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Replying To catchturnscore: "40 plus years watching football and for the life of me could not fathom why so many on here thought Mayo had a chance. Is it people blinded by bitterness or just a refusal to acknowledge that the Dubs are THAT good? They are an amazing team, Mayo were never gonna have the legs to stop them for the 70 minutes. Hats off to the veterans on that Mayo team for their dedication to the game . Tyrone won't stop the Dubs and its probably a year too soon for this Kerry team but I think a Dubs v Kerry final on a dry sunny day could be an epic contest." Totally agree - Mayo gave them a 35 minute game but it's a 70 minute sport! Mayo were never winning this game.. Armagh should really have put them out of their misery pre super - 8's. Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 10/08/2019 19:17:48 2223516 Link
That was a scary second half by the Dubs. Mayo did really well the first half but got blown out of the water in the second half. I dont think there is a team within 10 points of Dublin. Its getting depressing as we could be looking at 7 or 8 in a row. Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1873 - 10/08/2019 19:18:59 2223518 Link
Replying To m_the_d: "Only thing he did wrong was not daunting him properly." "Daunting" has to be a dead giveaway. Any linguist here who can place the poster? steve097 (Dublin) - Posts: 109 - 10/08/2019 19:20:00 2223519 Link
Replying To midlands: "There's always a Galway man ready to have a swipe at Mayo." another galway man here. What o connor does off the ball is a disgrace and he gets away with most of it and when his team are struggling he let them down again. He didn't want to be on the pitch. Look at his teammates, look at andy moran . Look at how he conducts himself that's what's expected of the more experienced players. Keegan is well able for anyone and can push the limit as to what's acceptable but he never abandons his team. He will die in his boots regardless of what the scoreboard says galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 10/08/2019 19:20:36 2223520 Link
Replying To essmac: "Looking at that, why would you even want to win the other semi? Issue is how to keep intensity for every minute of the 70 or 80. Too many of Dublin's opponents have lapses in concentration. You don't "deserve" to win just because you put in a good 40 or 50 minutes. Other teams are close enough on skills and conditioning; but, currently, none of the other teams have shown that they know how to play to the top of their ability for an entire game; none so far have shown that they can stay with the Dubs in terms of 100% focus. That's a mental discipline thing; and it also derives from whether or not you see yourself as a winner; or whether, at heart, you're more comfortable with losing, and covering up that loser mentality by "playing a good game". Unfortunately, in 2019, every other team is showing Dublin far too much respect; and look I don't see either Kerry or Tyrone stopping the rot." It's not mental. It's physical fitness. Dublin held mayo to a 2 point lead at a canter in the first half then blew them away with their superior athleticism, strength and conditioning and fitness in the second. Mayo will never reach that level and no other county will either. And I wouldn't expect them too either. Look at the meath players for example. Amateurs training like semi pros. I wouldn't ask them to give up even more to reach a level where they'd lose to Dublin by 5 points instead of 15. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 10/08/2019 19:22:02 2223521 Link
What a 10/15 minute burst from Dublin at the start of the second half. When Dublin upped it the game over maybe so quickly in the second half it was frightening. Had Dublin needed to you felt they could have scored heavly like this all the way till the final whistle. Hopefully I'm wrong but the All Ireland series now kinda feels like it is in the place the Leinster championship was in about 10 years ago. Dublin have won the last 4 and 6 out of the last 8 and it seems to be getting easier for them. bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1340 - 10/08/2019 19:28:01 2223526 Link
Poor from Mayo. Beat easily. And then playing dirty when getting thrashed. Keegan cost Mayo the game, MM was superior last week and Con today. Durcan was vgood and I thought Mayo tackled well in the first half. No kickout plan was a disaster. Poor stuff all round. Sad to see some mayo players and their careers in humiliation. TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1139 - 10/08/2019 19:29:33 2223527 Link
Replying To galwayfball: "another galway man here. What o connor does off the ball is a disgrace and he gets away with most of it and when his team are struggling he let them down again. He didn't want to be on the pitch. Look at his teammates, look at andy moran . Look at how he conducts himself that's what's expected of the more experienced players. Keegan is well able for anyone and can push the limit as to what's acceptable but he never abandons his team. He will die in his boots regardless of what the scoreboard says" I couldn't agree more, when you need your big men to step up, he has always let his county down. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4895 - 10/08/2019 19:29:46 2223529 Link
I think the Dubs are a level above but you need cool heads when the blitz comes and number 1 you need possession to starve the crowd and the Dubs of the oxegen. When the pressure came, Mayo's biggest weakness reared it's ugly head - kickouts. In that blitz did Mayo win a single kickout? Obviously credit the Dublin press but still, it's the winning and losing of the game and there's no point thinking they're unbeatable, they're not! It's how you manage when the tide turns against you. Credit Mayo for the first half and I wonder if they'd an extra week how they might have managed that blitz. Really looked out on their feet after the effort of that first half JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 10/08/2019 19:30:12 2223530 Link
Replying To Jack_Goff: "It's not mental. It's physical fitness. Dublin held mayo to a 2 point lead at a canter in the first half then blew them away with their superior athleticism, strength and conditioning and fitness in the second. Mayo will never reach that level and no other county will either. And I wouldn't expect them too either. Look at the meath players for example. Amateurs training like semi pros. I wouldn't ask them to give up even more to reach a level where they'd lose to Dublin by 5 points instead of 15." So how can Dublin reach these levels of fittness and other counties cant?. Dec82 (Clare) - Posts: 242 - 10/08/2019 19:32:48 2223532 Link
Replying To steve097: ""Daunting" has to be a dead giveaway. Any linguist here who can place the poster?" Back of beyond I'd guess. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 10/08/2019 19:35:54 2223535 Link
Well done Dublin, hard luck to Mayo. I thought they had a serious shout at halftime but were blown away. 1st goal was dissappointing and they couldnt get out of their half after it went in , reminds me of KK hurlers in their prime. Mayo will be back no doubt minus a couple of players. Good to see parsons back. Looks like a lot more than 5 in a row for Dublin. fireinthebelly (Galway) - Posts: 89 - 10/08/2019 19:36:01 2223536 Link
Replying To Jack_Goff: "It's not mental. It's physical fitness. Dublin held mayo to a 2 point lead at a canter in the first half then blew them away with their superior athleticism, strength and conditioning and fitness in the second. Mayo will never reach that level and no other county will either. And I wouldn't expect them too either. Look at the meath players for example. Amateurs training like semi pros. I wouldn't ask them to give up even more to reach a level where they'd lose to Dublin by 5 points instead of 15." You are this predictable Jack See below folks --- Didn't Kerry hammer Mayo? Mayo also lost to Roscommon.. You're setting up your post Dublin victory rant well, if Dublin are good enough to win that is. But I understand.. Kerry are allowed to hammer Mayo. Dublin doing so is the end of the GAA. Interesting jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 19422 - 04/08/2019 19:18:37 222 jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 10/08/2019 19:37:04 2223537 Link
Replying To midlands: "Never said he didn't deserve it but just making a factual observation. It seems every time Mayo are down there's someone from Galway dancing on their grave. I just don't understand where the apparent animosity comes from." You need to learn the difference between 'factual observation" and 'subjective opinion'. Your post is full of the latter and short on the former; in my opinion. For the record, I have no animosity for Mayo. I enjoy the banter with many of the Mayo posters on here, but when it comes down to it, I've always wished them well especially when they're the last Connacht team left (except when they played Donegal, but that's because the mother's side is from that county). Lighten up my Westmeath friend, and rest assured that if any of the Mayo lads here thought I was being harsh on them, they're well able to speak up and put me in my box. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 10/08/2019 19:39:32 2223539 Link
Replying To Dec82: "So how can Dublin reach these levels of fittness and other counties cant?." How can Bolt blow everyone away? It is more than fitness, they just player for player better players simple. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4895 - 10/08/2019 19:42:02 2223542 Link
The term " game of two halves " is a cliche often used but rarely describes a game in terms of contrast as well as this one. Dublin looked average enough in the first half but in reality they were biding their time and just destroyed Mayo in the second half. Con was superb again and made Keegan look average. Brilliant now looking forward to 3 weeks time and the build up to Tyrone or Kerry. Absolutely brilliant display in 2nd half. The dream is still alive. COYBIB. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 10/08/2019 19:42:30 2223543 Link
Replying To Dec82: "So how can Dublin reach these levels of fittness and other counties cant?." Gavin. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7337 - 10/08/2019 19:42:40 2223544 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "You are this predictable Jack See below folks --- Didn't Kerry hammer Mayo? Mayo also lost to Roscommon.. You're setting up your post Dublin victory rant well, if Dublin are good enough to win that is. But I understand.. Kerry are allowed to hammer Mayo. Dublin doing so is the end of the GAA. Interesting jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 19422 - 04/08/2019 19:18:37 222" I have to agree too much being made of dublin beating mayo well .....in my opinion dublin may have kicked it up a gear in the second half but mayo didnt have the same intensity in those crucial opening minutes of the second half Dublin players getting long balls in with miles of space ..didnt happen in the first half and i think thats what made the difference Also i wouldnt go writing kerry or tyrone off just yet either i think kerry is now best poised to beat the dubs if they get by tyrone Peadarw (Donegal) - Posts: 36 - 10/08/2019 19:43:31 2223545 Link
Replying To jimbodub: "You are this predictable Jack See below folks --- Didn't Kerry hammer Mayo? Mayo also lost to Roscommon.. You're setting up your post Dublin victory rant well, if Dublin are good enough to win that is. But I understand.. Kerry are allowed to hammer Mayo. Dublin doing so is the end of the GAA. Interesting jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 19422 - 04/08/2019 19:18:37 222" Well said, some posters can't help themselves, they must be awful company in a pub. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4895 - 10/08/2019 19:43:35 2223546 Link
Jack What had physical fitness got to do with Rob Hennelly's poor distribution? How about moving Keegan into full back and leaving him isolated against Con O'Callaghan? Fitness? You think the above has no impact on the game yeah? Ignore that and concentrate on fitness.. Ok so Jack.. As I said last week.. you were setting up your post game rant well.. but to choose to purposely ignore glaringly obvious Mayo weaknesses and to pin point fitness..... really just is poor and blatantly exposes you as a predictable troll. But nothing new from you! Keep up the good worj jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 10/08/2019 19:50:55 2223556 Link