2013 All Ireland Final: Mayo v Dublin

[Syferus]

Pretty much no team comes back to the big stage a third time in a row after two AI final defeats.

Cork 89. Galway stick bucks in 1987 wasn't it?

Clann walked the road an incredible four times in a row at club level if you want to count that too.

It is very rare and in this era of near-professional commitment it's hard to see where Mayo go in the short term. They won't fall off the face of the map but they are in danger of becoming Kildare on steroids. The rest of Connacht will catch up given time.

[Wildweasel74]

Brolly mentioning it now, though getting shouted down

[yellowcard]

Feel sorry for fellas like Higgins, Cafferkey, Moran S OSe. Aidan O Se went missing again for 2 games in a row but Mayo a very ordinary side in terms of pure individual talent. Yes they are workmanlike and are a great tackling team but they lack any real star scoring forwards. Poor game overall.

[guevara]

Thought McQuillan was terrible. He was punishing Dublin for over aggression in the first half yet let them away with it the second? Refs get a lot of stick but in a lot of cases its justified.

How 4 or 5 men slapping, hauling and dragging someone is not a free I will never know.

Brutal Final with mistakes all over the park. Brogan will get MOM but I though Keith Higgins looked the best player on the field Today.

[johnpower]

How is Johnny Cooper? Did not see him celebrating

[SLIGONIAN]

Huge mistake taking off freeman and putting on conroy. Mayo could of done with mortimer today...

Mayo should of been out of sight after 20 mins, bad wides and turnovers and dublin weren't in the game, finding it very hard to work the ball out of defence,

Dublin were comfortable after that but still made hard work of it, strange game...well done dublin, comiserations to mayo and the lads on here, what can you say....

[north down]

Not a mention of the cynical fouling by the RTE panel - obviously know whose paying their wages and don't want to lose their jobs. Just listening to the panel talking about the Dublin flare and expansive play, they play football the right way! - DOUBLE STANDARDS I don't know about puke football but I've definitely heard plenty of puke commentating.

[johnpower]

Thought McQuillan was terrible. He was punishing Dublin for over aggression in the first half yet let them away with it the second? Refs get a lot of stick but in a lot of cases its justified.

How 4 or 5 men slapping, hauling and dragging someone is not a free I will never know.

Brutal Final with mistakes all over the park. Brogan will get MOM but I though Keith Higgins looked the best player on the field Today.

Not a great performance injury time looked light

[GalwayBayBoy]

Pretty much no team comes back to the big stage a third time in a row after two AI final defeats.

Cork 89. Galway stick bucks in 1987 wasn't it?

Clann walked the road an incredible four times in a row at club level if you want to count that too.

The rest of Connacht will catch up given time.

Probably but I can't see ourselves catching them next year anyway. Might still be a year too early. Hopefully by 2015 though. Still firm favourites for Connacht next year.

[Captain Obvious]

Disappointing. Mayo didn't perform on the day, bar Higgins.

In fairness their goalkeeper saved at least three goals.

[Main Street]

Disappointing. Mayo didn't perform on the day, bar Higgins.

In fairness their goalkeeper saved at least three goals.

I think there were 3 clear goal chances, not taken or saved point blank.
There are some good reasons why Mayo didn't perform on the day, Dublin outplayed them and a very disappointing response by Mayo once Dublin scored their 2nd goal, when some of the Mayo decision making was frustratingly poor, as if they were punch drunk.

[SouthDublinBro]

Was extremely worried before the first goal, knew Dublin would win after that. It completely deflated both the Mayo team and the fans, even O'Shea's quick point afterwards couldn't bring back the swagger Mayo had before that goal went in.

Can any of the bitters complaining about cynical fouling towards the end can honestly say that their counties wouldn't have done the same thing? I can guarantee that Matyo would have done the exact same to the Dublin players had they been leading towards the end.

[seafoid]

Pretty much no team comes back to the big stage a third time in a row after two AI final defeats.

Cork 89. Galway stick bucks in 1987 wasn't it?

Clann walked the road an incredible four times in a row at club level if you want to count that too.

It is very rare and in this era of near-professional commitment it's hard to see where Mayo go in the short term. They won't fall off the face of the map but they are in danger of becoming Kildare on steroids. The rest of Connacht will catch up given time.

Galway need more time. Mayo will be back in the qfs next year. O connor and andy moran will be fit....Sam will be up for grabs too. Da fhad i an la tagann an trathnona.

[Lamh Dhearg Alba]

Not a classic but the best team won. Tough on Mayo to lose and I don't think they played to their potential on the day. Daft to write them off though, still have some excellent players with plenty of miles left on the clock.

Congratulations to Dublin. One defeat all season and the league and Sam in the bag, you can't argue with that.

[Syferus]

Pretty much no team comes back to the big stage a third time in a row after two AI final defeats.

Cork 89. Galway stick bucks in 1987 wasn't it?

Clann walked the road an incredible four times in a row at club level if you want to count that too.

It is very rare and in this era of near-professional commitment it's hard to see where Mayo go in the short term. They won't fall off the face of the map but they are in danger of becoming Kildare on steroids. The rest of Connacht will catch up given time.

Galway need more time. Mayo will be back in the qfs next year. O connor and andy moran will be fit....Sam will be up for grabs too. Da fhad i an la tagann an trathnona.

If Mayo get caught cold in Connacht next year it will be the end of this project. This was the moment.