Mayo V Galway - Connacht Final Thread

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Connaught Senior Football Championship
Foireann Sinsir Mhaigh Eó against Gaillimh       
in Pearse Stadium, Galway                       
                               
1   Kenneth O'Malley   Ballinrobe
2   Liam O'Malley       Burrishoole
3   Ger Cafferkey       Ballina
4   Keith Higgins       Ballyhaunis
5   Peadar Gardiner       Crossmolina
6   Trevor Howley       Knockmore
7   Andy Moran       Ballaghaderreen
8   David Heaney       Swinford
9   Ronan McGarrity       Ballina
10   Patrick Harte       Ballina
11   Trevor Mortimer       Shrule-Glencorrib
12   Alan Dillon       Ballintubber
13   Aidan Kilcoyne       Knockmore
14   Barry Moran       Castlebar
15   Aidan O'Shea       Breaffy


ESB Connaught Minor Football Championship
Mayo Minor Team to play Roscommon              
in Pearse Stadium, Galway                   
                           
1   Michael Slingermann   Kiltimagh
2   Michael Walsh   Ardnaree
3   Keith Rogers   Ballaghaderreen
4   David Gavin   Breaffy
5   Keelan Crowe   Garrymore
6   Shane McDermott   Burrishoole
7   Ciaran Charlton   Kiltimagh
8   Danny Kirby   Castlebar
9   Alex Corduff   Ballina
10   Andrew Farrell   Killala
11   Darren Coen   Hollymount
12   Fergal Durkin   Castlebar
13   Brian Ruttledge   Knockmore
14   Aidan Walsh (Captain)   Castlebar
15   Cillian O'Connor   Ballintubber

[mckieran]

Mayo favorites on betfair now (2.16), Galway are 2.2.

[AbbeySider]

Its early days yet but the weather isnt promised mighty...

From www.met.ie

Rain will gradually spread eastwards across the country on SATURDAY. It will be heavy in parts of Munster and south Leinster, but lighter further north. There'll be some lingering patchy rain or drizzle on Saturday night.

SUNDAY and MONDAY will both be breezy days with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. There'll be bright or sunny spells and occasional showers, some heavy.

Daytime temperatures over the weekend and on Monday will range from the low to mid teens in the west and north and from mid to high teens in the east and south.

[the Deel Rover]

Its early days yet but the weather isnt promised mighty...

From www.met.ie

Rain will gradually spread eastwards across the country on SATURDAY. It will be heavy in parts of Munster and south Leinster, but lighter further north. There'll be some lingering patchy rain or drizzle on Saturday night.

SUNDAY and MONDAY will both be breezy days with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. There'll be bright or sunny spells and occasional showers, some heavy.

Daytime temperatures over the weekend and on Monday will range from the low to mid teens in the west and north and from mid to high teens in the east and south.

hope the weather isn't too bad mannix and myself intend to head up on the auld motorbikes

[kevmy]

McGarrity named but still not certain to start.

He's going to have a fitness test but unless it involves the 2 Trevors running at him I still don't think you can be to sure. But it does look like they are thinking of staring him. That would also seem to suggest that if he doesn't start then it will more than likely be a straight swap for him, probably Parsons.

[Farrandeelin]

Same with Liam O'Malley I heard this morning on the radio. He's subject to a fitness test on Sunday morning.

[AbbeySider]

Same with Liam O'Malley I heard this morning on the radio. He's subject to a fitness test on Sunday morning.

Yeah, that was on Newstalk... coupled with an interview with Billy Joe , introduced as someone that might get the nod if McGarity isnt fit.
I couldnt see Billy Joe start in the middle but it was a good interview.

[Barney]

Like most of these situations I think the management and players know who will and won't start.

The wind factor in Salthill is an awful pity but those are the cards that face us. I pray that we can get over the line but my doubts are beginning to grow.

Mayo 2.8 Galway 0.16

[Farrandeelin]

Same with Liam O'Malley I heard this morning on the radio. He's subject to a fitness test on Sunday morning.

Yeah, that was on Newstalk... coupled with an interview with Billy Joe , introduced as someone that might get the nod if McGarity isnt fit.
I couldnt see Billy Joe start in the middle but it was a good interview.

You never know, Cullinane is only a horse, BJP hasn't much football in him and he might neutralise him there.

[rosnarun]

cant agree with you re. bjp he is as natural a gaelic footballer as we have. hes the one player i would have no resevations about putting in any jersey on the pitch. how many other players could you say that about. it hs hurt him in getting a starting role but he is indpeseable to the panel

[IolarCoisCuain]

Here's Ray Silke's two cents: http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/14645

Unusual sort of a piece. He says that Galway can win because they have more reliable scorers, but that Mayo will win because they don't want to lose three straight to Galway. Not sure if all that is entirely logical. I think Ray is worried about the Mayo threat certainly, but he's hedging a little in this piece.



Mayo have the motivation to sneak past Galway on Sunday
Galway Advertiser, July 16, 2009.

By Ray Silke

My uncle worked in the pub business all his life. It's all he really knew. I remember clearly one day as a young lad when he asked me what a pub needed to survive. I was young and innocent so I spoke of good food, passing trade, live music, a good pint of Guinness, a growing demographic in the area and some sponsorship of local teams and events. Yada, yada, ya.

He looked at me, shook his head and said:"No Ray. The secret to a good pub business is to have about 15 or 20 regulars who have a few quid and who'll show up at that door every day. You'll always survive if you have a few men who need a few scoops every day."

Likewise a successful football team needs the same kind of consistency, only on the scoring front - a few men who will score regularly and deliver the goods on any given day for their team. Galway have them.

Men like Michael Meehan, Sean Armstrong, and Padraig Joyce will invariably notch up a few scores between them. Likewise Cormac Bane, Nicky Joyce, and Joe Bergin know how to pop over a few scores, and based on that fact, Galway should be able to hit 1-10 or 1-12 at a minimum next Sunday.

The key question is will that be sufficient to overcome the ever-growing challenge posed by Mayo this weekend?

Mayo and John O'Mahony will be coming to Pearse Stadium extremely psyched up to get some revenge for their defeats in 2007 and 2008 at the hands of this Galway squad.

O'Mahony in particular will be very keen to avoid a hat-trick of defeats to the maroon and white.

In 2007 Galway won 2-10 to 0-9 in Pearse Stadium with Cormac Bane doing the damage with a two-goal salvo. Last year in Castlebar it ended in a one-point win for the Tribesmen, 2-12 to 1-14.

Galway got off to a flyer last year. With Padraig Joyce scoring 1-03, and Michael Meehan and Cormac Bane notching up three points each, Galway snuck over the winning line.

So what of 2009? All we can look to is the evidence. Mayo looked very fit, focused, and in top gear in their facile win over Roscommon. On the flip side, while Galway shot out of the traps against Sligo, not for the first time, they seemed to run out of some steam in the third quarter before snatching victory through a late Joe Bergin point and a Sean Armstrong goal.

When the teams met in the league Mayo played a powerful second half to go on and win, and young Aidan O'Shea and Trevor Mortimer did awful damage to the Galway rearguard.

Tom Parsons came on for Mayo that day in Tuam and his mobility and ball-winning was a key factor in Mayo's success.

Galway will need a combination of Joe Bergin and Paul Conroy, and perhaps Niall Coleman and Barry Cullinane, to work their socks off in the engine room to try to get enough primary possession for their forwards. The possible loss of Ronan McGarrity for Mayo does strengthen Galway's hand as the Ballina man is a crucial player for Mayo.

Galway will need to stop the penetrating runs of Peadar Gardiner and Andy Moran from the wing-back berths where they did considearble damage against Roscommon. A key battleground will be the clash of the Mayo half forward line of Alan Dillon, Trevor Mortimer and Pat Harte against Gareth Bradshaw, Diarmuid Blake, and probably Declan Meehan.

If Galway dominate in those three positions, they can come through, but the Mayo trio are playing very well and look to be in fantastic shape.

There is usually very little between these sides and calling a winner is fraught with danger. As Sean Armstrong who was man-of-the-match and scored 1-03 against Sligo, pointed out: "Mayo will not want to be beaten by us for three years in a row. That will provide strong motivation for them. We know that. However in a Connacht final between Mayo and Galway, that goes out the window and there is never much between the sides. We don't want to be beaten at home either and we are quietly confident that if we play to our potential, we can come through this test."

There are 30 Connacht medals on offer this Sunday and the other major carrot for both teams is to be straight into the All-Ireland quarter-finals which is the easiest route for teams with bigger ambitions of playing football in late August or September.

I hope I am wrong,but based on what I saw in the flesh down in McHale Park in the Connacht semi-final and in Markievicz Park, I believe that Mayo merit their favourites tag for Sunday.

[mckieran]

Unusual sort of a piece. He says that Galway can win because they have more reliable scorers, but that Mayo will win because they don't want to lose three straight to Galway. Not sure if all that is entirely logical. I think Ray is worried about the Mayo threat certainly, but he's hedging a little in this piece.

That is a strange logic but then this is a guy that was dropping Blake before the championship and playing Niall Coyne centre back with 4 other Corofin players in the backs. Think he had Bane starting at no. 11 as well.  So I wouldnt read too much into what he says!

[moysider]

Dunno. Must have misread it myself. Did nt see where he said Mayo would win. Closest he came to saying that is where he says Mayo deserves to be favourite based on what he s seen so far. Which is different. I think he s saying Galway more dependable to put up a match winning score but he s wary that Mayo may be able to better it this time. Which is a fair enough assessement I think.

[mortified]

Season Tickets!!
Do season ticket holders just go to Stile 62?and is there seat numbers in the stand or do you just go in a sit down anywhere

[kevmy]

Season Tickets!!
Do season ticket holders just go to Stile 62?and is there seat numbers in the stand or do you just go in a sit down anywhere

You must go through Stile 62 alright but I'm not sure whether you can sit down anywhere or not. You could for the Ros game but then i'd expect a bigger crowd at this one.