Mayo v Donegal all ireland quarter final Sunday Aug 4 4.00pm

[macdanger2]

Looking forward to the three games tomorrow.

It's a big game for both Mayo & Donegal although a loss (by a couple of points) wouldn't be the end of the world for either of them - the loser will have been beaten by a good team and both have injured players that they can hope to have back for next year.

On that front, I hope Barry is fit enough to play a bit tomorrow, he would be a great man to bring off the bench in the last 15 minutes to win some ball.

Maigh Eo abu

[stephenite]

Must be the fact that I'm away so long, cannot understand the (over) optimism of my county men, although it is a refreshing change from the beal bocht & yerrah that takes over most counties at this time of the year.

If Muppet says we'll hammer then than that's good enough for me

[muppet]

Must be the fact that I'm away so long, cannot understand the (over) optimism of my county men, although it is a refreshing change from the beal bocht & yerrah that takes over most counties at this time of the year.

If Muppet says we'll hammer then than that's good enough for me

That erm prediction was made at 2am. On mature reflection I think we will win it by 4. One of these days we will start properly against a big team outside Connacht, and today would be a good day to do it.

[Lar Naparka]

I think Mayo will win, but not by much.  But I'm genuinely surprised by the level of confidence from Mayo posters on here.   From where is it coming after so many big game defeats in recent years?

I think there is a world of difference between confidence and arrogance and I don't think you'll find very much of the latter on here- not from serious potters at any rate.

I'm feeling reasonably confident for a number of logical reasons - no more and no less.
This will be Donegal's third tough match in as many weeks and have to be feeling somewhat jaded. Mayo doesn't have this problem and Horan had every reason to tailor the training regime to have his side geared up for the quarters as they cruised through Connacht. No point in trying to peak for every match along the line.
Mayo should be the fresher of the two.
Mayo have relatively few injuries while Donegal seem to have some key players out injured or have doubts about their fitness
Mayo went in to last year's final without their single most important player, Andy Moran; today he's back.
Rory Gallagher's bizarre tirade shows that Donegal are feeling the pressure. It's alright saying that he did it to psyche up his own team but it was a high risk gamble. I don't think he could instil confidence in any team going by the reaction to his claims. This ranged from mild bemusement to outright ridicule. It will certainly have psyched Mayo up but it can't have done much for the Donegal team's confidence.
I could go on and on but that's enough to suggest to me that Mayo have a mighty chance of winning.
Am I mildly confident?
Yes
Am I wildly confident? No.

[bucko]

3 hrs to go now before the real talking begins. Have to say I can't remember us going into a match as well fancied by bookies and pundits against highly ranked opposition as we are today, along with the confidence of the fans. If Jimmy Mc was looking for ammo to build a seige mentality he's surely got it! I believe we will do it as long as we perform and play as well as we are capable of playing. We hit the ground running with our A game and we will win, simple as. If we don't then the  doubts will rise. A lot of people pointing to uncertainty over the fitness of Dillon, Moran, O'Connor but, as important as these guys are, I really feel the sum of this whole Mayo squad is greater than the sum of the individual parts. Us by 2-3 pts.

[yellowcard]

Don't expect much of a spectacle in this match but it will still be compelling viewing especially since all the verbals in the last week. Hopefully the game goes down to the wire and this will be the first true test as regards the ability of this Mayo side. I fancy Mayo by 2 points.

[heffo]

Best of luck to Mayo

[Dinny Breen]

Murphy Out?  Twitter rumour...

[Syferus]

Murphy Out?  Twitter rumour...

Donegal out too if that's the case.

[omagh_gael]

Murphy Out?  Twitter rumour...

He is taking full part in warm up. Interview pitchside with Martin McHugh shows him in the background.

[Dinny Breen]

Muphy plays however Declan Walsh for Karl Lacey. Mark McHugh for David Walsh

[BennyHarp]

Mark McHugh starting - that 5cm tear in the quad fairly healed quickly!

[Declan]

So much for protecting players Jimmy. McHugh had concussion and a 5cm tear in his quad and he now starts - joke

[Dinny Breen]

Mark McHugh starting - that 5cm tear in the quad fairly healed quickly!

McGuiness talks about player welfare and plays Mark McHugh!!! 

[Dinny Breen]

So much for protecting players Jimmy. McHugh had concussion and a 5cm tear in his quad and he now starts - joke

Same page today Declan.