Connacht SFC Q/Final London v Mayo 29.5.11 in Ruislip

[Chisel]

Possible Mayo team to face Galway injuries permitting

1-Robert Hennelly
2-Trevor Howley
3-Alan Feeney
4-Keith Higgins
5-Richie Feeney
6-Trevor Mortimer
7-Donal Vaughan
8-James Kilcullen
9-Aidan O'Shea
10-Andy Moran
11-Alan Dillon
12-Kevin McLoughlin
13-Alan Freeman
14-Ronan Mc Garrity
15-Jason Doherty

2 serious ball winners inside if we go long or a  footballing half forward line if we go with the short handpassing. Plan A and B contained within this team.

[AbbeySider]

Possible Mayo team to face Galway injuries permitting

1-Robert Hennelly
2-Trevor Howley
3-Alan Feeney
4-Keith Higgins
5-Richie Feeney
6-Trevor Mortimer
7-Donal Vaughan
8-James Kilcullen
9-Aidan O'Shea
10-Andy Moran
11-Alan Dillon
12-Kevin McLoughlin
13-Alan Freeman
14-Ronan Mc Garrity
15-Jason Doherty

2 serious ball winners inside if we go long or a  footballing half forward line if we go with the short handpassing. Plan A and B contained within this team.

Welcome back PeterSolanTheGreat 

[Farrandeelin]

why are we taking Ger Cafferkey from centre-half back

Cafferkey is a superb athlete. He is strong, fast and has a good change of direction which allows him to be a reasonably sticky defender. He has enough height to at least contest high balls against bigger full forwards. I think he will do well for us at full back.

I dont think he has a future at centre back. He struggles to  control the ball when he is soloing out of defence, even when he is in open space. He has poor technique. His kicking is not good.

At full back, you dont need to be a good kicker or solo-er. Who was the donegal full back that played and won an all ireland in '92 without kicking the ball in the final?

Matt Gallagher I think is the Donegal guy in question. See I don't know that Ger is our best full-back either. He is not exceptional in the air and has struggled in that regard at full-back, despite his height. I take your point about his football skill at centre-half back but James Nallen wasn't a superb kicker of the ball either. I'm borrowing from moysider here but Cafferkey won't need to kick too much ball at 6, especially with the pattern of the modern game towards handpassing. Most importantly at centre-half back he reads the game well and he is a defender first, which is what we certainly need when you bear in mind the attacking instincts of all our wing-back contenders.
Tom Cunniffe has lightning pace but, like Cafferkey, his ball skills aren't great. Unlike Cafferkey he doesn't read the game terribly well and he is too inclined to bomb forward. He's a contender for a wing-back spot or maybe in the corner but shouldn't be in the centre.

I think Horan knows that the average Mayo supporter needs to be worried come championship time and he is just ensuring that there is no lack of anxiety. Can't imagine how they would cope if there was a settled team, no worries over central positions and quietly confident of winning Connacht without too much fuss!!

Ah, we'll win Connacht alright. It's getting the key positions right for the likes of Kerry and Cork I'm worried about. 

yet again people bending over backwards trying to make a case for cafferkey. there isnt one . he was tried at fullback he failed , he has been tried at chb and has failed im only waiting for the ballina crew to bring up how he was a deadly full forward at u-14 and freeman should be dropped to make way for him.
On a different subject  Trevor Mortimer came on a CHB the last day could Horan be really thinking  about it ?  have we had our trevor's back to front howley a forward and mort a back? they both have the class to be on but i would have my doubts

Yeah, them Ballina boys, they're the worst hoors of all time for hassling people!

[AbbeySider]

Could this new ash cloud from the Icelandic eruption prevent this fixture from taking place, let alone stop us from travelling... ?

[muppet]

Could this new ash cloud from the Icelandic eruption prevent this fixture from taking place, let alone stop us from travelling... ?

The last time they permitted no flying anywhere near the ash. Since then they have created procedures that are far more practical and less restrictive. It is unlikely that we will see anything like what happened last year. Also without looking anything up, my house is shaking under a strong westerly gale. That wind won't bring Ash from  Iceland anywhere near us.

[Rossfan]

Possible Mayo team to face Galway

Remember Sligo   

[Farrandeelin]

Possible Mayo team to face Galway

Remember Sligo   

How could we ever forget them! They beat us last year the hoors.

[muppet]

Could this new ash cloud from the Icelandic eruption prevent this fixture from taking place, let alone stop us from travelling... ?

The last time they permitted no flying anywhere near the ash. Since then they have created procedures that are far more practical and less restrictive. It is unlikely that we will see anything like what happened last year. Also without looking anything up, my house is shaking under a strong westerly gale. That wind won't bring Ash from  Iceland anywhere near us.

Edit:

I take the last part of that back. Looking at the charts the winds are blowing from Iceland down towards the middle of the Atlantic and then onto us from the west. The next few charts see that change to a direct airflow from Iceland to us tonight. Hard to tell for the weekend but I am still betting against a shutdown like last year.

Here is the chart for midnight tonight:

They are talking about it having some impact for the next few days.

[muppet]

Here is that website proper and you can look at charts up to the weekend.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/surface_pressure.html

[moysider]

Here is that website proper and you can look at charts up to the weekend.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/surface_pressure.html

Flights to Scotland canceled already.

[Blowitupref]

I'm sure if needed Mayo can travel over on the ferry.

[Tubberman]

I see today's Indo is saying Cafferkey is likely to be out for the London game, and that Varley also missed training but should be ok.

That's Cafferkey, Keith Higgins, McGarrity all out. What about the Feeney's and Seamus O'Shea - are they back in the running for Sunday?

[Sligopatriot]

This will be a very close game in my opinion. Mayo much like Sligo will have big heads going into the game. Both sets of players have inflated opinions of their talents. While its very competitive, teams in Connacht are very poor and all teams are on a similar level. With that in mind I think London will win this by one.

[Tubberman]

This will be a very close game in my opinion. Mayo much like Sligo will have big heads going into the game. Both sets of players have inflated opinions of their talents. While its very competitive, teams in Connacht are very poor and all teams are on a similar level. With that in mind I think London will win this by one.

Are you Sligonian in disguise?? 

Anyway, I see in The Mayo News that Cafferkey should be fit to play on Sunday, but Seamus O'Shea will be out.

[mannix]

This will be a very close game in my opinion. Mayo much like Sligo will have big heads going into the game. Both sets of players have inflated opinions of their talents. While its very competitive, teams in Connacht are very poor and all teams are on a similar level. With that in mind I think London will win this by one.

Mayo should be more than capable of skating by London using the second 15,provided of course that they do not think they just need to turn up and even then they should be far too strong. Mayo by 10 points or I"ll buy jedwards new album.