As posted on the other thread


dubdec99
County: Dublin
Posts: 9
31/07/2011
17:33:46

Congrats to Mayo - excellent performance today!!

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 18:05:26    999838

As posted on the other thread


HoboChangBaa
County: Kildare
Posts: 5
31/07/2011
17:40:11

Congratulations to Mayo! It wouldn't have bothered me if they won, but Cork didn't perform on the day.

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 18:07:10    999841

Great win for Mayo. Did Connacht proud today. Proved once and for all the connacht championship is as good as any. First AI semi finalist in 5 years allied with 2 connacht teams in the AI minor semi finals. Great stuff!

Rosfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 778 - 31/07/2011 18:07:45    999842

Oh my God that was unreal! Just in from croker. Awesome display from Mayo. The best performance I've seen from them since they beat us in 06. Delighted for ye Yew Tree!!

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I agree with her good self there

Yew_Tree , Congratulations pal

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 31/07/2011 18:11:51    999851

well done mayo , it proves what i have been saying earlier neither cork or kerry that the hype that smothered them , they will not win sam this year .
tir eoghain abu .

ta32 (Tyrone) - Posts: 4907 - 31/07/2011 18:14:16    999859

Well done Mayo yous were brilliant today. Its good for football now that 3 of last years semi finalists are out. It shows just how competitive the game is these days. That any of 8 or 9 teams could go all the way given the right form.

MourneMan95 (Down) - Posts: 27 - 31/07/2011 18:15:38    999863

Well done Mayo! Absolutely delighted for them! They played all the real football and took most of their chances well. It's always great to see the underdog win and Cork just really didn't show up. I think this puts a lot more worth in the provincial championships as we now have 3, and maybe 4, of the winners in the All Ireland semis.

Again, well done Mayo! Go out and hammer Kerry!

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 31/07/2011 18:21:17    999878

Wasn't it great to see a proper championship game at last. Mayo have plenty knockers but at least they always try and play football how it should be played. Mayo v Dublin on 06 was probably one of the best games ever played at croker because they both played good open football. When it comes to finals it's all in the mind.

But well done to Mayo today and to Donegal yesterday for upsetting the script and hard luck to the losers.

banistor (Dublin) - Posts: 18 - 31/07/2011 18:22:06    999882

This was posted as a new thread but as the subject is the same it has been incorporated here.


razor99
County: Mayo
Posts: 62
31/07/2011 18:15:37

The way football should be played

It might be biased, but I feel Mayo today showed they play one of the best brands of football in the country. They kicked the ball with great accuracy, always had men on the shoulder, and hit them Cork lads hard in the tackle.

Looking at Donegal, Kildare, Cork and other counties that like stuff like the blanket defence and handpassing the ball all the way up the pitch, your heart would have to be lifted at how Mayo played with grit, determanation and great skill. Not many of the Mayo players would make the Cork team but they showed that pure heart is what counts in championship.

I've never been as proud to be a Mayo football fan.

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 18:23:16    999887

As posted on the other thread

flemishgael
County: Kerry
Posts: 27

I agree. Kicking the ball is how it should be done.
Mayo - Kerry should be a great game showing how football should be played.
Congratulations to Mayo!

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 18:27:03    999897

As posted on the other thread

waynoI
County: Dublin
Posts: 2788

Razor99

I agree it was amazing .. Fantastic in every sense and well done

However , The way to play football doesnt wash with me, For me its win by any means possible. If it means playing like Mayo today or Donegal yesterday or a mix between the two , I couldnt care less once i see my team do the business.

Sport is a results game , Its results that win matches and you can have a stinker like Dublin in the leinster final and win the game , But it doesnt matter a jot once you win. And as i said , How you get that win doesnt matter. In my opinion.

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 18:27:40    999899

As posted on the other thread

pplocal

The way football should be played

Mayo do play nice football and it's refreshing to watch them put out Cork who have been Ireland's greatest Rugby team for a few years now. Sadly Donegal are still there but Tyrone/Dublin will dispatch them with ease. However Mayo being Mayo will bottle it and once again Kerry will find themselves in an All-Ireland final through sheer luck. Guess The way football should be played it'll be up to Tyrone to put them in their place as per usual

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 18:31:08    999905

As posted on the other thread

Floops

The way football should be played

ok ok great win but only a match was won nothing more...

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 18:32:28    999910

Great win for Mayo against the best Rugby team in Ireland. However Mayo being Mayo will choke against Kerry who will once again find themselves in an All-Ireland final through sheer luck

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 31/07/2011 18:34:16    999914

As posted on the other thread

Loyal2TheRoyal

The way football should be played

Congratulations to the Mayo poster.

But I would not agree with a word in his post.

Mayo are no different to Donegal!

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 18:37:20    999923

God, Cork are a very boring team to watch. Well done Mayo, fantastic peformance. Hope yous go on to beat Kerry.

breffnigaa (Cavan) - Posts: 59 - 31/07/2011 18:40:52    999930

Breffni what does yous mean? Secondly have you seen cavan playing this year id have them behind ny at this stage

booboo (Cork) - Posts: 1382 - 31/07/2011 19:00:54    999972

As posted on another thread "Well done Mayo!"

murphy89
County: Mayo
Posts: 75

Delighted great win i know cork were missing goulding and sheehan but still a very strong team to beat great for CONNAUGHT football aswell with the two minor teams beating ulster oppisition aswell yesterday, and for once i dont think were goin to get ahead of ourselves we know how hard its goin to beat kerry but id say there will be a big mayo crowd at it, to top it all off i hope tyrone hammer dublin next week.

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 20:21:42    1000126

As posted on the other thread

smallballs
County: Monaghan
Posts: 41

Well done,now to go and blow the load now that theres something expected

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 20:22:36    1000128

As posted on the other thread

b.mullins
County: Dublin
Posts: 867

Well done Mayo Counihans arrogance in not making changes sooner cost them ,delighted

Administrator (None) - Posts: 2275 - 31/07/2011 20:23:16    1000130