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Replying To jm25: "Soft penalty all right but by good did the ref even things out . Mayo had game in bag midway through 2nd half but couldn't pull trigger" I thought our countyman didn't have his best day as ref. Granted I'd say with the intensity it was a difficult game to ref. FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 82 - 04/05/2025 18:33:24 2606651 Link
Replying To jm25: "Soft penalty all right but by good did the ref even things out . Mayo had game in bag midway through 2nd half but couldn't pull trigger" That's right. When Mayo pulled level, they kicked a few bad wides thereby handing the initiative back to Galway. If Mayo had nailed those chances, they'd be Connacht champions. Galway did enough but not impressive. They'll need Comer and Walsh fit to win the All Ireland. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2393 - 04/05/2025 18:40:44 2606654 Link
Replying To jm25: "Soft penalty all right but by good did the ref even things out . Mayo had game in bag midway through 2nd half but couldn't pull trigger" We're not shocked JM about Mayo not pulling the trigger. Absolutely cruising in the second half and then changed. It was a very enjoyable game of football, free flowing with both teams going all out to win even though the winner gets a considerably harder group in the round robin. The ref had a few head scratchers for sure on both sides. cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 521 - 04/05/2025 19:19:21 2606670 Link
A few scoops tonight, and get this out of the heads. Our next encounter V Cavan should be not much more than a run out, and that should be enough to get to a preliminary QF. The chance of another crack at Galway will be a great motivator. martinjoe (Mayo) - Posts: 549 - 04/05/2025 19:35:29 2606673 Link
Replying To FullOfPorter: "I thought our countyman didn't have his best day as ref. Granted I'd say with the intensity it was a difficult game to ref." Bad enough trying to ref a big game under the new rules and not everyone clear why calls were made. There was plenty of off the ball stuff too. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7959 - 04/05/2025 19:48:32 2606675 Link
Replying To jm25: "Soft penalty all right but by good did the ref even things out . Mayo had game in bag midway through 2nd half but couldn't pull trigger" No such thing as a soft penalty its either a penalty or not. For that incident and by the letter of the law the correct decision was made on that penalty. Long after it and well into the 2nd half the match was there to be won by Mayo and in the end found a way to lose it. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3606 - 04/05/2025 20:42:38 2606688 Link
Replying To cluichethar: "We're not shocked JM about Mayo not pulling the trigger. Absolutely cruising in the second half and then changed. It was a very enjoyable game of football, free flowing with both teams going all out to win even though the winner gets a considerably harder group in the round robin. The ref had a few head scratchers for sure on both sides." Considerably harder group? Both get the Ulster finalist (no difference between Armagh/Donegal) Dublin at home or Tyrone away which match is easier? Derry and Cavan both are around the same level this year. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3606 - 04/05/2025 20:45:37 2606691 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "Bad enough trying to ref a big game under the new rules and not everyone clear why calls were made. There was plenty of off the ball stuff too." I think at this stage, they "Croke Park" are putting in rules just to confuse the fans. I heard Marty Morresy say on the tv that they have the advantage of hearing the referee and what he says, I believe it should be like rugby and everyone hear what he says it would clear up a lot of confusion. The penalty was soft but there was inconsistency effecting both teams. cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 521 - 04/05/2025 21:06:28 2606696 Link
Gutted, just Gutted. I have to go back a long way to feel this disappointed after a CF defeat. Cbar (Mayo) - Posts: 351 - 04/05/2025 23:53:14 2606729 Link
Sickening defeat would be an understatement. Done well to get it back level, we had all the momentum, the wind, the crowd in full voice and we couldn't get the scores. We probably shouldn't be too hard on them, the harsh reality is this team ain't and won't be good enough. Neither will management. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11557 - 05/05/2025 10:52:29 2606798 Link
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Different players match up differently against others. Difference in speed, height etc. Also, last I checked, we are all allowed to watch GAA and make our own view - Donald Trump isn't in charge here yet. having watched Neary most of this season, taking his physical attributes and fearless nature (not yet coached out of him but I'm sure McStay is working on that) I think Silk doesn't have the physical attributes to match him in the likely contest for possession. Silke would run the legs off him if we were playing in the old rules but with the emphasis on kickouts this year - I think Mayo could get a lot of joy isolating Neary on Silke for kick outs. Also, the Galway defensive game requires midfield and half forwards to drop deep and keep a double sweeper on defense. This style of play was required because Silke is not a very good defender, he is an excellent footballer, but not a player who can take his opponent out of the game. As for Glynn on O Shea - The reality for Galway is if Glynn cant handle O shea, he would have to be benched to make way for a taller, more physical defender - which Galway dont really have. If Mayo play O Shea and another big man in the ff line, then Galways regular fb line will be at a major disadvantage (provided Mayo actually kick in in to them). Considering what McStay has done to date, Galway would be safe enough leaving Glynn on O shea, as Mayo havent kicked ball in to O Shea all season. As I said, if you want to cry about a Mayo poster posting his opinion on a Mayo thread, you dont have much going on in your life." Neary played well but his one intertaction with silke got turnover with ease. Your conroy coen even was spot on though as most people thought pre game lol jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1503 - 05/05/2025 11:16:12 2606807 Link
Replying To Cbar: "Gutted, just Gutted. I have to go back a long way to feel this disappointed after a CF defeat." Can imagine how gutted your were. Threw your lot into it and game very much there to be won with 20 minutes to go and still had the opportunity to bring the game into extra time with the last kick of the game. HQ going out of their way to make provincial championships less and less important but they underestimate local rivraly and how after all these years we still have joy and despair for the two Connacht finalists. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4033 - 05/05/2025 13:38:24 2606834 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "No such thing as a soft penalty its either a penalty or not. For that incident and by the letter of the law the correct decision was made on that penalty. Long after it and well into the 2nd half the match was there to be won by Mayo and in the end found a way to lose it." You could say that Mayo had her in the bed and never touched her……. Boxtyeater (Leitrim) - Posts: 738 - 05/05/2025 14:16:26 2606840 Link
The nature of the defeat is hard but the value of provincial championships are at an all time low. The midweek draw says it all. Mayo short up front . Same old story. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8370 - 05/05/2025 14:56:40 2606854 Link
Replying To Gaa_lover: "No such thing as a soft penalty its either a penalty or not. For that incident and by the letter of the law the correct decision was made on that penalty. Long after it and well into the 2nd half the match was there to be won by Mayo and in the end found a way to lose it." I disagree, I believe it was a "soft" penalty. The only deliberate contact allowed in gaelic football is shoulder to shoulder so in this case the Mayo player making contact with his right hand on the Galway players right arm did break the rules and accordingly a penalty. However the referee at no other stage in the game penalised such minimal contact and there were numerous incidents. If he had ignored this one as he did the others there would have been no one even suggesting it was a foul. The fact that Mayo got themselves into a good position later to win the game doesn't take from the fact it was soft. sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 882 - 05/05/2025 15:53:19 2606871 Link
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Coen is all heart and no pace. A much better match for Conroy , who has no pace either." Maybe pace isn't everything either. Scoring after 20mins yesterday, Galway playing with strong wind. Paul Conroy 0-6, Rest of Galway squad 0-0. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4124 - 05/05/2025 16:08:37 2606874 Link
Replying To cluichethar: "I think at this stage, they "Croke Park" are putting in rules just to confuse the fans. I heard Marty Morresy say on the tv that they have the advantage of hearing the referee and what he says, I believe it should be like rugby and everyone hear what he says it would clear up a lot of confusion. The penalty was soft but there was inconsistency effecting both teams." Problem is unlike in rugby where the ref is addressed as Sir, and the captain typically starts with "Sir may I enquire what the infringement was … " etc the language out of GAA players is the reason he can't be miked up to live TV. "What the f… was that for ya stupid blind c…" etc would be typical of what a ref hears a few times every game at senior county level. I think we're a while away from the ref mike being broadcast in GAA unless all matches are to throw in after 9pm I suppose. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1556 - 05/05/2025 17:07:31 2606889 Link
Replying To sligo joe: "I disagree, I believe it was a "soft" penalty. The only deliberate contact allowed in gaelic football is shoulder to shoulder so in this case the Mayo player making contact with his right hand on the Galway players right arm did break the rules and accordingly a penalty. However the referee at no other stage in the game penalised such minimal contact and there were numerous incidents. If he had ignored this one as he did the others there would have been no one even suggesting it was a foul. The fact that Mayo got themselves into a good position later to win the game doesn't take from the fact it was soft." I actually agree. It was technically a peno but of the nature that fans of the penalized team will be left feeling hard done by regardless of the rules. Similar incidents may have been let go elsewhere (not arguing I just wasn't tracking the game to that level) but I suppose the difference was were the other incidents goal scoring opportunities or contact in open play with little actual impact on the course of the game? The fact that Mayo were awarded 25 frees against Galway's 14 would also suggest they weren't exactly being hard done by the referee (not an accusation you make, to be clear, but a relevant statistic given the accusations that Galway benefitted from the ref more than Mayo). All that said, a devilishly close game and commiserations to the Mayo lads who came so, so close. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3148 - 05/05/2025 20:58:07 2606935 Link
DOC went off injured. Any update on him? Or Tommy C? Cbar (Mayo) - Posts: 351 - 05/05/2025 22:04:52 2606949 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The nature of the defeat is hard but the value of provincial championships are at an all time low. The midweek draw says it all. Mayo short up front . Same old story." At an all time low wouldn't attract 27K to the match and most certainly wouldn't have both managers saying in public how much they wanted to win and fielded their strongest available starting 15s. Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 428 - 05/05/2025 22:28:42 2606953 Link