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Mayo are currently second favourites with the bookies, 1/5 to beat Tipperary and 5/2 to win the All-Ireland. Mayo have lost out to the eventual winners in each of the last 4 years. The bookies are expecting a repeat of the '13 final pairing. Are Mayo showing signs that they will win their first All-Ireland since '51? legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7838 - 14/08/2016 17:57:22 1900870 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Mayo are currently second favourites with the bookies, 1/5 to beat Tipperary and 5/2 to win the All-Ireland. Mayo have lost out to the eventual winners in each of the last 4 years. The bookies are expecting a repeat of the '13 final pairing. Are Mayo showing signs that they will win their first All-Ireland since '51?" More auld guff and sh@te talk. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 14/08/2016 18:16:49 1900877 Link
Tipp will beat Mayo. i predict a 3-5 point win for the premier Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 14/08/2016 18:47:05 1900902 Link
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "Tipp will beat Mayo. i predict a 3-5 point win for the premier" They won't. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7887 - 14/08/2016 19:03:49 1900909 Link
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "Tipp will beat Mayo. i predict a 3-5 point win for the premier" It's not camogie liner (Mayo) - Posts: 756 - 14/08/2016 19:11:08 1900915 Link
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "Tipp will beat Mayo. i predict a 3-5 point win for the premier" No chance. Mayo by 10+ MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 14/08/2016 19:12:04 1900917 Link
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "Tipp will beat Mayo. i predict a 3-5 point win for the premier" You'll get good odds for that. I wouldn't write off Tipperary at all. They are there on merit despite what some might say. Someone was using the term make or break earlier. It possibly is for Mayo. 5th championship on the trot as serious All-Ireland contenders. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7838 - 14/08/2016 19:15:15 1900921 Link
I agree they won't. I can only see a comfortable win for Mayo. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 14/08/2016 19:20:35 1900925 Link
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "Tipp will beat Mayo. i predict a 3-5 point win for the premier" Not a hope in hell........the only real test tipperary had was against kerry and they were blown away. Expect Mayo to win pulling up. Rayo (Galway) - Posts: 90 - 14/08/2016 19:28:22 1900929 Link
Replying To Rayo: "Not a hope in hell........the only real test tipperary had was against kerry and they were blown away. Expect Mayo to win pulling up." Mayo learned from their defeat to Galway. Tipperary learned from their Munster final defeat as shown in their quarter-final win over Galway. Tipperary have earned the right to be in the semi-finals. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7838 - 14/08/2016 20:51:51 1900979 Link
Replying To Rayo: "Not a hope in hell........the only real test tipperary had was against kerry and they were blown away. Expect Mayo to win pulling up." Neither Cork or Derry considered a challenge then? Galway were favourites too NiamhM (Donegal) - Posts: 4 - 14/08/2016 21:04:16 1900984 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "You'll get good odds for that. I wouldn't write off Tipperary at all. They are there on merit despite what some might say. Someone was using the term make or break earlier. It possibly is for Mayo. 5th championship on the trot as serious All-Ireland contenders." Can't see Mayo disappearing myself. They've good young players on that team and have just won an U21 title. They won't be far away this year and will win one soon. GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 14/08/2016 21:21:05 1900994 Link
Replying To NiamhM: "Neither Cork or Derry considered a challenge then? Galway were favourites too" Derry and Galway are hopeless for god sake and well we all know what cork are like these days. Rayo (Galway) - Posts: 90 - 14/08/2016 21:30:22 1900999 Link
Replying To Liamwalkinstown: "Tipp will beat Mayo. i predict a 3-5 point win for the premier" Be realistic Mayo won't lose this one and if they do they won't be doing it by 5.They have some serious momentum and Tipperary aren't the team to stop them GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 14/08/2016 21:56:23 1901010 Link
Replying To GeniusGerry: "Can't see Mayo disappearing myself. They've good young players on that team and have just won an U21 title. They won't be far away this year and will win one soon." Agreed, Mayo for sam ?If not this year they will have one in three years its just a matter of time with the current talent they have and the U-21 from this year growing into the squad over the next few years. GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 14/08/2016 21:59:23 1901012 Link
Hard to believe it's 20 years since the Meath - Mayo replayed final. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7838 - 14/08/2016 22:38:14 1901039 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Mayo are currently second favourites with the bookies, 1/5 to beat Tipperary and 5/2 to win the All-Ireland. Mayo have lost out to the eventual winners in each of the last 4 years. The bookies are expecting a repeat of the '13 final pairing. Are Mayo showing signs that they will win their first All-Ireland since '51?" I'm sorry as much as I would like to see this current bunch of Mayo players win an all Ireland - they simply won't Dubs or Kerry will do what they always do with Mayo - there's no getting away with it. IrishGael3 (USA) - Posts: 1092 - 14/08/2016 23:26:55 1901055 Link
They have definately toughened up mentally and physically and have every chance this year. They got their tactics against Tyrone spot on and they bullied them off the pitch; they also have the forwards to beat any team. Dublin look a bit vulnerable while Kerry are very beatable so Mayo have nothing to fear BUT do they have the belief? That is their biggest obstacle. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9701 - 14/08/2016 23:46:54 1901062 Link
Replying To Ulsterman: "They have definately toughened up mentally and physically and have every chance this year. They got their tactics against Tyrone spot on and they bullied them off the pitch; they also have the forwards to beat any team. Dublin look a bit vulnerable while Kerry are very beatable so Mayo have nothing to fear BUT do they have the belief? That is their biggest obstacle." Somebody has changed their tune... TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 15/08/2016 09:50:40 1901124 Link
The same people that are Tipping (see what I did there!) to beat Tipp by 10+ points are the same people who said we'd beat Westmeath by a similar margin. That didn't work out too well. Remember Fermanagh in 2004? Even after their great win over Armagh we were complacent in the first game against them and we nearly came unstuck. Tipperary are a better football team than Fermanagh in '04, no disrespect to what was a very good Fermanagh team then. Tipperary are a much better outfit than Westmeath built on great underage structures and success they've been Championship top 12 level the past 4 or 5 years. Beating Cork, Derry and Galway on their way to the semi-final they play fearless attacking football and are great to watch. A one point win, over a Tyrone team who were poor on the day, is not a sign that we are playing well though we improve every game. I think Tyrone were a bit overhyped based on their Ulster win. All of a sudden because many treat Tipp as also-rans, Tyrone were a great team and we're looking good because we beat such a team. We have to keep the heads and forget any complacency and go and prove we're the better team on the scoreboard. I expect us to win on Sunday but only by 2 or 3 points. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7342 - 15/08/2016 09:56:06 1901125 Link