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Replying To BreakingBall123:  "That was encouraging. Two Deignans looked very dangerous. Thought Sheridan did well around the middle and full back line was solid."
Ye lost by 6 points ..

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 603 - 03/01/2026 15:16:53    2649521

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Replying To S1234:  "Ye lost by 6 points .."
Ye panicked and brought on Ryan o Donoghue, Enda Hession , started with Thorton , Hennelly and Tuohy...
Sligo got much more out of that

Galwaymaster9 (Galway) - Posts: 450 - 03/01/2026 15:39:39    2649530

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Replying To BreakingBall123:  "That was encouraging. Two Deignans looked very dangerous. Thought Sheridan did well around the middle and full back line was solid."
What happened to Sligo in the final ten minutes fitness or Subs made things flip in Mayos favour?

1-11 to 0-11 ahead to beaten 1-17 to 1-11. Was listening to the end on Ocean Bay Fm and was said they wouldn't be too happy if from Mayo with that performance

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 648 - 03/01/2026 17:35:07    2649560

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "What happened to Sligo in the final ten minutes fitness or Subs made things flip in Mayos favour?

1-11 to 0-11 ahead to beaten 1-17 to 1-11. Was listening to the end on Ocean Bay Fm and was said they wouldn't be too happy if from Mayo with that performance"
Sligo brought on newcomers, Mayo brought on oldcomers, Andy didn't want to lose his first game

Galwaymaster9 (Galway) - Posts: 450 - 03/01/2026 19:19:07    2649585

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Replying To Galwaymaster9:  "Sligo brought on newcomers, Mayo brought on oldcomers, Andy didn't want to lose his first game"
Andy always loved the old FBD alright.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 648 - 03/01/2026 19:52:42    2649593

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As a Mayo man living in Sligo I thought they were things both teams could take from the game, Sligo were the better team for 45 minutes and probably could have been further ahead, tomorrow's game against London then probably had its impact with less of the bench being able to be used than Mayo.

However the claim that Mayo used an experienced bench to pull through don't really stand up to any scrutiny. The two most experienced subs Mayo used (Jack Coyne and Stephen Coen) came on before half time when Mayo were 0-08 to 0-05 ahead, Sligo then scored the next 1-05 so they hardly made a marked postive impact. Their other subs were:
- Liam Donoghue (making his debut at 24ish)
- Cathal Keaveney (making his debut after being u20 last year)
- Diarmuid Duffy (played a bit part league role in previous years, his first year out of u20)
- Dylan Thornton (second year on the panel, around 23)
- Cian McHale (second year on the panel although his first was curtailed by injury, aged 22)
- Tom Lydon (Only 19, still u20 this year, making his debut)
The sheer number of subs Mayo were able to make due to the scheduling were more the difference maker than the caliber of the subs that came on.

From a Sligo point of view the two Deignans looked lively causing the Mayo fullback line issues, Lally did likewise and proved a useful target man as evidenced by Kilcoyne's goal.

otgarom (Mayo) - Posts: 3 - 04/01/2026 00:15:23    2649637

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Replying To Galwaymaster9:  "Ye panicked and brought on Ryan o Donoghue, Enda Hession , started with Thorton , Hennelly and Tuohy...
Sligo got much more out of that"
ROD and Enda started, Thornton came off the bench

otgarom (Mayo) - Posts: 3 - 04/01/2026 00:54:28    2649641

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Replying To otgarom:  "As a Mayo man living in Sligo I thought they were things both teams could take from the game, Sligo were the better team for 45 minutes and probably could have been further ahead, tomorrow's game against London then probably had its impact with less of the bench being able to be used than Mayo.

However the claim that Mayo used an experienced bench to pull through don't really stand up to any scrutiny. The two most experienced subs Mayo used (Jack Coyne and Stephen Coen) came on before half time when Mayo were 0-08 to 0-05 ahead, Sligo then scored the next 1-05 so they hardly made a marked postive impact. Their other subs were:
- Liam Donoghue (making his debut at 24ish)
- Cathal Keaveney (making his debut after being u20 last year)
- Diarmuid Duffy (played a bit part league role in previous years, his first year out of u20)
- Dylan Thornton (second year on the panel, around 23)
- Cian McHale (second year on the panel although his first was curtailed by injury, aged 22)
- Tom Lydon (Only 19, still u20 this year, making his debut)
The sheer number of subs Mayo were able to make due to the scheduling were more the difference maker than the caliber of the subs that came on.

From a Sligo point of view the two Deignans looked lively causing the Mayo fullback line issues, Lally did likewise and proved a useful target man as evidenced by Kilcoyne's goal."
I think that's a fair and balanced view rather than smart alics from mayo being smart about it.

BreakingBall123 (Sligo) - Posts: 165 - 04/01/2026 09:34:36    2649651

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Replying To BreakingBall123:  "I think that's a fair and balanced view rather than smart alics from mayo being smart about it."
Yes, I imagine our aim was to give competitive action to 45 players over the weekend and the next game in 2 weeks time. Winning an FBD game the first weekend of January would not be our priority.
It's all geared to have the best panel of 26 for the first league game.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2306 - 05/01/2026 13:43:06    2649887

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Replying To eoinog:  "Yes, I imagine our aim was to give competitive action to 45 players over the weekend and the next game in 2 weeks time. Winning an FBD game the first weekend of January would not be our priority.
It's all geared to have the best panel of 26 for the first league game."
Sligo management wisely giving every player an opportunity, during fbd league, I noticed a few regular pa el members tried out in different positions. Daragh Cummins lined out at midfield heard that players based in dublin were asked to commit to training in sligo twice a week also heard that Darragh is considering returning to sligo club football in 2026 to st marys. Also rumoured that he will be joined by his brother Adrian. Both playing for st Vincent's Dublin. Two excellent additions if rumour is true. Would surely make st marys favourites.

Charliepace (Donegal) - Posts: 6 - 07/01/2026 21:28:04    2650212

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Replying To Charliepace:  "Sligo management wisely giving every player an opportunity, during fbd league, I noticed a few regular pa el members tried out in different positions. Daragh Cummins lined out at midfield heard that players based in dublin were asked to commit to training in sligo twice a week also heard that Darragh is considering returning to sligo club football in 2026 to st marys. Also rumoured that he will be joined by his brother Adrian. Both playing for st Vincent's Dublin. Two excellent additions if rumour is true. Would surely make st marys favourites."
I think they are gone about 3 years and the rumour was rife last year that they were returning and it never happened. Mary's have a history of bringing in outside players so nothing new there. They have good homegrown lads that they might be better off working with.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2306 - 08/01/2026 00:16:58    2650230

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Replying To eoinog:  "I think they are gone about 3 years and the rumour was rife last year that they were returning and it never happened. Mary's have a history of bringing in outside players so nothing new there. They have good homegrown lads that they might be better off working with."
There would be something very wrong about someone playing for a club which are neighbours of their own. It certainly isn't in keeping with the GAA. I've said enough about the transfer policy over the years. As you have stated, rumours rife for sometime that Cummins may end up at Marys and I don't know the ins and outs of the issues with Calry, but it would be great for these lads to return and push for an intermediate title with them. Calry are on the way down and need a spark. It would be worth more to their legacy in my opinion but to each their own.

johncreilly (Sligo) - Posts: 191 - 09/01/2026 09:06:15    2650346

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I didn't attend either game last weekend but we'll surely have a good idea of the panel for Westmeath at the final FBD game.

johncreilly (Sligo) - Posts: 191 - 09/01/2026 09:12:49    2650349

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Replying To eoinog:  "Yes, I imagine our aim was to give competitive action to 45 players over the weekend and the next game in 2 weeks time. Winning an FBD game the first weekend of January would not be our priority.
It's all geared to have the best panel of 26 for the first league game."
What is your aim then ? The all Ireland ? . Ye are up and coming but to say ye didn't want to win that game last weekend is a bit silly . It is only fbd but guaranteed if ye had won ye would be slagging us off .

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 603 - 09/01/2026 11:00:19    2650363

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Replying To S1234:  "What is your aim then ? The all Ireland ? . Ye are up and coming but to say ye didn't want to win that game last weekend is a bit silly . It is only fbd but guaranteed if ye had won ye would be slagging us off ."
My aim is to not reply to nonsensical posts from poster that float around different forums trying to rile people up.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2306 - 09/01/2026 11:17:37    2650367

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Replying To johncreilly:  "There would be something very wrong about someone playing for a club which are neighbours of their own. It certainly isn't in keeping with the GAA. I've said enough about the transfer policy over the years. As you have stated, rumours rife for sometime that Cummins may end up at Marys and I don't know the ins and outs of the issues with Calry, but it would be great for these lads to return and push for an intermediate title with them. Calry are on the way down and need a spark. It would be worth more to their legacy in my opinion but to each their own."
If this is creeping into Sligo you need to nip it in the bud straight away. Our club setup was made a mockery of last year and it caused a lot of
Discontentment. It put the final nail in the coffin of a struggling intermediate club that got relegated . Make sure your club delegates speak up.

Ros2013 (Roscommon) - Posts: 594 - 09/01/2026 11:34:58    2650370

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Replying To Ros2013:  "If this is creeping into Sligo you need to nip it in the bud straight away. Our club setup was made a mockery of last year and it caused a lot of
Discontentment. It put the final nail in the coffin of a struggling intermediate club that got relegated . Make sure your club delegates speak up."
Molaise Gaels landed a player in to their club last year. I don't know if that was the reason they had a very poor year and regressed big time. It certainly didn't help.

Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 228 - 09/01/2026 12:23:58    2650380

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