Conroy, McLaughlin - Mullin and O'Donghue swam in the deep water

But some of their older players now lack a bit in terms of conditioning on the downslope - O'Shea, Keegan, McLoughlin

In truth it's a Mayo team in transition and they've done very well this year

Dublin are regressing - that team is not a patch on 2017 and the younger players bar Howard and Con are not that gifted at all

James McCarthy is still the main man

But it might be Kerry or maybe a resurgent Galway under PJ who beat them

Mayo will come again around 2024, they always do come again

Sure who's to say they won't even come again in seven months' time

[sid waddell]

Not meant to be. Proud of how they performed the last 2 months. Proud of Cillian and Diarmuid. Proud of Oisín Mullin.

We'll be give it another go next year.

Ryan O'Donoghue looks like a very tidy footballer as well. He had a few moments today where he showed his inexperience, but he looked one of Mayo's more dangerous forwards with his direct running and pace. The wing-back McLoughlin is another who has a great engine and will kick on further

McLaughlin is the cut off Colm Boyle in terms of style and attitude

If he plays his cards right he'll be a top player before long

[sid waddell]

What happened Durcan?

Did he carry an injury into the game as he was very quiet in the first half. He was absolutely crucial.

Also, how did Coldrick miss the Fitzsimons one on Keegan?

McGeary got the line against Galway in a league game this year for a challenge that was nowhere near as bad or late as that and the ref didn't even blow a free for it.

If there was VAR for such incidents Fitzy could have seen red for that

But there isn't, and that's the game, he took a calculated risk and got away with it

Another thing Mayo needed to go right for them that didn't

[StPatsAbu]

What happened Durcan?

Did he carry an injury into the game as he was very quiet in the first half. He was absolutely crucial.

Also, how did Coldrick miss the Fitzsimons one on Keegan?

McGeary got the line against Galway in a league game this year for a challenge that was nowhere near as bad or late as that and the ref didn't even blow a free for it.

If there was VAR for such incidents Fitzy could have seen red for that

But there isn't, and that's the game, he took a calculated risk and got away with it

Dublin get away with that stuff at HQ. Other teams don't and that plus money adds to the gulf. That's why they have 6 in a row.