2013 All Ireland Final: Mayo v Dublin

[The Hill is Blue]

And they say that everyone wants Mayo to win ......... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91G3dFLURo4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Canalman]

After a slow start flags and bunting all on display in the GAA heartlands of the city and county.

Had a laugh reading the Cork Examiner today when they were doing the stats for the year for  both teams in the final. One stat I had never seen before was   "Games played at home". They can't help putting the digs in can they.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

And they say that everyone wants Mayo to win ......... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91G3dFLURo4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Last year the did Mayo and Donegal, this year they did Mayo and Dublin, try to keep up.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

After a slow start flags and bunting all on display in the GAA heartlands of the city and county.

Had a laugh reading the Cork Examiner today when they were doing the stats for the year for  both teams in the final. One stat I had never seen before was   "Games played at home". They can't help putting the digs in can they.

They are damn right. If this is a draw it should be replayed in McHale Park with no tickets allocated to neutrals.

[squire_in_navy_slacks]

Best of luck Buckos ...................Dublin 2-14 Mayo 1-12

[moysider]

The confidence of the Mayo people here in Dublin by the way is staggering. Never seen such bravado before a game which I suppose is  a relief to the cageyness/ downplaying  most counties engage in before big games.

I've gone to school, college and worked beside Mayo people all my life and invariably they fluctuate between being either morbidly pessimistic about their footballers or wildly optimistic to the point of delusion. With not a whole lot of grey area in between. You get used to it.

Yeah, they remind me of Galway Hurling fans! :p

If you knew Galway hurling supporters believe me, optimism is not a trait I would ever associate with them. Simmering anger and fatalism would be more like it.Playing very well and leading at half-time in last year's All-Ireland a lad from Gort sat beside me leaned over to me and said "watch them f**k this up now in the second half".

That s the Mayo supporter I know and love. Anyone that isn't is either a kid or in denial.

Maybe neutrals get the classic some anticipate, but I expect for many Mayo supporters like me only the result counts. The match itself is something to be endured before we learn our fate. Unfortunately our experiences down the years in final has diminished the AI final experience to this. Win or bust. A 1 point loss as bad as anything that has happened in the past.

a bit like getting the results of a serious medical test. Outright relief and joy or utter devestation depending on the result. There can be no in between.

[Wildweasel74]

After going with Mayo all along, i have decided to go with a draw tomorrorw

[under the bar]

I expect a lot of cynical play tomorrow but of course none of it will be mentioned unless Tyrone minors are involved.

[INDIANA]

Best of luck to both teams- hope its a  good game. May the best team win.

Have an inkling its Mayo's year . But we'll see

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Good luck to all 4 teams. Believe Mayo are the better of two top notch teams playing in the senior game. Hope its a classic, with Mayo coming out on top.

[Wildweasel74]

From what i seen the last day, it likely be the tyrone minors doing it

[Syferus]

From what i seen the last day, it likely be the tyrone minors doing it

You weren't wearing a blindfold by any chance?

[Sidney]

And as for our forwards and midfield - for all the deficiencies that people have said that the O'Shea brothers will expose, I fully expect us to break even here, on the principle that MDM and COS will know for us to win they will have to attack Mayo's strongest unit - something they have done all year.

Dublin completely destroyed Mayo on kickouts in last year's semi-final, they won probably at least 70% of them, and that was with a starting midfield of Eamonn Fennell and Denis Bastick. But there was a malaise running through the Dublin team from open play for most of the match and thus Dublin lost.

If anything similar happens again at midfield tomorrow the result will be very different.

[SkillfulBill]

The very best of luck to everyone tomorrow.  I really hope that Mayo can do it this year And win sam.I think Tyrone can make it to our ninth title.

[seafoid]

Good luck to all 4 teams. Believe Mayo are the better of two top notch teams playing in the senior game. Hope its a classic, with Mayo coming out on top.

i don't care if it is a classic as long as Mayo are on top at the final whistle. Ta an spriochla tagtha.