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Replying To yew_tree: "Interesting you say that...was talking to a woman a few days ago who said they have not had a family holiday since 2010.....every summer since has been all geared toward following Mayo who have either been in a semi final or final inc replays. It's been a hectic 6 years of rollar coaster...will we ever reach the top is the question?" After seeing Derry twice fail to put any kind of challenge to Tyrone in the last two championships I do not see where they will cause another top team such as Mayo any problems. I think Derry have some good players such as Kielt but they do not seem to be getting the best out of the team in big matches. Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1780 - 20/06/2017 13:09:48 2002492 Link
mayo will hammer derry. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 20/06/2017 13:31:39 2002510 Link
Cant see anything but a Mayo win Although just reading about the injuries that Mayo could be looking at Def not the best of news for Mayo - never good to be missing key men No real pressure on Derry - might give them a bit of looseness in the legs to go and play well Still though Mayo should be looking at a 5+ win here jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 20/06/2017 13:33:43 2002512 Link
Derry have a good footballing tradition and have some quality players in the squad. However for whatever reason it hasn't happened for them in the past while and Tyrone beat them very very easily the past 2 years. I'd expect Mayo to be winning this with quite a bit to spare to be honest. JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 20/06/2017 13:34:13 2002514 Link
Replying To Byanthon: "After seeing Derry twice fail to put any kind of challenge to Tyrone in the last two championships I do not see where they will cause another top team such as Mayo any problems. I think Derry have some good players such as Kielt but they do not seem to be getting the best out of the team in big matches." I second this. Anyone know if this game is on TV? GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 20/06/2017 13:35:44 2002516 Link
Reminder to all Derry wans - don't forget to buy your Lotto tickets when you're down in the Whest. As for the game - I've held out hope the last couple of years that Derry would make an impact but they seem to disappoint year on year. Even after a poor League I kind of thought that having the Slaughtneil guys available after their AI run would show us a different team but alas I haven't been convinced in what I have seen in the Championship. Hard to look by Mayo by 6+ points. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 20/06/2017 13:35:53 2002518 Link
We could keep it tight for the first half however Mayo have more quality all over the park and will be stung back into action following successive Connacht defeats by Galway . Mayo by anywhere from 7-10 points ...I hate to say . johnjoseph (Derry) - Posts: 158 - 20/06/2017 21:19:24 2002811 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "mayo will hammer derry." Thats the way it would seem but with Rochford who knows what will happen Cuckoosinging (Roscommon) - Posts: 992 - 21/06/2017 10:48:33 2002972 Link
The feeling is caution...Mayo a poor league but upped it when we needed to against Roscommon, Donegal and Tyrone. The Sligo game was a poor performance, as was Galway. Form is not good at present. We are capable of so much more. Whichever Mayo turns up... yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11232 - 21/06/2017 10:58:42 2002975 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "mayo will hammer derry." They won't hammer them, they should win for sure. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7900 - 21/06/2017 11:31:16 2002989 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "The feeling is caution...Mayo a poor league but upped it when we needed to against Roscommon, Donegal and Tyrone. The Sligo game was a poor performance, as was Galway. Form is not good at present. We are capable of so much more. Whichever Mayo turns up..." Mayo's performances against Galway was a lot more impressive than it was last summer so I think Mayo will win comfortably against all their opponents in the qualifiers. TheWestIsAwake (UK) - Posts: 529 - 21/06/2017 12:58:28 2003032 Link
Replying To TheWestIsAwake: "Mayo's performances against Galway was a lot more impressive than it was last summer so I think Mayo will win comfortably against all their opponents in the qualifiers." Not sure about that - Mayo were always ahead last year bar a 10min spell when Galway scored 1-4 without reply or something. Outside of that Mayo looked to be in control - this year it looked as though Galway were in control of the game. Mayo will beat Derry though The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 708 - 21/06/2017 13:57:44 2003061 Link
Home advantage again for Mayo. That should see them over the line. Plus Barton and the players don't seem to be pulling in the one direction. I get the feeling that the players are hard to handle? What do the Derry folk think? Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 21/06/2017 14:02:33 2003066 Link
Replying To The_DOC: "Not sure about that - Mayo were always ahead last year bar a 10min spell when Galway scored 1-4 without reply or something. Outside of that Mayo looked to be in control - this year it looked as though Galway were in control of the game. Mayo will beat Derry though" That was certainly a higher quality game than what we had last year, Galway are a better team and Mayo produced a far better performance. TheWestIsAwake (UK) - Posts: 529 - 21/06/2017 16:04:09 2003126 Link
Replying To The_DOC: "Who's a better 3?" Is that an insinuation he's the best 3? If that's the case are Mayo a better team with him back? and surely then you must feel they would won last years all Ireland if he wasn't injured. Have you ever actually seen him do something in a game or are you as deluded as the media who awarded him an all star in 2012 jackmeyhoffer (USA) - Posts: 148 - 21/06/2017 17:05:18 2003158 Link
Replying To The_DOC: "Who's a better 3?" Is that an insinuation he's the best 3? If that's the case are Mayo a better team with him back? and surely then you must feel they would won last years all Ireland if he wasn't injured. Have you ever actually seen him do something in a game or are you as deluded as the media who awarded him an all star in 2012 jackmeyhoffer (USA) - Posts: 148 - 21/06/2017 17:05:18 2003159 Link
We need Mayo to be focused on the Derry game not like last year when the team was using the qualifiers to try out tactics for the final v Dublin if we were to get that far like playing Kevin McLoughlin as a sweeper, there was no need to use that game plan in the first 3 qualifier games, start that nonsense again this year and we will be caught out riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 21/06/2017 20:44:30 2003252 Link
Home advantage again for Mayo. That should see them over the line. Plus Barton and the players don't seem to be pulling in the one direction. I get the feeling that the players are hard to handle? What do the Derry folk think? Killarney - Barton is only making the most of what he has in front of him . He has played something like 71 players in two years . For two years in succession either before the league or at the end of the league players feel that they do not want to commit to play for the Derry senior football team . It's like the team that no one wants to play for . Whoever does play is fully committed however there was an instance last week when the captain played a league game last Monday when he requested that everyone take a break . How does one manage that scenario ? Absolutely impossible . There is in my opinion a split happening in some counties whereupon if they feel that they are not been financially rewarded like in some of the more wealthy or asset rich counties that they will play flat to the planks for their club and winning club honours means more than county and has the benefit that they can work abroad for the summer and play football for the summer and get paid handsomely . Why wouldn't they ? I see a serious split in the next 5-10 years between club and county . Super 8 is the beginning . Against the ethos of the GAA , amateurism is nearly finished and pay for play is on the way .. Mayo still by 10 , too much quality johnjoseph (Derry) - Posts: 158 - 21/06/2017 22:52:46 2003309 Link
Hard to see Derry giving Mayo a tight game, my expectation is that Mayo will win comfortably in the end. Club loyalties and lack of commitment to a County team that most feel is going nowhere is killing them, making it impossible for any manager to make a proper success of them. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1115 - 21/06/2017 23:49:53 2003333 Link
Replying To Commodore: "Hard to see Derry giving Mayo a tight game, my expectation is that Mayo will win comfortably in the end. Club loyalties and lack of commitment to a County team that most feel is going nowhere is killing them, making it impossible for any manager to make a proper success of them." Correct and true johnjoseph (Derry) - Posts: 158 - 22/06/2017 00:38:58 2003337 Link