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Galway vs Mayo Hard Battle

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Replying To clondalkindub:  "Is no one going to mention the 15 Galway players in their own half for the last 15 minutes? Well done Galway but is this the future of football by everyone now once they have a lead bring everyone back? Just think there's no skill in that it's not a good look and there has to be a rule were every player can't be in there own half cause once teams build up leads we may all go home cause they'll just bring everyone back and hold on till time is up."
Galway won a huge game for them, So what they got a bit defensive. Big deal.

Give them some credit FFS

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 19/06/2016 14:40:53    1868840

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Replying To Damothedub:  "I didn't give Galway a hoe in hells chance , I came on here and said they'd be stuffed .I was wrong .
Was I alone ?
Sport has always shocked , this a great result for Dublin as if there was any chance of taking Meath lightly well that's gone no chance we will be sucker punched.
Mayo now in the qualifiers could make them battle hardened come business end. James Horan ouch."
Only said the same last night.

I don't think we would be complacent anyway, Players and management are so professional in their approach I just cant see it.

But, You're spot on, IF there was any chance at all of Dublin perhaps not being mentally right, Last nights result will put them in their place.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 19/06/2016 14:45:37    1868843

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Replying To AthCliath:  "If the Dubs keep focused on just Meath and we come through it, I've a feeling we could get Mayo in quarters.
Your on our side of the draw lads ."
Mayo are on side B of the draw. Dublin are on the A side AthCliath so we cant get them in the quarter final.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 19/06/2016 14:55:06    1868847

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Replying To riverboys:  "After the League hammering to Dublin in 2015 I lost faith in Holmes and Connelly and thought they should go at the end of the season if they didn't win Sam, they didn't win and left the job. Now even the dog in the street has heard rumours of what happened at the end of last year but for those who haven't this is what we heard, the Mayo players were happy with last years management then a short break and returned back with a change of mind, they wanted the management out and Horan to be put back in charge, Horan indicated to the media that he didn't want the job back and some players said they wouldn't play for Mayo if McStay and McHale got the job. It is the managements job to manage the team and the captain to keep control of his team mates , every other player has no say in any matter, they can encourage their team mates to improve on the pitch but to dictate to others who should be manager or how to play and pass the ball to me is a big no no. If the media stopped hyping up certain players their heads might stop swelling up and believing they are better than they actually are"
I met a lad who told me during the week lump on Galway , the fella is out on the road works for a drinks company , said he's been in the west and Mayo camp isn't happy , I said stop talking rubbish you allways here this stuff , he said take the handicap bet Galway plus 4 pts its money in the bank , again I said stop talking crap Galway haven't a hope in hells chance , should have listened
But here's the question is Mayo player power going to raise its head again , be very brave lads to do it after yesterday.

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 19/06/2016 15:13:50    1868858

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One of the most striking things to me about this match was that Mayo's fitness levels didn't look up to scratch. They are usually one of the fittest, fastest and strongest teams in the country, but yesterday I noticed a few players who looked very off the pace, lacking in energy and sharpness, going down with cramps early on, etc. On top of all that, they seem to have had constant injury concerns since the beginning of the year.

The qualifiers might sharpen them up and inject some energy to claw their season back, but really, I think they're in an uphill battle now. I could see them being knocked out around the quarter final stage this year. Perhaps the new management needs another year to get to know the squad and implement their own style properly.

ZeitChrist (UK) - Posts: 154 - 19/06/2016 16:03:24    1868897

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The more I think about it the more I think Mayo are really a Rugby county. They went training in London Irish before match- London Irish rugby that is.
Were they planning for a game against Connacht or Leinster rugby?

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2614 - 19/06/2016 17:25:37    1868959

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Replying To galwayford:  "The more I think about it the more I think Mayo are really a Rugby county. They went training in London Irish before match- London Irish rugby that is.
Were they planning for a game against Connacht or Leinster rugby?"
Are you a 12 year old child or is that you attempting to make a joke? Try again there buddy.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8401 - 19/06/2016 17:41:48    1868971

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "Are you a 12 year old child or is that you attempting to make a joke? Try again there buddy."
Not a joke, it is the truth actually. Kerry have done likewise. They went to the uk last month to train with a rugby team. It is a gamble that does not always pay off.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3846 - 19/06/2016 18:23:38    1869010

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Replying To Donegalman:  "Not a joke, it is the truth actually. Kerry have done likewise. They went to the uk last month to train with a rugby team. It is a gamble that does not always pay off."
It's a training camp on a professional sports campus with world class facilities. They didn't go there to get their rucks and mauls right. Loads of teams do this sort of thing, it is nothing to do with the loss yesterday.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8401 - 19/06/2016 18:50:30    1869032

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Well that happened! What can one say? Only well done to Galway on their deserved victory.

JamesH (Mayo) - Posts: 465 - 19/06/2016 19:04:45    1869049

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I did give them credit but I can't be on the Nordy's back all the time and not say the same about Galway. 15 players in their own half is rotten.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 19/06/2016 19:16:34    1869057

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Replying To Awwwwnow:  "Here here! There no possible way that the Mayo players can or should take any responsibility for yesterday's disaster. Whoever is at fault it's definitely not the players. Word on the street is they can't score if they haven't the ball and nobody would give the the ball. So how can it be their fault??"
Aw now!

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 19/06/2016 19:29:09    1869067

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "It's a training camp on a professional sports campus with world class facilities. They didn't go there to get their rucks and mauls right. Loads of teams do this sort of thing, it is nothing to do with the loss yesterday."
Sounding a bit defensive there. I am sure they were not practising scrums and rucks. Tackling and running off the shoulder though - they couldnt have gone to a better place to learn.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3846 - 19/06/2016 20:17:15    1869104

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Replying To clondalkindub:  "I did give them credit but I can't be on the Nordy's back all the time and not say the same about Galway. 15 players in their own half is rotten."
ya gotta do what ya gotta do chief!

Galway fans weren't all that bothered looking at their reactions last night.

Donegal weren't overly bothered when they were winning games.

Tyrone and the Dubs too.

Sport isn't just about taking part. Sport is about winning. Its what fans want. Its what players want

And anyone, anyone who tells me they would rather see their team play man for man and lose (possibly smashed up), as oppose to playing more defensively and winning (especially big games as an underdog) is lying through their teeth. Yourself included.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 19/06/2016 20:18:04    1869106

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I really thought that Mayo would provide the biggest challenge for Dublin this year and i did not forsee Galway winning this game. You have to hand it to Galway, they were excellent all over the pitch and but for some wayward shooting in the first half they would have won by more. Mayo just don't look comfortable playing a defensive game and it seems to have blunted their attacking game.

Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1906 - 19/06/2016 20:18:47    1869107

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Replying To Donegalman:  "Sounding a bit defensive there. I am sure they were not practising scrums and rucks. Tackling and running off the shoulder though - they couldnt have gone to a better place to learn."
Defensive? Someone made a dreadful joke about Mayo preparing for a game of rugby against Connacht or Leinster, and I responded. That's it really, fairly simple.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8401 - 19/06/2016 21:20:54    1869162

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Replying To waynoI:  "Mayo are on side B of the draw. Dublin are on the A side AthCliath so we cant get them in the quarter final."


Wayno
Dublin would only have been in the A side if we had of lost to Laois. Leinster winners or Leinster runners up are going to face a team from the B side.
As it stands Mayo are in the B side and either the Ulster champions or Leinster champions will play them in the quarters if they win their games in the qualifiers. But sure anything can happen yet. ☺

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 19/06/2016 23:04:55    1869232

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If Mayo do find their form during the qualifiers and get to a quarter-final, meeting Dublin then might not be the worst thing in the world for them. I believe the deeper Dublin get into the championship, the harder and harder it will become to beat them. If they get to a final, they will be operating at full tilt and will win, in my opinion. The best hope of beating them is catching them at a stage of the competition where they might be a little bit undercooked. No doubt about it though, this is going to be a true test of Mayo's character.

ZeitChrist (UK) - Posts: 154 - 20/06/2016 00:23:44    1869250

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Replying To AthCliath:  "

Wayno
Dublin would only have been in the A side if we had of lost to Laois. Leinster winners or Leinster runners up are going to face a team from the B side.
As it stands Mayo are in the B side and either the Ulster champions or Leinster champions will play them in the quarters if they win their games in the qualifiers. But sure anything can happen yet. ☺"
http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/1015/735132-gaa-championship-draw-2016/

You sure AthCliath. ?

Look at this link.

Dublin are the top half of the Leinster draw all the way through. (The top half being side A)

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 20/06/2016 01:10:12    1869260

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Only getting a chance to look in here after Saturdays nights game. Of course we all got it wrong, i was always hopeful of a good performance and pushing Mayo all the way, but didnt see us winning, and i have to say i was never as comfortable from when Tom Flynn buried his goal. I just didnt see Mayo coming back. They went 20 mins in the second half without scoring. People say Mayo didnt play.. yes but full credit to Galway they were fit, physically up for the challenge and played some beautiful football. All our newcomers shone. Declan Kyne at full back was a revelation, and it was great to see him bursting up the pitch many times, Aidan O shea didnt know what to do! Eamon Brannigan kicked three points from play, Boyle was great pushing up but he neglected his defensive duties at a critcal time.. Great for the Galway people on the pitch after, we have had some tough years and with our Hurlers doing well its always difficult to support both, but hopefully a big crowd will gather in Pearse in 3 week. Mayo will give the qualifiers a shot, but looking on the other night there is alot of issues there, and it doesnt start with the management

Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 20/06/2016 08:27:45    1869281

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