Mayo flatter to deceive every single year and all I can say is I hope none of the rest of the squad are operating with the same mindset of Mortimer......its a team game and nobody is invinceable.....big egoes only drag a team down...

Mollymalone (Dublin) - Posts: 1137 - 17/07/2012 12:18:12    1220158

Mayo are a team, the ego is gone. That is the only thing that has held us back in previous years. Mark my words we will win the All Ireland this year.

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 17/07/2012 12:49:01    1220198

Agree with roundball don't know how Donegal are rated ahead and sometimes Kildare. Having said that it is good to be underrated and coming in under the radar.

rocket13 (Mayo) - Posts: 20 - 17/07/2012 12:55:51    1220212

I'm with you on this one again Paddyogall.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 17/07/2012 13:02:20    1220223

paddyogall
County: Mayo
Posts: 4888

1220198
Mayo are a team, the ego is gone. That is the only thing that has held us back in previous years. Mark my words we will win the All Ireland this year.

ah well done paddy thanks for only telling me now ive wasted me money backing the dubs to the back to back all irelands :-)

dubbydave. (Dublin) - Posts: 3927 - 17/07/2012 13:06:48    1220233

brendtheredhand
County: Tyrone
Posts: 5588

My analysis has being spot on all year. How I mentioned Galway would start well but lose the Connacht semi final to Sligo and then lose their first qualifier match. I said that Tyrone would beat Roscommon by 10+. I said that Kildare would lose to Meath (The only one to say it) I dont have much to prove.

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 17/07/2012 13:13:15    1220243

Roundball & Rocket... The reason donegal are rated higher than Mayo is simply because we have actually beaten quality opposition to get to an ulster final and also if we do win on sunday we will have played 4 matches to win our provincial championship, whereas Mayo have won 2 matches against Leitrim and sligo, think this confirms all of the above.

On the question of Mayo good enough to win the AI, I think not, there likely to make an impact but not strong enough to win 3 matches now in croker park, before someone comes back shouting and spouting about donegal's chances, then I feel the same applies, we will be extremely difficult to beat but to win 3 matches in Croker park if we get there is a big ask and I feel that wee lack one more quality forward that is required to win sam.....

If we don't sam then I would be delighted to see sam head west and there is not a county in Ireland would begrudge Mayo an all ireland after all the heartaches of the last 10 years

beenthere (Donegal) - Posts: 37 - 17/07/2012 14:21:58    1220364

Will Mayo win the All Ireland? Probably not.
Would I like to see Mayo win the All Ireland? Yes I would.

Wests_Awake (Galway) - Posts: 877 - 17/07/2012 14:58:58    1220435

I said that Kildare would lose to Meath (The only one to say it) I dont have much to prove.

Thats not true.. I've been saying it for months.

Sorry to burst your little ego bubble there man. ;)

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 17/07/2012 15:07:29    1220447

Dont see why not...

Meath10 (Meath) - Posts: 205 - 17/07/2012 15:23:24    1220482

I agree that kerry have been a bogey team for ye!!!......for better teams, not so much!!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 17/07/2012 15:28:38    1220493

Mayo don't have enough scoring forwards to win the All Ireland. I think Dublin will beat them in the Semi final (revenge for 2006)

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3724 - 17/07/2012 15:55:49    1220542

Is there any chance that Mayo could meet Meath this year ? Does it depend on a draw out of the hat ? Just curious. If it did happen then ye might have a little problem getting Sam , but I have always liked Mayo football and certainly wouldnt begrudge ye .

nemlodoak (Meath) - Posts: 170 - 17/07/2012 16:12:02    1220575

Wests_Awake
County: Galway
Posts: 780

1220435 Will Mayo win the All Ireland? Probably not.
Would I like to see Mayo win the All Ireland? Yes I would.

I second the motion Sir! Well, AN All Ireland anyway

But it seems all you have to do with Mayo is put them in a final in Croker to guarantee defeat for them. Even in the league.

I s'pose they have to overcome that some time, but will it be this year? Probably not. I'd say any one of Dublin, Cork, Kerry, Tyrone, Donegal would stop them as matters stand

gigoer (Wexford) - Posts: 1998 - 17/07/2012 16:12:48    1220578

nemlodoak
County: Meath
Posts: 107

1220575
Is there any chance that Mayo could meet Meath this year ? Does it depend on a draw out of the hat ? Just curious. If it did happen then ye might have a little problem getting Sam , but I have always liked Mayo football and certainly wouldnt begrudge ye .
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We will meet in the Semi if ye dethrone the Dubs in Leinster and we both win out QF. If the dubs beat ye we could meet in the QF.

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 17/07/2012 16:25:24    1220608

I think we need too much to go right for us in order to win the all Ireland.that being said, a nice quarter final draw and a win and anything is possible (there's the mayo optimism in me).

I find it amusing at all the mayo bashers on here totally dismissing their chances.granted we have failed on the big day 4 occasions over the last 20 years but that really counts for nothing.in the last year this particular group of players have won 2 connachts and reached both an all Ireland semi and a div 1 national league final.not to blow our own trumpets but that is decent going and while we might not lift the all elusive prize come September we'll give it a decent shot. And I guarantee no team orset of ssupporters,regardless of whether they think we're chokers or not, will fancy playing us!

jono (Mayo) - Posts: 350 - 17/07/2012 18:03:36    1220765

Its between ourselves Cork and Dublin.

Mayoforever (Mayo) - Posts: 142 - 17/07/2012 18:39:12    1220794

Out of all the big teams which I would consider Mayo , they have by far the worst forward line talent wise

stekhli (Dublin) - Posts: 3121 - 17/07/2012 19:36:43    1220863

According to the Kildare lads its already their's, maybe you can both share it.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4956 - 17/07/2012 21:29:25    1221012

beenthere
County: Donegal
Posts: 17

1220364
Roundball & Rocket... The reason donegal are rated higher than Mayo is simply because we have actually beaten quality opposition to get to an ulster final and also if we do win on sunday we will have played 4 matches to win our provincial championship, whereas Mayo have won 2 matches against Leitrim and sligo, think this confirms all of the above.

You've beaten one quality team, Tyrone, who have spent the last few years operating out of Division 2 and were stripped of some of their best players through injury. The standard in Ulster has fallen off a cliff in recent times, Cavan and Derry were woeful in the qualifiers. I would argue that they are poorer than Sligo and Leitrim. Mayo also had a better league than Donegal and a pretty similar season last year in terms of the level reached and quality of opposition beaten. In fact you could argue that while Donegal-Dublin might have been tighter than Mayo-Kerry, Mayo beat the reigning All Ireland champions last year, Donegal squeezed past a massively overhyped Kildare team.

I'm not saying Donegal aren't a decent side but they are in the same bracket as Mayo, a little bit off Cork and Dublin and you wouldn't be putting the house on either to beat Kerry or Tyrone in Croke Park either.

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 18/07/2012 10:34:25    1221170