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Great stuff from Mayo, they haven't gone away you know. Tyrone seem to be struggling big time, I believe they were very poor down in the kingdom. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 03/02/2019 17:13:40 2162049 Link 4 |
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To be fair Ponga, Belclare wasn't the only one who didn't see that result coming. Great to see some of the young lads showing confidence. Tyrone looked leg weary and maybe the later start to collective training is a factor. It's something which Mayo were hampered by in other years. It's still early days, but the result today will enable JH and co to look at more options. Tyrone will need to get something out of their next game, as confidence seems to be draining, especially amongst the forwards.
Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 03/02/2019 17:42:41 2162077 Link 0 |
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And beating Tyrone in the league means that's wrong what they say? Not like you to come out a post like that you know these young players will be judge on their championship performance's , early days great win for Mayo , no one in Dublin writes Mayo off ,you and Kerry for me still our main challengers.
clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 03/02/2019 17:57:23 2162090 Link 3 |
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I wouldn't read too much into that result.. Mayo have been training since sept and obviously have aimed to peak for the league. Tyrone don't have their fitness yet but will stay up anyway. Mayo are all guns blazing in Feb.... Game2Halves (Tyrone) - Posts: 265 - 03/02/2019 18:02:07 2162094 Link 3 |
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No of course not but I'm just poiting out we are Not in a terminal nose dive that many outside the county think (or Hope). Encouraging none the less to see the young lads impress. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 03/02/2019 18:04:21 2162097 Link 2 |
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Have to say I agree with this.
lilylanger (Kildare) - Posts: 758 - 03/02/2019 18:18:13 2162105 Link 2 |
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It was the other way round last year G2H... no one in Mayo or Tyrone will have defined their season based on today. And as for all guns, nobody knows how far off Tyrone are to be making any judgement on the level of performance needed to beat ye. Mayo are well versed in pacing preparations. For us it's all about finding a couple of options for the longer days. Div 1 status is important, but that's about the height of our league ambitions. Tyrone probably share those objectives, I'd imagine.
Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 03/02/2019 18:35:36 2162118 Link 0 |
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No team losing by 9 points at home can take anything but negatives away from it.
bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 03/02/2019 18:42:34 2162124 Link 2 |
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Ah no it is , some really good performances from the young Mayo players but you know yourself they can be great in the league but if it doesn't happen in champo the same people praising them now will slate them in the summer. How bad were Tyrone today take nothing away from Mayo but Tyrone couldn't kick the ball over the bar from some easy positions really poor. But their always like that in the league.
clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 03/02/2019 18:43:00 2162125 Link 2 |
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Niall Morgan's performance would surely be a positive?? Super point from play!!
football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 03/02/2019 18:46:09 2162129 Link 0 |
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Mayo have not been training since September....that's a flat out lie. Your suggestion that Horan is setting up a team to peak for the league is also misguided.
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 03/02/2019 19:04:11 2162144 Link 7 |
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Mayo absolutely raging about their season last year . They've been chomping at the bit all year to get back playing and they've made the mistake of being too fit too soon... They were like absolute demons out there today , played amazingly well and threw themselves into it like men possessed. Yet fast forward a few months and we will make judgements then . Game2Halves (Tyrone) - Posts: 265 - 03/02/2019 19:10:45 2162148 Link 1 |
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I disagree wth this post, we all know MH takes every competition very seriously and he will have been targeting the league like he has in other years. Fair enough they had a team holiday and because of playing in the All Ireland Final are slightly behind in fitness terms. But what I've observed from Tyrone over the past two weeks is not a fitness problem but more the fact they don't score enough against the bigger teams. With Mayo back this year and Kerry a year wiser I'd be surprised if Tyrone compete in an All Ireland final. It's impossible to win anything without a top forward line - a system can maximise the resources available but a system alone will not win major silverware.
sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 03/02/2019 19:10:46 2162149 Link 1 |
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They 100% have not been training since September. The club championship was still in the group stages in the 9th of September.
Jasonmcg2_ (Mayo) - Posts: 13 - 03/02/2019 19:25:56 2162162 Link 4 |
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I don't know who would red thumb you that comment as it's fact. There are some idiots on this forum.
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 03/02/2019 19:58:42 2162193 Link 5 |
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Gas man..Mayo were not amazing today. only 2 things id take from game today was new players for Mayo are going well and hopefully keep it going and Tyrone need to sort out there shooting, they can create scoring chances but are not taking them. tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 602 - 03/02/2019 20:03:50 2162195 Link 1 |
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Niall Morgan needs to stop that nonsense of leaving his goal exposed so that he can join the attack. Was caught out of position several times in this game, and other times struggled to successfully solo the ball. Only a matter of time before that leads to a goal for a opposition dmjn53 (USA) - Posts: 5 - 03/02/2019 20:14:23 2162206 Link 0 |
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Lots of clowns alright, some clueless, some bitter and a few snowflakes scattered around the ground. I think I'm in the clueless category. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 03/02/2019 20:24:56 2162217 Link 4 |
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I didn't see the game today, so can't comment on the soloing you mentioned. However, if you are implying that Morgan doesn't have the basic skills to be out there, you are wrong. Morgan is a serious outfield footballer and athlete. He was probably the best footballer in the Tyrone Senior Championship this year, playing mostly out around the middle third. There's no doubt that he'd make the Tyrone panel as an outfielder if he wanted to. As for a keeper playing outfield, i've never seen why this is a problem. This isn't soccer where only one person can handle the ball. Any other player can cover the goals, just the same as a half-back covering for a corner back who goes up the field. If he comes out and adds something to play, then I've no issue with it. Thomas Clarke (Tyrone) - Posts: 1002 - 03/02/2019 20:58:11 2162246 Link 1 |
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I don't know what club championship you have been watching but Morgan was nowhere near the best player in the Tyrone SFC. I have to say that it frustrates me watching Morgan coming out of goal so much. He adds almost nothing to the play and if anything slows things down too much, and the last thing we need at the minute is to slow our game plan down further. I know it's early in the year but what today's game highlighted to me was how much imagination Mayo had and how little we had when we had the ball. But here it's early days yet. If we can manage to stay up then it will be a good league and it will have little bearing on the championship. Wally (Tyrone) - Posts: 913 - 03/02/2019 21:49:51 2162284 Link 0 |