paddyogall
Division 1 teams talking here horseoutside. Now back to the lower division chat.

Ouch!

Wests_Awake (Galway) - Posts: 877 - 13/05/2011 13:30:21    929943

Maybe that's the problem with Connacht teams, they think the League actually matters. Enjoy your second rate Championship boys, doubt either of you will go far enough to get the chance to meet the might of Tyrone but if you do I hope you enjoy the day out :)

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 13/05/2011 14:42:17    930043

PomeroyPlunkett
County: Tyrone
Posts: 3144

If it makes you feel better Horseoutside. Even your glourious leader Mickey Harte used the league as a barometer to guage that Tyrone are not one of the top sides anymore.

http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=147854

"We are in the chasing pack. Let's be real about that. We are not a top team,"

"We didn't play our football in the top division. We didn't even get out of Division 2, so it would be wrong for us to think we're anywhere other than the chasing pack.

Hail, Hail!

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 13/05/2011 15:01:33    930072

Again laser, the words success and trophies are not what is being argued. As I have already pointed this out I can only assume that you are aware of this but rather than admit defeat you keep repeating it. Why bother? Are you really so childish?

Pomeroy, mayo dethroned tyrone at the height of their powers, what does that say about tyrone?

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 13/05/2011 15:02:18    930074

TheMaster
County: Mayo
Posts: 3031

930074
Again laser, the words success and trophies are not what is being argued. As I have already pointed this out I can only assume that you are aware of this but rather than admit defeat you keep repeating it. Why bother?

Pomeroy, mayo dethroned tyrone at the height of their powers, what does that say about tyrone?

It says Mayo are the team of the decade.

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 13/05/2011 15:09:31    930081

Brilliant comments from Mickey Harte, relieves the pressure on the players and lets Tyrone go in under the radar. Exactly what I'd expect from the greatest coach in the history of the GAA

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 13/05/2011 15:18:42    930091

roundball
Mayo to win it. Rossies and Sligo not too far behind. God only knows with Galway this year- could win Sam, could crash out in the first round of the qualifiers, their U21s look like a serious outfit.

I think roundball has called it right. Except I doubt that Galway could win Sam. I'm praying we give it a good rattle, but our usual problems from the last few years means that we won't go too far eg lack of midfield. And I agree about the U21's, hopefully the future will be brighter for the Galway footballers.

Wests_Awake (Galway) - Posts: 877 - 13/05/2011 15:21:51    930097

Hey Walter Mitty, go and infect other threads with your tripe. This one is about the Connacht championship.

Wests_Awake (Galway) - Posts: 877 - 13/05/2011 15:33:23    930112

I don't know Wests awake. The footballers are a quare animal. If they can get past Mayo and then win Connacht the trip up to Croker might suit them. Once they get on a run it''ll take a good team to stop them.

As for the best Connacht team of the decade, surely the only question to ask would be who has won Sam in the last 10 years - Galway. Who has won the most Nestor Cups in the last 10 years - again Galway.

Now surely this isn't that hard to grasp. Mayo have done well getting to 2 finals in the recent past but surely you'd rate it on trophies won. And in that sense Galway are the team...

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 13/05/2011 15:56:20    930139

Wests_Awake
County: Galway
Posts: 704

930097
roundball
Mayo to win it. Rossies and Sligo not too far behind. God only knows with Galway this year- could win Sam, could crash out in the first round of the qualifiers, their U21s look like a serious outfit.

I think roundball has called it right. Except I doubt that Galway could win Sam. I'm praying we give it a good rattle, but our usual problems from the last few years means that we won't go too far eg lack of midfield. And I agree about the U21's, hopefully the future will be brighter for the Galway footballers.

Well luckily for ye and your midfield problem your U21 midfield looked exceptional. Made that guy McKiernan look very ordinary.

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 13/05/2011 16:33:08    930180

tribeinbrum
County: Galway
Posts: 506

Head to head Galway V Mayo, we have beaten you more times. Whats hard to get about that? I find it ironic that Galway fans are fighting this battle on here but when it comes to attending matches are no where in sight even for an all Ireland final such as the one against Cavan.

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 13/05/2011 18:00:00    930256

My god this thread has taken a nose dive since my last visit! & why do we have a Tyrone fan making fun of our proud province? afterall it's not long ago Tyrone had zero All Irelands to their name.

ispeakwisdom (Roscommon) - Posts: 2487 - 13/05/2011 18:19:11    930268

At the moment this is how I rank Connacht.

1. Mayo
2. Roscommon
= Galway
= Sligo
5. Leitrim
6. London
7. New York

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 13/05/2011 18:25:03    930271

This is how all the bookies rank it

1) Mayo
2) Galway
3) Sligo
4) Roscommon
5) Leitrim
6) London

ispeakwisdom (Roscommon) - Posts: 2487 - 13/05/2011 18:59:22    930290

My god this thread has taken a nose dive since my last visit! & why do we have a Tyrone fan making fun of our proud province? afterall it's not long ago Tyrone had zero All Irelands to their name.

ispeakwisdom
County: Roscommon

I couldn't agree more with your comments there. You'd have to laugh at the people from Dublin and Tyrone who have posted on this thread, you'd think they were winning All-Irelands every year.

Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 859 - 13/05/2011 19:45:59    930331

totally agree. Tyrone suppoters seem to have forgotten their past history. they are nothing special at the moment though so I wouldnt be too worried. They dont have half the history that Mayo, Galway and Roscommon have. will be a long time before they reach a final again.

Talking about the actal thread I see Galway as a huge threat this year. Mayo always are. You have to remember that Galway were ravaged by injuries the past few years. Id say they will win Nestor if we dont.

Ros2013 (Roscommon) - Posts: 519 - 13/05/2011 21:04:15    930398

ispeakwisdom
County: Roscommon
Posts: 332

930290
This is how all the bookies rank it

1) Mayo
2) Galway
3) Sligo
4) Roscommon
5) Leitrim
6) London

Who has got home advantage if Sligo play the Rossies?

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 14/05/2011 14:55:11    930639

TheMaster
County: Mayo
Posts: 3031

928304
laser, like it or lump it, mayo have been the best team in connaght over the last decade.

No clearly they have not. You refer to the word "best" as getting the furthest. What good is that without success? In 50 years time when you look back at the results from 2001 - 2011 the team who gets to the quarter finals and semi finals are not remembered, only the teams who not only get to the final but win. So therefore, Galway have been the best team in Connacht over the last decade. We have won 1 all ireland final and 5 Connacht's, Mayo have won 3 Connachts. And yes I know what your going to say next "Did i mention anything about success?" but its no good saying we've done better than ye outside of Connacht without winning. And as for Mayo beating Galway 8-7 in the last 15 games, how many of those were championship and actually matter? And many many of those are league games which will be forgotten? Like it or lump it Galway have been the best team in connaght over the last decade. Gaillimh abú

gaa4life. (Galway) - Posts: 94 - 14/05/2011 16:37:31    930758

I cant stop laughing at Pomery and the tryone lads slating Connacht football. I mean this is coming from a county where they only discovered from 2003 onwards....NO HISTORY

clubstar09 (Mayo) - Posts: 463 - 14/05/2011 18:21:43    930836

clubstar09
County: Mayo
Posts: 371

930836 I cant stop laughing at Pomery and the tryone lads slating Connacht football. I mean this is coming from a county where they only discovered from 2003 onwards....NO HISTORY

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And history is all that Mayo have!

abhainn (Galway) - Posts: 1000 - 14/05/2011 20:32:02    930910