TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7885 - 11/02/2019 14:57:33    2164568

Really great game in prospect & a big crowd in prospect.

Mayo are resurgent with one of the great managers, James Horan, back in charge but I fancy Dublin to show their true colours in this game. They will not want to lose a third game & Croke Park is worth a few points, so I'm taking a close home win.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 11/02/2019 17:30:36    2164619

Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 11/02/2019 17:40:37    2164623

I like the look of Mayo this year under horan again, hes an excellent manager and he and his team should just go out and go for it, Mayo are safe now like ourselves so there is no pressure and they should just go out and tare into the dubs.

Although crokepark is worth about 4-5 points to Dublin so dublin will probably shade it by 2.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 11/02/2019 19:20:07    2164657

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 11/02/2019 21:28:35    2164692

Pericles & Yew Tree, I enjoy reading ye're posts so much, I almost forget ye're from Mayo.

Best of luck this year lads, very curious to see what magic Horan can work for ye. If there's one thing we're seeing this year across the board in many sports, it's the effect having the right manager can have on a sports team. Same group of players under the right boss can perform beyond all expectations.

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 11/02/2019 21:32:31    2164694

Don't think Kerry did us any favours at the weekend, as the Dubs won't want to lose again in case the aura of invincibility could start to slip and the chasing pack might start to get uppity. Jim will have them chasing up the Dublin mountains this week to knock them out of the holiday mode. Very entertaining game down in Tralee with Kerry laying down a marker and deserving the win. Had to admire the Dubs though, four points and a man down, they'd be forgiven for cutting their losses, but they dug deep and almost came out with a draw. I don't think they'll be caught this year but Kerry won't be denied much longer. As for Mayo I think Horan will continue with his mix of young and old and see where it takes him. Our record against the Dubs has been terrible over the last few years and this was with better teams than we have at the moment. We will be competitive this year without being a real threat but we are finding some promising players and that is encouraging. Would be happy to run the Dubs to three or four points and for four or five of the youngsters to get a run out in Croke Park. I hope the Dubs don't end up toying with us as they did with Galway!

Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 11/02/2019 21:54:58    2164699

tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 600 - 11/02/2019 22:13:49    2164705

Dublin are still the number one team in the country and I'm afraid mayo are still A good bit away from the dubs..a very good start to the league can't mask the fact that mayo were dumped out of last years championship simply because they were way off the mark whereas the dubs poor start to the league means little in the context of them being four times all Ireland champions...mayo are not even a top five team at the moment...dubs to win by 6 or 7 points.

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 11/02/2019 22:48:00    2164712

Vishred (Mayo) - Posts: 303 - 12/02/2019 00:45:23    2164727

Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 12/02/2019 09:12:51    2164750

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 12/02/2019 10:01:07    2164759

Mayo had a completely understandable below par season in 2018

Many miles on the clock and then badly impacted by injuries to key men. They've had a chance to regroup and got a chance to rest. I think it'll stand to them and they are hungry to go again which is what we're currently witnessing.

Horan will do a good job with that current panel before the real rebuilding stuff starts. They still have enough juice to go again. Mayo will be very close to an AI final this year.

Muscle memory folks.. they are ahead of most and you can't buy that guille and experience, Horan is a smart man and he'll know well that he still has a great panel of players that were a whisker away on more than one occasion

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 12/02/2019 10:23:56    2164761

MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 414 - 12/02/2019 10:50:55    2164767

The fixture list just isnt getting an easier, Monaghan, Galway, Kerry now onto Mayo.

I've been looking forward to this one since the fixtures were announced. Be great to have Mayo back in Croke Park, badly missed in 2018. I really like watching James Horan teams and it been great to see Mayo let a bit more loose in games recently. League form has been impressive and Mayo are probably safe at this stage.

I really think this could be a terrific open game. Dublin really need a result here to have any hope of football beyond March.

Here's to hopefully a cracker.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 12/02/2019 11:07:47    2164773

Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 12/02/2019 12:01:14    2164796

I think Mayotyroneman is right. We ran out of gas last year and have it all to prove again. First objective will be to get into the Super8s and until then we've no right to call ourselves anything. Don't really care all that much about a Connacht title tbh, just as the easiest means to get into the business end competition.

Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 12/02/2019 12:33:26    2164816

Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 12/02/2019 12:46:40    2164827

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 12/02/2019 12:55:35    2164835

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 12/02/2019 14:36:40    2164876